Land settlement in Canada vital to empire and future growth
The Toronto Globe argues land settlement in Western Canada is the empire’s pressing postwar issue. It urges cooperative planning with private holders over millions of acres already taken from public domain, inclining toward expropriation if needed to enable rapid settlement and rail and agricultural development in the Middle West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
England
Middle
Manitoba
Alberta
Middle West
Peace River Valley
Prairie Plains
Middle Western Provinces
Dominion
Thidson
Hay Company
Miame
Canna
Department of Interioe
Toronto Globe
Cotton Shortage in Germany and Blockade Impact
The Kansas City Times analyzes how Germany, cut off from U.S. cotton after England halted imports, relies on substitutes for fabrics and clothing. It questions how a nation dependent on cotton for underwear, shirts, sheets, and uniforms can remain comfortable and meet military needs after two years without fresh cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United
England
Kansas City Times
Spy photographs of Scottish coast in German records
A Times descriptive piece notes a German spy effort during a ten month German stay in Germany. A German professor acquired a unique set of Scotland coast photographs showing every inlet and harbor now stored at the Reichs Marine Amt. The writer seeks a reader’s explanation and invites further information on the matter.
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Times
Germany
D. Thome
Curtin
Scottish
Forth
Reichs-Marine-Amt
Admiralty
Leipsigerplatz
Tery
Tle
Fragmented tale of a farmer's wife and twelve daughters
A neighbor counsels the farmer’s wife as her twelve daughters leave home. The old lady laments loneliness but says she wants them back, yet also notes she will miss them dearly. The text shows garbled dialogue with many misspellings and missing context.
Morality and coiners clash in era’s tense discourse
A fragment from the Washington Star hints at debates over moral suasion versus coercive measures, with a note about gentlemen favoring coiners and picketing the emperor's residence. A separate exchange shows a man confessing candidly to his father about support, and a woman asking for clarification on words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iaisar
The
Washington Star
Studied Salvagery: Lloyd George on German Barbarism
Lloyd George denounces German state savagery in war, accusing schools and professors of teaching brutality. He warns that organized, educated barbarism targets prisoners and civilians in Belgium and France, risking a slide back to ancient barbarism unless the Allies prevail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Belgium
France
Prince of Wales Helps Woman Driver in London
The Prince of Wales, on leave in London, assisted a woman driver whose official car broke down. He spent about twenty minutes helping restore the engine before joking about being late. He asked to be driven home, then learned the destination was the Palace.
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Prince of Wales
London
Bud Meham
Palace
Hieir
You Make What You Santo A Summer 1915 Note
A fragmented 1915-era piece contrasts farmer twine purchases with high farm costs and cheap agricultural implements. It discusses income representation, living expenses, and farm prosperity versus urban earnings, citing a New York Commercial article on earnings and profits and rural financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Commercial
Visitor Confrontation Over Missing Funds at Johnson Home
A downstairs visitor, Mrs Wilson, claimed Merz was taken by Johnson’s household. Johnson, away, failed to notice the act, and later more money was offered. Mrs Soluyon pressed Mrs Wilson about a familiar acquaintance, while Mrs Johnson denied recognition and questioned the meaning of a prior call on her cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Johson
Mrs. Johnson
Johnson
Crimson Gulel Reflects On Ten Year Change
In a rough roadside exchange, Saint the traveling xin laments how Crimson Gulel has altered over a decade. Hrancho Moly recalls a rough era before saloons, noting nine rifles moving up the road as a warning from a suspected rattennake figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xin
Hrancho Moly
Stary
War of nerves and terms shaping Europe after German stance
The piece analyzes German ambitions and Allied responses, arguing that a peace without victory would let Prussian militarism endure. It cites statements about Germany’s refusal to declare peace terms, Kaiser Wilhelm’s fury, and strategic shifts like submarine warfare to sustain Hohenzollern power. It references observers in Copenhagen and British press debates on Britain’s fate and future conflicts.
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England
Heme
Germany
Wilson
Britain
Carthage
Wester
Fang
Copenhagen
Talletujah
C. W. Barron
Boston Post
Somme
Meuse
von Mindenburg
von Hindenburg
Old England
Union of Ie
Moonlit Lovers Reunite After Six Years
A man and woman, once lovers, parted at moonlight. He swore never to forget her as he left to go away. Six years later he returns to find his sweetheart, now married, at a party. A flurry of dances and questions reveals the awkward truth about who she is to him. The tale ends with a wry remark about a grass widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moonwligh
Jenve
Fis Syweetheart
Argument Against Titles in Canada Democracy
In a democratic country, a class of titled persons should not precede fellow citizens. Canada rewards distinction by individual contribution, not titles. Yet knighthoods may be seen as distributed to political friends, tainting merit with party service and raising suspicion about the political influence behind honors.
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Canada
Anada
Tral
London
Greens
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the Prince
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Ok Divait
Wise
Harald P. Ritchie and Co. Ltd
Al'Caulotreet
Toronto
Dr. Gassell
Sole Proprietora Vr. Canzell's Co., Ltd
Manchester
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