Effect Of Tait Changes On Fruit
The Fruit Commissioner's Branch of the Department of Agriculture states apples are not affected by tariff changes. The sole change in fresh fruits is removal of the war tax. Fresh tomatoes and vegetables keep former rates with war tax removed. potatoes imported from countries with Canadian-grown potato duties follow 12% British preference, 20 cents intermediate, or 20 cents general tariff per bushel.
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Department of Agriculture
Canada
Birds Flourish on Johnston Lake Island Refuge
A Dominion government expedition of photographers films the island’s bird life on Johnston Lake thirty five miles southwest of Moose Jaw. The island has been out of bounds to huntsmen for years, sheltering thousands of birds and ensuring rich avian activity.
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Johnston Lake
Moose Jaw
Dominion
Greatest Nation In World Says Britain Key To War Victory
Major Gordon Ralph Connor praises Great Britain as the greatest country in the world and notes the British people contributed to the war effort in ways unlikely to be fully known for a century. He emphasizes hidden efforts and quiet resolve behind the victory.
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Gordon
Ralph Connor
Great Britain
Wilson backs Seamen Fund drive for British sailors
President Wilson endorses a nationwide Seaman Fund campaign at 665 Fifth Avenue to aid 30 000 disabled British civilian mariners after the war. He calls British merchant seamen true servants of freedom and civilization and pledges American support alongside U S seamen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilson
America
Fifth Avenue
United States
Mexican lands seized by Chihuahua government action
In El Paso the Chihuahua state government condemned and took over 4500 acres of farming and timber lands valued at 112500 dollars belonging to Canadian and United States companies. John C. Hayes of Babicora Cattle Co and Madera Co officials were notified of the action under constitutional article 27.
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EL Paso
United States
Chihuahua
John C. Hayes
Babicora Cattle Company
Madera Company
Bolsheviki Boulevard: a crowded New York luncheon hour
Lower Fifth Avenue from Waldorf to the Flatiron becomes Bolsheviki Boulevard at noon as crowds of foreign workers gather from skirt and suit factories. Cigarettes, languages from Yiddish to Hindustani, improvised dances, and street vendors define a bustling, noisy scene with workers earning up to 85 dollars weekly.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Waldorf
Flatiron
Navy Mir
Jewish Morning Journal
Paris Sainted by Clemenceau on Paris’s wartime resilience
Premier Clemenceau praised Paris in army orders for enduring repeated bombardments from 1914 to 1918 with steadfast patriotism and unyielding courage, calling the city a magnificently worthy capital. The note reflects on Paris’s deathless chapters of glory amid conflict.
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Paris
Clemenceau
France
Pathos Of Devastation Visible In Postwar France
A fragmentary reflection on France after war showing manpower shortages and civilian hardship. Describes streetcar conductors, railroad workers, and fields filled with women, with a note on population decline and homelessness in devastated towns. The author recalls walking the French front and witnessing widespread destruction and worn homes.
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France
Canada Fourth in Wheat Yield Among Eleven Nations
The United Kingdom leads at 31.9 bushels per acre, followed by Germany with 31.8, Austria at 20.2, and Canada at 20.0 bushels per acre. Statistics cited come from the Department of the Interior.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Germany
Austria
Department of the Interior
Tragic Echoes Of 1841 Afghan War In Khyber Pass
The article recalls the forced retreat from Kabul to Jellalabad and the British column's destruction in the Khyber region during 1841 42. It notes Afghan ambushes in the Khyber pass and two guns captured, with only one survivor reported by the Hamilton Spectator.
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Khyber
Khyber Pass
Kabul
Jellalabad
Hamilton Spectator
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
A vintage health note urges mothers to use Baby's Own Tablets to prevent cholera infantum and other stomach issues in hot months. It claims tablets prevent trouble and swiftly aid when illness strikes, sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Drs. Williams' Medicine Co.
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Drs. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Alberta cattle sale delayed by government purchase plan
The Alberta cattle purchase by the government will be delayed according to a Calgary wire to Minister Valen tine Winkler. Market prices remain normal and farmers hope for government aid. about 75 percent of stock south of the Red Deer river may be sold, with sales not expected for at least a month.
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Winnipeg
Valentine Winkler
Alberta
Calgary
Red Deer River
Lemon Skin Beauty Lotion Recipe In Ad Form
A vintage ad describes lemon juice combined with orchard white to make a skin whitening lotion. It advises straining lemon juice to remove pulp and claims daily application clears bleaches and smooths skin. notes orchard white is inexpensive and available from druggists. Also a brief note on Paris reports Marshall Foch’s council on Russian prisoners. Germany may release 200000 to 250000 Russian prisoners held in Germany.
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Germany
Paris
Marshall Foch
Supreme Council
Measures to speed Channel Tunnel completion aired in cabinet
Albert Claveille presented plans to the cabinet to accelerate the Channel Tunnel project linking France and England. Telecommunication data from Canada for year ended June 30, 1917 show 11,817,517 land messages and 1,084,956 cablegrams. Telegraph staff numbered 7,100 with salaries totaling 3,278,450 dollars, 77.2 percent of operating expenses of 4,243,950 dollars.
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Paris
English Channel
France
England
Albert Claveille
Canada
Carson’s Advice and Mind Your Own Business
Sir Edward Carson urges the United States to mind its own business, reflecting on American tendencies to involve themselves in others affairs. The Chicago Tribune notes the need to focus on domestic issues for the next decade. Frost bites and chilblains are described with Dr Thomas Electric Oil praised for instant relief and simple application.
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Carson
Edward Carson
United States
Chicago Tribune
Thomas
Germans Threaten to Burn Zeppelins Near Berlin
Coblenz reports Germans in charge of twenty four Zeppelins threaten to burn them rather than surrender under the peace treaty. The air ships, of 25 tons capacity, can travel Berlin to San Francisco and some were built to carry forty persons. Coal strike in Regina affects threshing as Dun ning alerts Robertson of a coal shortage that may idle steam threshing outfits.
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Coblenz
Berlin
San Francisco
Regina
Sask
C. A. Dunning
G. D. Robertson
Alberta
Egg Attack At Performance Clarified In Court
A witty court exchange centers on an actor claim that an egg was thrown at him during a show and that the aim was worse than the impact. The judge probes the incident with terse sarcasm, highlighting the humorous clash.
Remarkable Coal Resources Spark International Interest in British Columbia
International Mine Workers of America members tour southeastern British Columbia amid a coal strike in Alberta. Samuel Ballantyne Samuel Caddy and William Dalrymple praise province coal lands boasting billions of tons across over 1000 acres with high grade reserves. Capt. F R Desjardin extols Minard's Liniment on voyage and home use.
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Fernie
B.C
United, Mine Workers of America
British Columbia
Alberta
Samuel Ballantyne
Iowa
Samuel Caddy
Washington
William Dalrymple
Oklahoma
United States
French Informers Are Sentenced In Laon Case
Paris reports sentence pronounced on Monday for Laon informers who betrayed compatriots to German occupiers. Capital sentences imposed on several men including Messrs Geogres and Toque and seven others with two women. Six acquitted. remaining eleven jailed from one to twenty years.
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Paris
Laon
Emil Thomas
Messrs. Geogres
Toque
Contumaciam
Canada Wheat Strength Praised By English Trade
The baking strength of Canadian wheat tops its appeal to English millers. Weak English wheats need mixing with Canadian strong wheats. Dominion cerealist C. E. Saunders warns against growers shifting to untested varieties that could weaken Canada's reputation for high baking strength.
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England
Canada
Dominion
Dominion Cerealist
C. E. Saunders
Department of Agriculture
Canadian Railways Passenger Earnings Rise in 1918
Statistics from the Department of Railways and Canals show average passenger earnings per train mile in Canada reaching 1776 dollars in 1918, up from 1529 dollars in 1917. The figure per passenger train car mile stands at 23.7 cents. More men are ruined by prosperity than by adversity.
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Canada
Department of Railways and Canals
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Stever
Hamilton Canada
Minard
Clark
Lark
Seaman Fund
Wilson Anulogizes
Searcen
Parmalee
Bolsheviki
Canada's
Wheat Place
iCatte
Manitube
Gov
Excelsior
Pamplet
Excelsior Life Insurance
Wiksnipeg
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Vancouver
Wagstaffe's
Real Seville
Western Canada
Minard’s Liniment Co. Limited
F. R. Desjardin
Schr. Storke
St. Andre
Kamouraika
Cordelia
Rae Remazdy
St. Ogi Pougera CO
Berkmax
York
Ham
Dominion Shorthorn Breeders Assoc
W.A. Deydon
Woot
the Wood Edicine CO
Tolonto, Ont
Wieder
Dominion Express
Benson
the Canada Starch Co., Limited
Montreal
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