Oregon ranchers plan northern colony to 100000 acre Canada pasture
A group of Oregon ranchers organizes a northern settlement near Fort Nelson and Fort Laird in British Columbia. They will move 150 people and 3 5 trainloads of cattle and sheep to claim 100000 acres, with rail to Spirk River and a water and trail route north. Summer work includes winter feed and buildings. by August most settlers arrive. The project aims to establish Canada’s farthest north agricultural immigration, signaling industrial expansion.
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Fort St. John
Oregon
British Columbia
Fort Nelson
Fort Laird
America
Rockies
Spirk River
Canada
Hindenburg Horror Artifacts Spark German Sale Fervor
An article reports Prof Pazaurek’s Wartemberg museum exhibiting a "Hurrah Cult Department" of Hindenburg memorabilia. Items include embroidered petticoats, coin boxes, pin cushions, soup plates, bottle stoppers, baby comforters, and pocket mirrors, fueling a booming industry for hindenburg hero worship in Germany.
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Pazaurek
Wartemberg
Hindenburg
Hog Show Highlights Premier Canadian Breeders at Edmonton
At the spring show in Edmonton Alberta a fine display of hogs featured the country’s top breeders with strong male and female lines. The event drew a creditable lineup across Canada and showcased a standout exhibition belied by several premier animals. The champion was Mr. Lover Bar who recently earned about $2,000.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Fragmented line hints at military rank and identity
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a trooper and a general, hinting at a discussion of rank and identity without clear names or context.
Growing Peas A Versatile Crop For Canadian Farms
The rising price of peas over two years boosts production in 1917 with Canada’s gains led by Quebec Saskatchewan and Alberta. Peas serve as pea meal feed stock silage and hay, aiding farm economies by providing low cost concentrates and winter roughage. Proper sowing favors sod land, late spring frost caution, and northern districts are advised to start small due to frost risk.
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Quebec
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Canada
Rairie
Governing Class Aims to Bring Lloyd George Down
The article discusses a British political faction led by Lord Lansdowne within the wartime establishment. They seek Lloyd George's discredit and push for his removal, aiming to keep him from rising to a front line role while ensuring he remains a persistent political factor in the war.
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Lloyd George
England
Lord Lansdowne
Imself
Lloyd Come
Not a War Of Armies Gen Smuts on War and Morals
A speech argues war is decided by moral forces not armies. It urges endurance through hardships, notes Western front stakes, and calls for ending standing armies to focus on economic and social development. It rejects militarism and promotes liberty and a new world basis.
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Smuts
Tonypandy
Wales
Romania
Italy
Germany
Nervous Parisers Question War's Reach in France
The Belleville Intelligencer reports a deputy questioning the gravity of the war situation in Paris. Minister Georges Soolgues confirms fear and mentions possible government moves, but rules out leaving Paris for Bordeaux.
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Paris
France
Georges Soolgues
Chamber of Deputies
Marin
Bordeaux
Marine W
Belleville Intelligencer
Reprisals Pay as Germans Free British Airmen on Word
On the last day of the term granted by the British, Germans released Captain Schultz and Lieutenant Wookey, two British airmen sentenced to ten years of punishment for rapping leaflets. Our government applies this lesson in Granada to the air problem, and sent officers in Sablon.
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Schultz
Wookey
Sablon
Hoover era meat guidance echoed in wartime dining habits
The Cincinnati Times-Star notes how American breakfast meat usage declined after Mr. Hoover urged restraint. It contrasts hotel and home dining, arguing meat should be limited to once daily for non‑laborers and no more than twice for heavy workers, citing Dr. Landis.
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Cincinnati Times- Star
Last Quarter of an Hour Says Clemenceau Wartime Resolve
The New York Tribune cites Premier Clemenceau remarking we shall win the war in the last quarter of an hour. It portrays a grim, costly battle with constant upsets, but a stubborn will to endure defeat and press on, urging continued fighting.
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Clemenceats
New York Tribune
Canadian Women Outsmart German Soldiers With Stare Rule
A Canadian woman recounts how two American women in Berlin faced rude German soldiers. They ignored eye contact and instead stared at the soldiers’ feet, prompting the officers to retreat. She notes Canada’s vast undiscovered regions and reports of potential oil in a river basin per Indian sources.
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Berlin
Cers
Corpy
Canada
Lakes
Bulletin on BC Tag Bling Issued by Agriculture Dept
An official notice from British Columbia outlines a bulletin issued November 16 by the Department of Agriculture. The document describes tag related procedures and regulatory details relevant to livestock or agricultural tagging programs.
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British Columbia
Putisdes Breech
Department of Agriee Tarkeys
Yaz
Butter on farms seen as profit amid wartime shortages
The article notes Canada's butter exports declined through 1916 and Britain’s demand remains strong. It urges farmers and especially farmer wives to upgrade butter making equipment to meet rising demand, arguing on farm production could be highly profitable and vital as European supplies tighten.
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Canada
Britain
Nada
Europe
Depth charges and magnetized subs hunt
The article explains depth charge effectiveness and a new magnetized depth charge variant by F R Lewis. It describes how water incompressibility transmits blast, the targeting of U boats within 125 feet using TNT, and the device’s mechanism of attaching to hull before detonation as the sub dives.
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Hudson
F. R. Lewis
New York
A Plain-Speaking Diplomat In Paris Interview
Report from Paris says Count Mensdorff was sent by Austria Hungary to Switzerland to establish peace talks with entente reps. General Smuts, sent by England, pressed for a direct answer asking if a separate peace is desired. The exchange was brief and brusque, with Mensdorff evasive. Vienna tabloid Le Matin notes the Transvaal general’s blunt style.
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Paris
Count Mensdorff
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
General Smuts
England
Vienna
le Matin
Transvaal
Startling Figures foreshadowing civilization decline in senate statistics
Fragmented OCR text cites 1917 and 1960 figures with mixed digits and garbled phrases. Mentions a rising trend and references likely political figures or parties. Lacks coherent names, dates, or clear events to anchor a factual summary.
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