Press Visit Parliament and Winston Churchill Meeting
Report of a journalist group touring Parliament Buildings London including Westminster Hall Simon de Montfort the first parliament and the 1265 French speaking parliament era. details of Charles I Fawkes and royal state and a later informal meeting with Prime Minister Winston Churchill at his office with Canadian editors present.
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Ube
Dominicans Gallery
Drummom Shields
Weatmolester Hall
William Rufus
Fuchard II
Uyiv- Wa
Palace of Westminster
Simon de Montfort
Westminster Hall
Charles I
Thomas Blore
Guy Fawkes
Warren
Edward VII
George Vo
House of Commons
England
Parliamentary
London
W. Pr. Mullock
Cannada
India
Parlient
Churchill
Hynes
Hints Worth Noting In Operation of Farm Tractors
Agricultural Engineer W Kaibbiisch of the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa offers tips for saving fuel and improving tractor efficiency. He advises lean carburetor mix adjustments, proper warm up, and air cleaner maintenance in dusty conditions. Regular spark plug cleaning, correct ignition timing, and using manufacturer recommended plugs boost fuel economy. Keep tires at recommended pressure, avoid overloading, and operate near full load for best efficiency.
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Paso
Internet
Fio
W. Kaibbiisch
Central Experimental Farm
Ottawa
The Farmer's Too Skilled Remarks On Rural Labor
A Country Guide excerpt argues farming demands vast, diverse skills. A farmer must know dairy feeding, pig selection, machinery from windmills to wells, and skill in riding levels from motor repair to carpentry. He faces threats from blight to predators and bears civic duties and even political aims.
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Country Guide
Geology Survey Marks 100th Birthday With War Effort
Canada’s Geological Survey celebrates a century of work linking mapping, natural history, and resource discovery. Founded by Sir William Logan, the agency contributed to the war by locating minerals and mapping vast regions, including the Gaspe area and western provinces, aiding irrigation and industrial development.
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Ottawa
Canada
Geological ‘Survey of Canada
Wiliam Logan
Sir William
Great Britain
Gaspe
Alexander Murray
Lake Erie
Lake Huron
S Museum
Geological Survey
British Columbia
Alberta
The Morning Mail and the Magic Carpet Revisited
A reflection on postwar investment hype and stock tips echoing the 1929 crash. The piece notes how readers chase tax free income from stocks, despite lessons from history, and recalls a reader who mails back letters asking for postage with no return.
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Canada
Europe
Fairyland
National Revenue
Ireland Drives 1918 Political Crackdown Amid Conscription Turmoil
The 1918 Irish crackdown follows German plots and conscription uproar. Eamon de Valera and leaders like Griffith and Plunkett are arrested as Viscount French tightens control. Recruitment stalls, with only 11 000 of 150 000 men of military age enlisting by Armistice.
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Ireland
Weseterm
Eamon de Valera
Irish Republic
Viscount French
Lord Leutenant
Arthur Griffith
Countess Markievicz
Count Plunkett
John Milroy
Herbert Mellowes
Cenoceipilon Op
England
House of Commons
Dublin
al Yseland
Henry Duke
Edward Shortt
K.C
Lord French
Lord Wimborne
Lord Leutenancy
Prompt Action Against Budworm Threat in Eastern Canada
An outbreak of spruce budworm is reaching serious proportions in eastern Canada. Dominion officials urge woodlot owners to remove balsam fir suitable for pulpwood, cut trees and peel bark during June to August, pile and burn slash after ensuring fire safety. Prompt action may save spruce and balsam. peeled pulpwood has a strong market.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Dominion Forest Service
Pay to families of service members in wartime Britain
A report notes Britain's policy on family allowances for married soldiers. A man with ten children would have dependents funded by government payments totaling up to 20.60 weekly, with allocations varying by number of children. The system deducts part of the soldier’s pay while the rest cover dependents.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Labor
War Office
Wfr
War Worker Ruby Loftus Featured In Royal Academy Painting
London reports Ruby Loftus, a 23 year old factory worker from Len, cutting a Bofors gun thread in a steel ring, shown in a painting by Dame Laura Knight as part of Royal Academy exhibits. The image captures a rapid rise for the former chop clerk who earned a special London visit to view her portrait.
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Denibe Daltroff
London
Jow
Ruby Loftus
Lenis
Laura Knight
Wales
Ruby
Ahe
Tractor scheme furthers wool to clothe soldiers
A Norfolk village collected roughly 65 pounds of wool from hedgerows to knit clothing for Russian soldiers through the local Women's Voluntary Service. The effort involved a 1-year-old tractor at Gayton in the Marsh and the project supported by community volunteers.
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London
Gayton-In-the-Marsh
Nor
Hallways to taan practice naval guns ing men and women
National Railways Munition establishes a meals plan to feed personnel. Canteen facilities are set up to provide food to sailors and soldiers, supporting wartime operations and daily sustenance during the big war.
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Taan
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