The Test of Victory and the Price of Liberty
From the London Times the piece argues liberty costs blood and sacrifice as nations fight tyranny. It names Prussia as the tyrannic force, contrasts spiritual and intellectual liberty in Palestine and Greece, and asserts enduring truth requires enduring suffering. It emphasizes liberty as a process of becoming rather than a final end.
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International
Preossia
Europe
Palestine
Greece
Prussia
The
London Times
The Beginning of Wheat Across Time and Places
The text traces wheat’s origins in Western Asia and early cultivation in Europe and Asia. It notes ancient cultivation by lake dwellers in Switzerland, Chinese cultivation by 2700 B C, and broader spread. It cites De Candolle on Euphrates valley origins and Carleton on wheat’s global range and resilient cultivation in extreme latitudes and climates.
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Western
Asia
Hunt
Switzerland
de Candolle
Euphrates
Western Asia
Syria
Carleton
Tropics
Philippines
Equatorial Africa
Brazil
Costa Rica
Arctic Circle
Europe
Teed
Finland
Siberia
Navia
Fort Verwilion
Win
Nenow
Fife
Canada Sees Hundreds Benefit From Pension Plan
Col. S R Labatt, chairman of the Dominion Pensions Commission, speaking to the Canadian Club in Don, Ont, reports up to February 8 three hundred men have received pensions and twelve hundred notes issued. He estimates the annual pension bill at twenty million dollars.
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Canada
Col. S. R. Labatt
Dominion Pensions Commi
Atdon
Ont
Rasputin the Monk A Sinister Character
A historical sketch of Grigori Rasputin, his rise at the Russian court, influence over the Czar and Empress, and his eventual murder. The piece portrays him as a healer turned manipulator, details his exile and recall, and notes his pro German stance and the circumstances of his death.
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Renk “Meneke
Burns Slant
Russia
Rasputin
Czar
Wione
Tobolsk
Grigor Najykh
Vilage
Gregory Rasputin
Gregory
Rake
Petrograd
Czarskoye Selo
Duma
Tobelsk
Czarovitch
Nicholas
Count Witte
Germans in Russia and prewar German influence described
The text surveys German influence in Russia before World War I, noting a widespread propaganda network and German communities within Russia. It claims long-standing Germanification since Catherine the Great and describes pressure for a separate peace, alongside a vast spy system and divided loyalties among Russian subjects.
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Russia
Germany
Catherine the Great
East Prussia
Cocmane
Government Loans To Canadian Farmers In Western C
The article notes how new settlers struggle to buy livestock and implements. British Columbia has issued loans totaling 234490 by October with 41 applications pending for 2 175455. Loans range from three to thirty six and a half years with amortization options and optional extra payments.
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Western
Deveent
Cheo Fe
Prairie
British Columbia
Agricultural Credits Commission
Commission
Cotirie
Canaall
Mink Farming Proved Viable By Halifax Breeder
Newfoundland era article notes E L MacDonald of Halifax proves mink can be bred in captivity. Beginning in 1914 with two pairs, he faces losses but expands to 46 by 1916 and expects around 100 next year with improved care and feeding. The piece links fur farming growth to mink and other animals.
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E L MacDonald
Halifax
Guiely
Bastine
Ehsan Ion
Boy Scouts Deliver 1885 Medals Across UK for Gallantry
The Boy Scouts in the United Kingdom report 1885 medals and 34 certificates of merit earned for gallantry and life saving. Of these, 78 life saving medals were awarded in the past year, with 2 Bronze Crosses and 16 Silver Crosses among the honors. Coast watching and wartime service badges reflect broader public duties.
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Boy Scouts Movement
United Kingdom
Scouts of
England
Admiralty
Canada
Robert Baden-Powell
Empire
Germany’s War Aims Falter as US Entry Looms
The Detroit Times quotes observers warning that German militarists see war exhaustion and defeat as chance to plead their incapacity against a world in arms. It notes they fear surrender and may clothe their failure with claims of a stronger civilization while seeking to escape by diplomacy.
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Germany
Ount Okuma
United States
The
Detroit Times
St Catharines Council Seeks End to Veal Slaughter
The St Catharines city council unanimously adopted a memorial urging the federal government to stop the slaughter of young cattle and veal sales under one month as meat. The resolution asks nearby towns to cooperate and bring the issue to the Minister of Agriculture's attention.
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St. Catherines
Ont
Bay
Unclear fragment on marriage note in archive
Incomplete OCR text references a marriage and a person described as ack or aj. No verifiable identities, date, or event details are recoverable from the fragment.
National Control of Resources
Gilford Pinchot urges national control of natural resources including coal oil timber and water power as essential to national efficiency defense and postwar peace He argues government control protects production of nitrates and supports industrial strength for both war and peace through unified resource management
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Gilford Pinchot
National Conservation Association of
Alberta Sees Grass-Seed Boom With Timothy Seed
Superintendent Brown of the Dominion elevator in East Calgary reports over 40 cars of timothy seed stored, with second class seed rated in Chicago similar to U S native prime seed. He says grass-seed culture is new to the province but growing fast with strong government support and prices of five to five fifty per hundred weight.
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Alberta
Brown
Dominion
Calgary
Chicago
United States
Mr. Brown
Ominion
Timothy
Leos
Leatherless Shoes Loom As Spring Hit For Footwear
A campaign promotes fibre sole shoes with fabric tops as a leather substitute. Fibre soles include rubber, rags, leather backings and minerals and offer comfort waterproofing heat insulation plus low cost. A claim notes production potential of 300,000 soles daily after wartime orders end.
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Canlordy
Oil Pipe Line to England Me Solasies epien' on thdocs pa
Fragmentary report proposes a submarine oil pipeline from the Americas to the British Isles to cut transport costs. Details are missing and the plan remains speculative.
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England
British Isles
America
Acec
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