Alberta Rural Development League Eyes Farm Settlement Plan
The Alberta Rural Development League proposes farmer led settlement across the province with township clubs mapping vacant lands and listing offers for sale. It aims to shift population to farms, improve credits and transport, and coordinate nationwide office support to attract settlers including outreach through United States contacts. The league highlights demonstrated farmer success in Lethbridge and Calgary ties with urban prosperity and livestock financing programs.
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Alberta Farmers Farm Clubs
Canada
Alberta Naural Development League
Mapes
Tende Ile
Rela
Mike
Hirem K
Gooner
Itech
Hiram
Hiram K
Alberta
Pine Coulee
Hirama
League
United States
Ma Settlement Club
Calgary Consumers’ League
Calgary
Rural Development League
G. Kt. Marnoch
Lethbridge Board of Trade
H. M. E. Bvans
Edmonton
G. B. Smith
Camrose
F. M. Black
B. L. Richardson
William Jeremome
A. J. Matthews
Kine Hat
SH. Smith
A. T. Cushing
James 3
Penhold
United Farmers of Alberta
Gift to Belgium: Japanese present ornate sixteenth century sword
The Japanese envoy presents a finely crafted sixteenth century sword to King Albert of Belgium through a Japanese newspaper proprietor. The accompanying inscription praises Belgium's defense of humanity and civilization, calling it an example of noble perseverance. The sword and its mountings are described as exquisite and in perfect condition.
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Albert
Belgium
Invention to Tackie Submarine War Torpedo
Invention to tackle submarine threats described as a new war device. Details mention a torpedo named Ledy Freech and reference to a person described as wife of Field Mayes. Source text is fragmentary and names are unclear.
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Ledy Freech
Field Mayes
Freece Bas
The High Cost of Living and Land Speculation
The piece blames rising living costs on land speculation. It notes thousands of acres should produce food but have been handed to speculators. Interest on farm land valued at 600 dollars an acre adds to costs, squeezing profits. Farmland values have soared 300 to 600 percent, with cities seeing many plots withdrawn from production.
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Lang
Great Mish Response 125000 Joiners Out of 450000
A local program reports 125000 participants joining from a target of 450000. Officials tout progress and project reach, noting continued outreach and upcoming milestones.
Patriotism and Production for Farmers and Empire
The article urges ongoing patriotism and agricultural production to aid the empire during wartime. It highlights distributing literature, avoiding waste, and saving through economy of production. Publications from the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa offer practical guidance to farmers for land use and national duty.
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Ee Department
Ublications
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Record Wheat Exports to Great Britain Hit High in 1914
Canada's wheat shipments to Britain set a 1914 record with 31 457 099 cwt total, up from 21 787 900 cwt the prior year. The United States was the only country with higher imports. other grains fell, while frozen fish and flour demand rose in Britain. A Trade Commissioner report from Barbadoes notes West Indian trade growth with Canada and a projected rise in barrels exported.
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Great Britain
Trade and Commerce Department
Canada
United States
Piood
Barbadoes
French Industries Show Progress in War Mobilization
Investigations by Labor Minister Martin indicate French industry and commerce have rebounded since the war began. Staffing now runs about twenty percent below normal, based on 21,000 establishments employing over a million people.
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Martin
Military rifle notes reflect training and testing details
A brief item describes ministry actions on firearms training and equipment. It cites six newly approved sauna ye and mentions calibres near 276, noting that target shooting uses lies of sight similar to certain rifles.
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New
Englieh
Fife
Fiwe
Beatty and Jellicoe: mastery in modern sea battles
The North Sea actions elevated Admiral Beatty as a pioneering strategist who adapted to unprecedented conditions and proved the British Navy's decisive edge. Sir John Jellicoe’s broader command is praised for enabling Beatty’s success and shaping naval supremacy in the Great War.
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North Sea
Beatty
Craddock
Falklands
Sturdee
Iie
G. W. Smalley
London
New York Tribune
David Beatty
Finglas
Smalley
Admiralty
Jellicoe
Grand Fleet
Gmalley
John Jellicoe
England
Unclear OCR Summary of US Loans and Flags
Damaged text fragment describes statements by Secretary of State Bryan on Wilson administration loans to provinces and municipalities in Canada and the United States. Mentions difficulty in trade and possible German influence, plus a garbled description of a flag with stars and horns.
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Bryan
Monetary Times
Wilson
United States
Canada
Sanedian Municipal and Corporation
Joans
Eee
Joans T
Washington
Alfalfa as Valuable Crop in Southern Alberta Irrigation Lands
Dominion Experiments Station at Lethbridge tested alfalfa as cattle feed on irrigation lands in Southern Alberta. Alfalfa valued at 4.00 dollars per ton with oat sheaves at 10.00 dollars per ton. experiment assessed costs and returns, indicating profitability under current market conditions.
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Alberta
Dominion
Lethbridge
Ee Ae
War Transport Service Aids Allied Supply Lines
The Canadian government and Canadian Pacific press forward a wartime plan to establish a regular steamship service for Army supplies to France and Europe. Sir Thomas Shaughnessy coordinated with major carriers, and A J Harris directed overseas transport, moving about 120000 tons of imperial supplies from August to navigation’s end. The new system promises economies and lower rates than normal, saving British and Canadian governments substantial costs.
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Gerger
England
Halifax
North Atlantic Patrol
France
Cajan
Europe
Hostilies
Thomas Shaughnessy
Canadian Pacific
Isaselea
Harris
Atlantic
Airman Adolphe Pegoud Wins Military Medal For Daring
Official notice reports French aviator Adolphe Pegoud awarded the military medal for wartime services. He repeatedly engaged enemy aircraft, downed a German plane on February 2, and prior feats include upside down flight and looping the loop. Pegoud already earned the Legion of Honor for early safety experiments and has been cited for valor in despatches.
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Adolophe Pegoud
Heg
Adoupes Degoud
Pecoud
Legion of Honor
Pegoud
Bembe
Alien labor fills rough work as natives shun it in New York
The piece argues American born men avoid hard labor and accept lower wages in stores while alien workers take the rough jobs in the new subway era. It insists hard digging and quarrying must be done by someone and urges natives to perform the work to keep progress from stalling under immigration laws.
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New York City
Subway
Banff Area Incline Railway Planned for Cascade Mountain
A plan calls for an incline railway up the Cascade Mountain near Banff to ease access for visitors. The council authorized the interior minister to negotiate a right of way and enlist a contractor to construct and operate the railway, enabling tourists to view scenery without climbing.
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Banff
Ordin
Minister of the Interior
Rnc Ae
Ssaalagee
Army investigates militia officers serving with Cenedian forces
Acting Army chief of staff Brigadier General Bites was directed by Secretary of War Garricun to probe reports that American militia officers were serving with Cenedian units in heated tensions over service in Europe.
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States
Garricun Hes
Bites
Fragmentary note on advertising and perception
A fragmented text muses on how a single bell stroke fails to impress and repeats of the sound build location perception. It contrasts advertising repetition with fogbound night imagery and hints at a printing art link to advertisement and sound.
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Bet Jong
Libregu Edvertiing
Teaching agriculture in the schools would be of value
A writer argues for practical agricultural education in country schools. He contends that farming needs hands on lessons, not only book theory, and suggests real lab experiences, local farms, and field trips to teach living skills and productive work.
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Hopkins
Minnots College of Agriculture
Angell
Hye Ereal
Vicksburg
Meade
Levee
Gettysburg
Frenelands
Indias
Rhine
Danube
Columbia
CW Oesthout
Parmer
Aberdeen Talk on Stock Rearing and Feeding Techniques
Professor Ollebrat of Armetrong College spoke at the North of Bootland College of Agriculture about efficient rearing and feeding. He cited experiments at Cockle Park showing legume crops increase yields after clover and high grade slag improved pasture. He stressed economical cattle rearing, noting young stock gain best from given feed and waste should be minimized in late fattening.
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Ollebrat
Armetrong College
Newcastlean- Tyne
Aberdeen
Bootland
Cor! Park
Health report shows strong Victoria mortality and infection rates
The Victoria report by G A BH Hall to the medical officer notes a mortality rate of 7.29 per thousand and an infection mortality rate near 6 per thousand. Of 16 cases only five were fatal, most from logging camps, with pure milk supply cited as a factor and an aging population with long sleep patterns.
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Victoria
G A. BH Hall
War time charity letters link lovers across oceans
A Lafayette Fund appeal sent warm clothing to French soldiers in the Argonne trenches. Miss Adele Leuville of Pianquewine Louisiana sent $2 with a note hoping the war ends soon. Maurice Dubola of the 27th Company, 6th Cavalry, Fourth Army Corps of France received the kit and wondered if the donor shared a school friendship with him in Nancy seventeen years earlier.
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Cupid
Lafayette
Adele Leuville
Pianquewine
Miss Leuville
Dubois
Lafayette Fund
Vanderbilt
New York
Nancy
France
Abe
Dubole
Mertea
How Khaki Was Discovered In Khaki’s Color Renamed for Soldiers
A chance remark by a Manchester businessman spurs a young native dyer to seek a dye that neither water nor heat affects. He discovers khaki dye after testing scraps among ruined garments, changing military uniforms. The color’s origin is tied to a late 19th century era and a note on Victoria Cross history.
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India
Manchester
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