Alberta seen as future base for vibrant livestock and grain
In an interview with the Herald late dean Carlyle of Oklahoma State College of Agriculture argues that Alberta’s climate grass and disease resistant breeding stock position it as the ideal base for future western livestock production. He notes that disease resistance and outdoor sunshine boost vitality and predicts eastern breeders will rely on Alberta stock for healthier foundation herds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Okahoma State College of Agriculture
Oy Herald
Mets
Alberta
New Mexico
Wageretes
St H
Chicago
One Man's Prayer from Kansas in Health Bulletin
A reader named Henry McKee published a prayer in the State Board of Health Bulletin decrying violence and urging honest work. The poem asks for conscience before the night, help to earn an honest living, self–examination, and a simple epitaph as life ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Henry McKee
State Board of Health Bulletin
McKee
Cnoral
Teac
Profitable Wintering of Cattle at Prince Albert Jail Farm
Cattle destined for sale next spring are wintered at the Prince Albert jail farm in Saskatchewan. Seventy head currently on hand include forty young steers aged 2 to 3. Wheat yield reached 25 bushels per acre with No. 1 seed. root crops store 2,500 pounds of potatoes and 1,000 bushels of turnips. Past year’s government sale netted a modest profit. Multiple offers to sell stock for spring are on hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Albert
Saskatchewan
The Cruel Prussians and German Cruelty in a New York Note
A dated and accusatory passage accuses Prussia of barbarity toward Germans and calls for intervention. The text condemns German forces as cruel and contrasts honor with atrocity, reflecting wartime sentiment from a New York perspective.
Fragmentary historical note reads as garbled arrival scene
The readable fragment describes someone arriving home and noticing a plea or scene, but the text is largely unreadable with missing names places dates or clear actions. The record preserves only a vague home arrival moment without verifiable details.
Our Merchant Sailor Heroes
A London Daily Telegraph quotation extols merchant sailors for their courage and seamanship during wartime. It praises sea-going bravery, abandonment of armor, and the selfless sacrifice of those risking their lives at sea, asserting their heroism surpasses other seafaring feats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Telegraph
Pacific fish subsidy expansion reaches Atlantic markets
A government order increases subsidies for Pacific coast fish shipments to eastern Canada, extending benefits to provinces as far east as Manitoba. The plan aims to set price scales for fishermen and consumers for species including halibut, salmon, cod, and flatfish, with cross border representatives from Canada and the United States attending negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Controller’s Office
Winnipeg
Pacific Coast
Poins
Manitoba
Fish Committee
Pacific Coast Fish Producers
Joseph Maddock
Tacoma
United States Pacific Fishing Interests
Pacific Fishermen's Union
Canada
United States
Spirit of France Endures As War Scars Deepen Affection
The Duluth Herald reflects on France as the world’s enduring sweetheart despite wounding brutality of war. It notes even Germans reserve hate for Britain and America, praising France’s fire, courage, and heroic youth amid conflict.
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France
Franc
Paris
Duluth
Canadian battalions form strong bonds in trenches
Two close friends in the Canadian forces, the 25th Nova Scotia Battalion and the 22nd French Canadian Battalion, shipped overseas together on the Saxonia May 20 1915. They trained side by side and entered the trenches at the same time amid the Courcelette attack, symbolizing allied unity between Nova Scotia and Quebec units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scotia
Saxonia
Courcelette
Quebec
Nova Tt
Eves Hetmpenions
Selene
Canada
Dominion
Unable to Determine Clear Headline from Fragment
A fragmentary courtroom scene shows a defendant facing a prosecution week with a witness on the stand smiling at the jury. The text is garbled and lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes.
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Dora
Bale
Amine
Bell Talks of Wireless Phones and World Peace
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, addressing the Canadian Club at St. Catharines, spoke on apparent impossibilities and wireless telephone advances. He described conversations across oceans, predicted transatlantic meals and flights, and urged an international league of peace after noting wartime impossibilities.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Clu
St. Catharines
Wa Eniames
Edon
Paris
Honolulu
Dr. Bell
Newfoundland
Ireland
Washington
Bell
New York
Chicago
League of Peace
Dye Industry Helps War Stimulate American Dyes
The national exposition of chemical industries in New York shows the U S dyestuffs sector expanding from five small concerns to nearly two hundred since the war began. A full line of direct basic acid and chrome colors is produced domestically, with exporting to England and strong growth predicted for Americans in dyes.
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United States
New York
United 3
England
America
Proper Flour Storage Guidelines for Fresh White Flour
The article explains safe storage of white flour milled from standard wheat. It advises avoiding cellars and attics due to dampness and poor air flow, and warns against odors affecting flour. It recommends a small odor-free storage space with good air circulation and careful container handling.
Muddled OCR Note Sketches A Glasses Misread
A garbled archival fragment references glasses and a passerby in a humorous or puzzled scene. The text is incomplete and contains stray phrases about taking off glasses and a crow motif, with unclear attribution or setting.
Berlin’s propaganda pressure on public leaders exposed
A Washington correspondence from the Minneapolis Tribune argues Berlin targeted public figures in the midwest by exploiting personal weaknesses. It claims German agents studied and pressed leaders via financial, pacifist, anti British, or pro German sentiments, shaping opinions and pressuring associates in government.
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Germany
Berlin
Indianapolis
New York
Middle West
Fugland
Washington
Minneapolis Tribune
No Ordinary War Asation Declares War and Woes on Debate
The piece condemns those who oppose the war as aiding Germany. It cites widespread outrages in Belgium France Poland Serbia and Romania and portrays the conflict as a clash between monarchic authority and popular self government. It frames the war as a decisive struggle between aristocracy and democracy.
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Germany
Belgium
France
Poland
Serbia
Rumania
Reprisals to Come After Zeppelin Raid
Bonar Law vows full measure reprisals on Germany for attacks on British civilians. The British public mood could shift as German efforts to fear and awe Britain are discussed, with a call to unite the nation and strengthen resolve ahead of any response.
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Bonar Law
Germany
Great Britain
Lost city young lady seeks ice for anxious storekeeper
Fragmentary dialogue shows a young city woman asking a storekeeper for ice amid anxious exchanges. The readable text presents a brief street scene with incomplete lines and garbled names.
Army as a big community says Geddes in Glasgow
Sir Auckland C. Geddes told Glasgow delegates that an army is a large community with its own public opinion and needs older men to maintain cohesion. He described the army’s extensive support services and stressed civilians share in national service beyond fighting.
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Auckland C. Geddes
National Service
Glasgow
Prohibition Debate Stirs Vancouver Opinion Letter
Dr. Robert Telford denounces liquor measures as weaponized war-time policy arguing alcohol fuels crime insanity and poverty. He cites Canadian Year Book data on insane a crime and cost of drink while contrasting tax revenue in wet versus dry towns in a Pacific era controversy.
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Hans
Flanders
King Alcohol
Canada
Inland Revenue
Petro
United States
Dominion
Ife
Eer
Ee Department
Fragmented OCR Reveals Confused Hospital Reference
The text shows garbled OCR from a Toronto Globe item mentioning a hospital, a German, a doctor asking about a foe and a dialogue about a permanent position with The Lamb, but the passage is largely unreadable and fragmentary.
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Dager Wee
Toronto Globe
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