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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
4
Dr Reanghey Dr Ewart J H Hoover and H Parry were named to fill four council seats. The article notes election returns by G H Bond will be delayed until Thursday and mentions Fr iday plans for federal rail take over under a McAdou led commission.
A red and white stray heifer aged about five months was found at Academy 9. The animal is described as a red and white calf with a clipped right ear, awaiting verification and return or claims.
Came to my premises, about Dec. 17, four head of cattle described as a light red cow five or six years old, a red two year old heifer with white spots, a red roan steer two years old, a three year old red heifer with white spots, dehorned. Owner must pay expenses and reclaim property. Jos. Piot. at Battleford.
A dehorned yearling steer with a left ear tag and a bar branded IV, along with a red and white two year old heifer and calf bearing the same brand and ear tags, are reported missing. Finder urged to contact G. A. Sandford in Battleford.
An account describes pilots using a death pose to escape and mislead pursuers. Lieut A. feigns death from three miles up after attacking an enemy who dives and crashes. another plane follows, believing the foe is out of control. The tactic aims to mislead until ground observers confirm the kill.
An appeal warns that the world food crisis is grave, urging rationing and waste reduction. It stresses Europe’s crop reports, wartime needs for Britain, and the push to transport food to Allied forces while preserving supplies for civilians.
The toad lives ten to forty years and can lay over a thousand eggs yearly. It survives short fasts but cannot live submerged. It feeds on wasps ants beetles worms snails grasshoppers weevils caterpillars and moths, eating enough in a day to fill a winch.
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