Farm Land Sales Reflect Prosperity in Western Canada
A Regina Saskatchewan report shows strong farm land demand across Canada despite below average crop returns. In two weeks thousands of acres changed hands at 45 to 63 dollars per acre, with one 640 acre tract selling for 19 000 dollars, over 76 dollars an acre. A second item promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a stomach friendly liver tonic.
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Canada
Uns
Regina
Saskatchewan
Parmelee
British Troop Guard Restores Order in Cologne
An advanced guard of British troops arrived in Cologne to quell days of mob riots and pillaging by lower class gangs. Disorder followed German troop withdrawal, with widespread property damage and store theft across several quarters. Affected civilians faced violence as guards, citizens, and security measures restored control. women reportedly involved in related disturbances.
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Cologne
Treagy
Possibilities of Irrigation in Lethbridge District
Work on the main irrigation ditch of the Lethbridge system is nearly finished aside from a small portion to be completed next spring. About 125 to 140 teams have cleaned ditches and strengthened banks, preparing to carry full water capacity to farms. Farmers foresee greater use of irrigation as awareness grows.
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Lethbridge
Putnam's Extractor Clears Corns Painlessly
The ad promotes Putnam's Extractor as a painless, quick cure that shrivels and peels away corns from the toe. It claims the remedy works on old and tough corns and costs a quarter at the druggist.
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Putnam's
To Make War Impossible at Women’s Meeting in London
Premier Lloyd George told an Albert Hall gathering of women that six to seven million women will influence future legislation and urged voting against those favoring war. He said a just peace must punish those who made war and ensure war becomes difficult or impossible, with the German people also paying the penalty.
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Lloyd George
London
Albert Hall
Guard of Honor
Retain Colonies Urged by Union Mass Meetings
Following publication of a German atrocities report, mass meetings in the Union of South Africa adopt resolutions urging retention of German colonies by the Entente. Capetown, Johannesburg, Kimberley, and Port Elizabeth join in backing repatriation of native peoples. Viscount Buxton says seizure by the Entente removed a grave menace to the Union, noting a native army trained on Prussian lines and nearby submarine stations.
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New York
Union South Africa
Edmond H. L. Georges
Union
British Bureau of Information
Capetown
Johannesburg
Kimberley
Port Elizabeth
Viscount Buxton
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Central Africa
Resented Inquisition at Footwear Shop
A mother entered a shoe store to buy children’s shoes while her son accompanied her. An assistant quickly offered help and briefly examined the boy’s feet before asking if he spoke French, a stray question that sparked awkward tension.
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Nexis
Arabs See Security Under British Rule in Mesopotamia
A London dispatch reports Basra, Kut el Amara, Bagdad and Mosul transformed by British work. Wharves, sanitation, tramways and a vast administration bring prosperity, security, and peace. Arabs favor continued British aid and an adviser for foreign relations to ensure order amid turbulent tribes.
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London
Basra
Kut-el-Amara
Bagdad
Mosul
Mesopotamia
Prague Czech Leader Pushes Peace and Strong Frontiers
Dr Karl Kramarz premier of Czecho Slovakia tells AP that peace is desired and argues for a protected economy against Germany. He says Bohemia’s frontiers should be restored, promises fair treatment to minorities, and asserts the government must control the new state while maintaining relations with Jugoslavs and Romanians.
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Prague
Karl Kramarz
Czecho- Slovakia
Associated Press
Kramarz
Vienna
Alfonso
Spain
Dr. Kramarz
Charles
Germany
Bohemia
William Enjoys Holiday at Amerongen Castle
Since his abdication William Hohenzollern appears in civilian clothes at Amerongen with 18 in his party including the former empress. They dine with Count von Bentinck and a noble guest, stroll the grounds, and keep to a quiet routine amid circulating but unconfirmed rumors of plots and a possible villa purchase.
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Amerongen
William Hohenzollern
Count von Bentinck
Misacount
Hohenzollern
New Gas Field Discovered in Southern Alberta
A new gas field thirty miles east of Levibridge promises fresh eztyral gas supply for Southern Alberta. The first well can produce 4,000,000 cubic feet daily. This field is distinct from existing operations and will supply power heat and light to most towns and cities in the region.
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Sonthen
Alberta
Levibridge
Reward Offers Cure for Catarrh and Testimonial List
A newspaper reader notice claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh by constitutional treatment. The ad offers 100 dollar reward for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials. Also a joke about a baby at a music hall recalls a grandfather's funeral and a performer's claim of the baby's past behavior.
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Uhereby
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All Wruggun
British Navy Ends Brazilian Patrol Role
The British admiralty informed Brazil that Brazilian warships are no longer needed for patrolling European waters. The vessels have been ordered home, marking the withdrawal of Brazilian naval forces from European duties.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Jno
Men Try to Persuade Others to Convince Themselves
A study notes some individuals seek to validate their views by convincing others. The process appears to reinforce belief, as social feedback strengthens personal certainty and reduces doubt. Experts caution that peer pressure can distort judgment and widen ideological divides.
Belgian King and Queen Visit Aims to Heal Dutch Relations
Maastricht reports the planned tour of the Belgian king and queen to thank Holland for wartime aid. Behind the gesture lies a political aim to restore strained relations between Belgium and the Netherlands, strained by coverage in Belgian and French newspapers.
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Maastricht
Holland
Belgium
Scrapped Surrendered Ships Will Never Fly Huw Ensign Again
Archibald S. Hurd of the Daily Telegraph rebuts German plans to return surrendered ships and argues allies should distribute vessels by losses, while German submarines should be broken up. The piece warns German ships will not fly the German ensign again. Also promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a standard remedy for worms.
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London
Archibald S. Hurd
Daily Telegraph
Germany
Hurd
Acco-Pance
Ma Hard
Grant Cherry Tree Planted at Fort Vancouver Farm
An aged cherry tree on Grant Farmer's Ford's Prairie farm near Fort Vancouver survives at eighty four years old. The Washington state tree measures sixty five feet in spread and ten feet eleven inches around its trunk, cited by the American Forestry Magazine of Washington. The piece notes a legal quirk about an innocent man pleading not guilty.
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Grant
A. 5. Grant
Fort Vancouver
Grant Farmer
Ford
Washington
American Forestry Magazine of
Signature Gives Him Away
Berlin archives reportedly contain marginal notes in the former emperor's handwriting on documents linked to the war's origin. Advices through official channels say the notes will be published as announced by the Bavarian premier.
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Washington
Berlin
Man protests as wife bears eighteen hour daily load
A reader describes a man grousing about supporting a wife who works eighteen hours a day to keep him and the household going. The mood reflects gender role tensions and economic strain in a strained home economy.
Persistent Asthma Remedy Claim From Kellogg
A historical notice touts persistent asthma as a distressing symptom of a debilitating disease and promotes Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as the potent solution for eradicating the ailment from the air passages.
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J. D. Kellogg
President Wilson declines to consider visiting Germany
Wireless despatch from the U. S. steamer George Washington reports President Wilson has been informed Berlin plans to seek his visit. He replies that only long years of repentance can Germany atone for crimes and that no true American would visit Germany unless officially obligated, adding he declines to consider such a suggestion.
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Paris
U. S
George Washington
Wilson
Berlin
Gerni
Germany
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