Saskatchewan Dairy Competitions Announced For 1918
The Saskatchewan Dairymen's Association and the Dairy Branch Regina unveil multiple contests for dairy farmers and creamery men. Prizes include cash awards from $10 to $50 and silver cups, with events covering production, cattle judging, De Laval supplies, creamery conditions, and butter quality assessments across Saskatchewan. Entries advised to contact the Dairy Commissioner Regina for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan Dairymen’s Association
Deput of Agriculture
Regina
Saskatchewan
Dairymen's Association
Robt
Simpsom Western Co. Ltd
T. Eaton Co., Ltd
Saskatoon
T. Eaton Ltd
P. Burns & Co. Ltd
P. Burns & Co
Laval
de Laval
Winnipes
Canadian Salt Co
Windsor
Ont
Capital Box Co
Tamonton
Canadian Tee, Machine Co. Witt
Swift Canadian Co
Swift Canadian’ C “O
Gordon, Tronsides & Fares Packers, Ltd
Winnipeg
Alberta Dairy Supplies Limited
Edmonton
Alberta Dairy Suites Limited
Atgetts Dairy Supplies
Davis- Watkins Dai Ag Od Menetartering Co
den Blackwell
Peef
Butter Makers Compete For Best Box of Butter 1918
Best box of butter weight 14 pounds made in December 1918 is sought as Alberta Manitoba and Saskatchewan butter makers compete for top prize. The competition invites entries from producers across western Canada and highlights regional dairy quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
German Aircraft Revelations From Essen in 1917
Dutch engineer Theodore van der Linden recounts events in Essen where Germans captured a British aeroplane. Kaiser Wilhelm II and Crown Prince visited Villa Hugel as Richthofen demonstrated the plane’s capabilities, discussing control and bomb dropping gear. The prince hailed machines to destroy London while observers praised providence.
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Essen
Theodore van der Linden
Krupp
Gothae
Flindenburg
Villa Huge
Villa Hugel
von Hoppner
England
France
Eer
Hoppner
von Bahlen
Kaiser
Crown Prince
London
Richthofen
al Saneeebeiee
Hoppmrer ' Ev
Imperial ‘German
Psp. Com
Paowe
Builded Better Than He Knew And The Kaiser War
Fragmentary OCR discusses wartime unity and Germany's war of aggression. It notes the president asking Congress to declare war, linking events in Europe to American history and future empire and unity impacts. The text reflects broad predictions about complex, far reaching consequences.
The Necessities of Modern War
A wartime editorial argues Bolshevik policies cripple Russia causing famine, urges national unity and disciplined production. It warns against internal chaos, calls for mobilization of men and women, and stresses farming and munitions to save 1918 harvest.
Women Now Run French Farms Amid War Strain
The text notes that over a million Frenchmen have fallen and many more are unable to work, forcing women to manage farms. Even near Champagne under German shelling the women stayed in the fields, lying low during bombardments and resuming duties promptly, taking on plowing and grape duties as their husbands’ roles shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champagne
Gene Prigted
France
Leather served as beef in lodging house prank
A cheap lodging house cook tricks a boarder by serving leather instead of beef. The boarder questions the butcher, while the landlady responds with a quip about usual practice as the odd meal unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarre
Usval
German Language and Propaganda Shape German - American Loyalties
A professor cites how German language press and societies in North America shifted loyalties from Canadian or American to German alignments after 1888. He details visits by Prince Henry and Tirpitz, the rise of German clubs, and the spread of German churches and newspapers guiding German Americans toward Reich-aligned aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William II
Prince Henry of
Prussia
United States
Prince Henry
Philadelphia
Admiral Tirpitz
Lic
Tirpite
Willelmstrasse
Germany
New School
George von Skal
New York
Staats-Zeitumg
Germas Ridder
America
Prof. Riethdorf
Canadian Courier
Two Dairy Records From 1917 Highlight Superior Herds
Two dairy herd records from 1917 show Oxford Mills Ontario yields of 9008 pounds milk and 281 fat with gains over 1917 of 4197 milk and 114 fat due to better feeding and care. A six cow group averaged 11218 pounds milk and 369 fat, with earlier-year gains attributed to feed and sire effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford Mills
Ont
Ottawa
Farm Hands Wanted This Year At Local Town
Advertisement seeks men with farming or team-driving experience for work on the farm this year. Applicants urged to contact the local office to learn how the town will count or manage the hiring effort.
Pacifist Critique Sparks Debate On War Aims And Neutrality
A reader questions pacifists in Britain for not naming Germanys aims in the war. He cites Prince Lichnowsky and argues for recognition of Germanys road to the East, Serbia, and Russia gains, urging explicit discussion of strategy beyond sentiment. The exchange touches neutrality, negotiation, and the need for factual clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lansdowne
Germany
Prince Lichnowsky
Serbia
Aleppo
Baydad
Egypt
Adriatic
Black Sea
Palestine
Miu
Gerwess
Germa
Ous Isia
Rowmania
Foch
Haig
Pershing
Lord Loreburn
Food Shortages in Britain Then and Now
A British ministry bulletin notes no cereals for cattle before wheat imports. Barley and corn are milled for bread with little to spare for animal feed. Humans consume most available food, leaving scarce supplies for livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Food
Workers Entangled in Loose Sleeves Incident Near Town
About one thousand workers were affected after loose sleeves caused entanglements at a crowded site. Reports describe several injuries and a temporary halt to operations while safety crews cleared the area.
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den Laval
de Laval Dairy Supply Co
Covention
Mani
Sasatchewan
Wyandotte
J. B. F Co
Mich
U.S.A
OES
Gore Watch
Russia
China
Issia
Continent
Britain
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