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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
10
London article claims a free prescription can strengthen eyesight by half in many cases within a week. It describes a regimen and tablets dissolving in water to reduce eye strain, with claims of improved clarity and reduced need for glasses.
The Land Settlement Act, to grant free minion land to veterans of the imperial forces, includes a loan provision of 1500 or 2000 dollars under supervision. It will be presented in the house by Dr Roche, the interior minister, and developed with Agriculture Minister Burrei. A memorandum outlining provisions was given to J Bruce Walker for representation.
Dorothy tells the grocer that her mother says $27 monthly is paid and asks for a macadamized bah to be sent.
Dutch special correspondent Mr Mokveld recounts 1914 German atrocities in Belgium with observed fairness. He identifies the use of civilians as a shield at Fort Pontisse Liege and accuses von Mantuffel of burning Louvain. The account emphasizes systematic brutality and lack of humanity among troops.
An 19th century advertisement touts Parmeiec's Vegetable Pills as a superior liver regulator. It claims many ailments originate in a disordered liver and asserts the pills operate gently yet effectively, suitable for use by most patients.
Explanation of how a milk microbe causes souring by consuming milk sugar to produce acid. Air exposure allows microbes to enter the milk. keeping milk refrigerated slows or stops the souring process.
A New York firm announces plans to build a plant within weeks to manufacture about 2000 aeroplanes in a year. In two years they could deliver 4000 to the United States and offer room for improvements. The interview with the firm’s manager was conducted with details withheld for obvious reasons.
The Toronto Star notes Dr Bucke, late London asylum head, predicted three transformative forces aerial navigation land nationalization and cosmic sense before airships were common. It argued air travel could curb city crowding ease isolation of country life and lower international barriers for travellers above the earth.
An Cincinnati authority touts Freezone for corns and calluses stating a few drops on tender skin stop soreness and loosen the corn or callus so it can be removed root and all. A bottle is inexpensive at drugstores and is claimed to not irritate surrounding skin. Also mentioned is Mother Graves Worm Exterminator praised by mothers for relieving children's suffering.
A witty New York Sun snippet notes the paradox of appetite where shortage and longing coexist, capturing a tongue in cheek moment about language and food in urban life.
A Paris Petit Journal note cites a twelfth century prophecy by St Malachy via Como’s Civil Museum Director. It claims Romania would enter the war on August 19, with battles lasting thirteen months and a beast beaten after the sun returns from Leo, predicting German collapse around late September.
A testimonial from Mrs. C. D. Prince of Nauwigewauk dated October 21 credits Minard’s Liniment with curing her quinsy swiftly and states she will never be without the product.
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as removing the cause of asthma attacks. It claims to dissipate the cloud of recurring attacks and restore body and mind to full efficiency and happiness.
English paper mills reduced by government pulpwood ban turn to grass from Scotland, Ireland, and India mixed with other materials to print paper and notepaper. Prices for fibre cuttings rise to $140 per ton, still below wood pulp at $150, after $40 levels before the war.
A Paris Matin correspondent describes Krupp foundries in Essen where about 300000 workers, including 60000 women, toil in day and night shifts to produce artillery. Men eighteen to forty six are conscripted for munitions with salaries stated for day and night work.
A Belgian court-martial finds Burgomaster Terlindéet of Rixensart guilty of shielding a wounded Frenchman and sentences him to twelve months. His daughter, Baroness de Coninck, is jailed a month after defending her innocence to a German officer who mixed her with an Englishwoman.
A clipped remark questions a daughter’s music study with unclear context and garbled phrases. The speaker mocks the effort and references a noisy, disruptive scene at a location suggested by partial wording.
The scene shows many Russian soldiers marching through Petrograd streets in tan overcoats and flat caps singing their deep bass songs. Their drill, rhythm and formation evoke a powerful sense of Russia’s enduring faith and immense, deliberate strength.
English women join war relief and nursing efforts as Parliament debates suffrage amid wartime sacrifice. The piece notes sewing and care for wounded soldiers, urging Parliament to grant voting rights after the conflict ends and mentions a medical remedy touted by a doctor from Ontario.
A playful exchange in a Catholic flavor shop finds a mother offering her son ten cents for castor oil in water and the clerk asking for flavor. The boy quips for a little of everything, highlighting light humor in a small town scene.
The piece argues Germany disrupted U S peace ideals by attacking commerce and sacrificing American lives. It contends the nation shifted from a peace culture to a militaristic, conscripted state due to German actions, urging reflection on past tolerances of militarism.
The note questions Officer Deo about a field and confirms interest in a February artesian well company. It references a potential inquiry into the company’s operations and status.
A fragment hints at reflections on perception of troubles and resilience. It contrasts ordinary worries with greater trials, suggesting people overvalue small issues while underestimating real hardship. The line evokes mood rather than a full event.
A fragment from Tit-Bits depicts a youth groveling before a woman in a drawing room. He declares his dust reference while she replies she inspects the room herself each morning. The dialogue highlights a humorous social exchange in a domestic setting.
Mrs. W J Wilson of Carp Ontario reports ten years of use and strong recommendations for Baby's Own Tablets to treat hood and childhood ailments in delicate babies. The tablets aid bowels and stomachs and are sold by medicine dealers or by mail at a cents a box from The Dr. Wills Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
An inter council resolution endorses applying the fin print system of identification used by Scotland Yard to criminals in Canada. The Domin 5 Police recommended this step and photography is also being used as an additional measure.
A fragmented clipping notes a recurring medical complaint affecting a group or individual, with unclear context or details. The text hints at repeated abdominal pain or cramps and a possible age reference, but specifics remain unreadable.
The York Tribune lauds Canadian troops for their Ypres and Arras feats, noting Americans feel pride and envy as Canadians strike a blow that reshapes the war’s balance. The piece emphasizes volunteer soldiers’ endurance, Canada’s impact on the European front, and hints at American participation alongside British Empire efforts.
A memorandum from the Dominion Department of Finance highlights Canada’s thrift campaign response. It cites chartered banks holding about 10 million dollars in savings as of February, with 609000 in 1916 and a large increase since 1915, plus nearly 80 savings certificates totaling 5.5 thousand and various war loan instruments.
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