Training and a good partner make strong combination
A returned soldier aims to farm with his wife and extra instruction from military and agricultural programs. Government supports training and family maintenance while learning new occupation. England tests ex servicemen farming colonies favoring wives with farming experience to boost success. Agriculture remains key national industry.
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Military Hospitals Commission
England
Board of Agriculture
Ork
National Dairy Council to Launch Three Year Ad Campaign
The National Dairy Council plans a three year advertising push, spending $20,000 monthly to promote milk, buttermilk, cheese and ice cream. Ads will run in leading magazines and daily papers, aiming to boost consumption and profits for dairymen if demand rises without big price increases.
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National Dairy Council
Wallace
Captain Koenig's Sacrifices and a Quiet Return
Captain Koenig of Deutschland declined offers in Baltimore including a show appearance a journalist's liberty voyage cash for secrets and a marriage proposal. The article notes he declined all and suggests he may return to the United States after peace with money awaiting him there.
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Koenig
Baltimore
Atlantic
United States
High: There’s Fred Seads wre millice to the Hiss
This fragment mentions a person named Fred Seads and a vague phrase about Hiss and millice, but the text is incomplete and unclear about any event, date, or outcome. No verifiable facts or context are present to summarize a coherent news item.
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Fred Seads
Millice To the
How Britain Cares For Her Soldiers
Adolphe Brisson reports from Paris on British front administration praising generals as both warriors and planners. He highlights sanitary care with tents over barracks, daily cleanliness, and a garden camp with dining tents tennis courts and a dentist and chiropodist. Nurses and ambulances are well supported and fed, embodying the motto they must be cared for to fight well.
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Adolphe Brisson
Paris
M. Brisso
India
Egypt
Africa
Great Britain
Bagipinses
Grain Screenings Prove Cleaning Saves on Western Wheat
A Dominion Department of Agriculture bulletin details an experiment by a western grower using a monitor cleaner and engine on a wagon to remove screenings before shipment. From an 80 000 bushel crop he saved 1 600 bushels worth 960 dollars, plus freight and haulage savings, netting 49 dollars profit after costs. The report argues threshing outfits should include grain cleaning attachments to reduce waste nationwide.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Wayfarer recalls a life of luxury before becoming a tramp
A back door visitor confesses a past of wealth and travel chasing society events. He explains his wife kept him constantly on the move from Palm Beach to Europe, exhausting funds until he became a wanderer by habit and could not stop.
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Wayfarer
Palm Beach
Adirondacks
Europe
Flance and Bobby Speak in Muddled Ransom Transcript
Fragmentary dialogue features Flance and Bobby debating near a tiester and a stated satisfaction with a transcript. The exchange hints at a quarrel over an agreed outcome and possible regret or threat, though details remain unclear.
Bukowina a Little Known Duchy in Eastern Europe
A Times correspondent explains Bukowina as a crown land of Austria sandwiched between Galicia and Romania. It hosts about 70,000 in Czernowitz and a population near 750,000 with Ruthenes and Rumanians forming most, plus other groups. Rumania asserts historical ties via Trajan and Moldavia, while Transylvania’s long Hungarian rule shapes current claims. Michael the Brave’s earlier conquest is noted with his dramatic fortress burn and statue in Bucharest.
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Romania
Bukowina
London Times
Paris
Francis Joseph
Rumania
Austria
Galicia
Carpathians
Czernowitz
Russia
Transylvania
Trajan
Dacia
Translyvania
Moldavia
Wallachia
Suczava
Catherine II
Turkey
Porte
Michael the Brave
Michael
Bucharest
Kindy Gent and Pepper Roy Face Cold News Night
A brisk night finds Kindy Gent and Pepper Roy selling papers despite the chill. The boys press on, keeping up morale as darkness falls and customers drift by.
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Peper Roy
Seed Exhibit Guidelines for Better Grain Quality
The guide emphasizes seed improvement through careful selection and high quality displays at fairs. It covers harvest timing, threshing, recleaning, and sample sizes, detailing procedures for seed grain and sheaf exhibits for wheat, oats, and barley. Strong entities include Professor J G Schafer and the Washington Experiment Station at Pullman.
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J. G. Schafer
Washington Experiment Station
Pullman
Italian War Child Becomes Corporal At War Front
A 13 year old Italian lad named Margutti rode to the trenches with army chauffeurs and was promoted to corporal on the spot. He wore the uniform and fought bravely, telling a captain he was serving since his third elementary class. The officer kissed him and helped him return to the front where he again served as a corporal.
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Margutti
Gaglian
Wall of Triple Steel Credited for Allied Victory
A London Telegraph editorial lauds British sea power as the decisive factor that prevented a German triumph. It credits the “impregnable wall of triple steel” for delaying terms of peace and honors officers and sailors under the White Ensign, noting ongoing gratitude across hemispheres as victory approaches.
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Germany
London Telegraph
Sign of the Times on German War Outlook
A quotation from the Philadelphia Ledger argues that German broadcasts and declarations reveal discouragement rather than confidence. The piece labels German posturing as theatrical and unconvincing evidence of an impending victory.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Senator Sorghum Declares Trade Stance on Tar Policy
In a Washington Star excerpt, Senator Sorghum voices support for protecting domestic manufacturing while advocating free trade for goods constituents must purchase with cash. He frames a dual approach to tariffs and imports tied to his constituents' interests.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Germany a Failure Along the Avenues of Real World Service
A New York Outlook analysis argues Germany’s war effort lacks real efficiency. It cites Belgium’s resistance, French morale, and Britain’s resilience as evidence that German assumptions about steel and gas ignored human factors. The piece contrasts Prussia’s material view with Britain’s determined public resolve.
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Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Belgium
France
England
Great Britain
Prussia
Ireland
Britain
New York
Straw Gas From Farm Straw Pile Promises Off-Grid Power
The Moose Jaw Dominion By-Product and Research Society led by George Harrison claims a simple small gas retort can convert a bale of straw into enough gas to cook heat and light a seven room house for six hours. The method aims to let farmers power engines and farm machinery from a backdoor gas plant, reducing coal use amid rising gas and light prices.
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Dominion By-Product and Research Society
Moose Jaw
George Harrison
M.E
Saskatchewan Bridge and Iron Works
Harrison
Canada
United States
Russia
Argentine Republic
Dr. Andrews
Andrews and Cruickshanks
Government Building
Regina
Andrews
Dominion of Canada
Salt Poisoning in Livestock Warns Farmers Across Species
Historical reports show salt can be deadly to cattle sheep and poultry when ingested in large quantities. Experiments at stations note no foreign toxins found and emphasize gradual reintroduction of salt after long deprivation to prevent poisoning. Chickens are especially vulnerable and one cake made with salt instead of sugar killed all birds.
British Soldiers Serve as Farm Hands in Cheshire Harvest
More than one thousand soldiers are employed as farm labor on a Cheshire estate to harvest crops. On a large estate over fifty soldiers work as agricultural hands. Reported that training discipline made the men work as play, completing in four days what normally takes six. They also maintain drills and instruction in tactics when twelve or more are at work in a single area.
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Cheshire
England
Is She Pretty Even When Eating Corn on the Cob
A playful Detroit Free Press quip notes admiration for a woman's looks during a casual moment, joking that she remains attractive while enjoying corn on the cob. The lighthearted line reflects midcentury newspaper humor.
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Detsoit Free Press
Record Wheat Car Net Five-Figure Sale In Canada West
The Grain Growers' Grain Co Ltd of Ware reported a single car shipment from Travers Alto selling at 1.56 with 1920 bushels 10 lbs and a remittance of 2708.56 tied to the sale. This likely marks the highest known price paid in regular market channels for a Canadian West grain shipment.
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Grain Growers’ Grain Co. Ltd
Ware
Homemade Barometer From Two Bottles
A simple barometer can be made using two bottles a milk bottle filled with water as the main container and a smaller bottle inverted into the mouth. The inverted bottle’s neck extends about an inch below the water surface and weather changes cause the water level in the neck to rise or fall accordingly.
Am I good enough for you sighs a fond lover
A brief exchange between a fond lover and a girl quotes indicate she finds him not suitable for her but notes his coolness stands apart from other women. The line reflects a tussle of affection and self doubt. This excerpt mirrors a New York Times style voice.
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New York Times
The Fond Mother Speaks to Adventurous Offspring
A distressed mother warns her children about the cliff and danger. She questions their readiness and whether they intend to endanger themselves in their best attire.
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