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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
7
Britain debates import prohibitions under the Diseased Animal Act of 1896. Canadian cattle and health concerns prompt ministers to consider conditions for imports while London and Ottawa discuss the issue amid political pressure. A separate anecdote mentions a midnight loan and a friend needing cash bail.
A street conversation and a joke about running into old friends during car travel. The speaker notes they avoid such encounters if friends have the sense to move aside.
A brief fragment notes economizing on meals and hints that legal action is linked to potential financial strain, with a suggestion that pursuing law may precede bankruptcy. The text lacks clear subjects or events to identify concrete persons or organizations.
A list of lifespans and growth periods for various animals ranges from horses, cows, and dogs to elephants and eagles. The text also notes Swedish milkmaids being replaced by men performing work formerly seen as women’s. The passage blends animal life cycle facts with a social remark on gendered labor roles.
The article notes Lassen Peak in California as an active U S volcano among a few. It mentions Mount God in Oregon and Mount Rainier in Washington as smoldering or active, with St Helens and Baker erupting in 1842 1843 per Britannica. Yellowstone shows geysers and a mud volcano, highlighting frequent volcanic signs near the U S Tieran belt and Mauna Loa as a world class peak.
A quoted remark discusses honesty paying and a modest notion of compensation. The speaker acknowledges limited expectations while asserting that truthfulness holds value.
Records indicate 15 005 total inmigrants for 1916 17 with 2 344 439 in cash carried. During the period 2 216 homestead entries were made by immigrants with Manitoba 344 Saskatchewan 720 and Alberta 1 062 securing the entries.
Guidance urges Minard's and Take no Other Dairy Cow Records to boost profits. It stresses tracking each cow’s milk and fat yield, keeping yearly totals, and identifying unprofitable cows as “boarders.” It recommends a spring balance and offers contact via Ottawa's Animal Husbandry Division for details.
The passage warns asthma arrives quietly and menacingly but praises Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Aubn cy as a life changing relief. It claims persistent use cures the disease by rooting it out and urges against substitutes.
A London eye specialist adapts a helmet with a mail veil to shield eyes and face from bullets and shell splinters. When raised the visor allows sight and the ability to shoot, reducing eye injuries among soldiers.
A testimonial from Mrs. Jean Paradis of St. Bruno Quebec reports Baby's Own Tablets cured a frail Vomiting baby who became a fat healthy boy. The tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A quoted remark shows Senator Sorghum weighing whether a man should need his enemies and expressing a view that one should seek forgiveness rather than hold a grudge against foes.
The piece argues Kaiser and his circle drive Germany’s present madness while the people are guiltless. It notes the Holhenzollerns remain heroes and a Germany shaping world laws is a national aspiration, with the idea of overthrow as a route to power.
A compact note describes a social scene where individuals approach others with a friendly demeanor, seeking to borrow small items without expressing motives or expectations beyond courtesy.
A well known eye specialist Dr Beck and author Dr Judkins publish a remarkable report praising Bon Opto as a method to strengthen eyesight. The piece claims tests by physicians and patients show improved vision, reduced need for glasses, and a home prescription involving Bon Opto tablets dissolved in water twice daily.
The natives of South Africa are described as inveterate smokers. They use a forked stick pipe with two tunnels left behind, one for a hollow reed and tobacco in the other. They fill their mouth with water and blow water and smoke through a second reed, a method considered poor by whites yet favored by the Kaffirs.
The article notes high demand for Dr Thomas Electric Soap with a bottling factory kept full to meet orders. It praises the product’s popularity and market appeal, acknowledging strong reader appreciation.
Commentary contrasts German professed humanity with actual actions in northern France. It condemns the German spirit as barbaric and unscientific, arguing their aim is to destroy civilization and cripple France to enable future invasions.
The excerpt portrays money as a vulgar force, moving among a select society and highlighting social distinction through currency.
Arthur Henderson on war casualties and a prolonged conflict. He cites seven million killed and excess casualties beyond the United Kingdom's population of 45,370,000 from the 1911 census. He warns against hoped for quick peace and condemns German aggression led by the German Emperor and Prussian advisers. The address in Richmond stresses continued Allied resistance and liberation.
Fragmentary OCR reads a plea for lasting peace tied to sending a penny to Europe to support battles. The readable text includes phrases about enduring peace and a personal note attributed to Philadelphia, with incomplete wording and unclear context.
A letter quotes Westminster Gazette praising unity between Nationalists and Ulstermen at the war front. It notes mutual respect and desire to recruit from within Ireland if English drafts fail, urging similar spirit to aid Ireland's question.
Holloway's Corn Cure leads the list of remedies in reported outcomes with superior results, according to the summary text.
A fragment recalls the Hohenzollern lock and a Braces tie mentioned as a family jewel. It notes Frederick the Great receiving a ring with a dying father’s note about continued prosperity. The tale cites Countessenau stealing it in 1790 and recovery in 1813 amid Prussian reverses.
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