Canada and U S Share War Effort Spurring Immigration
The piece outlines how World War I ties with Canada and the United States boost mutual labor mobilization. It cites a large early 1917 surge of Canadian farm labor from the United States, rising U S and Canadian immigrant farming, and a forecast of strong Canadian immigration in 1917. It notes farming lands in Canada, ports like Emerson and Kingsgate, and Saskatchewan and Winnipeg activity, with figures from W. D. Scott on immigration increases and livestock import value.
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Canada
United States
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
Mr. Scott
Emerson
North Portal
Coutts
Oregon
Washington
Kingsgate
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Immigration Department
Edmonton
Alberta
Winnipeg Yards
West
A Timely Gift for a Birthday
Belle-Bob notes the trench smoke is fierce as Beulah-Is contemplates a birthday gift. A plan emerges to send a smoking jacket as the present.
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Bob
Beulah
Green's August Flower Remains Popular Family Remedy
The advertisement touts Green's August Flower as the most successful family remedy for fifty one years. It claims to treat biliousness stomach troubles sick headache nervous indigestion sour stomach and low mood. Available in 25 and 75 cents.
Agrees With Him Fat and Sassy Exchange
A brief exchange ends with a quip about diet and living on inherited funds. The speaker praises the other’s appearance while the reply cites a father-in-law as the source of support.
Blow Your Own Horn With Discrimination
A concise editorial urges readers to practice selective self-promotion, advocating careful framing of achievements while avoiding overclaiming. It argues that restraint and discernment strengthen reputation and credibility.
Indiana State News Highlights Across Cities
Indiana reports from Alexandria to Marion note a range of incidents and developments. Incidents include Dr Etta Charles injured in an auto upset and Charles Beigh convicting meat dealing sausage stuffing. Positives: new playground supervision appointment at Elwood, school and health projects in Richmond and Trinity Springs, and a large graduate count at Greenfield High School. Industrial and civic news cover wage tweaks, strikes resolution, city hall plans, and road/bridge inquiries.
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Alexandria
Etta Charles
Brazil
Harry Goodin
Carpenter
Red Cross
Madison
Charles Pavy
Huntington
Elwood
Richard Meller
Indianapolis
Sullivan
C. N. Vance
E. C. Snarr
Greencastle
Anderson
Madison County
Fort Wayne
Western Gas Construction Company
Terre Haute
Orleans
W. A. McClure
Richmond
Greenfield
Sheldon
Howard B. Smith
Indiana University
Shelbyville
Monte Grove Company
Pratt’s Grove
St. Paul
Minn
E. V. Beigh
W. W. Hammond
H. W. Battolph
Hagerstown
Elkhart
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Lawrenceburg
Charles Slayback
Hazel
Agnes Turner
Gary
Michael Lasso
Nick Uzalich
Lasso
Sigma Nu
Princeton
Leonda Trible
Lafayette
Lebanon
Indiana
Charles E. Stinger
Whitewater
Marion
Culla J. Wwayhinger
Grant County
Hartford City
Newcastle
Harrison Township
Winchester
John Carter
Harry Cox
White River Bridge
People’s State Bank
Bedford
Trinity Springs
Citizen’s National Bank
Public Service Company of
Aurora
Kokomo
Charles A. Sullivan
Carmel
War Rises Canary Prices Across Markets
Canaries, once imported weekly from Germany at 3.50 to 6 dollars, now fetch 12 to 15 dollars or more due to the British blockade. American breeders struggle to meet demand as German supply disruption erodes prices and experience widens the knowledge gap in rearing.
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Germany
Food prejudice costs and diets across regions
Government food experts urge people to try a wider range of foods. Preferring familiar staples can drive up prices and create shortages when crops fail. Rice and corn are cited as affordable alternatives, while wheat remains overused in some areas.
The Somme in Snow and Sunshine
George Bernard Shaw lauds the Somme front in snow and sun as the London Chronicle contrasts sign posts to Maurepas Contal maison and Pozieres. Trees along the road lie shattered, their trunks and branches blown and broken, a stark scene of war’s wreckage on the barren ground.
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Somme
George Bernard Shaw
London Chronicle
Maurepas
Contalmaison
Pozieres
Ypres
Outcast Among Birds
A historical note explains the American cowbird as an outcast for not nesting of its own and instead laying eggs in other birds nests. The cowbird chicks often outgrow foster parents, leaving song sparrows to struggle to feed their unruly offspring.
Self Esteem and Moral Justification in Conduct
William Maxwell argues in Collier's Weekly that a person can cultivate a philosophy to preserve self-esteem despite reprehensible actions. He notes traffickers in women justify themselves to themselves and warns that prolonged loss of self-esteem may lead to self-destructive actions, with remorse comprising a partial loss of self-esteem.
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William Maxwell
Collier’s Weekly
Wire tie invented to secure cords without knots
A New York inventor Warren L Bald introduces a spring wire package tie that fastens cord ends without tying. The device uses two operations hooked around wire loops and tightens under strain as the wire spreads like a lever. It is also made as part of a package handle.
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Warren L. Bald
New York
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Appeals to Buyers
An advertising item touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the product that makes clothes look a beautiful clear white unlike the dingy yellow green tinge from liquid blue. The endorsement emphasizes satisfaction with the dyeing aid and features a speaker named Bob.
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Bob
The Well and The Sick One Dialogue Reveal Diagnosis
The doctor confirms the first diagnosis was correct. The Sick One exclaims astonishment and asks if he is the patient, highlighting a tense moment of medical revelation.
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Scott
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Relief for Feet
The antiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes and sprinkled into the foot bath relieves painful swollen smarting feet and bunions. It promises comfort for all foot aches with a trial package free. Address Allen A Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Physically Impossible Head-On Train Collision
A derailed discussion cites a head on collision as the cause of the crash while engineers are described as off their heads for assembling in such a manner. The quotation portrays disbelief at the setup leading to the impact.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promotes health tonic use
General tonic claims by Grove's Tonic include quinine and iron benefits. It is said to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system. Price is 50 cents.
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Ake Grove
Grove
Makes a Difference in a Boyfriend’s Moral Dilemma
A quip about a new girlfriend sparks discussion of values as one character dismisses the Ten Commandments, saying they aren’t his. The exchange hints at conflict over personal behavior versus religious or ethical codes.
Cuticura Soap Advertises Daily Face Cleaning
Soft clear skins are promoted with Cuticura Soap and hot water as a nightly and morning routine. Pimples or dandruff are treated with Cuticura Ointment before bathing. Free samples offered by mail with a Book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
War veteran jokes about wooden leg advantage
In a humorous exchange a veteran who lost a leg at war quips that an advantage is you can hold up a bloomin sock with a tin tack. His friend asks for clarification and laughs at the image of a wooden leg being used to secure a sock.
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Tommy
Freezone claim targets corns with direct application
Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as instant relief for tender corns and calluses. A small bottle supposedly removes both hard and soft corns without skin irritation, costing little at any drug store. If a druggist lacks it, request from wholesale houses. You won’t have to wait long if you seek hurt feelings.
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Cincinnati
Change of Life relief touts Pinkham remedies in letters
Lowell Massachusetts and North Haven Connecticut women describe relief from the Change of Life symptoms using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. Letters praise the products, urge others to try them, and invite free advice from the company.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lowell, Mass
Mrs
Margaret Quin
Worthen St
North Haven
Conn
Pinkham
Florence Isella
Box
Lydia E Pinkham
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