A Natural Mistake
A pretty young woman enters a music store and asks to be kissed in the moonlight. The clerk, quipping from the other counter, says the man there would be more likely to kiss her, noting he has only worked there briefly.
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
3
Minard's Liniment Reference in Dialog
Fragmented dialogue mentions Minard's Liniment and a nurse or physi 7\" Gans as characters discuss flowers and hair. The garbled lines suggest a casual domestic exchange about Miss Loamie’s flowers worn in the hair, with a brief interruption by Toum and Bridget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Physi
Photographers Rewarded After Coast Submarine Find
A young woman photographed off the east coast and faced officials who seized her camera. She later received a three figure check and a notice from headquarters praising the photos for aiding the capture of an enemy submarine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidy
Christian Science Monitor
With the Fingers Says Corns Lift Out Without Pain
A Cincinnati authority notes that corns of all kinds can be removed painlessly by applying a few drops of freezone. The remedy, an ether compound, costs little and dries instantly without inflaming surrounding tissue. If a pharmacist lacks freezone they can order it from a wholesale house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Authority
Fse
Oat and Patent Oil Advertised from Early Seeds to Poultry Use
A Promising oat from Domin ion Experimental Farm by crossing Chinese Naked with Swedish Select yields light hulls and good per acre weight, suited for poultry feed and small mills. Thomas Electric Oil marketed as potent cheap remedy with wide uses, sold widely as the poor man’s friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Saunders
Dominicon
Hull
Thomas
Welcomed the Smell of Home
Two soldiers on leave from the front reach Folkestone and head toward Victoria Bermondsey through a city aroma of chemical works and factories. A soldier leans out the window and praises the air, calling it heavenly as his companion Bil shares the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folkestone
Victoria
Bermondsey
London Chronicle
No Sense in Worrying in Direct Contrast to the German Mind
A Buffalo News quote decries Western pessimism about the war and urges turning toward victory. It contrasts American gloom with German certainty, urges shedding skewed views, and calls for optimism and action to achieve success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Buffalo News
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Health In Anaemic Girls
A health notice urges anaemic girls to seek Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore red blood and vitality. The letter from Jennie Book of Beamsville Ontario praises the remedy after two years of illness and two to three months of use. Pills sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box or six for 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Jerusalem Walls Preserve Biblical Atmosphere Amid Modern encroachment
The article notes Jerusalem’s ancient walls remain recognizable despite modern buildings altering its look. Inside, narrow, ancient streets stay unchanged, with a stubborn water system of rock cisterns and large reservoirs. Outside, sites like the Garden of Gethsemane and the Place of the Skull retain deep associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Jerusalems
Gethsemane
Golgotha
London
Daily Mail
Railroading in Japan’s Early Motive Power Shift
English engineers led initial Japanese railway construction and imported engines from England. From 1887 American and German engines increased, with American locomotives dominating by period end. some Swiss imports and domestic Japanese production occurred. The Liver and Skin Promise from Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills is advertised as improving blood quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Japan
America
Switzerland
Parmelee
Fifty Fifty Man Grump on Education in Akron Times
A witty Akron Times quotation questions education by comparing belief in hair tonics among old men and women's promises among young men, using a playful grump persona. The line highlights social skepticism with regional flair and a tongue in cheek delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grump
Akron
Minard's Liniment Said to Cure Quinsy at Once
Mrs C D Prince of Nauwigewauk reports severe illness from quinsy and credits Minard's Liniment with an immediate cure. She states she is never without the remedy now and signs her gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Wonders of Surgery Moveable Glass Eye Described
A British army surgeon details an improved glass eye that moves. The device uses two cartilage or bristle grafts from the patient to create a globe placed in the eye socket with the conjunctiva sewn over to secure it. The method prevents sinking back and allows limited movement. San Francisco Argonaut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Contentment and desire in a murky dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue debates happiness from wealth versus children. The professor asserts the seven daughters bring true contentment, while a pursuer of wealth always wants more, highlighting a morbid, introspective exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liepeverg
Not To Be Daunted by War Prisoners in Germany
A retort from Dr. Park on British prisoners in Germany during WWII. Freiburg prisoners reportedly refused cover and cheered British air raids, contrasted with German treatment of Allied prisoners. The piece cites a Toronto World quotation criticizing German brutality and praising British humane conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Park
Germany
Freiburg
England
Prussia
Toronto
It Was Only Yesterday Strange What Changes the War Brought
A reflective snippet notes shifts in attitudes during war, contrasting perceptions of France, women sailors, and military size with snappy lines about decadence, manners, finances, and pacifism. It remarks on mistaken beliefs about Belgium and German chemical prowess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
United States
Germany
New York
Manitoba Calls for 180 Million More Bushels of Wheat
The Manitoba Free Press reports a western Canada slogan calling for 180 000 000 more bushels of wheat this year to feed allied troops. Premier Johnson outlines war aims and the broader economic impact, noting potential gains for western farmers, livestock, and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
West
Canada
Great Britain
Thomas Johnson
Ottawa
France
Belgium
Italy
Western
Manitoba Free Press
Fit Punishment And The Druggist Died At Entrance
Fragmentary note records a dispute about punishment and a druggist who died at a doorway. It mentions responses urging try another place and doubt about the perceived quality of a remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yeeter
Soldiers Reserve Vast Peace River Lands For Settlements
Nearly two million acres are set aside in the Peace River district for the soldiers settlement scheme. All suitable farms within fifteen miles of the railway in the northern portions of the three Prairie Provinces are reserved for returned men. Arrangements are being made to provide financial aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River District
Tandy
Prairie Provinces
Proved Once More In Southampton Ontario
Harold D Bertram a Southampton resident recovered from inflammatory rheumatism after one box of Dodd s Kidney Pills. Doctors linked his illness to kidney issues noting swelling in hands and feet and fatigue. His grandmother advised the remedy and he reports no further rheumatism with kidney health restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Bertram
Dodd
Southampton
Ont
Mr. Bertram
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure and Cure Reward
A Boston paper excerpt promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It claims a constitutional internal remedy that reaches mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure. Also advertised Holl's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Druseits
Holl
Paper flywheels on the rise in the paper trade
Mrs Penman notes that paper flywheels are coming into use. Mr Penman quips that there is not enough paper to go around. Yonkers Statesman cites a counsel question about a complainant's cow and distance to the beast as a witness test.
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Eddy
Ke Peters
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Kansas
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Singleton
Doctor Pellett
Wederly
Pembroke St. Toronto
Otto Higel
Boston
Douglas & Company, Napanee
Carter
Northern West
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