Land settlement in Western Canada dominates empire policy
A Toronto Globe article argues Canada must settle Western lands to pay war debts and support the empire. It outlines Alberta and Manitoba as key regions, notes vast land grants to railways and schools, and calls for cooperation or expropriation to resolve private land holdings hindering settlement.
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Middle
Manitoba
Alberta
Middle West
Peace River
Middle Western Provinces
Hudson's Bay Company
Prairie Provinces
Western Canada
Dominion
Department of Interior
Toronto Globe
Downstairs Visitor Sows Dissension Over Cook Visit
In a peculiar upstairs downstairs episode a visitor courted Mrs Johnson’s cook with payoffs to meet away from home. The ploy escalated during a large dinner when Mrs Johnson failed to recognize the caller, who sat among guests and pressed further contact with the cook.
Cotton Shortage in Germany and Its Textile Strain
A Kansas City Times excerpt notes Germany’s cotton shortage after Britain halted US imports. It highlights reliance on substitutes for explosives and questions how Germany outfits soldiers and civilians when imports have ceased for two years.
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Germany
United States
England
Kansas City Times
Spy photographs of Scottish coast seized by German professor
D Thom as Curtin reports in The Times that a German professor obtained a unique set of photographs of Scotland’s coast showing every inlet and harbor. The images, now at the Reichs Marine Amt, were reproduced for naval use and their origins remain unclear. Curtin invites readers to shed light on how they were obtained.
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Times
Germany
D. Thomas Curtin
Scottish
Reichs-Marine-Amt
Admiralty
Leimosigerplatz
Argument Against Titles in Canada Demands Democratic Equality
The London Free Press argues that Canada should not create a titled class and that honors should reflect individual service and achievement. It notes titles often go to political friends and warns such favoritism undermines democracy and equal citizenship.
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Canada
Mse
London Free Press
Lovers Say Farewell Under Moonlit Gate
A young couple parts at night with promises of lasting memory. Six years later the man returns to find his former sweetheart married and older, at a party they reunite and mistake him for someone else before she guesses the truth.
Moral suasion banners urged against Kaiser residence
A quoted opinion from the Washington Star argues that some believe moral suasion can achieve all results and suggests marching with banners to picket the Kaiser’s residence. The remark reflects wartime public sentiment and protest tactics.
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The
Washington Star
Flying Today Is Too Easy and Dangerous, Says Brancker
General Brancker warns that flying has become easy and students overestimate skill, causing half of accidents. He urges basic training, reliable engines, and cautious handling as aviation shifts from wartime haste to safer peacetime practice.
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Ceneral U. S. Brancker
Air Organization
Ary
General Brancker
Great Britain
Brancker
Lord Lucas
Farmer's twelve daughters leave, neighbor asks about loneliness
A farmer's wife notes all twelve daughters are married and gone. A neighbor wonders if she misses them. The old lady answers she misses them dearly, more than she wants them back, reflecting on their absence.
Opening in Alberta For Pulp Industry
Alberta seeks pulp mill growth noting plentiful labor from urban immigrants and vast timber. The piece argues Alberta’s forests rivers and power could support mills across Canada and the U.S. west of the Mississippi, with rail access to global markets and abundant spruce and poplar reserves for paper production.
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Alberta
Sayls A
New York
Columbet
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Mississippi River
Winnipeg
Texas
Canada
United States
Asia
Europe
Missippi
Pinchot
Lloyd George Labels German War Policy As Organized Savage
Lloyd George declares Germany’s warfare a calculated, organized savagery that taints civilization. He argues German treatment of prisoners and civilians in Belgium and France, and the sinking of neutral ships, threatens progress and humanity.
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Germany
Belgium
France
Lloyd George
Alberta Expands Timothy Seed Exports Amid Growth
Alberta has developed timothy seed production for export over the last two years. Last year 735 cars were shipped, yielding 175000 dollars to farmers. Straw used locally as fodder. Dominion previously imported about 250 cars at six hundred thousand dollars, now Alberta aims to meet all demand with high quality seed.
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Alberta
Dominion
Establishing Credit Says Beware the Quick Repayer
A quip warns that borrowers who pay back instantly may carry hidden risks as lenders recall past incidents where debts were pressed for multiple repeated repayments and quick returns. The remark contrasts haste with prudent credit practices.
German War Outlook and Peace Terms Debate in 1918
The article argues that an inconclusive peace would favor Prussian militarism and endanger freedom, citing Kaiser Wilhelm, Hindenburg, and German plans to sustain submarine warfare. It notes Allied pressure on peace terms, fears of a renewed war, and German efforts to maintain support while pursuing strategic naval actions.
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Harther
Friends of
Germany
Wilson
Britain
Y W. Barron
The
Bostonist
Somme
Meuse
von Hindenburg
von Wildenburg
Phe
Cold Weather and Milk Output
Experiments show milk output from cows lying out drops little if any compared with tied animals when well fed and sheltered. Exercise improves circulation and heat tolerance. excessive warmth while tied offers no protection. Ventilation and drafts must balance. shelter and dry skin reduce chill. Food quality and stomach bulk aid warmth. starch and oils support respiration.
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John Lawes
Prince of Wales Helps Driver In London Car Break Down
The Prince of Wales, on leave in London, assisted a woman whose official car stalled. He spent about twenty minutes getting the engine running again, then asked where she wished to go. When she offered to drive him home, he replied he lived at Buckingham Palace, revealing his identity.
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Prince of Wales
London
Buckingham Palace
Farmers’ figures clash with common accounting in summer reminiscence
An Iowa hardware store scene from the 1910s contrasts how farmers and nonfarmers measure earnings. The piece notes many farmers complain about high costs for tools while claiming similar net income after living expenses and farm costs. It cites New York Commercial as framing the century‑old debate over farming profits versus general prosperity.
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Iowa
New York
Plumber From a Scotlands Clyde Tour Becomes Laughing Stock
A London Morning Post tale recalls a Clyde steamer trip in Scotland where a deck crowd overheard a man repeating a phrase about a sair world. When asked what he meant he says it is a sair world for a plumber, then identifies himself as a schoolmaster, revealing class snobbery.
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Scotland
Scott Skinning
Clyde
Skirsing
London Morning Post
Man apologizes after quarrel with wife in Kansas City Star excerpt
A Kansas City Star quote recalls Mr Meckton admitting he spoke angrily to his wife. He asks if she resented it. she initially did, then after reflection forgave him and congratulated him on his bravery.
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Mr. Meckton
Henrietta
Ime
Kansas City Star
Science and machinery shape modern warfare
The article argues science and machinery dominate future war, with rapid munitions production led by skilled workers and scientists. It notes England creating a minister of munitions to organize the industry, praising Lloyd George for driving the effort to supply allies and strengthen national effort.
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Paurope
England
Lloyd George
Ts’ Record
Miserly cashier dialogs from a religious periodical
A fragment recalls Miserly and a man in a small transaction. The man accepts a half-dollar offer and returns twenty cents as change, illustrating frugality and everyday commerce in a dated religious context.
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Miserly
Christian Register
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