Enormous Increase in Value of Field Crops of the Dominion
The Toronto Globe notes a dramatic rise in Canada’s field crop value for 1917, driven mainly by higher prices rather than output. Wheat, oats, and other grains show substantial gains, with emphasis on improved cultivation and efficiency to feed wartime needs.
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Department of Agricultors
Canada
United States
C. C. James
British Isles
Dominion
Toronto Globe
British industries fair delayed amid frost causes opening shift
The British authorities postponed the new industrial fair planned for March 11 to May 6 due to prolonged frost hindering construction. Old London will host the event despite air raids as wartime worries persist, reflecting pressure to continue industrial efforts.
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Gow
Old London
Canada’s Trade Totals Rise Amid War Years
Trade records show Canada’s total trade climbed from one billion dollars in 1913 to about two billion in 1917 as the war continued. Export trade fell, while bank clearings surged to nine billion two hundred sixty million, with total clearings around fifty billion dollars, up substantially.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Fsbine
Indian Reserves Plan Aims to Expand Grain and Livestock
Hon Arthur Meighen announces a comprehensive program to boost grain and livestock in Western Canada using reserve lands and Indigenous labor. W M Graham named commissioner for Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to oversee details, leases, and compensation. War Measures Act funds of 300000 dollars will buy machinery stock seed and supplies with repayment planned from production revenue. Indians on reserves harvested 654 644 bushels of grain and kept 22 362 head of livestock last season.
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Arthur Meighen
Interior
Western
Canada
W. M. Graham
South Saskatchewan
Department of Indian Affairs
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Graham
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
Manitoba's Increasing Prosperity Evidence of Rapid Growth
Manitoba reports rapid economic gains since 1913 with bank clearings rising from $1.17 billion to $2.66 billion and total production reaching $308 million in 1917. Farm output, including butter and cheese at $6 million, building activity valued at $2.63 million, and bank deposits up $500 million since 1913 reflect broad prosperity in Western Canada.
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Oe 2
Canada
Manitoba
Germany Tames War Strain by Lean Food Policy
Wartime Germany reduced rations to maintain hard muscular fighting trim. The article argues starved readiness outperforms overfed laxity, noting food cuts sharpen military strength over three years while beer and sausage excess are curtailed.
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Germany
Dunning A Western Farmer Turned Co operative Elevator Leader
The piece profiles Henry A Dunning born in Leicester who moved to Canada as a youth and rose within the Western Grain Growers movement. He built a Beaverdale base, spoke for farmers at Prince Albert, led the Beaverdale branch, helped found a Co operative Elevator Co and grew its network from 46 elevators and 9 000 shareholders to about 20 000, shaping provincial grain policy.
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Hen. A. Dunning
Yorkton
Poonting
Cent
Wan ‘Co-operative
Dany
Minion of
Canada
Leicester
England
Reg Od
Beaverdale
Saskatchewan
W. R. Motherwell
Indian Head
First Association
Walter Scott
M.P
Dunning
Grain Growers
Prince Albert
Provincial Association of Grain Growers
Scott
Travelling libraries boost rural Saskatchewan communities
Saskatchewan government operates travelling libraries. ten systems serve outlying districts with sets of about fifty books rotated through four-member local boards led by a librarian. The collections reflect local language and author preferences, with fiction dominating but science, economics, and agriculture titles steadily requested.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Origin of Kitchener Wheat From Rosthern Seed
In 1911 Mr. Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Sask secured Mar wheat from the Experimental Farm and found a new distinct wheat type. He saved heads and sowed it the next year producing what became called Kitchener wheat Nor West eas Kitch.
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Kitchener
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Nee
Wheeler
West Eas, Kitch
Last Words of a Young British General Echoes in War Memoir
An excerpt recalls the line More things are dreams as a young British general bade farewell to his troops before an attack in which he sacrificed his life. The remark underscored national resolve during a tense moment in history.
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Cromwell
Ju Cresar
Austria
Near East
Domavent Suboeion
Berlin
Europe
France
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
F. J. C. Hearththan
Iew
England and America Vie in Mercantile Ship Construction
Analysis from The World's Work notes British shipyards outpacing prewar output and Germany's submarine campaign, with English and American yards expanding to 6 million tons annually. It cites Hurley and Ferguson predicting 3 to 5 million tons built in 1918, while German losses mount amid wartime disruption.
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England
Land
Eric
Germany
Hurley
American Yards
United States
H. L. Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Junior Citizens Help Grow Food in Ontario
Mr W J Black as agricultural education commissioner urges Canadian youth to aid food production. He notes farm youths can raise pigs calves and crops, citing 71 000 students in Ontario boosting output to 125 000 dollars. He calls to expand and strengthen the boys and girls clubs as a war time measure for greater food resources.
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W. J. Black
Canada
Ontario
Dummy ships fool Germans amid wartime deception tale
A fragment describes British dummy vessels used to mislead German forces. Reuters reports an authentic case involving a cruiser and a German in the vicinity who let a convoy pass, reserving strength for a cruiser attack.
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London
Alberta Farmer Flynn’s Rise From Log Cabin to Prosperity
Mr. T. G. Flynn began farming in Alberta near Czar on a six hundred acre spread. Eleven years later he cultivates four hundred acres of grain with one hundred sixty acres fallow and about ten thousand dollars in grain receipts. He diversified into hogs cattle and horses and built a modern home and stock barn powered by a private mill. The piece argues such success is possible on Alberta’s fertile lands today and predicts more farmers will emulate his example.
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T. G. Flynn
Alberta
Town of Czar
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Flynn
Ontario
Belas
Mr. Flynn
The Canadians at Hargicourt in World War I
The Toronto Globe notes Canadian cavalry at Hargicourt near Cambrai and St Quentin are not in General Carrie’s corps but in Sir Julian Byng’s force. They moved mounted in the east of Peronne and pursued retreating Germans, taking prisoners after marching from the Ancre Brook.
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Hargicourt
Cambrai
St. Quentin
Carrie
Asme
Julian Byng
F Peronne
Eevee Seche
Ancre Brook
Toronto Globe
Monument Motto Misquote Sparks Uneasy Banter
Mrs Alljan asks for a sentimental misquote for her monument. She claims the line there quiet in heaven but contends the phrase there was and quiet in heaven better fits the sentiment later. The exchange reveals a playful yet somber moment about memorial wording.
Alberta Fur Production Expected To Reach New High
A Calgary fur dealer projects Alberta fur production to rise to between ten and fifteen million dollars this year. He predicts 50,000 coyote pelts and 1,500,000 rat skins will be processed before summer. Many rat skins will be shipped to England for aviation coats.
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Alberta
Calgary
England
Insect Pests Cost State Forty Million Dollars in 1917
The article notes a large financial loss of at least 40 million dollars attributed to insect pests in 1917. It mentions J. G. Sanders and a state economic sum, and references infrastructure costs for building concrete roads along the main road system. Details are fragmentary and partially garbled.
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Pennsylvania
J. G. Sanders
Sanders
Cruelty Allegations in Visiting Room Care Exchange
A fragmentary exchange claims nurses on visiting room duty resist standard care and mock patient treatment. The dialogue suggests punitive ideas and describes harsh weekly baths for patients, reflecting alleged mistreatment in the care system.
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de Mies
Code “Ae
Rae
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Ottawa
Ww. N. U
Chas. A. Dunning
The
Cooperative Movement
Julius Caesar
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