Army Desertion Panic in Bela Kun Forces Report
Dispatches from Budapest say Bela Kun's army is demoralized and straggling home from fronts with no discipline. The decline is blamed on truces with the Czechs and Romanians and the rapid growth of loyal troops from 60,000 to over 125,000 men. There is also an advertisement extolling Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for sprains and bruises, claiming fast relief and reduced swelling.
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Paris
Budapest
Bela Kun
Thomas
Canada
Moody
Victor
Parrett
Fordson
Francoeur Bros
Mitchell Hardware Company, Limited
Camrose and
Edmonton
Saskatoon
Alberta
Brandon
Man
Mt Co
No War of Revenge frames German policy before the war
In a Democratic vetting event Count Von Bernstorf argued Germany must reject revenge war. He said Germany cannot pursue war and that the League of Nations, seen as a holy alliance in Germany, will regain its function when Germany joins and unites peoples. He noted Austria and Russia depend on its success.
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Democratic
Germany
Count von Bernstorf
League of Nations
Austria
Russia
Germany Must Start Work Repairing France at Versailles
Allied representatives told German delegates at Versailles that compulsory labor may be used to accelerate reparations in northern France, with troops and up to half a million civilian workers planned. Officials say talks were in a friendly spirit and focus on prompt execution of reparations.
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Berlin
Versailles
Germany
France
Decree Promises Equal Rights for Tripoli Natives
The Italian government issued a decree granting Tripoli natives equal rights with Italians while preserving their special rights and religions. It creates an autonomous local parliament with elected members alongside the governor, and a government council to advise on official appointments. Deliberative councils oversee local laws and administration. all religions participate in justice.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Tripoli
Minard’s Liniment and French Beer Compared
A soldier recounts experiences in France and contrasts French beers with home brews. He remarks that French beer is like kissing your sister. The piece notes that fortunes change daily, with happiness today and marriage tomorrow possible.
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France
British dirigible project and Winnipeg recreation spending
United States officials report Britain is starting work on the world’s largest dirigible with six airplanes aboard. Meanwhile Winnipeg plans to spend 209,469 dollars on recreation this year including parks 119,511 dollars baths 62,962 dollars and playgrounds 26,996 dollars with band concerts 1,500 dollars and baths 17,000 dollars more than last year. The city claims Winnipeg’s parks are among the most beautiful for its size.
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Washington
United States
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Man turns ringbone cure into profit with liniment
Moise Derosce, hotel keeper of St. Phillippe, Que, reports buying a horse with an incurable ringbone for 30 dollars. He claims to have cured it using a one dollar bottle of Minard's Liniment, then sold the horse for 85 dollars, estimating liniment profit at 54 dollars.
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Minard
Moise Derosce
St. Phillippe
Italy May Lean On Germany New York
Thomas Nelson Page returning from Rome warns Italy may lean toward Germany for coal and materials after the war, as Germany plans to invest in Italian industries and win favor. The House passes an amended sundry civil appropriation bill increasing rehabilitation funding for wounded service members to 14 million dollars, sending it to the Senate. A banquet toast is noted as a dry speech.
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New York
Germany
Italy
Teutons
Thomas Nelson Page
Rome
Page
Washington
House
Senate
British Columbia Oil Prospects Survey Initiated
Professor J C Gwilin of Queen s University Kingston leads a party to the western Peace River district to assess oil possibilities as part of a government survey. Meanwhile F H McLaren of the Canadian Geological Survey heads a four man team north to complete a geological map along the Smoky and Little Smoky rivers.
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Edmonton
Alta
J. C. Gwilfim
Queen’s ‘University
Kingston
British Columbia
Peace River
Alberta
Gwillim
Little Smoky
F. H. McLaren
Canadian Geological Survey
General Allenby Receives U S Distinguished Service Medal
The British commander H E Allenby who led forces in Palestine and took Jerusalem in 1917 is named among many British officers awarded the United States Distinguished Service Medal in an official gazette notice. A separate quip observes that when a girl thinks a young man is almost good enough she will deem him too good for any other girl.
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London
H. E. Allenby
Palestine
Jerusalem
United States
Catarrhal Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood on mucous surfaces to restore the Eustachian tube function, with a promise of one hundred dollars for any untreatable case.
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Hall
Cheney & Coy
Toledo
Ohio
Flying In India Mail Service From India to Australia
Great progress in aviation sees India weighing an aerial mail link from Bombay to Rangoon with Burma, and a possible extension to Australia. Brig Gen A E Barton and Capt Ross Smith flew England Palestine India after armistice, completing the trip in 72 hours.
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India
Australia
Bombay
Rangoon
Burma
A. E. Barton
Ross Smith
England
Palestine
Cholera infantum and other notes from the era
Cholera infantum is a fatal childhood ailment spreading in summer. Baby's Own Tablets are promoted to regulate bowels and soothe the stomach, sold at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Salvage work at Scapa Flow is contracted by the British Admiralty for German warships sunk there. A dirigible project costs 9 million dollars, with 100 tons lift, 16 000 mile range, and a 1910s Australia voyage claim.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Scapa Flow
London
Atlantic
England
Australia
Saskatchewan Land Inquiries Overview
Saskatchewan Land Settlement Association, formed at the urging of the Dominion Department of Immigration, handles inquiries about farm lands received by Canadian immigration offices in the United States. In the last month, 6000 letters were received and distributed to members who must answer all inquiries. US understandings of provincial conditions remain limited.
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Regina
Sask
United States
Saskatchewan Land Settlement Association
Dominion Department of Immigration
Association
Alberta Stock Yards to Be Modernized at Calgary
Calgary stockyards will receive upgrades including paving and sewerage at a cost between 250000 and 300000 this year. Improvements aim to keep the facility up to date as livestock business expands. A humorous exchange ends with a clerical insistence on writing the time down.
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Alberta
Calgary
Irrigation Debate and Alberta Cropping Realities
A discussion on irrigation and rainfall farming argues both methods share the same soil water plant relations. In Alberta, central regions receive adequate moisture, while southern areas rely on irrigation to ensure profitable crops annually. A courtroom exchange about swindling reveals sharp social tones amid the narrative.
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Widsoe
Alberta
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Ben Rhe
Domestic Specialty Co.,ltd
Hamilton, Canada
Wagstaffe
Aas Tour
Anocen Res Rr
Clark
Ottawa
Mother Graves
Excelsior Endowment
Ontario Veterinary College
University Ave
Toronto
Ontario Department of Agriculture
University of Toronto
D. McGilvray
M.D.V
Saskatchewan Land Inquiries
Smith
Chase
Benson’s Corn Starca
Benson
Benson's
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