Future of the Beef Industry in Postwar Markets
The article argues postwar demand will rise for young Canadian cattle to restock devastated European farms especially France and Belgium. Britain cannot supply due to domestic needs, while Europe may buy Canadian stockers for finishing before beef. A revived transatlantic trade could reshape cattle movement and policy, with France removing food duties opening routes to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Belgium
Great Britain
Britain
United States
Europe
Canada
Dominion
Toron
Globe
Borrowed Implements Sparks Neighborly Rake Trade
Witty exchange reveals neighbor tension as one asks to borrow Womba s rake and suggests trading use of Dingbat s lawn mower. The dialogue hints at shared resources and social friction in a small community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womba
Dingbat
Retired Farmers Face Trade Offs Between Farm Life and Town Living
The article argues retirees should weigh financial, social, and health factors when choosing to stay on the farm or move to town. It notes farm assessments are often lower in value than town assessments, and explains social adaptation challenges, loss of activity, and health impacts from inactivity. It advocates preserving farm life or building a comfortable homestead with family nearby, valuing lifelong friendships formed through farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Communal Ovens Seen In Argentina Rural Districts
In Argentina kampo rural districts native gauchos still use communal ovens. Families rotate heating duties with a senora-de-la kasa supervising baking and reserving a large loaf. Sun dried cow chips serve as fuel where wood is scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina Kampo
Senora-De-Lakasa
Bunny Warren
Miller's Worm Powders Touted to Fight Child Worms
It asserts worms cause pale sickly fretful children and that Miller's Worm Powders destroy worms to restore digestion and overall health in infants.
Poisoner to Kaiser Fischer Named Chief of Gases
The article accuses Professor Emil Fischer of Berlin University of Chemistry of directing research that led to German asphyxiating gases. It also condemns him as head of a brigand corps blamed for looting and destroying factories in Belgium and occupied Northern France to loot and cripple French industry.
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Emil Fischer
University of Berlin
Fischer
Belgium
France
Cat Blocked by Shrinking Doors Prompt Letter to Builder
The householder complains of doors shrinking in unseasoned wood and, noting the cat cannot pass, writes a humorous plea to the builder asking for a repairman to fix the doors for the cat. The missive highlights the door issue and the builder’s refusal to send a jointer.
Modifications of the War Stamp Tax for Post Cards
The Post Office Department announces changes to the war stamp tax on souvenir post cards. Cards with pictures and five words or fewer on the address side can use the old one cent rate. Messages over five words require the stamp. Advertising on cards is allowed as second class matter with a single stamp, text in print on the opposite side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Dr Williams Pink Pills Help St Vitus Dance in Children
An old newspaper notice promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as effective for St Vitus dance in children. It cites pallor listlessness and inattention as early signs and shares a testimonial from Mrs. Alfred Lochner of Dunnville Ontario. The ad invites purchase by mail or via medicine dealers.
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Dr. Williams
Williams
Alfred Lochner
R.R. No
Dunnville
Ont
Violet
St. Vitus
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Offer Gentle Yet Powerful Purge
A thorough pill to clear stomach and bowels of impurities and irritants is needed when action is irregular. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are gentle yet effective, purge painlessly, and provide a permanent cure. Suitable for delicate constitutions with no painful aftereffects.
Short Agricultural Course at Manitoba College Starts August Two
A country clergyman oriented program will begin August 2 at the Manitoba Agriculture College. It includes staff lectures and a conference on the country church and agriculture with nationally recognized social workers speaking. The programme is being prepared and railways offer special rates.
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Manitoba Agriculture College
Country Church
Big Ben to Run Again After Overhaul
The famous clock in the Parliament clock tower is being overhauled after a period of being retired. Big Ben refers to the bell, named for Sir Benjamin Hall, weighing 134 tons with a deep tone heard over London traffic. The hour hands exceed nine feet in length and weigh over two hundred weight.
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House of Parliament
Big Ben
Bejamin Hall
London
Trench Tales From Bootle Hospital Hairbreadth Escapes
A lady visitor asks about bullets deflected by buttons and books. A wounded trooper confirms such escapes and recounts a mate hit in the ear while scratching it, noting the strange tricks of war.
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Bootle Hospital
Italy Canada trade ties grow during wartime year
Montreal Journal of Commerce notes total trade with Canada reached 2,802,000 dollars. Imports from Italy were 2,147,000 dollars while exports totaled 655,000 dollars. War’s common cause may deepen ally country commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Canada
Montreal Journal of Commerce
Zam-Buk Reputed Remedy for Summer Skin Troubles
Zam-Buk claims fast relief from summer skin troubles including blisters irritations and sores. It works by antiseptic action to kill poison in wounds and stings then promotes healing with fresh tissue. The ad cites uses for sore feet hands heat rashes baby heat spots and other inflamed skin conditions and lists a 64 cent box and 25 cent Zam-Buk Soap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
American origins of German Kultur traced to Rumford
Professor Franklin H. Giddings argues that German Kultur is an American invention rooted in Benjamin Thompson known as Count Rumford. Thompson, born poor in 1753, rose to high office in Bavaria after moving from America, reorganizing the military, modernizing welfare, and advancing efficiency in housing, agriculture, and public works. The article also recounts a humorous anecdote about a boy and his uncle at the zoo.
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Benjamin Thompson
Woburn
Mass
Bavaria
Franklin H. Giddings
America
Massachusetts
Count Rumford
Thompson
Rumford
N.H
Concord
England
France
Giddings
Bejamin Franklin
Jonathan Edwards
Marriage Request Sparks Parlor Conversation
A would be suitor asks a father for his daughter's hand and the daughter agrees, but the father questions the motive. Meanwhile townsfolk discuss a planned stunt aimed at a crowd member, as the tenderfoot plot looms tonight.
Grape-Nuts Endorsed For Digestive Health In Letter
A Windsor letter from the Canal'an Postum Co. claims Grape-Nuts cured indigestion and chronic constipation after years of coffee and heavy foods. The writer says health returned within weeks and weight increased, noting symptoms return when the cereal is stopped. The notice touts a physician using Grape-Nuts for stomach trouble and promises more letters.
Weeds and Weed Seeds Described in Dominion Bulletin
A Dominion department of agriculture bulletin explains perennials and annuals, their roots and spread, and how to eradicate 114 weed varieties including 28 noxious species. It covers ploughing depths, best timing for destruction, seed dispersal, and provides illustrations for farmers and gardeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
H. Clark
Bulletin
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promotion and Endorsements
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and offers a reward for an uncured case. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo and includes testimonial endorsements from local bankers. The claim notes internal action and a price of 75 cents per bottle along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
O Hall
Hall
Iron sulphate spraying to control wild mustard in potatoes
A Maine Agricultural Experiment Station review shows iron sulphate used on potato tops to deter wild mustard. Field trials at Aroostook and Highmoor Farms in 1913 and 1914 yielded mixed results with yield losses, suggesting iron sulphate is injurious to potato vines and impractical for weed control.
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Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
Charles D. Woods
Aroostook
Highmoor Farm
Highmoor
Inevitable Impasse Over Payments Creates Tension
Dialogue hints at financial strain with a guarded vow to pay as they go and a skeptical remark about bankruptcy, suggesting an unstable money dynamic between two unnamed speakers.
How Dunkirk Was Sold
In 1664 Dunkirk changed hands from England to France through a covert Franco English plot. Louise de Kerouaille acted as a deception to influence King Charles II with backing from Mme Montespan. Dunkirk was transferred to Louis XIV for about £200,000, a sum equivalent to roughly five million dollars today.
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Dunkirk
England
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Napoleon
Louise de Kerouaille
Portsmouth
Charles II
Mme. de Montespan
Louis
Germany's copper supply sourced from the United States
The London Times notes Germany relies heavily on the United States for copper about nine tenths of its supply. It adds Germany’s other former sources Australia Belgium Japan Serbia Great Britain are now enemy or neutral limits. It also states Sweden is the only neutral supplier but its exports are small or prohibited. Holloway's Corn Cure is praised as highly effective.
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Germany
United States
Australia
Belgium
Japan
Serbia
Great Britain
Sweden
London Times
Six Simple Studies in Prophecy to Appear
Dr C J Scofield editor of the Scofield Reference Bible writes a six part series History Written in Advance to run in the Sunday School Times of Philadelphia Pa beginning late June. A three weeks free trial offer is available on request while supply lasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Scofield
Scofield
Sunday School Times
Philadelphia
Notable Scots divine's home cited by Reynold's Newspaper
A Scottish clergyman's residence is referenced by Reynold's Newspaper in a tale reflecting on German brutalities. A servant, seeking the master’s counsel, grimly notes that if any Germans reach heaven it would deter many from being good.
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Reynold
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