Summerside Methodist district appoints 1917 18 pastors
The Summerside district of the Methodist Church announces 1917 18 appointments. Rev. H C Rice leads Summerside and Bedeque, with Rev. G Ayers Tryon, Rev. G Morris Margate, Rev. L J Leard Granville, Rev. H S Young Bedford, Rev. E E Styles Alberton, Rev. R M Brodie Cape Wolfe and O Leary. Ayers chairs district. Rice is financial secretary. Young is Sunday School secretary. Styles is Conference secretary. Special welcome services set for July 8 at Summerside and Alberton.
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Methodist Church
Summerside
H. C. Rice
Bedeque
G. Ayers
Tryon
G. Morris
Margate
G. A. Sellar
Granville
L. J. Leard
Bedford
H.S. Young
Alberton
E. EB. Styles
Cape Wolfe
O'Leary
R. M. Brodie
H. S. Rice
H. S. Young
Western Personal Notes From Island Communities
The Rev R Brodie of Maddock returns from Moncton. Miss Florrie Power of Emerald visits Summerside. Rev W J Domville of Montague visits his father at West Cape. Mr T Cook of Cape Wolf returns from nearly a year in the United States. Friends of Mrs A Collicul of Haliburton learn she is ill. Mr W E Brooks of Maddock returns from Moncton where he served as Cape Wolfe circuit delegate to the Methodist Conference. Mr Feliza Murphy of Freetown travels to Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital for surgery to remove a facial ulcerous growth. His friends wish him a speedy recovery and return to P E Island. Miss Katie Power, Massey Harris Co. stenographer, Charlottetown, rode the western train Saturday escorted by Mrs Martina McCloskey to Emerald to visit her parents.
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Malpeque Church
Earl Lockerby
John Gougan
Fred Mathews
J. M. Murchison
Murchison
W. E Brooks
Maddock
Moncton
Cape Wolfe
Feliza Murphy
Freetown
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Katie Power
Massey Harris Co
Charlottetown
Martina McCloskey
North Wiltshire
James Power
Emerald
Alfalfa Luncheon Served to Kentucky Farmers
Alfalfa was served to Kentucky farmers during a luncheon at the annual farmers week exhibition of the Agricultural College at the state university. The Domestic Science department demonstrated cookery using alfalfa flour to produce pale biscuits and green-tinted biscuits, with candy made from glucose pressed from the stalk.
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Kentucky
Agricultural College
The
State University
Popular Mechanics
Domestic Science
The Play Life of the Child and Its Development
The article emphasizes play as essential to a child’s physical, mental, and spiritual growth. It argues that neglecting play harms health, urges parents to guide play toward worthwhile channels, and notes play reveals a child’s own ideals and ingenuity through imaginative use of simple objects.
Lloyd George’s First Commons Visit Recalled
The piece recalls Lloyd George at age 19 visiting the House of Commons for the first time. He wrote to his uncle expressing disappointment and likening the assembly to William the Conqueror's first view of England. He whispered “Oh, Vanity!” noting the moment as prophetic.
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Lloyd George
House of Commons
William the Conqueror
England
Edward the Confessor
George
A War Measure Promotes Poultry Keeping For Eggs
The article urges poultry keeping as patriotic, cost efficient work during wartime. It notes higher egg demand from the Motherland, credits eggs with profitability, and calls for larger flocks, easier labor, and quick cash returns. It urges breeders to place fertile eggs with hatchers to boost hatchings and supply.
Painters and Decorators Go to School in Iowa
In Iowa many painters and decorators attend practical training at Iowa State College Ames. Experts offer two courses the four week college course and a two week course in several cities during the slack season. Class sizes are limited and students split tasks with wall work in the morning and graining in the afternoon, then swap groups.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Ames
Clever glass cover keeps cook book clean and open
A housekeeper fashions a washable glass cover for an open cook book. She cuts window glass to fit both pages and frames it with blue passepartout paper. The cover protects pages from spills and holds the book flat for use in a blue and white kitchen.
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Jin
How Gold Is Shipped From Assay Office To Ship
Detailed account of transporting gold bars to ships with kegs and seals. Describes packing in sawdust, red tape seals, and handling by two men per keg for about 190 pounds per shipment. Includes weight and cost estimates for various carrying distances and notes gold feels heavier than other metals.
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Assay
Assay Office
Young life mourned in Devotional Ode at Halifax
Stock quotations from Halifax reflect market activity as F B McCurdy & Co notes show. The text then shifts to a solemn verse honoring a young man said to have sacrificed himself, attaining a symbolic life climax and passing to watch over loved ones with divine assistance.
Doctor Grenfell Mission Log and Student Help
The log describes off Newfoundland near Boston, 1300 miles away, with songs about Grenfell Mission. Harvard freshmen haul coal and help with the hospital and mission needs as St Anthony’s crews assist with fishery season. A Williams man and Yale sailor, plus a Williams student, lend labor for building repairs and medical duties along the coast.
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Newfoundland
Boston Harbor
Harvard
Billy
Cluett
Yale
New York
Williams
St. Anthony
Mission Wawl
Alice Chamberlain Kendall
St. Nicholas
Britain to buy 60 tons monthly Canadian canned salmon
The British Government plans to purchase 60 tons of Canadian canned salmon each month for British troops, with imports admitted in addition to 50 percent of last year’s intake already approved. Fresh fruit imports face new limits until July 1, after which fruit will require licenses. Substantial shortages of linseed and related items threaten Canada’s dairy and canning sectors, with export constraints possible.
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Britain
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Canada
London
Car ferry progress and costs for New Brunswick PEI service
Ottawa reports progress on the New Brunswick Prince Edward Island car ferry project. The Cape Tormentine landing and pier work are near completion with minor adjustments to power and lighting. Carleton Point progress includes rail connections, terminal buildings, dredging for turning basins, and an expected tender placement by mid June. Total cost estimated at 2,918,000 with 2,600,000 spent to date.
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Ottawa
Pictou
Prince Dward Island
Cape Tormentine
Carleton Point
Prince Edward Island
London
Reuter
Cairo
Mesopotamia
Taurus
Kut-el-Amara
Ibadia
Aleppo
Under Your Command Aide Promises Support for Effort
The phrase pledges all needed aid and support to sustain the effort and ensure its success. It emphasizes continued backing and commitment to the plan. The wording suggests coordinated effort and organizational readiness.
Cable from Borden praises Currie appointment
Sir Robert Borden sends congratulatory cable to General Sir Arthur Currie on his command of the Canadian army corps. He expresses confidence in the gallant Canadians and Canada’s support for the allied cause and wishes Currie and his officers and men God speed in the great work ahead.
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Ottawa
Robert Borden
Arthur Currie
Canadian Army Corps
Canada
Sea Lions Die in Paris Zoo Hunger Over Blockade
The Jardin des Plantes sea lions starve as German naval action cuts off the fish they prefer, with keepers unable to feed them substitutes. Winter saw only this mourning among beasts, while cubs died of bronchitis and a contractor of angina pectoris, all but a hippo who caught cold and shed scales.
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France
British Isles
Jardin Des Plantes
Paris
Halles
Boa
Tensor
Veal Hash with Eggs and Parsley
A recipe for egged veal hash using cold roast veal chopped fine. Mix with gravy or water, add three or four eggs, and cook until set. Stir in butter, season with parsley, and optionally mix in stale bread crumbs to stretch the dish.
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W. K. McGougan
Kensington
T. W. Bentley
Thomas Somers
Joni Somers
Somme
Pte
Somers
55Th
Batt
R. B. Rogers
18Th
Canadian Batt
Canadian Batt, and Went On A Machine Gun, Pte
Bhat
R. Brodie
Florrie Power
W. J. Domville
Montague
West Cape
Mr. T. Cook
Cape Wolf
Wilson
Deruggiate Ai
Lloyd Gorge
Halifax
N. S
F. B. McCurdy & Co
Montreal Stock Exchange
McCurdy Building
Doctor Grenfell
Grenfell Mission
Spee
Tuckett S
Margue
Roverite
New Brunswick
P. E. Island
Railways
Philip
Kansas
Harper’s Magazine
D.M. MacLeod
Jerry Noone
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