Westward Success Stories Among Homesteaders
A fragment from Cay Cathcart Pelton in the Monsrea Journal of Commerce recalls Westward success tales. It cites a district where a homesteader built land, stock, and equipment, with $7,200 in credit from this year’s wheat money, and contrasts city life with rural opportunity and war impacts on earnings.
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Cathcart Pelton
Monsrea: Journal of Commerce
Tome Wuermelwe
Board of Trade
Edmonton
Canada Seat
Agriculture and global food demand in historic context
The excerpt argues for the importance of agriculture as a cornerstone of wealth, noting growing world needs and the effort to reclaim waste land. It cites rising wheat demand and a large annual yield, with figures illustrating extensive food requirements for a growing population.
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Asia
Euramerica
Indus
Tommy Atkins Is A Puzzle In Wartime Football Tales
A wartime correspondent recalls Tommy Atkins among French and English soldiers playing improvised football in village streets and trenches. The piece mixes humor and hardship as troops share tea scarcity and philosophical reflections amid the war.
Unclear Naval Battle Range Mentioned With Torpedo Limits
A fragment discusses battleships and torpedoes, noting difficulties in Geets getting close enough for effective work. It questions whether either Geet could survive heavy fire before torpedoes reach effectiveness at 4 000 yards.
Painting the War The Artist of the Moving Picture Man
Critics debate whether the cinema offers a better record of modern warfare than trenches and artillery. The piece notes heroism in war but questions cinematic portrayal and the melodramatic framing of combat.
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Moving Picture Man
Cracow the Heart of Poland in Historic Time
Cracow stands as the ancient capital of Poland with a rich history and celebrated university. The city houses Kosciuszko Hill and Krakus mound linking its royal and heroic past, while remaining the spiritual center of Polish nationhood despite political shifts and shifting capitals.
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Poland
Cracow
Eral
Mickiow
Kosciussad
Prague
Grand Duchy of Warsaw
Austria
Kosciusko Hill
Krakus Hill
Krakus
Pol- Wareaw
Figures show rising grain imports with Canada and Britain gains
The data outlines a 32,000,000 bushel rise over 1911 and 1,177,000 over 1912 for Canada in 1913. Britain’s imports total 229,550 barley and 62,355,245 overall, with oats at 69,829,950. United States and Austria Hungary contribute notable shares while Canada and the U S supply key totals.
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Canada
Great Britain
Russia
Austria-Huni
United States
Germany
Roumania
Chinese May Go Home Time Limit Extended After War Ends
An order in council extends the right of Chinese residents leaving Canada to return within six months after leaving, instead of one year. Returning Chinese workers stranded in Canada may travel to China temporarily to relieve unemployment, with about 4,200 already having left and awaiting reentry.
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Canada
Air Chinese
China
Dominion
Battle of Hooge and Ypres Echo in French Report
A historical account recounts General French and Sir Haig at Hooge on October 31 as British ranks held the line against a major German assault. It notes immense losses, the turning moment near Cheluvelt, and French's terse post battle report calling it the most critical moment of the engagement.
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Ypres
French
Hooge
Pir Joha
Goon
Gret
Meay
John Fresch
Haig
Cheluvelt
Tetanus in German Shells and Secret Service Costs
Translation from a French scientific periodical describes a German shell defect causing tetanus from phosphorus compounds and shrapnel. It notes German shell wounds require thorough cleaning and incisions. It discusses secret service expenditures by nations, praising Japan’s espionage network as most effective.
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William F Rameay
Wiliam Ramea
Sir William
Absinthe Ban Ends French Sale For Good
The French government votes 481 to 62 to permanently prohibit absinthe. The drink, high in alcohol and wormwood, was linked to mental illness and inspired writers, though it drew criticism for its harmful effects. The measure makes absinthe illegal nationwide.
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Lave
France
Insane Asylum
Survival of the Unfit and the Haeckel Doctrine
A Wall Street Journal excerpt critiques the survival of the fittest concept, noting Haeckel's imitation of others and arguing the idea degrades humanity by equating progress with brutality and crude success rather than higher moral qualities.
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Haeckel
Dardanelles and Hellespont in Historic Spotlight
The Dardanelles, or Hellespont, has long drawn attention as a vital waterway linking the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean. Historic crossings by Xerxes and Alexander the Great, and later events, highlight its strategic role guarding Europe and Asia as treaties closed it to war passage since 1841.
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Dardanelles
Sam Row
Hellespont
Europe
Asia
Xerzes
Alexander Great
Lewder
Hera
Bryan
Squeree
Duckworth
Constantinople
Turkey
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