Western Canada farmer profits surge with 1917 sales
The 1917 crop and livestock markets show Western Canada farmers earning about 270 million dollars from wheat oats barley flax and rye plus 40 million from Winnipeg livestock. Hogs alone brought in over eleven million as Calgary Edmonton gains exceed 6 million. The period fuels farm improvements new land tractors and home upgrades while land values rise and settler numbers grow.
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Western Canada
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Victory
Alberta
Prairie Provinces
Canada
Family name question prompts origin guess
A grandson studies family history and asks about surnames. He learns his father's ancestors are from England Wales and Scotland while his mother’s roots are English and Irish. He then asks Grandma what her name was before marriage and concludes she came from Africa.
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England
Wales
Scotland
Lyon
Africa
Chicago Tribune
What kind of men do they have for torpedo boat crews
A brief comic exchange about torpedo boat crews and submarines followed by a farmer’s quip about summer visitors and a sly remark on managing feelings with a fresh supply.
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Dean
Albert Akroyd
Indiana Avenue
Philadelphia
Thos. H. Walters
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Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Brattleboro, Vt
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Doan
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