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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
2
An article argues Canada should apply business efficiency to natural resources noting two thirds of land cannot grow field crops and should be used for timber. It cites fires destroying much of the forest inheritance and urges protective systems used by modern nations.
The Women’s Freedom League urges Lord Rhondda to regulate milk prices for an adequate winter supply and infant protection. They call Baby Week celebration with reduced milk prices and praise his stand against profiteering. They also suggest measures to stabilize dairy labor, curb dried milk use in chocolate, divert surplus milk to cheese, and ban sale of preserved cream during the war.
A Chicago Tribune summary notes a study by the Association of American Colleges finding 33 percent of ministers in Northern states come from farm homes, 18 percent from minister families, with small shares from other vocations such as shop workers carpenters merchants and laborers.
In Cardiff Lord Rhondda vowed to stop speculation in food as a guardian of the consumer. He warned he would press the government hard and said price rises stem from war conditions though prewar levels may not return.
Readers are urged to strengthen the constitution and build up blood with Dr Williams Fink Pills. The ad claims the medicine creates new blood, improves color in cheeks, eye brightness, steadies hands, and boosts appetite and energy. Sold by dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 50 cents a box or $2.50 for six boxes.
The New York Tribune argues that the Allied program tied to Belgium indemnification and Alsace Lorraine restoration, plus Germany’s defeat, may not be realized until a decisive military outcome. It notes nations will not surrender territory or pay indemnities while their lines hold.
Sleep is vital for infant growth and worm infestations disturb rest. Miller's Worm Powders claim to destroy worms and restore peaceful sleep, asserting they are harmless to babies and highly effective in renewing health.
Three cows tested for nine milkings show wide fat percentages. Cow one averages 3.7 percent fat with tests from 29 to 5.5. Cow two averages 2.4 percent with tests from 5.4 to 42. Cow three averages 2.6 percent with tests from 20 to 4.0. The article argues single samples can mislead judging cow milk fat.
Government considers using territory now in Indian reserves across the three prairie provinces under soldiers’ land settlement to place returned servicemen on suitable land near railways. Proponents say the scheme benefits the regions involved and the Indians themselves.
An Associated Press observer aboard a British oil driven destroyer en route to France witnessed a submarine attack. A torpedo narrowly missed the vessel as quick actions by the sixty year old coxswain halted the engine and swung the ship saving the convoy from a hit during the across channel patrol.
A boastful claim touts Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator as a potent remedy safe for even the weakest child. The text promotes its effectiveness with no cited dangers, framed as a universal cure.
A note on how the word booze began as a Dutch loan meaning drink before the 14th century. It later carried excess connotations and bad company, appearing in Shakespearean glossaries as thieves and gypsies used slang.
A seven year old herd near Oxford Mills Ontario produced 363.9 pounds of milk from March 30, 1916 to January 30, 1917 at 45 cents per pound totaling 163 dollars. The owner keeps detailed cow records and six of fifteen cows earned over 150 dollars each. Milk weighed every ten days and monthly composite tests allow easy calculation of each cow’s fall lactation. dairy forms are free from the Ottawa dairy division. A study of records could raise a cow’s earnings by at least fifty percent within three years.
Advertisement from Appleford Counter Check Book Company Ltd promoting counter check books and carbon leaf books. It notes price increases for paper and supplies but claims to offer reasonably low prices, samples, and large coast to coast commercial client base. Also markets waxed papers wrappers parchment and related products with international suppliers and multiple Canadian offices.
In a kindergarten scene a student correctly answers the question about her country with a patriotic line. The girl identifies the country as the "fiom" of my country and responds with the tune "Tis of Thee," as reported by the Indianapolis News.
Maude Marie says she enjoys a large number of friends. The judge notes that some acquaintances may be less favorable.
The New York Sun argues that the Kaiser and junker class corrupted Germany while the nation as a whole shares blame for world domination aims. It condemns belief in Deutschland uber Alles and cites war crimes and public acceptance as consequences of this culture.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are described as a standard medicine made entirely of vegetable substances. They are said to revitalize digestive organs, suit weak stomachs, and produce a healthful effect on sluggish digestion through years of use.
Washington reports from Aero Club of America president Alan R Hawley that Britain ordered early production of aircraft by G8 contractors, boosting output to 4000 planes per month. Britain spent 575 million dollars on aeronautics last year and plans about a billion this year while the US sets aviation training camps to shelter 150 students each with hangars for 72 planes. Some camps will double, housing 300 students and 144 planes.
The British government issued an order prohibiting occupiers of agricultural holdings from using any horse for cultivation unless licensed. The order faced protest with a member calling it childish and others filing a formal protest by the committee.
The Kilties Abroad New York display drill and pipes lift morale, praising courage, devotion, and fortitude. The piece lauds England Canada and the Maple Leaf soldiers as symbols of liberty ready for duty and opportunity, contrasting gloom with disciplined vigor.
A fragment from a county store porch reads a warning to avoid tying branches to the tin posts of the shelter. The sign, battered by time, stands in a Far West hamlet and reflects rustic, cautionary humor about improvised repairs.
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