Land sales fund growing up family in prairie regions
In Western Canada large land tracts change hands to support settler families and Mennonite farmers. Prices range with parcels near Lethbridge and Saskatchewan holdings. Canadian communities highlight farming, dairying, and Indian school efforts led by Miss Tessiece King and Miss Bruce at Portage la Prairie.
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Tom
Canada
Corral
Saskatchewan
Wieera
Brother Owl Lave
Sackatchewan
Bern
Fardines
Minnesota
Wisconei
Uinois
Lethbridge
Tadinn TeeEve
Swan Lake
Manitoba
Peodlina
White Face
Prairie Province
Mies Tessiece
Micsena Bruce
Portage la Prairie
Eikheta
Heroism Amid War Atrocities Highlighted by Westminster Gazette
The Westminster Gazette laments German bombardment of British hospital wards in France and the brutal killing of nurses and attendants. It praises nurses and wounded soldiers who stay at their posts, notes airmen’s chivalry toward enemy combatants, and condemns the atrocity as a shock to faith in humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Westminster Gazette
War Subversions Alvetetan Sub To Front
A sub of 20 returns to the front and has a heart to heart talk with his father about medical exams and possible active service. The father guides him to endure drills and carry on, promising a future role as his batacook if he proves capable. The exchange focuses on duty, discipline, and resilience amid wartime separation.
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Alvetetan
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promote Digestive Health
An ad extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims the pills regulate stomach action and restore healthy function, noting they have long been a standard remedy and highly esteemed for digestive complaints.
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Parmelee
Skim Milk Foods Promotes Cottage Cheese for War Time
U S government broadcasts encouragement to produce and eat cottage cheese from skim milk to conserve meat for export. The cottage cheese is high in protein, with a gallon of milk yielding about a pound and a half of cheese. Dutch cheese is also highlighted as nutritious and easy to make at home using simple ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wool Clip Value Rises Across Prairie Provinces
Wool production across Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba shows strong gains with sheep sheared rising to 225 000 in Alberta and total clips increasing by about 25 percent or more from last year. Manitoba and Saskatchewan dealers prepare larger quantities graded by regional departments for farmer sale. The Southern Alberta Wool Growers Association reports higher output and the industry overall edges toward a substantial year.
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Te Southern Alberta Wool Growers’ Atenciation
Agaiteer LM
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
The Danger of Thin Blood and Dr Williams Pink Pills
A late 19th or early 20th century health note warns that thin blood harms the weak, especially young women and the overworked. It touts Dr Williams' Pink Pills as a proven tonic increasing red blood cells, with a testimonial from Miss Jessie McLran of Trenton, Nova Scotia, and notes sales by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. in Brockville, Ont.
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Willams
Withiatie
Jessie McLran
Trenton
N.S
Lignite Briquetting Plant Favored by Advisory Committee
The lignite committee recommends a briquetting plant funded and run by the Dominion Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments. It would be built in South Saskatchewan where lignite is poor, with success expected to spread to Saskatchewan and Alberta. Estimated capital cost is 400,000 dollars and production costs capped at seven dollars per ton, excluding valuable by products.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Advisory Council For Scientific and Industrial Research
South
Aberta
Wireless stations found near Tacoma after two day search
Government agents discovered two wireless receiving and sending stations in fir forests near Puget Sound south of Tacoma. Trees had limbs stripped to act as aerials and one outfit was removed while the other was left behind in a hurried flight. A warm cabin stove and fresh tracks in mud were noted. no arrests were made.
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Puget Sound
Tacoma
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper and Boy Harvest Aid
Great Britain schoolboys aided harvest last year and the ministry of food urges expanded farmer labor. The Scotch education department offers free fees in public and other schools to support harvest time work.
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Great Britain
Moore
Ministry of Food
Scotch Education Department
Scotland
Boyish Prejudice in Name Debate Sparks Quiet Tension
A witty aside questions naming a child as a reflection of bias. The exchange hints at playful yet pointed scrutiny of parental choices and social expectations surrounding how a boy should be labeled.
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Reid Clarence
Him
Hard to Beat a Smiling Army in France
A U S Army France reporter describes the morale and conditions near the Oise front. He recalls living close to shelling, shrapnel bursts, and lingering gloom away from the lines, while praising the cheerful, determined troops whose focus remains on defeating Germans.
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Corre Dents
France
U. S. Army
Oise
Cherrful
London Times praises imperial war cabinet and dominion ties
The London Times editorial argues the government should hold regular ministerial meetings outside the war cabinet to foster inter department settlement. It hails the imperial war cabinet as a living reality and urges continued dominion involvement with Australia’s Premier Hughes and Canada’s Sir Robert Borden staying in England longer to aid the crisis.
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The
London Times
War Cabinet
Borden
Hughes
India
Dominions
England
Australia
Robert Borden
Allianté Settlement
Putnam’s Pain Less Corn and Wart Remedy
A 25 cent bottle of Putnam’s Pain less Corn and Wart claims to lift corns and calluses painlessly. It promises quick results and universal druggist availability with high customer satisfaction.
Builded Better Than He Knew in War’s Global Impact
The Kaiser and his advisers have united English-speaking peoples more quickly and closely, a profound event surpassing recent hopes. The war with the Republic is framed as a turning point with vast consequences for Britain and the United States in politics and thought.
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Kaiser
Hais
Germany
British Empire
United States
Chicken croquettes from leftovers in Richmond tale
Mrs Biggums plans chicken croquettes from leftover pork and calves liver. Teeny the cook, nicknamed Neurasthenia, mentions a small amount of bread dressing and a sauce option, in a colorful Richmond Times Dispatch snippet.
Europe Starvation Toll Estimated at Four Point Seven Million
A recent estimate places the number of deaths from starvation in Europe at about 4.79 million since the war began. The figure warns that unless the 1918 harvest improves, hunger will worsen.
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Europe
Kaiser in Melancholy Mood Marks 30th Anniversary Speech
The German emperor William flung a solemn address on the thirtieth anniversary of his accession while in enemy territory. He voiced fatigue and doubt about victory, admitted war has altered the fight into a world conflict, and defended the German weltanschauung against Allied money worship.
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William
Kaiser
England
Enenel
Germany
British Columbia Fruit Prices Rise on Prairie Demand
R J C Stead reports higher prices for BC fruit this year with apples selling on the ground in places for up to 2.25 dollars. A new Kelowna cannery renovation increases tomato processing capacity to a large scale.
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British Columbia
R. J. C. Stead
Kelowna
Kaiser's Gratitude Reflected In Message About Armies
The article quotes a New York Times piece noting the Kaiser expresses profound gratitude for God's mercy. It claims his armies remain intact and his fleet spared as long as he avoids further exposure or action.
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New York Times
Nervous Prostration Solved by Pinkham’s Compound
West Philadelphia woman recounts thirty years of nervous prostration and headaches. After using Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she reports renewed health, able to do housework, and urges other women to try it.
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Philadelphia
E. Pinkham
Puan Era
N. 41St Street
West
Major Bishop Returns to Duty in Air Service
The Canadien Associated Press reports Major Bishop Cassada’s sirtran and pilot recalling to duty at the air gun department under Lord Wever and Sir Edward Kemp. He earlier led a hand-picked squadron in France and claimed five enemy planes in a final flight before returning to Portugal, ending with seventy-two air victories.
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Canadien Associated Press
Bishop
Cassada
France
Aron von Richthofen
Sherwan
Pngtargl
Bing
Dy. Ilenws' Electic Onl Tt Lubricant Endorsed By Athletes
The article promotes Dy. Ilenws' Electic Onl Tt as a premier lubricant for athletes. It claims to soften joints, ease pain, and improve training by removing soreness and strengthening muscles. Endorsements from long time users are noted.
Training of Canada’s Men for World War I Warfare
The militia reports rapid, science based training of Canadian troops arriving overseas. Segregation camps at Frensham Pond prepare 10 000 men with up to 4 000 present in a parade. Training standards, cadet progress, and musketry and bayonet drill are emphasized to raise esprit and readiness across divisions.
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Canada
Militia Department
Heart
Bowery Tan
Frensham Pond
Aldershot
England
Colquhoun
D.S.O
France
Forestry Corps
Forestry Unite
Fie
Hepde
London
Aes
Family traits shine as pupils entertain at public school
A school program features an alumnus orator who begins with a loud rendition of Friends, Romans and countrymen. Mothers in the audience react, noting the performer's resemblance to his mother. The moment captures family likeness amid the school event.
Wheat Supply Estimates From Census Report
The report estimates total wheat in the Dowinion area and surrounding regions, with 20 50 000 bushels on hand and 14 1 0 009 bushels ground. It details in transit stocks and regional totals for eastern and western Canada plus the Wheat Export Company’s exports of eleven million bushels between March 31 and April 30.
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Board of Grain
Siprevisere
Eletarers
Gaissas
Canada
Whrat
Ageril
Greek Territory Promised Bulgars In Treaty Fallout
The article reports on tensions over Greece’s 1904 territorial gains under the Bucharest Treaty. Bulgaria protests, demanding restored or guaranteed lands, while Sofia prepares for a central powers conference in September chaired by a Hungarian, with Britain present. The piece notes Bulgarian press calling Greece Bulgaria’s main enemy and mentions war-related health and propaganda concerns.
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Latstrom
Germany
Bulgaria
Greece
Bucharest
Rodmenta Auger
Greace
Grerve
Sofia
Hong Ferdivandlat
Ukrainn
Alee
Trevass
Eranenle Leckammaal
Buikens
Ite
Journal Des Dee
Iron casting advances at Port Moody and Columbia plant
Iron from electric arc furnaces begins at Port Moody with Adna Lrom and ee Company. Early runs yield over twelve tons of gray iron. contracts for 2,000 tons secured, including a shipment to Japan.
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Brite
Columbia
Port Moody
Adtna Lrom and Ee Company
Japan
Gracelle Line Extends toward Swift Current
The Gracelle line of the Canadian Northern extends from Hewna to Medicine Hat with a wide expansion announced. A large fertile tract opens up and hundreds of farmers will haul grain to the railway, creating a convenient market. At least 20 grain elevators are expected to be erected between Gravelbourg and Swift Current over about 70 miles. River speeds noted at four miles per hour.
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Swift
Hewna
Medicine Hat
Alla
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