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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
16
In British Columbia a provincial notifier reports cucumber harvests from part of a quarter acre at Kil we Farm. The yield, about forty-two boxes weighing roughly two tons, sold at an average price around one dollar per box.
Madame runs the dining rooms while Jean the garcon handles service as Fean, peasants and fishermen, fill the back room. A tense scene unfolds with Mr Squire and a passionate reunion, a doorway, a stormy guest, and a sobering reminder of patience and prayer.
A dramatic scene closes in a private union described by Mrs. Lloyd who fears interruption as the door could open any moment from street or house. Seneca Maerra appears to recover his senses amid the tense moment.
An old advertisement promotes Bee Seren eye remedy by the Bartee Eye Remedy Co claiming fast relief for inflamed or irritated eyes seen in babies and adults. The copy emphasizes rapid action and uses persuasive claims to attract customers.
Kate Barnlett races along a dark sea road in a storm, shedding her veil to feel the rain and seeking a critical meeting. A wagon and a farm yard gate offer shelter as she stealthily nears a house where a suspenseful event awaits. The scene ends with a return to the lamp-lit stable as the drama continues.
Fragmentary text indicates military officers and their wives pursuing relief or return to commands near a location, with references to healing and allegiance. The readable fragment mentions Geneva or Guade aminesses and a desire to remain nearby for support, though details are unclear.
The readable fragment mentions a year and a Royal tank reference with unclear names. No complete events or actions are identifiable to anchor a news-style summary.
Farmers in Saskatchewan and surrounding provinces continue to buy school lands as high crop prices fuel investment. Sales at Nor kiss Young Morse and Brownlee drew strong bids with prices up to 76 dollars per acre and totals surpassing half a million dollars, reflecting a broader surge in land transactions across Western Canada.
Across Saskatchewan forty seed fairs are now planned as part of agricultural education. The events run from mid month to mid June with accompanying stall shows. The College of Agriculture sends two judges to each fair to explain seed formation and discuss livestock.
Fragmentary World headline recalls a British crew setting out across the channel to France met with danger and capture. The brief mentions a farm-hand with a gun and a rabbit hunt as part of the wartime peril.
The war department receives daily submissions of about fifty new devices aimed at quick wartime advantages. A long list includes sunlit glare to dazzle the foe, land and aerial torpedoes, self bombs, reinforced armor, and rapid-fire projectiles, with nearly ten thousand inventions offered since war began. Many hopefuls are dismissed for impracticality or slow adaptation to urgent needs.
A reader shares relief from an itchy scalp after using Cutura Soap and Ointment. She describes initial hard lumps turning flaky when scratched and rapid healing within a week, attributed to the product. The notice cites Mrs. Al Besthelotte of Ed ing New Brunswick and promotes the sample by mail order.
A discussion on organizing agriculture to train youth and bring work home. Emphasizes social departments in country business, schools, sanitation, nursing, clinics for children, physical training, gymnasiums, showers, bowling, and military drill as essential for rural life.
A Winnipeg paper estimates Manitoba farmers will see cash receipts rise by 65 to 75 million over last year. Wheat value may reach 199,239,760 with higher prices and yields. Oats rise in value despite lower yield. Dairy products’ value likely up by over 5 million. Manitoba butter ships east, aiding export業. Bank clearings place Winnipeg second in Dominion, signaling broad western prosperity.
Theodore Roosevelt denounces negotiated peace with Germany, urging fighting on European soil with all vigor. He condemns Germany for ministering attacks on Belgium and France and warns that betrayal of allies would betray the United States.
Madame Sukhomlineff wife of the field marshal was sentenced to a bastille for treason. Her dress bill reached 150000 roubles with a note perfume account of 15000 roubles. On being asked to reduce the bill she allegedly ordered the messenger dismissed.
Saskatchewan Agriculture Department highlights cooperative efforts to expand livestock shipping by farm associations. Aimed at simplifying recordkeeping, the program offers free forms and a bulletin, with future sets sold at cost, to assist livestock marketers.
A Louisville reader recounts suffering from female troubles and nerve headaches and credits Vegetable Compound for relief. She shares a personal testimonial and notes contacting the Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
An American writer living in Berlin notes rising prices and declining quality in German food. Items listed include mussel sausage, dried sea lion meat, bread with sawdust, crow and seagull dishes, horsemeat at high prices, rancid butter, tuberculous beef, coffee substitutes, rice at two dollars a pound, soap, and milk scarcity with cows kept in palatial courtyards.
The fragment mentions marriage to the patient and an axe nurse and ends with a question about what a nurse would do in one case.
A fragmentary line shows a rural speaker asking a neighbor if harm came to a beloved woman. The tone hints at concern and rural speech patterns without clear event details.
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