Western Canada offers vast grain farming opportunities
A survey of Western Canada shows seeding finished across grain districts with rapid growth and strong harvest potential. High wheat prices are anticipated for years, aided by low land prices from $15 to $25 an acre and easy terms, plus abundant grazing lands and free homesteads. The piece urges producers at home or abroad to answer the food production appeal.
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Canada
United States
Western Canada
Boy Misreads Elephant Feeding at Circus
Four year old Bobby from Muncie visited a circus in town with his parents nearby. In the menagerie tent he received a sack of peanuts to feed the elephant but kept his sock full, explaining he could not tell which end to feed them to.
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Bobby
Muncie
Indianapolis News
Ventilation Quip Sparks Cheese Hole Debate
A vintage quip plays on cheese humor as a lighthearted aside about ventilation. The exchange suggests cheese with holes needs air, reflecting playful commentary rather than a news event.
He Was the Target in Greensburg Pa Hearings
A fragmentary item notes a target in Greensburg Pennsylvania with hints of social satire and a married man described as a fashion plate. The source is garbled but implies public attention or commentary on attire and domestic life.
Your Eyes Need Ca Re Care Ea
Your Eyes Need Ca Care Ea offers guidance on eye health and calcium related care options. The brief notes benefits of calcium for eye function and suggests consulting healthcare professionals for personalized advice.
One Hundred Fifty-Two Exemption Boards Ordered
Columbus reports Gov. Cox subdivides Ohio into 152 exemption districts to decide who is exempt from service. Each board of three to four members will be chosen, with two laymen, a doctor, and labor representation in counties with labor input. Cuyahoga will have 20 boards and names will be announced soon.
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Columbus
Cuyahoga County
Cox
Penitentiary
Ray Townsie Columbus
Gov. Cox
Ohio
Townsley
David Haggarty
State Bureau of Vital Statistics
New York
Massachusets
Michigan
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Chillicothe
Thomas H. Barry
Chicago
Central Department
Ohio- West Virginia
Eta Aeaini
Baker
Governor Names War Board for Ohio
Gov Cox names a 27 member Ohio war board linking labor capital transportation mining and industry to the national defense program. Notables include Warren S. Stone A. A. Augustus Joseph Nutt W. O. Thompson H. Firestone D. Tod and S. P. Bush. Clark Wheeler named executive secretary and initial conference planned. Ten Acre Corn Contest offered by Ohio State University extension to boost crop production with June 15 enrollment deadline.
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Cox
Ohio Branch Council of National Defense
Ohio
Citizens Savings & Trust Co
Cleveland
Paul L. Feiss
Joseph & Feiss Co
James B. Campbell
Columbus
J. Warren Keifer
Springfield
National House of Representatives
L. J. Taber
Barnesville
B. H. Kroger
Cincinnati
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
W. W. Thornton
Akron
Scripps-McRae League of
James W. Faulkner
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
M. J. Caples
John Moore
Ohio United Mine Workers
Frank P. Donnenwirth
Bucyrus
Thomas J. Donnelly
Ohio State Federation of Labor
John P. Frey
Toledo Central Labor Union
John J. Quinlivan
Toledo
James Wilson
Pattern Makers’ League of North America
Frank BE. Meyers
Ashland
H. S. Firestone
Extension Service
W. B. Hanger
Ohio State Univers
State Needs Cow Testers Across Ohio
Columbus reports men trained in cow testing association work are in rising demand as milk production aims to boost national food supply. In Sandusky a fatal shooting kills Emmons Gibson, 20, with Fred Wilson, 21, held as the suspected slayer after Gibson allegedly shouted, To hell with registering, we've no country to fight for.
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Columbus
Registering
Sandusky
Emmons Gibson
Huron
Fred Wilson
Gibson
Governor Cox calls Ohio War Cabinet meeting
Gov. Cox issues a call for the Ohio branch of the council of national defense to convene in his Columbus office at 2 p.m. Tuesday. It marks the first gathering of the governor’s war cabinet following its recent announcement.
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War Cabinet
Columbus
Cox
Ohio
Council of National Defense
Man Arrested for Refusing to Register
Shelby-Oscar Balcum of West Liberty was jailed after a hotel room arrest by the national guard on a charge of refusing to register. After about an hour of deliberation he agreed to register.
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Shelby—Oscar Balcum
West Liberty
National Guard
Ohio's Millionaire Bachelor Dies in Home of Birth
Zanesville reports John Hoge a bachelor millionaire who died at his birthplace home. He earned a million through soap and after selling that business expanded his wealth by investing in real estate in New York Columbus Cincinnati and Kansas City.
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Ohio
Zanesville
John Hoge
New York
Columbus
Cincinnati
Kansas City
Farmer Hangs Self Near Continental After Losses
Ottawa reports Charles Murbach age 65 found dead by his own action in a garage near Continental after his wife died suddenly at her mother's in Van Buren. He accompanied his sister to Oakwood, was missed later and died a few hours after discovery.
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Farmer
Ottawa
Charles Murbach
Continental
van Buren
Murbach
Oakwood
Parade Closes Seneca County Sunday School Meet
A men's parade closed the Seneca county Sunday school convention in Tiffin. A temperance rally followed the parade.
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S. S. Meet
Tiffin
Seneca County
Three Die as Skiff Upsets in Ohio River Incident
In East Liverpool near Babbs Island two men and a woman drowned after their skiff hit a ferry rope on the Ohio river causing it to overturn. Rescue attempts followed as authorities investigated the accident at the riverbank.
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East Liverpool
Ohio River
Babbs Island
Train Collision Kills Cald well Couple and Daughter
Mrs. Limuel McAuley aged 60 and her daughter Augie 19 of Caldwell were killed instantly when their carriage was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train near Cambridge. The tragedy occurred as the carriage failed to clear the crossing, authorities said.
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Cambridge
Limuel McAuley
Augie
Caldwell
Pennsylvania
Gale Destroys Onions in Scioto Marsh
A sixth wind storm in two weeks swept the Scioto onion marsh at Kenton destroying more than 80 percent of the total acreage. The damage estimate reflects extensive losses to local growers and the value of the crop.
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Kenton
Scioto
Man Ends Own Life in Station Scene
Zanesville Hiser, 55, shot himself in the Pennsylvania station in the presence of his son Leonard a baggage master. Authorities say worry over his wife’s death was the likely cause of the tragedy.
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Self
Zanesville
Hilis Hiser
Pennsylvania Station
Leonard
Must Show Certificates Colobus? Saloon Policy Reported
Columbus saloonkeepers require youths who look near 21 to display registration certificates proving age before being served liquor. The practice targets patrons who appear underage and uses age verification as a gatekeeping measure in local bars.
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Columbus
Auto crash injures three near Central Square
Mrs. Cohannah Benjamin J. Robinson and Morris Jacobs were knocked down and injured when Mrs. Edgar V. Kemper lost control of her car near Central Square in Youngstown.
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Wild Auto Harts
Youngstown
Mrs. Cohannah
Benjamin J. Robinson
Morris Jacobs
Edgar V. Kemper
Central Square
Railroad Sold at Auction Columbus Delaware & Marion Line
Under court order Eli M. West as receiver will offer the Columbus Delaware and Marion traction line for public sale at the road's Gay Street offices.
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Columbus
Eli M. West
Columbus, Delaware & Marion Traction Line
Gay Street
The
Road
Mount Union College Gun Theft Sparks Mutiny Probe
Students at Mount Union College report theft and arson of drill firearms. A court martial investigation has begun to identify those responsible amid rising tensions within the student battalion.
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Alliance
Mount Union College
Pig Arrested in War Garden Rooting Case
A pig was arrested in Marion and jailed after being found rooting in a war garden. A woman called for help and the animal was placed in a patrol wagon awaiting the owner’s claim.
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Marion
Grand Stand Collapse Hurts Athens Pageant Crowd
A grand stand on the high school campus collapsed during a pageant drawing injuries among women and children present. Several hundred spectators were in the stand when it gave way, causing chaos and prompting emergency response.
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Athens
King George's Fine Library at Windsor Castle Expands
Windsor castle hosts a growing library built by successive sovereigns with a new war section for officers on duty. Fortescue calls for regimental records to boost historical value. A ghost story in the equerries' room links to Queen Elizabeth's supposed haunting.
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King George
Windsor Castle
Fortescue
Elizabeth
Charles II
British Museum
George IV
William IV
Windsor
Prince Consort
Edward
London
The Cleverest Son and the Bribe for Good Behavior
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale portrays a father with six children. The eldest, most witty, plans to win the promised dollar by clever scheming, offering to take a quarter now and pledge not to compete. The record captures a humorous moral on temptation and parental bargaining.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Local Missouri General Store Promotes Long Service
A small Missouri town general store uses the advertising slogan We Fed Your Father to emphasize its long service to the community. Last week the feature was Chick Feed with a second Chick Feed line, followed by the We Fed Your Father slogan.
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Missouri
A Sore Disappointment
A dialogue contrasts a self-made man who rejects college education with a skeptical stance. One speaker urges restraint while another argues the pejorative view may overlook personal costs and a son who attends college.
Inner Meaning as Daily Life Guiding Principle
The text urges living daily with uplifted purpose and unselfish desire. It says each event holds inner meaning and learning its import prepares one for higher work, attributed to William Q. Judge.
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William Q. Judge
Washington Honored While Alive Birthday Observed
Washington stood as the sole American whose birthday was publicly celebrated during his lifetime. February 22 was widely observed while he served as president.
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Washington
Cincinnati Markets Flour Hay and Grain Prices
Market prices for flour corn hay oats wheat butter eggs and poultry live stock and hogs listed with multiple grade categories and bid ranges. Items include flour types winter patents and family, No 2 white corn, timothy hay, clover mixed, various oats grades, No 2 red wheat, butter creamery and eggs Prime firsts, live poultry. cattle hogs and uses.
Promoting Liver Pills as War Time Aid
Ad reads Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills promising to tone the liver and improve digestion for a torpid liver condition. The copy frames the pills as a quick way to aid soldiers and recruits during wartime, urging readers to buy to support health and country service.
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Wright
Scatterbrain Husband Keeps Forgetting and A Note Confirms It
Mrs. Scatterbrain laments her husband’s memory lapse despite reminders. A friend quips that a note she sent dated a week ahead was received, prompting Mrs. Scatterbrain to realize her husband might have posted it the same day she handed it to him.
Heroic Measures in Hard Times
In a local household Mrs. Torkins says the economy hit their family. She explains they will not waste food and have invited relatives to live with them so nothing from the table is left over.
Short Cut Leads to Pacifist Detention in Town
A quoted bromidic philosopher notes a shortcut proves the long way around. Mr. Duthwaite says he took a shortcut to town and was detained by a pacifist in a lengthy hour long argument.
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Mr. Duthwaite
Vocal Myrt-Some Noisy Hat Sparks Morning Mock
Conversation notes mention Mabel wearing a loud hat and Stell agreeing it’s a scream. The entry also references a railroad discontinuing “82 rains” in a half-formed remark.
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Myrt
Mabel
Stell
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