Canada Needs Immigrant Farmers To Restore Industrial Canada
The article argues two forecasts about postwar Canada’s economy. Optimists expect immigration to rise and capital to flow to farms and factories, while pessimists fear labor and capital shortages as Europe rebuilds. It cites Census data showing only eleven percent of land farmed and urges an immigration policy to bring experienced farmers to occupy vacant arable lands and spur industrial growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Europe
Poten
Dominion
United States
Economic Use of Horses on the Farm Discussion
The article asks farmers to evaluate if workhorses earn enough to cover feed and care plus interest and depreciation. It suggests reducing labor hours per horse or reducing herd size, redistributing work, raising costs to cut maintenance, and using idle horses for extra tasks while maintaining proper rations.
Beresford Recalls Narrow Escape From German Bombs
Lord Charles Beresford recounts a near miss while visiting the front. He says a Taube bomb fell near the house he was in a small village and, as he fled, bombs struck the building in sequence, showing the aviator’s clear intention.
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Beresford
Charles Beresford
Taubes
Cma!l
Clumsy carver’s charm cited in old verse fragment
A fragmentary quatrain recalls a clumsy carver who sent me into a lady’s lap. The verse notes his scarred ego as his carving fails beside a stronger charm. The misspelled lines suggest a playful or rustic tone within a fragment.
Krupp Factories Increased Workforce for Long Range Guns
A Danish economics student visits Krupp’s plants and notes wartime output has risen from about 70 000 to 115 000 workers. Production focus is on 42 centimetre guns as a prelude to assembling heavy long range artillery with work concentrated on long range capabilities.
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Krupp
Callous World Amid War Horrors Questioned by Cincinnati Enquirer
The Cincinnati Enquirer laments growing callousness in face of European war horrors. It contrasts Titanic Lusitania and British rail disasters with endless battle deaths, questioning whether humanity’s spiritual core remains intact or will be refined through sacrifice on European battlefields.
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Europe
Atlantic
Lusitania
Great Britain
Cincinnati Enquirer
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months bring early danger to children with illnesses like cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery. Baby's Own Tablets are pitched as a safe aid to regulate the stomach and bowels and prevent or cure these troubles. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 26 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Women for Farm Work in Britain Aims to Fill War Labor Gap
A wartime report states Britain, Ireland and Wales face 170000 a laborer vacancies to be filled by women. Women already assist in Essex Norfolk and Lincolnshire planting potatoes and in truck gardening. Hundreds train and work on dairy farms in Cheshire Dorset and Berkshire with weekly wages from 3.50 to 5.00 dollars. A daily milk delivery routine may be handed to women for the war duration.
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England
Scotland
Wales
Essex
Norfolk
Lincolnshire
Cheshire
Dorset
Berke
Ireland
A Pleasant Purgative Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills are described as a mild purgative acting on stomach and bowels. The compounded blend uses vegetable ingredients with tested curative qualities, offering relief without injury and avoiding drastic effects.
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Parmelee
Scots Soldier in Ward Hears One Last Bagpipe
A Scottish soldier mortally wounded in hospital ward asks to hear bagpipes one final time. A piper is found to play Scotch airs for him as eleven other wounded men listen. the nurse reports the Scotman is improving while the others remain in danger.
Parrot Tale In A Clock Brings Din Of Talk
Rose visits Arabella and discusses her friend's new parrot. She recalls a clock bird that announced the hour with a cuckoo sound, astonishing listeners as the wooden bird spoke a true time.
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Rose
Arabella
Arabela
General Joffre Edicts Liquor Ban Temptations Abroad
General Joffre issues sweeping orders removing liquor temptations amid wartime pressures. The measure aims to curb excesses and preserve morale, with authorities enforcing stricter controls across occupied regions and allied zones.
Brother’s Bullet Through Hat Delights Anxious Family
A letter from the front describes Madge reading a note from her brother who says a bullet passed through his hat without hitting him. Old Auntie sighs that was a blessing, as they thank Providence for his safety.
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Madge
Brother
John
Potato pamphlet highlights potato culture and economy
A reprint from the Agricultural Gazette promotes Solanum tuberosum knowledge. It notes Canada earns over 41.5 million dollars yearly from potatoes and surveys diseases, pest acts, and production across provinces with expert essays from university and department officials. Readers are urged to request the Ottawa publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Agricultural Gazette
Canada
W. T. Macoun
Dominion
H. T. Gussow
Theodore Ross
Prince Edward Island
F. L. Fuller
Nova Scotia
Gett
New Brunswick
Rev
H. Ross
Quebec
T. G. Bunting
Macdonald College
C. A. Zavitz
Ontario Agricultural College
J. Bracken
Saskatchewan
George Harcourt
Alberta
W. Newton
British Columbia
Canadian Seed Growers’ Association
Manitoba
Germany
Cana
United States
Caution Advised in Using Cottonseed Meal For Feed
The Bureau of Animal Industry warns cottonseed meal is highly concentrated with 38 to 45 percent protein but not suitable for very young calves. For breeding cows two pounds per head per day with silage can be economical, while bulls should not be fed large amounts long term. With silage and roughage, feeding may extend. avoid heavy use in young calves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Washington
Over Eleven Million To Relieve the West
The government reports 11,674,958.25 spent on relief in the west since August for seed grain purchases in Saskatchewan and Alberta and for drought relief. An additional 750,000 is expected to be required before fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lime's role in soil fertility highlighted in Bulletin No 80
The Domin ion Experimental Farms explains lime and limestone use for soil fertility in Bulletin No 80 by Dr. Frank T. Shutt. It covers lime nature, comparative values, and proper application. Copies available from the Publications Branch, Department of Agriculture, Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms
Frank T. Shutt
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Carson’s Clever Retort Reveals Wit in Court
Sir Edward Carson, Ulster Covenanters leader and attorney general in the new Coalition cabinet, is noted for serious demeanor yet excels in witty, telling retorts. In a case he quipped when addressed as my lord, saying it was another clash between bench and bar.
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Carson
Edward Carson
Ulster Covenanters
Coalitien
Edward
Digg career paths traced from PhD to utility meter work
A fragment recalls Digg earning a PhD and now scanning gas meters for a utility company. The note hints at a life path shift from advanced study to a practical field, reflecting on career changes after achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Browne
Digg
Britain to Lift Cattle Embargo and Boost Food Supply
Toronto Globe suggests Britain should repeal the live cattle import ban from Canada to increase stockers for feeding in Ontario ranches. Milner committee to study. if reforms advance, wartime food security and steadier supplies could grow, benefiting UK consumers and expanding a potential postwar industry.
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Lord Selborne
Board of Agriculture
Lord Milner
England
Wales
Canada
Atlantic
United Kingdom
Ontario
Great Britain
Ireland
Toronto Globe
Miller's Worm Powders A Superior Worm Destroyer
Miller's Worm Powders are presented as the top vermifuge with unmatched merit. Mothers seek its aid at first signs of worms in children, trusting it to provide immediate and lasting relief.
Horrible Effect of Poison Gap on Ypres Front Warns Canada
E H Bradley writes from Shorncliffe of gas shells and brutal images from Ypres. He notes fierce Canadian courage, the pride of the maple leaf, and the daunting lash of German gas while Canada’s troops prepare to embark for France. Thousands of Kitchener’s army witnessed the scene as reinforcements marched to await France.
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Ypres
Canada
Vancouver
Halifax
E. H. Bradley
Shorncliffe
Kents
Balaclava
France
Kitchener
British Tommy Praises Canadians as Fine Soldiers in WWI
Pte A McNeil of the 1st Northumberland Field Company Royal Engineers serving with the 28th Division commends Canadian troops. He recalls the Ypres bombardment and gas attacks, praising Canadians as a fine lot of fellows and expressing a wish for more of them to aid the British Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Pte
A. McNeil
1St
Northumberland Field Company
Royal Engineers
Ypres
Pte. McNeil
Fragmentary note hints at school absence and missing friend
A garbled message mentions not going to school and a person named Eddie. It shows confused words and incomplete thoughts about a friend and attendance.
Country stores versus mail order rivals argued by a Western reader
A Western readers letter urges country stores to cooperate with farmers to beat mail order houses. It suggests employing efficiency experts to audit store operations, align pricing with local tastes, and foster farmer storekeeper partnerships. The piece notes mail order competition harms small towns and advocates practical, local improvements.
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West Mail
Trade Journal
Allied ships guard munitions flow to France and Russia
The article notes France and Russia obtaining munitions of war from the United States, shipped across the Atlantic under Allied naval protection. The German hope for a quick peace by cutting supplies is said to be thwarted, with Winnipeg Free Press cited.
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Pacific
France
United States
Atlantic
Russia
Winnipeg
Hard Water and Speeding Boats Skim Through Waves
A fragment discusses the danger of hard water at high speeds, noting water passing at fifty miles an hour is not easily tempered. It warns that an arm extended from a hydro plane at speed could break due to the water's shape and impact with metal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tare
Jhe-Why Refuses Ethel’s Hand to Mr Nocoyne
Dialogue shows Ethel’s mother pressing for a marriage to Mr Nocoyne while she resists a son-in-law she deems unsuitable. The exchange reveals family pressure and concern over the match.
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Jhe
Ethel
Constipation Cure Promoted by Kidney Liver Pills
An advertisement touts Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a cure for constipation indigestion and backaches. It cites Professor A T Smith of Montreal detailing relief after multiple boxes and lists price and Toronto dealer Edmanson Bates & Co. Limited.
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Dr. Chase
A. T. Smith
Mt. Charles Street
Montreal
Boston
Mass
Manor
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Western Canada grain wins big at San Francisco exhibition
The Calgary Herald notes seventeen prizes from nineteen Western Canadian grain entries at San Francisco while Western provinces dominate shows at the dry farming congress and the International Irrigation Association. It credits government support for growers and urges further effort in seed selection and land preparation to match Panama Pacific成果.
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San Francisco
Prairie Provinces of Canada
Calgary
Western Canada
International Irrigation Association
Dominion
Saskatoon Star
Minard Liniment Cited For Chest Injury Cure
A Nova Scotia customer reports an accident claim noting a severe chest injury after a fall on a fence. The letter praises Minard's Liniment for curing the condition after one bottle was warmed and applied to the chest.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Canadian Trade Shifts Reflect War Conditions
War effects alter Canadian trade commission structure with some UK groupings delayed. Dutch trade nearly halted. John T Lithgow returns to Glasgow, Fred Dane joins Ontario license board. Rotterdam office remains open with an assistant official. C F Just moves from Berlin to Petrograd then Moscow to push Canadian trade in Russia. Vancouver to Vladivostock service not part of the plan but assists trade goals.
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United Kingdom
Holland
John T. Lithgow
Glasgow
Fred Dane
Dane
Ontario License Board
Rotterdam
C. F. Just
Berlin
Petrograd
Moscow
Kremlin
Odessa
Siberia
Just
Russia
Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
Vladivostock
George Foster
World power or downfall in the German challenge
The New York Press editorial echoes a global stance on Prussianism, declaring Germany must be stopped at all costs as the war spreads from France and England to Belgium and beyond, with the Lusitania sinking cited as a defining warning.
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Germany
France
England
Belgium
Lusitania
New York Press
Pioneer Propst Delivers First Peace River Wheat to Winnipeg
H L Propst of Wanrena Alberta reports the first wheat shipment from the Peace River district to the Winnipeg market. He describes rigors of hauls along the new line toward the Grand Trunk Pacific Edmonton Dunvegan and British Columbia railway, noting a seven day trip and seven teams to move heavy loads up a 700 foot gorge. He expects about 80 cents per bushel net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Propst
Wanrena
Alberta
Peac
Winnipeg
Grand Trunk Pacific
Edmonton, Dunvegan
British Columba Railway
Propst
Peace River
Peace River Landing
Holloway's Corn Cure Promised to Remove Corns
An advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Cure removes obstinate corns and warts. It urges readers to try the product for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holloway
Why Italy Loves Her Army
The Italian soldier is drilled and tasked with duties beyond standard service. Every man in uniform is to aid in protecting life and property, countering crime, and responding to disasters. When calamities strike such as earthquakes, troops are first to act, making the army a domestic protector and foreign defender in Italy’s view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ondon Chronicle
Dominion wheat acreage estimates and export surplus projection
The Dominion government places wheat acreage at 12 896 000 acres while the CPR estimates 12 809 000. Government and CPR project increases over last year of 25 and 22 percent respectively. A satisfactory yield on these areas would yield Canada an export surplus of 140 000 000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
C.P.R
Canada
Tororitu Globe
A Woman Who Talks Back Yet Holds Her Silence
Mrs Gabligh-John asks for a definition of a heroine and explains her idea that a true heroine is a woman who can speak up when needed but chooses restraint, guided by her husband’s view on strength and propriety.
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