Seven Years Ago and Today Western Canada Land Promise
A promotional piece extols Western Canada as a land of opportunity for settlers. It cites $258,000,000 in Prairie Province returns from grain livestock and dairy in 1916, notes high yields of No. 1 wheat, and features J. D. Johnston recounting seven years of prosperity, land ownership, stock, and farming gear. It praises simple fair taxes on land, local franchise rights, and overall progress, urging continued settlement and investment.
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Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
J. D. Johnston
Bradsworth, Sask
Johnson County
Kansas
Mr. Johnston
Saskatchewan
Pacific Coast
Johnston
Dominion
There Are Some Things About Our Politics
Senator Sorghum comments on flaws in the political system. He notes that a congressman who has made himself unpopular with his constituents must return home to face them as neighbors, illustrating accountability and public sentiment in politics.
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Sorghum
Roman Eye Baleam antiseptic ointment review
Roman Eye Baleam is an antiseptic ointment applied externally and not washed off. Its healing properties penetrate fixed surfaces, providing prompt relief.
Missouri approves blind pension cut by 12719 vote
Official figures show the Missouri constitutional amendment ending pensions for the blind passed at the autumn election by a 12 719 plurality. The item mentions licensing for a person who avoids a license when hunting and a man discussing betting on a game.
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Missouri
Wilson pushes for broad powers to meet German crisis
Western Newspaper Union reports administrators in Congress plan to back President Wilson with full armed forces and emergency funding to protect American rights at sea. Legislation would be drafted quickly, possibly before March 4, with a joint session appearance likely.
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Union News Service
Washington
Congress
Wilson
United States
House
Senate
State Department
Orleans
Rochester
Taft urges universal military training and wartime unity
In Indianapolis Taft addressed the State Legislature urging at least one year of compulsory military training for males 19 to 24. He also proposed joining a postwar peace league and called on Americans to stand by President Wilson and Congress in the crisis.
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Indianapolis
Ind
America
William Howard Taft
Wilson
Congress
U Boat War Reports Three Additional British Ships Sunk
London advices say German submarines have sent three more British steamers to the depths the Worcestershire 7178 tons Valdez 2288 Romedalen 2548 tons bring total sunk since February 1 to 118 and overall to 121 ships and about 250 247 tons. A separate Italian report prints details of the Gisagno sinking in the Atlantic on January 12 noting the 2252 ton vessel sailed from Genoa January 8 bound for Villaricos Spain. built in 1884 at Dumbarton and owned in Genoa.
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London
Berlin
Gisagno
Atlantic Ocean
Idea Nazional
Overseas
Bertin
Bisagno
Genoa
Villaricos
Spain
Dumbarton
Vessels Face Dangers of German War Zone
New York ships sail for European ports as Germany warns a prohibited zone. Twelve steamers depart including City of Pueblo under Captain John E. Willett with American officers yet crews multinational. Arrivals include Moreni and Verdi. other ships include Kaikeura and Bjornstjerne Bjornson sailing from British and Norwegian ports.
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New York
Germany
Greconia
Liverpool
Roma
Marseilles
Pueblo
Sone
John E. Willett
Philadelphia
Havre
France
Moreni
Mediterranean
Penistone
Bordeaux
Liege
Rotterdam
Cardiff
City of
Laconia
Verdi
Kansas City
Bristol
Feltria
London
Bjornstjerne Bjornson
Chile
Rush to naturalization after German wartime break
Washington reports a mass rush of foreigners in the United States to become citizens after the diplomatic break with Germany. In one day more than 50 000 naturalization certificates were issued as New York Cleveland St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Detroit St Louis Cincinnati Boston and Philadelphia show heavy demand. The Labor Department ordered over 100 000 blank certificates distributed nationwide.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Labor Department
New York
Cleveland
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Detroit
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Fifty Ton Schooner Gala Tea Stolen From Pensacola
Word reached Galveston that the fifty ton schooner Gala tea was stolen at Pensacola and secretly departed into the Gulf.
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Galveston
Texas
Pensacola
Gulf
LANSING'S TWO STEPS ARE FAVORABLY TAKEN
Vienna reports cautious optimism over Austro American relations amid a potential thaw. Frederic Penfield backs diplomacy as Joseph C. Grew arrives to assume embassy duties while US Hebrew charities donate 250000 dollars.
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Lansing
Vienna
United States
Germany
Frederic G. Penfield
Washington
Austria-Hungary
Joseph C. Grew
Berlin
Switzerland
Ulysses Grant Smith
Foreign Office
Wilson
Ship Captain Confesses On Saxonia Sabotage Secrets
Seattle in wartime dispatch reports Captain Franshel fer of the Hamburg American freighter Saxonia confessed to federal authorities that he destroyed parts and disabled ship machinery. He said the actions followed orders from Dr. Emil Ohrt former German Consul General in Seattle. Ohrt is en route to Germany with Ambassador von Bernst er.
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Seattle
Wash
Franshelfer
Saxonia
Eagle Harbor
Emil Ohrt
von Bernster
Germany
Cascarets Cleanse Stomach and Bowels Overnight 10 Cents
A 10 cent Cascarets advertisement promotes a nightly cleanse for liver stomach and bowels. It claims removal of sour foul gases bile and waste with no griping or inconvenience and asserts millions use it to prevent headaches biliousness indigestion and constipation. The piece ends with a joke about secrets and chloroform.
Colorado Women’s Vote Questions Spark Secret Ballot Talk
A brief wartime-era social note asks if Colorado uses secret ballots and notes that women there already vote. The exchange highlights evolving suffrage norms and local civic practices without direct policy details.
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Colorado
Freezone Corn Cure Advertised As Painless Lift
A Cincinnati man credits freezone with painless corn and callus removal. Apply drops to tender areas, soreness vanishes, and the corn loosens for easy removal. The solution dries instantly and shrivels the growth without harming surrounding skin. If not available, ask your pharmacist to order a bottle from the wholesale house.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Fragmentary Scraps Highlight Oddities Across Cities
A jumble of phrases mentions money tightness, piano by ear, toy exhibitions in France, New York conventions in 1916, and assorted curiosities. References to a large olive grove in Los Angeles County and sun dried oysters as a Chinese delicacy appear amid stray lines about a fiddle of words and stray cultural notes.
Actress Reveals Secret Hair Dye Recipe
A famous actress shares a home remedy like a gray hair dye with vague instructions and mixed ingredients. The article also notes a California man earning $1100 per acre from celery and cabbage crops.
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Druggis
Greist
California
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Worcestershire
Valdez
Romedalen
New New York
Frederic C. Penfield
Austria
Pet
Bes
New York City
Los Angeles County
Latin-America
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