Allied Air Raids Turn Against German Open Towns
Manitoba Free Press discusses Allied air offensive on Germany, noting pressure to limit raids on open towns. It cites pilot Capt Schobler’s death in a Paris night raid, civilian casualties, and German propaganda while arguing air attacks target civilian harm and may breach international law.
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Germany
France
Belium
Great Britain
Britain
Paris
Schobler
Gothas
Gotha
Chateau Thierry
England
Rhine
Manitoba
British Captain Heroically Defeats German Forces at Masnieres
The story recounts Captain Black’s feud against the Germans after his baby was crippled by a bomb. He charged a dump with a walking stick, killing five attackers, then led signallers and regulars in house to house fighting at Masnieres and Rues Vertes, clearing the suburb except for an eight-man machine gun team.
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Masnieres
Marcoing
Black
England
Captain Black
Les Rues Verts
Rues Vertes
The Sultan's Treasures Hidden in Constantinople Vaults
Believed treasures of the Sultan of Turkey lie in Constantinople vaults. A gold throne adorned with rubies and diamonds is highlighted, along with an ebony throne encrusted with jewels. Two enormous emeralds, each weighing about two kilograms, are noted among many diamonds, rubies, and pearls.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Selim
Persia
Fundamental war truths must be fully realized
Hilaire Belloc argues Prussia started and sustains modern atrocity, dissolving European moral order. He warns only defeat of Prussia can restore civilization, urging uncompromising war against barbarism and preventive action to protect Britain from aerial or naval assaults.
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Europe
Prussia
England
London
Ways to economize shoes and crafts urged by army council
The Auburn Citizen notes the British army council urges leather conserving measures. Leather boots and women’s shoes are capped at seven inches, while men are advised to avoid broad-end crafts. The piece warns American women and men to curb vanity and embrace utility, favoring string ties over silk neckwear.
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British Army Council
Auburn
Rabbits could grow to 2484 in a year at six offspring monthly
The piece argues that a pair of rabbits could reach 2,484 in twelve months with six young each month. It notes some families claim as many as thirteen offspring. It suggests culling surplus males as soon as they can be eaten. Rabbits subsist on hay and are inexpensive, providing about five pounds of meat when fully grown.
Militia Clarifies War Badges for Canadian Forces
The militia department explains badge eligibility. Class A is for front line veterans, design identical to the Canadian Patriotic Fund issue. Class B, the Imperial silver badge, goes to British soldiers honorably discharged as permanently unfit, and to Canadians who served in England or at the front. Soldiers may receive both if eligible, with B issued only after discharge. The Canadian war service badge is not issued to Canada residents with Imperial service. Imperial badges follow proper authority.
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Militia Department
Canadian Patriotic Fund
England
Canada
Carrot Advice Sparks Food Price Fluctuation
The food controller urged eating carrots for nourishment and economy, but donkey feed prices rose afterward signaling supply chain shifts and impact on livestock support costs.
Spring Fever and A General Tonic Claim
An 1920s style advertisement urges readers to combat spring fatigue with Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Anake tonics. It touts blood purification, nerve relief, and renewed vitality, claiming benefits for tiredness, skin, headaches, and minor pains with glyceric herb extracts and Oregon root. Fifty-cent tablets are marketed through drug stores.
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Signa Oeerones
Oregon
Dr. Pierce
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