Settlement of Idle Lands Hits Vital Question Across West
Commissioner J See e of immigration at Winnipeg says 20,000,000 acres of arable land lie in Manitoba Saskatchewan and near railways held by railway firms and the Hudson Bay Co. Much land remains uncultivated while demand for homesteads grows. Regina Leader notes speculation hoards land for profit, urging Ottawa to use Soldiers' Settlement Act to place lands near rail lines in productive use.
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Witsipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Sion
Hudson Bay Co
Province of
Regina
Alberta
Ottawa
J. Bruce Walker
Hudson Bay
Bertha Gun Destroyed Near Paris After Camouflage Failed
French observers report that the German long range howitzer nicknamed Bertha suffered serious damage after aerial observation and artillery fire revealed and breached the camouflage. Two large shells punctured the railway approach and tore open a 50 foot long rent in the barrel, with craters visible near the gun platform.
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Paris
Petit Parisien
Bertha Krupp
Bertha
Kipling letters over damaged tree and innkeeper driver
The Boston Transcript recounts Rudyard Kipling sending a complaint letter after a tree fell on a Redyard tree injuring it by a bus. The innkeeper bought the letter for ten shillings, a second letter fetched a pound, and Kipling later confronted the landlord who claimed he hoped to receive more daily payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redyard
Kipling
Bes
Boston Transcript
Happy Thought Miss Askit-Does Your Husband Smoke Cigar Gift
Fragmented exchange notes a question about a husband smoking cigars given at Christmas. The passage mentions Newed and et ercy Uden Unser in unclear context, with no clear action or outcome.
Kaiser Wilhelm Trust for War Science Spreads Dread Across War Plans
The Toronto Globe warns that the Kaiser has approved a trust to advance war science by uniting science and military effort. Committees cover chemical materials powder explosives physics engineering communication aeronautics and metals. The piece argues this aims to equip Germany for a future war and calls for destroying Prussian militarism to prevent a next conflict.
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Kaiser
Picardy
Europe
Colonel Carnegie
Imperial Munitions Board
England
Sane
Kaiser Wilhelm Trust For
Ieee
Kaiser Wilhelm Trust
Germany
Teutons
Toronto Globe
Tide of Immigrants Boosts Western Canada Farm Settlement
The prairie lands of Western Canada attract large numbers of settlers from the United States and across the continent seeking land and farm work. Calgary Edmonton Lethbridge Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon Vancouver gateways report this influx unmatched in years as new arrivals bring horses cattle and farming implements. The trend speeds up food production as settlers take up more land and larger crops.
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Canada
Western Canada
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Alberta
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
British Columbia
Prairies
Saskatchewan farm cattle demand rises under livestock act
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture reports high inquiries under the livestock purchase and sale act for purebred bulls and breeding females. Demand indicates growing cattle-raising business with strong beef cattle prospects and numerous requests for dairy cattle.
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Department of Agriculture of
Saskatchewan
Using Riced Potatoes in Batters and Doughs
Freshly cooked potatoes pushed through a ricer or fine strainer can replace part of the flour in batters or doughs. Cold leftovers may be used but are not as easy to blend and flavor as fresh potatoes.
Let the nation respond to the crisis with men for the army
The message calls for immediate conscription of men from military ranks as Britain faces a decisive moment in the war. It urges unity, no parleying, and total support from the home front to sustain troops on the battlefield. The London Daily Mail quote signals firm resolve and sacrifice for victory.
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Britain
London Daily Mail
Increased Hog Production in Western Canada Campaign
The drive to boost hog production in Western Canada led many farmers to start keeping pigs. Saskatchewan distributed about 350 hogs while Alberta bought 330 grade females from packing plants and stockyards for distribution at Edmonton exhibitions. The effort aims to significantly raise hog numbers by next fall.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Government of
Alberta
Exhibition Ground
Edmonton
Yorkshire
Duroc-Jersey
Berkshire
Poland
Western Canada Sees Surge in Large Scale Farming
A consignment of twelve carloads of farm equipment and a special train has crossed the border to Western Canada to break and cultivate new land. Washington owners plan to break 5,000 acres near Rosebud Alberta, with two tractors operating spring and summer. Near Lethbridge C. S. Noble uses ten steam tractors with plows and drag to break 15,000 acres this year, seeding 5,000 acres to flax. Elsewhere 1,000 acre tracts will be broken in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba as new settlers prepare for 1919. The Manitoba Agriculture Dept will launch a province wide greater production campaign to maximize 1919 wheat acreage.
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Western Canada
Washington
Rosebud
Alberta
Noble
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Big Game Season of 1918 in Western Canada
The article notes Western Canada offers many sports including winter hunting in Saskatchewan. Last season 22 licences were issued to residents and 11 to non residents. Farmers received 1 650 licences. Total game killed reached 1 806: 1 215 moose 152 elk 375 deer and 64 arbou. Among licencees 490 killed two animals and 826 killed one.
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Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Waste Becomes Illegal Under New Order
Citizens alerted to report food waste. authorities granted power to act. Wilful or careless waste now illegal. Municipalities securing convictions receive half the fine. provincial officers receive the other half for the province.
What Is That Tune You Were Playing Song or Sonata
A quoted dialogue from Beoston Transcript contrasts a tune with a sonata. It notes that a sonata hides mistakes, while a tune requires familiarity to detect errors. The line highlights musical form distinctions in a humorous exchange.
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Ata
One of War's Virtues in the Theatre of War
A Florida Times Union column reflects on wartime conduct noting restraint and courtesy amidst conflict. It cites scenes from the theatre of war to illustrate the virtue of patience and disciplined behavior under pressure.
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Florida Times-Union
Britain Regulates Non Essential Industries for War Effort
The British approach keeps most businesses running while restricting metal heavy production for war materials. Labor and capital fall under the war munitions act, with profits capped, wages frozen unless living costs rise, and wage increases later funded by the government, limiting strikes and keeping output steady.
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England
Great Britain
Synthesis of British American Unity in War Era Literature
The piece lauds Anglo American unity during World War I and praises a University of North Carolina English department syllabus for highlighting the debt to British freedom traditions. It contrasts liberty with Germany, urging Britons and Americans to draw solace from poets of freedom across English speaking nations.
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Germany
Great Britain
United States
Department of English
University of North Carolina
Britain
Toronto Globe
Wheat boom anchors Saskatchewan’s 1915 16 17 fortunes
Saskatchewan produced 233 million bushels of wheat in 1915 versus 426 million for all Canada. In 1916 prairie output led by over 70 million. 1917 saw over 90 percent of Dominion wheat from three prairie provinces. Census 1916 shows population up 155,403 with 120,000 rural settlers. Farm acreage rose from 29 million to 39 million acres. farms up 7.8 percent and farm acreage up 28 percent.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Grow Hog Feed Amid Grain Shortage in Canada
The text notes scarce hog feed in Canada due to coarse grains and ensilage. It urges growing ensilage corn at home this summer to ensure own hog feed.
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Canada
A Born General Mrs Exe The Cook and AE
A quarrel among Mrs Exe and the cook escalates, prompting measures to protect crockery, brooms and ash cans as belligerent actions are recognized and containment steps are discussed.
Try Some New Vegetables in the Home Garden
A farmer's guide urges diversifying gardens beyond common fare like beans and cabbage. It highlights spinach asparagus Swiss chard okra parsnips salsify carrots rhubarb collards kale and eggplant as valuable additions, noting health benefits and long term yields.
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Georgia
L.Y
Flax on Old Soil A Disputed Land Impact and Rotation
The article argues flax is not as hard on the land as once thought, noting shallow roots and top-soil drying but less fertility loss than corn, wheat, oats, or barley. Six to eight year rotations reduce disease, and flax suits freshly broken sod or post-carm crops. seed quality and seed cleaning aid yields.
German Wrath Over U S Spy Persecution
A Frankfurter Zeitung attack denounces American intolerance of German spies and accuses the U S of organizing hatred of Germany. It claims Germany never yielded to espionage madness while noting that in America leaders and educated elites join in a deliberate anti German agitation in the war’s fourth year.
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United States
Frankfurter Zeitung
Germany
New World
America
Government to lease homesteads to support wartime farming
An order in council allows leasing of homesteads held for soldiers overseas and war workers for cultivation. The rule includes lands held for entry by insane or deceased persons. The measure aims to boost production and assist soldiers, with land broken and cultivated temporarily before transfer to owners.
Taking No Chances in Prospective Ledger Tale
A landlady declines to name the rent for a room with piano, saying the prospective tenant must first perform a tune as proof of coin in a cautious exchange. The exchange hints at a quirky contract or negotiation centered on music and payment.
Poet Questions Necessity of Enclosing Sta
The fragment quotes a poet asking if enclosing "sta" is essential and a London Opinion expert responds that necessity lies in poetry. The brief reflects a dialogue on stylistic choices and enclosure in verse.
Canadian preacher and Bible translator John Sinclair famed northland hero
In Selkirk area Manitoba a portrait of John Sinclair, born 1825 at Oxford House, recounts his role as an early missionary and translator. He helped create the Bible in native dialects for Ojibwe and Cree peoples, with Evans and the syllabic alphabet aiding northern Canadian evangelism. The article lauds Sinclair as a lasting friend to Indians and notes his significant contributions to northern civilization through gospel work.
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Selkirk
Manitoba
John Sinclair
Sinclair
Oxford House
Hudson Bay Company
Tamarac
Keewatin
Norway House
James Evans
Northland
Mr. Evans
Tepee
Religious Tract Society
Northern Wilds
Canada West
Wilds
J. D. Athelney Evans
Western Cities Grow Vacant Lots for Food This Summer
The towns of Western Canada expand urban farming with Calgary planning over two thousand plots for potatoes and vegetables. Regina to convert 530 acres of city property into gardens. Calgary secures 200 acres from the Canadian Pacific Railway and stages a tractor demonstration with fifteen tractors.
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Canada
Calgary
Alberta
Regina
Saskatchewan
Calary
Canadianacific Railway
Wool Clip Estimates for Saskatchewan 1918
Saskatchewan's cooperative branch of the department of agriculture expects to market about no pounds of wool clipped from over 40 000 sheep this year. Around 700 sheep breeders participate with clipping starting May 25 to June 1 and wool arriving June 24 to July 25.
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Saskatchewan
Director of Cooperation
Department of Agriculture
Summer Radishes From Manure Beds
Readers eager for crisp radishes in hot weather can grow fine radishes by spreading stable manure, adding soil on top, and sowing seeds. Manure beds produce crisper, more tender radishes than ordinary soil beds, which heat up and spoil quickly.
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J.T.T
Silent Woman Faces Loss In Tearful Evening
A woman stands over the still white form beside those who have preceded her. No sob escapes yet a heart seems ready to burst. A heart rending cry shatters the air and returns in terror. Silence follows as she rises and walks away, promising to speak tomorrow.
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British and American Unity
The
U. S
West
Huddersfield
Teuton
Board of Trade
Treasury
Leeds
International Institute of Agriulture
France
Italy
Wm. Saunders
Dominion Experimental Farms
Annapolis Royal
Nova Scotia
Upper
Lower Canada
Upper Canada
Kingston
Great West
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