Lenine’s Insanity and the Failed Proletarian Dream
The article condemns Lenin and allies for provoking mutiny and civil war to push a social revolution. It alleges secret treaties were exposed to discredit the war effort, but Lenin’s hopes collapsed as German workers did not rise and Brest-Litovsk forced a humiliating peace. It calls Lenin the most discredited statesman.
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Lenine
Polhing
Russia
Brest-Litovsk
Nicholas Lenine
Jam shortage limits British civilians weekly supply
The text notes Britain has only about one ounce of jam per person per week. It urges Canadian housewives to make jam to aid butter conservation and to support overseas needs during the jam shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Eddy
Corrigan Family Dialogue Cited in Buffalo Express
A humorous exchange between Bell Bottoms Corrigan and Dan ny Corrigan Jr appears in the Buffalo Express. The father notes wide jacket sleeves as the key to fighting, joking about pants being wide at the bottom to roll up quickly.
Constipated Children Benefit From Baby's Own Tablets
An old advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative for infants. Mrs. Eugene Couture of Knox Bridge Quebec endorses their effectiveness for a constipated feverish baby. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Eugene Couture
Knox Bridge
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
After the Party a War Worker Panel and Child Task
A group of women from a war working party gather at a member’s home. The hostess’s young daughter says she is given a daily task by her mother and the guests. The little girl declares her task for today is to count the spoons after everyone has gone.
It Is Wise to Prevent Disorder
Many causes lead to stomach disorders and few are free from them. At first signs that the stomach and liver fail to function, a course of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills should be tried. They blend laxatives and sedatives for effective digestion restoration.
Net Darns Improve Stocking Repairs For Mothers
Darning tips suggest using black net for dark fabrics and white net for light colors. Cut a piece larger than the hole, tack it in place, then weave through the mesh to create a neat darn that looks woven and lasts longer than netless repairs.
Minards Liniment Cures Diphtheria and War Prayers
The 200 members of the house of representatives gathered at session opening joined with Rev Henry N Couden in a prayer asking deliverance from hyphenated Americans and others said to retard the war effort for peace and human happiness. The piece links wartime sentiment with a blanket warning against profiteers spies and pacifists in the era.
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House of Representatives
Henry N. Couden
House
Millionaire snarls at reporters in limousine exit
A multi millionaire exits a limousine and scorns officers of the press. He refuses newspaper delivery and mutters a taunt about differences between himself and the reporter. The moment captures a tense clash with media outside a Washington post story.
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Washington Post
Brave Cyclist Averts Lieutenant Death At Training Camp
An army motorcyclist at a U S training camp rescued a young lieutenant by ramming his bike into a runaway parachute dragging the officer from a 2000 foot jump. A high wind tangled the parachute cords and pulled the man across a field before the cyclist intercepted it by driving into the chute.
Prices of Wheat Four Substitutes
The Canada food board names reasonable prices for wheat flour substitutes with variability tied to grain costs. Estimates show corn flour from 6 3/4 to 8 cents per pound by region, rye flour from 7 1/2 to 84 cents, and barley flour from 6 3/4 to 6 cents, warning retailers not to charge excessive prices.
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Canada Food Board
Canada
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Constitutional Relief
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy for catarrh claiming cures and offering a hundred dollars reward if it fails. It also markets Hall's Fearless Pills for constipation and urges sending for circulars and testimonials.
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Cour
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Chiaall
Mistake in Mil Signallers Description Causes Laughs
A German prisoner escaped from an internment camp and a description was sent by telephone. The signaller, after struggling with the name and appearance, ended the message with height 5 ft 6 all beard and a moustache. The correction circulated reads Please read small for all.
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Milit
Holloway's Corn Cure Kills Roots of Corns and Warts
The product when applied to a corn or wart destroys the root tissue and the thick skin surface comes away without injuring the underlying flesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Completing the Circle Umbrella Loan Clash in Comic Exchange
A humorous dialogue from the Kansas City Journal features a spiraling umbrella loan dispute. Two speakers argue over who borrowed from whom, tracing a circular borrowing chain among friends and acquaintances.
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Kansas City Journal
Phrase puzzled French learner on English meaning
A Francophone student questions an English sentence about Mr Noble seeking reelection. The tutor explains that if Mr Noble consents to stand again he will likely have a walkover, meaning an unopposed victory. The remark highlights quirks in political language.
Origin of Honeymoon Traced to Scandinavian Mead Custom
The term honeymoon stems from an old Scandinavian practice of drinking diluted honey wine for thirty days after a wedding, aligning with the moon’s age. The custom, described in historical notes, links the word honeymoon to this celebratory period.
Dr Kellogg Asthma Remedy Claimed To Help Long-Standing Cases
The article urges asthma sufferers to read letters to Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy from hundreds of cases once as desperate as their own. It claims even long-neglected cases gain prompt relief from this famous preparation.
Taking It Out in Trade Harpers Magazine excerpt
A fragment from Harper's Magazine quotes a rural wedding tale in the south. A poor groom marries and, after the ceremony, offers his last money to the minister then jokes about sending any children to the minister’s Sunday school.
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Darky
Harper’s Magazine
Minard's Liniment Praised In Patient Testimonial
A 1915 letter recalls an injury from a road machine and long use of a crutch. In 1906 Mr De Outridge of Lachute urged the liniment, yielding “the most satisfactory results” and the writer claims to be as well as ever.
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de Outridge
Lachute
Minard
U S Shipyards Scope and Distribution
The United States operates 157 ship yards with 51 active before April 1917 and 106 established since. Seventy yards build steel vessels while 80 craft wooden hulls, with three fabricating steel ships and four constructing concrete vessels. Capacity reaches 834 shipways, 750 for merchant ships under the emergency fleet program, plus 29 building for the navy and 21 for private owners.
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United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Putnam's Extractor Cites Quick Corn Relief in Ad
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a simple two to three step remedy for painful corns. It claims peeling action removes the troublesome corn and promises fast, affordable relief at a quarter per bottle in drug stores.
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Putnam's
Putnam’s
Wealth of the Underworld
The article notes a rapid surge in mining since recent decades with iron, copper, and petroleum production surpassing all prior eras. It warns that this fast extraction may exhaust resources within a few centuries, risking scarcity of other minerals as well.
Strong on the Count and Circus Barker Echo
An office boy recalls a German count of prisoners and likens it to a circus barker. He touts an African hyena with a claimed 16 foot nose to tail measurement, totaling 32 feet. The fragment hints at wartime rhetoric and sensational showmanship.
Camels Recognized for War Service by Egyptian Sultan
The Sultan of Egypt officially recognizes camels as war animals for transporting supplies across deserts. Special medals were conferred on camel corps veterans for their service at ceremonies where presentations were made by the Sedean.
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Deserts
Sultan of
Egypt
Camel Corps
Sedean
Stop Wasting Sugar In Tea And Coffee
Canada’s food board urges households to save sugar with the claim that about half a teaspoon is left undissolved in the bottom of 12 million daily cups of tea coffee and cocoa. If true the waste would amount to 120000 pounds per day.
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Canada
The
Canada Food Board
A Culinary Hint For Sugarless Gooseberry Pie
A Kansas City Star note suggests leaving out gooseberries themselves when making a sugarless gooseberry pie, offering a playful culinary tip about ingredient omission.
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Kansas City Star
Mrs Boyd Avoided Operation With Vegetable Compound
Canton resident Mrs. Maxie Borph credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with avoiding surgery for female troubles. She urges other women to try the herbal remedy before hospital operation and notes doctors had advised surgery in her case. She offers Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass for advice and cites years of experience.
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Canton
Ohio
Weil
Lydia E. Pinkharm
Maxie Borph
5Th St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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