Pursuit of a Broader War Mindset Echoed by Chesterton
The text argues against narrow strategies by figures like La Follette and Snowden, urging a broad, universal war approach as a path to liberty and peace. It cites Chesterton in the North American Review to defend courage and warn against overprecaution in pursuing a renewed European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. la Follette
Aston
Mr. Snowden
England
Europe
Germany
G. K. Chesterton
North American Review
Rye Flour Use Expands in Western Canada
The article notes rye flour prospects in Western Canada, highlighting rye’s strong winter performance and potential to conserve wheat. Manitoba Agricultural College developed substitutes and a mill will grind rye and winter rye flour to one ton capacity, with plans for rye wheat mixed flour. Bakeries may adopt rye flour for yeast breads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Nomenas
Hitherton
Agricultural College of Manitoba
Rude Exchange Sparks Quiet Theater Audience
A brief comic exchange features a character quipping about scales and minds, provoking light laughter from patrons and revealing the show’s mood as lighthearted banter. The moment underscores the playful tone of the performance segment.
Express Cheques Inexpensive Way To Send Money
Express Cheques described as cheap to use for Field Cosbiens and Foyoauene to send funds at full face value, suggested as a better method to support troops in the trenches.
Two Partners Face Change and the California Trip
Foster and Featherstone recall their rise from tents to a prosperous mill and plan future moves. Featherstone reveals a health scare and a postponed Old Country trip while hints of past debts and a shadowy Daly loom. Featherstone proposes traveling east with Foster then west, to avoid Daly and protect his family.
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Foster
Featherstone
Hulton
Cameron
Fred Hulton
Fred
Toronto
Old Country
England
Pacific Slope
California
Daly
Oster
Dal
Ione
Sway
Canada
Northwest
Vancouver
Austin
Battlefield Sightseers Amid Desolate Frontline Smoke
A group visits an old fort to watch bombardments near a French frontline. Planes streak overhead as shrapnel bursts light the sky and a nearby heavy battery rattles the hill. The scene blends fear with dark humor as soldiers endure drums of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bodie
Collier’s Weekly
Why Wheat is Needed Wheat to Produce and Save for Export
The article explains why wheat is prioritized for Canada's needs and Allied demands. It notes bread-making suitability of wheat rye and barley and argues other cereals cannot fully substitute due to stress and production limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Change at the RelInG Man Hotel Rooms
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a request for changes at a hotel, citing a reling man and rooms at a site identified as Nomsbogg with six a sides. Details are unclear but indicate a property or accommodation alteration request with possible local party names.
Miss Bute Our Food Conservers Try to Bypass Jack Smart
Fragmentary note reports efforts by Miss Bute and Food Conservers to circumvent actions tied to Jack Smart. Text is unclear and scattered with placeholders.
University of Saskatchewan Farm Machinery Demonstration Draws Settlers
The university hosts a large farm implement collection for demonstration. Farmers visit to compare machines and learn operating principles. Short gas engine courses aid work in farm machinery. Demonstrations help American and other settlers learn about Western Canada implements, preventing mistakes and saving time and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Saskatchewan
Ono
University
Sian
Canada
Little Women and a Thief of Ashes Tale
A fragmentary scene shows a distressed woman urging John to mend the front door lock while he hesitates. A faint reference to dancing ashes and a stray lyric suggests a comic domestic moment from Tit Bits.
Lord Chancellor’s Parade At Lunatic Asylum Joke
Lord Pislebure during a term visits a lunatic asylum and declares I am the Lord Chancellor to an attendant. The attendant replies we have three more of ’em in here. Tit-Bits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pislebure
Do Animals Think and Remember Across Species
A fragmented reminiscence cites anecdotes of animal memory and problem solving. It questions whether lower orders lack thought or require a redefinition of memory, citing a mare breaking a fence, a cow learning to carry a bell, and a horse’s mischief in Minnesota observed by E. Iman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ferguson
Minnesota
E. E. Iman
Literary Digest
Airplane Ambulances Serve War Wounded Across Fronts
The piece notes airplanes as lifesaving war tools used to evacuate gravely wounded Serbian retreaters and others. It describes moving thirteen injured men by air to an Italian port, Vaolna, when road travel would be fatal. A pilot reportedly flew a hundred miles with a presumed alive passenger onboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaolna
Judge Finds Only She May Wear the Back
In a terse exchange the judge says the back can only be worn by her, noting no other acquaintance could fit the article except on her thumb. The remark underscores a singular entitlement tied to the garment.
Alberta hog profits and barley feed praised by farmers
Alberta farmers report high hog gains from early market hogs fed on barley and skim milk with oat chop. Wm Weir, Leon Abbott, Angus McDonnell, and A B Campbell note hogs sold at five to eleven months averaging 168 to 260 pounds and prices around $15.10 per hundred, while barley yields are large and inexpensive compared to corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Board of Trade
Edmonton
Weir
Leon Abbott
Clover Bar
Angus McDonnell
Bay Settlement
St. Albert
P.O
A. B. Campbell
Fort Saskatchewan
Oh You Iona Bond A Lovelorn Card Poem
A quirky verse praises a girl named Iona Bond calling her the prettiest among those met in a lighthearted, affectionate tone. The speaker compares her to other girls and expresses fond admiration in a playful handwriting-like style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iona Bond
Businessmen Compared to Using Cannon to Shoot Mice
A wry observation notes that some men in business resemble a chap who uses a cannon to shoot mice. The analogy suggests impractical or oversized methods for small problems.
Western Canada juvenile stock feeding contests draw strong youth interest
The Alberta breeders association and provincial agriculture bodies organize youth feeding events for calves pigs and lambs aimed at children aged nine to seventeen. The recent fair drew fifty three entries including fifteen girls with fourteen prizes from twenty five to one hundred dollars, signaling the program’s future run. Next year adds sheep and pig feeding contests at winter and summer fairs with extended animal care to three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Breeders’ Association
Meat of Agriculture of
Calvary Fair
Alberta
Base Jack-Och Offer Sparks Bon Dollar Banter
A London Opinion note jokes about offering fifteen francs for a gift, taunting that twenty francs is too much for a present and playfully claiming Zen as the owner will win the gift. The quip echoes humorous late 19th or early 20th century dialogue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Frances
London
Military hospital to be established with 250 beds
Military authorities plan rapid setup of a new hospital with 250 beds at Regina as soon as possible to bolster medical capacity amid current needs.
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Regina
Reading Poorly Paid Boarder Seeks Aid at Landlord
A distressed lodger complains of tight finances and hunger while tenants discuss options. The dialogue shows a reluctant landlady and a hopeful helper suggesting to try a cooler remedy or meal.
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Ana
Sloan’s Linimenti Cit
la Follette
Minard
Cholly
Otto Higel
Carmen
Harold Bindloss
W, N, v. USA
Stee
PTR
G&b
SANI
PPEAS
Appleford
Appleford Counter Check Book Co., Limited
Hamilton, Canada
Montreal
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