Canadian chaplains comfort dying soldiers at Ypres and Somme
Canadian field chaplains report soldiers meet death with courage and faith. They tend the dying under shell fire, comfort families, and run canteens behind the lines. The service includes cinema entertainments, coffee, and Thermos aid, with a three month turnover over $100,000 reinvested for troop comforts.
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Canada
Stewart Lyon
Ypres
Somme
Festubert
Hha
M.C.A
Mark Twain on German shopkeepers in 1878 Baden Baden
Mark Twain noted during his 1878 visit to Baden Baden that German shopkeepers detested the English and despised Americans. He described rude treatment toward American women and claimed shopkeepers swindle and insult customers in The Tramp Abroad.
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Mn Twain
Wilson
Germany
Baden-Baden
Visitor and Hungry Child Demand Dinner at Once
A quarrel unfolds as a hungry visitor presses for immediate dinner with a dismissive reply from a guardian. The exchange centers on the child's request and the adult's insistence on timely feeding.
What the Tanks Can Do
A private in the Middlesex regiment writes a sensational letter home claiming tanks can imprison prisoners like bundles of straw, catch and deliver Huns with a printing machine, truss prisoners, fire spikes, chew barbed wire, mow down trees and houses, and even act as submarines. He exaggerates capabilities and depicts impossible maneuvers as standard, arguing tanks can do everything.
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Middlesex Regiment
Pew
Salvation Army flag at street corners signals rising public aid
A historic tribute to General Booth notes the Salvation Army’s growing impact across Canada West. It credits bold social programs rescue homes hospitals and employments bureaus for transforming the lives of countless people and advancing modern citizenship.
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Canada West
Salvation Army
General Booth
Firece
Booth
Christian Church
Rela Sisk
Tina Beneat
Friends of Fouteast
Livie Lenacentes
Beekeeping Growth in Manitoba Discussed by Beekeepers
Manitoba beekeepers with the Association of Manitoba Beekeepers consider an advertising campaign as honey production rises since 1916. The article notes 10 000 colonies and traces beekeeping interest back to 1875 with recent momentum.
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Manitoba
Association of Manitoba Beekeepers
Man and Woman Riddles on Love's Detecting Skills
A playful line questions whether a man can tell when a woman loves him. It adds that while he can sense it, he should not rely on such detection.
Japs Make Munitions for Russia
A March issue reports over 80 thousand Japanese munition makers producing arms for Russia. It notes the Tokyo Koishikawa arsenal and Yokosuka Kure naval works with tens of thousands employed, 12 hour shifts, secretive controls, and wages from 5 to 100 sen per day, supplying rifles and other arms to Russia amid wartime demand.
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Cepee Misgasios
M. Hiyoda
Japanese Inference Office
Koishikawa
Tokio
Japan
Russia
Yokosuka
Kure
Sen
Canadians Save Thrift Campaign Shows Major Gains
A Dominion Finance memorandum highlights strong thrift by Canadians. Savings in chartered banks reach about 1.3 billion by February, up from 1.1 billion in 1916 and 1.0 billion in 1915, a net rise of 300 million. War savings certificates total nearly 80,000 with 5.5 million dollars, and five cent debenture stock at 8.5 million. Combined with prior loans, total savings exceed 500 million over two years.
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Canada
Dominion Department of Finance
Department of Finance
No Friend Remaining in Central Empires
London Daily Telegraph reports the Central Empires have severed ties with civilized nations and show no friend or peacemaker left to aid them. The piece notes immense misery among their populations as the world distances itself.
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London Daily
T Is
Woman Walks Into Dining Room Amid Display of Wealth
A young woman enters the Copley-Press dining room wearing conspicuous jewelry and attire that critics deem vulgar displays of wealth. The remark reflects social tensions over fashion and status in the era.
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Copley-Press
Binder Twine Prices Seen Higher Next Year Says Official
A Sas katoon Board of Trade letter from L. H. Dewey of the U S Department of Agriculture forecasts higher binder twine prices next year despite ample supply. He notes 1916 henequen imports set a record at 221,126 tons, with prices likely 2 to 3 cents per pound below current fibre quotes but farmers may tolerate 10 to 15 cents more per acre for higher wheat gains.
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Saskatoon Board of Trade
L. H. Dewey
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Dewey
Porto Rico
Sclanders
Canadian Women Return From England in Wartime Repatriation
Canadian and British authorities completed a major effort to repatriate hundreds of Canadian women and children from England. The mixed group included wives of servicemen, war workers, and others, many seeking to return to Montreal or Winnipeg. The process required rapid handling of numerous applications, with some refusals due to volume and timing. The full story, once details are permitted, promises to be a notable wartime chapter.
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England
Dominion
Montreal
Winnipeg
Canada
The Rural Church and the Farm Opinion Piece
Dr Warren NM Wilson argues in Breeders' Gazette that country ploughmen need guidance from the church to foster hopeful, noble spirits. He warns against pessimism and urges ministers to engage in social farm life through festivals and uplifting rural culture for the public good.
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Warren NM. Wilson
Breeders’ Gazette
First Food Controller debated by historians
The text debates who first held the role of Food Controller. Some scholars credit Joseph for storing grain during famine times, others favor Caius Gracchus for corn distribution, and mentions Louis XI and the Code Michaud in this comparison.
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Lord Devonport
Joseph
Caius Gracchus
Licen Ae
Louis XI
Michaud
A Sublime Oration Honors Fallen Heroes and Immortality
The ps Review praises Binbara Sanford’s Janus and Vesta in a funeral oration that extols the heroism of fallen soldiers. It frames death as a noble passage, the mortal body returning to Earth while the spirit transcends, calling the living to duty and reverence for the Motherland.
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Cloudesley Brereton
Ps Review
Binbara Sanford
Janus
Vesta
Heaven
Earth
Annihilation of Germanism in England
Germanist thought on England’s future after the war. Herr Suiclow, London correspondent, warns German influence built over centuries may be shattered. He notes Germans contributed to business and society yet remained in heart and character German.
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Herr Suiclow
London
Berlin
Anzeiger
England
Petrified Bird Nest Found in Grand Canyon Formation
A Washington State man reports finding a petrified bird nest on a cliff in the Grand Canyon. The nest lies about five feet above the base and resembles a robin sized bird. Only one side of the shell remains exposed and the eggs appear to have been laid long ago.
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Washington State
Grand Canyon
Fragmentary quote about money and interest charges
A garbled exchange mentions picking up $100 and a claim about overdue charges. It notes someone returning money and a dispute over interest for the days involved. The passage is incomplete and lacks clear context or names.
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