Dr Hamilton's Pills for Stomach Wellness Delivers Gentle Tonic
A historical remedy claims quick restoration to health through a nervous and digestive tonic. The advertisement touts ingredients from herbs and roots blended with other medicinal nets to aid stomach and bowel function. It promises harmless action and guaranteed benefit for gas sourness headache biliousness and constipation.
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Hasmitton
Hemi Fons Filis
Hamilton
Dr. Hamilton
Mother Nature
Hawker's Brave Flight Career and World War Era Feats
The article chronicles Harry Hawker a pioneering Australian born aviator who rose from mechanic to test pilot with Sopwith. It notes endurance and altitude records in 1912 1913 including eight hours twenty three minutes in a Sopwith craft and altitude marks near 11450 to 30000 feet amid wartime service and prize pursuits.
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Harry G. Hawker
Hawker
Australia
England
Harry “Hursted
Eric Harrison
T. O. M. Sopwith
Sopwith
London Daily Mail
Great Britain
Dublin
Bristol
Baudenlanes
Hawker and Grieve Portraits from St Johns Reports
The New York World describes Hawker at St John’s as a 31 year old with a boyish look and varied dress. His leisure includes horseplay, tea and motion pictures while peers like Mackenzie Grieve, age 28, a wireless expert and meteorologist, commanded Campania during the war.
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St. John's
Hawker
St. John’s
Michael H. Féin
Lawrence Clement
Theda Bara
Mackenzie Grieve
R.N
Campania
Grand Fleet
New York World
Mystery of the Sea Solved After 3 Months Absence
The Norwegian bark Superior reappeared in New York on May 20, three months after disappearing off Bull Island in the Malay Archipelago while en route from Manila to New York. Captain Hansen reported that lifeboats were launched during a near wreck, the ship later recovered, and six crew members who went ashore believed all aboard were lost. Authorities had searched the Philippines without success. Before vanishing, the vessel had docked at Manila with hemp and sugar cargo from San Francisco.
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Superior
Bull
Malay Archipelago
Manila
New York
San Francisco
Hansen
Norwegian American Trading Company
Phillipines
Cap
How British Planes Will Use Parachute Safety Devices
A passenger describes the new parachute system aboard British airplanes. Travelers wear a light harness with quick release, attach a life line at the emergency exit, and step through a revolving door to deploy a parachute. The device opens automatically, gently guiding the passenger to the ground in case of a fire or mishap.
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Handley-Page
Mother Earth
Fiume and St Vitus Fiume Linked to Nerve Cure Beliefs
Ambiguous reference ties Fiume and St Vitus Fiume to nerve trouble cures at the peace conference era. The piece recalls Vitapolis as a former name linked to a cult around healing nerves.
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Fiume
Honor Speech At Guildhall Reflections On War Prep
At Guildhall they honored famous forebears as Nelson and Wellington were cited. Admiral Beatty disclaimed navy credit and stressed sea power for the empire. Field Marshal Haig urged readiness, urging a citizen army trained for national defense rather than hasty volunteerism.
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Nélson
Wellington
Field Marshal Haig
Admiral Beatty
Germany and Revenge as War Winds Down
A Montreal review questions German resolve after Allied peace terms and predicts renewed pressure on France. It cites Scheidemann’s Paris claim and warns against false security while urging France to boost birth rates and resilience for future conflict.
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Germany
France
Scheidemann
Paris
John Ballant
Sam
Mackensen
England
United States
L’autorite
Montreal
Special Gratuity Awarded to Brave Employee
An Anglo American Oil Co employee, a British Army veteran, returned to work to find his position intact and a special gratuity of one hundred pounds awarded by the board of directors. The bonus honors his Victoria Cross and expresses high appreciation for his courage and devotion.
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V.C
Anglo American Oil Co
London Aerial Derby Revival Won by Captain Gather god
The revival of the London Aerial Derby was won by Captain Gather god. The winner completed two circuits of London totaling 190 miles in 87 minutes and 45 seconds. His average speed reached 140 miles per hour. The best previous time was set by Hameline in 1913 at 76 mph. The race had not been held since 1914.
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Gather
London
Hameline
Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills Sell On Proven Nerve Aid
Mrs William Steeves of Chemical Road New Brunswick reports nerve troubles and heart palpitations eased after using Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. She says after three boxes she regained perfect health and can sleep on her left side again. Pills are 50 cents a box or mailed on receipt of price from The Milburn Co Lindred Toronto Ont.
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William Steeves
Chemical Road
N.B
Epidemic Ravages Labrador Villages Amid Mass Deaths
An official inquiry reports widespread influenza devastation in Labrador villages with Okak reporting complete male deaths and Habron down to five women and seven men survivors. Dogs reportedly devoured bodies due to lack of burial with no one to bury the dead.
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St. Johns
Nld
Labrador
Archibald Picott
Newfoundland
Okak
Habron
Mummy Fossil Discoveries Highlight Siberian Mammoth
The Beresovka mammoth, the largest known mummy, was found embedded in frozen earth near the Beresovka river in northeast Siberia. Dating likely to around fifty thousand years ago, it represents an extinct species preserved in ice at the Petrograd museum.
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Petrograd Museum
Beresovka River
Siberia
Postmen to Receive 44 Hour Week and Half Holiday
The Dominion government has conceded to postmen the 44 hour week and a year round half holiday. The half holiday will fall on Saturday afternoon wherever possible.
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Toronto
Canadian Highway Across Canada Bill Seeks $10 Million
The proposal calls for a federal appropriation of ten million dollars to construct the Canadian Highway across Canada from coast to coast. Plans, prepared two years ago by the Canadian Automobile Association, chart a route from Glace Bay near Sydney Nova Scotia to Cape Stott on Vancouver Island.
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Canada
Canadian Automobile Association
Glace Bay
Sydney
N.S
Cape Stott
Vancouver Island
Do Your Ears Ring Catarsh Remedy Advertisement
An old advertisement touts a cure for ears ringing and catarrh using Catarshozone. It claims a soothing vapor eases the catarrhal condition and improves hearing, with references to throat and lung relief. The text imitates early medical marketing language and contains typographical errors.
Americans in British Service May Form Largest Foreign Volunteer Army
The article notes Americans who volunteered for the British forces are gathered in England for repatriation. It suggests volunteer numbers could exceed 20,000 and possibly reach 100,000, making them the largest body of men serving under another flag. It highlights the challenge of securing papers to prove they are not immigrants.
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Sre
Christian Science” Monitor
Officers Shoot Own Men During Ship Former Rescue Efforts
Lieut. Nuttall of the Alouette reports German sailors were shot by German officers when commanded to return to their ships and close sea cocks after German ships began to sink at Scapa Flow. Four or five Germans died, others fired on officers, and some sailors reclosed the seacocks to keep vessels afloat. The Emden was pumped out and afloat. Baden’s crew were forced back to their ship. The German admiral fled by motor boat. naval men call it a ruse, not substantiated by actions.
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Thyrso
Scotland
Lieut. Nuttall
Alouette
Scapa Flow
Lieut Nuttall
World shipbuilding totals show vast wartime expansion
Lloyds register figures for the quarter ended March 31 place global under construction tonnage at 7,796,266 gross tons with the United Kingdom at 2,254,845. The United States accounts for over 75 percent of abroad tonnage at 4,185,523 tons, reflecting a 28 fold rise since June 1914 amid wartime shipbuilding growth.
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London
England
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
United Kingdom
United States
British Dominions
Japan
Holland
Record Year for Bible Publishing by American Bible Society
New York reports a record year for Bible publication with over 6,000,000 volumes printed by the American Bible Society alone. The organization notes broad distribution in the U S and abroad, with more than half of the testimonets printed this year sent to military personnel. Since its 1913 founding, the society has published 134,000,000 volumes in 150 languages.
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New York
N.Y
American Bible Society
Turks Drive Out Greeks in Asia Minor Clash
Official dispatches report Turkish forces outnumber Greeks four to one and threaten to drive them from Asia Minor. Greek troops are retreating as Turks deploy strong artillery and ample ammunition, signaling a serious escalation in the region.
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Paris
Asia Minor
Reuter
Conan Doyle Plans Retirement From Fiction
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle declares he is entirely engaged in psychic work and likely to remain so, signaling retirement from Sherlock Holmes stories and a shift of focus to spiritualism. He notes the need to conceal what he does not know.
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A. Conan Doyle
London
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Lemon Skin Whitener Promises Quick Freckle Fade
Readers are advised to mix two fresh lemons with orchard white to create a three ounce lemon skin whitener. The lotion is touted to remove tan freckles and sallowness from face neck arms and hands with daily use.
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Beatstiffer
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St. Vitus
Ottawa
A. K. MacLean
Hun
W. N
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