Forest products lab aims to boost Canadian wood use
Minister W J Roche outlines Dominion forestry branch plans to unite science and industry in establishing forest products laboratories. A bulletin on Treated Wood Block Paving reports methods and results from Europe and North America and offers free copies to Canadians. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are promoted as a mild purgative with vegetable Bubotagses claimed to be curative.
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W. J. Roche
Interior
Forest Products Laboratories of
Canada
Uoder
Dominion Forestry Branch
Briay
Forestry Branch
Europea
United States
T O
Forestry
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Parmelee
Selecting a Pure Bred Sire for Herd Improvement
Farmers' Guide advises buying steeds with better blood to improve herd quality. Emphasizes pure bred sires can raise butter fat and profits, but warns selection hinges on dam records and ancestry. Notes that the best herd bull is often the cheapest and that mating scrub stock lowers returns over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers' Guide
Auto delivery routes proposed in Saskatoon area
A Saskatoon paper reports an enterprising local proposes a parcel delivery service using gasoline powered rigs on rural routes. Farmers would drop parcels to town and receive goods back on a set schedule, aided by a housewife capable of handling telephoned commissions. The idea likens to jitney growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Lowe
Nervous Guest Seeks Seat Near Hostess Amid Goose Roast
A guest frets over seating next to the hostess and opposite a goose during a roast entreating clarification as nerves flare. The dialogue hints at dining room decorum and potential misinterpretation of social cues in a formal dinner setting.
Weeds on Vacant Lots Threaten Farmers and Cities
The article warns that weeds on vacant lots and along roadsides act as breeding grounds for seeds that spread to farms. It urges city cooperation, enforcement of weed bylaws, and action by town councils to support farmers in weed control.
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F.C.N
Brave editors and journalists serve in war fronts
Journalists from Ottawa, Vancouver, and Toronto are praised for battlefield leadership. EW Morrison of the Ottawa Citizen, Colonel Dave Watson of the Quebec Chronicle, Lieut.-Col. Victor W. Odlum of the Vancouver World, and Col. J. A. Currie of the 48th Highlanders are cited as examples of editors and reporters who left the press to fight for liberty and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW Morrison
Ottawa Citizen
Dave Watson
Quebec Chronicle
Victor W. Odlum
Vancouver World
J. A. Currie
48Th Highlanders
Toronto
Montreal Journal of Commerce
Guard Baby's Health in the Summer
The summer months threaten children with cholera infantum colic diarrhoea and dysentery. Mothers should guard against these illnesses or treat them promptly. Baby's Own Tablets are presented as safe relief for stomach and bowel regulation sold by mail for 25 cents per box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
New Homestead Map Shows Prairie Land Use by Jan 1915
The 13th edition Homestead Map from the Department of the Interior in Ottawa details land status in Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan as of January 1 1915. It colors quarter sections to show land uptake and includes info on Indian Reserves Timber Berths Grazing Leases Post Offices Railways and more. Manitoba and Alberta sheets are available now from the railway lands branch free of charge with Saskatchewan to follow. Miller's Worm Powders are praised as a superior vermifuge and trusted by mothers for immediate lasting relief in children.
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Canada
Railway Lands
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Prairie Provinces
Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
F. C. C. Lynch
Piper Lifts Spirits as Scots Soldier Recovers
A Scottish soldier badly wounded in a hospital ward asked for one last glimpse of his homeland. A piper played outside his bed as he died’s comrades perished. The next day the head nurse reported the Scot was improving while eleven other patients had died.
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Scotman
Marriage Advice Echoes From Rector
A humorous exchange highlights frugality and marriage plans. Peter jokes he can barely afford himself, implying a wife would stretch finances, while a rector figure questions the practicality of such a union. The quip reflects social attitudes toward wit and matrimony.
Manitoba a Field for Corn Growing
Manitoba a Field for Corn Growing argues the northwest can produce corn with locally adapted seed, early planting, prepared land with manure, and careful cultivation. It advocates rotation with small grain and alfalfa, noting corn as secondary to sustaining soil and livestock needs.
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Lam
Manitoba
Dakota
North Dakota
United States
Dornwest
Grand Fors
N.D
Northwest
Manitoba Free Press
Dictionary hunt for a mysterious angwe term in gossip
In a playful exchange Mrs Parvenu-John requests a dictionary to explain a word she cannot find. Mrs Kav ler jokes about a possible parvenu or par dénoument as the bowery topic. the dialogue ends with a failed search through all O entries.
Farm Washing by Community Laundry in Wisconsin Idea
The Wisconsin idea of a community laundry attached to a creamery relieves farm wives of heavy washing. In Milltown and Fall River farmers fund equipment around 500 dollars, with ironing making the cost higher. Laundry work is billed by the pound and hourly ironer rate, with weekly client drops and returns via wagon, and separate accounts from the creamery, sometimes deducted from milk checks.
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Wisconsin
Milltown
Fall River
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Kansas City Star
Minard's Liniment Cited By Nova Scotia Sufferer
Dear Sirs this fall I was thrown on a fence and hurt my chest badly and could not work. After trying many liniments one bottle of Minard Liniment warmed on flannels cured me completely says H Collaboom of Rossway Digby Co NS.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Women Fill Farm Labor Gaps in England Ireland Farms
War shortage of 170000 male agricultural workers in England Scotland and Wales prompts a board of agriculture plan to deploy women across farms. Women already assist in Essex Norfolk Lincolnshire planting potatoes and in truck farming. Hundreds train and work on dairy farms in Cheshire Dorset and Berkshire with weekly wages around 5 to 5.50. Women are urged to take over twice daily milk deliveries to stations or customers.
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England
Scotland
Wales
Poara of Agriculture
Essex
Norfolk
Lincoinshire
Cheshire
Dorset
Berke
Ireland
Balzac on abstruse writing and reader self deception
Balzac argues that clear parts seem easy to readers while puzzles trigger respect for the author. He says he sometimes crafts complex meaningless sentences to prevent readers from thinking they grasp as much as he does.
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Balzac
Balsac
Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Claim Major Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for constipation indigestion and backaches. It quotes Prof A T Smith of Montreal describing relief after using the pills and notes price of 25 cents per box at Toronto dealers Edmatson Bates & Co Limited.
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Dr. Chase
A. T. Smith
Charles Street
Montreal
Boston
Mass
Edmatson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Newspapers Are Best Advertising Medium Says Finn
Joseph H. Finn of Chicago tells delegates at the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World convention that today’s newspapers are the strongest advertising medium. He argues newspapers carry the true news about merchandise and that advertising fuels success, optimism, and reader engagement.
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Joseph H. Finn
Chicago
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Finn
Advertiser
Medley of Beer Deceit and Sand Quote by Heine
Quote from Heine criticizing Prussia as a medley of beer deceit and sand. The dated expression labels Prussia pedantic hypocritical and sanctimonious, reflecting a dramatic, critical worldview.
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Prussia
Heine
Waiting for Sleep Behind Front Door
A terse exchange hints at a crime scene where a man claims to be waiting for his wife to fall asleep inside a house. The dialogue suggests a perceived burglary and a tense, domestic confrontation now under scrutiny by a detective.
Agricultural Resources Rise in Value and Wheat Output
The 1914 yearbook shows land and building values growing from 1,403,2 dollars in 1901 to 3,335,576,010 dollars in 1911 and total farm value plus livestock up to 4,222,695,387 dollars. Wheat production climbs from 65,572,768 bushels in 1900 to 132,075,082 in 1910, with rail distribution expanding from 167 stations to 347 stations and elevators from 353 to 689. The era also notes improved cereal distribution and sale infrastructure, reflecting broad national progress.
Parrot Saga Teases Two Friends In Gentle Bluff
Rose visits Arabella and learns of a new parrot owned by Arabella's mistress. Rose boasts birds are clever and recalls a clock bird that cuckooed the hour, only to reveal the parrot was actually just a wooden bird.
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Rose
Arabella
Arabela
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Prof. Smith
Chase
True News
Holloway
Arlington Company OF Canada Limited
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