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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
10
Practical guidance on combating Red Mite infestations in poultry houses. Describes mite behavior, signs of infestation, and step by step sanitation plus chemical treatments including lye linseed oil soap, creolin products, coal oil, and periodic painting. Emphasizes movable fixtures and thorough annual cleaning to curb mite resurgence.
Canada appoints Dr. A. B. Wickware as dedicated poultry disease investigator under Dr Torrance to tackle turkey Black Head and chick diseases. He urges poultrymen to send sick bird specimens to the Biological Laboratory, Experimental Farm, Ottawa, to aid research and reduce annual losses running into millions.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company via its Colonization and Development Department led by J S Dennis runs a campaign to urge 8000 absentee landowners in the Western Provinces to cultivate their holdings. A circular promotes profits from farming and notes farms sold last year for more than cost. The colonization office offers free guidance and reliable information on acquiring and working land.
Poetically honors Corp John Brown of Mount Carmel killed in action in France. It laments Canadian sacrifice and valor, notes his youth and enrollment, and ends with a solemn tribute to the fallen. The piece frames war as imperial duty and collective loss.
A whimsical verse laments a missing potato that stood among the clouds and influenced meals and budgets. The speaker mourns the spud’s departure, recalling dinners without it and the higher price felt at home. The caller pleads for the potato to return to ease daily life.
A delegation of nineteen was told that hydro service to Cookstown and Bradford would likely come as an extension of the line delivering power to Barrie. The plan centers on extending the existing "juice" line to Barrie to reach nearby communities.
A Bradford Cookstown delegation led by Reeve Scanlon met with Mr James of the Hydro Electric Commission to discuss power and lighting for the district. Estimated cost from Barrie to Bradford would be 46 dollars per horsepower for 24 hour service. If approved and funded by by law the commission will send an engineer to review the project with potential service by next autumn.
Planning inexpensive eating highlights dry staples such as hominy dried lima beans split peas and dried corn. These pantry items can be turned into soups or creamed dishes for substantial meals.
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