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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
10
The article argues Canada should reserve two thirds of its land for timber to use natural resources efficiently. It discusses soil limits, wasted farmland, and the role of forestry in preventing fires while maintaining productive forests transformed by fire losses since the century began.
The Women's Freedom League urges Lord Rheondda the English food controller to declare a Baby Week with a milk price cut and lauds his stand against profiteering. A dairy committee recommends stabilizing dairy labor and feeding supplies, eliminating waste, banning dried or liquid milk in chocolate, using surplus milk for cheese, and prohibiting preserved cream sales during the war.
A Chicago Tribune report cites an Association of American Colleges study showing 33 percent of ministers in Northern states come from farmer homes and 18 percent from minister homes. Other vocations contribute small shares to ministry candidates.
Lord Rhondda, Britain food controller, outlined his stance against food speculation and profiteering in a Cardiff address. He warned of unpopularity, pledged to protect the consumer especially the poor, and noted war conditions complicate restoring prewar prices.
Promote strong constitutions by building up the blood with Dr Williams Fink Pills. Each dose is claimed to renew blood, improve complexion, vision, energy, and appetite. Thousands report restored health. available from dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box or six for two dollars from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The New York Tribune argues the Allied program to indemnify Belgium and restore Alsace Lorraine depends on a military decision not yet made. It says large nations will not surrender territory or pay indemnities while German lines still hold.
An ad claims Sleep is vital for infant growth and worm infestation disrupts it. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised to destroy worms, restore rest, and not injure babies, making the child thrive again.
A historical note questions dairy testing reliability as three cows show wide fat percent variation across nine tests. The first cow averages 3.7 with extremes 2.9 and 5.5, the second 42 with ranges 24 and 5.4, the third 26 with highs 40 and lows 20. The piece argues a single sample can mislead fat assessments.
Government eyes a soldiers land settlement plan granting access to railways for returned troops. It would use Indian reserve lands in the three prairie provinces and place settlements on ideal holdings, argued to benefit both the region and the Indians themselves by placing land under settlement.
An Associated Press observer aboard a British oil driven destroyer in a troop convoy describes how a periscope sighting sparked a rapid response. A torpedo narrowly missed the stern by six feet as crews and wireless operators coordinated defense and pursuit toward the U-boat.
A claim touts Mother Grave's Worm Exeterminator as potent yet safe for children, asserting it provides strong effects without harming the constitution.
A fragmentary note traces the word booze from its Dutch root meaning drink before the 14th century. It explains how the term shifted from a plain noun or verb for consuming wine to a suggestion of excess and disrepute by Shakespearean times.
A seven year old herd near Oxford Mills Ontario yielded 363.9 pounds of milk from March 30 1916 to January 30 1917 at 45 cents per pound totaling 163.75 dollars. The owner keeps records for each cow and notes six of fifteen cows earned over 150 dollars. Milk weighed every tenth day and monthly composite tests allow calculation of full lactation yields. Free milk and feed record forms are available from the dairy division Ottawa. A study of records could raise cow earnings by at least fifty percent in three years.
The Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Ltd presents its range of counter checks, sales books, and carbon leaf forms. It notes rising paper and material costs but promises reasonable prices, large-scale production, samples on request, and shipments from its Canada network with offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver.
A kindergarten class activity prompts a girl to name her country. When asked the next question she responds with a patriotic line, concluding with a cue that echoes a familiar national slogan.
Maude Marie asserts she has many friends though the judge notes some may not be entirely good. The exchange hints at social connections and possible scrutiny by the court.
A New York Sun quotation indicts German society across classes in the dream of world domination. It argues the Kaiser era and Kaiser supporters spearheaded aggression while professors clerics and workers shared the delusion of Deutschland Uber Alles. It cites submarine warfare bombings and atrocities in Belgium and France as consequences.
The pills are entirely vegetable and reviving to digestive organs. For years they have attained a high position as a standard medicine. Simple in composition and easily assimilated, they aid the weakest stomach and promote a healthful digestive effort.
Washington reports from Alan R Hawley that Britain moved to mass produce aircraft without awaiting further improvements. UK plans to ship 4000 planes monthly, with aeronautics spending rising to about a billion dollars this year. The US is building aviation training camps each to train 150 students, with hangars for 72 aeroplanes and double units for 300 students and 144 planes each.
The British government issued an order prohibiting an occupant of an agricultural holding in Napape from owning or pasturing horses for cultivation without a license. A Staffordshire War Apricoleneal Committee meeting saw a member call the order childish and the committee decide to file a formal protest.
The Kilties Abroad New York display vigor and discipline in their pipes and march, reviving memories of courage and duty. The New York Sun lauds their lively, hopeful stance, praising England Canada and the Maple Leaf men as symbols of liberty and resilience in war.
A country store porch sign in a Far West hamlet warns visitors with the line Do not hitch your branches to do pillars of this temple Remember Samson. The odd aphorism reflects rustic humor and biblical quotation common in frontier communities.
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