Prairie Lumber Industry and Its Western Impact
A 1913 overview notes the prairie provinces' lumbering as vital to settlement though less developed than B C and eastern provinces. Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta produced about 260 million feet worth over 4.26 million dollars, Saskatchewan contributing two thirds, Alberta one fifth, Manitoba the rest. Prairie demand totals 1.434 billion feet annually, with roughly half from B C and the rest from Ontario Ontario and U S forests. In a lighter aside Hawkins asks his daughter about accidents in music and is reassured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Saskatchewan Forest
Ontario
United States
Canada
French Government Considers 1888 Class Call Up
The French government is considering summoning the 1888 class to fill reserves and gaps caused by men recalled from ranks to work in munition factories.
Doctor Praises Postum Value For Health And Relief
A physician endorses Postum as essential for health and recovery, noting coffee avoidance and proper preparation. He cites using Postum Cereal at home and recommends it to patients, highlighting its brown color, snappy taste, and health benefits while cautioning against caffeine in tea and coffee.
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Postum
Dairying Gains Amid Strong Winter Creamery Output
The Saskatchewan dairy department reports a robust winter season with cooperative creameries increasing butter output. November through March show sharp year over year gains, indicating lingering farmer interest in dairying. Two new creameries are planned at Lanigan and Fiske with promising prospects for 1916.
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Saskatchewan
Kt Wen
Cooperative
Lanigan
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatoon
Fiske
Canadian Northern Railway
Saskatoon Calgary
Rate of Seeding For Best Results
The article reports on farmers’ changes in seeding rates per acre based on trial results from 24 illustration farms for a conservation commission. It notes soil condition and seed cleanliness affect optimal sowing rates, with many raising from about six to ten pounds per acre and some farmers beginning to grow their own seed to reduce costs.
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Commission of Conservation
J. W. Robertson
Commission
George R. Barrie
Galt
Ont
Galt. Ont
Lanark County
Relics of Prehistoric Man at Slankments Rock Lake
Report describes five tumuli at Rock Lake Manitoba with circumferences of 75 feet and heights of 5 feet. Notes rock shelters and sacrificial altars, comparing to English barrows linked to Caesar era. Mentions limited local specimens and uncertain dating within Canada West prehistory.
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Rock Lake
Manitoba
Canada West
England
Allied Duty and War Aims in Unified Effort
The speaker stresses unity with allies and the duty to press the war to a decisive end. He argues that militarism must be halted in Europe and that Britain's resources, military, naval, and financial, will be used with allies to fatigue the enemy. Collaboration and maximum pressure with allies are essential to reach the war’s objectives.
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House
Europe
Ooeses Ee
Advice to Dyspeptics Well Worth Following
In dyspepsia the appetite varies from ravenous to poor. Dr Hamilton's Pills are the one sure remedy that cures quickly and thoroughly. Sufferers see benefit within a day and improvement continues with time. The pills strengthen the stomach and digestive organs and convert food into nourishment for energy. Get Dr Hamilton's Pills today 2c per box at all dealers.
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Dr. Hamilton
Dr Hamilton
Saskatchewan Education 1914 Attendance Low in Province
Norman F Black reports Saskatchewan’s 1914 education findings show an average of 183 teaching days per year and 100 days attended by the average pupil, with 53 percent actual attendance. Out of every 100 children 47 miss school daily, worse than many U.S. states.
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Norman F. Black
D.paed
Regina
Saskatchewan Education Department
Saskatchewan
Division of Education
Russell Sage Foundation
American Republic
United States
Mississippi
Oregon
American Union
Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
California
Saskatch
Hydration and digestion tips from 19th century advice
The article explains water aids digestion and that the stomach secretes most of it. It notes water should not be taken too cold and that intake should align with the body's needs. It mentions gastric juice volume and cautions against excessive chilling of drinks.
Fragmented bilingual lines about aging and tires
A short fragment shows incomplete dialogue with phrases like De writings you re tires and Alem yen, lacking clear context or complete sentences.
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Alem
Yen
War Posters Urge Citizens to Do Their Part
A wartime appeal asks readers to consider their duty to country and comrades in the great war of right against might. It questions how many people around them are contributing and hints that collective effort brings happiness when the soldiers return.
300 Men Sought for Overseas Cameron Highlanders Unit
Urgent appeal invites 300 physically fit Britons to join the 179th Overseas Battalion Cameron Highlanders. Enlisted men receive 30 days paid leave for farm work. Transport arranged from local points with medical certificate. Mail to Adjutant 17th Cameron Highlands Winnipeg.
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The
Cameron Highlanders
J. A. Cantlie
O.C
Minto Street
Winnipeg
British Evolution and the Strength of Its War Power
In a leading article titled British Evolution the Tempse of Paris lauds Britain as a great naval and military power. It highlights industrial and armament strength supporting troops and notes Britain aids Verdun by freeing French units. It emphasizes the empire’s crucial naval role and strategic impact in the war.
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Tempse of
Paris
Britain
Verdun
North Sea
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Childhood Constipation Report from Mrs Lund
Mrs Andrew G Lund of Hughenden Alberta reports her two babies suffered severe constipation until using Baby's Own Tablets. She claims the tablets were very effective and that she would use nothing else.
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Andrew G. Lund
Hughenden
Alta
No Charge Observant Manager and Clerk Dialogue
Fragmentary excerpt describes a manager and clerk in a charged exchange about payment for work and affection. It then shifts to an advertisement claim for Millers Worm Powders claiming health benefits for children and reductions in worm-related mortality. The text ends with a reference to asthma after ten years of illness attributed to Dr. J. dD.
Women Farmers in Britain to Train Women in Agriculture
The government plans a corps to train women in farming to keep land cultivated as men join the front. MP Long supports women taking larger roles in defense and overseas trade, urging farmers to employ only indispensable men.
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British Isles
Mr. Long
Minard’s Liniment Praised After Ill-Timed Foot Jam
A reader extols Minard’s Liniment claiming it cured a badly jammed foot overnight. The letter from T. G. McMullen states the product left the foot “as well as ever” the following day.
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Minard
T. G. McMullen
Superstition Rising in Germany War Era Occult Trade Exposed
Munich report details wartime crackdown on astrologers palmists and soothsayers who fueled a large occult industry. Across towns adepts form networks with a central body, blamed for mental distress and self harm. A London porter helps Sandy MacGregor recover fifty pounds pocketbook with a peculiar question about the month’s interest.
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Germany
Munich
Berliner Tageblatt
Sandy MacGregor
Aberdeen
London
Sandy
Prince Doing His Bit Earns Wales Admiration From Chaplain
Captain Kendall, a primitive Methodist chaplain at a midland camp, recounts the Prince of Wales sleeping on cottage floors and preferring the miner’s home over a grand mansion. He notes the prince was often in danger, going where the soldiers went.
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Captain Kendall
Midland
Prince of Wales
Ontario legislation aids northern settlers with loans and farming support
Legislation introduced by Hon. G. Howard Ferguson proposes government loans up to 500 dollars per settler in northern Ontario. The bill sets a settlers commissioner, seed distribution, encouragement of grazing and dairy farming, and closer settlement supervision to improve social life.
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Ontario
G. Howard Ferguson
Sterling Tailoring Co. seeks agents for Canada wide sales
Wanted in every town and village to take orders for made to measure clothing in Canada. Good commissions. Magnificent samples. Sterling Tailoring Co. 535 College Street Toronto.
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Canada
Sterling Tailoring CO
College Stree
Toronto
Worm Exterminator Promoted for Infants
One of the commonest complaints of infants is worms and the most effective application for them is Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator.
Rise in frog consumption hits American markets
The report notes a growing taste for frog meat in the United States with six million frogs sold in the markets of St Paul and Minneapolis last year. It also records 550 men at Oxford University this year, up from 3100 the year before the war.
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America
St. Paul
Minneapolis
University of Oxford
Devilish weighing up to 200 pounds octopus sighted in Japan
Report describes large amphibious octopuses weighing as much as 200 pounds seen wobbling on ten tentacles in search of sweet potato patches. Natives kill them with clubs and capture them in jars lowered to the bottom, where the octopus dives in to hunt.
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Japan
Japan’s forestry claim questioned by long practice
The article notes that Japanese forest planting spans likely over four centuries, earning credit for early forestry. It adds that actual forest management in Japan has existed for less than thirty years, suggesting a distinction between planting history and systematic management.
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Japan
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Prairie Provinces
Hawkins
Ww. M. U
J. D. A. Evans
Sir Edward Grey
Great Britain
France
Dr. J. Dd
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co. Limited
Toronno
Hidney-Liverph
Chew
Ear Montes
Crown
Canada Starch CO
Montreal
Gardinal
Brantford
Fort William
Benson's
Prince
Wales
Cook Medicine
Han House Insuram
StaNtity
Serurs Uber U
Hugg
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