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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
6
A fragmentary sign nailed to a porch post in a Far West country store warns against attaching branches to the roof supports. The read text ends abruptly with a reminder about proper conduct, reflecting rural humor and caution in a hamlet setting.
On deck a concealed romance unfolds as Miss Egerton's maid confronts the Squire's captor Cooper. He coldly promises world sights if she stays loyal while Dolly and Dolly’s guardian Mrs Bartlett head toward a French hotel through rain and fog.
An official explanation describes the new grain conservation measure rationing horses in England. The policy restricts feeding to horses used for trade and business, with penalties for violations and aims to increase oats available for people.
An exchange at a local meeting mocks the tenure of office with a quip about a vicar and a parson. Farmer Hodson challenges the remark while the transcript notes a jest about Germany and a remark on a bad reign.
The June bulletin notes Alberta farmers rapidly buying motor cars as a sign of rising prosperity. Saskatchewan issued 21000 licenses by May for cars with an expected 30000 by summer, driven by two years of high prices. Urban rents rise, housing demand returns, and land sales surge as immigrants seek homesteads. The outlook stays positive with high farm prices likely to endure postwar.
Sir J Crichton Browne told the Hospital Saturday Fund meeting that employment of women away from home harms infant development and that the best creche cannot replace the maternal role. He urged married women to revert to nursing babies and minding homes after the war. He cited England and Wales births and estimated the economic value of maternal milk.
The British Board of Agriculture advisory committee recommends killing all old stock cocks at once and clearing hens hatched in 1915 or earlier that go broody and moult, with breeding hens exempted. It also calls for culling 1917 hatched cockerels not needed for stock purposes as soon as possible to prevent waste.
The Saskatchewan department of agriculture plans a small five by four inch booklet to be enclosed with CPR tickets. It will praise western Canada and Saskatchewan farming advantages to entice settlers and farmers, hoping readers may pass it on to others. Deputy minister F H Auld oversees careful editing to pack solid facts into minimal space.
Berlin clerks walk shoeless in patriotic self sacrifice to aid the movement. Footwear shops respond with wooden sandals and leather only for toe guards as crowds watch principal streets.
About 700 British subjects will be swapped for more than 6,000 Germans in an arrangement reported to be agreed by authorities. Civilians from Rubleben and other camps will return in batches as transport allows, with cost split between governments. No one will be returned against his will, and many Germans with British wives may stay in internment. Canada and other Dominions hold additional internees.
A brief Life magazine exchange shows a man confessing he cannot support the daughter he is asked to marry. The other party acknowledges the constraint and urges him to do his best. The candid, domestic tone reflects personal decision making in mid century life.
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