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Peace on Earth and gratitude to patrons mark the New Year as J K Hammond announces extended store hours and apologies for any inconvenience. The shop will be open most nights but will close on New Year’s Day.
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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
5
Playing dead rolls in World War I air combat
A front line correspondent describes how pilots fake death in skies by tumbling their planes to simulate a deadly spin. Observers on the ground may misjudge a crash as fatal, while pursuing pilots often follow the apparent fall to confirm the kill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verti
Oday
Food Supply Warning From War Food Controller
W J Hanna urges sacrifice and strict waste prevention to avert food shortages. He cites European crop estimates and urges rapid shipments to aid Italy and Britain, warning of grave worldwide hunger and ongoing war needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Ianna
Hanna
Italy
Great Britain
Toads Record of Size Hunger and Diet in Nature Notes
A quirky natural history item describes a toad living ten to forty years and capable of laying over a thousand eggs yearly. It notes long fasting periods, non aquatic life, and a varied diet including wasps, beetles, worms, snails, and other small invertebrates, with details truncated at the end.
Ancient Egyptian Will Predates Modern Law by Millennia
Fragment from a 1920s exhibit describes the Will of Uah Syseyrat LV dated ca 2348 BC found in Egypt. It notes the document’s modern feel, its witnesses, and provisions for wife Sheftu, inheritance, tomb, and guardian Gebu, with a Times comparison to probate practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ciies
Egypt
B.C
British Museum
New York
Syseyrat LV
Sheftu
Gisab
Tela
Sat Sepda
Ankhren
Ankh Ren
Gebu
Kemen
Calumas
Apu
Senb
A W Times
German Potato Crop Not So Big After All
The German food ministry rejects a petition to raise the potato ration. Officials say the crop, though good, is not large enough to meet expectations and avoid stock shortages. Farmers must rely on homegrown oats for feed as herd work continues amid limited supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Ministry
Solingen
Canadian Red Cross identifies bath treatment for poison gas
Canadian Red Cross reports a special bath and clothing method as the best remedy for gas exposure. Medical officials quickly determined this treatment, noting improvement within four hours after adoption by the corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Red Cross
Soldier Farmers as Model Homesteaders
Soldiers, returning to Canada, are urged to become model homesteaders. They pursue scientific farming, motor mechanics, and electrical farm tech, preparing for field work with tractors and machinery. Training covers poultry, dairying, and stock breeding to boost opportunities in rural life and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Institute of Technology
Calgary
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
France
Alberta Sheep Experiment Moves 35000 Head to British Columbia
The province shipped thirty five thousand sheep from Alberta to British Columbia forest reserves as an experimental practice due to pasture shortages. With special railway rates and seven cents per head per month paid to the government, the move aims to test grazing conditions and predator safety. Early reports note excellent grass and favorable outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
Prairies
British Columbia
Germans in Occupied Areas Bar Exemption for Naturalized Americans
A new order bars former nationals from several states from serving in occupation forces or elsewhere behind the front. German Americans who returned to Germany after US naturalization face this restriction, as their children risk not meeting American citizenship requirements due to incomplete proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
United States
Fragmentary OCR Note Reads Like A Poetic Snippet
The readable lines show incomplete phrases about life and uncertainty. It mentions being here today and the expectation of not knowing what comes next. The text is garbled with missing words and punctuation.
Sam’s Uniform Gripped by Greed at Height
A Detroit Free article fragment notes Sam’s uniform described as being graced in the height and raises questions about the garment or event’s role in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gressed
Sam
Detroit Free
Brave Lewis Gunner Heroic Last Stand in Battle
Tales describe a young lance corporal and his Lewis gun team holding a line against a German counter attack. He became sole survivor multiple times, carrying a mangled gun and later rejoining his unit with a new weapon and missing equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenthen
Penne Sar
Camerons
Carse
Devil
Murder Avenged in War Time Letter from Lincolnshire Sergeant
A Lincolnshire Regiment sergeant in a letter from Toronto recalls a brutal trench scene. He describes a German bayoneting an English wounded boy while another officer, filled with horror, drops his rifle and lunges at the Hun. The witness remains haunted by the act and its stark contrast to British restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincolnshire Regiment
Toronto
Women as Soldiers and the Debate on Female Endurance
A historical critique of Dr. Dudley Sargent and others arguing women can endure hardship and make good combatants. The piece questions premises on innate differences, noting men’s longer training in endurance and suggesting cultural factors shape battlefield roles. It cites Kipling and Parkman while exploring traditional views of women in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Sargent
Dr. Sargent
Trench
Kipli
Harvard Phys
Parkman
His Mistake Coppin Jones in Egypt Outpost Duty
An eccentric officer known as Coppin Jones confronts a sentry who fails to halt during a late night outpost drill in Egypt. The scene hints at tension and strict discipline in military duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coppin Jones
Egypt
How Many Found Among Seized Geemas Papers
American authorities recovered papers from a gemas collection likely detailing quantities and values. Officials announced preliminary findings with several items labeled and awaiting full inventory. Further details are promised in upcoming briefings.
Jack Canuck Wins On Home Battlefields
Vocational training officers of the military eye commission help veterans adapt after war. Pte. Ginder of Toronto lost a leg and an eye but pursued sanitary engineering until dizziness forced study to pause. He then found work at a glass factory training soldiers in his trade, now supplying table sparkle and boosting morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Eye Commission
Canada
Jack Canuck
Ginder
Toronto
Au Can Lover Oe
Burgundy
Western Veterans Great Workmen
In British Columbia the unit of the military hospitals commission shows that of 1500 veterans through vocational training, only twelve failed to make good, five due to recurring disabilities. Employers grow more willing to hire returned soldiers, with notices of their value posted and belief that veterans will become skilled artisans replacing unskilled laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Hospitals Commission Command
British Columbia
Prej
Nanaimo
Prince Victoria
Columbia
Seed for Experiments A Free Grain and Potato Distribution
The Dominion Experimental Farms will distribute free grain samples to Canadian farmers during winter and spring. About 5 lbs each of spring wheat and barley, 4 lbs of white oats, and 5 lbs of field peas will be sent by the Dominion Cerealist with required stamps. A separate potato distribution is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Experimental Farms
Dominion Cerealist
Hobo Seeks Shelter Amid City Barricades
A wandering beggar, nicknamed Colonel-W by locals, explains his inability to pay rent and explains moving about the back block while seeking shelter as winter tightens.
Vague political reference from public comment
A fragmentary remark mentions a wife once supporting votes for women and references a political ad. The note appears as part of a broader discussion, with unclear context or attribution.
Fragmentary Note on a Young Person's Malady
A damaged OCR fragment references a young person and a possible illness or condition with unclear details. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret, offering no clear names, dates, or events to confirm.
Alsace Lorraine Advocate Urges Return to France
A French commission led by Daniel Blumenthal in New York argues Alsace Lorraine must return to France, describing its people as French at heart and recounting the 1871 seizure. Blumenthal, born in Thann, cites Alsace’s longing for reunion and denounces German rule, urging no plebiscite as solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aseabon
New York
S-Mall
Cerenens d'Affairs
Alsace
Daniel Blumenthal
America
France
Germany
Blumenthal
Thann
Atle Boy
Colmar
Forty Fourth Street
Morocco
Algiers
Wnreien
Poland
Alsace-Lorraine
5 Et Ies
New York Globe
Minister to Speed Salvation by Motor
Former Alberta Methodist minister Pte Lambert uses motorized outreach as a war-time mission. He left parish work for Khaki, now serves at Toronto Orthopaedic Hospital striving to resume gospel work in western districts beyond the reach of conventional missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pte. Lambert
Te. Lambert
Lambert
Alberta
Orthopaedic Hospital
Toronto
Bng
Cours
Zionist Declaration Promised State for Jews in Palestine
The Zionist movement in Britain supports a declaration favoring a Jewish state in Palestine while stipulating that Jewish rights must not infringe on the rights of non Jewish residents. The language signals a provisional safeguard to balance competing communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zionist Movement
Britain
Palestine
Biker Detrow Featured in Era of Five by Seven
A fragment highlights a biker named Detrow amid a 5x7 inch era scene. The item sketches a compact portrait of a rider and the vintage layout, suggesting a small street culture snapshot.
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C. WR
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