Canada Sees Record Prosperity and Farm Labor Plans in 1915
Canada enjoyed broad prosperity in 1915 with strong agricultural and industrial growth. Western Canada led in grain, taxes per quarter section are modest, and soldiers received leave to harvest and plant crops. In 1916 the government plans spring leaves to seed across provinces to boost production. Aimed to secure farm labor from the United States to support overseas enlistments, with an expected fifty thousand workers sought.
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Canada
Western
Dominion
United States
Saved Minister Life by Dodd's Kidney Pills
Reverend W H Warner of Route 2 Myersville Maryland writes that sciatica back pain lumbago neuralgia cramps and dizzy spells were cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming restoration to perfect health on February 16 1916 He notes the medicine saved his life and lists Dodd's Kidney Pills at 50 cents per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY Also mentions Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets and Dr Viernes Pleasant Pellets as health aids.
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W. H. Warner
Myersville
W. L. Warner
Dodd
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Crucifixion in German Galleries Reveals Many Masterpieces
An Easter overview surveys notable crucifixion depictions across German museums in Berlin, Dresden, and Halle. It highlights Van Dyck, Rubens, David, Panetti, Baldung, van der Weyden, and Böcklin, noting varied mother figures, youthful Marys, and diverse stylistic schools from Italian to Flemish to German.
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Christ
Germany
Herlin
Dresden
Anthony van Dyck
Mary
Magdalene
van Dyck
Rubens
Antwerp
Berlin
John
David
Jerusalem
Savoldo
Demencio Panotti
Panette
Loren
Costa Diet
Mantua
Hans Baldung
Soubin
Strasburg
Merlin Gallery
Baldunge
Baldung
Roger van le Weyden
van de Weyden
Tournai
Brotherhood of the Hly Cross
Naional
Boeklin
Heaven
Jesus
Easter Games for Young and Old
A vintage guide outlines Easter week activities for sewing and embroidery circles. Games range from a Miss Susana narrative word-fill to a chick chick breakfast relay, a rabbit with basket hunt, a Little Red Hen egg quest, and a Bird’s Eco game at table. Each activity uses named games and simple props to engage children and guests in playful, seasonally themed fun.
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Tiny Tote
Bird Kingdom
Syre
Vivid hues and blooms reveal nature’s autograph
In vivid verse the speaker marvels at dyes in buds and blooms. The text speaks of nature stamping its signature, a divine message from God as flowers endure storms to sing of the eternal king. This excerpt from Charles 8. Hurt appears in the Christian Herald.
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Charles
Hurt
The
Christian Herald
Americans Support 400000 In Jerusalem
Alexandria reports 400000 people in Jerusalem receiving daily rations from the American relief fund. A relief worker says prices are four times higher, bread portions small, fathers taken for soldiers, and mothers weak. An English visitor notes Turkish fortifications and possible allied invasion while oranges rot. At Jaffa, a tourist boatman and a military courier were hanged for alleged caplaeng. consular agent’s son was saved by intervention.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Jerusalem
American Relief Fund
Palestine
Cyprus
Turka
Mount of
Olives
Weuare
Jaffa
Haly Hamla
Kavas
Caplaeng
Emil Knesevisci
Dr. Glasebrook
Kaypt
There Was a Chance From the Kansas City Star
A youthful man earned his diploma and searched for employment, asking the manager about openings. An office clerk indicated the boss might be unaware of any current vacancies, leaving the question unresolved.
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Kansas City Star
The glove and its deadly truth revealed
Miss Vaughan recounts a perilous seance in which Senor Silva tries to bend her will with occult force. She discovers ink stained fingertips on a glove and, with Mahbub’s aid, exposes the hidden cupboard and the glove’s meaning. The scene ends as Sylvester confirms a fingerprint match that shatters police certainty.
Fingerprint Evidence and Hidden Cabinet Reveal in Silva Case
In Sylvester's identification bureau visit, investigators uncover Silva’s secret cupboard with a glove showing Swain’s left hand print, ink-free, supporting a key clue. Godfrey confirms the forgery setup while Mahbul’s body is prepared out of sight. Miss Vaughan aids, adding a final detail about the note written by her at the window desk.
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Simmonds
Sylvester
Goldberger
Godfrey
Identification Bureau
Silva
Mise Waugh
Simmonda
Sylva
Swain
Swaine
Mahbul
Miss Vaughan
Where Our Army Officers Study War in Harper's Magazine
Robert Welles Ritchie examines military education in staff colleges. A lecture from Capt. W. K. Naylor outlines the mobilization problem: assembling a brigade for war includes railroad and water transport, merchant marine capacity, and even price and land condemnation details for camp sites.
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Robert Welles Ritchie
Harper's Magazine
Staff College
Cachools
Department of Staff Supply
W. K. Naylor
Naylor
Before Lorraine’s Fate in 1746 and Film Popularity Rise
The article notes Lorraine’s historical allegiance to Poland’s deposed king in 1746 and prior Austrian control, alongside a report that American films gain popularity in Leeds motion picture theaters. It mentions comedies as a favored genre and references Mintes 1015 Ps vied crops as an unclear fragment.
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Lorraine
France
Poland
Austria
Leeds
England
Mennonites in Canada Oppression and Farming Report
A reflection on Mennonites in Canada facing limited oppression amid wartime strains and immigration history from Russia, plus a 1912–1915 farming statement for Crowfoot Alberta. The piece notes healthy climate, better yields, government treatment, and a dividend of 68 percent in 1915. Also includes a farming company cash and expense breakdown and a brief shoe ad.
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Western Canada
Crowfoot Farming Co
Crowfoot
Alberta
Government to curb war era marriages to Frenchmen
The government will seek a bill from parliament to strip foreign brides of French marriage law privileges. It targets women of enemy nationality who married Frenchmen during the war, removing citizen status and exemption from measures as undesirable. A German woman who married last August allegedly bought a name and immunity in Paris. the couple did not live together.
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Porte-Maillot
Paris
New York Sur
The Lazy Servant and the Lamp
A tale of a lazy servant who becomes rich after a fairy grants a magic lamp. She dismisses the offer as a scheme for labor, preferring ease, and her fortunes stay unchanged despite the promise of getting what she desires.
Handy Husband Makes Breakfast With Grape-Nuts
A husband volunteers to help with breakfast and serves Grape-Nuts. The narrator praises its ease and factory precision, noting health improvements after a five year stay abroad. A friend with indigestion finds relief using a small dish of Grape-Nuts with cream for a comfortable night’s rest and weight gain.
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Wwe
Vostum Co
Battles Creek
Mich
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