Wonderful Peace River Country Attracts Settlers
A magnetic portrait of Alberta’s Peace River country tracing its settlement after the railway reached the region. The piece praises fertility, rapid growth of towns and farms, rail lines, schools, churches, elevators, and abundant stock, asserting the valley’s potential value and welcoming settlers. It notes the spread from Edmonton northward and the region’s emergence as a core part of Canada’s agriculture with an oil well cited as evidence of natural resources.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Near East
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Peace River Country
Peace Pass
Fraser
Vancouver
Valley of the Peace
Domini
Canada
International Boundary Line
Calgary
Hudson's Bay Company
Dominion
Alberta
Great Valley
Athabasca
Slave Lake
Round Lake
Peace River
Grande Prairie
Spirit River
Flow
German banker calls Kaiser to study mark depreciation
A respected German banker writes an open letter to the Kaiser urging study of the mark’s depreciation in neutral countries and warns against incurring debt through future securities as a key asset.
Charming School Songs in Germany
War era songs from German schools express fierce anti Britain sentiment and call for harsh action against Allied forces. The verses praise aggression, with a girls chorus urging no mercy and urging vengeance, reflecting wartime indoctrination. The text cites D. T. Curtin in the London Times as the source of these translations.
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Edward
England
Germany
D. T. Curtin
The
London Times
Screenings should be confiscated for stock feed in the west
W. A. Matheson of Lake of the Woods Milling Company denounces shipment of grain screenings to Michigan and Wisconsin, urging government seizure and conversion into meat for western stock. He cites $6 a ton price at lake elevators and argues farmers lose the feed export, calling for public control to supply a low cost local stock food.
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Fort William
Port Arthur
West
W. A. Matheson
Lake of the Woods Milling Company
Michigan
Wisconsin
Mr. Matheson
Minister of Agriculture
Lake Front
Theovernment
James D. McGregor
Brandon
Rags and Meat Exports Regulated by Canadian Order
A Canadian order-in-council bans export of rags and linen to non UK regions and prohibits certain meat products to foreign ports in Europe and on the Mediterranean and Black Seas. It lists excepted destinations including France Russia Spain Portugal and Belgium.
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Canada
United Kingdom
Europe
Mediterranean
Black Seas
France
Russia
Baltic
Belgivia
Spain
Portugal
Use Found For Him Mistress
A humorous line from Passing Show of London notes a long-lost dog recovered by a mistress. Peters recalls finding the dog tied to a pole while a man washed windows, in a cheeky anecdote typical of the era.
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Fido
Peters
London
Old man’s wit spurs Winchendon toy plants rise
The elderly inventor’s cleverness in Whitling spurred the establishment of large toy factories at Winchendon Massachusetts, aiming to rival Nuremberg as the world’s toy-making hub.
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Whitling
Winchendon
Mass
Nuremburg
Doctor doubts memory cure after patient leaves without paying
A doctor recalls treating a patient with memory failure. He doubts the cure, noting the patient wandered off and did not pay his bill, leaving the physician uncertain about the outcome.
Flax Growing Declines in Saskatchewan Markets
Saskatchewan surveys reveal flax yields and farmer attitudes showing a long decline. Questions covered straw tonnage, hauling costs, mill investments, seed prices, and farm willingness to grow flax. Results show low prices, wheat preference, threshing trouble, and frost risk as main inhibitors.
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Canada
Maritime Provinces
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Saskatchewan
Canada’s Wartime Moral Influence and Growth
Canada has shown three moral influences from the war. First a free people with diversified industry can rapidly build a democratic army. Second love of free institutions can compel temporary limits on liberties to wage a just war. Third Canada’s role in unifying the British Commonwealth moves toward sober democratic progress.
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Canada
Steel-lined officer jacket echoes coats of mail
A London firm patents a steel-lined officer jacket resembling a close-fitting coat that resists a 45-calibre revolver bullet at 20 yards. The invention highlights a trend in military uniforms reverting to medieval styles while offering enhanced protection.
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London
Subtle Joke About Rule of the World by Wife and Husband
A brief exchange where a wife says the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, and the husband notes that today parents rely on servants for infant care though they did not in the past. The dialogue reflects changing domestic roles.
German Undersea Blackhole Disclosed by Columbian's Captain
Captain Curtis recounts the destruction of the American steamer Columbian by a German submarine. The crew of 109 survived after two torpedoes sank the ship near Camarina. Survivors endured cramped quarters, scarce rations, and a single cabin. after being moved aboard the submarine they were later landed by the Swedish steamer Varing with aid from the British consul in Corunna.
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Curtis
Quartermster
Setania
Balto
Fordale
Varing
Camarina
Corunna
Winter Care of Colts Shows Feed Costs and Growth
Records from the Experimental Station at Scott track four years of feed use and gains in brood mares and colts. Weanlings eat oat chop, bran, prairie hay, alfalfa, and oats. a Colt cost 14.06 dollars for 412 months and gained 115 pounds to reach 820 pounds at one year. Two-year-olds receive more grain and alfalfa. shelter and exercise improve growth, with boxed stalls and inside paddock exercise recommended to prevent wind chill and promote healthy limbs.
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Scott
Comic Exchange Between Tom and Jack Hits Miss Coldcash
Dialogue from the Indianapolis Star depicts Tom boasting about courting Miss Coldcash while Jack notes she is starting to critique his necktie, signaling interest and comic friction.
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Tom
Miss Coldcash
Jack
Indianapolis Star
Alberta Land Sales Boost Prosperity Amid War-Era Deals
A Calgary firm sold 376000 dollars of Alberta land to farmers and over 200000 dollars to U S buyers. Alberta buyers are wealthy farmers while American purchasers include Oregon and Washington wheat farmers who paid premium prices. The piece notes postwar demand for mixed farming lands, rising road improvements, and growing development across spring and summer. It also covers Canada’s military rehabilitation efforts, including housing, hospitals, and vocational training for returning soldiers, with extensive list of facilities and programs.
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Calgary
Alberta
States
Oregon
Washington
Canada
Milita Department
Ottawa
Kingston
Toronto
St. Catharines
London
Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Regina
Edmonton
Sydney
B.C
Cobourg
St. Agath Que
Kitchener
Ont
Frank
Commission
Hamilton
Ynen
Montreal
Winnipo Gt
Vancouver
Victoria
E. H. Seanell
S. A. Arimstrong
Hee Leen
I. B. Kidner
4. Thompson
W. W. Chipman
Military Hospitals Commission Command
J. J. Sharples
Straw Spreader Helps Return Fertility To Farmlands
An article notes the shift from burning straw to spreading it as fertilizer. Straw adds nitrogen and humus, improves soil moisture retention, and prevents wind erosion. A straw spreader speeds even distribution, enabling winter or early spring application to rejuvenate degraded patches. J. K. K. discusses the method in Successful Farming.
American Guest Faults London Hotel After War Alarm
An American guest at a London hotel rang for staff with no answer. He walked to the office angered by a non functioning lift. A chambermaid explains the Zeppelins order everyone to the cellar for safety and cites that the guest is not covered by the employers liability act.
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London
Thrift versus luxury in wartime values
The London Chronicle notes a wartime value scale where two dollars fifty in feasting equals eighty cartridges and a bottle of champagne equals 100 cartridges. A lady's hat equals four steel helmets and a new dress equals four service rifles, while a diamond tiara equals a field gun and a motor car equals an airplane.
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London Chronicle
Private house hosts visitors mistaken for academy
Mrs Newcomb asks to see Miss Wise's academy but Mrs Binks explains it is a private home. Mrs Binks greets the guests and calls in her large brood of six brothers and five sisters to meet the visitor while she adjusts her hat.
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Miss Wise
Titus
Taxpayers Pay $5000 for Vote Privilege on Border
The Springfield Republican notes Massachusetts taxpayers funded the grant of voting rights to the militia on the border. Only 59 ballots were cast, making the cost about 85 pounds per vote.
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Springfield Republican
Massachusetts
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Siap
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