Canada Aims to Boost Wheat Output Amid Submarine Threats
Canada seeks to maximize wheat production in 1917 despite a short crop and German submarine disruption. The International Institute's figures show eighteen northern hemisphere wheat producers yielded 1.868 billion bushels vs 2.184 billion in the 1911-15 average. Canada’s vast uncultivated area offers the greatest potential, with estimates suggesting 812 million bushels annually if western lands are fully cultivated.
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Canada
Rs Borgato Globe
United Tes
Ereas
Europe
Great Britain
France
Italy
Wm. Saunders
Dominion Experimental Farms
Annapolis Royal
Nova Scotia
Upper
Lower
Dana
Iter Teels
Upper Canada
United States
Washington
The Essential Question About Enclosing Stamps
A poet asks if enclosing stamps is necessary and an experienced author from London Opinion answers that it is more necessary than enclosing poetry. The exchange underscores postal etiquette and literary sentiment in a concise opinion-page dialogue.
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London
Cottage Cheese Campaign Encourages Use and Making
The United States Department of Agriculture launches a nationwide campaign to promote cottage cheese as a cheap meat substitute. Nearly a hundred field workers will spread the lesson to every state, noting cottage cheese from skim milk matches meat in food value and advising households to make it to save meat for soldiers and allies.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
United States Food Administration
Vegetable Pills Highlighted as System Cleanser
The study of rain roots and herbs shows how such substances act as sedatives and laxatives on the digestive system. The compounders report success and note their pills have long been recognized as the best cleansers available, gaining continued popularity and tested value.
Age of the World Estimated at 100 Million Years
Dr W Harvey McNairn told the Royal Canadian Institute in Toronto that the world has existed long enough to be habitable for about 100 million years, dating from when conditions allowed human habitation.
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W. Harvey McNairn
Royal Canadian Institute At
Toronto
Irish Americans Press Congress Condemn Britain Resolution
Irish Americans urging Congress to pass a resolution condemning Great Britain bask in a sense of safety thanks to Britain's fleet, with commentary from the Philadelphia North American.
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Congress
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Spring Fever and the Call for a Refreshing Tonic
The article describes spring fatigue plaguing many, with symptoms like headaches, pale skin, and low appetite. It urges bloodless, anemic individuals to try a tonic described as refreshing to regain energy and vigor during the spring season.
Women Spies in Wartime Europe Exposed and Punished
A French secret service dossier details how German espionage used women as spies across Italy France and Switzerland. Actress Sumey Depsy linked to German intelligence gained access to military and Red Cross facilities and talked to wounded soldiers while in disguise. She was arrested in Geneva after suspicions rose and faces punishment while Hari the mental dancer was executed in Germany.
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Germany
Italy
France
Conservatories of Music
Rome
Naples
Paris
Milan
Alsace
Secret Service
Emile Guillier
Sumey
Red Cross
Switzerland
Peaseat
Geneva
Sumey D
Hari
Minards and Take No Other Boys on the Farm
Chicago high school boys were placed on farms as a patriotic duty. Of 700 placed by the board of education, reports were unsatisfactory for only three. The program strengthened bodies, responsibility, social duty, and patriotism, improving food supply though not solving farm labor overall. Tribune
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Education
Tribune
Hollo way Corn Cure Targets Roots to Cure Corns
Product claim states Hollo way Corn Cure penetrates to the root of corn growth, killing it at the source. The ad-like statement emphasizes effectiveness against corns by destroying the root to prevent regrowth.
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Holloway
Germany Eyes Flanders Coast for War Reach
A German navy circular viewed in London argues the Flanders coast is the vital base for future operations against England. It notes the Thames–London route, the importance of the port on the east coast, and the risk from submarines and destroyer maneuvers to control supply and movement pathways.
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Count von Hertling
Germany
German Navy League
London
Flanders
England
Cafines
Thames
Open-Air Cooking Demonstration Goes Omelet
A man drops eggs during a chaotic open-air cooking demonstration. He collects the broken shells and yolks as debris scatters on the pavement. A passerby offers support while the cook proclaims the accident was intentional to make an omelet.
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Quick Constipation Relief
A reporter notes Baby's Own Tablets as a mild safe laxative for infants, claiming rapid relief for constipation. Mrs. Emile LaChapelle of Terrebonne Quebec endorses their effectiveness and advises mothers to keep a box, with the product sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Emile LaChapelle
Terrebonne
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
German War Papers Show Prewar Bomb Train Plans
The British White Book includes a March 12 1914 letter from R von Wild of the German war ministry to Capt. von Papen seeking how to blow up trains if war broke out. Papen in Mexico City describes dynamite under lines ignited by electric current as a method used by insurgents, warning such “infernal machines” could be a threat in Europe.
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Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Germany
von Papen
Washington
R. von Wild
German War Ministry
Berlin
Mexico
Mexico City
Dis
von Ganas
Sedan Booneh
Disconto -Gesellachaft
R. Mimel
Protective Policy Drawn Up For Colored Recruit
A colored recruit planned to take the full government insurance limit of 10,000 dollars. A fellow soldier warned him it would be foolish to pay on so much when he was likely to be shot in the trenches.
Windmill Power Could Be Taken From Air In Future
The article discusses windmill horsepower, noting actual output is low in modest winds. A 12 foot mill yields about 1.5 HP in a 25 mile wind, while a 16 foot mill reaches around 2.3 HP. It suggests Europe uses windmills in groups and storage batteries may enable higher short term power.
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Europe
Old British Spirit Drives Nation Through War
A London Morning Post excerpt praising the British fighting spirit. It argues that the nation’s fate rests on the courage of soldiers and sailors, not speeches, and that the army’s steadfast resolve sustains England during wartime. The piece contrasts military grit with weaker leadership, emphasizing resilience and invincibility.
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Chatham
England
London Morning Post
Vegetable Drying Expands in Western States Industry
A leading evaporating firm promotes a six for ten cents mix of soups sold retail as vegetable drying grows. New Westminster boasts a vast plant on the Fraser River, with daily capacity over 100 tons, operating round the clock last winter. Prices and war orders unsettled growers in British Columbia as plants multiplied across the valley.
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British Columbia
New Westminster
Fraser Valley
Heral
Asthma Remedy Promises Quick Relief From Dr J D Kellogg
An advertisement proclaims an asthma remedy by Dr J D Kellogg offers immediate natural relief. It describes vapor sweeping the airways to ease breathing and claims wide dealer distribution across the land.
Indian soldier holds railway station under siege in Germany East Africa
A native Indian soldier serving with the British Army, guarding a railway station in German East Africa, reported a siege by one hundred Germans. He sent a terse message to headquarters requesting immediate aid, stating one rifle with one hundred rounds of ammunition.
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India
Germany
East Africa
Ammuni
It Is Always Safe To Send A Dominion Ex Money Order
A brief note emphasizes the safety of sending a Dominion Ex money order. It mentions a five dollar amount and indicates costs in cents.
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Dominion
Ancient mortar study claims Great Wall bricks weak
J C Witt a Manila chemist examined bricks and mortar at Shankaikwan. Bricks are large pale and crumbly while mortar is pure white and much stronger. Tests confirm sun drying rather than kiln firing, explaining poor brick durability and suggesting no added lime composition.
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Great Wall of China
Shankaikwan
J. C. Witt
Bureau of Science
Manilla
Witt
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