Matt Joins YMC A as Instructor and Loses Job in One Month
Matt Broughton, newly hired as physical instructor for the Manaswan Y M C A, takes on sweeping duties and roof repair, then faces dismissal after three weeks. He seeks help from Victor Daggancourt in a San Francisco return and secures a new role as demonstrator at Jonesmobile with a $75 monthly salary and sales percentage.
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Doty
Cummins
Matt
Manaswan
Chris
Brea
Papa
Darling
Washington
Y.M. C.A
Y.M.C.A
Mr. Cummins
Broughton
Mr. Phelps
Victor
Daggancourt
San Francisco
Marie Broughton
Marie Brough
Marie’ Broughton
Farming Area of the Dominion and Its Boundaries
Dr Frank D Adams argues that Canada's farming area limits national growth. He notes vast forested regions north of the southern line, limited arable land on the shield, and two large plains capable of continuous cultivation. Estimates vary. prudent figures show millions live on fertile lands with need for better farming methods and lessons from China and the United States. The piece warns that exhausted soils drive farmers northward, making Canada’s Northwest frontier critical.
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Frank D. Adms
Royal Society of Canada
L&aneus
Canada
North America
Europe
Dominion
Ontario
Commission of Conservation
Trent Canal
British Columbia
United States
Quebec
Ontaro
Great Lakes
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Great Plain
France
Ocean
China
King
University of Wisconsin
Federal Department of Agriculture
New York
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
New York State
Minnesota
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Hill
Lord Bacon
New York Adopts CPR Purchasing Method City Uses Centralized System
New York City shifts municipal purchasing to the CPR method, centralizing orders to eliminate duplication and high retail prices. A visiting investigator praised the system as most efficient, and inquiries from American cities flood in. The CPR model reportedly saves the U S government over a billion dollars in waste reduction.
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New York
C.P.R
New York City
Thomas Shaughnessy
Uncle Sam
District Agricultur e Representatives appointed in Manitoba
The Manitoba Agricultural College appoints five graduates as District Representatives in Agriculture to serve Arborg Neepawa Killarney Dauphin and Morris districts. They will work under the extension division, oversee provincial demonstration farms, organize youth and club activities, assist agricultural groups, promote pure seed, and aid in introducing top grain and grass varieties.
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Manitoba
Minister of Agriculture
Manitoba Agricultural College
H. F. Danielson
Arborg
Lester V. Lohr
Neepawa
Nelson Smith
Killarney
W. J. Stone
Dauphin
William T. G. Wiener
Morris
Black
Canada
Te Next Agricultural College
The
Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture
Liquid Fire Tactics Reported by German Forces Frontline
London Daily Chronicle recounts use of liquid fire by German forces at the Argonne front. A stretcher-bearer with a French ambulance unit confirms trenches were drenched with inflammable liquid, bombs followed, and flames engulfed defenders. A 1908 Paris patent by Richard Fielder describes a pumping apparatus for projected flame.
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Philip Gibbs
London Daily Chronicle
Argonne
Richard Fielder
Paris
Armies Billeted On Us Prompt Steakhouse Quip
A bleaker wartime quip notes a pound of steak bought tight while a mother laments the strain of housing one of Kitchener's armies. The saying captures civilian life under military billeting and the tension of rationing.
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Ark
Kitchener
Peace River District Seen as Prime Northern Farm Area
The article cites Sir Sandford Fleming’s historical survey and notes a large, well watered Peace River district east of the Rockies with favorable climate for farming. A carload of wheat from the district reached Winnipeg, showing good quality. It argues the region could become a top northern agricultural zone akin to Manitoba Hard. Toronto Globe.
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Sir Sandford Fleming
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alberta
Canadian Northern
Peace River
Rockies
Lake Athabasca
Peace River Valley
Sir Sandford
Iddie Pass
Yellow Head
Peace River District
Rocky Mountains
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Toronto Globe
Denmark Grants Suffrage to All Women in New Constitution
All women in Denmark gain the right to vote under the new constitution adopted by the Danish parliament. The measure abolishes sex privileges, extending suffrage to housekeepers, servants, and all women regardless of social status.
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Denmark
Guessing Miss Simperly headline unknown
An awkward scene unfolds as a handsome man kneels at the speaker’s feet for over an hour, while another character, Mr. Hardfax, rejects the notion of working as a shoe clerk for any reason.
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Simperly
Saskatchewan Wool Clip Aims 100000 Pounds For Co Operative
Saskatchewan expects to market at least 100000 pounds of wool from the 1915 clip through a cooperative system. The wool, mainly from Leicester and Downs flocks with Merino from range sheep, must be dry clean and properly packed. Flocks must separate fleeces by category, and freight will be directed from Regina to the Co-Operative Organization Branch in Ottawa.
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Saskatchewan
Regina
Co-Operative Organization Branch
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Prince Rupert Halibut Harvest Tops Nine Million Pounds
Prince Rupert’s fishery figures for 1914 show over nine million pounds of halibut plus salmon cod and herring landed. The Grand Trunk Pacific service links Rupert with Winnipeg with monthly shipments to the prairies and eastern cities. The catch was worth more than half a million dollars in 1914 and is expected to grow in the current year.
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Prince Rupert
British Columbia
Winnipeg
Grand Trunk Pacific
Prairies
Chicago
Montreal
New York
Customer Compliment Highlights Tender Steak Offer
A diner praises the restaurant for serving the first tender steak ever tasted there and credits the waiter for exceptional service, joking that the meat must be the guv'nor's.
Fighting Battles by Map At British Headquarters
The article notes the critical role of detailed maps in wartime planning. It explains maps extend to every hedge ditch and waterway and how thousands are issued before a general movement. It highlights the Mons retreat and the risk of map shortages in new terrain.
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Mons
Freeh
Lord Rothschild Wit Provokes Humble Reply
A vain young man boasted of his cuff links to Lord Rothschild. He said Mala chite meaning rare. Lord Rothschild responded quietly Is it. The exchange reveals the baron’s sharp humor.
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Lord Rothschild
Lord Roths
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Child Betterment Magazine
Michigan State Medical Journal
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Walkerville, Ont
Grand Rapids, Mich
R. G. Long & Co., Limited
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