Future of the Beef Industry in Postwar Trade
A Toronto Globe analysis predicts a strong postwar demand for young Canadian cattle to restock European farms, especially in France and Belgium. Britain cannot supply due to domestic needs, so Canada could ship stockers to finish on European farms or through British restrictions later eased. The shift could revive transatlantic live cattle trade, with France abolishing customs duties on food opening the way.
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France
Belgium
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Europe
Canada
Dominion
Toronto
Neighbor Bargains for Shared Tools Behind Rake Request
In a quirky exchange the speaker asks to borrow Wombat’s rake and offers to let Subbubs use Dingbat’s lawn mower in return. The dialog highlights neighborly barter and casual property sharing within a small community.
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Wombat
Dingbat
Retired Farmers and the Pull of the Farm Life
The piece argues that retiring farmers often stay in or return to rural life due to taxation, social fit, and health. It notes farm assessments can feel higher when living in town, social adjustments are tough, and idle time harms health. Remaining connected to farming and family brings lasting happiness and strong old friendships.
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Wallace
Modifications of the War Stamp Tax
The post office department announces changes to the war stamp tax for post cards. Souvenir cards bearing only pictures and printed matter stay at the old one cent rate. Messages on the same side as the address up to five words incur no extra stamp. longer messages require a stamp or the card goes to dead letter. Ads on post cards count as second class and require one stamp, printed wholly in print on the opposite side. The Ottawa order gave no conditions when it took effect.
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Post Office Department
Ottawa
Argentina Communal Ovens In Kampo Rural Districts
In the Argentina Kampo rural districts communal ovens are still used by natives called gauchos. Families rotate heating duties with a senora de la kasa tending the oven and reserving a large loaf for her own family. Fire is supplied by sun dried bovine chips when wood is scarce.
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Argentina
Argentina Kampo
Senora-De-Lakasa
Bunny Warren
Millers Worm Powders Promises Digestive Restoration
An early health note claims pale sickly children suffer from intestinal worms. The remedy Millers Worm Powders is said to destroy the worms and restore digestion, helping infants derive sustenance from food and return to healthier function.
German chemist linked to gas research and warfare
Dr. Emil Fischer of the University of Berlin is named as the man behind the development of asphyxiating gases and as the head of a brigand corps blamed for looting and destroying factories in Belgium and occupied Northern France to secure plunder and cripple French industry.
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Emil Fischer
University of Berlin
Fischer
Belgium
France
Cat Cries For Door Space In Modern House
A householder laments doors shrunk by unseasoned wood and, in irony, asks the builder to send a man to create space under the doors for the cat to pass. The note notes mice slip under doors while the cat cannot follow. The request seeks immediate repair.
St Vitus Dance Treatment Advocated For Children
A Canadian newspaper item promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building cure for St Vitus dance in children. It cites Mrs Alfred Lochner of Dunnville Ontario reporting dramatic improvement after nine boxes, and urges parents to use the medicine, available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Alfred Lochner
R.R. No
Dunnville
Ont
Violet
St. Vitus
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Offer Gentle Purge and Cure
A pill remedy claims thorough cleansing of the stomach and bowels to correct irregular action. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised as mild yet effective, purging painlessly and delivering a permanent cure with no painful aftereffects, suitable even for delicate constitutions.
Clerical led Agriculture Course Opens at Manitoba College
A short country clergy oriented course begins August 2 at Manitoba Agriculture College. The program includes a staff lecture series and a conference on the country church and agriculture with national reputation social workers. Railways offer special rates as the program is prepared.
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Manitoba Agriculture College
Country Church
Big Ben to Run Again After Overhaul
The famous clock tower bell in Parliament is being overhauled after a period of being topped. Big Ben properly names the bell struck for hours, named in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall. The bell weighs 1344 tons and its tone carries far above London traffic. The hour hands exceed nine feet in length and weigh over two hundredweight.
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House of Parliament
Bejamin Hall
London
Hair breadth escapes in trenches with deflected bullets
A Bootle Hospital visitor asks how many men have escaped bullets deflected by buttons prayer books and other items. A wounded soldier confirms such cases noting a mate was struck in the hand and ear by the same bullet while scratching his ear, a singular tale from the trenches.
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Bootle Hospital
Our Trade With Italy and Canada in wartime ties
The Montreal Journal of Commerce notes that last year Canada had total trade with Italy and Canada amounting to 2 802 000 dollars. Imports from Italy were 2 147 000 dollars while exports to Italy were 655 000 dollars. The piece suggests war will foster closer allied commercial relations.
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Italy
Canada
Montreal Journal of Commerce
Zam-Buk heals skin troubles quickly in wars and daily use
Zam-Buk is advertised as an antiseptic that kills poison in wounds, stings, and sores and speeds healing. It claims to treat sunburn, blisters, heat rashes, and skin diseases with topical use. The note urges purchase from druggists and stores, with Zam-Buk Soap also offered.
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Bex
All
Empresas
Toronto
American origins of German Kultur argued by Giddings
Professor Franklin H. Giddings claims German Kultur spread by an American, Benjamin Thompson of Rumford Mass. Thompson’s rise from obscure youth to Bavarian reformer is recounted, highlighting his military and domestic reforms, education, economy, and housing efficiency. Giddings ranks Thompson among the three greatest Americans.
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Benjamin Thompson
Woburn
Mass
Bavaria
Franklin H. Giddings
America
Hig
Massachusetts
Count Rumford
Thompson
Rumford
N.H
Concord
England
France
Giddings
Bejamin Franklin
Jonathan Edwards
Tommy’s Camels Chewing Sparks Breakfast Lesson
A Philadelphia Record anecdote recalls a mother urging proper eating at breakfast. A promised zoo visit with Uncle follows, but Tommy fixates on camels. He muses that Mother would enjoy watching the camels chew all day, a humorous offhand remark during the outing.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Record
Proposal Pleasantry Turns to Father’s Reluctant Consent
A compact stage exchange centers on a suitor asking for the hand of Grumbella’s daughter. The father, terse and wary, questions the suitor’s resolve before granting cautious approval. The dialogue ends with a forward move toward betrothal via a formal request.
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Grumbella
Rehearsal Crowd Targeted by Crowd Delusion Plan
In rough frontier slang a character questions the plan as Phoney Pete explains a crowd will stage a stunt tonight to trap a wandering person, aiming to draw a crowd and test the gullible. The dialogue hints at a staged deception involving a marked man.
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Pete
Grape-Nuts Health Claims Letter Cited
A testimonial touts Grape-Nuts as a health food after chronic indigestion and constipation. The writer credits the product with restored digestion, weight gain, and daily use as essential, noting a physician also recommends it. The Canadian Postum Co. promotes these letters as genuine human-interest stories.
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Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Weeds and Weed Seeds Bulletin Summary for Farmers
A Dominion of Agriculture bulletin explains perennially tough weeds and best ploughing depths, with sun drying for shallow roots and deep ploughing for deep roots. It lists 114 varieties, 28 of which are noxious, with detailed descriptions and illustrations to aid farmers and gardeners.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
G. H. Clark
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An old classified style ad offers one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from F Cheney & Co of Toledo and a bank endorsement, noting internal action and a 75 cent price per bottle with mentions of tablets and a contact for drugstores.
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Hall
F. J. Chiney & CO
Toledo
F . Cheney
National Bank OF Mmpirce
Fiall
All Drugeists
Iron sulphate fails as weed killer on potatoes
A Maine Agricultural Experiment Station review shows spraying iron sulphate on potato tops to control wild mustard yielded mixed results. In 1913 at Highmoor Farm some increased tuber yield occurred, but 1914 trials on Green Mountain potatoes indicate iron sulphate injures vines severely, making the method impracticable for eradicating wild mustard.
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Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Charles D. Woods
Aroostook
Highmoor Farm
Highmoor
Go‑as‑you‑please remarks spark caution about finances
A brief dialogue fragment shows a speaker asserting he pays as he goes while another character, amid a yawn, jokes that the other will not become bankrupt. The exchange highlights casual attitudes toward spending and financial risk.
How Dunkirk Was Sold to Louis XIV
Dunkirk, once English, was handed to Louis XIV in 1664 after Louise de Kerouaille and Mme de Montespan influenced Charles II. The transfer, arranged as a royal cession, netted about £200,000, a sum equivalent to roughly five million in contemporary dollars.
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Dunkirk
England
Louis XIV
Louis AV
Napoleon
Louise de Kerouaille
Portsmouth
Charles II
Mme. de Montespan
Louis
Germany Relies Heavily on U S Copper Supply
The London Times notes that about nine-tenths of Germany's copper comes from the United States. Germany's other traditional sources Australia Belgium Japan Serbia and Great Britain are now enemy countries. The only neutral supplier is Sweden, but exports are limited or prohibited.
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Germany
United States
Australia
Belgium
Japan
Serbia
Great Britain
Sweden
London Times
Holloway's Corn Cure Tops List for Results So Far
There may be other corn cures, but Holloway's Corn Cure stands at the head of the list so far as results are concerned.
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Holloway
Six Simple Studies in Prophecy Series Preview
Dr C J Scofield editor of the Scofield Reference Bible writes six articles under the title Six Simple Studies in Prophecy History Written in Advance. The Sundays School Times, Philadelphia Pa, will publish the last of June these articles in the weekly religious paper with a three weeks free trial on request while supplies last, if the article is requested.
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C. J. Scofield
Scofield
Sunday School Times
Philadelphia
A Scots Divine Residence Quips About Germanethics
A Reynold's Newspaper piece recalls a remark by a servant at the home of a famous Scottish divine. As German atrocities loom in discussion the servant says amid seeking guidance that if any German reaches heaven it would deter many from being good.
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Reynold
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