Five to Satisfy Market Amid War Efforts in 1917
Fragmentary text notes government actions in 1917 aiming to boost production and acreage. Mentions tractors and estimates of increases, with references to debt, enterprise, and policy language.
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Newspaper
Watrous Signal
Location
Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
3
Distribution of Pure Seed Plans for Co operative Agency
Prominent Saskatchewan farmers including Seager Wheeler plan to distribute registered grain varieties to province wide farmers. The organization aims to establish a head office and supervisory team to implement a two selling system and oversee distribution of pure seed to growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saskatchewan
Farmi Elotastia
Oras
Toon
Tee Ee O Gp Cesedien Ee Ewer
Seager Wheeler
Sthern
Sask@tchewan
Fragmentary note hints at a personal message
The readable bits show a casual exchange mentioning a five dollar amount and a sense of thanks. The text is incomplete, with phrases like I’m glad you are and payment references, leaving uncertainty about full meaning.
The British Spirit and War Resolve
A London Morning Post excerpt praises the indomitable British spirit in wartime, asserting the army and navy sustain England as words lose meaning. It stresses tests of reality and the brave heart of the nation, then shifts to a note on Dr J Derjloga’s asthma remedy offering immediate relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
London Morning Post
2000 Miles for Farewell Visit to Soldier Sons
An 82 year old, Clin ton Vance, travels 2000 miles to Louisville Kentucky to visit two sons stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor. He left near Calgary Conee after a letter said the sons could not leave for overseas. The family previously moved to Canada and then Orleans, where the youths left during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parewell
Clinton Vance
Louisville
Camp Zachary Taylor
Vance
Calgary Coneee
Cana- Hind
Orleans
Unity in the Crisis Echoes in Edmonton Journal
The Edmonton Journal reflects on unity during wartime strain as years of slow progress test public resolve. It notes that rapid decisions feel easier than sustaining a steady, sane outlook through months of siege by German forces and war weariness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonton Journal
Ancient Mortar Analysis Of The Great Wall Findings
Chemist J C Witt of the bureau of science Manila examines bricks at Shankaikwan and reports they are weak and easily broken by hand. Bricks are larger than standard, grey, and pumice like. Mortar is pure white, stronger than bricks, and shows no sand in lime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Wall of China
Shankaikwan
J. C. Witt
Bureau of Science
Manilla
Witt
Methodist Baltimore American Butter Exports Restricted
A fragment from the Baltimore American notes a den deklaration over religious terms and a government restricted butter export policy. The text references Methodist and general trade controls with unclear context.
Spying on Spies in Germany and Diplomatic Gossip
The Times cites ex ambassador Gerard noting German officials dodged wartime questions about espionage. A Das apeas weekly report warned diplomatists of being searched and Zimmermann questioned why reports were written at all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Gerard
Times
Baby Constipation Relief Advert In Dr Williams Tablets
An old advertisement touts Baby’s Own Tablets as a laxative for children’s constipation. It claims quick relief and recommends keeping a box at home. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Allied Debt to U S Prophesied After War
James Peal urged about 1,000 Philadelphia business leaders to back a demand that Allied debts to the United States be canceled after the war. He argued that Great Britain and France should settle what is owed in full, with receipts and sacrifice pledged by American families. The audience roared assent as he warned against accepting any payment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
James Peal
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Rance
America
Mr. Beck
Canada Third in Global Automobile Use in 1917
The article notes Canada ranks third worldwide in automobiles in use. It cites 199,302 cars registered in 1917, up 47,705 from 1916, with further figures hinted but truncated in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Must Have Flanders Coast in Next War Circular
A wartime document argues the Flanders coast must be seized to protect sea lanes to the Thames. It claims control of the coast enables air raids and reconnaissance, extending the range of naval and air forces and preventing British surprise operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Thames
Flandera
Aceon
Navy
Iso
England
Italy
Minard and Take No Other Boys on the Farm
The Chicago high school farm program last year placed 700 boys in farm work. Reports were unsatisfactory for most, but the initiative says the work benefited boys physically and morally, strengthening responsibility and social duty while shaping patriotic ideals and practical experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Yoo Ook
Educa
Uae
Women Spies and German Penetration Tactics Revealed
The article describes German spy operations using women to gather information in France Italy and beyond. It cites estimates of handsomely paid female agents numbering up to one hundred thousand in Germany and details arrests in Paris including actress Sumey Depsy linked to German pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Italy
France
Conservatories
Rome
Naples
Paris
Milan
Alsace
Sumey Depsy
Bernhardt
Secret Service
Every Man Must Do His Duty in France War Message
A wartime editorial urges unity and resolve for Allied victory in France. It calls on Britain and America to mobilize and endure through increased resistance, praising the heroism of men and women in defense of freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Britain
America
Great Britain
Buried Treasure Tale Versus Potato Planting
A fragmentary item contrasts fiction with practical farming advice and mentions Pills of Attested Valuelee’s Vegetable Pills claimed to aid digestion. The piece also references an eccentric occupant arrested near St Nazaire and a clockmaker at a house near the Eiffel in a disjointed scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Nazaire
Eiffel
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