Work of Boy Scouts Honored By Lord Kitchener Advice
Lord Kitchener urged lifelong scouting values urging boys to stay scouts by doing their best serving others and remaining duty bound. Western Provinces Scouts praised for public service while many Winnipeg district Scouts joined active service or colors. Pope blessing cited for Uruguayan Scouts and a test for tenderfeet remains essential for full membership. Sir John Jellicoe praised by Baden-Powell. Scouts replied with thanks from the fleet.
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Lord Kitchener
Winnipeg
Boy Scouts of
Uruguay
South America
Bo Scouts Organization
Boy Scouts
England
Sir John Jellicoe
Robert Baden-Powell
Sir John
Grand Fleet
Catarrhal Deafness Cure Promoted by Constitutional Remedy
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood acting treatment for catarrhal deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes. Claims local applications fail and that the only cure is a constitutional remedy. Provides price 75 cents and lists F P J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio with circulars free.
Canada Postwar Prosperity Seen After 1911 Growth
The ministerial analysis projects a long expansion in agricultural and industrial exports following wartime demand. Canada is expected to enjoy its greatest prosperity, aided by favorable trade with the Empire and Allies, improved immigration, and robust primary production after the war.
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Canada
Monetary Times
Toronto
War and French Industries Respond to Army Demands
The London Chronicle notes the scale of wartime industry effort in France as old factories switch to war goods, new plants rise with or without government support, and women fill roles left by conscripted men, transforming production to meet army needs.
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Ipa
London Chronicle
First Landlady Secrets Hidden in Plain Sight
A cryptic, garbled note hints at a landlady concealing borders and feelings. The fragment suggests concern with keeping borders and affection hidden from others.
Oil Fueled Battleships Prove Resilient in North Sea Battle
The North Sea engagement showed oil fueled battleships endure close range action with no British battleship or light cruiser lost. Turbine driven ships with protected oil tanks performed notably, their low boilers and concealed tanks reducing vulnerability under heavy fire.
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Admiralty
Cok Gee
Haldane Praised For Creating the Territorial Army
In Cambridge the Empire debt to Lord Haldane was voiced by Lord French who credited him with bringing volunteers to prominence from 1882 in Egypt and later in the South African war. The crowd heard that his energy and foresight created the Great Territorial Army and its celebrated deeds.
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Haldane
French
Cambridge
Lord Haldane
Territorial Army
Montreal Gazette
Minard's Liniment Praised by Canadian Dancer
A May 29 1909 notice from Montreal quotes Thomas J. Hogan champion dancer of Canada endorsing Minard's Liniment Co Limited product for joints and muscles in Yarmouth Nova Scotia addressed to gentlemen.
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Montreal
Minard’s Liniment Co
Yarmouth N.S
Minard
Thomas J. Hogan
Canada
Discipline and Iron Punishment Tale At Dinner
A Washington official stresses naval discipline at all costs. He tells a story of a seaman reprimanded for calling a captain an idiot, with the captain ordered to dump debris and the seaman jailed for twelve hours.
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Washington
Man Seeks Relief From Asthma With Dr Kellogg Remedy
A sufferer endures endless torment from asthma yet hopes for relief through Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. The text promises complete relief if used faithfully, turning asthma into a thing of the past.
Dying Chaplain Remembers Naval Victory at Jutland
A chaplain aboard HMS Barham dies from battle wounds after praying for victory in the Jutland engagement. His burial on the quarterdeck includes a funeral service, a guard of honor firing three volleys, and the Admiral's Salute as the ship commits the dead to the deep.
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H.M.S. Barham
Jutland
Nelson
Guard of Honor
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Stiff Neck Aches
The ad touts Nerviline as a powerful penetrating liniment that rapidly eases stiff neck pain and soreness from strain. It claims quick relief for rheumatism neuralgia sciatica and lumbago and offers sizes priced at cents or 25 cents for trial.
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Catarrhozone Co
Kings
Canada
Timothy’s Effect on Land and Timothy as a Crop
The article argues timothy does not truly improve soil. It notes timothy uses plant food more slowly than corn or wheat, reduces surface washout, and causes less humus loss due to no cultivation. It cites soil nitrogen remaining in roots and stubble, and that subsequent crops benefit when the meadow is plowed.
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
Mothers know the hot months bring cholera infantum diarrhoea and other stomach troubles. Baby's own Tablets help prevent or quickly aid these illnesses. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Psychological moment for asking a raise
A manager remarks on sales and the timing of closing deals. The worker jokes about recognizing the psychological moment to strike for a raise, noting they handle customers well. The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes the exchange with light humor.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper in Exchange Quip
A newspaper excerpt notes a doctor saying a child shows convalescence as signs of recovery. The mother quips that her husband must be recovering from a severe illness, highlighting domestic humor within the Exchange column.
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Johnnie
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Retains Top Reputation
For years Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator has ranked as the most effective preparation manufactured and it always maintains its reputation.
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Mother Graves
Nitrate Production in Chile Recovers to Prewar Levels
Chilean nitrate output for April 1906 rose to 5,327,592 Spanish quintals, about 641,231,929 pounds, nearing antebellum figures. The April totals show 1,988,101 quintals in one line and 5,589,542 quintals in another, reflecting the rebound from wartime decline.
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Chile
Ory
Remarkable Wound Survives Rifle Ball Through Forehead
A soldier injured in battle escaped death after a rifle bullet ripped through the center of his forehead. The bullet traveled under the skin, circled around half the head between scalp and skull, and exited at the rear of the scalp. The brain was not touched, and the man was well.
Sound Vision of Lord Kitchener Faces Hard War Choice
The New Republic praises Kitchener for rejecting prompt victory and risking long, costly mobilization. It lauds his sound estimate of enemy resources and calls his decision the hardest act of will by a European general since the Kaiser declared war.
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Kitchener
France
Lord Kitchener
Europe
New Republic
Bishop Ends Sunday Talk With Question From Child
A bishop finishes a Sunday school talk inviting questions. A child asks why angels walked Jacob's ladder despite having wings, prompting a thoughtful reply from the bishop.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Quick Sprain Relief
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as best for sprains and bruises. It claims rapid swelling reduction, cooling of inflamed flesh, pain relief, and prevention of discoloration, suggesting magical speed in healing. A separate comic exchange about climbing to higher things is included.
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Thomas
Hidden royal relics in the cathedral tour tale
A cathedral guide speaks to tourists about Richard II and Mary Queen of Scots buried in the churchyard. A London tourist questions who lies beneath an unmarked flag, while a Cockney humorously guesses at the truth.
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Richard II
Mary Queen of Scots
Touris
London
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for relief
New Castle Indiana resident Mrs Hazen says she suffered monthly cramps from age eleven to nineteen with backache and fatigue. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports being cured and now feels like a new person and regular each month.
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New Castle
Ind
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hazen Hamilton
South 16Th St
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N. U Ile
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Dodds
Timothy
Flapper
Isa
Mrs. Hamilton
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