War and Drainage Notes from the Front and Farm
A mixed World War I era bulletin recounts soldiers facing trenches and a bitter clash, praising courage and duty for Manitoba volunteers. It also reports on drainage experiments at St Pierre and a Manitoba Department of Soils program offering surveying help, while noting Germany’s four year war plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Ile
Red River Valley
Department of Agricullure
Department of Soils
Manitoba Agricultural College
Winnipeg
Stealing of Grain Doors and Rail Costs Prompt Inquiries
The Crystal City Courier reports a C P R detective probes grain door thefts, summoning 36 farmers. The railway repays about 700 dollars after investigations while door costs run 6000 dollars monthly in the district from La Riviera to Estevat. The piece notes railway rights are as strong as individual rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
la Riviera
Estevat
Crystal City
A Liberal Scale of Pensions for Private Soldiers and Officers
The pension schedule lists yearly amounts from $75 to $264 for private soldiers and up to $2 100 for generals. Sergeants, captains, majors, colonels and general ranks all have graduated ranges based on injury severity and whether incurred in action or training. Widows and orphans receive monthly stipends, with rates varying by rank and number of dependents. Some provisions allow a widow to claim a pension if she is the sole support for a totally disabled soldier, with special terms for mothers and orphans.
Industrial Canada and the patronage spoils system
The piece criticizes patronage as a worn political instrument first rooted in Andrew Jackson era U S politics and argues it persists in Canada under Liberal and Conservative governments. It urges government purchases be guided by quality price and support for home industry rather than patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Andrew Jackson
United States
Europe
Belgian in Western Canada seeks missing wife and daughter
A Belgian resident in Western Canada has returned from Belgium France and England after a search for his wife and daughter who were visiting home when war began. Relatives lived in Liege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Belgium
France
England
Liege
British Empire
Lusitania
Anthony F. Wilding
New Zealand
Dardanelles
Hittish National Retief Fund
Ron
Art Class Brute Yet The Tailor’s Glance
A fragment notes fabric quality with soft smooth grey textiles praised as correct smartly cut and flattering to most men. The style emphasizes a neat appearance and strong tailoring.
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Pope
Germany
ART CL Vom Brut Ee
J. P. Bell
Russell
Restire
W. B. Amos & CO
Astbury
Morcmi Ioc Ia
Mr. Thresherman
C. D
Sparrow
A. L. Buie
SRR
RSS
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