War-time Economies and the Return to Thrift
The piece argues war pressures revive thrift as essential national virtue. It notes England curbs luxury, builds economy, and still prospers, while Canada and the U S lag in real austerity. It predicts postwar costs prompt broader reform and reduced luxuries to aid future well-being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Cowins
England
London
Selridge
The
Christian Guardian
Principles of Academic Freedom and Its Boundaries
A discussion on academic freedom, its limits, and the role of university authorities in supporting or restricting teaching. It cites ethical principles and the motto government of the people by the people for the people, with a closing note about a misunderstood newspaper item involving a purse.
Canada US agree to allow oleomargarine imports surge
The Canada food board and the United States food administration authorize 1,000,000 pounds of oleomargarine to enter Canada monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Food Board
United States Food Administration
Canada
New Restaurant Regulations Greet Tough Food Control
New Canada food board rules tighten public eateries with heavier enforcement and higher penalties. The changes include stricter licensing from June 1 1918 and a shift in labeling from bacon to pork terms, aiming to standardize pre-war dining quality and curb violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Food Board
Canada Food Honed
Farm Land Values Rise Across Canada and Prairie Provinces
The census and Statistics branch at Ottawa reports average Canadian farm land values near 4 per acre including improvements, up from 1 in 1916. It notes Saskatchewan land figures and cites Herbert Sask as a case where Peter A Klassen paid 12000 cash for a section, sold an 80 acre farm for 15000, plans to expand with new buildings, stock, and equipment, aiming for much higher yields per acre and substantially larger output overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Prairie
Saskatchewan
Arso
Herbert
Peter A. Klassen
Sask
Kansas
Praire
Hillsboro
Klassen
Innsas
A Boy for Every Hoe Demanding labor mobilization to boost crops this season
The article notes the need for larger crops and the main barrier of labor shortages. It calls for mobilizing labor, including city high school boys, to work on farms or private jobs, with a plan to complete organization before planting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Memory Man and the Umbrella Misplacement
A London Free Press anecdote tells of a memory professor hired by a scholarly woman. After a first successful lesson, a loud knock reveals the memory man has forgotten his umbrella, prompting a light note on memory and forgetfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
London
Meeting the Great Tests by Allies in Wartime
A City Star editorial praises French and British nations for enduring four years of brutal warfare and maintaining resolve. It lauds their calm, unflinching firmness and unity behind gallant armies, asserting Americans should honor allies who bear the weight of war and inspire courage at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
France
England
City Star
Successful Women Farmers in Oak Lake District
In Oak Lake, Manitoba, Misses Clara and Beatrice Forward stand out as top farmers, tending their own land for fourteen years with regular duties and a strong Shorthorn herd. They purchased new stock for 700 dollars, and calves increased by 23 last year. Saskatchewan’s Miss R. M. Killman has 1120 acres and notable Percheron horses, illustrating that prairie women achieve large scale farming alongside men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beatrice Forward
Seaneas
R. M. Killman
Saskatchewan
Prairies
Miss Hillman
Misses
Loving Silence by John Oxenham on war lessons in London
Mr John Oxenham spoke at City Temple London during a visit to the western front. He praised British restraint as a secret bond of perseverance calling it the most wonderful conspiracy of loving silence the world has known. He warned that winning the war prematurely would harm the nation and that hard lessons remain to be learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ovenham
City Temple
London
Western Front
Oxenham
Alberta Sheep Industry Surges as Wool Value Rises
Provincial treasurer lauds rapid wool industry growth in Alberta with 1914 total wool value at 236 321 dollars rising to 189 380 dollars in 1917. Prices and yields boosted by high tonnage from 1 500 000 to an estimated 1 900 000, signaling strong momentum ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Ontario plans million acre cereal expansion including Quebec
Great Production Plans report Ontario will plant 1 000 000 acres more in cereals with Quebec participation. Eastern Canadian farmers are urged to plant five acres per farm extra, and 409000 farmers are cited as key to saving the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Aestere Canada
Back to Barbarism by 1918 Independent New York
The piece laments Armenian fate and the reversal of civilization versus barbarism as Ottoman and Turkish forces advance. It argues that despite historic civilizations, Armenians faced invasion from Central Asian nomads and that Europe’s and Asia’s powers meet in the Caucasus with mass destruction and surrender of borders by Russia in 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Kars
Batum
Rome
Byzantium
Central Asia
Europe
Viennia
Adriatic
Caucasus
Ark
Asia
P ‘Sive
Rusia
Russia
Tely
Timur the Lame
Attila
Germany
The
Independent
New York
The Russian Warning and the Path to Peace
The article stresses the future of democracy hinges on unity and lawful reform. It warns against Russian militarism and urges free nations to preserve national unity, co operate, and pursue constitutional changes to secure lasting peace. It cautions that care for national safety is essential to avoid similar downfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stoke
Rey
Automobile Licenses Rise With Alberta Farmers Wealth
The 1917 Motor Vehicle Act saw 21 424 licenses issued, up from 9 707 in 1916 and 41 in 1906. The long trend reflects growing wealth of Alberta’s farming community and increasing vehicle use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Grain Feeding Restrictions at Stock Yards
Stockyard rules ban feeding any grain to live stock awaiting slaughter eight hours before killing. No. 3 bar and No. 1 feed allowed. millable wheat cannot be bought or sold as feed. Licenses required for grain feeding or wild fowl use.
Edmonton Woman Offers Scholarship for Late Lieut Allen Oliver
Mrs Frank Oliver of Edmonton proposes an annual McGill University scholarship valued at $19,000 or more in memory of the late Lieut Allen Oliver MLC who was killed on the Semwoe. Canada. The notice outlines the benefaction and its aim to honor the fallen soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Oliver
Edmonton
McGill University
Allen Olivier
Canada
Call for American mobilization in World War I message
General Mallefeure appeals to the New York Tribune urging rapid American entry and full industrial and military support. He argues Europe needs planes ships and factories while the United States must intensify production and armament to hasten victory and German disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
England
France
United States
Germany
General Mallefeure
New York Tribune
Hog Prices in Western Canada Hover Around Twenty-one
Hog prices in Western Canada are near 21 per hundredweight across Winnipeg Calgary and other markets. Analysts cite favorable climate disease-free hogs and inexpensive irrigated land with abundant water and alfalfa as advantages for hog raisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Alberta
Canadian War Trophy Records Kept With Care
A Canadian officer serves on the National War Museum organizing committee to attend all war trophies meetings. Trophies captured by Canadians are earmarked and allocated to the Canadian section of the National War Museum or shipped to Ottawa. Col. Folger acts as the Canadian representative, maintaining full records to prevent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Jon
National War Museum
Ottawa
Col. Folger
Dr Sheldon Caso Charge Sparks City Letter Row in New York
Dr Charlies M Sheldon, touring from England, found a New York hotel bill twice the Liverpool rate. A wall notice urged guest complaints to the manager, and the doctor pressed for the real reason. The exchange suggested a blame on local people. Cincinnati Times Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies M. Sheldon
New York
England
Liverpool
Dr. Sheldon
Cinnati Times-Star
Local Farm Club Awards Entrants for Best Crop Efforts
The director of agricultural extension in Saskatchewan reports an initiative rewarding boys for work on the farm. Mr F N Spencer, Craik area seed ball organizer, offers prizes for top results in agricultural tasks. Two boys attended short courses at the college to improve their skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
F. N. Spencer
Craik
Heroic Stand Byng Army Holds Line In Major Battle
In heavy fighting General Julian Byng’s British line repelled German hammer blows as the 51st Highland Division endured near exhaustion. German thrusts near Coignies and Hermies failed to break the front, with the enemy forced to fall back toward the Broumont line after stubborn Allied resistance.
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Julian Byng
Third Army
Byng
von Below
Third
Pan Bend
Sist Divion
Brautoont Hamel
Demicourt
Bapaume-Caimbrai
Coignies
Lis Ings
Coignics
Hermies
Morchies
Beuguy
Bapeutne
Uisiens
Miraumont
Broumont Homel
Ancient Lights And Lamps In Ancient Cultures
The passage notes early lamp use in Egyptian tombs and burial rites with lamps lit at night. It cites Herodotus mentioning lamp lighting in Xerxes era and suggests Greek images reflect symbolic lamp significance across ancient cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacops
Herodotus
Xerxes
Dig Your Ground For Victory In The Great Pod Fight
The piece urges civilians to farm and garden intensively to support the war effort. It emphasizes digging, soil preparation, seed sowing, and tending crops as a national duty. Spud and carrot imagery link agricultural work to military strength and sacrifice.
Back Yards and Vacant Lots Urged for City Production
The notice urges immediate organization to use back yards and vacant lots for production as the season nears. It notes growing city, town, and village needs and warns against delays once the season starts. Wholesale dealers report ample seed stocks available.
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Liberty
License
Plymouth
Lord Milner
Decisons Witth
U. S
Dominion
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