Naval Pageant on the Thames Celebrates British Sea Power
London marks the fifth anniversary of mobilization with a five mile Thames procession starting at Tower Bridge. King George in royal barge led by admirals and civic officials amid festive arches, banners, and crowds. Bands played wartime tunes as the pageant drew high praise for beauty and scope.
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London
Thames
St. George
St. Patrick
St. Andrew
St. David
Tower Bridge
Queen Mary
William
Great Britain
Navy
Mercantile Marine
Chelsea
King George
Cadogan Pier
Battersea Park
Admiralty
George
League of Arts
Prohibition Party Fetes 50th Anniversary in Chicago
History of the prohibition movement will be reviewed in Chicago for the fiftieth anniversary of the Prohibition Party. A banquet on September 1 followed by a mass meeting on September 2 will feature party leaders and supporters.
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Chicago
United States
Prohibition Party
Warts Respond to Halloway Cure, Quick Disfigurement Relief
Readers learn that warts are disfigurements that can be addressed with Halloway's Cure, promising relief and improved appearance after treatment.
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Halloway
Wiley Says White Flour Regrets Public Health Step
Dr Harvey W Wiley a leading authority on diet states substituting white flour for the wartime blend is a backward move for public health expressing concern over nutrition standards and consumer welfare.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement explains catarrhal deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to treat by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts a 100 dollar guarantee for any cure and offers free circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Rolling Stock in Canada in 1918
Statistics from the Department of Railways and Canals show Canadian railways operated 5 756 locomotives in 1918. Passenger cars numbered 6 376, freight cars 209 243, and cars in companies service 18 899.
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Department of Railways and Canals
Miller's Worm Powders Demonstrated By Mothers Testimony
If Miller's Worm Powders needed testimonials they could be obtained in thousands from mothers who know the medicine's virtue. The powders will speak for themselves with rapid, thorough action and visible improvement from the first dose in the child treated.
Population Decline Reported Under Bolshevik Rule
Omsk once housed over two million people in 1912 but has fallen to 800,000 under Bolshevik rule according to documents and newspapers from Bolshevik prisoners. Moscow’s population reportedly declined by forty percent.
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Omsk
Petrograd
Moscow
June Inland Revenue Collections in Ottawa Report
Inland Revenue figures for June show total department revenue of 4 586 088. War taxes contributed 1 378 025 with the bulk from tobacco excise taxes at 2 425 650. The June 1919 totals exceed June 1918 by a wide margin.
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Ottawa
Department of Inland Revenue
Department
Tobado
Treasury
With the Fingers Says Corns Lift Out Without Any Pain
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless Corn and callus remover. A few drops applied to the corn allegedly lifts it with no pain or infection risk, costing a small amount per quarter ounce. Women with high heel footwear are noted as potential beneficiaries.
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Cincinnati
Quorum Peck Conversation Over Theatre Plans
In a brief exchange, Quorum asks about their theatre plans for the evening, and Mrs. Peck replies that she has changed their minds.
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds
Cordelia debates cooking and church weekly attendance in a lively local column with playful medical and social notes. The piece blends humor about remedies and daily life.
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Minard
The Stingy Man Stands Among The Smartest
A witty proverb notes that the sharpest minds may reside in frugal habits. The saying highlights prudence, saving, and cautious judgment as marks of intelligence.
The Cause of Sickness Almost Always Due to Blood
A health ad claims most illness stems from poor blood or exhausted nerves. It argues bloodlessness and nerve trouble share a root cause and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring red blood and nerves, offering mail order at 50 cents a box.
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Williams
Caught At Last Father and daughter humorous exchange
A father questions his daughter about sending Simpson home late. She ribbingly claims it was not very late and that she was already in bed when he arrived. The punchline notes she nearly burned her hands lighting the lamp due to a hot chimney.
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Simpson
Rules Set for £10000 British to Australian Flight Prize
The Royal Aero Club issues rules for an Australian Government prize to fly from Great Britain to Australia in under 720 consecutive hours. The aircraft must be built entirely within the British Empire and start from Hounslow or Calshot with a single Singapore control for identification. Entry notes Bert Hinckler’s Sopwith Dove bi plane with 80 hp Le Rhone engine.
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London
England
Royal Aero Club
Great Britain
Australia
Hounslow Aerodrome
Calshot
Singapore
Bert Hinckler
Wyoming settler pays record price for Alberta farm land
A Wyoming settler paid a record 150 dollars per acre for a quarter-section near Coaldale in the A. R. and I. block of irrigated lands in Alberta. The report comes from the Winnipeg office of the Department of Immigration and Colonization.
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Alberta
Wyoming
Coaldale
A. R. and I
Winnipeg
Department of Immigration and Colonization
Women and asthma find new hope with Kellogg remedy
Women suffer asthma across climates until they use Dr. J. D. Kellogg’s Asthma Reme. Testimonials show the remedy’s strong benefit to many women, sent unsolicited and reflecting widespread relief.
Man Discovers Foolishness Sparks Wisdom, Quote
A man realizes his own folly and begins a journey toward understanding. The reflection signals a shift from pride to insight as he encounters new lessons about judgment and self awareness.
Far East As Field For Canadian Trade
Sir Edmund Walker of the Canadian Bank of Commerce says the Far East offers broad opportunities for Canadian trade, especially between Vancouver and Japan and China. On a tour with Logan of the foreign exchange department and Holt of Vancouver, he urges a systematic campaign to capture East markets, noting that prosperity ruins more than adversity.
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Vancouver
B.C
China
Japan
Edmund Walker
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Orient
Logan
San Francisco
Foreign Exchange Department
Bank
Holt
East
Sir Edmund
Putnam's Corn Extractor Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims manslaughter in second degree cutting corns with a razor is dangerous and useless. It promotes Putnam's Corn Extractor as a safe, painless remedy that removes corns and warts in one day, priced at 25 cents per bottle and sold at all dealers.
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Putnam's
France Holds Feast of Gratitude Paris
A national observance spanned France and the rebuilt Alsace and Lorraine with religious services and crowds. Messages from President Poincare, Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch were read as school children visited cemeteries to lay wreaths on fallen soldiers of France and allies.
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Paris
France
Alsace and
Lorraine
Poincare
Clemenceau
Marshal Foch
Callings Followed By Returned Soldiers Net Gain in Agriculture
Ottawa reports 273,444 Canadian army members completed demobilization questionnaires. Among them 87,771 want stock raising or farming, with 20,269 leaving other work for agriculture. Agriculture thus nets 15,553 new workers as 4,716 farmers seek other lines. Accessions to professions total 20,409 while 12,703 leave those occupations. one in five soldiers plans a new postwar livelihood.
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Ottawa
Department of Soldiers Civil
Catarrhozone Promises Quick Relief From Cold Ailments
An advertisement claims Catarrhozone cures catarrh bronchitis and colds without drugs. It touts inhalation therapy, promises immediate relief and thorough cure, and offers a dollar outfit with inhaler plus sample and smaller sizes at 25c.
Children imagine future jobs in classroom drawing prompt
A teacher asks students to draw what they want to be when grown. A little girl asks to be married but says she cannot draw it, revealing a playful or anxious view of future plans in a classroom setting.
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