Settlement of Idle Lands Question of Vital Importance
A Saskatchewan Alberta land issue report cites Dr J G Rutherford and Bruce Walker noting vast arable land in western Canada held idle by speculators. It argues millions of acres are available yet uncultivated, with limited homestead access and far from railways, urging Dominion and provincial action to unlock development.
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J. G. Rutherford
Calgary
Bruce Walker
Brace
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Poe
Hudson Bay Co
Therr
Province of
Maya
Regina
Alberta
Ottawe
J. Bruce Walker
Torch speech calls nation to fill gaps in youth
A Britain wide call to arms urges quick conscription as the nation supports troops on the battlefield. The prime minister’s electrifying address sways miners and the public, demanding no parley and total backing from shore to shore in a fight deemed a crisis of fate.
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Britain
London Daily Mail
Campaign boosts hog production across Western Canada
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture disposed of about 350 hogs to farmers as part of a campaign to expand hog raising. Alberta purchased 330 sows of Yorkshire, Duroc Jersey, Berkshire and Poland China breeds for distribution to farmers, with stock kept at Edmonton exhibitions. The initiative aims for a large rise in hog numbers by next fall.
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Canada
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Government of
Alberta
Penne
Edmonton
Yorkshire
Duroc-Jersey
Bershiire
Poland
China
Reserved Homestead Lands for Soldiers and War Workers Leased
An order in council allows government leasing of reserved homestead lands held for soldiers overseas and men in war work. Western land agents report the measure extends to insane or deceased appropriations to boost production. Land will be broken and leased under the order and may be fed before beneficiaries take over.
The Difference What is that are you were plag ue one
The fragmentary text offers unclear phrases including a question about plagiarism and a reference to three sons, with no coherent event or identifiable subjects.
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Cleveland
British War Industry Policy Eases Non-Essential Production
The British system keeps non-essential industries running while prioritizing war needs. Labor and capital are governed by a wartime act with profits capped, wages fixed unless living costs rise, and government aid to cover wage increases. Few strikes occur, and most are brief.
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England
Great Britain
Syllabus honors shared British American liberty tradition
A University of North Carolina English department syllabus highlights the debt of the United States to British freedom. It frames the wartime alliance as moral unity and contrasts liberty literature with German totalitarianism, urging study of poetry and prose as a channel for enduring democratic ideals. The piece praises poets of freedom as treasures of English speaking peoples.
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Germany
Great Britain
United States
Department of English
University of North Carolina
Britain
Toronto Globe
Kipling Letter Over Tree Damage Ends With Quip
A Rudyard Kipling tree injury incident led Kipling to write a complaint to the bus owner who also ran an inn. The owner allegedly sold the letter to a guest for ten shillings. Kipling later revisited the landlord seeking an answer to why no reply was received.
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Kipling
Sebel
Kipligg
Repley
Wheat growth urged to surpass world rivals in Canada
In a Manitoba suburb John Sinclair is hailed for early Indian Bible translation work. The piece traces Sinclair’s life and notes Canada’s potential to boost wheat production, arguing the West could reach or exceed 1915 yields with expanded acreage and better machinery amid wartime needs.
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Selkirk
Manitoba
John Sinclair
Phan & Powiedec
Sinclair
Oxford House
Hudson Bay
Cemeeny
Tamarac
Dwatin
Norway House
James Evans
Northland
Mr. Evans
Wigwam
Tepee
Religious Tract Society
Northern
Wilds
Canada
J.D. Athelney Evans
British Dyes Company Advances At Huddersfield Amid German Triumphs
The British Dyes Company, backed by the board of trade and treasury, has worked over two years to rival German industry. Huddersfield works near Leeds expand toward town size and produce intermediates and acids, eclipsing German starting points from 1914. The firm earns maximum dividends on all shares for two consecutive years.
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Huddersfield
Teuton
Board of Trade
Treasury
Addersfield
Leeds
Germany
Waste Waste Now Illegal Under New Order
Authorities enforce a new order making wilful or careless waste of food illegal. Anyone reporting waste can trigger action by legal authorities. Municipalities and provincial officers sharing the fine share equally. each receives half of the conviction fine.
Stamps Held Essential More Than Poetry Says Poet
A London Opinion quip notes a poet asking if stamps must be enclosed and an experienced author replying that it is more necessary than enclosing poetry. The exchange highlights postal etiquette in literary discourse.
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London
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Del
Rudyard
International Institute of Agriculture
Europe
France
Italy
Wm. Saundlers
Dominion Experimental Farms
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Nova Scotia
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Lower Canada
Upper Canada
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Kingston
Great West
Dominion
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