Economy of tea coffee milk and cornmeal use in Manitoba era
Readers learn milk varieties and fat protein values with skim milk praised as nutritious. A guide lists cornmeal preparations from Johnnycake to Boston brown bread, plus a food control order capping milk distributor margins and urging thrift amid wartime shortages.
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Eldorado
Szme
Nts
J.E.A
Willnor
Red Gables
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Newnewick
Prince Edward Island
R.O.A
Canada
Europe
Britain
New York
France
Remarkable Moose Ride Captures Canadian Lake Feat
A man in Ontario rode a wild moose across Rainy Lake after a canoe-assisted approach by two sportsmen. He balanced on the animal, then mounted its back and urged it forward before leaping off as the moose reached shore to avoid danger. Scientific American reports.
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Ontario
Rainy Lake
Lake
Canadian Northern
Hinself
Mga
England does not know when she is Winning
An English writer in Mesopotamia argues that England appears not to know when she is winning, suggesting a revised view of the war. The piece notes Gen Smuts shares optimism, citing his status as a senior soldier and war cabinet member with wide access to sources.
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Mesopotamia
England
Smuts
ELAS
Daily Chronicle
Germany's Mistake and the Path to Liberty
A historical reflection argues that Germany must understand other nations' standards and souls to avoid future wars. It calls World War I a political and psychological blunder and urges repentance, understanding, and empathy to prevent repetition.
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Germany
Fort Qu Appelle Sanatorium Cares TB Soldiers
TB patients are being cared for at Fort Qu Appelle Saskatchewan joining Earl Grey Sanatorium Regina and Prince Albert sanatoriums. Three Saskatchewan institutions will receive returned soldiers with tuberculosis and Fort Qu Appelle provides vocational training for them.
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Fort Qu’ Appelie
Fort Qu'Appelie
Saskatchewan
Military Hospitals Commission
Earl Grey
Regina
Prince Albert
Source of Affection and the Prisoner with a Rat
A sympathetic jail visitor encounters a prisoner who keeps a rat as a pet. The inmate explains he feeds the rat daily and cares for it more than any other living creature. The visitor notes the remark reveals a remnant of kindness in the man.
German War Practices and Atrocities Document Release
A government committee on public information distributes a book titled War Practices. It compiles German and American sources to depict German atrocities and the system behind them. The volume, supplementing Bryce and Belgian commissions reports, cites diaries and official utterances and invites public distribution from 10 Jackson Place, Washington, D. C.
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Sens Ate
Committee On Public Information
Rinceton
Sents
State Department
Gerard
Vernon Kellog
Belgium
France
Germany
Saint- Maurice
Fred
Uhlans
Jackson Place
Washington, D. C
What Lord Northcliffe Noticed
A Christian Guardian excerpt notes growing practical, common sense views in Britain on liquor control. It cites Northcliffe in the Times describing U S saloon closures near Yaphank as wartime necessity with no debate or compensation discussion.
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Lord Northcliffe
British Isles
Rd Northcliffe
the Times
Yaphank
United States
Christian Guardian
British liberty and monarchy in Wells and Cromwell era
The passage discusses British political liberty under monarchy, noting that Britons accept a democratic king or Cromwellian structure while maintaining stable governance. It contrasts expectations of individual liberty with the prevailing constitutional framework.
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H.G. Wells
Iser
Britain
Cromwell
Montreal
Sur
Fragmentary dialogue on home life in a magazine
Fragmented quotation discusses ownership and cooking in a home. The text hints at domestic roles and a casual exchange, but lacks full context or identifiable speakers.
British Air Reprisals Inspire Awe From Royal Flying Corps
A young Royal Flying Corps officer writes that if civilians knew the bravery of airmen amid German troops they would temper calls for reprisals. He cites pilots who bombed a marching column, wrecked a hangar, and pursued transport wagons, killing horses and overturning one vehicle. One pilot, shot down near thirty feet, seized a rifle and fought a rear guard to safety. Such feats strike fear into the enemy.
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Royal Flying Corps
Growth foods and essential fats for young animals
Wisconsin College of Agriculture reports growth depends on fats from butter and egg yolk. Milk, eggs, meat, fish, seed coats, peas, beans, lentils contain growth stimulating materials that boost growth and disease resistance. Milk nutrients are cost effective. emphasis on bran in bread and affordable sources.
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Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Agricultural College
Not yet a first class power we will fight to win
The Philadelphia Ledger argues the central powers doubt U S resolve, but say the United States could mobilize a hundred million strong on liberty and democracy. The piece notes Canada and Britain would bear part of the burden as the United States proves its commitment with a long war if needed.
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Canada
Cota
United States
France
Philadelphia Ledger
Food Administration
Government action redirected funds toward healthful channels
A St John Telegraph remark praises the government for shifting money and labor from liquor to moral and productive war efforts. The country, having just endorsed intense wartime measures, views this redirection as a clear sign of responsible leadership and national unity.
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Canada
Vic
Manele
St. John Telegraph
The Menace of Unpreparedness and Empire Sacrifices
A stark critique of unprepared imperial forces citing graves in France Flanders Gallipoli Mesopotamia and the Persian Gulf as proof that disorganization costs lives. The piece urges true public responsibility and organized leadership while lamenting evasive rhetoric and misplaced priorities.
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France
Flandera
Gallipoli
Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
Laperaaeieae
Toren
Government urges meatless and wheatless days for war effort
The article outlines wartime food conservation measures urging one meatless day and one meatless meal daily, plus a wheatless day, with restrictions on pork, mutton, veal and fried products. Sugar is capped at three pounds per person per month, and hoarding or excess stockpiling is condemned as treasonous to the allied cause.
Blady Grass Becomes Paper Pulp In Australia
An Australian grass once deemed a national curse is now used to produce paper pulp. The blady grass, similar to esparto, yields up to sixty percent first class pulp when dried. Experts say its value is within ten percent of esparto. Millions of tons grow nationwide, with possible three harvests yearly.
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Esparto
Spain
North Africa
Cheer Them All and Honor the Willing Servant
Austerely worded note urges respect for those who stay the course in difficult times. It contrasts wartime restraint with public comment and praises steady commitment over hesitation. In a church scene a clergyman jokes about christening a well behaved baby as the father jokes about practice.
Bride and Mrs Young Discuss Frugal Dinner Table Talk
Dialogue reveals a Mrs Young and Tom discussing economy at dinner. The exchange centers on thrift in purchasing meat and household items as an authority on flies is referenced with a note on recent measurements.
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Bome
U. S
Wiggins
Wegeome
Ameree
Minneap. Ls
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