Small Cold Storages and Dairy Buildings Bulletin Issued
The Dominion department of agriculture released bulletin No. 49 on Small Cold Storages and Dairy Buildings. It serves farmers, storekeepers, workers, hotelkeepers, and homeowners with simple, inexpensive ice house and refrigerator construction plans. Five complete plans with specifications and ice-storage quantities are provided, plus free blueprints on request.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
J. A. Ruddick
Joseph Burgess
Department of Public Works
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Vast Air Battalion Beavers Grow In Manitoba and Britain
A British cabinet decision spurred rapid aeronautics growth with 978 contractors building machines and Britain now producing about 4000 aeroplanes monthly. The U S plans aviation training camps housing 150 students each, plus hangars for 72 planes, shaping camps into small communities. The American auto industry leads globally with about 3,000,000 cars produced. Beaver populations rebound in older Manitoba districts, yet hunting remains restricted as government ownership protects the species.
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England
Washington
Alan R. Hawley
The
Aero Club of America
Great Britain
United States
Manitoba
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Whole Nation Is Guilty of German War Policy
Excerpted reflection from the New York Sun condemns German civilization’s leaders and people for pursuing world domination. It asserts responsibility spans court, aristocracy, army, professors, clerics, scientists, bankers, industry leaders, workers, and students, citing submarine warfare and bombings as consequences.
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Sinker
Germany
The
New York Sun
Parincice's Vegetable Pills Promoted as Standard Medicine
The article promotes Parincice's Vegetable Pills as a standard medicine made from entirely vegetable substances. It claims they revitalize digestive organs, suit weak stomachs, and provide a healthful, agreeable effect on sluggish digestion after years of use.
No Horses Sold Without License Protests Rise
The British government bans sales of horses on agricultural holdings without a license. Staffordshire War Agricultural Committee voices strong opposition, calling the order childish and harmful to lawful farming. A formal protest is planned.
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Great Britain
Staffordshire War Agricultural Committee
Appleford Counter Check Book Company catalog
An advertisement from Appleford Counter Check Book Company Ltd in Hamilton Canada promoting counter check and sales books, carbon leaf and coated books, waxed papers and wrappers, vegetable parchment, and extensive printing and waxing capabilities with shipments to major Canadian offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver. It highlights high material costs, large and small orders, and samples on request.
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O.K
Canada
Hamilton
Toronto
Montreal
Winnipeg
Vancouver
This Is The Flag Of My Country
In a kindergarten class a teacher asked the child to name her country. The little girl answered in the expected terms, saying This is the flag of my country and Then what is the name of your country This is thee.
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Indianapolis News
Maude Marie Claims Large Network Of Friends
Maude Marie asserts she has an awful lot of friends. Miriam counters that some are not so bad, prompting a judge to intervene.
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Maude
Marie
Miriam
Germans Punish Belgian People in Wartime Feats
In Brussels German authorities punish Belgians by closures, curfews and surveillance. The piece describes Belgians mocking German rule with color protests and songs, including aerial proclamations and improvised concerts, while Germans retaliate with stricter orders and self-satirical complaints.
Kilties Abroad New York Inspire War Pride
The Kilties Abroad New York rally pride with marching pipes and disciplined display. The poem-like tribute credits their courage and fortitude, praising Britain Canada and liberty while asserting their role in war’s higher purpose and ultimate victory.
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New York
England
Canada
Prussia
New York Sun
Vermituge Worm Exeterminator Endorsed for Children
A vermituge praises Mother Grave's Worm Exeterminator as powerful yet safe for use even on the most delicate child, claiming no harm to the constitution. The statement presents a confident medical efficacy claim without corroboration.
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Mother Grave
The Jewess Sets Boundaries in Theater Queue
A girl waiting for theatre tickets faces a rude comment from a larger man. He asks if she is married, and she sharply retorts she is Jewish and will not tolerate harassment. The exchange ends with the man retreating as she asserts her composure.
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England
North field ploughed by local crew
In a brief rural note, Silas asks if the north field has been ploughed. Reuben confirms a group of amateur workers finished the job yesterday, indicating a casual community effort.
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Silas
Reuben
Are Good Cows Misjudged by Single Milk Tests
A dairy division report from Ottawa tests three cows across nine milkings. Individual averages show wide variation: 3.7, 4.2 and 2.6 percent fat with high values up to 41 and low values to 5.5. Conclusion favors composite sampling of five or six milking moments to avoid misjudging cows based on a single test.
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Ottawa
Make Yourself Strong With Dr Williams Pink Pills
Promote vitality through blood building pills. The ad claims Dr Williams Pink Pills improve color in cheeks and energy, promising daily gains in health. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50.
Allies Endorse Belgium Indemnity and Alsace Lorraine Redress
The New York Tribune weighs the Allies plan to indemnify Belgium and restore Alsace Lorraine as part of a broader peace. It argues such terms require a decisive military outcome, noting that nations will resist surrender of territory or payment of indemnities while their lines remain strong.
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Belgium
Alsace- Lorraine
Germany
New York Tribune
Sleep and Worm Powders for Infant Health
Advertisement notes that sleep nourishes infants and worms disturb rest. It claims Miller's Worm Powders destroy worms, restore health, and do not harm delicate babies. The item promotes a patent remedy as the solution to worm-induced illness in infants.
Lord Rhondda Vows to Halt Food Profiteering in Britain
Lord Rhondda addressing a Cardiff audience declares he will strike down profiteering in food and act as guardian of the consumer amid wartime price rises. He warns of unpopularity and says prewar prices cannot be restored, attributing increases to war conditions.
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Lord Rhondda
Great Britain
Cardiff
Plan to use Indian reserves for soldier land settlement
The Dominion government considers a scheme under soldiers land settlement laws to place returning soldiers on land now in Indian reserves across the three prairie provinces. Indians would be moved to individual holdings, argued to benefit both the region and the Indigenous people.
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Dominion
Prairie Provinces
Government plan to secure milk supply during war
The Women's Freedom League presses Lord Rhondda to declare Baby Week with a milk price cut and lauds his stand against profiteering. A committee urges reducing dairy labor and feed insecurity, using surplus summer milk, preventing waste, banning dried or liquid milk in milk chocolate, directing surplus to cheese, and prohibiting sale of preserved cream during the war.
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Lord Rhondda
Women’s Freedom League
League
Canada’s forests a vast national asset and policy need
The article explains that much of Canada’s land is unsuitable for field crops and should be devoted to timber. It notes two thirds of land cannot grow crops and stresses efficient resource use, forest protection, and reducing fire loss since the early 1800s. Canada’s timber lands offer a vital national advantage if properly managed.
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Europe
Canada
Farm Boys Fill the Pulpits
A statistical study by the Association of American Colleges shows farming families most likely to produce ministers. Thirty three percent of ministers come from farmer homes, 18 percent from minister homes, with physicians two percent and other vocations ranging from four to twenty percent for future clergy.
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Association of American Colleges
Chicago Tribune
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