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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1918
Page
7
Incomplete OCR fragment records farming concerns about feed and oat crops. It mentions hogs and milk, with scattered figures and place names that are unclear. The excerpt lacks coherent events or dates.
Boys and girls aged ten to seventeen enter year long livestock feeding contests at exhibitions in Western Canada. Alberta shows strong interest with a beef competition at the Calgary fair, featuring nine to seventeen year olds raising heifers bred or grade born in 1916. Fourteen prizes of 25 to 100 dollars spur broad youth participation, including fifteen girls among fifty three entries.
A brief London Opinion quip depicts a bargaining scene where Jack-Och offers fifteen francs for a present, arguing twenty francs are too much, while Proprietaire Zen asserts he will be the one to give the gift. The exchange mixes Scottish and French phrases in a humorous clash of languages.
Military authorities are urged to establish a self contained hospital in Regina with 250 beds at the earliest possible time.
A fragmented exchange shows a boarder praising the landlady yet reporting near starvation while another voice mentions a passing show. The pairing hints at 생활 conditions and social dynamics in shared housing.
A reader from Antigonish Nova Scotia attests that a four month rash destroyed hair roots but healed after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The letter asks why Cuticura cannot be daily and offers free samples by mail.
The article traces early air combat in 1914 from learning regulations to advancing tactics. It notes pilots discovered monoplanes useless for observation, the value of speed over climb, looping as a dodging move, and shifting positions for advantage. It compares air and naval warfare and quotes Kitchener on air power.
A garbled dialogue shows a man who cannot grasp business sense and treats a solitaire card as a business asset. His fiancee reacts with disbelief as the absurd math and phrasing reveal the mismatch in priorities.
Eliot Wadsworth describes Red Cross efforts in war torn France to protect and rehabilitate children. Three nurse groups assist infant care education and hygiene across centers behind the lines. A mobile dispensary and shower bath reach villages while rescued children from bombed areas gain safety and nourishment.
A vintage ad promotes Free Zone as a painless remedy for all corns and calluses. It claims drops applied to the tender area instantly relieve pain, dry the skin, and allow the corn to be lifted off without irritation.
Figures received by Col. F. H. Cunningham show the 1917 canned salmon pack for British Columbia totaling 1,557,435 cases, surpassing the 1913 record by 203,534 cases. The bulk of BC’s pack is shipped to Europe.
An old advertisement touts Hollo way's Corn Cures as a remedy for unsightly warts and painful corns. The copy emphasizes removal of corns and blemishes.
A traveler documents a white night in June across Russia and Siberia. Descriptions feature endless plains, pale incandescent light, blurred trees on izbas, windmills looming, and a tremor of primitive terror as the landscape unfolds under eerie luminosity.
A reflective essay contrasts the grim realities of war with moments of human humor. It cites Cowley and Agnes Repplier in the Yale Review discussing courage, endurance, and the uneasy laughter of neutrality amid conflict.
The food controller imposes maximum prices on western lake white fish and winter-caught fish from Saskatchewan lakes. He warns fishermen and itinerant dealers to comply or face seizure of the catch and public disposal. The rule also fixes two cent per pound fob pricing for Manitoba and Saskatchewan mullets and restricts wholesale deals to 1000 pounds monthly without approval.
Senator Sorghum debates shifting talk to fit caution, citing a wise man changing his mind. The Washington Star notes the difference between intention and speech in political maneuvering.
Willie asks what ancestors are and his father explains that each person is part of a larger lineage. The exchange explores pride in family roots and how people talk about their heritage in simple, direct terms.
A Mapnufacturers' Record piece warns the nation of a dire crisis in world history. It urges total sacrifice and unwavering dedication to victory over Germany, proclaiming a battle that will test every citizen’s moral and physical strength.
Mrs Willie Theriault of Pacquet New Brunswick says she is extremely thankful for Baby's Own Tablets for her baby. The ad claims the tablets break up colds fevers cure constipation colic teething and other minor illnesses and are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
British Columbia shipyards may soon build vessels for Australia as negotiations with the Commonwealth government continue. The fleet includes forty one wooden schooners and twenty seven steamers for Imperial and Canadian use. Costs of materials and financing plans are under study as the Dominion government consideration unfolds.
An advertisement urges musculoskeletal pain sufferers to rub Dr Thomas Elec Oil briskly until relief is secured noting its unusually fast soothing effect. The copy claims powerful virtue beyond easy estimation.
A new pact between the United States food administration and Yucatan sisal growers assures Canada and U S buyers of ample binder twine next year at a price just above last year. Growers had pressed for higher rates, but cooperation with Canada helped seal the agreement.
Mr J D Muir, western representative of the salmon and beef associations, forecasts a 25 percent rise in hog production next year across the western provinces of Canada. He notes enthusiasm and determination among producers to expand hog farming.
The Financial Post notes Americans have more millionaires but Britain holds more extreme fortunes. It cites counts of $125 million and $100 million thresholds, compares ranges from $75 million to $50 million, and states total American millionaires exceed British totals while Britain concentrates wealth in fewer people.
The advertisement touts Parme Jee's Vegetable Pills as a universal remedy for indigestion liver and stomach derangements. It claims thousands have benefited and offers innumerable testimonials to support its efficacy.
Representatives report that meat interests plan to take all surplus flour and oatmeal from Canadian mills. Mills operate day and night to meet Canada's needs, with excess allocated to plants for purchase by allied governments.
Official records show 1394 U S military personnel had died been wounded or captured missing since the war began by last April Of the total deaths 937 were due to natural causes or accidents Eleven died in action and 18 were lost at sea none from transports to France.
A fragment review quotes Hugo Masters in Physical Culture on money as a measure of work production and social value. It argues money reflects the fruits of brains and hands, funding arts, education, music, services, and public goods while also risking evil as a source.
A damaged fragment from a local newspaper notice hints at a public sale action. It mentions authorities and may reference a deadline but specifics are unreadable.
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