Farm Help at Right Time Boosts Canadian Harvest
The article urges Canadian farmers to mobilize labor for the harvest across provinces. Ontario needs 12,000 workers, Quebec 12,000, Manitoba 10,000, Saskatchewan 20,000, Alberta 6,000, and British Columbia 2,500. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia must use all local men, while Prince Edward Island also relies on local manpower.
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Ontario
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
Knitting Study Proposes Fewer Pockets in Menswear
The article notes a proposal to reduce pockets in men's garments to save cloth and time for wearers' spouses. It discusses public reactions and the rationale behind rethinking traditional pocket-heavy designs.
Spelling Lesson Brings Quick Witty Exchange
A pupil in an Indianapolis school used singing and singeing in a sentence about Italians and the Kaiser. The teacher approved the usage, noting the Kaiser has no beard but a moustache, as the student sought a perfect score and admitted he could not spell moustache.
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Indianapolis
The
Argonaut
Freezone promise to lift corns without pain
Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a painless method to lift corns and all forms of callus. A small bottle costs little and dries on application without irritating surrounding skin. If local druggists run out, readers are advised to ask their wholesale houses to supply it.
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Cincinnati
Oil company opens dialogue with employees on labor conditions
Elmer A. Youngman notes the Standard Oil of New Jersey plans to grant employees a direct voice on labor conditions, signaling a shift toward broader worker input. He argues this voluntary concession could balance preserving existing systems with liberalizing industry to avoid costly past conflicts.
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Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Standard Oil Company of
Elmer A. Youngman
Bankers’ Magazine
Seagulls Shown as Duelling Robbers and Feathery Swimmers
The Marine Journal notes about twenty gull species and their habits from coast to inland. It describes swift dives for fish, pelican thefts of prey, shell breaking with a dropped clam, and the birds as scavengers rivaling buzzards, with feather protection laws cited.
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The
Marine Journal
Mercury the messenger statue scene in museum dialogue
A mother questions a statue in a museum as an attendant explains it is Mercury, the messenger of the gods. The exchange notes the child’s weak Scripture memory and mentions Holloway's Corn Cure as a treatment for warts.
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Mamma
Mercury
Saskatoon Dairy Industry Rises As Output Doubles
Butter production in northern and central Saskatchewan soars with ideal weather and rising prices. Saskatoon area creameries report six months of 1918 equal to all of 1917, aided by expanding settlements and stabilizing farming conditions. Also notes about asthma remedies and Dr Kellogg’s claims.
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Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Co-operative
Canada
Potash Discovery Reported Near Czar Alberta
A promising find of large potash deposits is reported near Czar Alberta. Preliminary equipment is on site to perform tests, signaling potential rapid development across Western Canada’s agriculture, mining, and related industries.
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Alberta
Canada
Czar
Decline of Allied Livestock Postwar
The article notes a 46 million head drop in livestock across Europe’s allies since the war’s end, including heavy bee losses in France and a 35 percent drop in sheep. French officials estimate full restoration to prewar stock levels will take five to ten years.
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Europe
Farm College Students Urged to Help Harvest This Year
Farm College students with farming experience are urged to plan vacations around harvest aid. The note says the crop is at risk and students could forego typical, well earned breaks to assist in saving the harvest.
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns in War Era Wit
The Ontario Post quotes a rookie bachelor arguing war reshapes social status and civic progress. He claims bachelors gain prestige during war, while marriage becomes the aim afterward as society seeks to place every man in a defined role.
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Dash J
Benedict
Ontaria Post
England’s Day Marked By Pride In History
The Sun notes July 30 marks a four year anniversary since Britain rejected Germany’s neutrality bargain. It recalls Sir Edward Grey’s stance against standing aside for German aims and defends keeping Belgium neutral and France from being overrun, praising Grey’s message as a lasting historical stand.
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Sun
England
Great Britain
Germany
Sir Edward Grey
Berins
France
Europe
Belgium
Edward Grey
New York Sun
Baby's Own Tablets Claim Cure For Cholera Infantum
An Ontario reader testifies that Baby's Own Tablets saved her baby during cholera infantum. The ad urges use to prevent summer illnesses, noting the medicine costs 25 cents a box and is sold by dealers or by mail from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Fred Rose
South Bay
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Five Children Killed in Pylsen Bread Wagon Riot
A June 21 incident in Pylsen left five schoolchildren aged ten to thirteen dead and six others wounded after an infantry patrol fired on a panicked crowd demanding bread as the Skoda bread wagon was being loaded. One man died.
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Pylsen
Reichstag
Skoda
Manitoba Plans to Buy Breeding Stock for Winnipeg Market
The Manitoba government will purchase the bulk of desirable young female breeding cattle entering Winnipeg to prevent depletion of foundation stock. The plan is to resell to northern Manitoba farmers with feed or place with those lacking buying power, fed at a per head price during winter. Shipments to Winnipeg are estimated at 300,000 head, with 33 percent female, of which twenty to thirty thousand should stay in the country.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
West
Winnipega
Minard's Liniment Claims Cure for Distemper Horse
A customer reports curing a severe distemper in a valuable horse using Minard's Liniment. The note is signed by Vilande Freres on behalf of the Minard's Liniment Co Limited.
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Minard's Liniment Co., Limited
Minard's Liniment
Catarrhal Deafness and the Hall’s Catarrh Cure Claim
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local treatment. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that acts via the blood and offers one hundred dollars for any untreatable case, with circulars available from druggists.
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Hall
AML
Cheney & CQ
Toledo
Obia
Pig clubs popular in prairie farm life drive youth finance
Children form pig clubs across Canada’s prairie provinces with bank and government support. Some clubs are funded by parents, others by banks using the kids notes. Feed is inexpensive and profits grow as cash balances appear and pigs multiply. A first motor driven vessel was launched in Shanghai.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
China
Shanghai
Farm Labor Agencies Urged for 1918 Harvest
A public appeal calls for farm labor bureaus in every Canadian town to organize mobilization for harvest 1918. It urges provincial agencies and voluntary groups, with business leaders forming committees to match willing workers to farmers and ease recruitment nationwide.
Debutante reminiscence and Civil War note
The exchange recalls a bygone debutante chaperon moment while noting frost bite remedies. It then mentions Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a quick relief for inflammation and pain. It ends with a harsh Civil War reference to Andersonville and Captain Wirz who was tried and hanged.
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Thomas
Andersonville Prison
Wirz
Change in a Woman's Life Fremont Ohio Ad
A Fremont Ohio reader recalls passing the critical life stage at forty six with heat flashes and nervousness. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is claimed to relieve symptoms and restore normalcy. The ad urges readers to contact Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance and notes eleven years of experience behind their service.
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Fremont
Lydia E. Pinkham
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