Reasons for renewed optimism in Western Canada
Western Canada looks to future despite a dip in this year’s wheat yield. Last year’s record crop showed Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta dominating with 345 million of 376 million bushels. 1916 yields are down due to labor shortages, less fall plowing, and national conditions. Yet high grain prices and strong incomes from crops, plus affordable land, suggest long term profitability for farmers and potential value in irrigated acreage.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Great Britain
Western
North American
United States
Western Canada
U. S
Great Lakes
Bride Refuses Clergyman Kiss In Wedding Tale
A clergyman custom of kissing the bride causes a young fiancée to object. She tells her fiancé to speak, and the minister responds that if he cannot kiss her he will charge half the usual fee. The light tale ends with the couple reflecting on the clergyman’s compromise.
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Harry
Doctor Promises 50 Percent Eyesight Boost In One Week
An article claims a tree-based prescription from Dr. Lewis can strengthen eyesight by 50 percent in a week. It recommends Bon-Opto tablets dissolved in water to bathe the eyes twice daily, with testimonials and a money back guarantee via The Valmas Co. Store in Toronto.
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London
Lewis
Tom Hand
Valmas Co
Toronto
Viscount Bryce Endorses League of Peace at London Meeting
Viscount Bryce former British Ambassador to the United States spoke in the House of Commons reception room at a Mayflower Etab gathering. He endorsed a peace league to establish permanent peace arguing isolation is no longer possible and a league would smooth tensions without entanglement. He urged pacific negotiation on issues between the United States and Great Britain over belligerent rights.
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Viscount Bryce
United States
London
House of Commons
Great Britain
Huge Dimensions of Captured Zeppelin
A visitor writes from England about the fallen Zeppelin L33 in Essex fields on Sept 23. He details its giant size, construction, three gondolas with engines, five propellers, and two million feet of gas. The craft weighs about fifty tons with a crew of twenty two and cost between a quarter and half a million sterling.
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England
Essex Fields
Footprints and Ginger Prints Warning
Quote about choosing a life with impact over mere footprints, urging living without leaving evidence that could be traced to wrongdoing, framed as a caution against actions that would force police to find guilty prints.
May Cut Down Raids by Zeppelins
A British official asserts the Somme offensive will force German bases deeper into the interior. Allied air bases advance as the line shifts, jeopardizing Belgium hangars and German airship depots, likely ending long range Zeppelin raids on England.
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Somme
France
England
Belgium
Rhine
Germany
A Work for Boys in Farm Life
A farm boy should pursue independent work from a young age, learning through own efforts. Parents often interrupt these ventures, hindering valuable early ambition. Cooperative planning with children boosts initiative, turning home industry into education and real profit.
Prohibition Urged to Save War Effort and Troops
Ottawa letter argues wartime prohibition is essential to protect soldiers. It accuses drinkers and traffickers, both licensed and unlicensed, of weakening defense by maiming and killing through alcohol and poison trades. The writer urges immediate total prohibition to preserve national strength.
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Ontario
Pioneer
Toronto Board of Health
H. Arnott
M.B
M.C
Anglo-Saxons Fought for Freedom Across Century Ties
Dr. J A Macdonald of Toronto spoke in Chicago for the Illinois Society of the Sons of the American Revolution marking the 135th Yorktown battle anniversary. He argued the Anglo Saxon idea of self government linked Britain and America through history and battlefields from Culloden to the present.
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Macdonald
Toronto
Illinois Society of the Sons of American Revolution
Chicago
J. A. Macdonald
Illinois Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Yorkton
Britain
America
Royal Highland
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Iain MacEwan Oig
George III
House of Hanover
Culloden Moor
Prince Charles Edward
House of Stuart
Lord Cornwallis
Nova Scotia
East River
Pictou
Carolina
Ger
Elbe
Engla-land
Walpole
Pitt
Peel
American
Belgium
France
Poland
Near East
Dutch Ready to Fight to Defend Neutrality in War
Dutch officials state readiness to oppose any belligerent act on Dutch soil and to fight England or Germany if neutrality is breached. Queen Wilhelmina solo leads government efforts, directing councils and shaping protest notes while Netherlands expands army and navy. Prince Henry, though loyal, is kept away from state secrets and leads the Red Cross under General Schneider.
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Holland
England
Germany
Great Britain
Prince Henry
Mecklenburg
Red Cross
Schneider
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Order of Excellence
Seaceee
Sai
Winnett
League of Peace
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Excelsior
Iinsurance
IFE
Royal Navy
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
Imperial Royal Navy
Dept. of the Naval Service
Ottawa
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