Poison Ring Tales From History And Royal Jewelry
A column recounts famous rings in history including Mary Queen of Scots signet in the British Museum, Elizabeth I's alleged ring to Essex, and Caesar Borgia's gold signet once shown to scholars. It notes a tale that Borgia carried poison in a slide at the back of his ring.
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Red Cross
London
Mary Ween
Theritish
Darnley
Elizabeth
Earl of Essex
John Thyme
Essex
John Unyan
Elstow
Bunyan
Caesar Borgia
British Archaeolgical Association
Early trench warfare tale reveals enemy overhearing lines
A World War I frontline account describes a mysterious leak allowing the enemy to hear radio and telephone messages. An elaborate ruse sparked a midnight raid at 2:30 am, revealing a hidden telephonic device that let the enemy overhear reserves calls, prompting adoption of the Fullerphone and new devices.
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Posether
Parson Relents on Tobacco Charity in WWI France
In France a U S M C A secretary clergyman, opposed to tobacco, initially refused to sell cigarettes to wounded soldiers. Under pressure from troops seeking relief, he distributed cigarettes to multiple groups, exhausting his match supply while keeping a light for each man to light, to avoid breaking eye contact with the wounded.
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France
Shipp
U.S
M.C.A
Besai
Jane
Colorless Army Grows In Modern War Dressed By Dyes
The article notes that camouflage through dye colors protects troops from long range marksmen. It praises Britain for developing domestic dye supplies via British Dyes Limited to color uniforms and equipment. It claims all uniforms overseas and allied forces draw dyes from the same source, strengthening supply.
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Britain
Italy
Siberia
Odd Styles in Ornaments Showcased by Moth Products
Large species of moths produce rattling sounds when shaken as dried wires inside. Cocoons are baked to kill insects and strung together into lankiets. A Zuls draws a sickshaw wearing ankjets that rattle and please the ear while cow horns on the head serve only as decorative headgear.
Dr Williams Pink Pills Restore Blood to End Headaches
Thin blood causes headaches and digestive issues in growing girls. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to build red blood, ease headaches, insomnia, neuritis, neuralgia, sciatica, and rheumatic pains by enriching blood. Available from medicine dealers or by mail at 50 cents per box, two boxes for $2.50, from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brackville Ont.
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Williama
Dr. Williams' Medicine Co
Brackville
Ont
Cost of Being Governed in the British Parliament
The cost to run the British parliament totals 1.4 million dollars yearly with 1.04 million for MPs salaries and 222,835 for the Lords. The Lords add 9,000 for six reporters as debates are issued daily, while the Commons rely on twelve reporters.
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House of Commons
House of Lords
Lords
Commons
An Easy Pill to Take for Delicate Stomachs
The notice extols Parmalee's Vegetable Pills as palatable for those repelled by ordinary pills. It claims they avoid nausea and vomiting and are highly tonical for the stomach, making them popular among the delicate and fastidious.
Training Textile Men Diploma Course at Leeds University
An extension in the woollen and worsted industries at Leeds University proposes a diploma course for training future merchants of the woollen and worsted trade. The program will combine textiles economics and languages using the cloth workers department facilities to teach materials from wools to fabrics and how to meet market needs.
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Leeds
England
Cloth Workers
Minard Liniment Touts Diphtheria Cure Amid Courtroom Quips
In a Western court a lawyer grills a witness about a barn and a farmer replies that his house is as old as the lawyer. The exchange highlights persistent courtroom tactics and a sharp, humorous comeback from the farmer.
Japanese Women Dive for Shells Across the Sea
Fragmentary report notes Japanese women divers gather millions of shells from the ocean bottom without diving gear. The piece also mentions broader regional progress and a curious aside about a man evading jail, with scattered references to India, the Philippines, and the South Sea.
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Philippines
South Sea
Texas
Gasolene Cavalry in World War I France
In France military cyclist units have proven highly effective, covering about sixty miles daily on roads while remaining fit for action. Cyclists outperform horses in endurance, require no food or drink in rearward moves, and can traverse congested routes. they carry cartridges and extra supply, maneuver swiftly, and are well trained in riding, shooting, and map reading.
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France
Crown
Sockeye Salmon Up For Grabs By Government
The government will take the entire pack of sockeye salmon from Alaska and 75 percent of all salmon packed this year in the United States will go to the same buyer. The public’s share will be small, but the boys overseas need it more than we do.
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Alaska
United States
Buffalo Express
Fragmentary OCR item on car gear manipulation
An unclear passsage describes a driver using a method to adjust a car’s transmission and gears to influence vehicle operation. Details are garbled with unrelated terms making specific actions and outcomes hard to confirm.
High Water Mark Defined for Tides and Fresh Water
The article explains high water mark as the sea at high tide and as the limit for fresh water bodies where there is no ebb and flow. It notes the line is where soil shows natural and vegetation effects indicating water influence, unlike river banks.
Imitation Minard's Liniment Sold Cheap in Toronto
A druggist can obtain a greasy imitation of MINARD'S LINIMENT from a Toronto house at a very low price and hire it labeled as his own product. The counterfeit is the poorest of many imitations marketed by numerous sellers. Ask for MINARD'S and you will get it.
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Minard
Toronto
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Pig-keeping Warship Farm Converts Deck to Sties
A London Daily Chronicle writer praises a monitor for dual service to Britain as a floating battery and a farm. The ship’s company rear pigs and rabbits in spare space, turning leisure time into pork and bacon production while maintaining combat readiness.
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London Daily Chronicle
Britain
Bowie
Freezone promises pain free corn removal
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as the cure for corns and calluses. Apply drops directly to the tender area to stop pain and loosen the corn or callus for easy lift without irritation to surrounding skin. A small bottle is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
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Zoe
Cincinnati
Canada's Coal Dependence on U S Mines Evident in 1916 Output
Canada relies on the United States for coal supply with 17 million tons exported to Canada, a quarter anthracite. In 1916 Dominion production totaled 14.46 million tons, Nova Scotia 6.89. Alberta 0.56. British Columbia 2.58 million tons. Nearly all Eastern Canada anthracite comes from the U S.
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Canada
United States
Dominion
Nova Scotia
Alberta
British Columbia
Canadians Felling the William the Conqueror Oak at Windsor
The Heart Was Rotten piece describes how a Canadian Forces unit felled Windsor’s 1000 year old William the Conqueror Oak. The tree stood 65 feet tall with a 38.5 foot diameter, under a king’s window, and its heart was rotten. A worker inside the trunk helped guide a 15 foot long saw through the massive oak, which finally toppled after centuries of care and screening. The heart was filled with cement to slow decay and the wood is praised for its potential to be beautifully polished.
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England
William Conqueror
Windsor
British Isles
Dreadful fussy work making ies
A fragment shows a child debating creation with a mother as he mulls over God making everything including the flies. The odd phrasing hints at a domestic vignette and teasing humor.
Broken in Spirit and a Soldier's Dilemma
A London Tit-Bits remark features a recruiting station exchange where Jones suggests preferring unmarried men, while a sergeant defends preferring married men to avoid teaching them obedience, reflecting wartime recruitment biases.
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Jones
London
Cacia Sees Deaf and Dumb as Aid to Phonograph Use
A fragmented report notes Cacia views deaf and dumb individuals as aiding phonograph use to pull through. The text is unclear and reads like a relic from prior discussions on accessibility and technology.
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Cacia
Increased Production Through Vacant-Fate Cultivation
Western Canadian cities including Winnipeg Regina and others plan large potato crops. Winnipeg alone is estimated to yield about 100000 bushels with 920 acres under cultivation across 21 320 gardens. Crop yields are expected to exceed last year due to weather and cultivation.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Regina
Piterooe
Caigery
Aia
Freedom of the Seas Belongs to Allies
Article argues the allied control of sea lanes, with the United States shipping board coordinating one quarter of world merchant ships. It notes ships arriving and departing every six minutes and forty minutes from North Atlantic ports, plus 1,450,000 American troops transported overseas and cargoes allocated to support the war effort.
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United States Shipping Board
Tra
North Atlantic
Europe
America
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