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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
2
A Bayonet must endure twenty three rigorous tests before approval for use. Production starts with red hot forging into length, then rolling, grinding, and 200 processing steps. Tests include striking against wood, bending in a vise, and elasticity checks to ensure straightness after release.
Mrs. Fred VanGorder of Dunnville Ontario reports four children benefited with perfect satisfaction from Baby's Own Tablets. The medicine controls bowels stomach colic indigestion and fever and is sold by druggists or by mail for 26 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A Dominion bulletin No. 19 by F B Buck details selecting shade trees, planning, transplanting, and care. It covers injuries and conditions in urban areas and lists varieties suited for street and home planting, deemed valuable to both urban and rural readers.
Regular customer asks for a larger flower quantity next week for her daughter’s eaten out. Flower woman confirms offering the best for her with pure gear and asks what she was put in for.
A friend greets Mrs. Clancy and asks about the family. She replies that everyone has been in good health for some time, but this morning one person reported feeling better after a period of illness.
The article extols insect organization noting the beehive's foresight in storage and the ants' urban-like tunnels and farming. It highlights bees caring for brood and stores, and ants milking greenfly, storing grains, and cultivating fungus on leaf fragments as a complex, cooperative system.
The advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the oil of the people with widespread use and growing reach. It claims thousands have benefited and would choose no other preparation, noting its sterling qualities and enduring position.
A conference speaker rails against education and colleges, claiming gratitude for his own ignorance. He asks if Mr. X is thankful for ignorance, and is assured he can phrase it that way. The prelate then remarks in calm tones that Mr. X has much to be thankful for.
A partial dialogue describes a new painting of a woman and a prior model who fell ill. A man mentions leaving a baseball game in the ninth inning as the score remained tied.
A Brockville Ontario reader testifies after years of kidney disease that Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills cured him. He describes severe prior illness and credits the pills with restoring health enabling him to return to work. The letter claims extraordinary curative powers and urges continued use for others.
Mr Cahill of Saskatoon argues for model farms funded by federal or provincial government to spread agricultural knowledge. He notes value in demonstration sites, potential prisoner parole use, and the proven impact of model farms in the United States on productivity and prosperity.
Joseph Gagne of Lte Marguerite Bay Mills in Quebec says he suffered over two years from kidney disease and pleurisy before his wife urged him to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. He took three boxes and is now well. The pills claim to cure kidney issues and purify blood for overall health.
The article urges deep cultivation to break the compact subsoil layer, warning against throwing subsoil to the surface. It recommends turning up half to an inch of new soil each year, using time and weather to aid breakdown, and cautions that surfacing subsoil causes irreparable harm.
The piece notes farming improved as war boosted homegrown food supply awareness among townsfolk. It contrasts prior apathy with heightened interest and cites the navy's safety, while warning that German submarine threats have sharpened national understanding of food security and self sufficiency.
The article notes that Greece’s postwar ministers carry surnames formed from patronymic roots and suffixes like opontos ides akes and akos. It explains how during the War of Liberation many Greeks adopted family names by various methods, with modern generations standardizing on these Greek surname endings, revealing family histories.
A garbled exchange shows a supplicant speaking to a woman at a door, asking for clothes or aid. The elderly speaker describes need and pity, while the wife responds with restraint, revealing a tense moment of charity and hardship.
The London chamber of commerce hears from C Hamilton Wickes that British manufacturers must build branch factories in the Dominion and deepen cooperation with bankers and suppliers. He notes sustained demand in Canada and argues for an intelligent expansion to meet Canadian market needs.
The squire's son, newly ordained, preaches the morning service in his native village. He is nervous but performs well and tells the clerk he likely made no mistakes. The clerk praises the effort, adding a remark about the subtle sermon cadence.
An ad suggests Parmelee's Vegetable Pills cure sleeplessness by regulating the stomach and calming nerves. It claims indigestion and nervous tension cause insomnia and that the pills restore normal function and peaceful sleep.
One afternoon Billy Sunday asked a newsboy for directions to the post office. The boy answered with a sharp retort, correcting Sunday about his own fame and offering directions to a meeting instead.
An elderly Toddie asks a boy named Tommy Tod about education and defines a parasite as a person who lives in others. The dialogue reveals concerns about the quality of schooling and social norms in their community.
A fragment shows a dialogue about identity with one figure asking if another is a church pillar. The reply negates the claim and hints at a different stance, implying a humorous or critical exchange about reputation.
A dialog notes that early settlers appear thrifty but their finances draw bill collectors to their homes, illustrating unexpected debt pressures in pioneer life.
The dairy branch reports 63 CPR and 47 CN rail meetings with 6,365 total attendees and an average of 52 to 80 per stop. Government-backed creameries aid farmers with 3 percent loans, advance payments, and rail express charge coverage, boosting butter production and farmer profits.
A testimonial from Mrs C D Prince of Nauwigewauk dated October 21 describes severe quinsy and threatened choking cured instantly by Minard's Liniment. She says she is never without it and thanks the company.
Figures reveal US telephone wire use rising from 13 000 200 miles to 20 000 000 miles while commercial telegraph wire grows from 1 624 000 to 1 882 000 miles. Telephone calls reach 13 735 000 000 in 1912 with telegraph and cable messages at 109 663 000. Net income of telephone companies up nearly 26 percent.
The article praises Lord Fisher for pushing a bold naval policy and the new 15 inch gun on ships. It argues the policy will prove valuable in trial and that the ships with the 15 inch gun are nearing line readiness.
The article recalls Singapore's near founding by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819 and mentions an in-law of the Sultan. It describes a riot suppressed and a cityscape with open houses lacking windows and doors, noting harsh conditions and a curious reference to a zoo on the return to England.
A fragmentary exchange features a speaker admiring a hat with a winged charm. The dialogue hints at seeking a trimming for a new hat as a style pursuit.
An old advertisement extols Nerviline as a universal remedy for pains in the side chest and back caused by inflammation and colds. It promotes a porous plaster and skin rub to draw out congestion, claims decades of use, and offers a 50 cent family bottle as economical. It directs purchasing through Catarrhozone Co in Kiteston Canada.
The Montreal Herald suggests editors and rural ministers could boost farming by attending short courses at agricultural colleges. Iowa Agricultural College hosted a 12 person session for state newspaper men, offering fresh insight into farm practice. It argues editors should spend a week with professors to spur support for better production and farmer cooperation.
The piece contrasts potato prices with growers in New Brunswick receiving thirty five cents per barrel while Montreal consumers pay a dollar eighty per barrel. It argues such a spread cannot be justified and warns against equating making a living with living well, urging focus on true joy and meaningful life over accumulation of material goods.
A child asks why late to school while a mother explains the breakfast pan cake takes long to make. The teacher reacts with a sniff and a curt comment about a note from mother. The exchange centers on the breakfast delay and parental note.
A shopkeeper faces a child’s astonished question about wartime eggs while a small boy probes why hens must know about Germany. The scene hints at daily life and skepticism amid shortages during a period of conflict.
Steam trawlers perform a hidden yet vital task in the war as they sweep for mines near the Belgian coast and support naval operations. They mount small quick firing guns on forward and aft positions to deter periscope threats and shield larger monitors from shore targets as a large fleet prepares for near-shhore action.
The Wall Street Journal notes that Europe faces livestock shortages as Belgium’s herd declines and regional farming falters. It warns that Germany and Austria may rely on imports or drastic culling, with swift swine recovery but slow cattle rebuilding, signaling a looming reckoning.
Manitoba farmers sold 815,852 chickens in 1914 up from 777,808 the previous year. They also moved 184,236 turkeys and 81,720 geese versus 175,964 turkeys and 79,540 geese. No reports on sacks or storage details are provided.
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