Saskatchewan cooperative butter order highlights province wide effort
W A Wilson dairy commissioner reports a 252000 pound Saskatchewan government No 1 butter order, part of June surplus from cooperative creameries. Shipment will reach British Columbia in nine carloads at a favorable price, reflecting strong government grading, farm education, and cooperative work boosting Saskatchewan dairying and livestock.
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W. A. Wilson
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Department of Agriculture
British Columbia
J. K. Johnston
Pelly
George Kell
Help For Asthma Remedy Promises Swift Relief
Neglect allows asthma to gain ground and grip the bronchial passages. Dr. J. D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is claimed to daily cure long standing cases that might have been prevented if used early. Do not neglect asthma, use this preparation at once.
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J. D Kellogg
Gardner invents gyro stabilized periscope sighting stand
John Gardner of Fleetwood Scotland has devised a method to sight a submarine periscope from a ship’s deck. A pedestal mounts the telescope or binoculars on a gyroscopically leveled stand, rotating slowly to maintain a fixed sea surface view while the officer remains seated.
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John Gardner
Fleetwood
Scotland
Gardners
Field Marshal Hindenburg Bust by German Sculptor
Field Marshal von Hindenburg has consulted Professor Stanislaus Cauer of Kongisberg several times on a marble bust. The sculpture, intended for the city hall in Konigsberg, will first be exhibited in Berlin before its final placement in Konigsberg.
Wife Confesses to Starting Society Scandal
In a sharp exchange a wife admits she started the scandal she and her husband have faced, asking if entering society meant she would be buried alive. The dialogue reveals strained domestic tensions and public rumor.
Putnam’s Corn Extractor Promises Pain Free Relief
An ad touts Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless remedy that removes corns overnight without leaving a scar. It claims quick action and urges readers to buy a 25 cent bottle today.
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Putnam's Corn
I Am the Newspaper in Public Opinion
A rhetorical speech by Joseph H. Finn at the 1915 Associated Advertising Clubs convention in Chicago extols the newspaper as the voice of now and the conscience of civilization. He characterizes press power as democratic yet mighty, shaping commerce, patriotism, and social justice.
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Clarion
Joseph H. Finn
Nicholas Finn Advertising Co
Chicago
Associated Advertising Clubs of the
Gave Estate to Patriotic Fund A Soldier’s Swift Sacrifice
Private Neill Campbell of the 10th Battalion Winnipeg, a Scotsman who enlisted in the west, left all his back pay and the residue of his estate to the Canadian Patriotic Fund. He was wounded at Langemarck and died on May 25. His act is warmly commended as an example of patriotic spirit and self sacrifice.
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Patriotic Fund
Neill Campbell
10Th
Winnipeg
West
Campbell
Langemarck
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Minard's Liniment Cures Dog After Vets Fail
A letter from Wilfrid Gagne, Grand Central Hotel proprietor in Drummondville, dated August 3, 1904, states Minard's Liniment cured a valuable hunting dog of mange after several veterinarians failed. The testimonial highlights product efficacy from a business owner.
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Minard's Liniment Co., Limited
Gents
Minard
Liniment
Wilf”Id Gagne
Grand Central Hotel
Drummondville
Aldershot Army Camp Grows From Hut Village to Major Base
The Aldershot camp near Cobham Common began in 1852 under Lord Hardinge with four officers and 100 men. From then until 1857 over a million pounds funded expansions, creating barracks hospitals gyms and training centres. The town’s population rose from about 300 in 1852 to over 30,000, excluding soldiers.
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Britain
Aldershot
England
Lord Hardinge
Cobham Common
Wolf and wife bargain over singing to save home
A cheerful wife jokes she could ward off poverty by singing if need be. Her husband, weary from hardship, quips that even if the wolf arrived, singing might not avert disaster.
Not Affected by the Moon in Crop Growth
Scientists conclude the moon has no significant influence on crops or weather. Plant growth depends on food, air, temperature, light, and moisture, not lunar cycles. Full daylight vastly outweighs moonlight, and tiny fractions of daylight show little to no effect on plants.
Canada’s rising pulpwood use fuels paper industry
The Paper Age notes Canada as a growing paper nation with a 1914 pulpwood use rise of over 10 percent from 1913 and a total 1910 598 487 cords to 1 224 376 cords in 1914. Quebec leads mills 31 of 66 and 55 percent of output, Ontario second with 37 percent. total pulpwood value 174 770 358 last year, with most manufactured into pulp rather than exported raw. The forestry bulletin on pulpwood will be printed soon. free copies available from the director of forestry Ottawa.
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Canada
Forestry Branch
Department of the Interior
Quebec
Ontario
British Columbia
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ottawa
Worm Exterminator Promoted By Mother Graves
A standard remedy with years of use, marketed to protect a child from worms. The product, branded as Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator, has built its reputation through long standing use.
Cannon Mounted on Trees in Paris Excelsior Photo
The Paris Excelsior shows a photograph titled "Cannon on Trees" depicting two 75 mm guns mounted on tree trunks as an anti aircraft battery. Carriages are fixed to concrete bands around the trunks to absorb recoil, allowing full directional pivoting rather than limited ground arcs.
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Paris Excelsior
Diamond in pin costs $1000 puzzled by the old man
Steinberg admires Jacob's pin diamond and learns a man left $1000 for a stone erected to his men. Jacob explains the sum funded the stone after the old man died, prompting astonishment at the jewelry's price.
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Jacob
Steinberg
Vyu
Suburban Life and A Few Hens Fowils in These Days
A. P. Marshall of Niagara Falls Canada argues that small suburban plots with a vegetable garden and a few hens maximize value and well being. Keeping birds near a garden reduces waste, provides fertilizer, scraps for feed, and fresh eggs and poultry at lower cost, while offering respite from daily stress.
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A. P. Marshall
Niagara Falls
Canada
Fox farming in Prince Edward Island faces cannibalism issues
The article describes cannibalism in PEI fox farms where pups are killed or partially eaten by parents. It notes females can be valuable mates and that filing male teeth is used to reduce injuries during play, aiming to protect pups and manage feeding behavior.
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Prince Edward Island
Cured Fifteen Years Ago of Piles and Eczema
The ad touts Dr. Chase's Ointment as a permanent cure for piles and eczema after long trials with doctors and treatments. It cites testimonials from Mr. Ketcheson of Peterboro Ontario, claiming long lasting relief and urging purchase at 69 cents a box or from Edmanson Bates & Co. Limited Toronto.
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Chase
Ketcheson
Douro Street
Peterboro
Ont
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co. Limited
Toronta
Tyrannosaurus Mounted by American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History mounts the largest known Tyrannosaurus specimen from Montana’s Lance formation. Discovered by Barnum Brown, the colossal 47 foot long, 18.5 foot high carnivore from the Cretaceous period lived with herbivorous dinosaurs as its prey. Also mounted are Corythosaurus and Ornithomimus specimens from the Red Deer river fossil region.
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Lance
Montana
Barnum Brown
American Museum of National History
Specimien
Tyrannosaurus
Kuuowd
Red Deer River
Alberta
Reu Deer River
Hospital the first stop after alien land
A schoolmaster asks what a consulate does and frames a scenario of a boy dropped far from home in a foreign land. An eager student answers by asking for the hospital as the first place to seek aid, illustrating basic understandings of unfamiliar settings.
Wedge Door Pin with Bell for Travel Use
A metal wedge door stop with a built in bell activates when the door presses the wedge. The base has short points to grip carpet or floor, preventing movement. Portable design suits travelers and keeps doors closed from the outside.
Spies in Turkey Outsized Spy Network Cited
The article describes a pervasive spy culture in Turkey where numerous spies monitor others, including government officials who themselves are watched. Open spying is common, with conversations overheard in crowds, and visitors risk attention as insider knowledge travels via loud talk by locals about legitimate activities.
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Turkey
An Oil Without Alcohol
An advertisement notes that Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil contains six essential oils and no alcohol. It claims lasting effects and states no medicinal oil equals its preventive and healing power.
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Dr. Thomas
Four sadder words remixed in a Boston classroom
A Boston schoolteacher reading Whittier to her pupils ends with the phrase It might have been. She asks for sadder words and a quick twelve year old answers Please remit, prompting a pause and a snappy classroom moment.
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Boston
Whittier
Size of Zeppelins Varies By Diameter and Length
Zeppelins vary in diameter and length with many large craft nearly battleships in size. The Deutschland is cited at 3 485 feet long and 46 feet in diameter, carrying 25 000 cubic yards of lift and a lifting power of 44 000 pounds.
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Deutschland
Quarrel on Lawn Sparks Bitter Racial Remark at Hotel
Two elderly Black laborers at White Sulphur Springs, long employed by a hotel since the Civil War, were found arguing while raking leaves. One man said to the other, in a vulgar outburst, that he wished the hotel had a thousand rooms and the other man lay dead in every room.
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White Sulphur Springs
Evry
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Beecham
Beecham’s
Thomas Beecham
St. Helens
Lancashire
Cassda
U.S. America
Excelsior Life Insurance Co
Toronto
N.B
American Museum of Natural History
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