Training Helps Veterans and Wives Farm Return
A government plan offers special monetary aid in addition to pensions to support soldiers and their families as they train for farming. War veterans, with wives experienced in farming, may gain a strong edge as couples form a capable team. Canadian women have actively supported farms, boosting labor for land settlement pilots. The strategy emphasizes matching occupations to ability and promoting dairy products to expand demand and farm profitability.
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OM County
Captain Koenig Declines Offers During Baltimore Stay
Captain Koenig remained in Baltimore after a night on stage where he was contacted by a journalist offering liberty. He was offered 50,000 dollars to reveal secrets tied to his submarine and invited to join a voyage across the Atlantic for payment. He declined all offers, and reports say he may return to the United States after peace is proclaimed, drawn by potential money there.
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Liberty
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Koenig
United States
How Britain Cares For Her Soldiers
A historic observation praising Britain's sanitary services for soldiers. It describes orderly tented camps, nurses, ambulances, meals, bathing, disinfection, and recreation facilities including tennis, gardens, and even a dentist. The piece highlights discipline, comfort, and the belief that well cared for troops perform best, with emphasis on cleanliness and morale.
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Grain Screenings and Cleaning on Large Farms
A Dominion Agriculture report analyzes grain screenings losses exceeding half a million dollars. A western farm experiment shows a monitor cleaner and five horsepower engine on a wagon lift, with a 12 foot grain elevator added. The grower saves 1,600 bushels of broken wheat valued at 960 dollars, plus reduced haulage, totaling about 49 dollars profit annually. The piece argues cleaning grain before hauling is practical and suggests reshings include a cleaning attachment on threshers. Anecdotal dialogue follows about travel and thrift, quoted from the Boston Transcript.
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Dominion Department of Agriculture
Bukowina Duchy a Place But Little Known
A traveler studies Bukowina's history and people amid border politics. He notes Ruthenes Romanians Magyars Germans Poles Jews and Gypsies in Czernowitz with a mixed church allegiance, and traces ties to Moldavia Romania and Trajan. The piece recalls emperors and wars shaping Bukowina under Austrian rule and Michael the Brave’s legacy in Transylvania.
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An Empire
Bukowina
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Galicia
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Czernowitz
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Rumania
Russia
Transylvania
Shays
Molavia
Wallachia
Moldavia
Suczava
Turkey
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Porte
Michael
Hungary
Transyl
Bucharest
Romania
Smart Kindly Gent Negotiates Night Cold Sale
A street vendor or newspaper seller chats with a boy on a cold night. The boy says he stays warm by selling papers to keep up the circulation. The exchange captures daily life and weather in a brisk, period voice.
Small Grain Exhibits The Influence For Better Crops
Agricultural guidance from the Washington Experiment Station Pullman outlines best practices for preparing seed and grain for exhibits. It covers harvesting timing for wheat oats and barley, threshing, recleaning and grading, sheaf preparation, and tying methods using tape rather than ribbon to keep stalks intact and exhibits neat.
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Washington Experiment Station
Pullman
Baby corporal joins Italian army in wartime tale
A young Italian child named Margutti, aged about three, reportedly enlisted as a corporal after riding to the trenches in army trucks. He earned the distinction by joining in the fighting with the regular army and even sewed on his own corporal bars. The captain who inspected the troops was amused yet impressed by the bold boy, who claimed to be fighting in the third elementary class. The officer helped him return to the trenches where he continued to serve as a corporal.
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Gaelian
Coty
Margutti
Busineser
Iargutti
Wall of Triple Steel Haun No Ures for Unpregrable Wall
An editorial roundtable cites British sea power as pivotal to victory in World War I. It argues Germany, even with von Tirpitz, cannot convincingly threaten success, and notes German statements reveal discouragement, not certainty. The Philadelphia Ledger highlights German theater as empty bravado.
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von ‘Tirpitz
London Telegraph
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Krupp Gang Nang
England
Great Britain
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Ireland
Prussia
Britain
Simple declaration of protections selling hats at sea
A brief note from the Washington Star discusses a declaration advocating protection of hats and free trade concerns. The text mentions compelled purchases and caste implications, reflecting editorial observation on trade policy and consumer rights.
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Washington Star
German Real World Service Promised From Straw Gas Plants
A Moose Jaw Times item reports inventor Harrison and partners unveiling a simple straw gas plant promising farmers self generated fuel for lighting heating and cooking. A single straw pretreatment and retort yields gas for a 40 candle power mantle for hours, with broader uses and patent rights claimed in Canada the United States Russia and Argentina. The piece also reflects wartime sentiments on German efficiency and the broader news context.
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Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan Eral
Bridge and Iron Works
Gay Works
Harrison
Canada
United States
Russia
Argentine Republic
Research Y
Dominion of Canada
Salt Poisoning in Livestock and Poultry Feeding Dangers
Samples from farms show animals including cattle sheep and poultry can be poisoned by excess salt or salt substitutes. Instances include salt used instead of sugar killing chickens and salt hunger causing risky intake after long salt lulls. Caution urged to avoid overuse as salt is essential but toxic in large quantities.
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