Efforts to Increase Food Production in Dominion
Hon. Martin Burrell outlines historical wheat yields and wartime funding, detailing campaigns of production and thrift, and noting a 1915 yield peak followed by a muted 1916 crop. He describes a national appeal to citizens, provincial ministers, and urban areas, plus a new bureau of information and experimental farms to boost crop output across Canada.
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Dominion
Martin Burrell
Department of Agriculture
Thay
England
Russia
Australia
Lidia
Canada
United States
Directors of
National Service
Literat
J. H. Grisdale
J. A. Ruddick
George H. Clark
H. §. Arkell
W. J. Black
Great Britain
Sloan's Liniment Ad Pitches Quick Pain Relief
Fragments tout Sloan's Liniment for rheumatic pains neuralgia lumbago sprains and sore muscles. Claims quick penetration without rubbing and stain free application. Sold by druggists 25 50 cents and one dollar with period advertising tone.
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Sloan
Long Route to New York via Trans Siberian Rail Readied
A Copenhagen tourism office sign promotes a 15,000 mile route to New York through Denmark to Petrograd and Vladivostok, then Japan, across the Pacific, and the American continent. Americans in Copenhagen await sea passage home as travelers consider this extended overland corridor.
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Touris
Copenhagen
Denmark
America
United States
New York
trans-Siberian Railway
Coperhager
Petrograd
Vladivostols
Japan
Pacific
American
Discharge and Pension Rules New Provisions for Soldiers
The Dominion Minister of Militia issues changes to discharge and pension of Canadian soldiers. An invalided soldier discharged after a medical board determines further treatment is futile or advisable to pass under own control. Pension starts with a pension commission notice. pay continues until then, then monthly in advance.
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Doninion
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Could Employ Soldiers In Forest Work
The issue of Conservation suggests employing returned soldiers in forestry and fire protection. It proposes practical vocational courses in forest work, leveraging existing technical schools in Toronto Quebec Fredericton and planned at Vancouver. Courses would prepare men for government and private forestry roles and fire protection tasks.
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Maret
Dominion
Toronto
Quebec
Fredericton
Vancouver
Provincial
British Columbia Timber Cut Show Higher Value in 1916
Preliminary figures from the British Columbia Department of Lands indicate timber cut in 1916 rose from 1915 levels with an estimated value near 33 million dollars. The 1915 value was about 29.15 million, while 1916 likely approached 34.5 million due to stronger demand and higher prices, especially for timber products.
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Tooring
Oat Varieties Tested in Ohio by Wooster Station
More than sixty oat varieties tested by the Ohio Experiment Station at Wooster are listed, including Siberian, Improved American, Big Four, Silvermine, Genet Mountain, American Bane, Sixty Day, Lincoln, Car of Russia and Jeanette. Sixty Day matures about ten days earlier than the rest, with age and season affecting the other varieties.
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Ohio
Olio
Wooster
Onder
Uave
Lincoln
Car
Russia
Credulity of German People Prolongs the War
A critical op-ed argues German credulity under state rule keeps faith in leaders and hope for victory despite military stalemate and blockade. It cites belief in a victorious British fleet, famine reports, and miscalculated policy threads, warning of peace only after the Prussian power is defeated.
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Jutland
United Kingdom
Great Britain
British Isles
Herr Hennys
Herr Heins
Mert Hons
England
Kaiser
Marele
Germany
New Homestead Regulations Restrict War Era Rights
An order in council prohibits granting homesteads or related rights to aliens not British or allied, or neutral subjects who fail to meet interior minister approval. The rule covers water powers forestry dominium lands and several dominion land categories in the British Columbia railway belt and northwest resources. A separate order gives priority to returned soldiers in entries for dominion lands.
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Dominion
British Columbia
Dominion Parks
Northwest
Domin
Jon
Rept Fit Through Two Wars Sapper 4 Hartley
Recount of wartime service features SAPPER 4 HARTLEY with GARADS AN ENGINEERS unit. Home base and assignments traced through multiple campaigns, detailing training and deployments.
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Sapper 4
Hartley
A. Company
Garads
Addsces de Go
Trapal Cer
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