Why Farming is Essential says agriculture shapes Canada’s future
W C Good of Paria Ontario argues farming is a national interest not mere profit. He compares farm capital gains with manufacturing to show agriculture sustains Canada's fortunes and rural life is the seed bed of the nation, stressing farm success supports all city life. The piece ends with a quip about a noisy theory explosion.
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W. C. Good
Paria
Ont
Toronto
Canada
Settlement plan for Manitoba land near Winnipeg outlined
The Greater Winnipeg water district plans a settlement about eighty miles from Winnipeg with land gifted by the Dominion government. Provincial authorities will do improvements drainage and road layout. Departments of colonization agriculture education and the water district will support settlers with stock seed expert advice schools and a bridge. The project includes 40 acres for a community center and a business agent to market products shipped by rail. Winnipeg will buy wood cut by settlers.
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Greater Winnipeg Water District
Winnipeg
Dominion
Colonization Department
Agricultural Department
Agricultural College
Projal Department of Education
Aeat
Water District
Germany’s Peace Overtures as Deadly as Gas War Propaganda
Washington Post opinion declares Germany’s peace moves as dangerous as poison gas and warns allies to not pause military efforts. It asserts the robber will not surrender without force and calls for immediate, overwhelming action to compel Germany to yield.
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Germany
Washington Post
Conscientious Objector Admits Disguised as Woman
In Bristol a man and a woman living as sisters were found to be a couple of conscientious objectors. Alfred Goodman Dunn confessed to wearing a wig to evade military service after being detected by hair pull. The pair faced charges under the National Registration Act and the case was adjourned.
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Bristol
Alfred Goodman Dunn
Lillian Fletcher
Merthyr
Manitoba Horse Raising Suits Climate and Pasture
Manitoba's soil and climate support extensive horse raising with ample pasture and low production costs. Winters are dry and manageable, allowing thousands of horses to winter outdoors in good condition. Geldings sell around 225 to 300 dollars, mares fetch similar or higher prices, and the province hosts roughly 250000 horses with about 1200 stallions registered, worth an estimated 40 million dollars.
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Uie
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
Worm Exterminator Sold Cheaply for All Readers
The Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is described as affordable and accessible, available at any vorucgist's shop for general use. It emphasizes low cost and wide availability to readers seeking pest control.
Hungary suffers most severe wartime losses in population
The Budapest paper Pesti Paplo cites Hungarian government vital statistics showing civilian deaths and marriages collapsing under war. It claims Hungary has the highest population loss among belligerents, noting February deaths exceeded births by more than 13 000 and civilian deaths outpace births overall.
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Hungary
Budapest
Pesti Paplo
Lord Scarbrough Sells North Lincolnshire Estate in Private Lots
Lord Scarbrough has sold his North Lincolnshire estate extending over many acres. Twenty farms were sold to tenants privately, yielding nearly 102,000 pounds. The remaining property was offered at auction with seven lots unsold. total auction proceeds reached 39,185 pounds.
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Lord Scarbrough
North
Lincolnshire
Gleat Seni
Tate
Man Worth While in Wartime Nursing Ward
A nurse recalls a touching tale from a Canadian hospital ward in wartime. A young soldier, scarred by a grievous wound, finds a reason to endure after receiving a letter from home naming an old man who could still work and would not let him want. The story blends courage and reminder of home.
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V.A.D. Néree
Saad
Mitel
Tor Vythiew
Fight Against Autocracy and Mutiny in German Navy
A critical editorial argues autocracy in Germany harsher than in other nations citing the four battleship mutiny and brutal naval discipline. It claims the Kaiser could decree executions and long imprisonments without inquiry, illustrating the tyrannical system behind the attempted mutiny and its global impact.
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Germany
New Fork
War Kitchen Plan Urges Saving Food for Allies
The Brandon Sun echoes wartime guidance to ration scarce staples and shift meals toward cheap or abundant alternatives. Citizens are urged to eat less of wheat beef pork dairy and sugar and to favor chicken fish hare and other dishes to send concentrated nutrition to allies in France.
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United States
France
Brandon Sun
Manufacturing C e, Saree and Weaving Time
Fragmentary note references manufacturing and timing in a textile context. Mentions Saree production and possibly a firm or abbreviation ES WANT AND ARS. Lacks clear names, places, or dates to anchor specifics.
Blood-Making Medicine Promises Restored Strength and Vitality
Historical ad touts Dr Williams' Pink Pills as a cure for anemia and weakness. It claims centuries of medical discovery prove the blood must be nourished by daily food and pills when illness weakens vitality. The copy urges readers to buy pills from the Williams company, Brockville, Canada, at 25 cents a box.
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Medical Science
Dr. Williams
Sosis
Williams Moshe Cane Co
Brockville
Cini
Hoover warns against wide margins in world food supply
Herbert C Hoover argues that shortages have fostered a vast mushrooming of speculation and high living costs. He notes farmers earned little on wheat while consumers paid over $2.50 per bushel for much of the year, urging restraint in profit margins.
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Herbert C. Hoover
Ker
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Offer Quick Bilious Headache Relief
The advertisement urges bifious headaches sufferers to take Parmelee's Vegetable Pills to subdue stomach irregularities and ease head pains by acting on nerves and blood vessels. It claims most people experience biliousness at times and can keep pills on hand for relief.
English Homes Overcrowded Me
Douglas Eyre of Onford House Bethnal Green warns overcrowding in Britain with four million people in crowded conditions. London houses 26 thousand people per room and two percent of the city’s population lives in tenement conditions. The country needs half a million new houses and seven hundred thousand more to meet seven years’ growth.
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Douglas Eyre
Onford House
Bethnal Green
Londer
London
Worth Remembering War Aims and Kellogg Asthma Remedy
A historical wartime passage discusses the free nations resisting a hostile power and condemns its treaty violations and brutal aggression amid civilian suffering. It then condemns the Kellogg Asthma Remedy as a sensational, previously popular yet questionable medical cure promoted by aggressive marketing.
Sheep Raising Craze Sparks Cross Province Talks
The Manitoba minister of agriculture seeks Ontario cooperation to obtain breeding sheep. Ontario needs its own supply. US decline outpaces Canada. Canadians consider Australia as a main source, despite wheat surplus, with rapid steps possible to import to meet demand.
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Manitoba
Ontawo
Ontario
United States
Canada
Hamilton Spectator
Sask dairymen urged to step forward by minister
Hon. W. R. K. Motherwell, minister of agriculture, says the time has come for Saskatchewan dairymen to take a step forward after ten years of preparation, stating it is their duty to act now.
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Terente
Canada Starch CO. Limited
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Aumon
Aly ‘ . Weth
Ber Dale
Leealers
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Minard
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Walker House
Forrera
Puree
Traet
Conan Cro Wricht
Carroll Propriewrs
Canadian Northern Railway
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Weil
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Idermad
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Lope
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