Germans Reluctant to Return Home After Exchange Talks
About 4,000 Germans are interned in Britain and 700 British civilians in Germany. Exchange of elderly prisoners over 45 years awaits a neutral steamer, with naval help needed. Only 2,200 Germans in UK want to go back. many prefer going to America. Camps on the Isle of Man and in Germany to be broken up.
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Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Admiralty
Isle of Man
Germainy
America
Chinese wedding customs described by London Answers
The piece explains arranged hay seeds and go-betweens in Chinese weddings. The bride is red dressed and carried in a Secan chair, with guests inspecting her hair and features. On reaching the husband’s home the couple share a meal from each other’s bowls amid a family audience and a modest feast funded by guests.
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China
London
Richest Man in the World Named as Russia’s Czar
A royal profile claims the Czar of Russia is the world’s wealthiest man with daily income around a million dollars and assets totaling ten to thirty billion. It details billions in church property, 150 million acres of land, and a state salary of 10 million dollars yearly supporting 30,000 servants, 300 automobiles, 5,000 horses, and royal households.
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Rockefeller
Rothschild
Morgan
Krupp
Russia
Siberia
Elimination of Waste on Farms Urged by Creelman
President Creelman urged farm waste elimination at the Winter Fair luncheon in Guelph. He cited gleanings left on fields from Lethbridge to Raymond and grain poured from threshing outfits. He noted manure waste in Ontario and praised Switzerland and France for saving every droppings, urging more production and feeding children oatmeal over excess meat.
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Creelman
Guelph
Lethi
Raymond
Ontario
Switzerland
France
Worm Exterminator Offered to Protect Child Health
A standard remedy by Mother Grase is promoted to shield the child from worm infestations. Years of use have bolstered its reputation as an effective treatment.
Gown Purchase Follows Luck With Accident Policy
Mrs Exc notes a gown finally, while Mrs Wye explains her husband’s stroke of luck after buying an accident policy. He broke his leg the day after taking out the policy which pays $30 a week.
No man dares trifling with her affections say sisters
A lighthearted exchange from New Vor Times notes Alice boasts five big brothers guarding her heart while Agnes counters with having five younger brothers ready to defend her.
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Alice
Agnes
New Vor Times
Local cures praised for Minard's Liniment across regions
Advertorial notices claim Andrew King from Halifax and C Beyling of Lakehead report cures of rheumatic gout and acute bronchitis using Minard's Liniment. Additional testimonial from Markham Ontario and Sussex reference similar relief dated October 9 1907.
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Minard
Halifax
Andrew King
C. Crew Read
Sussex
Markham
Ont. C
Beyling
Lakeheld
Que
Behind the Times on Writers Moving to Films
A quoted exchange notes that clever writers are reportedly deserting magazines for the movies, while another voice counters that writers have not been in magazines for some time. The exchange reflects industry tensions between periodical and film writing.
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Puck
Stop the Cough with Thomas' Felce Oil Claim
Citing cough caused by irritation of the respiratory passages the ad argues Thomas' Felce Oil eases inflammation and stops coughing. It urges trying the product for colds and promises no need to use any other preparation.
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Thomas
Fclce
Scandinavia Neutrality Amid War Profits and Tenuous Ties
Analysis argues that Norway Sweden and Denmark keep neutral stances while profiting from wartime trade. Norway floods the market with new tonnage while buying ships, Sweden ships foodstuffs to Germany for coal, and Denmark gains from general German trade. All three balance loyalties as public sentiment leans variedly toward Allies or Central Powers.
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Norway
Germany
Stock Exchange
Christiania
Sweden
England
Denmark
Russia
Serbia
Belgium
Romania
Great Britain
France
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper and Irish Gaffe
An old Irishman, once renowned for a 45s gain, works for a railway contractor in Port-au-Prince Haiti. In a hot sun he shouts profanities at Haitian workers and curses the day he learned their language after an engineer passes by on a horse.
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Port-au- Prince
Haiti
Allez
Sons of “Guns
Allex
Harper's Magazine
The High Cost of Living Pressures on Farmers and Prices
A 10 year look at rising costs from farm labor to freight, delivery, middlemen, and taxes. The Ottawa Journal-Till notes hired man wages climb from 15 dollars to over 50 dollars plus board, while rail freight and city costs rise due to higher pay for workers and pricier building expenses. The piece links farm prices to freight, delivery, clerks, merchants, and taxes.
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Hic A
Ottawa
Relief at Last Did Peck Leave His Widow with Much
A brief exchange notes satisfaction over action affecting Peck's widow. The line suggests a finality or release bringing relief to those involved. No further specifics on persons, dates, or places are provided in readable text.
Worm Powders Aid Children Bit by Bit
Children suffer worm infections with writhing and fretful behavior until the worms are expelled and the system cleared. Miller's Worm Powders are promoted as prompt and efficient, eradicating worms and aiding children who are run down.
Costly newsprint prices threaten U.S. newspapers
The Ottawa Journal reports a sharp rise in news-print costs from 60 to 100 percent on various contracts. Newspapers face drastic measures, seeking economy or higher prices, as Canadian mills export about 80 percent of their production and await possible government action to curb exports.
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United States
Canada
Ottawa Journal
No Hurry to Reform Despite Mocking Sir
A clipped exchange shows one speaker urging reform and sobriety while the other dismisses change as impossible, tone sharp and mocking. The brief dialogue hints at resistance to self-improvement despite admonition.
Persuasive Uncle Tobey Welcomes All to Supper
A hospitable man, Uncle Tobey, urged guests to take more at the table saying they would still get their share, and even joked that the leftovers would go to the pigs. The remark captures his generous, blunt spirit at a family gathering.
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Tobey
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Gillette
Gillette Safety Razor Co. of Canada, Limited
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