Canada to Conduct Comprehensive Industrial Census in 1917
The census and statistics office plans a wide industrial census for 1917, separating it from the decennial census to improve data quality. A limited interim inquiry will run between cycles, with provincial cooperation to align crop acreage and agricultural yields estimates alongside the industrial data collection.
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Pha
Sir Y~ Foster
Canada
Census and Statistics Office
Iften
Ofice
Back Yard Gardens Gain Momentum in Calgary and Winnipeg
Western cities push back yard and vacant lot gardening to cut living costs. Winnipeg reports 55 608 vacant lots covering 5 840 acres with 20 000 yards ready for gardens and 169 city parcels set for citizen use. Calgary has long used similar schemes, showing gardening as a practical plan for years.
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Calgary
Winnipeg
Best soldiers now says Major General Watson
General Watson praises the English officer as the bravest soldier for facing death without frenzy and honors the courage behind the British mask. His tribute suggests wartime valor lies in calm resolve and steadfast breed beyond public acclaim.
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Watson
Montreal Gazette
Average Dairy Cow Test and Fat Yields Emphasized
The article explains how milk fat tests vary with cow age and lactation. It urges regular weighing and sampling to determine true fat output, asks if each cow produced over 240 pounds of fat last year, and notes free record forms from the Ottawa Dairy Division to help dairymen test and improve herd yields.
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Ottawa
Young Texan first to plant American colors at Vimy Ridge
A dispatch from Ottawa via Canadian headquarters reports a young Texas volunteer, who enlisted in Canada, became the first American to raise the U.S. flag in land battle at Vimy Ridge. He tied the banner to his bayonet before the assault and fell under German fire. he survived and is now in a military hospital. The name will be released soon, and his feat is hailed as a symbol of American resolve.
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Ottawa
Europe
Texas
Canada
Vimy Ridge
New York Evening Sun
Boy Scouts Noted For War Effort And Civic Duty
The article highlights how World War I showcases Boy Scout training valued by nations. It cites British notices calling 1000 scouts for ship building at Sandwich and praises Scouts in Britain, Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy, Romania, and Canada for loyalty and service to home and country.
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Ireland
France
Belgium
Italy
Roumania
Canada
Boy Scouts
Scouts of
England
Ontario
Ottawa
Pers
Hunry
Boy Scouts of America
Broken OCR Fragment Sparks Dinner Talk Title
A partial text fragment shows a mistress asking what to cook for dinner as someone arrives with dishes. The readable lines imply a domestic scene but lack clear names, places, or events. The snippet preserves ordinary household dialogue from a historical page.
The Rise and Fall of a Rural Horse Stealing Era
Montreal Family Herald recounts how horse stealing flourished in rural communities, with neighbor alerts, hand bills, and theft networks. Improved roads telegraph telephones and motor cars reduced theft, while harsher penalties once persisted in England and America.
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England
Montreal
Herald
Canton Forms Women Legislators in New China
The Canton provincial assembly, formed after the Republic, seats ten women elected by women voters. Two are school mistresses and most others are wives of merchants. They actively participate in debates and parliamentary business, signaling a model for other provinces in China.
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China
Canton
Ndon Daily Chronicle
Bagdad as a Turning Point in World War Campaigns
The piece argues that capturing Bagdad would be a decisive strategic victory. It cites Paul Rohrbach warning that loss of influence in the Near and Middle East would threaten German ambitions, with fear of Britain and Russia expanding control from Port Said to Ararat and severing access to key regions.
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Bagdad
Paul Rohrbach
Hamburg
Orient
Turkey
Straits
Gulf
Port Said
Ararat
Backyard Gardens Wall Breach Turns Space Into Dollars
A fragmented notice describes residents converting small yard spaces into productive use. The unclear text suggests a niche market turning tiny plots into tangible value, with mentions of a personal venture and household effort.
Spiders Spin Cross Hairs for Surveying Telescopes
In a British factory, spiders provide the only suitable cross hair material for surveyor telescopes. Large, fat spiders spin tough round threads under the care of three girls and a forewoman, housed in a wooden cage with flies as food. The process uses a whirling frame, yielding thousands of yards of web each season plus a winter restart of new spiders.
German Girl Describes Prussian War Vision and World Dominance
A translated letter from a German girl in Frankfurt Oder to a Swiss friend defends the war as necessary and portrays Prussian leadership as superior. She claims Germany seeks money and territory and asserts Germans and Prussians as destined world rulers with biblical justification.
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Tribune de Geneve
Switzerland
Frankfort-on-Oder
Germany
Louise
France
Rheims
Mae
Gnas Coe
Adam
Floating debt and tie term explained in plain terms
A brief explainer outlines what a floating debt is and how tied terms function in financial shorthand. It clarifies the concept for readers unfamiliar with debt mechanics and standardizing payment terms.
Fertilizer Plan Aims to Boost Farm Output in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia officials urge city country cooperation to raise wartime food production. Principal M ville Cumming proposes using fertilizer at cost with fixed minimum potato price to ensure farmers plant more and cities gain food supplies, mitigating labor shortages and market risks.
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Halifax Chronicle
Secretary of Agriculture of
Nova Scotia
Pancifal
Call of Agriculture
Truro
Mville Cumming
Cumming
Mr. Cumming
England
Principal Cumming
Witty Parlor of Parliament Sparks Mockery and Feints
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Richard Brinsley Sheridan at Westminster making a pointed joke about a windmill to a wind of public speech. Burke’s dagger moment prompts a quip about a knife and fork, while other snippets hint at political loyalties and labels in a chaotic scene.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Sheridan
Westminster
Burke
House of Commons
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