Canadian authorities train four thousand actian soldiers in English camps
Four thousand actian soldiers volunteer for instruction at English camps under Sir Richard Turner with a representative committee. Courses cover business agriculture English modern languages and classics. Active service officers help teach though sidelined from duty. The program aims to support university led vocational training for troops organized by Dr. Tory of Alberta University. English opinion says Canadian welfare efforts are advanced.
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Richard Turner
Canada
Tory
Alberta University
Nglish
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promote Liver Action
An advertisement lauds Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the cure for torpid liver causing low mood and debility. It claims the tablets are composed of carefully chosen vegetables, cause no griping, and suit delicate stomachs.
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Parmelee
United States Forces in France Near One Million Strong
Berlin and international papers report that troops already in France plus those soon arriving across the Atlantic total about one million, addressing Lloyd George's query on 1,000,000 m¢h under arms in France.
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Lloyd George
United States
France
War Department
Atlantic
Berlin
Boston Globe
Holloway's Corn Cure Sells Relief for Corns and Warts
An advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Cure will completely relieve suffering from corns and warts for users who apply it as directed.
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Holloway
Patrol Work Compared to Indian Tactics in Old Reports
A New York Sun excerpt remarks that American troops excel in patrol work, likening their calm methods to those of ancient Indian practices, noting that the Indians had no harsher tactic than scalp ing.
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New York Sun
Harm in a Hidden Place Drives Local Debate
An obscure report notes a troubling incident that spurred scrutiny by local authorities and prompted residents to demand clearer reporting and safer streets. Officials pledged reviews, while community groups pressed for accountability and preventive measures.
Bacon Hog Economics and Ontario Bacon Hog Trade
Mr Duncan Anderson notes Ontario farmers shifted to bacon hogs about twenty years ago. Over the next eight years this pivot spurred an export trade to England in bacon and ham reaching fifteen million dollars annually. He urges clear farmer education to produce and preserve bacon as the British prefer.
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Duncan Anderson
Ontario
England
Minard Liniment Cures Distemper Charms Readers
A Chicago Herald item notes Minard's Liniment cures distemper and mentions dramatic claims about its effects. It also wryly observes on naval conflict agility as German fleet considers a larger high seas engagement with British ships.
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Chicago Herald
Vocational Training for Veterans Includes Clays Modelling
The military hospitals commission promotes flexible education for maimed soldiers to gain new trades. Courses must suit each man’s past work and abilities, offering paths related to familiar skills. Clay modelling is one of many varied occupations provided to help men achieve independence.
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Military
Military Hospitals Commission
Commission
A Grand Medicine for Little Ones
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle thorough laxative safe for children. Mrs. Jas S Hastey of Gleason Road N B endorses the product as perfectly satisfactory. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Teutonic scheme to colonize Alsace and Lorraine feared
The article warns of a German plan to settle Alsace and Lorraine with German families to tilt a future plebiscite in favor of Germany. It argues the move aims to secure a German victory in any vote on whether the provinces remain part of Germany or join France.
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Alsace
Lorraine
Germany
Opportunities that Have Passed seldom Return
A brief reflective line notes that chances once missed may not reappear for a patient person who waits.
Return to Familiar Ground in War Narrative
In a column recalling ancient routes and recent campaigns, the author notes relief in encountering familiar place names such as Gaza Beersheba and Jerusalem as British forces advance. The piece contrasts long stove-pipe battles with the comfort of recognizable geography and homelike symbols amid wartime reporting.
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Hebron
Joshua
Przemysls
Prasnysts
Dureks
Gabrieles
Sanniyats
Usambaras Strumas
Buczaczs
Gaza
Pozzacchio
Beersheba
Jerusalem
Statue of Liberty
New York
Boy Finds Interest in Striking Coincidences
A brief note wonders at the odd link between what a boy enjoys throwing and what breaks with ease, suggesting a curious pattern in his choices and outcomes.
A Stitch in Time in British War Office Salvage Effort
The British War Office solved five million dollars in ten months by salvaging soldiers clothing and equipment. Clothing is collected at depots, sorted, and sent to a central depot where it is cleaned patched and rewoven into khaki. Three to four hundred women sort items and about 45,000,000 articles have passed through their hands.
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British War Office
Stop the Cough by Dr Thomas Electric Oil
An advertising note explains cough as irritation in the respiratory passages from mucous membrane inflammation. It promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil to allay inflammation and stop the cough for colds. The text urges choosing this preparation over others.
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Thomas
Largest island before Australia was found
A playful exchange notes that Australia existed long before its discovery, with the pupil asserting Australia as the largest island and the teacher confirming the point as a historical fact.
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Australia
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds and More
An old proverb or adage notes skepticism toward remedies and efforts, likening belief in Minard's Liniment to convincing a stubborn man and to feeding a windmill by passing corn through it, illustrating skeptical humor.
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Excelsior Life Insurance CO
Toronto
Cowan
Otto Higel
Minard
M.H.C
Alice Howes
Haddington Street
Galt
Ont
Dr. Chase
Edmonson, Bates & Co. Limited
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