Farm Cost Accounting Aims to Build Better Farm Records
Bulletin outlines a new angle on farm accounts by Prof White, arguing bookkeeping on a farm should focus on the primary object of farm cost accounting. It analyzes overall farm losses by department, aims to record daily costs to help owners manage production intelligently. It includes fables and how to estimate grain in bins, hay stacks, silage, tent life, and other practical details. Free copies available from Manitoba Department of Agriculture or Manitoba Agricultural College, Winnipeg.
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Caives Aeron College
White
Manitoba Department of Agriculture
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winnipeg
Read Twice Before Selling The Farmer’s Wise Lesson
A farmer halts a real estate salesman from selling his property after a second read of the description, underscoring how agents may exaggerate features. The tale offers a cautionary note for farmers and buyers about overstatement and careful judgment.
Deserter Laws Tightened In Two New Orders
Two orders in council stiffen penalties for desertion from expeditionary forces and for seamen who disobey orders on ships in His Majesty service. Desertion and absence may be tried by justices of the peace with sentences up to two years. A writer recalls a Georgia hostess who jokes about boiling eggs by verses of Abide With Me in a Harper's Magazine piece.
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of Ka
South
Georgia
Harper's Magazine
Joy of Living Ad Promotes Grape-Nuts Nourishment
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as adding zest to living by delivering the nourishment of finest wheat and barley and the rich mineral elements of grain for vigorous health and the greatest joy of life.
Mother’s love helps wounded Private Bailey in trench
A World War I field vignette tells how Private Bailey endured mud and cold in France until his mother’s faith in Sloan’s Liniment brought relief. He sent bottles to fellow soldiers, calling the product a great reinforcement. Sold by druggists for 25c 0c and $1.00.
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Bailey
France
Sloan
Unclear Dialog Sparks Hazardous Jump at Ferry Landing
A fragmented exchange shows Pinkerton warning against leaping, Blenkinson retorts, and a character names T recalls jumping at a ferryboat concision and missing it, illustrating a dangerous misjudgment.
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Pinkerton
Blenkinson
Sloan's Liniment Promises Quick Relief for Aches
A 1900s style notice touts Sloan's Liniment as fast relief for rheumatic pains, joints, and muscles from cold snaps. It claims soothing, non staining action for lumbago, gout, neuralgia, bruises, sprains, and children's minor injuries, with no skin clogging.
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Sloan
Compulsory Labor Call in Lippe Seeks Harvest Help
The Lippe government issued a harvest call demanding population aid and enabling compulsory service if needed. The appeal covers both men and women including soldiers wives and grant recipients. A review will decide if further benefits are required if aid is not given. Similar decrees issued in Hohenburg Duchy.
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Germany
Principality of
Lippe
Hltenburg
They Learn Nothing Why German Mind Fails to Learn Terror Lessons
A 1916 New York Tribune editorial condemns Germany for repeating brutal tactics and war crimes. It argues that years of aggression have damaged German reputation, citing massacres of French civilians, destruction of cathedrals, and defilement of northern France. The piece warns that profiteering and conquest do not justify such acts and urges acknowledgment of wartime atrocities.
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Germany
France
Verdun
New York Tribune
Viewing Him His Chance or Die for You
A fragment shows a weary speaker pressing someone to act, asking what they are waiting for as the moment of choice looms. The line conveys urgency and personal risk in a dramatic exchange.
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New York Times
First Icelandic Ship In 900 Years Afloat In New York Harbor
The Gullfest, an 886 ton Icelandic steamer with 16 crew, docked in New York Harbor claiming to be the first Icelandic visit to the western hemisphere since Leif the Lucky. Captain Sigurdur Pjetursson spoke of Iceland’s wartime prosperity and labor strife, noting high prices boosted the island’s wealth over the last two years.
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Western Hemisphere
Leif the Lucky
New York Harbor
Lich
Eric
Cape Cod
Sigurdur Pjetursson
Iceland
Teeland
Seed Wheat Supply Prompted for Local Retention
Manitoba officials urge farmers to keep high grade seed grain in province to avert future shortages. Several township analyses show most districts have ample seed if kept locally, while a few may need outside purchases. Farmers are urged to decide now whether to retain top seed or arrange future purchases to ensure next year's crop.
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Gard
Manitoba Department of Triculture
Manitoba
Minard Liniment Promises Neu ralgia Relief
An advert describes Minard's Liniment as a cure for neuralgia and promotes a simple water purification method. It includes dubious scientific claims and mentions various remedies and household tips, presenting them as easy steps for health and cleanliness.
Thankful Mothers Praise Baby's Own Tablets Across Canada
Thousands of thankful mothers across Canada praise Baby's Own Tablets for their children. Mrs. Albert Nie of St. Brieux reports years of use with positive results. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. A Washington Post quip notes a baseball player lasts three strikes before out.
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Canada
Albert Nie
St. Brieux
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Minard's Liniment Cited for Distemper Cure by Customer
A customer report from Minard's Liniment Co Limited states a very bad distemper case in a valuable horse was cured using the product. Signed by Vilandie Rere.
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Minard’s Liniment Co. Limited
Gents
Minard
Liniment
Vilandie
Pasturing Sheep and Cattle for Profit and Health
R H Harding explains in Canadian Farm how to divide a pasture into three sections. Cattle feed first in No 2, then sheep move to No 1 as cattle shift, ensuring cattle always have bite sized forage. Sheep then clean up leftover herbage, turning it into wool and mutton while acting as scavengers for the owner.
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R. H. Harding
Germans Invite Bones as Food Substitute in Fat Search
German science reports bones reboiled and dried yield ten percent fat for domestic cookery and capillary gravy. Bones dried and ground provide twenty four point four one percent protein and TBAT percent fat. East Prussian Foodstuff Department experiments show pigs poultry and horses thrive on this diet.
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East Prussian Chamber of Agriculture
Nerviline Cures Cold Fast With Simple Chest Rub and Gargle
A home remedy promotes Nerviline as a quick cure for colds. Rub chest and throat vigorously, mix in water for a gargle, and repeat to ease coughs and loosen phlegm. Claims of rapid relief and low doctor bills accompany an offer from Catarrhozone Co in Kingston, Canada.
The Lazy Balance in Work and Progress
A fragmentary editorial sketch argues for efficiency and minimal elbow grease, praising frugal, brainy labor and contrasting the loafer with the resolute corn raiser. It notes the broad impact of careful effort, then veers into stray quotes about wartime pensions and a schoolboy’s view of veterans.
Water needs for fattening cattle in fattening rations
Minard's Liniment suggests fattening cattle require abundant fresh water, about ten gallons daily per animal on heavy feed. Water should be available before cattle if possible. otherwise provide twice daily. Kansas station tests show carbohydrate rich rations yield less water intake than nitrogenous rations.
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Kansas
Prize Crew Refused Recognition of Thetis in Swedish Waters
German prize crew aboard Themis failed to take control when a Swedish government agent refused to recognize the ship as a prize. The Thetis sailed to Gothland Island for coal but civic authority declined the seizure. Outside the harbor two German destroyers neared Swedish vessels before turning to sea to avoid incident.
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Gothland
Xiarin
Ontario Women Personal Ad Promotes Dr Pierce Remedies
In Chatham Ontario a personal notice cites a past breakdown and endorses Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for symptoms tied to life stage changes. It extols the product as safe, alcohol free, and derived from plant roots, with further mention of Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a vegetable laxative alternative.
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Chatham
Pierce
Canada
Neece
Phere
Buffalo
N. Y
R. Ve Pierce
Canada’s Semi Centenary Dominion Day Reflections
The Christian Science Monitor notes Canada’s upcoming Dominion Day marking the nation’s milestone. It observes the public loyalty and hope for an enduring peace across the Empire and world, amid doubts about present delusions and desires to see a stable future.
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Canada
Christian Science Monitor
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