Farm Girls Stay Home Through Canning Successes
In 1914 rural clubs boost women’s home economics with tomato growing and canning, aiding self sufficiency. Lois Robertson set Texas records with 5660 pounds on a tenth acre and prizes totaling 496 dollars. Bertha Bailey improved canning methods after early spoilage lessons, boosting profits and showcasing youth farming outcomes. The pieces highlight club leaders, scholarships, and lessons in conservation and enterprise.
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Loma
Wen Sao
Waesul
Lougal
Clarinda
Page County
Iowa
Sarah Huftalen
H. Benson
Marion County
Oregon
Piorida
Pettie Deshong
Ifty
State Bankers’ Association
Hillsboro
Fo College
Tallahassee
Bso
Texas
Lois Robertson
Lone Star State
Dallas
Waco Cotton Palace
Baylor Female College
Belton
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winnipeg
C. H. Lee
Agricultural College
Bertha Bailey
Kentucky
Prehistoric Condemnation of Poison Gas in War
A historical critique condemns poisonous gas as barbaric versus earlier warfare. It cites moral decay and the Hague peace efforts of 1899 and 1907, noting that all eleven belligerents in the cited conflict signed a declaration against asphyxiating gas bombs.
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Buffalo
Farmer Warns of Widespread Weed Plague Across Dominion
An open Manitoba letter to Minister John Kelly urges a coordinated crusade against injurious weeds contaminating grain. The author cites weed seed contamination, low wheat yield, and higher handling costs, arguing mixed crops worsen soil and profits. A national weed extermination effort is urged, with possible drastic measures if ignored.
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Dominion
Manitoba
John Kelly
Winnipeg Tribune
Kelly
West
East
Ontario
Toronto Globe
Why Submarines Sink Slowly In Wartime Tales
An article notes that F class submarines take five minutes to submerge, older models ten minutes to a quarter hour. It explains ballast tank filling must be controlled to avoid instability or excessive depth, with depth adjusted by horizontal rudders to balance the vessel undersea. The piece ends with a humorous aside from Pearsons Magazine.
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Pearson's Magazine
Wage System in Farming
Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan discuss harvest labor prospects. Ontario surplus men may find few productive eastward jobs while west faces front-line shortages. Farmers must provide steady demand and year round work or wage system cannot take hold. If not, workers may pursue self employment by farming, increasing overall output. Toronto Globe cites tensions and potential solutions.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Optario
Ontario
Toronto Globe
Profits of the Farm and the Homestead
The text argues that farming profits must be shared with the household and that modern livestock, labor-saving implements, sanitary conveniences, and home comforts are essential. The wife and children should not be neglected, as the home remains the most desirable goal, a restful and delightful place that inspires children to build similar homes elsewhere. Dr. J. H. Worst emphasizes a balanced farm and family life.
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J. H. Worst
Britain's Huge Fighting Ships and Her Supremacy of the Sea
An English correspondent reports arrival at the allied fleet off the Dardanelles. He describes viewing the Queen Elizabeth warship, its eight 15 inch guns, and the fleet’s meticulous organization. The visit includes details of signals, anchorage, and the Inflexible’s battle history with Sturdee's squadron and the Dardanelles assault.
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Britain
Dardanelles
Queen E Clizabeth
Nelson
England
Charce
Gallipoli
Gaba Tepe
Sir John Vellicoe
North Sea
Kiel Canal
Si. Doveton Sturdee
von Spree
Falkland Islands
Wasted Time as a Lesson in Farming
A reflection on a slovenly farmer who derided time spent at Farmers' Institutes and fairs. The piece notes his paradoxical prosperity compared with neighbors who valued such time, urging better self-education and community meeting as path to improved farming.
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Bis
Wallflowers and Botanists At A Party
A humorous fragment shows one character inviting two botanists for the night noting they might take an interest in the wallflowers. The exchange hints at social satire and party dynamics between the speakers.
The Banker Should Assist Small Farmers to Succeed
The piece argues the small and middle sized farmer can beat large operations in production and bargaining. It urges bankers to fund productive enterprise, not merely assess collateral, and to judge investments wisely to sustain small farmers against big capital and corporations.
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Jones
Make Yourself a Neighborhood Leader The Call for Leaders
A Progressive Farmer exhortation calls plain farmers their wives and farm youth to lead in neighborhoods. It urges abandoning individualism and self first thinking, adopting co operation and communal effort as the new century’s guiding doctrine.
Dramatic critic roast sparks heated exchange in newsroom
The manager and author quarreled after a dramatic critic delivered an unflattering roast. The critic suggested overheard remarks influenced the review, while the author defended the production and implied miscommunication shaped the critique.
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Canning Club
United States
Portland
Fast Falls
Pleasantssome High School
Eloise Parsons
Atlantic
Queen Elizabeth
God
Rabin
Dellare
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