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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
13
Fragmentary report discusses dairy cows, milk production, and costs in 1910s data. Mentions improved yields, 1916 changes, and potential profit from better feeding and herd selection. References a dairy commissioner and free milk records.
A New York Tribune item notes unusual growth in France with grape buds forming triples and lilacs showing five petals this year. The writer cites observers like M. Atherton and Mme d'Andig praising the notable phenom and predicting possible surpassing harvests as nature appears to compensate with altered bloom patterns.
The readable lines show a troubled exchange about marriage and obedience with names Paul and Grace implied. The fragment hints at a discussion of marital expectations and personal autonomy amid unspecified context.
A sermon urging every Christian church to act as a recruiting office for God’s kingdom. It cites duties to defend liberty and support oppressed people, while stressing Christ’s call to carry the sword with charity and without malice, quoting Lyman Abbott from New York Outlook.
A 19th century patent medicine ad offers a $100 reward for proof Hall's Catarrh Cure fails. It claims internal use cures catarrh by purifying blood and mucous surfaces, guaranteeing constitutional improvement. Proponents name Aene y Co and Toledo as distributing agents, price 75 cents.
The London Daily Chronicle notes Downing Street as a hub of empire built by an American born creator named Downing who studied at Harvard. He originated brick houses of importance in London and bought land near the royal cockpit at Whitehall demonstrating transatlantic enterprise.
W W Fraser Manitoba Live Stock Commissioner warns farmers to conserve young cattle to avoid annual destruction of calves. He cites meat and dairy losses, urges cooperation with dairies to preserve calves by a nominal charge, boosting future value and food supply. Prompt action and use of good sires are urged.
Mrs. T M Forkwall of Mission City BC endorses Baby's Own Tablets as safe and effective for regulating bowels stomachs curing colds constipation and teething. Sold by medicine dealers or mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Willow Medicine Co Brockville nt.
The report recalls a banquet where Jasty-Ph hosts a lively evening. Dinan's guests mingle while Cassidy’s mug is broken in an incident involving the loving cup, leaving a note of affectionate mischief.
In high demand, Miller's Worm Powders are available at chemists and drug shops at low cost. The remedy is trusted to expel worms and ease worms' ailments, bringing relief to many mothers and their children.
An advertising line extols Holloway’s Corn Cure as taming corns with mercy. It features a boastful testimonial about the product’s gentle effect and urges readers to try it.
A London Sunday Telegram excerpt notes the Kaiser’s telegram to the Crown Prince using the phrase existence to a glorious end. The quotation suggests a hardened pursuit amid war, signaling a bleak, unyielding stance and blasted hopes for the Allies.
A comic clump of notes urges improving country homes with practical fixes like back door access and a front for the back, plus a humorous exchange about a reluctant miner and a cheeky official.
A vivid depiction of Petrograd’s white nights amid near midnight light. The essay describes endless twilight in summer, radiant domes and river scenes, street life along the Neva, and youths pondering Russia’s future under a sunlit night sky unique to the north.
The Philadelphia Record notes that beans do not need cooking or canning to keep for long periods. Ripe shelled beans stored properly provide nutritious, tasty meals through winter and into spring.
Sergeant Duncan MacNeil of the Canadian Expeditionary Force writes from Europe that Cassell's Tablets gave relief from chronic dyspepsia after years of illness. He notes a complete cure after starting treatment and mentions the offer of a free sample with a small payment for postage. Proprietor: Dr Cassell's Co. Ltd.
The Turtle Auto is described as a curved shell shaped vehicle designed for World War I use in France and Flanders. Its architecture aims to deflect projectiles by guiding bullets to glance off, offering protection to the driver and crew while remaining maneuverable on battlefields.
The Portals of Lavenstroke family guards a paper formula used for very thin sturdy paper in Bibles, encyclopedias, and England notes. Their secret, developed over twenty five years with a million dollars in cash, has created enormous fortunes across two generations.
A Cincinnati man discovered Free Zone, a tiny bottle treatment sold by druggists. Apply a few drops to a tender corn or callus, and the soreness vanishes as the corn shrivels and lifts away without pain or skin irritation.
Directors of the Union Stock Yards plan a thirty percent capacity increase and forty percent efficiency gain at a cost around 00,000. The area behind the current covered yards will gain 115 new covered pens, two new alleys with catch pens, and two more alleys will be added at large pens for range cattle.
A Maligned group of veterans from Mons insists they remain in the firing line not at bases or depots but in active service. In a report from Somewhere in France a soldier writes that since arriving in August 1914 they endured the retreat from Mons and fought at Le Cateau Marne Aisne Ypres Givenchy Cainchy Festubert Loos Somme Ancre and Vimy Ridge. They state they have spent the last year in trench mortars and even played football with steel tails to harass the enemy.
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as inexpensive and widely available in Canada. It claims curative qualities and notes it is stocked by drug stores and country merchants coast to coast.
A London lecture highlights nine years of aviation gains. In 1908 Wrights flew 35 mph and reached 712 miles. Sopwith mono 142 mph. Record altitudes exceed 25 000 feet, with 10 000 feet in 15 minutes. Modern aircraft now carry crews of sixteen and loads of a ton and a half.
British Flying Corps leaders say the hardest feat in flight is landing under any conditions. They warn that only experience enables safe landings in rough country with engines dead, guiding direction by wind and ground slope, and that landing skill unlocks broader airman initiative.
Mr. Charles H. Webster of the Wind nipeg Industrial Bureau reports the C P R has discontinued serving veal pork suckling pig young lambs and squabs on lake boats Pacific and Atlantic steamers BC coast steamers BC lake steamers CPR dining cars and CPR hotels. The move, he says, could spur broader livestock production across the country.
A fragment shows a wife questioning if she tells her husband everything and notes he won’t listen for more than three or four hours at a stretch. The text implies communication challenges in the marriage.
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