The Last Voyage of the Karluk Described by Captain Bartlett
Arctic explorer Captain Robert A. Bartlett recounts the Karluk disaster of 1913 14 from Esquimalt to Nome. The ship iced in near Prince Patrick Island sank January 11 1914 leaving Bartlett to lead a dangerous 200 mile over ice trek to Siberian shores and rescue the stranded party.
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Robert A. Bartlett
Mavy Yard
Esquimalt
British Columbia
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Boston
Bartlett
Alaska
National Geographic Society
Canada
Robert Borden
Ant
Parry Islands
Rince Patrick Island
Prince Patrick Island
Banks
Nome
Port Clarence
Lion Reef
Quene
Karluk
Herschell Island
Stefansson
Arctic
Polar
Seite Oite
Bartlet Sella
Fskimo
Ottawa
Siberian
Bartett
Raglelaska
St Fort Stance
Aeree Wrangell Island
King and Winge
Gell Island
England and Germany in the Great War Era Reflections
A French author argues that England’s enduring naval power and industrial might have restrained German aims since 1914. The piece praises England as a defender of liberty and a balance against continental powers, noting German efforts failed to break English resolve.
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Germany
England
Marne
Europe
Italy
Eastern Pure Bred Stock Imported to Western Provinces
A shipment of 105 head of pure bred stock from Ontario was sent to the western provinces. The consignment included cattle horses sheep and swine and was assembled at Toronto under Ontario authority before shipment.
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Ontario
Toronto
On_ tiea
Alla
New German Weapons and Devices Stir War Fears
Wartime reports describe tear gas pepper agents, a blood clotting liquid, a suffocating gas revolver, and deadly man traps used in trenches. Observers warn these horrors exemplify German frightfulness as the war intensifies.
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Iman
Krevo
Hasen
Petrograd
France
Flanders
Copenhagen
School Lands Fetch High Prices At Auction in Alberta
About thirty three thousand acres of Alberta school lands were sold by public auction. Lands at Sedgewick brought over 20 dollars per acre with a top of 50. Provost sales averaged 14 dollars per acre. In Blaine Lake district Saskatchewan prices ranged from 7 to 52 per acre. Purchasers were mainly local farmers.
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Alberta
Western Canada
Theovernment
Sedgewick
Provost
Otchewan
Blaine Lake District
Biggar
Saskatchewan Deans Urge Diversified Farming For West
Dean Rutherford of the Saskatchewan College of Agriculture addressed business leaders in Moose Jaw outlining how farming has evolved over a century. He urged diversified farming over sole grain growing, citing mechanization, new seeds, and the rise of specialized dairying and livestock as keys to steady income and long term growth. He cited Saskatchewan’s record wheat crop, the move toward extensive and intensive farming, and cross-border livestock trade as signs of a transforming agricultural economy.
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Dean Rutherford
Saskatchewan College of Agriculture
Thoise
Moose Jaw
England
Satara
Édilege
Suyvesia
Saskatchewan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Montana
Winnipeg
Benefits from Drinking Water in Meals Stirs Debate
Professor Philip Hawk argues drinking water with meals aids digestion and absorption, helps flush toxins, and may aid certain kidney conditions. He recommends two quarts daily with meals and morning water to refresh the mouth and digestive tract, noting mineral water's benefits in some cases.
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Philip 4. Hawk
Jefferson Medical College
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hawk
Eno
Canada Exports Get 99 Million Bushels Wheat Forecast
Department of Trade and Commerce calculations project 99,494,000 bushels of wheat available for export this year. The figure combines carryover from last year about 274,000,000 bushels with the current crop and adjusts for losses in cleaning and seed use.
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Canada
Department of Trade and Commerce
Busheis
Ios Home
Neem
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Paris
Britain
Someny
Endon
Eric
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