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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1915
Page
7
An advertiser touts Nerviline as a simple cure for chest and throat congestion from a cold. It urges vigorous rubbing on the chest and throat and using Nerviline in water as a gargle to ease coughing and loosen phlegm, then promotes a large 30c bottle as economical and widely sold through dealers or the Arrhozone Co. of Kingston, Canada.
The 1911 census shows 14 997 women employed on farms in Scotland with outworkers mainly south of the Tay. In northern counties and the Highlands hired female labor is rare outside turnip singling and potato lifting. South of the Tay women work in fields with men, weed gathering, manure spreading, and turnip handling. Wages range around 12s per week in Roxburghshire and southwestern counties, with hours usually ten per day and many farms granting half holidays. Midlothian and West Lothian see improving conditions.
An advertisement urges a tonic medicine to cure pimples eruptions and eczema linked to bad blood. It claims new blood can revive health and energy, selling pills at 50 cents a box or two six-box packs for 2 50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. The snippet also briefly evokes wartime sentiments about courage and sacrifice.
An incomplete account contains a pianist recital scene with audience complaints over ticket handling. The garbled text hints at ticket takers, missing tickets, and a somber mood amid confusion and jest.
The Dominion Live Stock Commissioner John Bright urges dealers to reject dirty musty egg cases and damp fillers. He warns that worn storage and old padding damage millions of eggs and stresses storing eggs in clean, sweet materials to protect Canada's egg reputation during the upcoming two months.
W L Griffith notes Britain designed Empire Industry League to foster cooperation among Canada Britain and colonies. League seeks quotes from Canadian manufacturers for army supplies and exports to the continent. It promotes home industry and British trade with a non political motto.
A war era note describes mobile veterinary sections attached to each division and cavalry brigade. Officers and men operate to treat wounded horses with chloriform anesthesia, collect the injured, and move them to care stations, preserving mobility and care within camps and front lines.
A cheerful note from Mrs Beagock describes improving health after using a remedy for nervous exhaustion and sleep problems. The writer credits the treatment with stabilizing her nervous system and easing symptoms like dizziness and fatigue.
A historical discussion links soldiers footwear to success in battle, noting Napoleon and Wellington valued proper shoes. It argues fit and comfort affect marching ability and nerve under fire, citing Forrest and an old English encyclopedia on the impact of ill fitting footwear on combat performance.
A promotional notice claims Dr D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy cured many attacks. It asserts letters from thousands of users support the product and urges readers to obtain it from local dealers.
Silage provides year round succulent feed sustaining milk flow and beef gains. It is the cheapest winter feed and keeps cattle thrifty with better digestion and palatability. Properly fed silage minimizes waste and improves the appearance of animals while conserving land by supporting more cattle per acre.
The Pasha is the only Turkish title conferred personally by the Sultan with precise rank. Once princes, it now goes to high ranking officials and governors. Other titles like Aga Bey and Effendi are conventional and lack fixed rules. Governors, military leaders, and senior officials may bear titles based on rank and merit.
A peevish diner orders his waiter to visit the zoo with the insistence that tortoises would whiz by, a strangely comic exchange ending with the waiter noting the suggestion.
A courtroom exchange shows a defendant asked for reply before sentencing. The fragments indicate a plea for mercy or points tied to the verdict. Names, dates, or places are unreadable in the text.
The article urges farmers and youths to consider poultry as a profitable side occupation. It notes rising egg demand, and suggests that free range poultry can yield higher profits than confinement. It recommends dry, ventilated shelters and accessible farm information from agricultural offices.
Patience and a musical voice aid proper colt training while wartime demand pushes up marketable horses for years. Breeders should raise 30 to 40s, select for sound conformation, ensure even stable floors, and exercise horses daily to prevent blemishes and undersound legs.
An elderly woman was sharply rebuked by her minister for bowing during a time the minister described as Satan's hour. When asked why she bowed, she replied that it cost nothing and added a quip about civility, suggesting unpredictable outcomes.
A man asks if his partner would continue loving him if he were poor for life and she replies if he could become a millionaire. The exchange frames enduring affection versus wealth in a succinct dialogue.
A farmer’s practice of shallow plowing is condemned as ruinous. The article argues for deep plowing and subsoiling to three or four feet, combined with green manuring, to restore fertility and prevent soil exhaustion. It warns shallow tillage leads to persistent drought damage and declining land value.
Dame Rene Bouchard of Saguenay Quebec reports she was 80 pounds and run down before using four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She now weighs 120 pounds and urges friends with kidney disease to try the remedy, claiming it cured her and restored health.
An Austrian soldier held by Russians writes from Siberia about Esperanto helping him convey wishes when his own language failed. The letter describes a Russian officer recognizing the neutral language after seeing his green star badge and asking for news of the Austro-Hungarian forces.
Fragmentary text mentions families in Syd Mays and Briking cee with references to war, shared pay, and prophecies about aristocracies. Details are scrambled and names are partly unreadable, leaving an impression of social and political tension.
A Belgian driver on an ammunition column between Antwerp and trenches faces a heavy load and a risky road. After reaching the trenches he finds a wounded man crawling and an officer strips to carry him back. The officer is struck and sacrifices his life as he protects the wounded man, dying before returning.
Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for relieving children's suffering and promoting health. The product is touted as a trusted remedy believed to restore wellbeing in young children.
A dairy cow converts feed into substantial returns with quick, reliable income. An average cow yields 300 pounds of butter and 6,500 pounds of skim milk from three tons of hay and one ton of grain in about eight months, with other products including a calf and six tons of manure. The analysis highlights feed efficiency, dairy profitability, and market certainty compared to other farming sectors.
A farmer locked his car and, while handling fuel, struck a lit match into the gasoline tank causing an explosion. He sought compensation from the store owner who sold the fuel, insisting the gasoline was defective and that the accident was his fault previously admitted by his own risky use.
A brief notices report claims success treating horse mange and injuries using Minard's Liniment. Locations cited include Dalhousie St Peter's Annapolis and Athurst NB with multiple names attached to the cures.
Analysis argues wars are driven by morale logistics leadership and public will rather than glory. It emphasizes planning supply lines strategic deception and political aims shaping outcomes more than battlefield feats.
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