Seven Million Women Work It in Wartime Britain
It is estimated that more than 7,000 women are needed to replace men in war and peace across the British Isles. Women train as milkers and dairy hands in Scotland and Northumberland, while in Devonshire and other counties girls work before schooling. Women operate lathes, in powder sheds, on twelve hour shifts, and perform tasks in factories, carts, driving, and distribution.
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British Isles
Scotland
Northumberland
Devonshire
Schop
Cromwell used Cork bells to forge cannons words
The remark recalls Cromwell ordering Cork church bells taken down and melted for artillery during the German conflict. It notes his comment that gunpowder was invented by a priest, so the bells should become cannons.
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Germany
Cork
New C P R Installations In Toronto Attract Attention
The old Toronto C P R station has been leased to the City for $1 a year. The new north end station is in full operation with modern facilities, meeting current needs and anticipating future growth. The company plans continued building in large centres, including a Front Street terminal due next year, rewarding Toronto with overdue attention.
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Toronto
North End
Front Street
Queen City
Parish Priest Quits Over Contributory Negligence Claim
Reverend Binks departed his pastorate saying his parishioners bore responsibility for contributory negligence in the church affairs.
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Binks
Better Authority Quips on Shakespeare and an Estate
A Boston Transcript quips that Shakespeare spoke of adversity as sweet while noting a lawyer once pocketed sixty five percent of an estate, framing a sharp contrast between literary merit and legal greed.
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Shakespeare
Boston Transcript
Alcohol as Fuel and Industrial Reuse in Prohibition Era Canada
A Regina College former principal urges converting breweries and distilleries to commercial alcohol production after prohibition. An analytical chemist proposes also vinegar, pickling, canning, and cold storage uses. The piece cites dwindling gasoline and rising prices, plus a British chemist predicting alcohol as future fuel.
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Canada
Regina College
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promise Rich Blood Health
An ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a quick reliable cure for anemia and poor vitality. It features a Kingston Ontario woman testimonial about headaches dizziness and weight gain after using the pills and notes price and mail order through The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Preparedness for Farmers in Hard Times and War
The piece argues that farmers should prepare to endure shortages by self sufficient farming. It urges growing food for family and livestock, maintaining supplies like eggs, dairy, canned goods, meat, and silo feed. Proper preparedness reduces dependence on bought foods and stabilizes farm finances, as advised by the Montreal Family Herald.
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Montreal Family Herald
New Feed Study Shows Colts Do Well Without Oats
Kansas Agricultural College researchers report that after nine months of feeding, colts not given oats show better condition and slightly higher gains than those fed oats. The 70 25 5 corn bran oilmeal ration costs 20 percent less per head while delivering equal energy and digestible elements to the oats mix. Twenty colts, five pure breds and five grades per lot, shared roughage like alfalfa and pasture.
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Kansas Agricultural College
Lounsbury and Pedant Debate Looks Like Rain
A Yale professor on holiday clashes with a pedant over a weather joke. Lounsbury declares water looks like rain after the pedant asks what looks like rain, concluding with a sharp retort.
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Professor Lounsbury
Yale
Boy Josh Embraces Big Words at Home
A Washington Star line notes Farmer Corntessel saying Josh uses botanical terms in the garden but switches to plain speech at the table. The quote highlights how a child adopts formal language in nature yet adapts to everyday chat at mealtime.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Railways See Clerical Shifts as War Depletes Workforce
The Calgary CP Rail offices saw 16 of 20 clerks enlist at war start and promotion and wounds followed. Across Canada about 6,000 railway workers may have gone, leaving more women in clerical roles and even some adopting workwear as duties shift.
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Calgary
England
Canada
Dominion
Eakils
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Case Claim
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County claims Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co will pay 100 for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason notes date December 6 1886. Advertisement includes testimonials and price 75c.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Sear
Wall
Lawyer pushes swift damage suit for child's college costs
A lawyer insists on rapid progress in a damage case arguing urgency to fund his six week old child's college expenses. The exchange shows a client seeking early settlement to cover education costs.
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Chient
When Asthma Comes Do Not Des Pair Remedy Ad
An advertisement for Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promises swift relief from choking and breathing difficulty. It claims thousands have benefited and urges readers to obtain a package today.
Russian Officer Tatiana Kaldikhina Makes Frontline Debut
Tatiana Kaldikhina, promoted to under officer in the Russian army, moved from a girls college in Astrakhan to the front after appeals to military authorities. Her German skills aided reconnaissance, earning the Order of St George fourth degree and the cross of the third degree for under fire heroism. She was wounded by shrapnel and is recovering in hospital.
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Tatiana Kaldikhina
Astrakhan
Manitoba Poultry Flocks Fall Short of Demand
Scarcity of feed and low prices in fall 1914 led to thinning of poultry flocks in Manitoba. The reductions were not replenished, leaving Manitoba’s egg production in the spring lower than two years earlier.
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Manitoba
Judge This Man Was A Stranger To You Fight
A complaint notes a fight initiated by a stranger to the narrator who questions why friends were absent on vacation and why the clash occurred.
Nerviline Penetrating Liniment Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a powerful penetrating liniment for tonsillitis sore throat chest colds and various pains. It claims relief within five minutes and markets a large family size bottle as economical, sold by dealers or Catarrhozone Co Kingston Canada.
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Canada
Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Chivalrous Turkish commander Nur ed Din at Kut
The Times of India notes Nur ed Din, commander of the Turkish defense of Kut, as a gentleman and sportsman. He proposed a truce to restrain marauding Arabs and handed over the sick and wounded, fighting honorably and punishing disobedience where possible.
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Kut
Townshend
Nur-ed-Den
Nazim Pasha
Nur-ed-Din
The
Times of India
Sores Heal Quickly with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
An advertisement claims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil rapidly heals persistent sores by removing dead tissue, drawing out pus, and preparing the skin for new growth. It asserts the oil is a recognized healer with many testimonials.
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Thomas
A Word of Friendly Advice on Canadian Transport Study
A Canadian committee in the United States seeks experts for a thorough study of Dominion transportation problems. The text warns that academic credentials do not guarantee integrity and notes U.S. battles against privileged business, stressing honesty alongside technical knowledge.
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Canada
United States
Christian Science Monitor
They Say Hesitation Makes One Extinct in a Quip
A spinster boarder quips that the woman who hesitates is lost while a blunt old bachelor at the table calls her extinct in a sharp exchange cited by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Mendicant-Sir Faces Hardship Amid Foreclosure Threat
A destitute man pleads hardship as paralysis hinders work while supporting six children and a ill wife. The note hints at imminent dispossession and seeks aid. The quirky phrase Stalled Motorist-Piffle appears as a tongue in cheek aside about second-hand cars.
Manitoba Fisheries and Native Fishing Rights Overview
The waterways of Manitoba host diverse fish species including sturgeon in Red River and lakes Winnipeg. Lake Winnipeg supports a major fishery sending catches to New York and US centers. Indigenous rights allow fishing within reserves under treaty rights.
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Manitoba
Lake
Winnipeg
Red River
Assiniboine
Lake Winnipeg
Black Bear Island
New York
United States
Pembina
Department of Marine and Fisheries
J. D. A. Evans
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria Trial Charge Shocks Police
A magistrate asks what the man is charged with and six policemen who arrested him name a dynamite charge in a Tit-Bits style report. The quirky claim contrasts a medicine with a violent accusation as part of a humorous clipping.
Miller's Worm Powders touted as unmatched vermifuge
Advertisements claim Miller's Worm Powders are superior to all other worm destroyers. Mothers are urged to use it at the first signs of worms in children, asserting it provides immediate and lasting relief and is a perfectly trustworthy medicine.
Manitoba Creameries Shipped Seven Cars of Butter This Spring
More than twenty creameries operated in Manitoba last winter and city dairies did not import milk or cream. From spring start to June 10 seven cars of creamery butter were shipped from Manitoba.
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Manitoba
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