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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
3
Loveman’s loss over Miss Brass sparks town talk
Much Better Loveman wagered stakes and lost on Miss Brass who refused him. A friend quotes the line about loving and losing, then jokes about the impact on post authorities florists taxi drivers and other town trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loveman
Miss Brass
Mesboy
Miller's Worm Powders Cleanse Intestines Thoroughly
Miller's Worm Powders are described as highly effective as they macerate pests in the stomach and pass through the system without trace. The testimony claims a complete sweep of the intestines with no worms left when the powders are in operation.
Regulations Enforced Across Canada Food Board Fines
Over recent weeks the Canada food board imposed fines and closing orders for regulation violations across Canada. Local officials and police authorities report enforcing these measures within their jurisdictions under legal authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Food Board
Canada
Shortage of German Crops Strains Kaiser War Efforts
Reports from middle Germany note drought and insect plagues shrinking vegetables and potato yields in Mecklenburg and Pomerania while imports rise. German forces seize crops, livestock, and timber in Poland and Lithuania as coal shortages hamper sugar factories. Sugar rations reach six to seven ounces weekly, with production redirected to civilian needs and home canning forbidden. Women harvest most vegetables as men toil in munitions plants under a strict food distribution system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Sois
sons-Rheims
Germany
Mecklenburg
Pomerania
Poland
Lithuania
United States
Two native California weeping trees identified
California hosts two native weeping species Quercus lobata, the valley oak near Burbank, and Picea breweriana, the weeping spruce limited to isolated northwestern mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Burbank
Parmelee's Vegeta Pills Endure Potency On The Go
The advertisement boasts Parmelee's Vegeta Pills retain strength and freshness longer than most pills. It claims the pill mass is highly compounded so potency is preserved even when carried, a rare quality among similar products.
Lapse of Memory from a Dayton News clipping
A married businessman calls his stenographer Jessie to the stairs in a scene of domestic tension. He mentions wanting a ripped shirt place to wear, prompting Jessie to question his memory of their marriage, reflecting a strained relationship described in the Dayton News excerpt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
Hubby
Dayton News
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper and Meat Prices
An OCR fragment notes Minard's Liniment cures distemper and discusses meat prices. It mentions low priced meat parts such as hearts livers and tripe and compares demand and prices between the United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
United States
Canada
Belfast Woman Invents Detachable Foot Hosiery
A Belfast woman has devised knit hosiery with removable feet allowing wearers to detach and replace feet as needed. The innovation promises easier repairs and adaptable footwear options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
Overseas Soldiers In England As Told By A Canadian And An American
A Kent observer quotes a Canadian describing English fields hedges and hospitality. An American visitor, full of Yankee pride, remarks England is his Old Country and praises farm life calling the nation a lovely Garden of Eden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
England
London Daily Chronicle
German Ships Arrive With All-Woman Crews Highlight Shortage
Report notes arrivals at Ulea show captains and entire crews consisting of women while male officers engineers and stokers are absent, illustrating a wartime shortage of German men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulea
Curing Skin Troubles with Pink Pills Claim
An advice piece warns against greasy ointments for eczema and rashes, urging blood purification. It cites Dr Williams Pink Pills as improving skin disorders by building new blood, boosting appetite and energy, and notes price and mail order details.
The Road to Berlin Through Airpower Dreams
A wartime passenger recalls two routes to Berlin the land route via Belgium and Cologne and a direct aerial path. A fellow traveler imagines a thousand American bombers ending the war by two o clock. The crowd stirs with the idea of swift victory as airpower becomes the decisive hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Belgium
Rhine
Cologne
Minden
Hanover
Spandau
German Empire
Aman
High Command
Fifteen Foot Wide British Mail Planes
The article notes the smallest British airplanes are about 15 feet in width while albatross wingspan nears 18 feet. Maj Orde Lees predicts postwar mail carriers using compact planes, with postal aerodromes near post offices to ease storage and initial flight stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Orde Lees
British Aviation Service
Shining Stone in Hagia Sophia Symbol of Faith
The article describes a translucent marble slab from Persia fixed in the Mosque of St. Sophia that shines during Muslim prosperity and darkens before calamities. It notes the stone has not darkened during the current war, implying Islamic fate favors believers and that true victory remains with them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Mosque of
St. Sophia
Persia
Manchester Guardian
Sugar Planters Stay the Course Amid War Strain
The text notes Ameri cs people facing enemies saved 140, W0 beck of wheat to feed allied nations and vow to persist on the sugar job. Mentions Mother Graves Worm Es terminator as a health relief product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ae Adenemies
Fish Waste Plant in Liverpool Finds Steady Demand
A Liverpool facility converts fish waste into fats with sales around a ton. Meal from the residue is used to feed livestock and poultry and retails at over 100 dollars per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Canada to supply platinum for war effort from Vancouver sale
With platinum cut off from traditional sources Great Britain and allies turn to Canada. The Canadian department of mines will arrange purchases at the Dominion government assayer's office in Vancouver to stimulate production, aiding Canadian producers who had largely sold to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Canada
Canadian Department of Mines
Dominion
Vancouver
United States
Are We Coming to This The Pass ing Show Joke
A humorous line from The Passing Show comments on smoking habits and practical lunchbox uses for a cigarette case. The quip contrasts quitting smoking with repurposing a familiar item for daily needs.
Toronto Woman Praises Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
A Toronto reader from Bridgeburg Ontario extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as the best tonic for a nervous breakdown and chronic female troubles. She describes gradual recovery and recommends the medicine to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pieres
Bridgeburg
Food shortages in Italy and France during the war
The article notes that bread and wheat products made up a large share of the French diet before the war and remain hard to replace. Italy has requisitioned 1918 grain crops, forcing a shift to rice in macaroni and a quarter reduction in cereal use. Refugees and wartime damage tighten supplies. meat is scarce, sugar and butter are scarce, and rationing varies by city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Italy
Ministry of Food
Food Ministry
Putnam's Extractor Promises Quick Corn Removal
Old advertisement claims corn removal by applying a drop or two of Putnam's Extractor. It asserts the corn is pulled out with roots and all without pain and no aftereffects, priced at a quarter in the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam's
Mother Goose of Boston: Elizabeth Foster Goose
Elizabeth Foster, known as Mother Goose, lived in Boston in a sloped roof house near Old South Church. She married Isaac Goose in 1665, wrote rhymes for her grandchildren with her son-in-law Thomas Fleet, and died in 1757 at age ninety-two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Scars
Boston
Mother Goose
Old South Church
Elizabeth Foster
Te Eldin
Isaac Goose
Thomas Fleet
Cardinal Mercier Faces War’s Toll in Belgium
Cardinal Mercier speaks on the brutal German occupation and the horror endured by Belgians. He condemns war’s devastation, the endless death, and the unseen misery of families left in fever and bed. His loyalty and truth make him a hero of the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beli
No Food to Waste in Economy Shift on Pork Use
A fragmented note reports removal of bans on bacon and pork products, signaling easing restrictions amid broader economic changes. The text references an economy in transition and implies reduced need for waste restrictions, though details are unclear.
Birds Return to Belgium Amid War’s Smoke and Noise
A wartime diary notes migratory birds returning to Belgium and northern France after four seasons, their songs contrasting with cannon fire. A Canadian Highlander describes trenches, parapets, and morning calm as birds sing despite death and destruction nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
France
Dr. Hamilton's Pills Promise Quick Rejuvenation
In this health note the remedy promises to cure weariness by rebuilding blood and nourishment. It claims to improve appetite and build nerve tissue and muscle, urging readers to buy Dr. Hamilton's Pills per box at all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hamilton
Strange law punishes open affection in Vinca reunion
A fragment notes a man and woman in a public display of affection near Vinca, questioned by law amid a statutory punishment for such conduct. The reference suggests tension between custom and statute in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinca
Fragmentary verse fragment from an antique Cha poem
A garbled OCR fragment presents scattered phrases about a left and ridge west and a calm clouded scene. The text hints at distant meeting points, hollow rings, and bleak rising wind with scattered imagery and lone dots.
Pursuers Narrow Path Through Hexham and Carlisle Roads
In a tense escape, the party considers westward routes toward Carlisle and a northern turn by Bellingham. Foster frets about pursuers and aims to avoid detection while moving toward Hex. They navigate an abbey crowd and Moot Hall as night folds, keeping a low profile at the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Han
Carlisle
Bellingham
Foster
Garth
Hex
Agnick
West Red
Pete
Anion
Desolate hillside crossroads steer fugitives toward the Tyne
Foster pauses on a hilltop above a river valley as smoke drifts from the Tyne towns below. The scene contrasts pastoral beauty with industrial ugliness and hints at a perilous journey toward Liddel and Spadeadam as he weighs routes and allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Tyne
Pithead
Jester
Liddel
Graham
Liddesdale
Garth
Hich
Daly
Pete
Incomplete OCR Summary of Rainy Ravine Scene
Fragmentary text describes vines slipping under mud and ravines rising as figures move with splashes. The passage lacks clear subjects, verbs, or a coherent event to identify persons or places.
Rustice Wa Toil Wins Title In Quiet Showdown
Rustice Wa to il secures crown in a tense contest. Local sources note decisive moments shaping the outcome and highlight Wa’s performance against a strong field, with spectators praising focus and precision throughout the event.
Fragmentary notice recaps garden table readings and grass growth
A partial OCR item describes a broken table and fading text about overgrown grass, with scattered fragments mentioning a push and obliques. The readable content hints at a domestic scene but provides no clear names, places, or dates.
Local Court Dismisses Case After Late Hearing
A local court dismisses the Ey brea case due to late filing and incomplete evidence. Five individuals faced potential charges, but the judge ruled no action after the delayed proceedings. The decision closes the matter with no further contest.
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