War Cures Through Laughter and Light in Shell Shock Tales
A historical column details cures of shell shock and deafness through laughter, music, and surprising social moments. It cites soldiers from Canada and Britain regaining voice and hearing after humorous or uplifting experiences in hospitals, picture shows, or social interactions, including a Scottish hero and Private Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Army Service Corps
Flanders
Billy Ritchie
Black Watch
Perthshire
George Ferguson
Perguson
London
Ferguson
William Davis
South Staffordshire Regiment
Loos
Davis
Train Sideswipe Drummer Survives Water Stop Collision
A train on a single track halted to take on water when an express struck the rear of the first train. A talkative drummer was hurled head first into the seat ahead but escaped with no bones broken. He quipped that they’d get by anyway as the incident unfolded in Birmingham Age Herald style.
Conditions in Palestine Grow Worse as Turkish Policies Persist
The latest dispatches from Palestine describe accelerating terror and expulsion of Jews from Jaffa Jerusalem and other towns. Reports claim confiscation of belongings and food while communities are looted and millions are displaced. Gaza residents were forced to flee with only their clothes as farms were ruined to starve the population.
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Palestine
Palestior
Jaffa
Jerusalem
mid-East
Diemal
Syria
Gaza
Turkey
An Approach to Candor and German War Aims
Michaelis argues candor could expose German war aims and hasten an Allied resolve to endure any terms. The piece questions plausibility of peace hints and Reichstag calls for peace without annexations, suggesting deceitful signaling before the Serant conference and warning of strategic quicksands by Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michaelis
Germany
Reichstag
Serant'c
Alberta Sheep Ranching Prospects In Alberta Open Ranges
Alberta's sheep industry is explored with emphasis on vast lingering open land in the Peace River and Grand Prairie regions. The piece notes few sheep currently on these ranges, easing financial barriers and recent banking law changes to allow loans on livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Minion Bank
Liquor Prohibition Job Impact Analyzed
The defenders of the liquor industry warn that national prohibition will cut jobs. They cite wage earners per million invested across industries, arguing liquor employs far fewer workers than agriculture implements boots and shoes and others. They predict workers will shift occupations rather than panic, noting industry changes force retraining and adjustment.
Flint Pebbles Found in Saskatchewan Spark New Industry
Saskatchewan uncovers flint pebbles near Gouveneur on the Regina–Swift Current line. A trial shipment to Cobalt district confirms suitability for cement tube mills. Flint pebbles, currently imported from Europe, could fuel a new Canadian industry with markets across North America.
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Saskatchewan
Sweden
Grolp
Gouveneur
Cobalt
Europe
Canada
Regina
Eyburn- Lethbridge
C.P.R
Swift Current
Regina Leader
Potatoes Show Dry Rot and Scab Issues at Fall Fairs
Potatoes exhibited at Boys and Girls Club fairs reveal 75 percent scab incidence and a brown ring indicating dry rot in one of every three tubers. Dry rot reduces sale value, and Manitoba shipments to Minneapolis were rejected last year for the same disease. Store cool to slow spread, trim affected ends, and discard advanced rot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Minneapolis
Fantaise
Canada's showing at Soil Products Exhibition ties to Dry Farming Congress
A telegram from Calgary lists Canadian participants and awards at the Moora exhibit tied to the International Dry Farming Congress. Manitoba Saskatchewan and Manitoba entrants win first and second in crops like hard red spring wheat oats and peas, with multiple individuals and towns named and many sweepstakes citations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Moora
United States
Departent of Colonization and Development
Pacffc
Calgary
Starcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Cooper
Treesbank
W. J. Carrothers
Methven Manitoba
Wheat
S. Larcombe
M. I. Mountain
Solsgirth
M. I Mountain
J ' Ea
Kuielah
Man
Ferguson
Peg
Tole
John Strachan
Buelah
Feld Peas
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Saskatchewan
Vanguard
Wheeler
Timothy
Bond Bros
Benton
RT Frischman
Whitemoutl
W. HL. Simpson
Seagee Wheeler
W. S. Simpson
H. J. Pritchard
Rolland
David Mrnchard
A. J. Broatch
Moose Jew
Andrew All
Seamans
Larcombe
Birthe
Raythern
A. Cameron
Beare
Ohio
S. Lacombe
Indian Head
E. Quest
P. Stepheson
Morden
Manito Perry
Ae .Field
Regina
Anito
Robert Clarke
Thire
A. Jared
Mawesons
Simpson
W. Oeay Panburn
Chas. Depape
Jas. A. Field
W. S. Pson
Mrs. L. Milne
Qu’Appelie
City Chap Jim Jones Story From Rural Life
A rural tale recalls Jim Jones as a young man leaving the city to work on a farm. He returns to a tense morning when, after dawn harnessing a mule for a sleigh, he fails to note a cow in the stable and is pressed by the farmer to hurry. Jones explains the cold mule ears as the reason, highlighting hardship and brisk country routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jones
Can
Conversation Fragments Between Willis Gillis and Judge
A terse exchange shows Willis questioned about government food policy and Gillis expressing trouble with his own affairs. A judge asks about a woman seen speaking with him, and the dressmaker is invoked as a likely associate in a tense, clipped dialogue.
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Willis
Gillis
Judge
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Ea Canadian
Tommy
Vir
Een Secon Hirmingham Age Herald
Robert Ten
North America
W. F. Stephens
Alberta Department of Agriculure
Western Stock Growers’ Association
Macleod
Stephens
Great Peace River
Grand Prairie Country
Great West
Raymond Knight
Chicago
Wyoming
Montana
W. W. Jackson
Manitoba Agricultural College
Peoria, Illinois
Baltimore Arcerican
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