Shell shock not serious among fit soldiers say surgeons
A Paris research meeting quotes British and French army surgeons arguing shell shock affects neurotics or those with other issues, not sound soldiers, with quick returns to service. Talks by Col Thomas Salmon, Dr Dupre, Dr Marie, and others on chest wounds and new surgical methods.
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Paris
Thos. W. Salmon
Ernest P. Dupre
Pierre Marie
Joseph F. Babrosky
John Rose
Bradford
France
Theodore
Col
A. B. Salteau
Astoy
Pierre Duval
Negroes Aid War Effort Under First Draft Count
Emmett J. Scott announces 737,628 black registrants under the first draft with few exemption pleas, as the American Negro assists in maintaining civilization and liberty in the war effort.
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Emmett J. Scott
United States
Baker
Farmers in Business Katchewan and Manitoba
Farmers organizations control large public and private terminals and market about one third of the crop from three western provinces. One institution was among the continent’s largest wheat exporters before the war and now serves allied governments. The networks employ 1,306 people with paid up capital near 3 million dollars and reserve funds around 2 million. They operate printing plants, coal sheds, flour warehouses, machinery depots, and timber limits, exporting 3,000 cars of fire stock annually.
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Katchewan
Manitoba
Yale
Ordan
Pacific Coast
Freezone Promises Painless Corn Removal in Seconds
A Cincinnati authority endorses freezone as a cheap remedy for corns and calluses. Apply a few drops to the tender area to stop soreness, loosen the corn or callus, and lift it out with no pain. A small bottle is inexpensive and supposedly non irritating to surrounding skin. If stock runs out, ask your druggist to order a bottle.
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Cincinnati
War toughens French nerves and Degas sale soars
Four years of war harden French nerves while Degas auction in Paris draws record crowds. Despite near Paris battle and bombardment, French citizens continue daily life and duties as war persists. Ads tout Dr Kellogg asthma remedy promising relief from choking and breathing difficulties.
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Paris
Tench
Edouard Degas
Population of a City Lot in Illinois
A researcher measured an acre of city land and found two and a half million bugs including grasshoppers locusts crickets roaches earwigs lanternflies plant lice aphids and others. The count varies by season with spring counts higher than autumn.
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Illinois
George N. Wolcott
The Same Kind of Folks Behind the Disputes and Wars
The text argues that Britain and the United States share language English, common law, and similar ways of thinking and acting, concluding that Britons and Americans are the same kind of folks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Decisive battles mark the Marne valley history
The passage notes major clashes in the Marne valley across world history, mentioning Valmy and Septem 1914 as turning points. It highlights Kellermann at Valmy and a Roman general driving back the Huss, framing the valley as a stage for decisive military actions through centuries.
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Septemer
Marne
Valmy
Er Kellerman
France
Ae- Hasi
Daylight Saving Gains Ground Among Farmers in Province
The Galt Reporter notes daylight saving barely affects farms as dew lingers and no farmer protests Ottawa or Toronto. It concludes that rural areas adapt, city dwellers gain from saving time, and daylight saving is likely to become a regular feature each summer.
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Ottawa
Toronto
Galt
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months are the most dangerous to children with cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery often progressing rapidly before mothers notice illness. The ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as safe effective relief to regulate the stomach and bowels sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brackville Ont at 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brackville, Ont
Cattle Looking Well In Southern Alberta Says Herald
Cattle ranchers in Southern Alberta report cattle looking well according to the Lethbridge Herald. Spring growth was modest but grass from last year remains well cured and beef cattle are fat and ready for earlier marketing despite a recent price drop.
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Alberta
Lethbridge Herald
Food shortfall leaves Europe in hunger crisis
An estimated 400 million people in Europe lack adequate food with millions in Poland Finland Serbia Armenia and Russia facing starvation and severe under nutrition while others live on the barest margin of sustenance.
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Europe
Poland
Finland
Serbia
Armenia
Russia
The Corps to Join Rejected for Height Dispute
A rejected recruit angrily argues he stands as tall as the late Lord Roberts. A doctor notes Lord Roberts was a Field Marshall, while the candidate insists he should be eligible to join the corps.
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Lord Roberts
Londonn Daily News
Favorite Prescription for Women Promised as Health Tonic
An ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a general tonic to restore health and vigor in women. It claims to strengthen weak or deranged female systems, offer nervine support, and improve energy, with testimonials and ordering details for Buffalo Ontario and Toronto branches.
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Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Bridgeburg
Toronto
Germans Debate Moral Conquests In German House
In the Prussian parliament Dr. Bernard Dernburg argued peace requires diplomacy alongside battle, urging moral conquests to sustain leadership. Expanse of the exchange included Oldenburg-Jasutcau’s praise of the Hohenzollerns and Dernburg’s retort about not aiming at Gerard the American ambassador.
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Bernard Dernburg
Cole Affairs
Masala
Dero
Dernburg
Junker
Oldenburg- Jasutcau
House of Hohenzollern
Dr. Dernburg
Gerard
Mr. Gerard
Alberta Resources and Agriculture in World Context
Alberta spans 253 540 square miles with 160 million acres of which over 100 million are arable. Dairy stock rose 82 percent in 1917, butter output up 350 percent since 1909, last year producing nine million pounds. Wool clip grew from 1 500 090 to 2 086 000 pounds by 1917. wheat and oats yields averaged 22.5 and 42 bushels per acre over ten years, with 1915 yields of 32.67 and 56.35 respectively.
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Alberta
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Alerta
False reports restrict tourist traffic
Misleading press dispatches in American and Canadian papers have inflated fears about Canada’s registration act. Officials deny post office registration, passport rules, or travel restrictions for Americans, noting only residents are subject and an identification card is issued at the border. Many travelers remain misled and risk lost vacations and mutual losses.
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United States
Canada
W. D. Scott
Gideon Robertson
Dominion Cabinet
Registration Board
Robertson
Blighty for Sons of America as England Open to Migrants
The Dally Mail quotes a British view praising America born sons and urges England to be welcoming to them. It portrays Fogland as a comely mother and a beacon for American lads already grown in the new land, inviting them to consider Blighty as their homeland.
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America
England
Great Amerca
Our Land
Fogland
Angel
London
Dally’ Mail
Boys Doing Good Work On Farms In Ichewan Manitoba
Observations by D R Poole CS E T officials indicate nearly 3300 teenage boys are steadily engaged on farms in Ichewan and Manitoba with only six adjustment cases for dissatisfaction. Saskatchewan reports over 1600 boys with one adjustment. Manitoba has five. Overall, the boys are praised for splendid performance and fair treatment.
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Ichewan
Manitoba
Cs.e.t
D. R. Poole
Poole
Saskatchewan
Rastus Elected to Grand Exalted Ruler Ob De Universe
The story narrates a joke about Rastus claiming he was taken into the edge and elected to the grand exalted ruler ob de universe, a playful misrepresentation of a lodge’s highest office. The humor centers on his boast as a new member and the friendly inversion of status. Holloway's Corn-Cure advertisement closes the piece, promising roots-out relief.
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Rastus
Dia Lodge
The
Argonaut
German Volksschule Examined as Slavery School
A critical look at the German volksschule portrays it as a century old system that suppresses thought and enforces obedience. It cites German history and religion teaching, corporal punishment, rote memorization, and substandard facilities as tools of state control.
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Germany
Ermany
Editor's Error Over Rejections From Magazine Editor
Marie Gills sent Jove letters to editor Jane Willis and Madge broke off her engagement over the incident. The editor replied with a rejection slip noting merit but saying he was overstocked with similar contributions.
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Jane Willis
Madge
Marie Gills
Louisville
Reinforcements Amid Global War Effort Record
The Spring Geld Republican notes America’s massive troop deployment since April 1 reaching 637,929 sent abroad. Allies’ casualties since March 21 near half a million, while Germany lacks new manpower. The million mark is celebrated as U boats are defied, with American transports intact and transport deaths totaling 291.
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America
Hindenburg
Paris
Germany
Europe
War Sacrifice By Roberta on Paper Cup and Band
Bystander Roberta declares a wartime sacrifice by giving up corrugated paper cups for bon bons and vows to forgo paper bands on cigars, signaling personal austerity. The note frames a community spirit of shared sacrifices during hardship.
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Roberta
Advice to Dyspeptics Well Worth Following
Dyspepsia symptoms vary from ravenous appetite to poor hunger. Dr. Hamilton's Pills are advertised as the sole remedy that quickly strengthens the stomach and digestive organs, converting eaten food into nourishment to rebuild the run-down system. Available at all dealers for 25 cents per box.
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Dr. Hamilton
Satirical Berlin cartoon mocks British food tickets satire
Manchester Guardian laments an oversimplified Berlin Lustige Blatter cartoon showing a London procession celebrating the conquest of dislike of food tickets while depicting intact surrounding buildings. The piece questions claims that Gothas left London in ruins and condemns the artist for careless depiction.
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Berlin
London
Lustige
Manchester Guardian
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