Canada mobilizes shell production for war effort
Colonel Alexander Bertram announced Canada has ordered 9 million shells and related components from 130 firms nationwide. The plan uses United States and Canadian factories, with 60,000 workers earning weekly wages, to meet daily shell output and reduce reliance on imports.
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Canada
Shell Committee
Alexander Bertram
Nell Commitee
Canadian Manufacturers Association
Toronto
Bertram
Militia
United States
Quebec
Vow
Sheil
Messrs
Tones. Cantley
New Glasgow
George W. Watts
Carnegia
Welland
Bensono
Ordnance
J. W. Borden
Col. Tartson
Col Lafferty
Department of Militia and Defence
Shell
Gour
Natural defences of the body against microbes
Dr. C. W. Saleeby explains in Youths Companion how the nose acts as a microbial filter and antiseptic, preventing dust microbes from entering the lungs. He notes stomach hydrochloric acid as an internal antiseptic and affirms healthy skin resists microbial entry, highlighting the body’s built in defenses.
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C. W. Saleeby
Saskatchewan dairy co operatives ship record butter order
In Saskatchewan the dairy commissioner announced the largest butter order yet for Western Canada, selling 252000 pounds at 26 cents a pound to British Columbia, part of a month’s surplus from cooperative creameries. In 1914, 3625 farmers used government cooperatives, up 35 percent. Alberta butter shipments to Australia totaled four thousand cases aboard the Makura, prompted by a New Zealand demand and Australian drought.
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Saskatchewan
Canada
British Columbia
Alberta
Australia
New Zealand
Vancouver
Fate of the Hapsburgs The collapse of Austria
A sweeping chronicle traces the woes of the Hapsburg line from the assassination of Elizabeth in Geneva to the murder of Franz Ferdinand and the Great War. It notes tragic destinies of Rudolph and other royals, and the empire’s fall seen as a curse on the dynasty.
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Austria
Lute
Gan Peror
Francis-Joseph
Elizabeth
Geneva
Maximilian
Mexico
Rudolph
Alencon
Paris
Franz Ferdinand
House of Hapsburg
Karayli
Heaven
Hell
Canada Wool Trade and Market Effects in 1914 15
Canada produced about 14 million pounds of wool yearly with roughly a quarter exported in the year ending March 31 1915 mainly to the United States where Canadian wool supports standard woollens. War orders have steadied trade while an embargo recently sent prices down and a surplus risk if markets close. Canada imported over 9 million pounds and exported 2.841 million pounds in fiscal 1914 due to diverse grades for different uses.
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Canada
United States
Alfalfa Cultivation Advices Favor Shoe Drill
The article notes that while cultivation improves alfalfa, disk harrows or disk drills damage crowns. It recommends using the old fashioned shoe drill and mentions there are specialized machines designed for the task that perform well.
Three Russian Ethnic Groups Differ in Size Land and Character
The article describes three main Russian groups: Great Russians around Moscow, Little Russians centered on Kiev with Don Cossacks, and White Russians east of Poland. It outlines differences in territory, language, appearance, stature, and temperament, noting Little Russians contribute notably to music and poetry.
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Russia
Moscow
Dnieper
Kieff
Poland
Lithuania
Baltic
Graziy
Ukraine
Great
Little
Oslende
Hi Suite
Southland
Navy doctors endorse Henry Ford on eating less
Washington reports that Navy Surgeon General William C. Gorgas favors lighter meals and slower eating to lengthen life. He notes most people eat too much, harming heart and liver, and cites China and Japan with far lower intake as examples. He urges one main meal at midday and warns against late eating, saying the poor lack food while the rich overeat.
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Henry Ford
Navy
Washington
New York Herald
China
Japan
Surgeon General of
William C. Gorgas
U.S.A
Gorgas
Lord Kitchener Comment on Home Made Trenches
Lord Kitchener inspected improvised trenches and refused to comment. When pressed by a curious figure, he replied tersely that they would not keep the Salvation Army out and then walked away.
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Lord Kitchener
Salvation Army
Silos Rise in Saskatchewan Farmland
North Battleford district farmers advocate for semi underground structures as most suitable for the climate. Aimed at durability and efficiency, the plan centers on burying part of the silo to protect stored grain from harsh winters and moisture.
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Saskatchewan
North Battleford
Canada must mobilize more men for total war effort
The Toronto Mail and Empire argues Canada should draft far more than 35 000 to support Allied victory, noting current recruitment is slow and urging action to deploy hundreds of thousands if needed. It contends universal conscription would reveal the war’s gravity and accelerate enrollments.
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Canada
Germany
England
France
Belgium
Arthur Meighen
Toronto Mail
Empire
Beef Cattle in Demand in Scotland and Canada
A Scottish Farmer writer views store cattle imports as natural amid beef shortages in Britain. He argues the embargo may not end and Canada would gain little even if lifted, noting Canada’s vast grazing lands and potential to expand store cattle feeding both there and in Eastern Canada.
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Scotland
Glasgow
Canada
Atlantic
Great Britain
Toll of Submarines and Historic War Ship Losses
The article reviews submarine warfare toll through February 18 and summarizes Allied and neutral losses totaling 63 ships for the Allies plus 23 neutrals, with British losses at about 220 ships per year. It compares wartime sinking rates during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, noting yearly British losses averaging 518 to 619 ships in specific years after Trafalgar.
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Tve
United States
France
Trafalgar
Lady’s Plea as Daughter Plans a Quiet Departure
A fragment shows a tense domestic moment with a mother begging not to be left alone and a daughter reassuring her while planning to leave the house after a visit. The exchange hints at loneliness and dependence in a household.
Britain’s war effort lauded as defence of civilization
The Chicago Daily News extols Britain’s role in World War I detailing sea control, coastal protection, aid to French and Belgian troops, munitions loans, SE Europe policy, massive manpower, and defense of home soil. It argues Britain’s actions uphold liberty against despotism and guarantee Allied success.
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Chicago Daily News
Great Britain
The
Britain
Balkans
Europe
Germany
France
Russia
Italy
French Press Demands More Ammunition in War Effort
The French press calls for increased cannon and shell supply as General Castelnau urges war by the shock of ammunition. historic figures show per gun shells rising from 700 in 1909 to 1,200 then to 3,000 requested, with current daily production around 170,000 shells and reserves growing. Estimates claim from 100,000 to 150,000 shells used daily, while German bombardments push higher consumption at sites like Bois d Aille and Apremont. Faced with machine gun use and vast fronts, the overall ammunition need is immense, with French army reserves alone needing roughly 200 million shells.
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Langiois
Senate
Bois d’Aille
Forest of
Apremont
Lousain
Champagne
Yser
Carpathiang
North Sea
Whispering Phone For Battleships In Testing
A new telephone receiver designed by Pierre Delange, a Dutch engineer in London, is being tested by the British admiralty for battleships and already used by the war office. The device eliminates buzzing from vibrations and can transmit whispers, prompting Scotland Yard to consider widespread adoption.
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Pierre Delange
London
Admiralty
War Office
Delange
Scotland Yard
Vaudeville Act Shifts Spotlight After Arctic Lecture
A female acrobat tells the manager she must change her billing place because the audience is too gold. The manager questions how a shift helps, and she notes she performs just after a lecturer on the arctic in the Louisville Courier-Journal item.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Church Belief Question Sparks Worry Within Parish
A conversation in a church setting reveals concerns about faith and belief. The dialogue shows tension as one speaker questions doctrine while another reassures through personal reflection and church guidance.
The Good Ship Discovery's Antarctic Legacy and New York Voyage
The Discovery, famed for Scott's Antarctic expedition, recently arrived in New York amid stories of its sturdy icebound service and post voyage role carrying ammunition to France. Built with solid woods and copper fittings, the ship boasted a two foot three inch hull thickness and wool lined staterooms, while hull design avoided iron to protect instruments.
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Discovery
Scott
South Pole
New York Harbor
France
Lyvy
Royal Geographic Society
Dundee
Scotland
Hudson Bay Company
Sue
London
Hudson Bay
Gibraltar
Marketing Eggs for Quality Poultry and Market Prices
The article urges sellers to keep 50 eggs or more and study best packaging. Collect eggs frequently in warm weather and store in a cool dry cellar. Sort by color and size, discard cracked or unsalable eggs, and grade to uniform quality before selling to high-end markets.
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Waco
Winter grain forecasts rise in European Russia for 1915
The 1915 forecast for winter wheat crop in European Russia is 301,009,000 bushels and winter rye 941,000,000 bushels, up 40 percent for wheat and 20 percent for rye from 1914.
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European
Russia
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