Greek Territory Promised Bulgars
A Geneva despatch to The Journal des Debats reports Germany guarantees Bulgaria all territory Greece gained in 1913, sparking Bulgarian satisfaction and anger toward Greece. The Bulgarian press calls Greece Bulgaria's principal enemy as a central powers conference in Sofia in September plans to discuss Balkan economic development with Ukraine represented.
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Journal Des Debats
Geneva
Germany
Bulgaria
Greece
Roumania
Sofia
Ferdinand
Ukraine
Balkans
Visible Wheat Supply Totals From Census to May 31
The census shows a total visible wheat supply of about 20.5 million bushels as of May 31. Farmers in the west hold around 5 million bushels, elevators and mills store 6.75 million, rail in transit 1 million, eastern elevators 6.64 million, and eastern transit about 1 million, with Canada east totals at 6.75 million and west totals at 7 million. The Wheat Export Company shipped 11 million bushels between March 31 and April 30.
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Canada
Editorial on imperial ministers meeting outside the war cabinet
The London Times argues for regular inter department meetings and a broader imperial division of labor. It praises the Imperial War Cabinet as a constitutional development and urges Dominion leaders like Hughes and Borden to extend their stays in England to influence the summer crisis.
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The
London Times
Bordea Ughes
Roan
Dominions
England
Hughes
Australia
Robert Borden
War Delicacies in Richmond Times Dispatch
Mrs Biggunts and Teeny discuss using leftover pork and calves liver to make chicken croquettes with bread dressing and applesauce. The exchange reflects ration era cooking ideas and playful dialect in a Richmond newspaper fragment.
Putnam's Pain-Free Corn and Wart Extractor Ad
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Pain Free Corn and Wart Extractor as a painless cure for corns and callouses. It claims rapid, effective relief and urges purchase from druggists at 25 cents.
Air travel plans reshape postwar routes and air fleet
Rear-Admiral Mark Kerr forecasts rapid air travel growth after the war with routes from Paris to Timbuktu shortened to four days and Lloyd's list tracking flying vessels. He warns of air piracy risks and notes the air force creation as a major aeronautical advance.
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London
Mark Kerr
The
Air Council
Paris
Timbuctoo
Lloyd's List
Air Force
Admiral Kerr
Air
Production Is Essential Says Sir Robert Borden
A quotation stresses that production remains the government's top duty even as calls for exemptions grow. The remark warns that delaying action risks decimation of troops and undermines the purpose of higher output.
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Sir Robert Borden
Deserter or Refugee Fight Cited in Court Transcript
A fragment from a Boston transcript shows a prisoner insisting he is not a deserter but a refugee, pointing to a black eye as he challenges the judge. The exchange underscores a claim of displacement over desertion in the proceedings.
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Boston Branscript
The Danger of Thin Blood in Anemia Warns of Silent Decline
An article extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for anemia, noting its stealthy onset and danger especially in young women and overworked individuals. A testimonial from Miss Jessie McLean of Trenton, Nova Scotia, claims seven boxes restored strength and health, with pills sold locally or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Jessie McLean
Trenton
N. S
Br. Williams
Wireless stations found in Puget Sound forests near Tacoma
Government counts uncovered two wireless transmitting and receiving stations in fir forests near Tacoma after a two day search. Trees stripped for aerials and hidden by woodland concealed the sites. One outfit was removed while the other remained. a warm stove and fresh tracks indicated recent activity. No arrests were made.
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Puget Sound
Tacoma
Cnts
Rees
Gravelburg to Swift Current Rail Extension Announced
The Gravelburg line of the Canadian Northern will be extended to Swift Current this year with an Hanna to Medicine Hat spur also planned. A large fertile tract will be opened, hundreds of farmers now hauling wheat 40 to 50 miles to the line will gain a convenient market. It is estimated at least grain elevators will be built between Gravelburg and Swift Current along the 70 mile route. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are touted as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia, restoring normal stomach action when taken as directed.
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Gravelburg
Canadian Northern
Swift Current
Hanna
Medicine Hat
Alta
Gravelbprg
Parmelee
New Pig Iron Plant Opens in Port Moody BC
An electric furnace at Port Moody in British Columbia produced its first pig iron runs aided by the Adtna Iron and Steel Company. Early output surpassed ten tons with more than twelve tons of grey pig iron made. Contracts aggregating 2,000 tons of press iron have been signed, including orders for Japan.
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British Columbia
Port Moody
Adtna Iron and Steel Company
Japan
Schoolboys aid harvest in Britain and Scotland urged
Schoolboys in Britain have performed excellent harvest work and may contribute more to farming labor this year. Appeals urge farmers to grow more produce and the ministry of food notes greater contribution. The Scotch education department plans to release a limited number of children from public and other schools in Scotland to assist during peak harvest times. A separate note states only a third of South America’s population is of pure white blood.
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Great Britain
Ministry of Food
Scotch Education Department
Scotland
South America
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Claims Cure for Nervous Prostration
A Philadelphia letter relates a woman named Mrs. Gerald recovering from nervous prostration and backache after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial asserts improved health and spirit, urging others to try the product for similar symptoms.
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Philadelphia
Itzcerald
N. Dist Street
Signature and letter handwriting in an era of typewritten docs
In Toronto a reader laments the decline of handwritten signatures and the time wasted deciphering hieroglyphics in letters. A testimonial from John Walsh praises Minard's Liniment after leg sores persisted despite various treatments.
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Toronto Telegram
Boyish Prejudice Quotes on Names and Fight Spirit
A Chicago Tribune quote contrasts naming a son Reginald Clarence with creating a fighter in the neighborhood. The wry remark links given names to expectations of toughness and resilience.
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Reginald Clarence
Chicago Tribune
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Minard
Rth Ae Ray
B.C
Western Canada
Prairie Provinces
Southern
Alberta
Pate Creek Association
Department of Agriadver
Manitoba
France
Thomas
Lydi Pinkhan
Pat John Walsh
Nestle’s Food
Seeming Miles Co., Limited
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Que
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