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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
4
Local items cover upcoming show at the Princess, Willing Workers meeting at Miss Risdale’s home, and residents traveling or returning home. War news mentions Captain promotion, a Major McGibbon son killed, and food production calls amid widespread rationing. Plus a home preservation method for eggs using lime water and no salt.
Grain Growers in Prongua recall their regular monthly meeting set for next Wednesday September 5 at the schoolhouse. Harvest season shows thin crops but promising oats and strong late rainfall aiding summer fallows for next year. Local labor shortage drives gravel hauling for new elevators to be done by farmers after work.
Public auction to sell Lots 9 and 10 on the south side of 22nd Street West of Central Avenue Battleford Saskatchewan under the order of Local Master James F Mac Lean. Terms require 25 percent cash and transfer within two months. plaintiff's leave to bid. sale subject to taxes. For details contact Livingston & Atkinson, solicitors for the plaintiff.
The article advises storing eggs while cheap as next winter is expected clearer. It warns against using oats bran or salt and cautions with patent preservatives, recommending lime water as a tested method per Dr. Frank T. Shuts, Domicion chemist, exhibition circular No. 42.
A historical note reflects on Canada’s federation in 1867 and its July 1st anniversary. It outlines territorial growth from four eastern provinces to ten provinces plus territories, and highlights leaps in agriculture, finance, fisheries, mining, manufacturing, communications, and foreign trade. The piece ponders future development and remaining untapped resources.
A teacher assigns an essay on London. A student misquotes a folio claiming the people of London are stupid. The incident highlights confusion over sources and the misattribution of a line from a text misdated as London lore.
A fragmentary note describes tying a knot with a stick in soft wood near the letter K. The text hints at strain and a mechanical action but remains incomplete and unclear on context or outcome.
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