Prairie Provinces Dairy Growth Outpaces Imports
News of the Prairie Provinces notes rapid dairy expansion in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with rising butter production and export gains. Manitoba has moved from import reliance to exporting about four million pounds worth nearly two million dollars in farmer returns. Saskatchewan creamery butter output should top five million pounds this year, while Alberta approaches ten million pounds. enthusiasm for dairy expansion reflects broader Canadian wartime agricultural growth.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canadia
More Irrigation Urged In Southern Alberta
The Lethbridge Herald urges expanding irrigation in Southern Alberta citing successful farming, mixed farming benefits, and attractive homes with trees and flowers. It notes irrigation districts foster livestock, grains, hay, fruits and vegetables and says water-enabled farming supports prosperous communities in the region.
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Alberta
Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge
Mrany
Irrigated Sugar Beets Poised for Growth in Alberta
Conditions in Southern Alberta favor sugar beet cultivation with abundant sun, suitable soil, and irrigation potential. Beets are strong irrigated crops on the continent, and despite labor limits and grain-Stock focus, many settlers see beets as a key future crop in Alberta.
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Alberta
Canada
Quote about hustle and hard work from the People’s Home Journal
A philosophical man dismisses charity saying hard work never killed anyone. Rastus retorts that he is lost and will not give up. The exchange highlights streetwise perseverance over reliance on others.
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Rastus
People’s Home Journal
Inventor Decorated for Paravane Device That Hid U Boat
The British fleet at Scapa Flow was saved from a German U-boat attack just before the armistice by a device invented by Lieut Burney. He received $150,000 and the CMG decoration. The paravane, a torpedo shaped water plane with side fins, kept at adjustable depth and controlled by rudders, destroyed the submarine by surfacing and exploding.
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Scapa Flow
Germany
Lieut
Burney
C.M.G
Lieut. Burney
Remarkable Stock Raising by Boys and Girls at Western Canada Fairs
Pigs and calves highlighted by Manitoba entries as 1964 pigs total entered across fairs. A Manitoba boy set a record with two grade Yorkshire pigs weighing 670 pounds at six and a half months. Pairs generally weighed 500 pounds, with 92 pairs over 400 pounds. many champion raisers were girls.
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Canada
Manitoba
M Bers
Agricultural Society
Central Powers limit civilian rations during war effort
Paris reports French minister Victor Boret says France cannot raise civilian rations further due to need to feed Central Powers and neutral countries. He confirms taxes stay unchanged and notes soon more oil for fuel. Algeria oil, preserves, rice and dried vegetables expected to reach France. The minister mentions prices for some goods.
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Paris
Victor Boret
France
M. Boret
Hindenburg Still Controls Army Demonstration Speech
At a Copenhagen demonstration before the Bismarck monument to Berlin, Minister Stroebel claimed that Te is incredible that the military remains under Hindenburg and continues influence over the army.
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Hindenburg
Copenhagen
Bismarck Monument
Berlin
Stroebel
City Dreadful in Petrograd Under Red Flag
Refugees in Stockholm report Petrograd as a city in famine and terror. Hunger, price gouging, and blockaded amenities devastate daily life while Red Guards loot homes and punish the middle class. Executions and robberies at legations intensify calls for Allied intervention.
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Petrograd
Stockholm
Pinland
Nevski
Souy
Red Guards
Mms. Bresakovskaya
Russia
Birzhevak Viedomasti
Belgium
Demobilization of Royal Canadian Air Service Reported
Ottawa announces demobilization of the Royal Canadian Air Service after past training expansions. Members assigned to coast protection will be released, with some sent to England or the United States for specialized schooling before returning home.
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Atlantic
Ottawa
Department of the Ava Sevice
Royal Canadian Air Service
England
United States
Canada
NSW Council Seeks Incorporation of German Colonies
The New South Wales Legislative Council passed a resolution urging the secretary for the colonies in London to permanently incorporate the German colonies into the British empire. The motion cites Australia’s safety, the British empire’s security, and world peace as reasons.
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Melbourne
Legislative Council of New
Boy Our National Asset Elevates Teenage Youth
The document extols the teen age boy as a national asset grown through wartime waste and urges programs to conserve and develop him. It highlights the YMCA's role in leisure hour guidance and Canadian standard efficiency training to instill high ideals, leadership, and social responsibility among boys.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Y.M.C.A
Mos
Toronto
Christian Associaion
Alde
Association
Britain Charts War Surplus to Break German Trade Monopolies
Frederick G. Kellaway warns British industry has rebuilt after war to outpace German rivals. The undersecretary says the UK leads in industrial effort and will no longer allow Germany to dominate hosiery and togs production, urging Britain to be self reliant in trade.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Reconstruction
Dr. Addison
Germany
John Bull
Frederick G. Kellaway
M.P
Ministry of Munitions
Industrial Reconstruction Council
Kellaway
United Kingdom
Mr. Kellaway
Bran and Shorts Sold at Fixed Rates Exports Embargo Sets Prices
Bran and shorts under an absolute export embargo are sold through regular trade at fixed prices of 31 dollars per ton for bran and 36 dollars per ton for shorts. Fort William freight and 42 dollars per ton net cash Montreal sacks apply in each case, east or west of Montreal respectively.
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Fort William
Montreal
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