Canadians at Work Amid Shelling On Belgian Front
Canadian units pressed the Belgian front in the early war stages with tenacity at St Eloi and on the Messines Wytschaete ridge. They built light railways in the Ypres salient, extended to the new British front, under heavy artillery fire while supplying guns and tending the wounded.
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Canada
St. Eloi
Messines- Wytschaete
Somme
Arras
Ypres
Ontario
Second Army
Sue
Xeon
War and the varied citizen soldier in battle
A college president notes that response to war comes from all corners of society not a fixed class. He cites dancers, glee club members, and athletes among early volunteers, arguing that courage crosses social lines and that public sacrifice spans aristocrat and frontier alike.
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Washington
Marquis de Lafayette
Valley Forge
Sheridan
Beian
Nates Ee
Mea
Key
Seidas
Wrong Quarry A Hat Carried Over Wall
A near sighted man walks a country road when his hat is whisked away by wind and moves over a stone wall. He calls for it repeatedly as each new tilt shifts its location while a woman's angry voice questions his actions and finally directs him to the hat lying under a small black dresser.
King and Queen Inspect Munition Factories in Royal Tour
A London correspondent recounts King and Queen visiting 3,000 new or converted factories around Manchester and Lancaster. They toured sites from agricultural land to Westinghouse works and National Projectile Factory, meeting workers including Tom Brooks who described calm recovery after strikes.
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Ministry of Munitions
Manchester
Westinghouse
Tom Brooks
Tom
England
Adt
Lancaster
National
Canada to supply remounts for British Army purchase
The Imperial government plans a Canada remount program with the British Remount Commission. General Neill is named to arrange horse assembly. Central depots will inspect horses at major Canadian centers and in country areas as needed. Only artillery and transport horses use three to six year olds, 1 16 hands tall, 1200 to 1350 pounds.
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Canada
General Neill
Ne Aaitig Aimee
Ake
Chica Pier Mals Be
Dust mulch and seed germination in fine soils
The article explains how finely pulverized soil increases seed germination by creating more contact points between seed and soil. It notes that smaller particles have more surface interaction with moisture, aiding germination during drought conditions.
Desire for Peace in Europe Overshadowed by German Ambition
Boston copies a letter arguing Britain sought peace with France and Europe, not war, and blaming German plans for 1914. It contends London could have settled disputes peacefully, but German aims, and belief in English neutrality, pushed toward conflict.
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Boston
United Press
France
Germany
Europe
London
Licknoivsky
Mensdorff
England
Russia
Concert Behind The Firing Line Recounts German Officers Singing
A wartime diary fragment describes eight German officers, including a science master with a guitar, performing a moving choir concert for allied troops. The audience, soldiers and civilians, applaud warmly as the enemies reveal unexpected musical talent and decorum amid war tensions.
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Tommy
Stra
Derr
Moonlit Musings on Love and Marriage in a Clan
In moonlight a clan reflects on love and a woman's path to marriage. The passage contrasts expected roles for men and women and hints at social norms shaping intimate choices within the community.
Forty Ton Tank Is Factor In Offensive
The article describes the strategic impact of tanks in modern warfare. It details how tanks advance through trenches and obstacles, destroying fortifications and causing enemy surrender, while noting countermeasures like delayed fuses and artillery fire. It also mentions grenades and wireless telegraphy aiding fire control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verdun
Tral
Alcohol death toll up to sixty five thousand yearly
A health authority in a national magazine cites mortality figures from alcohol use. Estimates by B Donnell Phelps place direct alcohol caused deaths at sixty five thousand eight hundred ninety seven annually, with total deaths across the U S and possessions approaching seven hundred twenty five thousand per year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Bowers
B. Donnell Phelps
U.S
Professor Halmel
Germany
Live and Learn on Soup Belief by Old Captain and Mate
An exhausted captain and his mate enter a restaurant hungry. The waiter serves thin watery soup and the captain mocks the idea, realizing they have sailed their lives on soup without knowing it. The exchange adds a humorous twist on perception and meals.
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Bill
Fragmentary exchange on kitchen duties and housekeeper
A garbled quotation references a kitchen scene with Nes the housekeeper. It hints at cooking duties and a tense moment but lacks clear actions or names beyond Nes. The text remains fragmentary, offering little resolvable context or outcome.
Flying Corps advances in Canada amid large scale mobilization
Imperial officers arrived in Toronto after Britain pledged millions for a Canadian air corps. By January end over 250 workers including 80 N.C.60 mechanics joined drafts to train pilots for overseas service. Camp Mohawk and other bases near Toronto, Dufferin Street operations, and a color coded card system track aircraft and engines. The file notes 1,700 recruits in training and costs of new machines at roughly 7,500 dollars each.
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Col. C. G. Hoare
Toronto
England
Canada
N.C
Exhibitions Camp
Imperial Munitions Board
Imperial
D. Lov Allen
Royal Flying Corps
Daniel
Camp Borden
Vancouver
Aeroes
Dufferin Street
Ymen
Hree
Ada
Allen
Okotoks Field Oil Boom Keeps Rising
Calgary Herald figures from the Canadian Pacific railway show Okotoks station has shipped 200000 gallons of oil since 1914, mostly high grade gasoline. Output is increasing with new wells and machinery, signaling a growing producing field this year.
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Calgary Herald
Canadian Pacific Railway
Bean Okotoks Station
Dingman
German rants in Lille mark Bismarck centenary amid British advances
A German produced special issue in Lille denounces England with fierce anti British rhetoric. Excerpts urge German mothers and teachers to inflame national hatred and pledge to starve English civilians as retaliation for wartime losses.
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Lille
England
Saskatchewan Dairy Program Offers Premium for Tuberculin Free Milk
Commissioner Wilson of Saskatchewan via the Dominion Dairy and Produce Company bids for cows with clean health. Milk suppliers free from tuberculosis earn 3 cents extra per pound of butterfat and 2 cents more if their stables and milking areas score 75 or higher in cooperative assessments in Regina.
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Wilson
Saskatchewan
Dominion Dairy and Produce Company
Department of Agriculture
Regina
Strange Dialogue on Dowry and Property Rights
A fragmentary dialogue references the Duke and a dowry as parties discuss legal rights and property in a murky, era-sounding dispute. The exchange hints at wealth, obligation, and coercive terms without clear resolution or names.
Sincere Regret German Veteran at Vimy Ridge
In a 1930 dialogue a German veteran expresses sincere regret while a Canadian sharpshooter notes meeting at Vimy Ridge in 1917. The exchange frames wartime memories and reconciliation between former enemies.
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Vimy Ridge
Population of Alberta in the 1916 Census
The Census Statistics Office in Ottawa reports Alberta’s population at 496 525 for June 1 1916, up from 374 663 in 1911. Alberta lists 6 cities, 49 towns and 94 villages in 1916, with Edmonton city at 12 420 and Red Deer elevated from town to city status.
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Alberta
Census Statistics Office of
Ottawa
Stratheo
Edmonton
Red City
Vague Medical Exchange on Insomnia Care Practices
A medical dialogue describes monitoring a patient with insomnia and dosing practices. The nurse confirms the doctor ordered an alarm every hour for every dose, noting the patient’s wakefulness as doses are administered.
Rheims Cathedral to Become Unknown Dead Monument
The French government plans to convert the battle torn Rheims Cathedral into a pantheon for unidentified soldiers from all armies. Representatives of the Allies would place their markers within the ruined edifice, preserving the structure as a memorial to fallen combatants.
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Reims
France
America
Lloyd George and Wilson Discuss in French Interview
Lloyd George shows improving French while Wilson, with an interpreter, meets Marshal Joffre. The report notes a striking contrast in language needs between Americans and Britons amid wartime diplomacy. A brief ad notes pain relief with Ray's Corn Cure.
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Lloyd George
Wilson
Marshal Joffre
Crown Prince Celebrates 36th Birthday Context
A Rochester Herald excerpt notes the Crown Prince reaches 36, reflecting on leadership, lineage, and the stability of his realm. It mentions his military concerns and limited time for celebration, hinting at future challenges for the state.
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Rochester
Poem Reflects on Time and Revenge
A fragment shows a speaker praising Cholly for effort while Dolly comments on time and the poem. The speaker predicts time will retaliate by “killing the poem,” revealing a playful, self aware tone about writing and mortality.
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedies for Health Recovery
Letter from Mrs Evsm J Van of Paterson New Jersey praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for restoring her health after fatigue back pains irregularities and nervous exhaustion She recommends the remedies to other women and signs with address in Paterson New Jersey.
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Paterson, N. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Evsm
J. van Per Sanpe
St. Paterson
N. J. York
Lydia E- Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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Messines
London Journal
Britain
Viscount Grey
T. Atkins
Nes
Flying Corps
Okotoks
Veel von Powder
Rheims Cathedral
Thomas
Ising Ray
Cholly
Heaven
Dolly
Pinkham
Law Fe
Lbah
Chile
Tin
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