Expert's tribute to soil sparks Western Canada settlement
An article praises Western Canada's soil as rich in lime, potash, phosphorus, and nitrogen, noting its capacity for high yields. It highlights farmers boosting incomes from 500 to 30,000 in two seasons, and reports many settlers from the United States moving to Calgary Edmonton Lethbridge Regina Moose Jaw Saskatoon to farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Western Canada
Stevens
State College of Washington
Pullman
Wash
Western
Brooks
Alta
Oak Harbor
Calgary
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Alberta
Regina
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
North Portal
Coutts
Kingsgate
British Columbia
Vancouver
Prairies
Huns Win Three Towns Enemy at Mercy of French Guns
American marines launch daybreak assault in Belleau Wood near Chateau Thierry and reach two thirds of a mile on a 600 yard front while German forces attack between Montdidier and Noyon. French counterattacks press Germans back with heavy losses. Germans claim 8000 prisoners.
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Thierry
Noyon
Montdidier
France
Belleau Wood
Chateau Thierry
Mery
Belloy
St Maure
Marqueglise
German War Office
Bussiares
Belgium
Somme
Bouzencourt
Lansing Bares Lies of Berlin Address at Union College
Robert Lansing, secretary of state, in Schenectady as honorary chancellor of Union College for 1918, declares Prussianism and peaceful cooperation cannot harmonize and cites his foreign office experience to show Americans misunderstand the Prussian attitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
N. Y
Robert Lansing
Union College
America
Foreign Office
Five Zones Named Temperate to Postel
A brief exchange lists five zones: Temperate, intemperate, war, postel and O. The wording suggests a classification scheme with varied domains. No context provided for origin or purpose beyond the quoted line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postel
Red Croes Blue Adv. Cruel Husband Locks Wife in Room
Quotations describe a man accused of cruelty after locking his wife in a room with gowns and bon nets and no mirror. The exchange questions the man's actions and character while noting the wife’s confinement and the public reaction.
Antitreating Bills Prove Tee-Total Failures
A humorous debate notes that attempts to tax or regulate temperance measures failed. The speaker quips that calling them antitreating bills is a misnomer as they achieve nothing, dubbing them tee-total failures in a witty aside.
When a Man Eats
A humorous exchange about dieting reveals the speaker blaming food administrators rather than doctors. The quip underscores bureaucratic influence on personal habits with a light, ironic twist.
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Western Newspaper Union News Service
Lansing Bares
Berlin
East
Our Boys
Seaboard
Swift & Company
Swift & Company Union Stock Yards
Chicago
Illinois
U.S.A
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