Survey Ontario Forest Resources Plan Progress
The commission of conservation aims to survey Ontario forest resources similar to British Columbia and Saskatchewan studies. Fragmentary data exist from timber owners officials and railways. a shortage of qualified foresters hampers the effort. Ontario boasts the continent’s largest fire protection force with about 1 000 staff at peak season.
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Commission of Conservation
Ontario
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Cure
An old advertisement offers $100 reward for proof Hall's Catarrh Cure does not cure. It claims internal action cleanses blood and mucous surfaces, building constitution. Includes testimonial list and Toledo druggists Weneey’s Co. pricing at 75 cents.
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Hall
Weney'ht & CO
Toledo
Washington says aid to provisional Russian government endures
The United States continues to provide money and supplies for the provisional Russian government still present in the country. Washington frames the aid as a relief and warns that losing this “meal ticket” would harm Bolshevik opposition by depriving the regime of support. General Kaledine and his Cossacks threaten to cut off bread and coal to the Bolsheviks, a move seen as destabilizing and treacherous.
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United States
Washington
Kaledine
New York World
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Russia War Figure
Minard's Liniment claims diphtheria cure while General Verkhovsky, a former minister of war and respected soldier, rose from private to colonel. His career includes the Manchurian campaign and later wartime battles after Romania joined the Allies.
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Verkhovsky
Russia
Military College
Romania
Falkenhayn
Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses Near Mount Etna
The largest tree in the world stands at Mascall near Mount Etna with a trunk 204 feet in circumference. It is named The Chestnut Tree of a Hundred Horses after a legend of a queen and her court sheltering from rain beneath its branches.
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Mascall
Mount Etna
Inquiry urged into Crow's Nest mine bumps and disasters
George S. Rice, an eastern mining expert, urges a permanent commission to review evidence from the Crow's Nest mine disasters. He notes bumps likely stem from roof subsidence under rigid rocks, causing massive rock blows that break timber and trigger extensive mine collapses and tremors.
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George S. Rice
Crow's Nest
Rice
Germanys ruin shadows its wartime glory
Germany’s rush into Northern Italy is a showy political win that will not feed its people or fuel its factories. The Kaiser’s triumphs in Brussels Belgrade Warsaw and Bukharastan prove hollow as economic forces and Allied sea power bar Germany from victory.
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Italy
Germany
Brussels
Belgrade
Warsaw
Bukharest
France
Great Britain
United States
London Daily Express
Miller's Worm Powders Promote Child Health
Children afflicted with worms show writhing and fretfulness, and long for relief until the parasites are expelled. Miller's Worm Powders are promoted as prompt and efficient, aiding worm elimination and helping run down children regain strength.
Home Canned Vegetables Safe Says Pack
Charlies Lathrop Pack, president of the U S national emergency food garden commission, classifies danger claims about cold pack methods as enemy propaganda. He asserts the cold pack has been used five years with no deaths or serious illnesses from properly canned food. Pack calls home canned goods safe and necessary.
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Charlies Lathrop Pack
U.S. National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Parcels for Prisoners of War Regulations Issued
New rules limit forwarding of parcels to German prisoners of war. Relatives may send one parcel every three months after obtaining a coupon from the central committee of prisoners of war. applications go to the prisoners of war department in London. Parcels must weigh under eleven pounds and include listed items only.
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Germany
A of War Department
England
Central Committee of Prisoners of War
A Man of Action by William Hard on Theodore Roosevelt
William Hard lauds Theodore Roosevelt as a man of action and the greatest of his time. He recalls Roosevelt showing unity in conferences and willingness to clash with diverse groups to push a supreme political and military front. He urges President Wilson to send Roosevelt to lead.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Wilson
William Hard
New Republic
Asthma Remedy Promoted to Aid Persistent Attacks
The piece touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a potent treatment for persistent asthma attacks that drain strength. It emphasizes keeping Cocotte on hand to eradiate the disease from tender air passages and restore vitality.
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J. D. Kellogg
Appreciation for Canadian Pacific Railway Service
The Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian Pacific Ocean Services carried a large share of US to Russia passengers, including many American railroad men. The American railway advisory commission from Chicago to Vancouver and Yokohama praised the route and large-scale trade, with Henry Miller thanking Vice-President G. M. Bosworth for courtesy and service.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Pacific
Canadian Pacific Ocean Services
United States
Russia
Canada
American Railway Advisory Commission
Chicago
Vancouver
Yokohama
Henry Miller
G. M. Bosworth
German Attacks Behind the Lines and the Lessons for Allies
The piece argues Germany fights behind the lines by engaging anarchists, socialists, clericals, and other groups to destabilize allied nations. It warns that victory hinges on countering internal subversion in France, England, and the United States, citing Russia and Italy as warnings and urging vigilance to prevent collapse.
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Escari Ly
Germany
Italy
Venice
France
England
United States
Russia
New York Tribune
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Endorsed as Standard Remedy
A long standing product, Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator, is promoted as a standard remedy for protecting children from worms. Years of use have bolstered its reputation and confidence among users.
Navy record shows vast wartime logistics and losses
In a Commons eulogy the Prime Minister cited wartime sea transport under navy protection totaling 13,000,000 men, 2,000,000 horses, 25,000,000 tons of explosives and supplies, 50,000,000 tons of coal fuel, 113,000,000 tons of food and materials. Naval losses were 3,500 men with 2,700 killed by enemy action. expeditionary force grew from 160,000 to over 3,000,000, described as a great feat of organization.
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House of Commons
Minard's Liniment Proves Helpful in Grippe Attack
A letter from a customer praising Minard's Liniment for relief during a severe LaGrippe attack and in cases of inflammation, noting repeated effectiveness and sending regards.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Caproni Predicts Trans Atlantic Air Fleets Soon
Italian inventor Caproni told a Paris audience he expects one of his large aircraft to cross the Atlantic before long and foresees squadrons flying the ocean as a common sight later in the war era.
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America
Europe
Atlantic
Caproni
Paris
Cedar Fence Posts and Lumber offered by McCollom Lumber
Farmers are urged to write for carload price quotes on Cedar Fence Posts Telephone Poles and Coast Lumber. The Winnipeg Manitoba company offers cement, salt, sugar, and wire in carload lots direct from mills with delivery to stations.
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McCollom Lumber & Supply CO
Merchants Bank Bldg
Winnipeg
Man
Queen Mary Uses Chestnuts to Support Munitions Effort
During a Sandringham stay Queen Mary organized a collection of over a ton of horse chestnuts for munition factories. The chestnuts replace grain in producing munitions, aiding the nation’s food supply and boosting wartime production.
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Mary
England
Royal
Sandringham
New Arrival and Where to Go in Shelling Times
A fragment depicts Sandy from the Wee Kirk asking where to seek refuge as shelling begins. The reply notes advice depends on one’s religious opinions, hinting at sectarian tensions shaping evacuation or safety choices.
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Sandy
Wee Kirk
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Ontario Commission
Dodds
Grippe
Scott
Douglas & CO
Wanevere
C.P.R
Navy
Yours
Sloan
Kalf Savi” -Ells
3S Products
Mos
Edmonton
Alberta
P. C
THE
Wood Ine CO
Toronto
Pougera
Beekman
le Creae
Lonsos Enasnes
Krapion Nuine
Canada Starch CO. Limited
Montreal
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