Train Divisions in Canada Under Consideration
A government proposal would mobilize and train in Canada two complete infantry divisions ready to depart for overseas at once. Training has been done in Tagland, with six provincial brigades planned including Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, and western provinces units. Details are being finalized by the Militia Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Tagland
Nova Scotia
Col. Borden
New Brunswick
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Ontario
Miller's Worm Powders Highlight Child Health Claims
The copy asserts pale sickly children suffer from worms causing digestion problems. It claims Miller's Worm Powders destroy worms and restore healthy digestion, aiding growth and nourishment.
Chip shows fleet spirit despite injuries and misreport
A Light Cruiser officer reported as severely wounded had a fractured right leg, chipped left tibia, shell embedded in the groin, and seventeen other wounds. Whitehall protested misuse of the term. Separately a farmer asks about summer board with politics, stressing the need for quiet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungerford Pollen
Whitehall
P. M
Countessel
Washington Star
Mathematician Explains Square Circles via Fashion Walk
The quote likens squaring the circle to a style moment, comparing fashion to geometry and noting the playful idea of circling a square. The remark blends math wit with everyday imagery to illustrate a difficult concept.
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound credited with woman’s recovery
In Columbus Ohio Mrs J S Bartow shares six years of illness with female troubles and nervousness. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ten days she could eat again and gained weight from 118 to 127 pounds. The letter asserts the medicine restored health and strength for women with similar ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
J.S. Bartow
South 4Th St. Columbes
Lydia
Pinkham
Fall farm practices to curb destructive insects and improve drought resilience
Fall and winter work reduce insect hibernation by clearing weeds and detritus from fences, roadsides, ditch banks, and fields. Burn, plow, or disc waste land and ditch banks. fallow sod lands to cut pests. Plowing manure beneath topsoil boosts root depth and drought tolerance, yielding greater long term benefits than surface application.
Asthma Remedy Promises Relief for Sufferers
An advertisement extols Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it relieves and cures severe asthma. It urges sufferers to obtain the preparation from their druggist without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Seed Grain Loan Collections Under Interior Plan
The Department of the Interior prepares to collect most of the seed grain advances given to western farmers for last year. Over ten million dollars were loaned by the Dominion government to drought areas in Southern Alberta and Southern Saskatchewan. A Moose Jaw head office now handles collections, led by Harry Cuttle, Chief Inspector of Homestead Agencies. Payments will be made to postmasters. elevators will not collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw
Harry Cuttle
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Offered for Child Health
Advertises a product to combat parasitic worms in children, claiming to restore strength and vitality by removing parasites. Targets worried parents with a simple remedy and positive outcomes.
German smith erupts in fury over war losses
In a Rhineland village near the Dutch border a smith, whose three sons were killed in the war, shattered a beer glass at a bust of the Kaiser after hearing of the youngest death. He cried that the Fatherland and the Kaiser meant nothing to him, and was charged with gross misconduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhineland
Holland
Live Stock Commission Seeks Data to Improve Saskatchewan Industry
The Royal Live Stock Commission of Saskatchewan collects industry data in Winnipeg and plans eastern tours. It aims to improve marketing, transport costs, and packing plant policy while calming farmer fears of market manipulation. Witnesses include W C Sutherland, W R Motherwell, and R W Ingram of Swift Canadian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Live Stock Commission
Saskatchewan
W. C. Sutherland
W. R. Motherwell
Winnipeg
Canada
R. W. Motherwell
West
W. R. Ingram
Swift- Canadian Company
Ingram
Have a Good Complexion The Flower of Good Health
The true secret of complexion lies in the blood and regularity of the system. Dr Hamilton's Pills tone and enrich the blood, clear waste, promote digestion, and establish sound health. All dealers sell Hamilton's Pills in 25c boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Hamilton
Haumphy the Captain and a Camel Impersonation
In the Egyptian desert a blunt Territorials captain, nicknamed Haumphy, returns to camp to find a sentry who failed to challenge him. The officer, furious, asks why the countersign wasn’t demanded, and the sentry apologizes, thinking the captain a camel in disguise.
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Egypt
Bedad
Lismard's Liniment Claims Cure for Diphthera
An old item notes Lismard's Liniment as a diphtheria cure. A visitor remarks health comes from being born before germ theory, implying fewer worries about illness due to early birth.
Trade at Home Why not be consistent
A Swift Current Sun editorial urges consistent support for local trade. It argues merchants and farmers depend on mutual prosperity and that buying locally strengthens both town and country. The piece stresses cooperation, warns against shopping mail order, and emphasizes shared destinies across communities.
Bethlehem Steel Ad Campaign Marks a New Publicity Era
The Bethlehem Steel Company launches a broad newspaper advertising push across 3,500 papers to present its case on a U S armor plant. The campaign argues secrecy harms corporate standing and asserts openness will shift power toward public opinion and reduce reliance on lobbyists and secret funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem Steel Company
Bethlehem Company
United States
Bethlehem
Washington
Daeak
New York
Russia Advances Liberalization Amid War Activism
The article notes the Duma granting civil rights to the present class as a major forward step, comparing it in significance to the establishment of the Duma itself, and suggests liberalization in Russia continues at a rapid pace despite ongoing conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Buffalo Express
Willis and Gillis discuss seasonal resort promotion
The fragment suggests Willis notes his wife ordered a toast praised as the season while Gillis comments about writing for circulars of summer resorts. Mentions municipal ordinances and a New York Times reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Honeymoon Couple Plays Formal Prank In Detroit
A Detroit Free Press tale describes a bride and groom who pretended to be strangers on their honeymoon. They swapped formal titles, calling each other Mr Black and Miss Pinkly, to surprise friends and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Mr. Black
Miss Pinkly
Detroit Free Press
Close call underscores patient strength in bill humor
Doctor warns patient of a close call while praising constitution and patient jokes about paying the bill. The exchange preserves a light, humorous tone typical of a medical punchline.
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Canada Starch CO
Montreal
Cardinal
Brantford
Fort William
Crown
Benson
Cii
Arew. N. U. Itt
Live Stock Commission
Ulh
Lismard
Marine E
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Excelsior
Insurance Life
Minard
Big Corporation
Gent's
Bargain” Watch CO
Dept
Cornwallis Rd
London
Eddy’s
Hull
Eddy
Arlington
Arlington Company OF Canada, Limited
Fraser Avenue
Toronto
Woop Edicine CO
Ont
Windsor
Esther
Fougera
Berkman
Hamisreai
Therapion
le Clane
Erapion
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