Fertile Peace River land offers homes for millions
In the Peace River District of Western Canada a vast tract of about forty million acres lies largely unsettled. Wheat has been grown north of latitude 55 with yields up to 45 bushels per acre. Fort Vermilion hosts a flour mill and experiments show vegetables and fruits thriving under short winters and long daylight. The land’s climate and altitude support diverse farming, attracting settlers seeking new opportunities amid wartime demands.
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Europe
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Peace River District
Belgium
Prairie Provinces
District of the Peace
Mississippi
Peace Coupee
Fort Vermilion
Alberta
Hudson Bay Company
Department of Agriculture
Duncan Marshall
Peace River
Arctic Circle
Dominion Erement
Vegan
Fort Chipawyan
Lethbridge
Calgary
Edmonton
Peace River Valley
Rockies
Dominion
Peace River Crossing
Jupiter Pluvius
New England
Great Britain and Ireland
F.J.D
Family Herald
Montreal
Germany's Misfortune in World War I Atrocity Justifications
The Springfed Republican argues Germany consistently used belated and inopportune justifications for its acts in World War I. It notes vague claims about French officers, airship bombings, gas usage, and submarine hunger to explain invasions and outrages, diminishing their credibility against the Bryce report on Belgian atrocities.
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Germany
Belgium
Hold Booty of Waterloo Carriage In Vienna Impounded
A carriage once belonging to Napoleon is held in Vienna under lock and key after the Austrian government impounded it until Prince Biucher pays outstanding taxes. Biucher, a descendant of a Prussian leader who opposed Wellington at Waterloo, figures in the ongoing matter as the owner seeks to settle the debt.
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Vienna
Napoli
Prince Biucher
Wus
Wellington
Waterloo
Britain debates use of deadly turpinite in war
British authorities face a moral and strategic split over turpinite, a potent explosive proposed to counter German gas attacks. King George opposes its use, while Lord Kitchener reportedly supports it as a countermeasure. Turpinite, a brown liquid absorbable by cotton, could charge shells and mines and kill within about a kilometer.
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Britain
King George
Lord Kitchener
Germany
War Office
Turpin
France
How It Feels to Face Death
A vivid early war reflection on the nerve tests soldiers endure before an advance. The piece traces waiting under shellfire, the ordered dawn bombardment, the front line’s advance, and the grim sight of wounded and dead as stretcher-bearers work. It ends with the command to abandon the attack and brace for a possible counter assault.
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Tommy Atkins
Railway Milk Service and milk supply control debate
The article explains milk supply issues in large cities, focusing on Montreal and New York. It notes railways aid, but primary control must reach farms, creameries, and city outlets. It cites New York data: 44 000 farms, 350 000 cows, 1 100 creameries, 11 railroads, 2 500 000 quarts daily, 56 milk inspectors, and strict temperature penalties.
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Montreal
New York City
Lederic
C.P.R
Grand Trunk
New York
The Increased Wheat Production Analysis
The article traces wheat price peaks during wars, notably 1793 to 1815, and 1812 in England. It notes Britain’s high prices and discusses wartime effects on global production, highlighting Canada’s expansion in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It estimates 20 percent area increase, yielding 35.5 million extra bushels, enough to feed about 5.7 million people and 34 million with Western Canada’s crop.
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England
Oormgry Fei
Rudetor
Kocintes
MUM Chintsss
United Kingdom
Hungary
PG Bis
Japan
Serbia
Turkey
Italy
Canada
Dominion
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Western Canada
Imagination on cake stirs marital kitchen debate
A young husband notes the cake mis tastes and the bride defends it as delicious, citing the cookbook. The exchange highlights belief in imagination over flavor as the moment shifts from concern to playful resolve.
Potash Deposits Found In Utah Alps Region
Extensive alunite potash deposits have been discovered high in Utah's Marysvale area along the Tushar range. A U S geological survey report notes limited non German sources and heavy imports, with potash imports and fertilizer salts totaling over 15 million dollars annually, now disrupted by a British embargo. The government has dispatched prospectors nationwide and reports discoveries in several states.
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Marysvale
Utah
Tushar Range
United States Geological Survey
Germany
United States
Union
Alfalfa Harvest Underway in Alberta fields
Farmers in the Lethbridge district began cutting the first growth of alfalfa in early June. The early cutting indicates Alberta suits this crop, and fair weather suggests a fourth cutting may be possible with excellent cover crop a few weeks after the third mow. Southern Alberta farmers recognize the high prospects this crop offers.
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Lethbridge
Alberta
Concert in Village Schoolroom Ends With Humorous Interruption
A fundraiser concert in the village schoolroom featured local performers led by a favorite soprano who apologized for a cold before singing. Her performance faltered on high notes and a heckler from the back shouted, suggesting she try a lower branch instead.
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Fund For Something
Germany Outsmarted in Naval Plans Cipher Tale
A historical British tale recounts a German spy paying for forged plans of dreadnoughts, only to have Britain secretly feed back a decoy design. The real ships outpaced German builds, revealing Britain’s superior industry and the spies’ exposure as they watched a 28 knot, 12 gun battleship prove obsolete.
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Sir David Beatty
Great Britain
Germany
Kiel Canal
Evolution of Marine Insurance from Crusades to Early English Policy
The passage traces ancient marine insurance from Crusades era practices where travellers insured their lives, through the growth of English insurers by the sixteenth century. It notes voyage durations, loss notification windows, and a shift of original continental settlements into English practice, with the earliest English policy dating to 1613 unearthed in Oxford’s Bodleian Library.
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Flanders
Portugal
Norway
Italy
Azores
Peru
Brazil
Indies
England
Bodleian Library
Oxford
Wheat Acreage Increase 22 P C
Canadian Pacific Railway estimates show 1914 to 1915 acreage changes across prairie crops. Wheat up 22 percent, oats up 12 percent, barley up 15 percent, flax down 14 percent. Total acreage rises from 19,739,000 to 22,860,000, a net 16 percent increase.
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P.C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Prairie Provinces
German People Under Rulers Prepared for War in World Battle
A New York Times excerpt argues the German people have long been ruled and subservient to dangerous masters, yielding to war when military chiefs provoked it, while historically they withstood three powerful nations separately or in union.
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New York Times
Saskatchewan flax fibre deal eyed by English interests
A representative of English linen interests in Saskatchewan quotes readiness to buy from Saskatchewan farmers between ten and fifteen million dollars of fibre. The fibre would be pulled and baled into twenty pound bales. Saskatchewan is described as the greatest flax growing province on the American continent, with millions of dollars worth of flax fibre annually burned.
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Saskatchewan
Antiseptic Bullet Invented With Pain Numbing Drugs
Alexander Foster Humphrey of Pittsburgh develops a nickel jacket bullet carrying narcotic anaesthetic and antiseptic drugs. The design embeds two annular grooves for the medicines, released by rifling friction and shot impact to numb pain and curb bleeding as the wound is soothed and healed.
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Alexander Foster Humphrey
Pittsburg
Humphrey
Restrictions on Troops Alcohol Use by General Headquarters
General Joffre announces a ban on extra alcoholic drinks for troops and forbids French shopkeepers to sell alcohol to soldiers in the British army zone. He cites hygiene and discipline concerns from prolonged troop stationing and appeals to local patriotism to curb alcohol sales to protect material strength against the enemy.
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Joffre
Geoffre
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Barney
London
Lord Fisher
Admiralty
Berlin
Bank of England
Steinhauer
Brittain
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