French Canadians in New England War Attitude Split
A French Canadian observer analyzes Lowell and New England French Americans amid WWI draft, noting a strong volunteer stance and fierce loyalty to France, with mixed feelings toward Canada’s role. It contrasts Quebec French reluctance to serve for England, highlighting linguistic, cultural, and political tensions shaping loyalties and identity.
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Ward
Lowell
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Big Register
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Gow
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War Work To Come First In New Zealand Schools
The National Emergency Board in New Zealand orders that midwinter holidays be shortened and added to midsummer Christmas break to create eight weeks of war work vacation. Larger boys will assist in sheep shearing fruit picking and hop gathering. Past Christmas some boys earned $50 or more. If war lasts labor may shift to female workers though men are already called for home military service.
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National Emerency Board
New Zealand
Dominion
Canadian fish program shows strong public uptake
The Canadian government supplied fish to the public at reasonable prices with refrigerator service from Nova Scotia to Ontario. The program moved 8 Rasiskots of fish, totaling £0,000 pounds, surpassing the normal 5,000 pounds in a notable success for CUED Ss the Sappiestteb.
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Nova Scotia
Ontario
How to Decorate: Square House Plan Beautified
William A. Radford outlines methods to make a square type house look distinctive without high cost. He describes wall finishes, porch terrace entrance, reception hall with an open stair and colonnade, and practical layouts including a generous second floor with bay windows and a double fireplace. Concrete basement walls, brick facing, and a hip roof with visible rafters are discussed to enhance rustic charm.
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William A. Radford
Missing man avoids streets after accident
A fragmentary notice describes a man who has not left his house for a week following a recent accident. Neighbors recall his pride hurt by the incident and his avoidance of public life as he recovers at home.
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Emrmandshaw
Stronghold of the Beaver in remote Colorado valley
A hidden beaver colony high in southern Rockies near the Colorado line, christened Beaver Lakes by Americans, houses about a thousand animals. The area lies 10 000 feet up, with a rugged topography where beavers build dams and lodges along half mile lakes. They are shy, but feed and work at dawn and dusk, cutting aspen and expanding their dam network.
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Colorado Line
Lagunitas
Beaver Lakes
The Power of Sincerity in Real Worth
A reflection on sincerity as a form of greatness. The honest upright person who lives openly and truthfully earns respect beyond power or skill. It argues that judging by belief rather than how belief is held distorts real worth.
Ten Murphies and their aging siblings
The text describes the Murphy family with ten children. Each child is two years older than the one before, creating a fixed age gap pattern among siblings. The narrator reflects on how the Murphies are known for their strict age order.
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Theodore
Murphy
Five Cent Lettuce Bargain Down in Grocery
A boy in a grocery store asks to reduce a ten cent head of lettuce to five. The clerk removes withered leaves and asserts the price, sparking the lighthearted exchange.
Door Inventions Through Time Reveal Simple Beginnings
The piece notes doors were rare in ancient houses with openings often left uncovered. Early barriers used fabrics or animal skins to shield interiors from weather, highlighting the gradual shift to more modern doors and the unclear origin of the invention.
Wrong Diagnosis Sparks Clarification by Hazel and Almee Shi
A misdiagnosis leads Omar Miss Hazel to confirm she has a condition in both veins, while Almee Shi refutes it stating the issue is limited to one hand.
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Omar
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