Wheat Crop Outlook From Dominion Figures Discussed
Dominion government estimates Canada will harvest about 154 million bushels of wheat with imports and carryover. After domestic use, seed, and cleaning losses, a surplus of roughly 14 million bushels remains for export, though final figures depend on harvest results and 1918 demand. The year’s grain quality is high and cleaner losses may be reduced.
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Statistics and Census Bureau of
Die
Dominion
Canada
Sunmnet Si
Ares
Obstruction in War Effort Draws Broad Public Critique
The piece laments wartime obstruction by labor leaders capitalists and certain congress members. It notes anger at enemies of the war and signals a push toward unity as street and farm mobilization grows, urging cohesion across political views to support the national cause.
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Congress
Haves
Have-Nots
Avi
Avi Lions Are In the A Vigorous Co-Operation Tide Saal
Post
Cupid at Work in France Sparks Bigamy Concerns
Reports say numerous bar rage incidents between British edfiees and French women prompt official action. Sir Doogie Haig involved as the matter draws ministerial notice. France requires commanding officer certificates and translations for marriage legality amid new procedural principles.
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France
Doogie Haig
Amid War Scraps a Fragmented Message Emerges
A garbled WWII era excerpt mentions endurance and salvation with stray phrases about Germans and a wartime timeline. The text is incomplete and lacks coherent events or names.
The Bride's Batter
The Boston Transcript quotes Mrs Y from a wedding breakfast quip about improving groceries by making fresh butter and buttermilk at home, noting her husband’s reaction and a playful exchange.
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Boston Transcript
Canada’s root seed output and profits in 1915
In 1915 Canada imported 927 313 pounds of total seed including mangel and beet seed while 1916 saw a drop in turnip seed. Several experimental stations across Ottawa Agassiz Pevaenae Lennoxville and Kentville reported high yields per acre for mangel and swede turnip seeds. The Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa yielded about 1150 pounds per acre of mangel seed and a net profit around 80 per acre, despite workers’ unfamiliarity with the crop.
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Canada
Ottawa
Agassiz
B.C
Central Experimental Farm
Rural Planning And Development in Canada
The commission of conservation releases a report by Thomas Adams on planning and development of rural districts and small towns in Canada. It covers social conditions, land settlement, and development systems, identifying problems and recommendations for efficient land use, health, amenity, and economic growth.
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Commission of Conservation
Canada
Thomas Adams
Commission
Young Canadians Return Linguists at War Front
A New Brunswick or Canadian unit story notes Jack Canuck returning from the front proud of his vocabulary. He showcases Rus sian, Turco, Arabic, Greek and German along with French and Cockney slang learned in convalescent hospitals. Other troops in eastern convalescent homes study French with comrades and make language strides.
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Jack Canuck
Janes
Commission
White Mice in High Demand in New York
Demand for white mice rises in New York and across the United States as government and research labs rely on them for medical testing. The Department of Health research labs may face shortages affecting physicians and research efforts nationwide.
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New York
United States
Department of Health
Physicians of
New Yor
Prohibition in Seattle Enforcement Sparks Mixed Reactions
A Seattle newspaper column argues prohibition can be enforced amid rising police activity and declining crime, while noting practical gains in business and social conditions. It cites 1915 1916 records of drunks and vagrants, and quotes officials praising the law’s impact on poverty and commerce.
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Seattle
Kansas City
Kansas
Ontario
H. Arnot
M. R
M.C.F.S
Germany Orders Press to Publish Patriotic Caricatures
The German supreme military command issues a circular directing the official "kine ma" to work with the press so that patriotic caricatures of entente leaders and their supporters can appear in newspapers. The move follows years of vulgar anti Allied cartoons, signaling possible fatigue in wartime invective.
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Germany
Munich
Berlin
Teutonic
S.M.C
Entente Carcicaturists
Racmackers
New York Evening Post
Not Kies Anybody Dr Hastings Advice Page Fragment
Dr Hastings of Toronto offers health guidance advising isolation from crowds, avoiding shared items, and strict personal hygiene. The fragment mentions fever, aches, and staying home until feeling better, but content is incomplete and unclear.
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Dr. Hastings
Toronto
Capital and Labor Find Common Ground In Work Bonds
A fragmented passage notes that capital and labor men share common interests across management and workforce. It argues mutual respect and even affection can grow when people with power and those who work together recognize shared aims.
Church Led Social Reform Through Country Life Plan
M. L. Urann argues in the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture report that organized agriculture should train landholders in rural areas. He urges the church as the proper agency for social work, education, sanitation, nursing, clinics, and public welfare, integrating faith with community service.
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Church
M. L. Urann
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
White and Brown Bread Debate Persists Among Health Experts
A discussion on bread types continues with concerns about digestion when switching from white to coarse brown bread. Whole wheat with bran removed retains nutrients and supports bone growth, while many favor mixing coarse grain breads with white bread. Prospective dietary shifts may benefit children and overall mineral intake.
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Lilevor Rice
Contentment of German prisoners of war surprised doctor
Dr Elmer T Clark just back from Europe reports confined and content German POWs in internment camps and public works. He notes smiling prisoners marched through streets and laboring cheerfully, contrasting with Allied reports of their fate and treatment.
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Elmer T. Clark
Europe
Hastie
Thesata
Tewtons
Whispered woes over paper heat in summer heat
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a reader lamenting a strained paper supply. He mentions cooling by woodland breezes and a landlord squeezing extra hours, while someone attempts to heat the paper with only sunshine.
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Louisville Courier-Jour
Does he come under the head of organized labor
The fragment questions whether a person is aligned with organized labor, followed by a garbled line about church and people, indicating a damaged OCR passage with unclear context.
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Organized Labor
Church
Poe
Food Conservation Plea From British Food Controller to United States
A wartime appeal urges Americans to strip nonessential consumption for Britain's food economy. Lord Rhondda pledges cooperation as Britain faces cereal meat fat and sugar shortages. Without broad sacrifice compulsory rations may follow, with Allied victory tied to American help and civilian restraint.
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United States
Rhondda
Con
Liege
France
Nepee
Europe
Saskatchewan Seed Fairs Grow In Importance For Education
Interesting the Children Seed fairs have become key in agricultural education in Saskatchewan. Forty fairs are planned province wide opening mid month and running to mid June. Poultry shows and sometimes livestock are displayed. Two College of Agriculture judges visit each fair one explains seed formation the other discusses livestock. Children show animals they reared with charts tracking weight feeding and progress, a project spanning months of schooling.
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Saskatchewan
College of Agriculture
Agricult College
Agricultural Society
Soldier in Scotland Denied Leave For Marriage Deserts En Route
A nineteen year old Scottish soldier left his camp to marry after a leave denial. Arrested as a deserter while a train neared the station where the bride waited, the case was heard at Glasgow police court. Baillie Mitchell expressed regret at the failed marriage plan, noting bothies and witnesses had shown intent to wed.
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Glasgow
Baillie Mitchell
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