Peace Anniversary Anniversary Of Versailles Treaty Signatures
The text marks June 28 1919 as a pivotal peace date ending the Great War and reflects on the Versailles Treaty. It notes the Archduke Franz Ferdinand's 1914 assassination as a trigger and outlines the grave choices faced by Germany and the Allies. It calls the treaty a stern yet just peace and urges patient postwar reconstruction.
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Franz Ferdinand
Austria-Hungary
Sarajevo
Austria
Serbia
Germany
German Treachery and the Scapa Flow Surrender
The article condemns Germany for wartime duplicity and the Scapa Flow sinking. It portrays Germany as treacherous from wartime when treating treaties as worthless and accuses it of scuttling the interned fleet on the eve of peace. It warns allies must monitor Germany to enforce the signed terms.
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Germany
Scapa Flow
Like a Grip at the Throat Asthma Remedy Aids Suffering
A historical note extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a potent cure for asthma. The ad claims immediate relief of restricted air passages and cites widespread dealer sales and numerous testimonials.
Wind and Thermometer Effects by Fanning Thermometer
A contemporary explains that wind does not lower thermometer temperature. He notes wind cools by evaporation on skin, not by cooling air, and that fanning only moves air and changes contact with the body, not mercury.
Saskatchewan Beef To Italy In Seventeen Car Load Shipment
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds and Saskatchewan beef shipped directly to Italy. Ironsides & Fares send 17 cars valued at $170,000 from Regina Moose Jaw and Saskatoon. 10 cars from Regina, 3 from Moose Jaw, 4 from Saskatoon. Also notes aircraft screw and wood facts.
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Saskatchewan
Italy
Regina
Sask
Gordon
Ironsides & Fares
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Fated and Fish Shortage Strikes Chesterfield Eskimos
Famine rages among Eskimos at Chesterfield Inlet Hudson Bay as caribou fail and fishing is scarce. Father Turquetil and Father Piegot report hunger and deaths, including children, with news of scarcity spreading from the mission. The piece notes high prices and a large amount of frozen beef in Canada.
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Princa Albert
Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay
Father Turquetil
Omlt
Chesterfield Sn
Prince Albert
Andre
Father Piegot
Canada
Kingston Standard
Minards Liniment Co. Claim of Curing Hunting Dog
A letter from Wilfrid Gagne of Grand Central Hotel Drummondville proclaims Minard's Liniment cured a valuable hunting dog of mange after several veterinarians failed to help. The notice dates August 3.
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Minard
Debility eased by Dr Williams Pink Pills
A medical pamphlet describes general debility as fatigue weakness across the body. It touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a quick tonic improving appetite digestion sleep and color with a testimonial from W Doxtater of Tilsonburg who gained weight and strength after using the pills. The firm sells them for 50 cents a box or six boxes for 2 dollars by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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W. Doxtater
R. R
No. 4
Tilsonburg
Ont
Dr. Williams
Talk Of Teuton Exodus Moves Through German Emigration Plans
Berlin report indicates government backed emigration for millions as peace hurts industry and unemployment rises. National Emigration Office headed by Privy Councillor Junck to guide and track departures with Argentina Brazil Mexico Chile Paraguay among favored destinations. United States warned to Germans.
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New York
Karl H. von Wiegand
Berlin
The
Sun
Ministry of the Interior
National Emigration Office
Junck
Germany
South America
United States
Buenos Ayres
Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Paraguay
Swiftest Dog In the World
The borzoi or Russian wolfhound is cited as the swiftest dog with records of 75 feet per second. The gazelle is noted at over eighty feet per second, potentially reaching 4 800 feet in a minute if sustained.
Magically Lift Corns With Freezone Remedy
An advertised home solution from Cincinnati promises quick relief for corns. A quarter ounce of freezone costs little and, applied as drops, supposedly shrivels the corn and allows it to be lifted out with fingers without harming surrounding skin.
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Cincinnati
Plans for an aerial train via towed airplanes in London reports
A Hague report cites Herr Fokker, Dutch aircraft designer, seating himself in a plane towed by another. The idea envisions an aerial locomotive with a chain of cars like a railway train. Fokker has two monoplans ready for experiments and aims to link air cars for freight and passengers.
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London
Hague
Herr Fokker
Peausne
Fayen
Minards Liniment Claims Diphtheria Cure
A sharp quotation set recalls Minard’s Liniment advertised as a cure for diphtheria while a later remark notes aging wisdom and self stuck sheets in a quirky regional snippet.
How To Get The News Dear Editor Plea For Tips
A reader complains editors cannot know every event without tips from readers. The writer urges people to call with notices of visits, accidents, or personal happenings to ensure they appear in the paper. The piece defends editors as fallible humans and invites public tips.
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Argus
Anna Eva Fay
Johnny
The
Simcoe Reformer
Black Watch Tobacco Leads In Plug Chewing Market
A prominent tobacco brand positioning highlights Black Watch as a top plug chewing option. Advertised as superior in taste and strength, the product vies for widespread consumer preference across key markets.
Firecrackers in China and their cultural role
China invented gunpowder and popularized firecrackers. The Canton district leads production as the cheapest varieties use gunpowder rolled in bamboo and red paper. Firecrackers are used for farewells weddings festivals and birthdays to ward off evil and bring luck. Exports total about £600,000 yearly.
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Aysapuy
China
Canton
Hamburg Retaken by German Government Troops
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports Hamburg has been retaken by government troops under General Von Lettow-Vorbeck after a week of Spartacan and Communist control. No fighting occurred according to the report.
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London
Hamburg
von Lettow Vorbeck
Exchange Telegraph Company
Copenhagen
Expensive Fish and Rejected Suitor Quip in Life’s Note
A playful life note cites a line about a suitor’s pricey heartbreak. The speaker quips that despite losses, there are other fish in the sea, while the rejected lover laments the last catch carried away his bait.
Price Limits Set for Marriage Agencies in Japan
New rules cap fees at twenty five pes ae for each match with one peso for an introduction five for a search for a life partner and twenty five for binding two. The measure eliminates costs for sorbetes carriages flowers jewelry and other expenses, claiming greater economy.
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Japan
Worms Ravage Children Health Prompted Remedy
Article warns of intestinal worms harming children and notes hookworms cling to interior surfaces and can perforate the wall if untreated. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised to exterminate worms of any variety and repair intestinal injury caused by infestation.
Krupp Works in Munich Sold to Americans
Dispatches from Munich report the Krupp works and several other Munich industrial concerns have been sold to U.S. interests, transferring control of major German industry to American buyers.
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London
Munich
U.S
An Odd Person
A quoted remark describes a woman as modest in dress and sensible while another line notes she will do anything to attract attention. The text offers brief, provocative character sketches without further context.
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