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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
12
Local notes report upcoming events at the Princess and a Willing Workers meeting, plus updates on residents including Miss Smith and Maurice Wilkinson. The piece quotes wartime conditions, honors for Captain L. J. Jones and Major McGibbon’s sons, and calls for increased Canadian food production while detailing a method for preserving eggs in lime water with cautions against salt additions.
Grain Growers group reminds members of the regular monthly meeting at the schoolhouse next Wednesday September 5 at p.m. Harvesting is active, oats look better, labor shortages persist, and gravel hauling for new elevator foundations is done by local farmers evenings. Visitors include Mr C R Inman of New Brunswick and Mrs Gwen Nixon, with plans for a mixed farming and sheep ranch. A heavy rain last Saturday helped summer fallows for next year.
Mortgage sale under order of His Honour James F. MacLean Local Master to Chambers dated February 2 1917 in Saskatchewan Supreme Court Battleford district. Public auction at Sheriff’s Office Town of Battleford for Lots 9 and 10 on south side of 22nd Street West of Central Avenue with improvements. 25 percent cash, balance on transfer within two months. Plaintiff’s solicitor Livingston & Atkinson.
The article advises preserving eggs while cheap as next winter may see shortages. It argues against using bran salt or patent preservatives and endorses lime water as a reliable method per Dr. Frank T. Shuts, a domicion chemist, citing exhibition cir oula No. 42.
A retrospective survey marks fifty years since Confederation in 1867 and July 1 1917. It notes Canada's growth from British colonies to a nation spanning nine provinces and territories, with expanding agriculture, fisheries, mining, manufacturing, and trade. It highlights population, infrastructure, and economic gains, projecting ongoing development across western and eastern regions.
A teacher sought an essay on London but faced a harsh draft that mocked the city’s people. The fragment hints at a student’s provocative claim and a period text’s framing of London versus York, reflecting debate over urban bias in schooling.
An obscure excerpt describes tying a knot and applying strain to a soft wood piece near a ka area. The fragment suggests practical steps for securing a knot as the wood yields under tension.
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