Wastage of Best Blood Amid War Debates
British General Bridges discusses wartime manpower losses and the volunteer system. He argues conscription and universal service could have saved both lives and industrial strength, notes training times for divisions, and stresses artillery dominance and the essential bayonet. He praises the French army and the evolving English French partnership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Bridges
British Commission
England
Europe
Bridges
Kitchener
Lord Roberts
Cies
Eneral
Bourg Cois
Napoleon
France
War President Lincoln a model for strategic leadership
The article argues that Lincoln’s Union-saving resolve defined a war president’s role. It notes his clear 80 percent strategic grasp and contrasts civil leaders’ success with military study. An English critic compares Britain’s 1914 war posture to Lincoln’s 1861 lessons.
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Lincoln
Union
Pitt
Cavour
Bismarck
Springfield
Sir Sam Hughes Foretold War in 1913 Meeting
The article reports Sir Sam Hughes telling a Toronto audience that he predicted a major conflict as early as 1913. He described taking Canadian officers to the current battle scene that year and joining a European conference with Russian French and British officers where war plans were discussed long before Belgium’s invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Sir Sam Hughes
Toronto
Europe
Belgium
Irish Distrust and the Ulster Split in Home Rule Debate
From Toronto Saturday Night, the piece argues distrust among Irish factions blocks a united path to Home Rule. It notes Britain’s actions have improved Irish material welfare but fails to soften sentiment, while Sinn Fein violence is contrasted with public disorder elsewhere.
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Great Britain
Ireland
England
Canada
United States
British Isles
Lloyd George
Sinn Fein
Sinn
Britain
Toronto
Winter Dairying Gains Popularity in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan creameries report a satisfactory season despite labor market constraints and high feed costs. The agricultural development slowdown, plus elevated prices for grain and hay, affected dairying operations, yet cooperative creameries achieved solid business in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Mysterious Train Request Cited in Fragmented Dialogue
A puzzling fragment shows a narrator urging a driver to hurry for a train with lines about trust and kinship. The text hints at a familial bond and a missed connection, but lacks clear names, places, or concrete events.
Canada Held Up As an Example
The Duke of Connaught praised Canada as an example in educational reform for commercial life. He urged expanding commercial education in London and noted growth from one to 273 centers between 1890 and 1913. A Canadian schoolteacher from Illinois illustrated patriotic ties by teaching the National Anthem to children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Connaught
London Chambr of Commerce
Conhols
London
Canada
Illinois
Dominion
Buffalo Herd in Canada Grows Despite Doubts
As Hon Frank Oliver bought 739 buffalo from Montana for Canada, the herd expanded to about 2 000 in Wainwright and Elk Island Parks. The government values the living stock for meat robes and heads, zoological use, and potential revenue, with the total herd now worth over a million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Oliver
Canada
Montana
Big Park
Wainwright
Alta
Elk Island Park
Wainwright Park
Dentist Confronts Talking Toothache Aliquot Exchange
Mrs Snappen discusses a prolonged toothache in a humorous dialogue about a tooth finally being “out of reach of your tongue.” The scene plays on dental pain and comic miscommunication.
Baghdad Falls Status and Enver Pasha’s Demands
The London and Berlin reports claim Enver Pasha resisted orders to aid a German loan and insisted on Turkey funding for continued warfare. Baghdad’s occupation endures with reopened firms and a new archbishop coordinating spiritual care. The Vatican blessing and plans for a Berlin Baghdad railway are noted with calls for international control.
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Mogeet
Enver Pasha
Bosphorus
Go Horn
Germany
Turkey
Bagdad
Berlin
Great Britain
Balkans
Constantinople
John Druze
London
Berlin-Bagdad
Charing Cross
Termini
Mediterranean
Rome
Co operation in Canada described as growing force for marketing
The text notes Haggard’s view on Danish agriculture and Canada’s growing co operative movement. It highlights eggs sales by 4000 producers exceeding 1 million dozen and poultry valued over 300 000 dollars, sheep associations selling nearly 1.75 million pounds of wool worth over 500 000, and fruit growers marketing co operatively. It mentions western livestock marketing efforts and points to The Agricultural Gazette April issue for a symposium on provincial marketing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Sir H. Rider Haggard
Great Britain
Sir Rider
Canada
Poe
Prairie Provinces
Agricultural Gazette
Brief Legal Misunderstanding Over Advice Fee
A client disputes a charge labeled Advice, Feb. 8, $5 claiming it predates their retention. The lawyer confirms the item as the advice given that day. The exchange centers on whether the fee occurred before formal engagement.
Secondhand Car Described As Tight By Seller Ted
A buyer reports that the used vehicle appears to be in tight condition overall. Tom Ned notes the car seems to perform adequately for its age and use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Tom Ned
Fragmentary note on food and payment wording
The readable portion hints at a fragmented query about assimilation of food and a claim of not paying cash, mentioning a street or location alias. No clear event, person, or organization is established in the text.
Canada Aims for 150,000,000 Hens in Two Years
A Foreign section of the Markets Policy notes great room for growth in Canada's poultry industry. Officials report signs of larger egg and day-old chick distributions, aided by improved stock and favorable western feed conditions. Ontario and Atlantic provinces must boost production to meet national and Imperial trade goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Quebec
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Iowa
Camrae
W.A. Brown
The
Agricultural Gazette
Wool marketing circular invites growers to route through Alberta Co-Op
Alberta Sheep Breeders' Association issues circular outlining continued wool handling by the Co-Operative Wool Marketing with expert grading by Dominion Agriculture Live Stock. Growers may market through Calgary or an Eastern representative if Calgary bids fall short. No commission charged. grading and selling expenses deducted per lot based on pounds sold. The 40 000 fleece threshold marked the year’s cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.L. Richardson
Alberta Sheep Breeders’ Association
Dominion Department of Agriculture
Calgary
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General Bridges
Sullivan
O'Reilly
London Chamber of Commerce of Commercial Education
Buffalo
East
Organization For Marketing
Co-Operative Wool Marketing
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