Hillcrest Favorite Purchases by Rigby Farm Alberta
Alberta farmers showcase breeding gains as Rigby Farm Paradise Valley near Lloydminster acquires Hillcrest Favorite grand champion Clydesdale stallion. Rigby stock includes 60 horses with 30 purebred Clydesdales and 200 cattle, while plan to expand purebreds grows. Also includes a garbled old patent medicine notice about Chalney cure and notary sworn statements.
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Alberta
Rigby Farm
Paradise Valley
Lloydminster
Hillcrest
Brandon
Rigby Stud
Signature trends shift as typing grows in letters
A Toronto Telegram note observes a rise in typewritten official documents while hand writing fades. It estimates readers spend about two minutes on letter bodies and up to two hours deciphering signatures and pedoglyphic marks.
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Toronto Telegram
Land sales in Western Canada fetch high acre prices
Reach high marks show Western Canada land sales as 95 parcels disposed at Strassburg Saskatchewan and 44 parcels over 30 per acre, with Saskatchewan and Alberta parcels selling up to 50 per acre. Residents bought most plots, foreseeing productive land and next year's crop.
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Western
Canada School
Aidog Place
Canada
Saskatchewan
Atsa
Strassburg
Sastkatchewan
Lumsden
Alberta
Western Canada
Minard’s Lintment Cares Diphtheria In War Era Opinion
A New York Times quotation conveys mocing rhetoric about Kaiser Wilhelm and his gratitude to God amid World War I. It remarks on perceived mental imbalance and the assertion that his armies are spared as the statement remains contained.
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New York Times
War relief entertainments aid wounded soldiers and artists
England has run emergency relief concerts for three and a quarter years, costing about £7000 in artist fees. The program funds free hospital concerts for wounded service members, supports out‑of‑work artists, and promotes British music with open air and “All British” events. Steinway Hall hosts 231 new compositions, while Admiral Beatty’s permission allowed summer open air shows in Hanover Lodge gardens.
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England
Pigta
Steinway Hall
Camps
Y.m.ca
Sir David
Lady Beatty
Hanover Lodge
Viscountess
Helmsley
Canada
London
Women’s Art Society of
Montrel
Granville Barker
Enemy Promised Great Plunder Before June Offensive
An official French despatch cites a German deserter detailing promises of looting and plunder to troops before the June 9 attack. He describes officer missteps, guard divisions failing to follow orders at Villers-Bretonneux, and fears of reserve regiments joining the front line.
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Faris
France
Vance
Villers-Bretonneux
Flying Policemen All Air Vessels Will Have to Be Registered
London reports an air council member predicts rapid postwar air travel growth from Paris to Timbuctoo. He cites four day journeys, four months of food savings, and a Lloyds style registry for passenger and mail vessels. He warns unclad air pirates would face enforcement.
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London
Mark Kerr
Air Council
Paris
Timbuc
Timbuctoo
Lloyd's List
Air Force
Admiral Kerr
Boy Named Reginald Clarence Aims To Fight In Hood
Quote from Chicago Tribune shows a parent naming a son Reginald Clarence to imply toughness. The line suggests streetwise perceptions of names and reputation in the neighborhood.
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Reginald Clarence
Chicago
Production Is Essential for Government Duty
Sir Robert Barden argues production is essential and demands to carry on despite exemptions, warning that delaying could decimate workers. He says increased production would be hollow if the nation cannot sustain labor under strain.
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Sir Robert Barden
The Voice at a Discount Sees Push for Miss A
The Boston Transcript notes greater fuss over Miss A's singing than Miss B's, suggesting Miss B has the richer voice while Miss A claims a richer father in a lively exchange.
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Fred
Miss B
Tom
Miss A
Boston Transcript
Baby's Own Tablets Claim Quick Constipation Relief
An advertisement for Baby's Own Tablets promotes mild yet thorough laxative action to regulate bowels and ease minor illnesses in children. A testimonial from Knox Bridge Quebec claims rapid improvement in a constipated feverish baby. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Eugee Couture
Knox Bridge
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
After the War a Return to Farming as Safe Path
The Toledo Blade warns that war fatigue and economic strain will depress industry while farming offers security. It foresees high prices, rising wages, and varying industry health, but argues nations will instinctively turn to soil for future wealth as wartime factories fade.
Yes Magic Corn Remedy Promises Easy Removal
An advertisement touts a Cincinnati man’s ether compound named Freezone that supposedly dissolves corns and calluses instantly. A few drops applied to the affected area claim to dry and shrink the growth so it can be lifted away with the fingers, urging readers to clip and try it.
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Cincinnati
Germany's Labor Army Fueled by Prisoner Workforce
A Berlin communique claims Germany and its vassals hold 3,575,000 prisoners used as labor power in industry and agriculture, surpassing Denmark Norway and Sweden combined. The piece notes prisoners’ growing adaptiveness and value to the war effort. Worms in children ravage intestines and Miller's Worm Powders claim to exterminate worms and repair damage.
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Berlin
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Starving Children Reported in German Orphanage
The Echo de Paris cites The Berlin Arbeiter Zeitung detailing six children starving to death at an orphanage in Zenefort Thuringia. The facility was looted by inmates and physicians found several emaciated youths. Professor Franz E Hein warns of a harder period ahead with possible wheat supply disruption.
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Germany
Echo de Paris
Berlin Arbeiter Zeitung
Zenefort
Thuringia
Franz E. Hein
Bayerischer_ Zeitung
Munich
Impatience Over World War Progress Cited by Senator Overman
The article reflects Senator Overman urging patience with wartime mobilization, arguing the task ahead is vast and will take time. A humorous aside compares early school days to impatience, illustrating a point about rushed judgments and slow, steady progress.
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Senator Overman
Rescue of Russia and Finland in Allied War Aims
The piece argues for Allied aid to Russia and Finland to break German autocracy and Bolshevik rule. It endorses a Siberian eastern front led by Japan with allied participation, to empower moderate Russians and seize victory by expanding concrete support to Russia. Taft calls for an eastern front to influence the war's outcome.
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Finland
Russia
United States
Congress
Washington
Siberia
Japan
Trans- Baikal
Germany
Caspar Whitney
Taft
New York
Our Present Troubles and War Clothing Advice
The Hamilton Times notes a conflict in guidance urging immediate clothing purchases to avoid higher future prices while also advising citizens to wear old clothes until the war ends. The paper characterizes this as a difficult balance faced by readers amid wartime shortages.
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Hamilton Times
Avoid Harsh Pills Doctors Condemn Them
An advertisement extols Dr. Hamilton's Pills as mild and reliable for all ages. It claims they ease indigestion headache and biliousness with gentle action and quick effect, promoting a 25¢ box as effective.
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Dr. Hamilton
America
A Splendid Opportunity for Western Canadian Livestock
The article highlights a looming postwar demand surge in cattle and butchers across Europe, projecting losses around 100 million animals. It argues Western Canada farmers should expand herds now due to cheap land, abundant feed, water, and a favorable climate, predicting unprecedented profits in livestock raising in the coming years.
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Europe
Austria
Russia
Turkey
America
Western
Canada
Boots for ground work Expressed in a daring air combat tale
A World War I era pilot reportedly refused by German fliers flies low over an airfield and drops a parcel. Bombs are dropped and machine gun fire follows as the Germans inspect the parcel, finding boots and a note urging them to come up and fight.
Deserter Denial Echoes in Prisoner Claim
Fragmentary text shows a prisoner denying desertion while addressing a judge or official. The lines reference a wife, a refugee status, and accusations of failing to stay with a spouse. Context suggests a legal proceeding or wartime-related custody matter.
An Experiment With Tomatoes In Alberta
An irrigated farm near Lethbridge Alberta undertakes a four acre outdoor tomato trial. If conditions are favorable a large crop may follow and could spur more canning vegetable production in the district and even a future tanning industry. Tomatoes have long been grown open in Western Canada, but this is the first large scale commercial attempt.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Canada
Escape From Germany Reaches Moon Island Couple Interned
A German non commissioned officer and his wife escaped in a small boat and have landed on Moon, a Danish Baltic island. They and other deserters are being held in custody while an investigation proceeds.
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Germany
Moon
Baltic Sea
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Helped Many Women
Thousands of Canadian women credit Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription with easing backaches headaches nervousness and other ailments. The remedy offered in tablet or liquid form contains no alcohol or narcotics and is promoted as a safe non secret treatment with testimonials from sufferers across Ontario and Buffalo.
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Canada
Pierca
Mr. Pierca
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Bridgeburg
Hamilton
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Toledo
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Ream
Togram
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Gh Minter
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J. D. Kellogg
Mary
Dodds
Labor Army
Stresa
Wmioard
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Sverrwbers
AutoStrop Safety Razor Co
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