Dominion sells Arctic land to Toronto syndicate
The Dominion government sold about twenty acres on Bylot Island in Baffin Bay for one dollar per acre to Arctic Gold Exploration Syndicate, Ltd of Toronto. The land is unsurveyed and sale depends on future boundary determinations by the surveyor-general, as traces of gold have been found in the far north.
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Dominion
Arctic
Bylot Island
Baffin Bay
Arctic Gold Exploration Syndicate, Ltd
Toronto
Alberta minister hails Director as finest bull in country
Hon Duncan Marshall Alberta minister of agriculture calls the pedigreed bull Director the finest in Canada. Formerly with the Rothachild herd in England the animal now stands in the western province. He says prize cattle are a great asset to any province.
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Duncan Marshall
Alberta
Rothachild
England
Montreal Gazette
The First Taste Acquired the Habit When a Boy
A historical advertisement asserts tea and coffee contain caffeine and can harm children. It recalls coffee use into adulthood causing nervousness and sleep issues, then promotes Postum as a caffeine free alternative with two forms and pricing, marketed by Canadian Postum Co. Windsor Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Economy Campaign Starts in Britain
The National Organizing Committee on War Savings urges large households to cut domestic staff drastically and close portions of their estates. It calls for reduced meals, sacrifice of garden luxuries from hothouses, and reallocation of domestic labor to save money for war aims.
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Britain
National Organizing Committee On War Savings
Disfigured Soldiers Have Faces Remade
Derwent Wood, British sculptor and Army Medical Corps private, uses sculpting skills to replace facial parts lost to battle wounds. He has fashioned noses from electrically treated metal, nearly invisible at joins, restoring smell in one case. He treats about ten patients daily, surprising surgeons with the results.
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Derwent Wood
Army Medical Corps
Wood
Miller's Worm Powders Safe for Children
Miller's Worm Powders can do no injury to delicate children Infants or adolescents infested with worms may take this preparation without harm and gain relief and protection from these pests causing illness and suffering in many children.
Des Moines Prospers After Year Without Saloons
The Nebraska State Journal notes Des Moines thrived after eighty six saloons closed a year ago. Bank clearances hit records, crime fell by about fifty percent, vacant storefronts cleared, and housing demand along with building projects rose. The piece suggests other Iowa cities may follow suit if law enforcement remains stable.
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Des Moines
Register and Leader
Iowa
Nebraska State Journal
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An article touts a method to cure deafness via constitutional remedies, blaming Eustachian tube inflammation and catarrh for nine of ten cases. It promotes Mall's Catarrh Cure and Dodd's Kidney Pills with testimonials and claims of cures for kidney and other ailments linked to kidney health.
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Drew
Mall
Archbishop to lead major London service at Abbey
The archbishop of Canterbury was to officiate at a major London service. Dignitaries alight through a main Abbey entrance roped off for their use while a bold cabby quipped he would have the "old duffer inside." Worms cause fretfulness and rob the infant of sleep. Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is advertised to restore health.
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Archbishop of Canterbury
London
Abbey
No Slackers in Manitoba Pledge to Defend the Empire
The Winnipeg Tribune reports provincial treasurer Brown stating Manitobans are ready to pledge resources to the limit for the empire. He vows every blade of grass bushel of grain acre of land timber and cattle will be pledged if needed to maintain the liberties won by forefathers.
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Manitoba
Brown
Winnipeg Tribune
Winarc's Liniment Claims Cure Burns and More
Article discusses Winarc's Liniment marketed as a cure for burns and related ailments. Quoted segments imply promotional language and testimonials about personal health use. The piece reflects early 20th century patent medicine advertising practices.
Germany’s Postwar Education Aims for American Ties
The Frankfurter Zeitung foresees Germany after the war shifting to broad education in the United States on the relative merits of Germans and Britons. It warns that if needed, the mailed fist may be used against American changes.
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Germany
America
Frankfurter Zeitung
Theatre exchange between attendee and stallite over eye aid
An exchange in a theatre has an attendant offering opera glasses to a small man behind a fat lady. The stallite declines and jokingly asks for a periscope. A judge then questions the appeal as a person asks if he has close relations, and the man confirms support from his family.
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Fat Lady
Stallite
Treatment offer from Canada Cancer Institute ad
An advertisement from the Canada Cancer Institute on Churchel Ave Toronto promises free treatment and a booklet with testimonials. It invites readers to describe their disease for a free book and testimonials.
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THE
Canada Cancer Institute
Churchel Ave
Toronto
England’s Public Record Office A Repository of History
The Public Record Office in Chancery Lane houses twenty five miles of shelves with legal, historical, genealogical, and statistical documents dating back to Domesday Book. Established by the Public Records Act of 1838 it costs over £26000 yearly to maintain and attracts fifty to sixty students daily seeking discoveries in state papers, star chamber records, and other archival material.
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Star Chamber
Whitehall
Lendon
Post-grippal neurasthenia treatment with Pink Pills urged
Doctors warn la grippe often leaves post-grippal neurasthenia with tired nerves and insomnia. Rest and a tonic are advised, with Dr Williams' Pink Pills promoted as a blood building, nerve strengthener available for 60 cents a box or $2.50 for six from Brockville Ontario.
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New York City
Grippe
Williams
Dr. Williams
Scouting in English Schools To Sell School Lands In Western Provinces
Scouting is being woven into English school life with EB Young at the county school turning hundreds of boys into a unified scout troop. Manchester Grammar School plans a school troop of about 150. The government announces public auctions of Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta school lands in June to capitalize on crop prices and strong demand. War widows may be settled in Canada by the Salvation Army with a fund of one million dollars.
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EB. Young
Narrow
Manchester Grammar School
Canada
D. C. Lamb
Salvation Army
Dominions
General Booth
Department of the Interior
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
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