Forger, Arranger, and an Impatient Meeting
A tense confrontation unfolds in an English mansion where Paul Payne faces Lord Eastling about a sister’s fate and an accusation of forgery linked to Payne's past. The dialogue escalates as Payne claims marriage complicates revelations, while Ursula shows steadfast support for her husband amid looming scandal.
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Band
Lord Eastling
Payne
Lord’ Easting
Lord Easting
Paul
Lord Pauling
Slater
England
Uss
Tomkinson
Pi Payne
Sydney Tomkinson
Paul Payne
Noel
Rascal
Lady Urvula
Ursula
Economizing in Horses on the Average Farm
The article argues horses on farms consume labor and costs that limit profits. It estimates annual costs per horse around 89 to 93 dollars, yielding labor value of 9.25 to 10.5 cents an hour. It advocates keeping horses year round, diversifying work in slack seasons, and improving manure handling and cultivation to offset costs. It cites Belgium’s larger horse use due to better cultivation, urging intensified land work to justify horse maintenance.
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Belgium
Wheat acreage change in Canada 1910 to 1919 report
From 1910 to 1919 there was an increase of less than 0 per cent in Canada wheat acreage, while the yield rose by nearly 200 per cent. The 1915 yield surge was mainly due to an exceptionally favorable season.
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Canada
Highland Regiment Seeks 2000 Recruits for Cameron Highlanders
The 79th Cameron Highlanders in Canada, affiliated with the Queen's Own Camerons, are ordered to raise two Highland units needing 2000 men. They seek Scots and others, offer transport or refunds, and promise kilts, pipe band, and strong ties to 20,000 Cameron tartan veterans.
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79Th Cameron Jugulanders
Canada
79Th
Queen's Own
Cameron Highlanders
West
Main Street
Winnipeg
Minto Street
Barracks
Plicant
Camerons
78Th Camerons
Austria War Witness Sees Austrian Sentiment Split Over Germany
An Austrian resident reflects on wartime toll in Vienna and unrest with German leadership. He notes empty restaurants, bank pay desks filled with anger at Germany, and officials implying Austria could seek peace separately. He also mentions Austrian resentment toward Germanizers and the Kaiser amid German dominance. Two billion lead pencils are produced annually, with half from American cedar.
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Austria
Vienna
The
Krone
Germany
Wolff
Be Prepared Motto Echoes in Scout Song Parody
A playful verse reimagines Baden Powell’s Be Prepared as a campfire chant. It blends reminders to be ready with the rhythm of marching drums, listing items and duties while jokingly twisting the motto into prayer and daily prep. The piece treats readiness as spiritual and practical.
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Baden Powell
B.P
Winter fly plague warning and colonial math lesson
A fragmentary 1915 era notice warns readers about overwintering flies, urging immediate action to clean homes. It includes wild estimates of fly progeny and a scolding tone on cold weather. The piece also drifts into Dutch geography and a veterinary hospital tally in France with data on horse treatments and outcomes.
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North Carolina
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Eall
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James
All People’s Mission
Riety
Feady
Interprovincial
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Portage Avenue
Sherbrook Streets
Ottawa Commission of Conservation
Wea
United States
Wisconsin
Commission of Conservation
Thomas Adams
of “Winnipes
Legielatve Reference Library
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Bureas
Pri
Informat
Bulletina
Interprovincial Council
Winnipeg Free Press
Highland Regiment
79Th Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Boston Transcript
Mies
Great Britain
Ireland
Holland
Animal World
France
Cowan
Western Canada
Alberta
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