Prairie lumber industry and forest protection in the prairie provinces
The article notes lumbering in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with 1913 mills sawing about 256 million feet worth over 4.26 million dollars. Saskatchewan supplied about two thirds, Alberta one fifth, Manitoba the remainder. the prairie market consumes about 1.434 billion feet annually, mostly from British Columbia and the northwest United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Eastern
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Desade
Doctor Praises Postum and Grape-Nuts as Health Aids
A physician writes that Postum and Grape-Nuts are valuable daily staples for health and relief of illness. He reports coffee being banished from his table and recommends correct preparation for best taste and benefits.
Creameries Enjoy Banner Winter Season in Saskatchewan
Government dairy department reports strong winter outputs from cooperative creameries with butter gains of 34 to 77 percent year over year. Farmers expand winter dairying, improve cow care, and two new creameries near Saskatoon and Piske are under construction with solid prospects for 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dairy Department of Saskatchewan
Government Offeimie
Saskatchewan
Ing
Thew
Ubie
Lantgeo
Canadian Pacific Railway
Saskatoon
Piske
Canadian Northern Railway
Saskatoon Calgary
Rate of Seeding For Best Results
Dr J W Robertson reports findings from twenty four demonstration farms showing soil condition and seed quality determine the rate per acre for clover sowing. Farmers cut seed amounts from six pounds to ten pounds per acre and some cut tufts fed by richer soil needing less seed. The Lanark county farmer notes growing his own seed improved efficiency and yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission of Conservation
J. W. Robertson
Aumber
Commission
George R. Barrie
Galt
Ont
George R Barrie
Lanark County
Prehistoric Rock Lake Discoveries in Southern Manitoba
Archaeologists report tumuli or barrows at Rock Lake in Manitoba with large stones on the shore serving as suspected sacrificial altars. Investigations over two decades uncover a belt of mounds about seventy five feet in circumference and five feet high, with limited artifacts including beads and bones. The find aligns with European early prehistoric temple concepts, noting pottery and linear structures as yet unearthed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Lake
Manitoba
J.D. A. Evens
Canada West
Englvnd
Julie Euar
Benrath
Saskatchewan Education Report Reveals Low Attendance Rates
The 1914 Saskatchewan education department report shows an average 158 teaching days per year with students attending about 100 days. Enrollment totals reach 111,009 in elementary schools, but overall attendance sits just above 42 percent. The piece compares Saskatchewan to U S states, noting notably higher absence and discussing implications for grade progression and public schooling expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman F. M.A. Deed
Regina
Saskatchewan Education Department
Saskatchewan
Division of Education
Russell Sage Foundation
American Republic
Sackatchewas
United States
Mississippi
Oregon
Rhode Island
New York
Masaacnuasetts
Consecticut
California
Saskatch@Wan
Canree
Allied resolve and full war effort for victory
The speaker affirms total national commitment to the alliance and the war, noting resources will be used fully—military, naval, and financial—to pressure the enemy. A shared great cause unites nations, and efforts will continue until the end, including restricting enemy supplies with navy power and allied support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ena
Advice to Dyspeptics Well Worth Following
Dyspepsia sufferers face variable appetite and weak digestion but Dr Hamilton's Pills are claimed to cure quickly. The advertisement asserts benefits within a day and ongoing improvement, promising strengthens to stomach and digestive organs and urging purchase per box from dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Aff
Cameron Highlanders Overseas Battalion Recruiting Plea
Wartime appeal urges 300 men to join the 178th Overseas Battalion of the Cameron Highlanders, inviting Britons to enlist with pay leave for farming work and transportation arranged from local points by the Adjutant in Winnipeg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Highlanders
J. A. Cantie
Cameron Minto Street
Winnipeg
British Evolution and the Empire in World War War
In a leading article from The Times Paris edition the piece praises Britain as a great power with strong military forces and advanced equipment. It argues British industrial unity across the empire strengthens lines from the North Sea to Switzerland and allows French troops to be spared to blunt German offensives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tempse of
Paris
Britain
Verntus
North Sea
Switzerland
Childhood Constipation Remedies Featured in Aged Adclaims
An old advertisement fragment lists Babys Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont as a cure for childhood constipation praised by a Mrs Andrew G Lund of Hughenden Alta. It also references Miller's Warm Powders for worm-related illnesses and claims homegrown government aid in British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew G. Lund
Hughenden
Alta
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Women in Britain train for agricultural work in government program
The Honorable Walter Hume Long announced a government plan to train women in agricultural pursuits. He said women will play a larger role in defense and farming to keep land cultivated and support overseas trade, with a corps established to train them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Hume Long
Ieles
Long
Wement
Superstition and occult trade tied to war stress
Munich reports on prosecutions of occultists fueling a flourishing wartime trade. The sects blamed for mental breakdowns and deaths. Sandy MacGregor from Aberdeen, after losing a pocketbook in London, requested its return to him on his next southbound trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Munich
Sandy MacGregor
Aberdeen
London
Prince Doing His Bit Praised by Primitive Methodist Chaplain
A Captain Kendall, a front line primitive Methodist chaplain now at a Midland camp, lauds the Prince of Wales for doing his bit. He recalls the prince sleeping on a miner’s cottage floor and risking danger, choosing humble homes over large mansions. The appeal highlights the prince’s wartime acts and empathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Captain Kendall
Prince of Wales
Amphibious devils hunted in Japan for forest and food
The text notes amphibious creatures weighing up to 200 pounds, seen with ten tentacles, fought with clubs by natives. It also discusses Japan's long forest planting history but notes real forest management has existed for less than thirty years, implying prior widespread forest decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Ie 4
Hiemee
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Hawkins
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Coatr Black
Sir Edward Grey
Arter
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France
Crarge
J DD
Kelloggs Actims
Atle
Te Berina
Bovril
Crete
THE
Canada Starch CO
Montreal
Cardinal
Brantfors
Fort Wicliam
Lily
Bewien
Lawadry
Ed Liniment
T. G. McMullen
Prince
Gettlers
Ontario
G. Howard Ferguson
America
St. Paul
Minneapolis
University of Oxford
Sela Byer
Vumay
Perres
Sterling Tailoring CO. College
Terente
Chase
Deslors
Edmanson
Hates & Co. Limited
Torone
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