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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
7
Two farmers named Bill and Dan talk about pooling money and efforts to raise fifty thousand dollars for a project. They suggest meeting with neighbors next week to plan, hoping shared resources will help their farms and the local community prosper.
A humorous yet grim note on wartime shortages in Germany. Cabbage cigars become a government substitute for tobacco, mixed with strawberry leaves lav ender blossoms sandalwood. A joke about thrift and a superstition closes the item.
A Thursday excursion by 36 children and 4 teachers from rural Manitoba schools to the Manitoba Agricultural College proved highly instructive and enjoyable. They toured poultry, cattle, sheep, and conservation displays, sampled tea in the dining hall, and heard from Mr. Newton and Prof. Herner.
Isaac E. Mann of Metapedia Quebec recalls twenty years ago injuring his left wrist nearly severing cords and losing use for months. After trying doctors and other remedies he used one bottle of Minard's Liniment and fully recovered, continuing to use it and recommend it to his family.
David Lubin, praised for pushing the International Institute of Agriculture and rural credit reforms, now advocates a National Chamber of Agriculture with governmental marketing supervision. He has a history of persistent advocacy, inspiring commissions and legislation and promising another ambitious program.
A vintage advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Ex Exterminator to rid children of intestinal parasites and restore strength and vitality. The copy appeals to parents seeking a remedy for worm infestation.
A Hague official communication via Amsterdam Reuters reports an agreement between the Dutch and German governments to compensate the Datel merchantmen torpedoed off the Scana region near the Sound. Compensation aims at ships in the Dutch East Indies for equivalent value.
Orders to toll the great bell at St Pauls for approaching raiders are issued in London. The monumented bell is never tolled except at sovereign deaths and major city officials. The note hints at safeguarding up to thousands of lives while deflecting panic.
Dr Yamei Kin argues in favor of soybeans replacing meat to build protein, describing Chinese use of tofu, miso, natto, yuba and other bean products. She notes rich and poor eat soy daily, and highlights bean curd and soy-based desserts as nutritious alternatives.
Minard's Liniment touted alongside a plan for a harvesters' trail from Kansas to Canada. Kansas crops to be cut in July, Minnesota in August, and Western Canada in September.
One of every six Frenchmen is now fighting and one in twelve Britons. Great Britain reports 2,000,000 men at the front and 5,000,000 in reserve at home.
The interior ministry submits a bill to the provisional government establishing freedom of conscience. Civil and political rights no longer depend on religion and no official permission is needed. Child religion rules: up to nine years via parents, nine to seventeen with limits, over seventeen self-determined. Courts of administration created to safeguard citizens against illegal acts by central or local officials.
The piece describes asthma as a dreadful non fatal disease causing sleepless nights and dread of attacks. It promotes Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a wonderful curative agent that immediately relieves restricted air passages. It notes the remedy is sold by dealers everywhere.
Dialogue from London Tit-Bits depicts a terse exchange as an officer questions a messenger about delivering a message to an officer. The quip highlights confusion between an officer and a private, with a humorous bath anecdote.
A humorous exchange from Pearson's Weekly notes Captain complains shirts arrive late from laundry. Private Jones replies he wears them another week to keep them clean, a playful defense of unnecessary extra washing.
An advertisement claims nourishment of nerves through Dr Williams Pink Pills restores blood and cures nervous breakdowns. It cites a testimonial from Wilfrid Donald of Westboro Ontario describing severe fatigue and sleep problems improving after use.
A German officer in Roye enters a hotel and lays a drawn sword on the table while ordering a meal. The waiter brings a pitchfork and asks what the fork means, replying that it is the tool to match the sword.
A court circular indicates Princess Victoria and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein will be styled Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Marie Louise. Duchess of Saxony title renounced. royal warrants to define future styling. Times notes Prince Louis of Battenberg may become Marquis of Mountbatten, linking to Drake’s Plymouth headland.
A man speaks from experience that the amount of pin money a wife needs depends on whether she uses diamond pins or rolling pins.
A Cincinnati authority says corns and calluses can be lifted with a few drops of Freezone. A small bottle from any drug store can remove all corn or callus without pain as it dries instantly and does not irritate surrounding skin. If unavailable your druggist should obtain it from a wholesale house.
Sir Edward Kemp announces a special reserve of officers for the Canadian expeditionary force. Officers displaced by vacant suitable posts will be restored with their former rank and seniority and placed on the reserve when they finish overseas or cannot be employed in Canada. Reserve officers will not receive pay allowances.
Insurance for all men serving with the British forces on land or sea has been inaugurated in England. It covers all ranks with a fixed with benefits, minimum yearly premium five dollars, maximum one hundred dollars. If a soldier dies of natural causes the beneficiary receives five hundred dollars. if death occurs in action or at sea the benefit details arise from the scheme and are divided accordingly.
The piece reflects on a national nostalgia for white bread and the shift away from it during war. It notes earlier times when white flour was scarce, describes English millers learning of foreign flour whiteness, and recalls 1878 when a plant in England began white flour production, marking Britain’s turn from imported to domestically produced white bread.
An advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy against intestinal worms in children. It asserts the powder will exterminate all worm varieties and repair damaged intestinal lining, warning that untreated infections may perforate the gut.
Government plans ample canned food supply to sustain an army of 1,000,000 next winter. Urgent manufacture of cans required as tin mainly comes from Great Britain. Government considers securing pig tin from Britain at fair prices.
Ex King Constantine declares allegiance to God only in a confrontation relayed to Venizelos. The remark is seen as evidence he followed orders from his Potsdam-bound brother-in-law, shaping his defiant stance amid the crisis.
In Detroit News coverage a lawyer greets a Chinese man waiting for trial and is politely rebuffed. The man says he already has counsel and leaves, leaving the lawyer perplexed by the exchange.
Woman in Wagoner reports chronic health crisis relieved by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege table tonic after many doctors and operations failed. She credits the remedy with ending severe symptoms and restoring well being for change of life.
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