Farmers Build Substantial Homes Along Canadian Pacific Route
Traveling through Western Canada we see prosperous farmers constructing sizable homes and barns along the Calgary to Edmonton line. A large cooperative plans a central British Columbia saw mill to supply lumber to Prairie farmers, enabling cheaper building materials and a modern plant with saw mills planing mills ash mills and drying kilns.
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Canada
Alreadie
Canadian Pacific Railway
Calgary
Edmonton
Alberta
British Columbia
Prairies
German organization contrasted with American practicality
Brandy Whitlock contrasts German organization with American needs. He notes German systems are vast and efficient yet inflexible and impersonal, offering countless prohibitions rather than simple guidance. He compares to French improvisation, highlighting delay and rigidity.
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Brandy Whitlock
Everybody's Magazine
Fighting for happiness through Pink Pills for Pale People
When mood and health drag, blood deficiency worsens weariness and nerves. Dr Williams Pink Pills promise to build rich red blood, strengthen nerves, restore appetite and sleep, and renew vitality, available at 50 cents per box or six for 50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Women On the Land During War Harvest Help
The article notes hundreds of thousands of women and farmerettes work on farms, handling milking, feeding, eggs, butter, and harvest duties. It urges town girls to help farmers wives during harvest to free them for outside labor in support of the war effort.
Duke of Argyll Conscript Heads to Medical Exam
The Dup dee Advertiser notes the Duke of Argyll has reported to Stirling for medical examination and passed Grade 1. He has drawn three days’ pay from national funds to cover the journey from Inverary. The paper calls conscription democratic and remarks the duke’s upcoming khaki status may reassure peers.
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Dupdee Advertiser
Duke of Argyll
Maccallum
Stirling
Inverary
Dearest ane oui ly replied father in Real Sense
Fragmentary OCR notes a historical exchange on kinship language and sentiment. Readable hints mention a father son dynamic and a respectful address in a archaic phrasing.
Controlled Press and German Line Propaganda Reflections
The piece contrasts Germanys controlled press with Swiss news and private hardship, noting pamphlets dropped behind front lines and the need for a decisive blow to reveal true conditions. It argues patience with press limits while highlighting censorship and ongoing losses.
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Germany
Switzerland
Chicago
Small Fruits Grown Very Succesfully in Western Canada
An Edmonton display showcases large, flavorful strawberries grown near the city, proving prairie farmers can supply their own small fruits. Wild berries like Saskatoons raspberries and gooseberries bolster local markets, while horticultural societies promote development and exhibitions to encourage broader fruit growing across Western Canada.
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Canada
Edmonton
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Growing Interest in Saskatchewan School Fairs Expands
The director of school agriculture for Saskatchewan reports rising interest in school exhibitions. From Melfort 1909 to 1914 fourteens fairs, last year 129 fairs, this year about two new fairs and Manitoba expected to host many.
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Saskatchewan
Melfort
Manitoba
Would Loaf in Style Weary Wraggles-If yer had $50 000
Tired Tim muses on how to spend a hypothetical fifty thousand dollars. He suggests continuing current habits but with an ottermobile as the preferred transport option prompting a light, humorous exchange.
Battle to win the kidney health fight with Anoric remedy
Patient testimony extols Anoric as a cure for kidney and bladder issues including rheumatism back pain and diabetes risk. Advertises purchase through V M Pistes in Buffalo and a Bridgeburg Ontario office with trial price of ten cents.
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Bierta
Walida
Buffalo
Bridgeburg
Ont
Thorold
Tsking
Substitutes for Wheat Flour Policy Delayed in Canada
Canada food board twice adjusts flour substitute rules for bakers and households. A July order mandating one pound of substitutes per nine pounds wheat flour is postponed due to limited supplies. The optional use of the label Victory Bread on loaves is clarified and police enforcement is being tightened.
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Canada Food Board
Canada
Miller's Worm Powders Advertised By Mothers
A Life testimonial notes mothers supply thousands of endorsements for Tf Miller's Worm Powders. The copy claims the medicine acts quickly and thoroughly with children showing improvement from the first dose, portraying testimonials as irrefutable proof.
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Tf Miller
Imagined Degree Confers Honor On Self Proclaimed Scholar
A humorous exchange mocks a man who never attended college claiming an honorary LLD. The Rich Guy bristles at the joke and laughs at the notion of a public decoration.
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Rey
Putnam's Extractor Promises Quick Corn Relief
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as pain free and fast acting for corns. It claims the product shrivels corns, loosens them from the toe, and enables easy removal with fingers, urging readers to buy a bottle at the drug store.
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Putnam’s
Putnam's
War Gardens in Canada Boosted by Westward Appeal
Frederick Abraham, Canada food board chairman, reports enthusiastic response to planting war gardens across the west. He notes British Columbia gardens could supply prairie provinces with fresh vegetables for months if transportation is solved, and that British Columbia crops often yield two harvests per season. School children in British Columbia have joined the garden plot effort, promising to boost local supply.
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Frederick Abraham
Canada Food Board
British Columbia
Prairie Provinces
Mr. Abraham
Abraham
Belleville coal dealer aids poor with three day sale
Capt W E Schuster of Belleville Ontario ran a three day coal sale reserved for households needing six tons or less and guaranteed by employers. The plan kept coal from wealthier buyers, easing winter fears for soldiers families and wage earners. Regina Leader praises the act as progressive and humane and urges imitation in other cities.
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Canada
Belleville
Ont
W. E. Schuster
France
Capt. Schuster
Capt. Schuster J
Fey
Regina
Benet of Food in Europe Today
Fragmentary lines suggest a brief Europe food benefit note with unclear figures and missing context. Issued as a terse update, it references a large monetary amount and a short odds statement, but concrete details and sources are not readable.
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Europe
Canada’s Wonderful Food Production Milestones
Saskatoon director of food production reports wartime gains in shipments to the Allies from Canada. Wheat and wheat products up 40 percent to 85 million bushels, pork up 122 million pounds, beef up 74 thousand pounds, butter up 12 thousand, cheese up 30 million pounds, and eggs up 15 thousand 600 dozen.
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Canada
Saskatoon
How You Can Grow Miniature Trees
The article explains growing diminutive trees using orange peels shellacked and filled with soil. Plant two to three seeds per peel, keep in sun, and water sparingly. Roots sprout through the peel. trim roots flush to avoid stunting. Mature trees move to decorative holders, with conifers and some fruit trees producing long life or fruit.
Let Us Be One People in Crisis Speech
A wartime speech praises British unity and resolve against German aggression. The speaker lauds French courage, urges Britain and France to stand united, foresees future political differences, and calls for collective effort to withstand the threat as one people.
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Ludendorff
France
Britain
Meat prices abroad shift with scarce beef and veal
Prices abroad show beef costly in Paris with contes or more per pound. In Italy beef ranges around 79e per pound and veal similarly priced, reflecting tight supplies and high import costs.
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Paris
The Greatest Sea Struggle in History
The piece lauds a long, pivotal sea conflict, praising the Navy and mercantile marine. It emphasizes the struggle’s duration, heroism, and impact, comparing its significance to Trafalgar and the Nile and asserting confidence in eventual world order led by sea power.
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Navy
Mercantile Marine
Westminster Gazette
Small but Potent Parmelees Vegetable Pills
The pills are described as small yet effective in action with sine qua non as a stomach trouble corrector. Thousands know them and demand them as a safe simple remedy. They need no introduction to the informed. others are shown they are the best preparation for stomach disorders on the market.
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Thos
Wild Fruits Demand Boosts Jam Initiative
Winter hit fruit trees and small fruits are scarce this year. In England jam crops are short while soldiers require large quantities of jam. Residents near wild patches should pick berries, especially raspberries and blueberries, to boost supplies for canneries and the troops.
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England
Definition of Work Sparks Debate in Local Letter
F J B offers a highbrow view: work is the compulsory expenditure of effort in activities lacking direct pleasure yet yielding financial gain. The writer contrasts work and play, stressing the tension between labor and leisure in the community discourse.
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