Prongua church rogate service planned May day farm site
Despite bad weather Christ Chapel held attendance and a vestry meeting. Rev Sherstone proposed a public rogate service to be held Wednesday afternoon May 10 on Gowing Frost's farm with all denominations invited. Red Cross collects old scrap iron and junk for a carload sale to benefit Red Cross funds.
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Christ Chapel
Sherstone
Norse Hirst
Little Gorden Hanson
Saskatoon
Red Cross
Milk Strain In The Poultry Yard
The article urges Canada’s poultry industry focus on laying strains to boost egg production. It notes average flocks lay about five dozen eggs yearly, costs of feed and housing, and that trap nesting identifies heavy layers. It outlines ten methods to secure a laying strain, including sourcing eggs from breeders or using males from such stock, with careful feeding and housing.
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Canada
Wood-Gundy Opeal Ratified By L G B
Council met with Deputy Mayor Boughey and four councillors to ratify a Local Government Board order approving a Wood-Gowdy Co agreement from last year. The town will issue new bonds to settle in place of unpaid debentures. St Vital P S demands 4860 while High School asks 4160. Boughey to sell lumber from soldiers' cottages at the school and Windsor hotel for best town advantage.
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Boughey
Ewart, Hutchins
Law
Loca Government Board
Wood-Gowdy Co
St. Vital P. S. Board
Windsor Hotel
Saskatchewan Farmer Makes First Train Journey After Long Rural Life
A Saskatchewan farmer, aged years, rode from Lebret on the Grand Trunk Pacific to Regina for hospital care. He left rural life after more than three decades and experienced Regina’s electric lights and city traffic for the first time, contrasting with the old ox cart. A neighbor noted his eager look at the station as he anticipated this modern journey.
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Saskatchewan
Lebret
Grand Trunk Wacifie
Regina
Western Prairie
Training Camp Plans For Mounted Police At Battleford
Plans advance for a large Mounted Police training camp to house 1000 men at Battleford or near the American boundary. The nearby military reserve is the favored site. L Phillips imports high class Percheron and Clydesdale mares, all in foul. Ice breakup and high water washed out bridges south of Wasėca and Maidstone, with Lashburn damage limiting farmer access to Waseca and Maidstone trading centers.
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Mounted Police
Battleford
L. Phillips
Calvary
Battle River
Wasecu
Maidstone
Lashburn
Paynton
Waseca
Grain Growers Hold Busy April Meeting and Dance
The Grain Growers district met April 10 in a productive session with new lamp fixtures ordered for the school and barbed wire orders placed. An elevator project for Chariton was discussed with plans to solicit farmers by July 1. The April 20 dance raised 38.25 for the association. attendance at school was affected by weather and a gopher campaign was announced for medal contests.
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Chariton
Prank Pamu
Frank
Grain Growers’ Association
German Peace Move Rumors Grow Amid War Strains
Berlin reports claim the Imean chancellor will outline a peace plan while widespread strikes and a rising social disorder threaten the state. Allies score victories but submarine threats worsen as Britain and France advance, and U S readiness to send troops depends on Allied shipping needs.
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Berlin
Imean
Nntion
Russia
United States
Europe
A Pointer for Potato Growers
A local merchant urges growers to separate potato varieties and harvest small potatoes for feed. Buyers now visit the district demanding unmixed sizes and calibers, forcing producers to take deep price cuts for mixed lots. He suggests planting one variety or keeping varieties distinct to maximize returns.
Local Briefs from North Battleford and Wilkie Press
Rev. Donald Munro reports his son Jack died in an English hospital at 17 from meningitis. Red Cross sewing plans discuss a $320 donation to headquarters. A battalion in Halifax reportedly stayed in quarantine for measles. Meantime weed burning may be adjourned due to snowy conditions. The Social Service committee urged support from Senator Prince and A Champagne for Dominion prohibition. Methodist Church services are May 6 with 11 a.m. sacramental and 7 p.m. programs. The Press staff notice tightens ad deadlines. Lorney Moore, known as L.E., died in Gravenhurst Ontario from tuberculosis. he previously lived in Starview.
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Donald Munro
North Battleford
Jack
L. E. Moore
Lorney
Gravenhurst
Ont
Starview
Miss Wallace
Wilkie Press
Missing bay horses seek recoverer reward offered
Lost or stray bay team mare and colt with star on forehead. One horse has cracked hoof and sore with split ear. Reward of $5 offered for information leading to recovery. Contact about 6 to 8 p.m. location details sparse.
Tenders for breaking and prep near Thirteen Mile Lake
Tenders invited for breaking discing harrowing and preparing 300 acres of open prairie near Thirteen Mile Lake in Township 18 west Jed 12 30 day of April AvD 1917. Apply with K R Earle Battleford Sask.
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Thirteen Mile Lake
Townshipee
West Jed
W K.R. Earle
Battleford
Sask
Tender invited for sale of salvaged building materials
Tenders are invited for bricks lumber door and window frames metallic sheeting and other salvaged items from the fire damaged building once occupied by Charlie Kim. The brick chimney and ground flooring joists will not be sold. For further information apply.
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Charlie Kim
Eggs for Hatching from White Leghorn Strain at Winnipeg Show
Pen bred from Tom Barron's famous laylog strain, winner at Winnipeg Red Show. Price per 13 eggs is $1.50, Pennsylvania.
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Tom Barron
Winnipeg
Banner seed oats sale and horse geldings ad
Advertisement lists sale items including Banner seed oats cleaned free of weed seeds and Aleo a team of young geldings weighing about 24 bun to. It mentions Webb box 208 Batleford and a separate line for a girl wanted with a partial name Francis Proogua P. e's. The text is fragmented but presents two classified notices for sale and help wanted.
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Aleo
Batleford
Just on the Side Aims to Ease War Time Hunger
A column urges simple daily tasks and home gardens to ease wartime food shortages. It notes rising prices, calls for thrift, and suggests small kitchen gardens as a practical way to stretch scarce staples like potatoes and onions. It also cites Belgium relief efforts and warns of possible rationing.
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HYKS
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WM. Thompson
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Brown's Drug Store
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Nicolis
Bernard Phillips
Netherlands
Transatlantic Lamu Co
P. M. Florence
Alberta
Wilkie
G. Gowing
Prosque
Prongua News
RED Cross District
the Press
Manitoba Daily Free Press
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Press & Family Herald
Weekly Star
Nor’-West Farmer
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Halifax
Social Service Committee
Prince and
A. Champagne
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Ae Fe Persoo Y
A Francis
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Glue
A. J. McCormack
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