Revival of Newfoundland Whaling for Whale Fat Margarine
Norwegian capitalists push to revive whaling in Newfoundland waters to supply meat to the United States and possibly other markets, with fat processed into margarine as in Norway. A prior twenty year boom collapsed after whale kills dwindled, destroying the industry. The piece cites Miller's Worm Powders as a health remedy and includes a testimonial about steers and worm relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Newfoundland
Norway
Soldiers of the Soil enlist 35000 Canadian youths for farms
Canada’s Soldiers of the Soil program will deploy 35,000 active farm youths this summer. They enlist to work on farms under the supervision of the Canada Food Board and its 60 organization.
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Soldiers of the
Soil Farmers of Canada
Soldiers of the Soil
The
Canada
Food Board
Four Squadrons of Horse to Be Raised for Western Front
The force in the west will raise several squadrons of horse to replace losses in France and Flanders. Over four hundred men have already enlisted with about two hundred more expected. About three squadrons are planned and may be kept under the name the famous riders of the plains.
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Domistos
France
Flanders
Metamia
Palestine
West
Picardy
Freezone Offers Painfree Corn Lifts
A Cincinnati authority describes freezone as a simple, painless method to remove corns by applying a few drops directly to the corn. A small bottle is affordable at drug stores, and the drug dries instantly without irritating surrounding skin. If a druggist is out, request a small bottle from their wholesale house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Desertion crackdown links Canadian draft dodgers to Boston police
British and Canadian recruiting officers announce orders to arrest deserters from both armies in American cities. One deserter was picked up in Boston and sent back to Montreal. Plans to round up men who fled under the British flag to the United States are said to be perfected and Canadian deserters’ names shared with Boston police.
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Boston
Montreal
United States
Canada
Minard's Liniment Dominates Local Store Stock
Local shopper Harlin Fulton of Pleasant Bay endorses Minard's Liniment as the sole liniment carried and relied upon by the community. The note highlights its popularity and exclusive availability at the store.
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Minard's
Harlin
Fulton
Pleasant
Bay, C. B
Keep Your Shoes Amid War Conditions and Care Advice
A wartime note urges households to conserve footwear as leather prices rise with shortages. It emphasizes careful shoe maintenance to extend life, warns about leather deterioration from weather, and promotes advertised products claiming leather is not damaged.
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F. F. Dalley
Crop Law Debate Heats Up In Commission Meeting
The report notes a commissioner discussing new rules in agriculture policy. A crane project is mentioned as part of the infrastructure plan. The outcome suggests potential approval of proposed regulations.
Weather and whispers at the old churchyard
Morning sun shines on the grass as a passerby notes the season’s early warmth. An old gentleman adds a grave secret about three wives buried there, hinting at a hidden local tale.
A Mother's Work and a Remedy for Weakened Health
A health advice feature urges mothers to rest and restore vitality by using Dr Williams Pink Pills. It describes how overwork with children and household duties weakens blood and nerves, causing headaches and fatigue, and promotes the pills as a proven aid based on testimonials from Mrs W F Burns of Guelph. The ad notes price and availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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W. F, Burns
Guelph
Ont
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Work Obligation Enforced for 16 to 60 Year Olds
A new order in council makes loafing illegal for residents aged 16 to 60. The law requires work or showing cause for idleness, with heavy penalties for violations.
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Order In Council
Keep Minard's Liniment House An Appreciation
Apparent archival note from the Baltimore American referencing Keep Minard's Liniment House. Includes a quotation about Huns being cow eaters and cannibals, reflecting wartime rhetoric in the paper.
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Minard
Liniment
Baltimore American
Co operative Wool Marketing Expands Across Western Canada
Government plans in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to assemble wool while Alberta uses provincial associations. The Canadian Wool Growers Limited established in Toronto acts as a central selling and buying agency. Farmers learn to grade and market wool to maximize price and efficiency.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Canada
Dominion
Toronto
Ontario
Canadian Wool Growers‘s Limited
Department of Agriculture
Proud of Her Fine Little Girls In Quebec Cures Mentioned
Madame Pierre Pepin of St Honore Chicoutimi testifies two of her daughters were cured of bedwetting after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She claims the remedy helps weak kidneys and promotes better sleep, urging others to consult neighbors about its benefits.
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Dodd
Canada
Fivec Yeats
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure
One hundred dollar reward offered for a case of catarrh that cannot be cured. Hall's Catarrh Cure said to act through the blood and mucous surfaces to expel poisons and heal diseased portions. Sold by all druggists.
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Fialt
Hall
Cheney
Doredo
Model Towns For Disabled Soldiers Plan
Major H. M. Mowat of Parkdale Toronto proposes a government financed program to create self governing model villages for disabled soldiers. Each town would offer homes and handicraft work to supplement pensions with architecturally sanitary, electric powered houses and options to purchase, and include housing for widows and orphans.
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H. M. Mowat
Parkdale
Toronto
Major Mowat
Canada
Mowat
England's Idea in Great War by John Masefield
John Masefield spoke at Aeolian Hall New York recounting Britain’s role in World War I and the idea of England fought across 5000 miles of front. He warned the decisive battle may still come and praised Russia while noting enemy labor and guns from the east and a Saint George banner revived as England’s spirit.
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John Masefield
Aeolian Hall
New York
Great Britain
England
Somme
France
Belgium
Poland
Russia
Masefield
St George
John Bull
St. George's Day
Yanks Versus Sammies Noted by Cleveland Plaindealer
A Cleveland Plaindealer item notes a tendency to refer to American soldiers abroad as Yanks rather than Sammies, calling it a relief. The brief reflects language questions in wartime reporting.
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Cleveland Plaindeater
Oil That Is Prized Everywhere
Dr Thomas Electric Oil entered the market over thirty years ago to meet a small demand but its merits spread rapidly. It gained a continental scope and is now known across the hemisphere. The product is presented as unmatched and superior to any substitute.
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Thomas
War Veteran at Eighteen Reaches Toronto from Front
Pte Ernest Harding of Hamilton, aged eighteen, a machine gunner with the First Brigade and 36th Battalion, recently arrived in Toronto as part of a veterans group. He was wounded twice, saw extensive action including Ypres and Passchendaele, and went over the top three times before Vimy Ridge. He spoke of heavy fighting and his brothers Harding and Cliffe noting the tally at 272.
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Toronto
Ernest Harding
Hamilton
Franceuyg
M.G
Fritz
Ypres
Passchendaele
Vimy Ridge
Harding
Fon Trate
Cliffe
Unclear text item from training drill report
Fragmentary notes describe a sergeant drilling two squads of recruits, with garbled phrases about command, self discipline, and some action involving water and crates. No clear names, dates, or institutions are readable in the damaged text.
Prussian Governor Batocki Defends Food Policy in Crisis
Batocki, Germany’s first food dictator and deposed last summer, now governor of the Prussian province with Konigsberg as capital, defends his policy as farmers shoulder duties. He urges sacrifice of private interests for the Fatherland, warning landowners and Junkers to curb greed amid shortages.
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Batocki
Germany
Prussian
Konigaberg
Junkers
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Buffalo Express
Mother Graves
am-Buk
Stopgl Buced Lens
Eel Me S.C Ee
Batlle
Western
Pistos
Cooperative
Madame Pepin
Quebec
Amiess
Boston Transcript
Sameer
Carter
OLD Reliable Grain C Commission
James Richardson & Sons Limited
Calgary
Baskatoon
Winnipeg
Battle of
Britain
Eddy’s
Eddy
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