Canadians Volunteer for Classes Aimed at Soldier Training
About four thousand Canadian soldiers have volunteered for classes organized by Canadian military authorities. English camps supervised by Sir Richard Turner with a representative committee offer instruction in business, agriculture, English and modern languages, and classics. Officers not available for active service join instructional staff, chosen for their educational leadership in Canada. The program aims to underpin vocational training planned by Canadian universities, with Dr. Tory of Alberta University appointed to supervise. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised as a liver tonic aiding mood and energy.
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Richard Turner
Canada
Tory
Alberta University
Pr Nize
Rise of Verkhoysky to War Ministry in Russia
The article notes Verkhoysky as the last distinguished Russian war minister who rose from the ranks, entering as a private after early conflicts, served in the Manchurian campaign, and became a colonel on the eve of the current war, with Romania joining the Allies shaping subsequent battles.
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Romania
Falkenhayn
Bacon Hog Farmers Advised to Raise Bacon Type
Mr. Duncan Anderson notes Ontario farmers shifted to the bacon type about twenty years ago and built an export trade to England worth fifteen million dollars annually. He urges clear knowledge among farmers to produce and prepare bacon as the British prefer.
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Duncan Anderson
Ontario
England
Devonshire Heroine Ella Trout Saves Trapped Sailors
In Hall Sands near Dartmouth Devon, nineteen year old Ella Trout, daughter of a fisherman, rowed through heavy seas to rescue a sinking English trawler crew near Start Point. Her brave act in October drew praise in Parliament and brought attention to the Devon coast.
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Ella
Hall Sands
Dartmouth
South
Devon
Trout
Devonshire
England
Half Sands
Ella Trout
Berthair
Exeter
Deven
Training maimed soldiers in new trades at owi hospital
The commission seeks educational programs for convalescent soldiers to learn trades related to their past work or abilities. Not every man can become a machinist, so courses must fit individual skills and labor demand. Clay modelling is cited as one of many diverse occupations offered to help maimed veterans gain independence.
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Owi Hospital
Fasion
Witien Hospitals Commission
A Grand Medicine for Little Ones
A testimonial for Baby's Own Tablets described as a mild safe laxative that cures minor ailments in children. Mrs. Jas. S. Hastey of Gleason Road N B praises the product after using it for her child. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Chestnuts Aid Munitions Drive at Sandringham
The Queen organized and supervised a chestnut collection at Sandringham totaling over a ton. The nuts were sent to munition factories to substitute for grain, aiding the war effort and conserving the country's food supply.
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Mary
England
Royal
Sandringham
A Stitch in Time Saves British War Office Funds
Five million dollars have been saved by the British War Office in ten months through a new salvage method for soldiers clothing and equipment. Clothing collected at depots is sorted sent to a central depot cleaned patched and rewoven into khaki. Three to four hundred women sort and pass about forty five thousand articles daily through their hands.
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War Office
On Well Known Ground and a Homeward Geographic Turn
The piece notes British advances through familiar locales from Joshua era routes to Gaza and Beersheba, easing war horror by naming recognizable places and comparing them to home. It ends with an ad for Hollowszy's Corn Cure as a relief remedy.
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Hebron
Joshua
Hasrage
Przemysls
Prasnysts
Dureks
Gabrieles
Sanniyats
Usambaras
Strumas
New York Evening
German colonization scheme for Alsace and Lorraine alleged
A passage claims a Teutonic plan to settle Alsace and Lorraine with German families to influence any plebiscite toward Germany. The text also references a new arrival and questions timing as it critiques a “shelling business” tied to religious opinions.
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Alsace
Lorraine
Germany
Warning to France on Industrialism and Peasant Life
John Galworthy cautions France in the October Atlantic piece that rapid industrialism erodes peasant dignity and health. He warns against drinking and the lure of big towns, arguing rural roots sustain national virtue and self-respect.
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France
John Galworthy
Atlantic
Stop the Cough Coughing Cure Advertisement
Stop the cough caused by irritation in the respiratory passages. The ad claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil soothes inflammation and ends coughing from a cold, asserting that readers will use no other preparation.
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Thomas
The British Soldier Perpetually Ready for Duty
The passage from the London Daily Telegraph extols the British soldier as cheerful and steadfast through suffering. It highlights restraint from boasting or glory while praising deeds and patriotism. It defines an imperishable, chivalrous ideal of an empire’s fighter enduring hardship for lasting peace.
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London Daily Telegraph
Where There's Always a Scot in the Engine Room
Traveler lore recaps a Shanghai tale of wagers between an American and an Englishman about Scots in ship engine rooms. The tongue in cheek note recalls the old quip that every ship carrying a Scot in the engine room yields the same stock reply Sandy Mac.
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Suez
Shanghai
Sandy
Mac
New York Sun
Caproni predicts trans Atlantic air squadrons will fly soon
The Italian inventor Caproni told Parisians that a big Caproni aircraft will cross the Atlantic soon and that air squadrons crossing the ocean will become common later. He forecasts America will deliver its aeroplanes to Europe by air fortifying the front.
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America
Europe
Atlantic
Caproni
Difficult Feats Echoed in Wry Proverb
A fragment quotes a proverb about the futility of persuading a stubborn person and the absurdity of impossible tasks, likening a stubborn man to fattening a windmill by running corn through it.
The Pallor of Anaemia Calls for Reconstructive Treatment
An ad extols Dr Chase's Nerve Food as the remedy for anaemia and bloodlessness. It cites Miss Allen Howes of Galt Ontario who improved after twelve boxes, noting better sleep, appetite, strength, and overall health as the blood quality and heart function strengthen.
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Miss Allen Howes
Haddington Bereet
Galt
Ont
Toronto
Mother
Dr. Chase
Taroste
Chase
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