Mistaken for a Spy and Lord Kitchener in East Tales
Fragmented OCR recalls a British camp on the Nile and Lord Kitchener as the East’s towering figure. The piece blends reminiscence of the Gordon relief, Arab disguise, and public sentiment about Canadian volunteers, Britain’s pledges, and the Union Jack as emblem. It interweaves wartime musings with unrelated social asides and a humorous exchange about an aviator and a young lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
East
Kort
Nile
Kotartom
Wey
Kirchener
Karim
Kivenener
Job
Royal Tasiacers
Western
Palestine
Torditchener
Tate
Prom Reyer
India
Calcutta
Con
Soudan
Mahdi
Lord Kitchener
Gordon
Canada
Britain
Grain congestion prompts restricted loading to government elevators
CPR orders restricted loading to Fort William Moose Jaw Saskatoon Calgary and Moose Jaw as storage space is tight at Fort William Port Arthur and government elevators have limited stock. Cars will be allotted by area agents to Fort William. shipments to Calgary Saskatoon Moose Jaw will follow order of applicants. Shipping to government elevators advised Be careful with cooling rates and limit daily car totals at Moose Jaw and Calgary and Saskatoon. Flour mills in Medicine Hat are expanding with substantial investment and export reach. Minard's Liniment ad closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CPR
Fort William
Port Artur
Calgary
Saskatoon
Stoone Jaw
Boards of Grain Commissioners
Moose Low
Fort Willid
Moose Jaw
Consumption Takes Hundreds of People
A flawed OCR fragment claims hundreds are affected by a disease, noting germs thrive when the body is weakened by sickness or overwork. It mentions doctors advocating dietary changes and a specific remedy after meals, but the text is garbled and lacks clear factual details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Seed grain selection and seed quality guidance
Practical guidance on careful seed and animal selection to improve crop stands and herd quality. Emphasizes choosing good seed, cleaning and testing germination, and avoiding adulterated seed to prevent poor yields and weed growth. Also notes Montreal Family Herald claim of Parmelee's Vegetaine Pills for rheumatism.
India aids war effort with ambulance, aviation, and funds
The article notes India contributes large sums and equipment for the war, including the Punjab aeroplane fund surpassing 38,000 pounds and ambulance carts and motor cars donated. Special gifts from Nepal and elsewhere total about 120,000 dollars toward the viceroy’s expenses. It reports agricultural output and potential honey industry growth, details on Zeppelin bombs, and a journal note on heredity research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Punjab
Pepaul
Durb
Permeister
Nepaul
Saskatchewan Wheat Experts Endorse Marquis and Red Fife Varieties
Professor G H Cutler of the University of Sas katchewan urged farmers to pin faith on Marquis and Red Fife varieties and to select pure seed. He spoke to about one hundred delegates at a Saskatchewan agricultural short course, noting hybrid wheat has run its course and early varieties bred from Marquis and Red Fife will be available for wide distribution in four to five years. He covered macaroni and durum wheats, saying Canadian mills are equipped for them, while Alaska wheat is unsuitable as feed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutler
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Marquis and Rea
GH Cutler Jat Saskatoor
Mai
Wales
Alaska
Baby's Own Tablets praised for infant ailments
Mrs J Hower of Eastburg Mia endorses Baby's Own Tablets claiming four healthy children and eight years of use. The advertisement promotes a pleasant tasting tablet said to regulate the stomach and bowels and cure minor illnesses in young children. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dreams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Wheat in Transit: 45 820 Bushels Handled by Railways
Figures from Trank Canadian Ne and Canadian Pacific Railways show on December 31, 1915 farmers had 45 820 bushels of wheat under their control. It is estimated that only about half of 1915 wheat has left farmers’ hands, with the rest still in storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trank Canadian Ne
Canaian Pacific Railways
Pres
Fruit Growers Prosper in Penticton District Shipments Rise
Fruit growers in British Columbia report strong prosperity with Penticton shipments of apples this season up from last year. General fruit shipments from the Penticton district nearly double, showing an increase of about 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Penticton
Te Penticton
Color Blindness Rare Case Said Found In Soldier
A rare color blindness case, believed discovered in a British enlisted soldier, is being tested by Dr Mabel Wilams at the Nela Research Laboratory in Cleveland. The Englishman, on furlough, undergoes tests with delicate instruments to confirm the unusual condition and its significance to psychology. Nearby, cattle steers sold for a net price slightly over $8 per load, straight from the range, with another shipment to Seattle averaging $70 per head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Glare Wilams
University of Ioma
Nela Research Laboratory
Cleveland
Ohio
Listman
Battetin
Caxley
Alberta
Lew Wade
Seattle
Local rumor ties Jimson to sudden change in luck
Black notes Jimson a firm lever in signs and asks what caused it. Al wonders why. The tale says Jimson found a note from his wife to run away with the chauffeur after picking up a horseshoe in front of his house yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimson
Black
Germans Buy Goats to Feed Berlin Children
The Prussian ministry of agriculture plans to buy Munich goats and distribute their milk free to poor Berlin children. Goats will be raised near towns and herders in Brandenburg will care for them. The Chamber of Agriculture handles purchases and the National Woman’s Association oversees milk distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Ministry of Agriculture
Munich
Ture
Brandenberg
Chamber of Agriculture
Enders
National Woman's Association
Minard’s Liniment and Season’s Trade Notes
Minard's Liniment cures colds if used properly as readers note. The article mentions summer time travel to Argentina with plans to pave the fruits of the season despite high costs. Descriptions include shipments from New York and the finer Vestris sailing to the South American republic carrying 2,000 tons of Oregon apples and California produce. Also cited are prices around 15 cents per piece for Ayres goods and other fruit and potato shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
New York
Vestris
South American Republic
Oregon
California
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Orth
Fiji Islands
New Zealand
Australia
Minard's
Liniment Co
Minard
Trely
Dartmouth
Ping Mill
Montreal Family Herald
Parmelee
Rotas
British Cobra Department of Agriculture
Columbia
Zeppelin Vom
Sandy
Journal of Hered
Haswell H. Johnson
University of Pittsburg
Fife
Baby
RVER
Spown Medical
Chenists
Goshen
TWD
U.S.A
Ithe Excelsior Life Insurance CO
Nean Othe
Toronto
Holloway
Dblustenn& Bro
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co. Limited
Pel
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