Provincial Farm Loan Legislation Across Provinces
The Agricultural Gazette surveys Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia farm loan acts. It notes differing loan caps terms security percentages and interest rates, plus supplementary Rural Credits and seed-grain funding measures, with boards and commissioners appointed to administer loans and credit schemes.
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Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Caisse Populaire
People’s Credit Bank
British Columbia
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
The
Agricultural Gazette
Why Russia Likes Kerensky
Two Russian soldiers waited in Perograd for a war ministry interview when Alexander Kerensky appeared. He is described as a decisive minister who has led campaigns, bridged factions, and moved quickly between Moscow and Odessa, with many calling him an imposing personality.
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Perograd 2
Henry Snydam
Kerensky
Alexander Feodorovitch Kerensky
Russia
Moscow
Odessa
Truth By Degrees On Lutzow Loss Reveals Delayed Facts
New York Tribune notes a gradual, guarded release of details about the German battle cruiser Lutzow. It details delayed admissions, concealed losses, and disputed claims by German and British sources about survivors and the ship's sinking.
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Associated Press
I Y
Germany
Washington
New York Tribune
Daily War Cost To Canada Exceeds Half Billion Debt
Officials report total Canadian war expenditure to July 20, 1917 at 623 million dollars with net debt of 851 million. Daily war outlay runs about 850 dollars in Canada and abroad. Advances to allied forces for munitions and ships reach 288 million. cheese purchases and other support add tens of millions. Canada funds imperial purchases at 25 million monthly and supports cheese farmers with ongoing market access.
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Canada
Great Britain
Finance Department
France
Dominion
Sw Ee
Corts of
Imperial Treasury
Japanese Women Liberated In Editorial Observes Progress
An English Japan Advertiser editorial hails women’s self realization in Japan, noting a shift after centuries of subordination. It argues Nippon still lacks the ettes role but recognizes rising status among modern Japanese women.
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Japan
Jan Advertiser
Land
Nippon
British Allies Face Wheat Shortfall of 160 Million Bushels
A screen by Hon. W. J. Hanna Canada controller shows Britain and its allies require 160 million more bushels of wheat than available for export from Canada and the United States for supplies.
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Britain
Canada
States
W. J. Hanna
Great Britain
War Time national growth through discipline and economy
The Philadelphia Inquirer argues that wartime will make the U S more efficient turning soldiers into workers and farms into productive land. It predicts expanded shipyards and a larger merchant fleet to compete in foreign trade and a shift toward intensive farming and self denial for future peace and prosperity.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Mammoth Bible Bound For Horbury Mall Crusade
A giant Bible bound by Oxford University Press for the Bible crusade of Horbury Mall London stands over five feet tall and seven feet ten inches wide when opened. Bound in red Levant morocco with blue and gold arms on covers, it uses thick goatskin, linen hinges, hemp ropes, and a wooden staging with a pulley system for handling. The volume requires six men to move without the block and tackle.
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Oxford University Press
Horbury Mall
Notting Hill Gate
London
England
Scotland
British In France Wear Chain Visor
A new helmet improvement for frontline troops in France uses a steel chain visor that drapes over the eyes to shield them from sand rock and metal splinters. The visor rests to the bridge of the nose and ties behind, letting soldiers see clearly in daylight.
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France
Father Ste 0dontes thas has thirty two
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions a father figure with a number thirty two. The legible text is limited and provides no clear event or identifiable entities to anchor a full news-style card.
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Ste 0Dontes
Thas
Sr Ueiwhie
Great Lakes Legends Of Mystery And Shipwrecks
A historical piece chronicles Great Lakes lore from early exploration to modern wrecks. It notes Rene de La Salle and the Griffin voyage, vast losses on Lake Superior, and the Bannockburn tragedy with lingering superstitions among navigators.
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Great Lakes
America
Geo. W. Stark
Atlantic
Pacific
England
France
United States
Lake Superior
Rene Cacelier de la Salle
Lake Erie
Lake St. Clair
Lake Huron
Griffin
Northern Lakes
Lake Tior
Duluth
Bannockburn
Evidently A Kent Novel Refers to Swallows Nesting
A Richmond News Leader item notes a Kent author cites swallows nesting in Kentucky, suggesting the author is not native and would know the birds’ habits. The remark contrasts regional familiarity with supposed literary accuracy.
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Kent
Kentucky
Richmond News- Leader
What England Is Doing
A Kansas City Star correspondent notes England’s wartime effort and cites figures from Lloyd George and Bonar Law on troops, shipping, and war expenditures. The piece argues England bears major burdens with allies and that American inquiry into Europe’s actions should wait.
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George
England
Perfidieus Albion
Europe
Napoleon
Waterloo
Lloyd George
Paris
Tew
Bonar Law
McKenna
United States
France
Kansas City Star
Pacifists and War Debate Marks NSW Premier Speech
Hon W A Holman of New South Wales argued that democracy’s safety requires war against militarism. He framed the conflict as pacifists versus war lovers and urged decisive victory to allow future peaceful national strength. He warned pacifist appeals would delay reforms and provoke German aggression.
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W. A. Holman
New South Wales
Sheffield
Europe
Pepes
Imany
Bismarck
Alberta Timothy Seed Graded at Government Elevator
Alberta Timothy seed grading shows fifty two car lots processed at the Canadian Government Elevator in Alberta last year. Forty six cars shipped to Vancouver and eastern markets. Seed praised but hulled content pushed most into No 2 and 3 grades. Demand remains strong on the coast and eastern markets with improved methods likely to sustain output.
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Alberta
Vancouver
Conditions of Peace and Indemnities in Postwar Debate
A wartime summary argues the Teutonic forces face insurmountable odds and must be beaten to withdraw beyond the Rhine. It calls for payment of indemnities for outrages and insists Germany must pledge not to repeat such acts to ensure world peace and safety.
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Rhine
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Pacific Railway
Jutland
U. S
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