War Time Economies and the Value of Thrift
An article from the Christian Guardian argues wartime thrift becomes essential national virtue. It notes England reduced luxuries, rationed food, and yet business partly thrived, while Canada and the United States lag in real economic restraint. The piece cites London and a Chicago businessman noting profits beyond prewar levels due to wage rises and shared sacrifice.
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Canada
United States
England
London
Setride
Chicago
Christian Guardian
Principles of Academic Freedom Debate in School District
The text discusses two-sided academic freedom arguing for professor autonomy to teach while authorities must set moral bounds. It notes the challenge of separating liberty from license and guarding against intellectual anarchy or despotism within school governance. It mentions school district trustees in control.
New Restaurant Regulations Reach Canada Food Board
Public eatery rules tighten enforcement with penalties up to 1000 dollars or three months, and a June 1 1918 license requirement from the Canada food board. The change shifts definitions from bacon to pork products and aims to standardize food service during wartime.
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Canada Food Board
Km Ae
Farm land values rise with Western Canada growth
The census report shows Canada wide average farm land value including improvements, with Prairie provinces listing Manitoba 31.00 Saskatchewan 26.00 and Alberta 26.70 per acre. It notes Western expansion and larger acreages as prices fall and production increases.
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Canada
Ottawa
Prairie
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Acre
Peter A
Herbert
Kanrne
Winsboro
Klassen Rece
Kanim
Sas
A Boy for Every Hee k
Fragmentary text discusses demands for large crops and labor shortages. References to labor forces and peasant work hint at a call for mobilizing labor, with phrases garbled and incomplete. Names, dates, or places are not readable.
Meeting the Great Test
A Kansas City Star editorial honors French and British resolve under wartime strain. It notes four years of war tests and the morale of allied nations sustaining their armies amid renewed crises, praising their calm steadiness and national character. It urges Americans to admire and emulate allied firmness.
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Mhe Og x
London
Paris
Kansas City Star
Successful Women Farmers in Oak Lake District
Miss Clara Sorin and Miss Bea Sorin of Oak Lake, Manitoba, rank among the district’s top farm workers. They till their land with plowing and seeding, summer fallowing, and have built a reputation for steady labor and success. One owns a Percheron horse in Saskatchewan as the prairie region grows with women farmers leading the effort.
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Arso
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beaaice Sorin
Letaasens
Gome
Echaes
Eee
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Armenia and Barbarism in a Century's Reversal
The piece traces a sweeping historical arc from Byzantine Armenia to 1918, contrasting Armenian fate under Ottoman and Russian power. It denounces German betrayal of civilization and warns that, after earlier eastern advance, barbarism again threatens Armenia as Russia retreats.
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Everv
Europe
Armer
Vienna
Caspian
Adriatic
Caucasus
Armenia
Asia
Russia
Timur
Attila
Genghis Khan
Germany
Independent
New York
The World Struggle for Democracy and Peace
The message argues that democracy faces a crucial test globally and must prevail through lawful means. It warns that Russia has erred by embracing coercive control while urging allied nations to stay united for a common cause and enduring peace.
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Bardre
Stessen
Loving Silence on the Western Front by Mr John Oxenham
Mr John Ovenham speaks at City Temple during a western front visit. He notes British soldiers spoke little of hardships outside their ranks and urges lessons from the war in a tone of measured restraint.
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John Ovenham
City Temple
Don
Western Front
Oxenham
Motor Vehicle Permits Jump Amid Acts and Years
The text notes rising permits under the Motor Vehicle Act across years including 1916 and 1917 with figures implied for earlier periods. It references the provencia secretary of increase and mentions a 9 907 figure for 1916 with unclear earlier values.
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Provencia
Per Her Dead Soldier Boy Mrs Frank Oliver of Edmonton
A memorial notice honors Mrs Frank Oliver of Edmonton for her late husband noted as a serviceman. The notice lists a $10,000 bequest or fund related to the deceased and acknowledges her as widow.
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Frank Oliver
Edmonton
Heroic Stand of the Third Army at the Front
Gen Sir Julian Byng leads a steadfast British defense as the third army halts a major German assault. The 51st Highland Division earns praise from the king for valor while the List Division fights to hold Demicourt near the Bapaume-Cambrai road amid bombardment and exhausted troops.
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Julian Byng
Beverbaeen
von Below
Brammer
List
Beaumont Hamel Tag
Demicourt
Bapaume-Cambrai Road
Doignies
Cassist
51St
Beaumont Hamel
Ancient Lights and Lamps in Ancient Tomb Context
Fragmentary text discusses primitive candles and predecessors found in tombs. It notes lamps as mysterious artifacts, evidence of ritual feasts and solemn rites, with vessels indicating significance attached to light in ancient times.
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Thola Eee
Groot Wu
When You Dig Every Inch of Farm and Garden Joust
A quirky column urges readers to push every inch of their farm and garden work to the limit in competitive, humorous fashion. It emphasizes thorough effort, practical tips, and playful oneupmanship among neighbors.
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Dificult
Liberty
License
Plymouth
Lord Milner
Highland Territorials
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