Scientific farming and the need of an agricultural education
An opinion piece argues Canada lags in scientific farming and urges strong agricultural education centered on research like Dr. Saunders. It cautions against selling Manitoba’s Agricultural College assets and stresses education as the keystone to higher yields, better stock, and national wealth.
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Denmark
Canada
Dr. Saunders
Saunders
Manitoba
Agricultural College
Assiniboine River
Weil
Monty
Winnipeg Tribune
Husband Saves Wife Ad Highlighting Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
A Pittsburgh reader credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing months of weakness causing backache and headaches after her husband purchased three bottles. The testimonial urges other women with displacements irregularities or nervous symptoms to try the remedy and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for information.
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Pittsburgh
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jas. Bourgerc
Knapp St
N.S
Robi
Lydia E
Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Sfasa
Aeroplane Beats Long Range Gun in WWI Style Action
An aerial observer and camera locate a hidden long range gun emplacement near a wood. Aerial photos reveal a concealed barbette and nearby railway lines. An aircraft with wireless coordinates the strike, and after sustained shelling the gun position is destroyed. The narrative ends with a light joke from the Hamilton Times about misidentifications between a hunter and a deer.
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Flying Corps
Ishaken
Bravery in the Field by Canadians in Canal du Nord action
A series of Canadian actions on canal fortifications describe officers and men earning the Military Medal for gallantry. Highlights include a Winnipes rifle battalion lieutenant directing a bayonet assault, capturing prisoners, and shielding flanks amid counterattacks. Also noted are a wounded sergeant directing ten hours of defense and an Edmonton private cutting a wire lane under fire. A Vancouver major led a Scottish Canadian battalion at Cuvi llers, reorganizing and consolidating positions before being wounded and evacuated.
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Canal du Nord
Haynevcert
Thessekt
Okie
Epinop
Edmonton
Vancouver
Cuvillers
Match famine grips London as rationing eyed
An official notes a severe match shortage across Great Britain with six matches per person daily. Rationing deemed impracticable due to differentiating needs among heavy, light, and non-smokers. About 100 000 matches are distributed yearly, with a third for the armed forces and Red Cross. The surge of seaside visitors and holiday smoking worsens the shortage.
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London
Great Britain
Match Control Board
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Much
Experiment to use German prisoners for mine detection
A Christian Science Monitor letter suggests evacuating towns before Allied troops and assigning German prisoners, including officers, to discover hidden mines. The writer argues the plan could be worthwhile and could ease diplomatic tensions by treating officers with special courtesy.
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Christian Science Monitor
Deservea’s Reward: Airman Edwina Chamberlain’s Heroic Front Visit
The two day unofficial visit to a British aerodrome by First Lieut. Edwina Chamberlain of the U.S. Marine Corps earned her recommendations for the Victoria Cross and the American Medal of Honor and for promotion to captain. She fought twelve German planes, crippled five, shot down two, aided British and French troops, captured a German, rescued a wounded man, swam a river under fire, and landed safely with both trophies. She kept her name secret for fear of scolding.
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Edwina Camberlain
U. S. Marine Corps
V.C
John Russel
American Public Information Committee
Sugar Distribution Policy Aids Canadian Homes
Henry B. Thomson, chair of the Carda food board, warns that shutting factories would devastate the industry and workers. He cites 300000 tons needed in 1918, with only 13000 for confectionery, and urges consumers to curb household sugar use to save tens of thousands of tons. He notes hoarding and waste persist despite September 15 orders and calls for public goodwill.
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Carda Food Board
Henry B. Thomson
Canada
Canada Food Board
Food Board
Life Insurance On A Holstein Bull Worth A Fortune
Paul T. Brady of Patterson New Jersey takes out a 25000 dollar life insurance policy on Mighty Mon arch a pedigreed 75000 dollar Holstein bull. The bull also has heavy fire insurance. Brady a vice president of Westinghouse Electric Company could not insure for full value. 25000 dollars was the maximum offered by underwriters. He pays eight percent premium. Brady declines cattle show exhibitions fearing transit harm to the prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul T. Brady
Patterson
New Jersey
Brady
Westinghouse Electric Company
Splendid Canadian Courage in Cambrai Battle
Major General Sir David Watson hails the Canadian corps for facing 84 German battalions at Cambrai. He notes 13 divisions opposed them in the early days, calling it the hardest fighting Canadians faced and a creditable occurrence in the Great War. reinforcements praised for gallantry and cohesion with veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir David Watson
Cambrai
David Watson
David
France Faces Food Shortfall and Allied Support Needs
France will need foreign aid for its food supply next year as crops are smaller than last year. The French food controller M. Boret told the chamber of deputies that cereals beans and potatoes have lower nutrition value than 1918 and potato output may not reach 7.5 million long tons, while wheat improves. The United States must cut its own consumption to sustain allied troops in France.
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France
America
United States
M. Boret
Chamber of Deputies
Boret
Sugar in Vegetables An article from the Vegetable Kingdom
The piece notes that many table vegetables lose valuable properties through faulty cooking and highlights sugar content in foods. It lists onions turnips carrots parsnips Jerusalem artichokes peas beans and other leguminous seeds as rich in sugar while cereals potatoes and greens are less sugar rich but provide other nutrients.
Sodium Deposit Claims Plotted Near Whiteshore Lake
Farmers and others near Whiteshore Lake about 60 miles west of Saskatoon rush to stake claims for potash bearing strata under the lake and along its shores. Claims cover bottom and shoreline in townships 37 16 and 36 15. filings note sodium sulphate and other minerals including potash potential amid several Saskatchewan districts with similar finds.
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Whiteshore Lake
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
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