Values of farm lands and live stock throughout Canada
A 1914 census snapshot shows Canada wide farm land values averaging 384 dollars per acre with wide provincial differences from 21 dollars in Alberta to up to a british columbia high due to fruit culture. Livestock values remained generally strong for cattle and dairy stock though horses and swine fell. total farm livestock valued at about 725.53 million dollars led by horses at 371.43 million and cattle at 297.12 million.
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Canada
Alberta
Hiritish Columbia
Dominion
Harses
War Creates New Trade for Canada War Creates New Trade for Canada
War boosts Canadian industry with shrapnel shell manufacture expanding across firms. A new by product, tuolabase, serves high explosives markets in Britain and allied nations. Coke oven by products also offer fuel and substitutes for gasolines amid extended steel plant capacity.
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Dominion
Great Britain
Beneo
Tt Ie
Dominion Steel Tien Aheady
Henzel
Undersized Bismarcks The trouble with German diplomacy
The article argues that German diplomacy declined after Bismarck with a loss of foresight and caution. It notes his cautious approach, the Austria-Hungary alliance in 1877, and how later policies failed to balance powers, leaving Germany exposed to Britain, France, and others. It mentions domestic questions about urban servants and suburban home life.
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Bismarck
Austria-hungary
France
fRey
Great Britain
Fragmentary Note on Wheat and Economic Talk
Incomplete text discusses wheat needs and production figures, mentioning millions of bushels and acres, and references economic concepts and wartime context. The passage is garbled and lacks clear events or speakers.
Destroy Zeppelins Aims and Hazards of a New Incendiary Projectile
Sir Hiram Maxim plans a rocket like incendiary bullet to disable Zeppelins and aircraft. The concept uses old Martini Henry rifles or small field cannons to fire a hot spark generating projectile that could ignite hydrogen and burn airships. Proponents call for many trained youths to handle the devices and advocate a light two man shoulder gun for ground use.
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Hiram Maxim
Maxim Gun
Hiram
Slim
Martini-Henri Riftes
AG Bore
Bir Miram
Tuin
Zeppelin
Isalow
An Odd Rescue Irishman with War Time Adventures
After British ships rescued 200 survivors from Von Spee’s cruisers off the Falklands they found one Irish deckhand among the Germans. He left Newcastle for Londonbridge work, then joined an Italian ship bound for Von Spee’s squadron in the southern Pacific and served on the cruiser Gneisenau before Sturdee’s battle cruisers ended Von Spee’s raid.
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von Spee
Falkland Islands
Newcastle
Pacific
Gneisenau
Lcharnhorst
Sturdwe
Persenaa
North Sea patrols and weather control plan reported
A garbled wartime style note speaks of securing every square mile of the North Sea from Sheppey to the Thames, with hundreds of scouting vessels and atmospheric manipulation. The text is incomplete but implies sweeping aerial and sea deployment and scooping pellets from a cruiser, though details are unclear.
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North Sea
Thames
Ander
How it Feels to be Wounded
A World War I soldier recalls the moment of being wounded in a trench burst. He describes a stunning blow, losing consciousness, bleeding from facial wounds, and the struggle to continue as comrades fall around him. After medical dressing, he endures a painful night but hopes to return to the front in two months.
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Inersion
Dreas
Oman
Bod
Ambula Corps
Britain must retain sea power to defend empire
The piece argues that Britain's empire relies on naval supremacy to guard Australia, South Africa, and India, with Canada less at risk but still bound to support naval dominance. it warns Germany's shipbuilding signals an eventual war and stresses fleet parity as essential to protect global possessions.
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Non
Acema
Reypt
Australia
South Africa
Canada
India
Great Britain
Germany
Mngland
New Zealand
Minneapolis Journal
Allies' Strength and War Turning Points
The article reviews the early war period noting Belgium and Serbia bore the brunt, lifting Allied resolve. It credits the Marne and Aisne counteroffensive with sealing Germany’s fate, while Russia’s swift eastern actions and Turkish and colonial struggles shape a Europe-centered conflict with Germany unable to win yet far from defeat.
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Germany
Belgium
Serbia
Marne
Aisne
Russia
Kast
Prussia
Galicia
Africa
Europe
Canadian firms mobilize to boost war munitions output
A Canadian source reports authorities plan to seize shells from a Toronto firm until August and Russia orders another Toronto plant to produce munitions. The piece praises Canadian manufacturers for swiftly converting plants and increasing war orders, surprising France and Russia with their capability.
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France
Frince
Russia
Torosto
Stelle
Toronto
Jes
Petrograd
Canada
Danish System in British Farming
A Morning Post letter from a Danish farmer suggests intensive farming and training reforms for the United Kingdom. The writer, with Denmark experience, criticizes Britain’s land use and advocates eight months of training, state support for cooperative finance, fertilizer assistance, and Denmark style cattle and pig practices to boost production and exports.
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London Morning Post
Parmer
Denmark
United Kingdom
England
Alture
Hill Campaign to Promote Livestock Farming in Northwest
University professors under James J. Hill will tour the northwest to address farmers about a livestock drive. Howard Epsmith of Minnesota chairs the effort with WYL Smith assisting, aiming to boost farm production and profits amid wheat and bread price trends.
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Weet
James J. Hill
Northwest
Howard Epsmith
University of Minnesota
Hin
Wyl Smith
Hill
Mr. Hill
Louis F
Wedding Rings For War Funds Parallels German History
The article notes German women exchanging gold wedding rings for iron to support war efforts. It recalls Napoleonic times when women offered heirlooms to contribute to defense, with rings inscribed Ich gab Guld for Elsen meaning I gave gold for iron, as a remembered gesture.
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Germany
Pat
Io Hottom
Myth of Russian Landing Hoax Originated by Kitchener
A British source claims Lord Kitchener sparked a wartime myth of 100000 to 200000 Russians landing in Scottish ports and joining British forces in France. The tale was used to frighten German commanders in Belgium and northern France and reportedly involved fake transports to Archangel.
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Scotland
Archangel
France
Lord Kitchener
Daily Dispatch
Uni
Belgium
Paris
von Kluck
Kitchener
Holland
England
Channel
Soldier Memoir From Front Lines By Princess Pats Officer
An officer of the Princess Pats writes from the front about trench battles and a scarred subsitern injury. He recalls tending a wounded comrade and the moment of relief after the casualty was stabilized amid chaos. The narrative captures war weariness and fleeting hope during combat.
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Princess Pats
The Nation's Wheat Supply in Britain Questioned
The Wheat Area in Great Britain is not materially increased. Lord Milner suggests the area could be trebled but risks and costs affect other crops. Decrease would harm other crops, requiring more corn and molasses.
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Great Britain
Lord Milner
Empire War Hook outlines empire industrial and agricultural strengths
A review of wartime production across Europe and the British dominions stresses agricultural and industrial capacity. It highlights Germany's prewar outputs, Britain's trade, and Canada's aims to shift to Made in Canada products, with sections on stock farming, dairying, seeds, potatoes, and grain outlook.
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Af Otfewa
Tim
Mont Ickly
France
Canada
Germany
Austria
Austria Hungary
Great Britain
Italy
Servia
Denmark
Norway
Sweden
Romania
H. @. Arkell
Ottawa
M. MacRae
Alvo
Soimales
J. A. Hadwick
Dominion Dairy Ecommipetoner
Geo. H. Clark
W. T. Macoon
Dominion Bor Hentturist
T K. Doherty
Commixer
Imperial Agricultural Inet Tule
Washing Soldiers One Aide of Warfare in WWI Britain
An officer of the Royal Army Medical Corps describes a system developed to clean and re equip troops after trench duty. Muddy men undress in a brewery washrooms, are bathed in basements, and clothes are sorted, damaged items destroyed, rest laundered by washerwomen.
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London Times
Kaiser awards Lissauer for Hymn of Hatred against England
The German Kaiser honors Ernest Lissauer with an imperial decoration, boosting the author of the Hymn of Hate as the sole literary figure his regime has elevated for the war effort. The piece notes widespread German wartime literary support but singles out Lissauer for special favor.
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Ernest Lissauer
England
Lissauerie
Roumania’s Army and Royal Lineage in Brief
Roumania faces potential break with Russia or Hungary, with a standing army of 400 000 to 600 000 under universal service. Young men serve 21 years under Mannlicher infantry and carbine cavalry. King Ferdinand, crowned in October, is husband to Queen Marie, a cousin of King George and aligned with European royalty. Bucharest houses a 340 000 population capital with fortified defenses and flood pestilence history.
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Roumania
Russia
Hungary
Fone
Howtania
Mannlicher
Life
King Ferdiand of
Bowmania
Duke of Edinburgh
Marie
George
Alexander II
Europe
Carmen Sylva
Bucharest
Public Park Created From Northwest Territories Site
A public park reserve is established near Port Pelly Saskatchewan on the old government buildings site at the Swen River area to commemorate historic events. Details are unclear due to damaged text but the intention is to honor local history with park status.
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Fort Pelly
Northwest Territories
Swen River
Port Pelly
Kaskatchewan
Ras Beas
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Census and Statistics Office
Columbia
Frenen
Empire of Islands
J. J. Hill
Department of Articulture
Subaltern
THE
Minister of Agriculture
Fay Flore
Dominion Department of
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