Your Further Cooperation With Red Cross Drive
During the week starting June 17 the spring Red Cross campaign runs across the province. Citizens are urged to contribute generously to aid heroic front line men. Giving from the heart is emphasized as far more important than purchases of victory bonds. Manitoba homes see men at the front fighting in Flanders and France. The community is called to fulfill its duty and give to the utmost in unselfish sacrifice.
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Red Cross
Manitoba
Flanders
France
Dwarf Fruit Trees Boost Home Garden Yields
Canadian gardeners are urged to adopt dwarf fruit trees for compact spaces. The article notes dwarf varieties of apples and pears bear in two to three years, improve quality, and simplify pruning spraying and picking. It cites England’s wide use and calls for wider adoption in villages and suburbs. The Palm and Fruit Magazine.
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England
B.C. Palm and Fruit Magazine
Grateful Frontline Call Inspires Broad War Support
A call urges citizens to contribute generously as a duty to troops at the front. The message emphasizes gratitude and patriotism, asking readers to give until their heart and conscience signal it is enough. It frames giving as a personal heroic act aligned with national sacrifice.
Death tolls and war risk insurance figures cited
The article notes Europe ore deaths estimated by the United States Food Administration at 4 750 009 since the war began, compared with 3 250 000 killed in fighting. It also states more than 12 000 000 000 dollars of life insurance written by the Bureau of War Risks Insurance for American personnel.
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Europe
United States Food Administration
Bureau of War Risks Insurance
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Saye Farm Paper
Villa
Ornelas
Mexico
Avim
Texas
Theo. A. Bure Russell
R. A. Jones
Ford Car Owners
Ford
Russell
CHE
RED Bobs
Seager Wheeler
Wheeler
Ins
Ide
Western
Avrers Neon
the Grain Growers’ Guide
Winnipeg
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