Alberta Timothy Seed Bulletin Urges Home Production
A Department of Agriculture bulletin from Alberta outlines timothy seed production, demand, and methods from soil preparation to marketing. It argues western seed growers have an opportunity to supply Canada, noting Alberta's plump kernels, rising red wheat standards, and the prospect of large markets inland and abroad.
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Department of Agriculture
Alberta
Canada
States
Alberta Red
Kangas
Alberta Cat
Ireland Soldier Describes Fierce German Trench Fight
An Irish soldier compares the battle for the German trenches to a Belfast riot atop Vesuvius, conveying the ferocity and chaos of the front line. The vivid metaphor emphasizes the intensity of trench warfare.
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Belfast
Music Fervor Sparks Dancing Night
A lively exchange shows a young woman professing deep devotion to music and a wish to dance all night, highlighting the cultural enthusiasm for melody and rhythm.
Universities Companies Strengthen Princess Pats Front
For over a year Canada sent five Universities Companies to England for training and to join the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry front. The first units arrived in France within two months of leaving Canada, with later drafts reach ing France by August 23 1916. These men, many non graduates, included bank clerks and architects who trained quickly and proved highly capable under fire.
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P.P.C.L.L
Canada
England
Princess Pats
Universities
France
P.P.C.L.1
P.P.C.L.I
Hooge
Montreal
Meill University
6Th Universities Company
Molson Hall
McGill University
Minard’s Liniment Cures Diphtheria and High Wages News
Minard’s Liniment is claimed to cure diphtheria. English milners in Bisch country now earn over two dollars a day, an unprecedented wage level in that region.
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Bisch
Milners
England
Baby's future teased as town crier precursor
Whitey muses on what the child will become as the couple jokes that his rough upbringing could shape him into a town crier. The remark frames the boy as marked by harsh experience and local lore.
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Whitey
Baby
Hubby
Farming by Reflection
A Country Gentleman piece argues against overthinking self study. Brown the farmer contemplates knowledge yet fails to progress while White with limited schooling acts boldly and achieves power and success. The essay asserts action beats reflection for knowledge and real earnings.
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Delphi
Brown
White
Sleep and Worms Inform Parents of Infant Health
An old advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy to destroy worms in infants. It claims the powder restores rest and health, cannot injure the most delicate baby, and provides undisturbed sleep after worms are expelled.
Typhoid Vaccination and Water Safety Rules
The New York State Department of Health outlines vacation typhoid protection measures. Verify water and milk safety, boil or purify drinking water, drink pasteurized milk, shield food from flies, sanitize fruit and vegetables, wash hands, and get typhoid inoculation before travel.
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New York State Department of Health
Russians With Canadians In Expeditionary Force
Russian government representatives state that Russians serving in the Canadian Expeditionary Force will be treated as serving with the Russian army. Discharged for wounds or illness while with Canada will be recognized as complete discharge from Russian obligations.
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Russia
Nerviline Pain Remedy Promises Quick Back Relief
An old Canada ad touts Nerviline as a powerful liniment curing back ache and joint stiffness. It claims deep penetration, superior strength, and a money back guarantee if relief isn’t felt, with a 50c family bottle promoted over a 25c trial size.
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Canada
Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Prizes Awarded After Naval Action and Ship Confiscations
Prize money totaling 12,900 is awarded to HMS Highflyer crew for sinking the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse after signaling surrender. all 500 aboard from the German ship were saved. A neutral vessel Hakans bar imports 3 238 barrels of herrings were partly confiscated for aiding the German war effort. Prize Court condemns 6 000 tons of rice worth 609 200 on four steamers for provisioning the German military.
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H.M.S. Highfyer
Highflyer
Hakan
Sweden
Samuel Evans
Jeanne
Vera
Forsvik
Albania
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper Teaching a Boy to Swim
A column argues against throwing boys into deep water to learn swimming. It urges gradual water familiarization, starting in shallow areas, to build confidence. The piece cites a Ladies Home Journal quote asserting the patient method is normal and sane, not a sign of weakness.
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The
Ladies’ Home Journal
Infantile Paralysis No Need for Excessive Alarm
Public health guidance compares poliomyelitis to other illnesses, stressing virus transmission through nasal secretions and objects, early detection tests, and strict quarantine. It urges parental reporting, isolation of ill children, and minimized public alarm while noting case fatality varies and many survivors recover function.
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Health Department
New York Evening Post
Burns and Scalds Quick Relief with Dr. Thomas Electric Oil
Dr Thomas Electric Oil claims to rapidly remove the pain of burns and scalds without preparation. It should be kept in every kitchen for immediate use. Apply the oil to the affected area and pain subsides quickly and may cease.
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Thomas
War diary excerpt praises artillery and trench advance
A Middlesex company sergeant major lauds artillery support as the battalion advances trench by trench into the German line. They push into front trenches, find enemy dead and prisoners, with captured machine guns signaling a retreat despite pleas for mercy.
Holloway's Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Holloway's Corn Cure as a painless solution to corns, suggesting immediate removal and comfort without prolonged suffering.
Military Medal for Women Recognition in Wartime
The country and its dominions will welcome granting the Military Medal to women for bravery and devotion under fire. The decision is a fitting recognition of the splendid response by women to the remarkable times we live in. Telegraph.
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Telegraph
Bride Next Door Feud Sparks Morning Clash
A neighbor reports a domestic incident as the bride next door allegedly threw objects at her husband yesterday morning leading to speculation about the quarrel and its causes. No further details were provided.
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Ontario Veterinary College
Departement of Agriculture of Ontario
Kate
Toronto College
University Avenue
Toronto
E. A. A. Grange
V.S
M.S
Comedian Postwm Cereal Co. Ltd
Windsor, Cot
the Princess
Pats
Princess Patricia
Canadian Light Infantry
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
F. R. Desjardin
Schr. Storke
St. Andre
Kamouraska
Dodds
H.M.S. Highflier
Holloway
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