Wheat Crop Prospects Cited by Dominion and Census Bureau
The Dominion government and the Census Bureau project Canada will harvest about 154 million bushels of wheat this year. After carrying over 1916-17, imports, and domestic use, a surplus of roughly 14 million bushels remains for export, with final totals to be revised as returns come in. The 1918 area is estimated at 16 million acres yielding about 1.75 bushels per acre, with higher grain quality expected and less loss in cleaning.
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Statistics and Census Bureau of
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Dominion
Canada
Sunmnet Si
Ares
Obstructionists in War Effort Stir Public Anger
A Saturday Evening Post extract laments war obstruction by labor leaders capital representatives and certain congressmen. It argues against profiteering and division and praises broad public support for the war effort amid class tensions and political infighting.
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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 Stirs British Soldiers
Reports say bars to marriage arise from bigamy charges amid French rules. Sir Haig is alerted as the French minister outlines procedure requiring a commanding officer certificate of no impediment and legal documents translated where needed.
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France
Doogie Haig
No clear event headline from fragment
German war coverage fragment mentions endurance and salvation, with garbled lines about ships and months, lacking coherent facts or dates. The text is unreadable for precise report.
The Bride’s Batter and the Grocery Quandary
Mrs Y bribe, arguing over groceries, claims buttermilk is unsatisfactory. She asks her husband if they should make better butter at home instead of buying. The exchange appears in a Boston Transcript feature.
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Boston Transcript
Canada Imported Seed and Experimental Root Crops in 1915
In 1915 Canada imported 927 313 pounds of total seed with large mangel and beet seed imports. By 1916 turnip seeds and mangel beet seed declined, and 1917 shows further drops. European origin supplied nearly all field root seed. Ottawa and other experimental farms produced mangel and swede turnip seed at high yields per acre, with a reported profit of about 80 dollars per acre at Ottawa despite inexperience.
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Canada
Ottawa
Agassiz
B.C
Central Experimental Farm
Rural Planning And Development Report For Canada
The commission of conservation presents a report by Thomas Adams on rural districts and small towns in Canada. It analyzes social conditions, land settlement, development systems, and solutions for efficient land use, health, amenity, and economic stability, with five appendices and recommended proposals.
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Commission of Conservation
Canada
Thomas Adams
Commission
Young Canadians Return Linguists Show Mixing Tongues
A returning Canadian sailor Jack Canuck boasts a wide vocabulary including Russian Turkish Arabic Greek German French and Cockney slang. Soldiers in eastern convalescence homes study French with their comrades and many who spoke Russian or English before are learning new languages.
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Jack Canuck
Janes
Commission
White mice in high demand in New York research labs
Urgent demand for white mice spans New York and the United States as government funded research uses a large portion of the supply. The health department lab may need to ration supplies to physicians and researchers in New York.
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New York
United States
Department of Health
Physicians of
New Yor
Prohibition Discussed Across Cities and Proof of Enforcement
A 1915 1916 Seattle report argues prohibition cuts crime and boosts business. Advocates cite drops in drunks vagrants and disordery, fewer divorces and increased deposits, with praise from religious and civic figures. Prohibition supporters claim a model for cities including Kansas City and Ontario.
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Seattle
Kansas City
Kansas
Ontario
H. Arnot
M. R
M.C.F.S
Germans Move to Print Patriotic Caricatures in Press War
The German supreme military command orders the official caricature agency to cooperate with newspapers. It aims to depict leaders of the Entente and critics of Germany in vivid drawings by top Munich and Berlin artists. The move signals potential exhaustion of anti German sentiment after years of savage cartoons.
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Germany
Munich
Berlin
Teutonic
S.M.C
Entente Carcicaturists
Racmackers
New York Evening Post
Advice from Dr Hastings on avoiding illness in Toronto
The text outlines general cautions from Dr Hastings advising avoidance of crowded areas, not sharing items, managing secretions carefully, and staying home when fever or aches appear. It emphasizes self protection and recognizing personal limits to prevent spreading illness.
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Dr. Hastings
Toronto
Capital and Labor Unite Across Class Lines
A fragment argues that capital and labor men share common interests and form bonds across management and worker lines. It suggests they discover respect and even affection, reaching a true sense of cooperation between those who direct and those who toil.
Part the Church Can Play in Country Life
M L Urann argues in the Massachusetts Board of Agriculture report that organized agriculture should train rural workers through church led social services. He urges churches to run trade schools, sanitation clinics, physical training, and medical care, using faith and public welfare to connect urban organization with farm life.
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Church
M. L. Urann
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
White and Brown Bread Debate Persists in Nutritional Note
The article argues that white bread can upset digestion when replaced abruptly with brown bread and promotes a balanced use of coarser grains such as maize barley oats. It highlights whole wheat with bran as nutritious and urges households to mix bread types, noting mineral content and bone building benefits for children.
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Lilevor Rice
Contented German POWs Said to Be Happy in Europe
Dr. Elmer T. Clark, returning from Europe, notes confined German prisoners of war appear perfectly content in internment camps and public works. He reports smiling prisoners marched through streets and at work, contrasting with Allied reports about captured soldiers and their treatment.
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Elmer T. Clark
Europe
Hastie
Thesata
Tewtons
Louisville Courier Journal Papea Heat By Sun
A line from a reader notes a paper allegedly cooled by woodland breezes in summer while a landlord causes overtime strain. The quote hints at efforts to heat a space using only sun exposure, reflecting local sentiment and humorous complaint.
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Louisville Courier-Jour
Does he come under the head of organized labor
A fragmented line questions whether a figure belongs to organized labor and mentions church affiliation in a garbled context. The readable text hints at labor identity and religious links but lacks clear facts or names.
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Organized Labor
Church
Poe
British Food Controller Appeals to United States on Sacrifice
A message from the British Food Controller urges Americans to join the food economy drive. He cites Allied sacrifices and warns that without real self sacrifice and cooperation at home, famine and shortages may force compulsory rations, risking victory in the war. He emphasizes shared effort for cereals meats fats and sugar.
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United States
Rhondda
Con
Liege
France
Nepee
Europe
Saskatchewan Seed Fairs Grow in Educational Value
Children seed fairs in Saskatchewan have expanded to forty events this year, running from mid month to mid June, often paired with poultry and livestock shows. Two College of Agriculture judges visit each fair to educate on seed formation and livestock, while students exhibit animals they raised and track their care and progress.
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Saskatchewan
College of Agriculture
Agricult College
Agricultural Society
Deserter Arrest Halts Scottish Lovers Marriage Plan
A nineteen year old lad whose leave to marry was denied left a Scottish camp and was arrested for desertion while a train neared the station where his bride awaited. At Glasgow police court Baillie Mitchell expressed regret but noted the rule against breaking service. The couple had shown intent to wed with witnesses.
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Glasgow
Baillie Mitchell
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