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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
14
The Providence Journal states the sole war aim is to defeat Germany now the commanders in the field and fleets hold the task. It argues peace terms and broader democratic aims come after victory once Germany is beaten, the sword must strike to the hilt before negotiations begin.
An advert claims catarrhal deafness is incurable by local remedies but can be cured by a constitutional treatment. It explains the Eustachian tube blockage causes hearing issues and that Hall's Catarrh Cure works through the blood to restore mucous surfaces. The notice offers one hundred dollars for any deafness it cannot cure.
In the Hamilton Spectator comment two notes appear about German command under Hindenburg and the British bulldog tenacity. Mention is made of Minard's Liniment claimed to cure garget in cows.
The article declares Britain and the United States must dominate all North Sea and Baltic outlets until submarines are defeated. It urges Denmark Norway Finland and Sweden to abandon neutrality, mine and patrol their waters to block German subs.
An Irishman asks how to enter Heaven. The priest advises patience. The man responds with humor about opening and shutting the door until St Peter finally decides to let him in or stay out.
Bridgeton New Jersey woman reports severe inflammation and weakness. She states she could not speak and suffered terrible pains before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The notice describes her relief after taking the remedy.
Hilary endures unanswered questions as Dr Verner suspects a nursing home scheme and a missing Miss Egerton. Rumors swirl about Langton, Wilkinson, and a concealed past while Hilary seeks truth by golf course and quiet routines. A letter finally arrives, shifting the tension.
Mrs Bartlett finds Dolly on a boat bound for France and calms her with tea and bread. The caregiver, using a gentle Irish tone, reassures Dolly and keeps her hopeful as they seek safety and prayer. Dolly slowly recalls the journey and their shared peril.
Dolly is carried off in a staged departure led by Kate Bartlett amid a stormy sea voyage. Dolly resists in dreamlike trance while Kate promises safety and plans a brief return, avoiding police and newspapers as the ship battles rough weather.
The acting commissioner of the cost of living released a statement on July 1 holdings of meat eggs and dairy by Canadian cold storage firms. Butter 4 306 685 pounds cheese 4 674 239 pounds eggs 8 590 261 dozen beef 6 616 415 pounds pork 27 622 902 pounds bacon 9 493 855 pounds ham 1 518 232 pounds mutton and lamb 566 832 pounds. The data cover about two thirds of Canadian companies and compare with July 1 1916.
A compact meditation on how romance persists amid conflict. The text likens the clash of combat to a ceremonial bond, suggesting devotion and peril intertwine in wartime moments.
Alberta could become a major sugar beet producer with irrigation and proper capital. Trials at Lethbridge show high yields and sugar content, while eastern and western irrigation blocks report continued gains. The industry, linked with livestock, promises rapid, prosperous regional development.
The product Mother Graves Worm Exterminator has long held a reputation for superior effectiveness in pest control, consistently delivering reliable results and steady performance against worm infestations over many years.
In three months the United States authorized 7 billion dollars in expenditures and subscribed 3 billion to a single bond issue. It sent 1.3 billion to allies, registered nearly 10 million men for service, mobilized forces, and trained 3,000 officers. The nation built an army over 20,000 miles of travel, placed fleets in active service, and organized food and fuel control while pursuing war tax measures.
fragmented dialogue mentions war gardens and neighbors rooster as a local anecdote about growing crops during wartime. tone hints at postwar reminiscence and communal effort with minimal readable details.
Calgary Daily Herald criticizes New Zealand draft systems for misallocating manpower. It notes a drop of over 100000 acres in crops in a year and wheat and oat production declines. The piece urges Ottawa to use a National Service register to size Canada’s needed and available workforce to sustain maximum agricultural output.
An advertisement explains summer illness risk to infants and promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. It claims tablets prevent stomach and bowel trouble and can aid when illness arrives, sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box.
Paris fashion firms announce gaspardine fur made from trench rats to honor soldiers. Co operation with troops boosts demand for rat skins and supports rewards for rat bounty. Soldiers kill rats at the front aided by terriers as furriers promote the trend.
Do not allow worms to sap the vitality of your children. If not attended to, worms may work irreparable harm to the constitution of the infant. The little sufferers cannot voice their ailment, but there are signs mothers notice that a dose of Miller's Worm Powder is necessary. These powders act quickly and will expel worms from the system without inconvenience to the child.
New York judge McAdoo urges youths to pursue work they love and excel. He cites the value of becoming a skilled shoemaker over pursuing easier paths, noting an honest craftsman is worth more than flawed lawyers or doctors. He laments mothers and sisters hindering natural abilities.
A conversation between a girl’s father and her suitor centers on financial support. The father balks at twenty dollars a week, asking how that would cover rent, while the suitor assumes Edith and her father would pay no rent.
Dominion held school land funds in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta total over 11 million dollars. With 5 percent war bond investments instead of 3 percent savings, Manitoba gains about 80 thousand dollars annually and Alberta over 60 thousand. Saskatchewan also increases, while lands are administered to fund education via public auctions in township sections.
Rev Oswald Younghusband of Lahore declares Indians largely loyal with no uprising imminent. He warns education should build character in India and be conducted locally. He aims to secure Rhodes scholarships for his group and gain recognition for 250,000 English and mixed-Indian residents.
Captain F.R. Dejardin of the Schr. Storke from Kamouraska testifies to the value of Minard's Liniment for ship and family use. He says it has no equal for everyday ills and accidents and would not start a voyage without it, even at a dollar a bottle.
An OCR fragment notes a bay charger in Hampshire ready for war planning with maps and councils of war imagined around him. The Daily Express text hints the horse may later travel through the Streets of Brussels as training unfolds.
Arthur Gleason argues in Century that World War I revived England by forcing the working class to work harder for essential needs, expanding wage gains and food security. The war transformed domestic life freeing women from parasitic trades and offering new roles for upper-class men, with soldiers finding meaning in sacrifice.
A Detroit Free Press humor item notes an Ohio wife seeks divorce over her husband not bathing for 17 years. The anecdote asks why now since he cannot get dirtier, framing a domestic quip as a health cure claim by Minard's Liniment.
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