Soldier Allowances and Pensions Under Dominion Plan
The Dominion government outlines allowances for soldiers and pensions for dependents. Totally disabled in action receive 264 yearly. other statuses 132 or 75 yearly. Widows get 22 a month plus 5 per child. gratuity on remarriage. Orphans get 10 a month. mothers with one son 22. pensions start the day after the husband’s death. Private earnings include 1 a day plus field allowance. married men must allot half pay to wives. separation pay 20 monthly to wives. Patriotic Fund supplements for children.
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Dominion
Nowas
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Patriotic Fund
Fall Cultivation for Wild Oats and Weeds
Fall cultivation aids weed destruction with minimal crop impact. Wild oats germinate in fall after early disk or harrow, with 80 percent potential when conditions fit. Manitoba Agricultural College notes fall germination in trays and fields, urging early fall tillage to curb Frenchweed Blue Bur Tumbling Mustard and Sticky Cockle before spring.
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Botany Department
Manitoba Agricultural College
Blair
Ochre River
No Inconclusive Peace Our Soldiers Must Not Die In Vain
An extract from a trench letter to a sister in Gloucestershire describes a soldier’s fear of dying in vain and his plea for a total defeat of Germany. He writes of facing the Valley of the Shadow in France, questions about England’s resolve, and the nightmare of an inconclusive peace. He vows to remain brave until the end and pleads for a way to ensure his death is useful.
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France
Gloucestershire
Germany
Valley of the Shadow
Old England
England
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The brief excerpt notes readers must act quickly to field tasks such as disking plowing harrowing and cultivating. It frames timing as essential and cites lack of time as the sole excuse, suggesting immediate farming work.
Claim Letter B On Oat Leaves Sign of Victory
A Manitoba report claims the letter B meaning British appears on oat leaves as a sign of Allied victory in the European war. The piece notes a 1815 Waterloo association and reports the B is unusually pronounced on the oats and even some grass blades.
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Manitoba
Waterloo
Weighing England’s Heart After My Death, For Others
A dramatic lament urges action to honor England’s heart after the speaker’s death. The plea emphasizes doing it now for the sake of others, not for personal gain, to ensure lasting impact beyond the speaker’s life.
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England
Church of England in Canada adopts democratic ideals in litany
In a mid summer General Synod, Canada’s Church of England moves to exclude nobility from litany prayers, replacing them with role models serving mankind through learning, labor, and industry, signaling a democratic shift likely to heighten church influence. The piece notes Britain’s war costs at 25 million dollars daily, a total debt near 11 billion, higher taxes, and increased duties on vehicles, film, instruments, clocks, and hats as part of wartime finance and exchange rate correction.
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Church of England
Canada
General Synod
Great Britain
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