Mail theft at CP depot and wartime protests spark action
A stolen registered mail package at the Canadian Pacific depot Port Arthur draws inquiry. The Citizens Liberty League broadens its campaign against prohibition. In Galbally a five hour clash kills six civilians and wounds 14 while two soldiers are injured. Thomas MacNamara vows to deny government contracts to firms with under five percent disabled staff. Ship news reports Canadian Explorer run aground Saloniki and Rear Admiral Doughty dies. Eastern Cuba rail strikes halt mail with gunboats used to move posts.
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Canadian Pacific
Port Arthur
G. Miller
Fort Willam Paper Co
Citizens Liberty League
Tor
Galbally
Crown
Thomas MacNamara
Halifax
Canadian Explorer
Steamship
Service
Saloniki
Henry
Montague Doughty
Admir
Royal Sovereign
Vie
Cuba
Santiago
Sayrar
Potash Sulphate Plant Under Construction in Fasilier
A plant is under construction at Fasilier to manufacture sodium sulphate powder from local deposits. It will have a capacity of 20 tons and shipments are expected to begin this summer.
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Edmonton
Pee Ee Regina
Mocte Jaw
Fasilier
Rebecca Anemagh Celebrates Long Life in Family Home
Mrs Rebecca Anemagh marked a long life in the same dwelling she has occupied since birth. She celebrated her hundredth birthday in Deven with family, recalling a lifetime in the house her parents built.
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Rebecca Anemagh
Catarrhozone Promises Relief for Asthma and Catarrh
Saint Ste. Marie resident Edw J O Connor recounts a life of asthma and catarrh with blocked nose and throat and coughing fits. He credits Catarrhozone's soothing healing action as bringing improvement after two months of treatment priced one dollar with smaller sizes available at dealers.
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J. O'Connor
Saint Ste. Marie
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
British Columbia Lumber Company Lands Large South Africa Order
The British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company secured an order for 1,400,000 feet of regular 3 by 9 and 3 by 21 lumber for South Africa. This marks the first shipment request from the far south in many months, with shipments to start within a month.
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British Columbia Mills Timber and Trading Company
South Africa
Far South
It Has Many Qualities Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil cures coughs and colds, prevents sore throat, reduces swelling from sprains, eases rheumatic pain, and treats skin sores. It is offered for a quarter.
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Dr. Thomas
Marshal Foch Burdened by Daily Mail and Letters
Marshal Foch reports a constant flow of mail and packages from friends and enemies alike. He notes volleys of pro German and anti American correspondence and requests for advice while urging digesting time amid gifts, poems, books, and inventions sent from various correspondents.
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Marshal Foch
America
Americas
Kindly Old Gent-Well What Will You Be When Grown
A fragment from a dialogue shows a child asking what the grown man will become and the response expresses a simple wish to be a kind old gentleman who mostly walks and asks questions.
Progressive woman seeks home device bargains for tiny washing to sleek tools
A voiced guide extols compact labor saving devices for the kitchen and beyond. Tiny washing machines, steel knives with stain resistance, slicers for eggs, a table mounted food chopper, a rolling pin with decorative imprints, a glove like washboard, a light weight travel cleaner, and a beaded pronged cat's claw for fibers are praised as affordable aids to order and efficiency in the home.
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Promote Renewed Strength
A testimonial from Mrs. Daniel Bezanson of Loganville Nova Scotia credits Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills with relieving a two year weak heart and sleepless nights after trying doctors with no success. She reports using six boxes and complete relief and notes the price of 50 cents a box with mail options from The Milburn Co Toronto Ontario.
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Milburn
Daniel Bezanson
Loganville
N.S
Milbur
2 Milburn Co., Limited
Toronto
Hen Lays Record Egg with Three Yolks
A mixed White Leghorn and Barred Rock hen owned by Mrs. McGill in Ottawa laid a triple yolk egg, the largest yet, about a week ago. The egg measured 7 8 by 6 344 inches, surpassing earlier eggs from Mr. Johnston Clapp and the Regina hen, and even larger than the Kansas specimen.
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McGill
Ottawa
Johnston Clapp
Claipp
Regina
Kansas
Baater
Fragmentary market note hints at prices and a Toronto firm
The readable text mentions a dealer selling items at 50 cents and a 3 for 1.95 offer. A Toronto company named Zasi-Bok Co. appears, but many words are garbled leaving unclear product details or context.
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Froca Zasi-Bok Co
Toronte
Matter of Life and Death
A minister strict about his morning study hour admits a caller only in life and death. A maid returns with an insurance agent claiming it is a life and death matter, prompting the minister to descend.
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Houston Post
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Health Restore
An ad describes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as building up the system, cleansing the blood, and reducing repeated nasal catarrh attacks. It claims internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces to lessen inflammation and restore normal conditions. Circulars free from FP F. J. Cheury & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheury & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Proposed Woollen Mill for Vancouver Island
A group of Australian sheep farmers advocate building a wool mill on Vancouver Island at a cost of 500000 dollars if a free site can be obtained. They seek investment and local support to establish the project.
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Vancouver Island
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Cited For Respiratory Relief
The ad touts testimonials for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming it cures respiratory disorders. It asserts the oil relieves bronchial inflammation and is recommended to sufferers seeking relief.
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Thomas
Isolated Germ Of Sleeping Sickness Claimed By Milwaukee Doctors
Milwaukee physician Dr. William Thalsimer and colleagues report the first complete isolation of the sleeping sickness germ after a year long Columbia hospital clinic. They say the minute organism causes the disease and believe a cure may follow from the experiments. Luke McLuke quote noted.
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Scientific
Milwaukee
William Thalsimer
Columbia Hospia
Persian Manners Warn Against Male Laughing
In Persia men are warned not to laugh as it marks effeminacy while women may freely express merriment. The piece contrasts gendered social expectations and public decorum under cultural rules.
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Persia
American Coal Exports to Sweden Jump Over Twelvefold
Last year Sweden received coal from the United States totaling more than twelve times the amount shipped in the previous year, signaling a sharp rise in bilateral energy trade and demand.
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Sweden
Pleated crepe de chine dress with scarlet sash
A beige dress showcases year round wear with knife pleats and a high yoke that creates short sleeves. Black satin under a filet lace panel peeks through while loops of pleated crepe form the sleeves and a vivid scarlet ribbon sash ties low at the waist.
Prune Industry Tells Of California's Long Harvest
The article notes that sixty five years ago two trees were planted near San Jossi in Santa County California and now the state supplies about half of U S prune production. Prunes are gathered by women and children after falling, dipped in lye, washed, sun dried, graded by size, steamed and packed for market. California's annual prune output is about 200 million pounds.
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San Jossi
Santa County
Califo
United States
Canada
California
Miller's Worm Powders Attack Stomach Worms
The patent remedy claims to attack worms in the stomach and intestines at once and to deter any worm from surviving. It asserts it corrects digestive organ conditions that invite worms and promotes healthy growth in children. The makers cite hundreds of treated cases as proof of power and trustworthiness.
Seventy Year Old Inventor Patents Sewing Twist Device
Seventy years old inventor Mrs S A Page of Page Nebraska celebrates her seventieth birthday by perfecting an attachment for her sewing machine that twists or spins her own yarn for knitting. The article notes Canada began boot making in 1667 as one of its oldest industries.
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S. A. Page
Page, Neb
America
Canada
The
Dominion
Holloway's Corn Remover Promises Pain-Free Relief
An advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Remover as a quick solution for painful corns. It highlights relief from discomfort and claims effective removal, urging readers to try the product for smoother feet.
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Holloway
Elevator operator recalls judge’s harsh sentence in Pittsburgh tale
In a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph snippet a man on an elevator discusses a judge who sentenced a man to three years and ten days. A passenger explains the extra ten days were for the titl tax, while another citizen remarks on loneliness and a woman’s refusal to join.
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Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph
Bright Outlook for Pacific Coast Agriculture Promising
Reports from British Columbia suggest agricultural prospects are promising under satisfactory weather conditions. The outlook covers broad crops as progress continues despite variable regional conditions.
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British Columbia
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief For Mild Illness
A Boston Transcript item touts Nerviline as a cure for mild ailments from water impurities to cramps and gas. It claims twenty drops in sweetened water ease upset stomachs and coughs, urging households to keep a bottle handy. The blurb also references a personal exchange about buying a typewriter.
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Robert
Boston Transcript
Speaks Highly of Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs. Fred Mires of Charlottetown P E I reports eight months use of Baby's Own Tablets for her baby. She says they are mild yet thorough laxative and harmless even for newborns and should be available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 25 cents per box.
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Corning
Fred Miresphy
Charlottetown
P.E.I
Dr. Williams’ “Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
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