Dominion crops surge in value a wartime boost
The Toronto Globe reports Canada's field crops show a huge value increase since the war. Wheat led gains with 235,742,850 bushels produced last year, while overall grain output rose, and market prices pushed value to new highs, prompting calls for intensified cultivation and higher yields per acre.
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Schender Sbi
Z. A. Crerst
Canada
Valic
United States
C. C. James
Isles
Toronto Globe
British Industries Fair in Britain Moves to May 6
Britain builds for an industrial fair as frost delays erection of new buildings in Glasgow and London. Opening slips from March to May 6 amid wartime constraints and air raid worries, while organizers insist industrial showings remain essential to morale and wartime effort.
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Glasgow
London
Canada’s Trade Growth Before and During War Years
The record shows Canada's total trade rising from 1,000,000 in 1913 to 2,124,000 in 1912, with exports increasing to about 4,000,005 in 1913. Bank clearing totals reached 12.1, with wartime periods boosting activity and international trade metrics showing notable gains across sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Government Plan to Boost Grain and Livestock on Indian Reserves
Hon Arthur Meignen announces a comprehensive plan to raise grain and livestock output in Western Canada by using large Indian reserves and employing Indigenous labor. W M Graham appointed Commissioner for Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta to oversee details and leasing of reserve lands for grazing or cultivation. War Measures Act funds of 3000 will finance equipment, seed, livestock, and salaries with reimbursement from reserve production revenues.
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Arthur Meignen
Interior
Western
Canada
W. M. Graham
South Saskatchewan
Department of Indian Affairs
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Graham
Ounte
Manitoba Prosperity Growth Shown by Budget Figures
Provincial treasurer highlights rapid Manitoba growth through budget figures. Bank clearings rose from 1.267 billion in 1913 to 2.053 billion in 1917, production climbed to 300 million, butter and cheese value jumped to 6 million, and farming activity drove building and deposits higher.
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Canada
Manitoba
West Frern Canada
Germany Stronger Lean Than Fat War Diet Shapes Nation
Examines how Germany shifted from indulgence to rationing, boosting fighting strength over three years of war. Notes hunger, reduced waistlines, and heightened discipline as factors in sustained combat power. Includes a Victorian style aside on appetite and physical culture. The piece ends with a Vancouver Province dispatch fragment about a maid leaving a mistress.
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Germany
Western Radical Denning Story Tied to Grain Growers Rise
The piece profiles Hon A. Denning, a Leicester born farmer who emigrated to Canada at seventeen and rose with the Grain Growers movement. He helped found Beaverdale and Indian Head branches, spoke at Prince Albert, and became a key director and later provincial treasurer as the cooperative elevator system expanded from 900 to 230 elevators and 2000 shareholders.
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A. Denning
Yorkton
Lerscar
Do Ief
Leicester
Canada
Theras
Beaverdale
Saskatchewan
W.R. Iersell
Indian Head
Dinning
Scholl
Walter
of Grain
Scott
Martin
Dunning
Iinty
Travelling Libraries Boost Rural Saskatchewan Communities
Saskatchewan government operates traveling libraries to uplift rural residents. Sixteen libraries serve outlying districts with sets of about fifty books arranged by local four member boards including a librarian. Fiction dominates requests but science, economics, and agriculture titles are common. language preferences reflect community makeup.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Fem
Kitchenet Wheat Emerges From Rosthern Trials
In 1911 Seager Wheeler of Rosthern Sask secured Marbis wheat from Ottawa experiments and found a distinct wheat type in his plots. He cultivated two row samples then expanded sowing two row plots, producing what became known as Kitchenet wheat Nor West Farmer.
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Ongin
Kitchener
Seager Wheeler
Rosthern
Sask
Ottawa
Mee Wheeler
Courage on the field as a young British general dies in battle
The London Daily Mail recalls a dying generals plea to his troops. The note emphasizes prayer with the line above all pray and that more is wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. The article frames his sacrifice as a noble guidance for a nation at war.
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Cromwell
London Daily Mail
Germany
England
Ac 9
Hurley
United States
Ameritsa
HL Ferguson
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Ory
Destoy Grey
Brest
Europe
France
Russia
Great Britain
Geran Navy
Bris Isea
Russi
C. Hearte
Submarine threat prompts shipbuilding push in wartime
In a discussion on the submarine menace, U S officials defend America’s vast shipbuilding program as essential to counter German subs. They cite Britain’s wartime losses, shifting focus to expanding U S yards despite labor issues and disarray.
Junior Citizens urged to boost Canada's farm output
Commissioner of agricultural education Mr W J Black says boys and girls can help raise food production by rearing pigs and cattle, growing vegetables, and forming clubs. Ontario saw 71,000 youths contribute to a $125,000 agricultural output last year, with other provinces following. He argues to extend the program to reinforce the food supply amid wartime pressures.
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W. J. Black
Canada
Ontario
German submarine spares convoy as cruiser leaves wreck
Reuters reports an authenticated case from Leedon about a valuable convoy moving toward the Dardanelles followed by a cruiser. A nearby German submarine allowed the convoy to pass and diverted its energy to the cruiser. The incident surprised the Germans as the big guns from the supposed warship withdrew from the wreck.
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Leedon
Reuter
Dardanelles
Alberta Settlement Pioneer Flynn Aims for More
A historical profile recounts Mr Flynn who in 1907 moved to Alberta, built a log hut and sod barn, cleared land, and developed a thriving mixed farming operation. He expanded to twenty head of working cattle, abundant hogs, and larger grain tracts aided by improved roads and rail access, illustrating a successful early settler story in Alberta. The piece also contrasts his gains with broader political reflections on European balance of power and the lead-up to World War I.
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Alberta
Nasmot
Crary
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Sosiay
Uae
Flynn
Ontario
Tour
Mr Flynn
Canadians at Hargicourt in Cambrai region noted in War report
The Toronto Globe reports Canadian cavalry brigades, not part of Currie’s corps, serving with Sir John Byng’s third army east of Peronne. Mounted troops moved with the front, harrying retreating Germans since 1917, penetrated to Cambrai, took prisoners, and performed notable tasks during last summer’s operations.
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Hargicourt
Cambrai
St. Quentin
General Currie
Johan Byng
Peronne
Ancre
Toronto Globe
Women Learning to Run Tractors at War Time
A Manitoba Agricultural College Home Economics class now includes gas engines and Bizs training as women take over roles once held by men in wartime. Aujan speaks sentimentally of peace and the idea of placing a peace quote on her grave. her husband jokes about the wording.
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Manitoba Agricultural College
Aujan
Alberta Fur Production Forecast For Alberta This Year
A Calgary dealer predicts Alberta fur production will yield ten to fifteen million dollars this year. The rise surpasses prior years as the provincial pelts and skins stockpiles grow for the warmer months. Significant coyote pelts and other hides are expected to supply aviation division demand.
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Fea
Calgary
Alberta
Aviation Divisio
Insect Pests Cost State 10 Million in 1917 Loss
The article notes Pennsylvania suffered at least 400 900 dollars in crop damage from pests in 1917 per a tablet by state entomologist JG Sanders. It argues the loss may be comparable to neighboring states and references the potential size of the main road system.
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Pennsylvania
JG. Sanders
Sanders
Cruel Treatment Claims Emerge in Nurse's Visiting Room
A nurse recalls a newcomer asking about patient care and a reply that “they treat the poor things cel here” with weekly doses. The exchange hints at harsh conditions and possible neglect in the care situation.
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