Value of the Farmers Club for Community Improvement
The article argues farmers should form clubs to discuss common problems with fellow growers and to improve schools roads and local life. It emphasizes inclusive organization, parliamentary training, and proactive local work to boost the community and retain young people. It cites the Montreal Family Herald as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hich
Farmers’ Club
Emer
Wetate
Montreal Familly Herald
Brain work in farming and the soil science shift
The article argues that farming requires significant mental training and chemistry knowledge. It contends farmers undervalue brain work, urges agricultural education, and notes chemists provide critical soil insights that farmers often fail to grasp or trust. It emphasizes preparation of the farmer through formal study to advance soil fertility and modernization.
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Shea
Balance rations with alfalfa and timothy hay in horse feeds
Alfalfa suits horses as it does milch cows and growing stock, but emphasize balanced rations. Timothy hay serves as a bulking filler, especially when fed with gates, creating a well-rounded feed mix for horses.
Fragmentary exchange hints at odd dream and phrases
Two speakers named Mike and Pat exchange garbled lines about dreams and death. The transcript includes misspellings and broken phrases, with one suggestive line about a lower world and a possible exclamation. The text is highly garbled and hard to interpret.
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Mike
Pat
Blind Boy Herreshoff Proves Dream Can Overcome Darkness
A story honoring John B. H. Herreshoff profiles how his blindness did not derail his goal to design fast boats. He built models by touch, created the famed Vigilant and Defender, and led a pioneering yacht and torpedo boat industry.
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Herreshoff
Rhode Island
John BH
Vigilant
Defender
Columbia
Reliance
Americas
Timothy Seed Prices and Seed Crop Area Outlook
Reports from the United States indicate reduced areas may be left to timothy seed. Two thirds of supply is typically from the United States with land values from 75 to 150 dollars per acre. Seed is hulled and weed-free. prospects for the year depend on Canadian rye production and field conditions.
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United States
Nation’s Resolve Seen As Key To Prolonged War
The text argues that mistakes occurred and that the war will stretch longer and be tougher than expected. It stresses mobilizing the real, undaunted mind of the country to sustain effort and determination through hardship.
Bankers Promote Farmers Education and Cooperation
The American Bankers Association with state bankers' groups plans a Chicago conference to discuss aiding farmers. Delegates from agricultural colleges and farm editors will discuss tenant farming, rural schools, hard roads, and cooperative marketing to boost farm profits and keep youth on the land.
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Middle West
Washington
North Dakota
Bank
St. Paul
North West
Brockton
Mass
Ths
Michigan
Silas
American Bankers’ Association
Agricultural Commission
Bankers’ Associations
Chicago
Banker. C
Chicago Clearing House
Merican Bankers’ Association
B. Fr. Marries
Champaign
Fragmentary Premdenblatt Excerpt From Hamburg Paper
The excerpt critiques The Hague conference and humanism, arguing there is no universal humanity and that warfare is only one of many factors. It mocks modern, technical experiments and belittles the idea of shared humanity as childish prattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Premdenblatt
Hamburg
Humanity
Hague
Jim
Immigration and Labor Spirit Amid War Years
A Toronto Globe letter praises work seekers and migrants who leave cities for farms. It argues honest labor reduces hardship, supports families like Mary and a partner, and uplifts the nation by boosting production and easing wartime needs. It extols patriotism through practical effort and mutual aid.
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Toronto
Joe
Mary
Barnes
Mayne
Toronts Globe
Pioneering Missouri Woman Farmer Leads State
Missouri's first professional woman farmer, Mies F. Pearle Mitchell of Rocheport, has blazed a trail for hundreds of women. As president of the Missouri Women Farmers' club she helped inspire organized female farming efforts and holds multiple leadership roles in national and state women’s groups.
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Missouri
Missouri Women Farmers’ Club
Mies F. Pearle Mitchell
Rocheport
Boone County
Neventeen Cars
Mise Mitchell
National Women Farm Managers’ Association
Missouri Nome Makers Conference
Missouri Rural Life Conference
Columbia
Daughters of 1812
Missouri Federation of Women's Clubs
Stephens’ College
Chicago Tribune
Changing America Reinvents Farms Across New England
An article discusses Connecticut leading the revival of farming away from abandonment. It notes automobiles shrinking distances, enabling city dwellers to dine on porches after work and boosting rural repopulation. It highlights new farming methods and leases as factors reshaping small acreages in New England.
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Connecticut
Mastachusetta
New Hrampshire
Vermont
Newingland Farm
New York
Massachusetts
How the Battle of the Marne Transformed French War Resolve
A historical account recalls the 1914 Marne victory that shifted fear to confidence. It contrasts France’s 1870 failures with Joffre’s creditable leadership, describing national unity, revived morale, and the turning point that birthed a new French resolve.
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the Marne
France
Germany
Geneva
Eston
Joomes
Bordeaux
Maubew
Soistons
Rheime
Pernay
Lunevillea
Verdud Nanocy
Paria
Pante
Parte
Prance
Joffre
Marne
Bonnmal Scid
Tla
Feers
The Country Banker and the Modern City’s Edge
The article contrasts the country banker with city life noting that modern economics empower lenders to scrutinize borrowers. It describes how bankers study machinery costs, farm production, assets, and personal circumstances as customers such as grocers, lawyers, doctors, and craftsmen seek credit, shaping the banker’s view of community life.
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Bik Lanters
Tab
Covasrs
State Street
Wall Street
Fifth Avenue
University Avenue
Henry Grady
New York
Georgia
Doone
Alco
Dairy Test at Brandon Ayrshires Yields Top Cow Scores
At the Hran dog fair judged by Prof J W Mitchell and HM Parrell of Manitoba Agricultural College Ayrshires achieved the highest overall scores among cows purebred or grade. Scoring totals were based on fat of ten points per unit and milk days after the first thirty, with numerous awards across purebred and grade classes led by Lakeview Miss Prim Ayrshire owned by TT Newsy De Winton Alta.
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Ayrshires
J. W Mitchell
HM. Parrell
Manitoba Agricultural College
eHwenty-tve
Walter
Helfer
Firet
Lakeview
Miss Prim
Ayrshire
Newsy de Winton Alta
Pete Mourtere
Ee Jersey
Jon
Inley Park
Thirk Aguile Teake Porch
Holstein
Ruby Jean
Meleline de Kol
A. BR Potter
Langbeach Sask
Bliver Jetty Jewel
HH Laycock
Women urged to join war effort and support national service
The London Daily Telegraph reports a call for women to enter public work to support the war effort in France and the gallant cause, asserting the crisis requires women alongside men to sustain civilization.
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France
Hee Fae
Londem
Modern Dairy Farm Exhibit At Ontario Government Display
A model dairy farm will be featured at the National Mobil exhibition in Toronto to demonstrate alfalfa and corn value for ensuagy. Georg A. Putnam plans to locate the model in the southwest wing with a concentrated foods display and practical demonstrations aided by government officials.
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Ontario
National
Toronto
Georg
A. Putnam Plone
Mill Weiss
Niagara
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Uncle Silas
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