Rural School Picnics Open at Manitoba Agricultural College
On Thursday the 71st excursion from rural Manitoba schools toured the Manitoba Agricultural College. A group of 36 children and 4 teachers viewed domestic science, poultry rooms, pig pens, cattle barns, sheep, and the conservatories, with lunch in the dining hall and a museum visit. The trip, praised by teachers and organizers, spurs plans for more outings to extend school programs and student interest in agriculture.
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Manitoba Agricultural College
Newton
Extension Department
Prof
Herner
Winnipeg
Borneo
Woods
Agricultural College Board
Minard’s Liniment Renews Cured Wrist Injury Testimony
Isaac E. Mann of Metapedia Quebec testifies that fourteen years ago a severed left wrist cord nearly failed for nine months. After using Minard's Liniment one bottle cured him and since then he has relied on it for his family, praising its lasting effectiveness.
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Minard
Isaac E. Mann
Metapedia
P.Q
British Forces Insurance Inaugurated for Service Members
England launches a life insurance plan for all ranks in the British armed forces on land and sea. Minimum annual premium is five dollars, maximum one hundred. Natural death in Europe yields five hundred to beneficiaries. death in action or drowning at sea pays twenty five plus a nine tenth share of all surplus at war’s end.
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England
Europe
Balkan Peninsula
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Ad
A vintage notice urges parents to use Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to eliminate intestinal parasites in children, promising restored strength and vitality.
Germany to Replace Dutch Ships in Accord with Hague Official
A Hague official communication relayed by Reuters reports an agreement between the Dutch and German governments. Germany will replace torpedoed Dutch merchantmen by ceding a number of German ships and men in the Dutch East Indies of equivalent value.
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Hague
Amsterdam
Reuter’s Limited
Germany
Dutch East Indies
Insinuations Over Hair Draws Laughs in City Bits
A humorous London Bits snippet plays on bald heads and stray grass on a busy street, highlighting witty banter about appearance and everyday scenes.
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London
Freedom of Conscience Bill Extends Civil Rights
The interior ministry submits a bill to the provisional government establishing freedom of conscience. Civil and political rights no longer depend on religion. changing religion requires no official permission. Child religion set by parents until nine, with maternal tie if disagreements arise. at nine the child’s consent matters. after seventeen, changes allowed without consent. Courts of administration protect citizens from abuses by central or local government officials.
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Ministry of the Interior
Like a Grip at the Throat Asthma Remedy Claim
The article warns that asthma causes severe suffering and sleeplessness. It promotes J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a wonderful tonic that immediately relieves restricted air passages and is sold by dealers everywhere.
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J. D. Kellogg
No Way of Telling O C Message Delivery Confusion
Dialect filled exchange shows a raised question of delivering a message. One speaker asks if it was handed to an officer, the other doubts. The reply mentions confusion between officer and private and a bath incident as a defense.
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O.C
Billjim
Bath
lLondon
Captain Jones and the laundry delay joke
A joke from Pearson's Weekly features a captain noting his shirts arrive late from the laundry. His servant replies that the shirts are so clean that he wears them another week, turning a delay into a humorous excuse.
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Jones
Pearson
Nourish nerves with Dr Williams Pink Pills claim cure
An advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous breakdown and nerve weakness. It cites Mr Wilfrid Donald of West Flamboro Ontario noting restored sleep appetite and health after use. Pills sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Wil- with pricing of 50 cents per box and 2 50 for six boxes.
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Dr. Williams
Royal Family Drops German Names in Title Revisions
A court circular notes Princess Victoria and Princess Helena Victoria will be styled with English names. Princesses Duchess of Saxony relinquish that title by royal order. Prince Louis of Battenburg likely becomes Marquis of Mountbatten, a nod to a Plymouth headland.
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England
Victoria
Marie Louise
Schleswig-Holstein
Helena Victoria
Saxony
the Times
Prince Louis of
Battenburg
Mount Batten
Plymouth
Drake
Freezone Promises Painless corn Removal
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a simple remedy to lift corns and calluses with a few drops. The drug dries on contact and causes no irritation, and a small bottle can be purchased at drug stores for little cost. If local druggists lack Freezone, readers are urged to have their wholesale house supply it.
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Cincinnati
Reserve Offic ers Form Special Reserve for C E F
Sir Edward Kemp announces a reserve of officers for the Canadian expeditionary force. Eligible officers restored to rank and seniority in the C E F will appear in the militia list. Reserve officers receive no pay as such but retain pensions and will be favored for future vacancies.
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Edward Kemp
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canada
Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Harvesters' Trail Plan From Kansas to Canada
A plan outlines labor scarcity solutions with harvest routes from Kansas to Canada. Kansas crop cutting in July, Minnesota in August, and Western Canada in September, coordinated labor shifts.
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Kansas
Canada
Minnesota
White Bread.theme and war era shift in flour trade
The piece reflects on the shift from white to brown bread during wartime. It recalls past rarity of white loaf, English millers' shock at foreign wheat whiteness, rising flour imports, and a 1878 plant in England that began white flour production, framing white bread as an enemy alien invader now domestically produced.
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Budapest
Austria-Hungary
England
Worms in Children Work Havoc Action Promises Cure
Worms attack the intestinal lining and can perforate the wall if untreated. Miller's Worm Powders claim to exterminate all worm varieties and repair damage already caused.
Tino's Delusion Says He Answers Only to God
Ex King Constantine declares he is not obliged to bow to the will of the people and must answer to God alone. The remark is tied to claims that his actions followed orders from his brother in law in Potsdam.
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Constantine
Venizelos
Tino
Potsdam
Government to Build One Million Man Army Food Stockpile
The plan calls for ample canned food supplies to feed an army of 1,000,000 men next winter. Early intensive preparation is urged for tin can manufacture, with tin supply mainly sourced from Great Britain. The Government is examining obtaining pig tin from Britain at fair prices.
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Great Britain
Crisis of Women's Life in Wagoner Oklahoma
In Wagoner Oklahoma a middle aged woman recounts relief from a prolonged Change of Life with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports no further illness after two operations and credits the remedy with enabling her to perform housework and garden work. Neighbors also claim improvement from using the product.
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Viola Finical
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Man
Paul
Dodds
eLa
Redpath
Canada Sugar Refining Co., Limited
Montreal
Russia
George
Austria
Lydia E. Pinkham
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