Canada attracts wartime settlers with booming farming profits
A Western bank official touts postwar Canada as a land of rising values and strong markets. He cites high grain yields in 1915, wartime prices, and robust farm incomes to urge settlement now, noting no conscription and indirect taxes. The speaker emphasizes current prosperity and urges immediate investment before postwar price increases.
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West
Canada
Red Cross
Jelanders
United States
Relcher
Dominion
Canadia
Ottawa
Wainwright
Manitoba
Alberta
New York
Montreal
Manada
Kidney Flush Promoted for Urities and Back Pain
An advertisement urges meat avoidance to prevent sluggish kidneys and pain, recommending four ounces of Jad Salts daily mixed in water after breakfast. It claims the tonic cleanses kidneys, neutralizes urine acids, and prevents bladder and kidney complications.
Cascarets Advertise Quick Relief for Bilious Headache
An old newspaper ad promotes Cascarets claiming a 10 cent box cleanses the stomach and bowels, relieves bilious headaches and sour tastes, and purifies the blood by morning. It asserts the tablets work overnight, removing undigested food and poisons for regular liver bowels and a clear head.
Freckles No More with Double Strength Remedy
An old advertising claim promises removal of freckles using ethine double strength sourced from a druggist with an ounce prescribed for night and morning use. The message asserts quick fading of freckles and advises asking for double strength to guarantee results.
Wireless Detective Device Headed for Military Use
Frederick Kolster, a Washington wireless expert, develops a portable direction-finding instrument for ships and shore stations. The unit identifies source direction while receiving messages, resisting atmospheric interference, aiding coast guard, Navy and Commerce Department operations, and locating radio violations.
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Higton
Frederick Kolster
Bureau of Standards
Army
Navy
War Department
Coast Buard
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
John Hickman Keeper of the Senate Barber Shop
John Hickman long serving chief barber of the Senate's exclusive shop says senators are not liberal with tips. At seventy he heads a small crew polishing the beards of lawmakers in a marble-lined corridor near the chamber, overseeing a rack of shaving mugs bearing nearly a hundred senator names.
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Sam
John Hickman
Senate
Capitol
Civil Service Commission
Tlickman
Tie
Senate Chamber
Hickman
Washington Girls Scout Movement Leads Nation in Membership
Washington boasts the largest body of Girl Scouts with 230 active members and about 100 more organizing. Under President Mrs Henry T Rainey and Vice President Mrs Colin Livingston the 15 troops pursue girl scoutcraft adapted to girls, guided by experienced women leaders serving the community.
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Washington
Boy Scouts’ Organization
Girl Scouta
Henry T. Rainey
Colin Livingstone
Girl Scouts
United States
Scoutcraft
Sara
Ure
United States Exposes Its Own Wireless Plant Mystery
Government investigators spent weeks and funds to probe a claimed secret German wireless station in Maine. The Portland setup was reportedly erected under U S Navy supervision and authenticated by federal radio officials. The British embassy reportedly spent 2000 on the same inquiry, prompting friction across departments and a rebuff to a naval officer’s warning to publicize the affair.
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United States Department of Commerce
Maine
United States Navy
Federal Radio Service
Cecil Spring-Rice
Portland
Navy Department
Department of Commerce
Sdvice
Bia
Micer
A New Remedy for Kidney Bladder and All Uric Acid Troubles
An advertisement offers Anuric tablets from Dr Pierce medicines as a cure for kidney and bladder troubles and urges readers to avoid harsh chemicals. It includes testimonials from Mrs Melinda He Miller claiming recovery and praise for Dr Pierce’s aids. It also markets other products and tips for aging eyes and hair removal.
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Rendars
Pierce
Melinda HE. Miller
Grip and Winter Colds Cause Bad Blood Blood Purifier Pitch
Advertisement claims Grip and winter ailments drain vitality and cause sluggish liver and weak stomach muscles. Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is promoted as a vegetable blood purifier with American forest herbs, roota, no alcohol, and ingredients printed on the wrapper.
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W. J. White
Department of the Interior
Han Tford
Jjen
Ara API
Gilet
Ington
John
BOY Scouts
Astoria
Castoria
Marine
Marine Kya Remedy Co
Chisago
H.W. Grovh
Dr. Pierce
Worcalka
Hanford
Ady
Carter
Absorbine
W.F. Young
P.O. F
Madgen Xold Satine
Alica Joyce
Mary Pinkford
Anita Stewart
Pearl Waits
Francis Bughtign
Jack Kerrigan
McLain Orthopedic Sanitarium
Daubert Avenue
Sonla
PH. Hewitt Ltd
Des Moineas
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