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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
7
Fragmentary prose references England's awakening through sacrifice and service. A chef, Gleason, and officers are mentioned amid notes on life, discovery, and improved living conditions in the trenches.
An Ohio woman seeks a divorce alleging her husband has not bathed for 17 years. The Detroit Free Press questions the claim, noting the extreme dirtiness and the humorous premise behind the request.
Hon. W. J. Hanna, Dominion food controller, urged Canadians to reduce wheat beef and bacon intake by at least one third to support Allied needs. England and France curb flour use, while Canada and the U S must cut wheat by 160 million bushels. A committee led by Mgr Justice Rose prepares proposals for consumers and meetings will follow.
A corps of Guardsmen offers a view on soldiering dividing old heroics from new. They value discipline and skill over glory and death as luck, insisting they are soldiers first and heroes second, with pride in their brigade and in doing their work well.
A reader recounts life in a trench where Argyll and Sutherlands troops battled close to German lines. The story highlights a calm sergeant major’s weathered presence, a visit to a neighbor trench, and a dramatic crater lip scene as shells burst and a Roche threat looms.
Australian minister for defence reports that since wartime began 44 000 horses have been shipped overseas for Australian armies. The parcel cost exceeds 4 000 000 dollars and includes 3 500 presented as gilts from various donors.
A Department of Labor warning rejects reports that The William Davies Company earned five million dollars on bacon in 1916. It states the company’s 1917 turnover included meat and canned goods with modest net profits, and notes the firm supplied war offices on cost-plus terms but faced competing open-market bids.
The company rejects the packing industry inquiry as misinformed and vague, arguing that figures on incoming and outgoing stocks, costs, and sales must be consistently defined across plants. It asserts cooperation with a Food Controller would aid price stabilization but warns against incorrect conclusions harming livestock exports and national interests.
A cache of witty snippets runs through the clippings from Puck and other magazines. Jests include a Kentuckians exchange over a supposed quarrel and executor duties, a knife-buying customer turning to playful violence, marriage proposals, a New York population quip, and a bank cashier pun about debt and openness.
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