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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
15
The piece cites Col. Woods praising a young farmer who grew wealthy through cattle, land expansion, and careful mortgages. It argues vision and determination can transform a plain farmer into a merchant-like figure, with focus on perseverance, risk, and practical cattle investment.
During the wartime period Brazil acts to remove private wireless facilities and stations, centralizing communications and government control over radio networks. The move affects private broadcasters and commercial networks as authorities implement nationalized wireless systems.
Advertisement touts Zam Buk as a widely used Canadian balm made from herbs with healing soothing and antiseptic qualities. It claims to treat recent injuries chronic sores ulcers and sunburn with no animal fats or mineral matter and to kill germs instantly. Also promotes Zam Buk Soap and 25c Zam Buk tablets.
Instructions prompt customers to send a Do minion Express Money Order when ordering goods by mail. The note emphasizes payment method and mail order handling.
Lieut General Turner opened the second Canadian social war photo exhibit at the Grafton galleries in London. It centers on the April 3 Wet Ridge capture and Man's Land scenes, highlighting Easter Monday wide-scale assault by four Canadian divisions and a distant tank amid German shell bursts.
The piece argues that Allied and German authorities obscure submarine casualties to avoid revealing losses. It notes crews see varied counts, and German leaders would gain from knowing how submarines were destroyed. It details possible fates from hull breaches to mechanized wrecks and the challenges of tracking submarines that do not return.
The article touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as palatable for sensitive users. It credits their mild taste and strong tonical effect on the stomach, noting their popularity due to gentleness and effectiveness.
Former ambassador James W. Gerard spoke in Minneapolis criticizing German policy and treatment of workers. He said labor suffers under German rule, pro-German Americans prosper here, German officers are chosen by the Prussian elite, and Germany lags politically despite industrial growth. He urged Americans to choose loyalty to the United States.
The fragment appears to be a stray line mentioning a wife and tone, with no clear news context or identifiable people, places, or organizations to summarize into a full newspaper item.
The West Riding County Council in England led an energetic potato growing campaign early this year to boost allotments and small holdings and help workers grow vegetables. In 1916 the potato yield was 5.93 tons per acre overall, with wide regional variation. Lincolnshire led production and prices, while Lancashire and Cheshire were satisfactory and Notts lagged.
The piece argues thin blood causes headaches and digestive issues, especially in growing girls, and that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore red blood and relieve headaches. It urges readers to obtain the pills from dealers or by mail, detailing price and the Brockville company address.
Missionaries arriving in New York report more than 50,000 children under 12 in Lebanon depend on relief for basics, with 25,000 orphans in Syria. They warn survival hinges on substantial aid, as many children beg for food and even subsist on grass.
The emergency bureau of agriculture urges Americans to turn thousands of heads into sauerkraut to prevent waste after heavy rains boosted cabbage production. The drive aims to salvage the crop during wartime, leveraging home processing to support the food supply.
An unclear prophetic voice describes an approaching period of tentative peace. The text suggests August 1918 as a turning point, with vague promises tied to prosperity and future conflict, while leaving origins and direction of the movement unspecified.
The piece credits England with saving European liberty by entering the war and highlights British naval power and troop deployments from the Persian Gulf to Salonika. It notes the failed German conspiracy and Mr. Gerard’s account as a world story worth knowing.
A Swedish worker recounts six weeks in a German munition factory at Torgan. He was lured by a recruiter named Biltzing for ten marks daily, trapped by deductions for meals and travel, housed with thirty-two men in a theater pit, and forced to work Sundays. After fleeing with two others, he warns others against German labor offers.
Advert appears to promote Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as an immediate remedy for toothache. It claims the oil soothes the nerve and drives away pain at once and highlights its broad uses for dental discomfort.
A writer explains rainfall by converting inches to familiar units. One inch of rain over an acre equals about 110 tons of water, clarifying why even modest inches represent huge water amounts.
As a vermicide there is no preparation that equals Mother Graves' Worst Exterminator. It has saved the lives of countless children.
An urging article argues birds are the farmer’s strongest insect control, citing Hewitt Perrier and Palmer. It calls for joining the ranks of bird protectors, warning that without birds crops would fail and starvation could follow globally.
A reported case of distemper in a valuable horse is treated with Minard's Liniment. The advertisement notes the product as a remedy and claims suitability for horses in veterinary use.
The article stresses the unbroken cable network linking allies and its pivotal wartime role. It notes how submarine lines shaped knowledge of attitudes and events, from 1914 to broad campaigns, and urges readers to recognize the cables' influence on government and public perception.
A wartime reflection argues that people endure harsh conditions if convinced improvement is impossible and equality will prevail for all, noting the appeal of shared burdens and the acceptance that everyone must bear similar sacrifices.
A dialogue features Mrs Bubbubs debating the ability to act freely while a judge contemplates the notion of being a cook. The exchange explores personal autonomy and social permission in a concise fictional vignette.
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