Westward boom myths vs. farmers prospering across Canada
Guy Cathcart reports on a tour of Alberta and Saskatchewan farm districts where bankers, homesteaders, and merchants describe rapid wealth from land, cattle, hogs, and wheat. Poultry and lumber trades also show gains while city gloom and wartime fears fade. The author lists districts visited and notes many former city workers now own substantial holdings.
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Guy Cathcart
Sume
Wesel
Goustry
Aiverta Agricultura
Saskatchewan
West
Board of Trade
Jrst
Cronto
Edmonton
Gnuch
Geome
Bradstreets
Journal of Commerce
Port Arthur
Dog helps saved sailor in Channel near Lyme Regis
The Edinburgh Scotsman recounts how John Cowan of the Royal Fleet Reserve, knocked out in the Channel aboard the Permid abie, lay near death in a Lyme Regis kitchen. A rough haired collie named Lassie warmed him with licks, revived circulation, and Cowan later recovered, befriending the dog who kept him company by the kitchen fire.
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John Cowan
Royal Fleet Reserve
Cowan
Fifeshire
Lyme Regis
Lassie
Edinburgh
Subtle German Ruse on American Trade and Sea Power
The piece argues that German planners sought to push the United States toward pressuring Britain by portraying British port risk to American merchant ships as dire. It claims American public opinion cared only for profits and victory. The Kaiser misread American zeal for liberty and enterprise.
Feeding the World and the Global Population Surge
The article notes a world population of about 1.9 billion, rising by 140 million in four years, with Asia 933 million and Europe 484 million. It argues farming must expand to feed the growing, urbanizing population, stressing that total land area is fixed and per person flour demand rises, leading to reliance on grain production and potential scarcity.
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Earth
Asia
Europe
Africa
America
World
United States
Proposal Discussion Prompts Weakened Veil Of Commitment
A fragmentary exchange shows one party asking for a week to consider a proposal while the other gently presses for clarity about marital status and timing. The terse dialogue hints at relationship uncertainty and potential plans.
Tommy Atkins Is A Puzzle In Trench Tales From War
A French journalist in Paris recounts English soldiers in Northern France sharing strange humor and grit. Tales include a soldier boasting of a 600 man battalion, days without tea, and friendships with villagers. The piece notes music, sport, and a stoic philosophy amid shellfire and mud.
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Nogusa
Tommy Atalus
Jesuits
Paris
Tommy
France
Ald
Nice
Britain
Tommies
Britain’s Battle Fleet and Torpedo Defense Questioned
A wartime naval discussion casts doubt on torpedo nets for new battleships and argues long range gunfire will dominate. It notes Admiral Jellicoe’s potential to fight at distance, faster ships, and the unlikely close-range clash needed for torpedo attacks.
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Britain
Edison
Admiralty
Veen
Jellicoe
Painting the War Realistic cinema may replace painterly war scenes
The piece argues trenches and unseen battles resist dramatic painterly depiction. It wonders if the cinema might offer a better way to record modern warfare for posterity despite visibility challenges.
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Loccon News and Leader
Cracow the Heart of Poland and Its Historic Crown
The article recounts Cracow as Poland’s historic heart with the tombs of Sobieski Poniatowski and Mickiewicz in Stanislas Cathedral. It notes the city’s medieval crown, castle, university dating to 1364, and Kosciusko Hill memorials, highlighting Cracow as the spiritual center of Polish patriotism.
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Cracow
Poland
Poand
Jan Sobieski
Vienna
Europe
Poniatowski
Napoleon
Mickiewicz
Oiabu
Rosciusao
Stanislas
Prague
Grand Duchy of
Warsaw
Austria
Kosciusko Hill
Borislava
Vistula
Krakus
Great Britain Imports Wheat and Grains by Country in 1913
The report lists Britain's 1913 grain imports by source nations: Canada 61,786,915 bushels of wheat. Russia 9,360,400. Germany 2,050,987. France 804,533. Roumania 201,653. Austria Hungary 265,843. Bulgaria 76,533, totaling 12,76,949 bushels to make up. It notes declines from Russia and gains from the U S and Canada, with total imports of 229,580,865 bushels. It also covers barley and oats imports from Russia Roumania Germany Turkey Asia and Austria Hungary, totaling 24,148,833 and 22,454,683 respectively, with Canada and U S contributions, and cites final oat imports of 59,829,950 bushels.
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Great Britain
Canada
Russia
Germany
France
Roumasia
Austria Hungary
Bulgaria
Britain
United States
United Kingdom
Roumania
Turkey
Asia
Austria-Hungary
Russian
Chinese Free Reentry Extended for Those Leaving Canada
An order in council extends the free reentry right for Chinese who visit China to within one year after leaving Canada and for those now in China or who depart by August 1 to six months after a proclamation ending the war. The measure aims to ease unemployment by allowing temporary returns to China without losing reentry rights.
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Canada
China
Camad
Dominion
Hooge Battle Hour Famed as Turning Point of Great War
Sir John French and Sir Douglas Haig led a pivotal defense at Hooge on October 31 during twenty days of grim fighting. The action centered along the Menin road near Cheluvelt saw rapid shifts as British regiments refused defeat, recaptured Cheluvelt, and thwarted German incursions, with immense casualties on all sides and the clash shaping Allied resolve.
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Hooge
JoLo French
Tores
Antwerp
English Channel
Calais
John French
Jrmentieres
Xpres
French
Bisine
Douglas Haig
Friend
Waterloo
Ypres
First Army
General French
Meny Road
Rivage
Sir Douglas Haig
Worcesters
Cheluvelt
Jowick
Sir John French
Tetanus in German shells cited by French chemist
A London translation of a French Academy note discusses German shells and shrapnel containing phosphorus. It warns phosphorus wounds risk mortification and tetanus, urging rapid incision and cleaning. It also contrasts secret-service spending and effectiveness of European powers, praising Japan's espionage prowess in Manchuria.
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Wiliam Ramsay
London
French Academy of Science
M. Victor Henri
M. Urbain
M. Urban
William
French Ban on Absinthe Becomes Permanent
The French government votes to permanently prohibit absinthe, ending a brief prohibition and banning a popular wine with about 80 percent alcohol. Proponents cited injurious effects, while critics note its link to inspiration for writers and poets.
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Lave
France
Survival of the Unfit in Haecker Doctrine
The Wall Street Journal critique argues the Haecker doctrine misreads survival of the fittest, portraying survivals as strongest or brutal rather than most useful to humanity. It warns the concept would erode the human voice and raise barbarism, contrasting progress with crude success.
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Haecker
Sirset
The Dardanelles and Its Historic Straits Role
A summary of the Dardanelles called the Hellespont, noting its 45 mile length 1 to 5 mile width linking Marmara to the Aegean and separating Europe from Asia. Historic crossings by Xerxes Alexander Leander and Lord Byron noted, with 1841 treaty closing the strait to warships without Turkish consent and strong fortifications guarding sea access to the Black Sea.
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Dardanelles
Hellespont
Asia
Europe
Sea of
Marmara
Aegean Sea
Xerxes
Alexander the Great
Leander
Hero
Lord Bryan
Hellespool
Admiral Duckworth
Constantinople
Dardaneles
Turkey
Marmona
Black Sea
Journal of Commerce
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