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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
2
Lead Caps Found Hidden on Nails Shipment to Sweden
Discovery of lead caps on wire nails bound for Sweden prompted customs to seize 300 cases after a truck accident revealed the concealed metal. Investigators seek to determine if the caps were a subterfuge to obtain materials for Germany or had another purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Germany
Tramp Seeks Bread and a Bank
A tramp asks a gentleman for a few pence to buy bread and declares a wish to open a bank if he could obtain the tools. The exchange highlights a desire for a lawful enterprise despite poverty.
Copenhagen Chewing Tobacco Prompts Caution Ad Claims
An unclear ad fragment describes placing Copenhagen chewing tobacco between the lower lip and gum. The text appears as an informal promotional snippet with no identifiable event or figures.
Bread Sickness Runs Rampant Among Germans
An official German report admits widespread bread sickness caused by bad summer bread turning moldy quickly. Farmers face scarce early crops and high prices for fruit and vegetables. Harvest delays persist as heavy labor shifts to women and draft animals and machines remain scarce.
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Germany
Its Virtue Cannot Be Described Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The originator was surprised by the power of Dr Thomas Electric Oil and its widespread use as a household medicine. It is praised for benefitting humanity with myriads rising in its popularity.
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Thomas
Britain Improves Army Efficiency in France Transit
The British army, after two years of unpreparedness and muddle, has reached high efficiency in northwestern France. German forces, once seen as machine like, now appear less formal yet more effective through individual initiative. A strong universal resolve animates ranks to press the war toward a victorious end.
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England
France
von Kluck
Belgium
Canadian Fish Shipment to British Troops Highlighted
Special interest forged in London over shipments of Canadian fish to British troops. The report notes a notable effort to supply fresh seafood to soldiers, detailing the logistics and significance of the supply line.
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King’s Table
London
Industrial alcohol could replace imports in Canada
The Vancouver World argues for using home grown industrial alcohol to curb imports and fuel luminance cooking and engines. It cites 1916 import figures for crude and refined alcohol and gasoline, notes potatoes beets and sawdust as sources, and highlights profits from local production.
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Busines
Dominion
Canada
United States
British Columbia
Vancouver
Nervous Trouble and the Promise of Pink Pills
An ad explains nervous debility as distress from a failing system and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring rich blood. It claims improved appetite digestion sleep and mood, urging immediate trial and offering mail order and local boxes for 2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Corer
Solam Tal City
Williams
Phisler
Enadieion
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Anzac Seeks Word From Friend Through Medium
The Anzac enters a doorway advertisement and seeks a contact with a friend via a medium. The medium speaks in a dreamy voice claiming to reach the beyond and lists names like Ta Twain Balzac Be among those said to be met, prompting the Australian to mutter that the man is a hustler.
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Smart
Touach
Taekae
Twain
Balzac
Allus
London
Minard's Liniment touted by regional clients
A brief notice lists users and endorsers including Mathias Foley of Oil City Ontario Joseph Snow of N Me Charles Wheoten of Mulgrave Nova Scotia R O Armstrong of Mulgrave Landers Sen Pokemouche and others as supporters of Minard's Liniment.
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Minard
Mathias Foley
Oil City
Ont
Joseph Snow
Charles Wheoten
Mulgrave
N.S
R. O. Armstrong
Landers
Sen
Pokemouche
Fragmented Reflective Passage on the Kaiser’s Decline
The text laments the Kaiser as an old man and grandfather with humanity fading. It compares him to a man-eating tiger, implying he has become soulless and ruthless, suggesting every last shred of mercy within him has died.
Berlin Despatch Reports Bronze Statues Melted for Munition
A Berlin despatch states that authorities have decided to melt down bronze statues to supply munitions. The move aims to repurpose cultural metal for wartime needs.
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Berlin
Overseas Tongue Comment Sparks Letter From a Scot
A reader in the Westminster Gazette quotes a Scot who argues Canada is a melting pot. He notes strong Gaelic use in Ontario and Nova Scotia, and French habitant speech along the St Lawrence, with Highland clan names surviving in a multilingual landscape.
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Canada
Glenrry
Ontario
Scotland
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
St. Lawrence River
Quebec City
The
Gulf
Westwinster
Boy Scout Medals Awarded for Courage in War Era Rescue
The text notes Silver Crosses and a Gil t Medal of Merit awarded to Canadian and Toronto scouts for rescues during 1917. Recipients include Phillip A. Du Moulin and Freddry F. Groves of Kelowna and John D. Groves of Kelowna for saving peers on ice, and Frank B. Johnston of Toronto for rescuing a young lady from Scugog river. Andrew Lester of Balcarres earns the Gil t Medal. The Chief Scout presented at a Toronto rally. the piece also extols the Boy Scout movement’s wartime value.
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Duke of Devonshire
Canada
Phillip A. DuMoulin
Godfrey F. Groves
Leonard du Moulin
John D. Groves
Kelowan
B.C
Okanagan Lake
Frank B. Johnston
Toronto
Scugog
Lindsay
Ont
Johnston
Ralph Brownell
Lake Muskoka
Andrew Lester
Balcarres
Sask
Lloyd Eee
Boy Scout Movement
B.P
Asso
Warts on the Hands Ails Many Ladies
An old article notes warts on hands as a common disfigurement troubling many women. it discusses social impact and possible remedies.
Polly-She Admits Disappointment In her Marriage
A damaged passage notes a woman named Polly admitting distress over her marriage. She married to reform him, but now realizes he no longer needs reform.
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Polly
Parana
Asbany
Seven at Least Ambition Inches Toward Dollar Figures
A blunt declaration frames an ambition to reach a long row of figures with a dollar sign front. The statement signals financial goals and a firm intent to improve earnings or funding, suggesting a bold plan or budget emphasis.
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Frank
Blunt
Returned Soldiers On The Land Scheme Proposed By Canada
Lt Col George McLaren Brown, European manager of the CPR, urges a comprehensive land settlement plan for returned soldiers. He proposes large, state supported allotments in the mother country with easy twenty year terms, not limited parcels. The aim is to attract capable men who can succeed, not workhouse dependents, and to press forward reconstruction vigorously.
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George McLaren Brown
C.P. R
Ariff Reformer
Empire Monthly
Ingland
Mr. Brown
C.P.R
Canada
Dominion
Dairying Growth in Alberta Edmonton Creamery
Edmonton Ukraine creamery in Alberta shows steady dairy expansion with three million pounds of butter and about 200000 pounds of cheese produced last year. The new cheese line, begun three years ago, aims to double output this year. Local demand is strong and surplus is sold to British Columbia, while milk supplies city residents.
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Edmonton
Alpert
British Lumbia
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promote Purification of Blood
Impurities of the blood are visible as blotches and must be treated inwardly. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advocated as the most effective compound, acting on the liver to restore healthy processes and eliminate impurities from the blood.
German People Blamed For War and Atrocities
The Manufacturers' Record criticizes President Wilson's stance on Prussian militarism, arguing the German people as a whole bear responsibility for the war. It asserts that backing Prussian militarism reveals deeper loyalty to Kaiserism and Germany's crimes, urging readers to grasp the magnitude of the task ahead.
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Jearth
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilson
Germany
Ambiguous OCR fragment prompts unknown notice
The readable text shows fragmented phrases and unclear references making a coherent news item impossible to determine. No distinct people organizations places or events are clearly identifiable.
Good Scouts Plan to Save Windfall Apples for the Poor
A Lexington Massachusetts dispatch reports windfall apples will not rot in town orchards. The Pay Scouts will collect daily and ship the fruit to Boston for distribution to the poor. Growers support the plan as many bushels of fruit would otherwise go to waste.
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Lexington
Mass
Boston
Providence Journal
Restrictions on Milk Use in France After Nine A.M.
An official Paris order from the minister of provisions bans the consumption of milk and cream in tea coffee chocolate or any preparation after 9 o'clock in the morning in cafes restaurants tea rooms and lunch houses across France. Railroad lunch rooms are exempt from the rule.
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France
Paris
Wandering Pig Not A Threat In Baltimore Note
A Baltimore American line hints at a stray article and a cultural thesis while clarifying the phrase Not a wandering pig indicating a playful misinterpretation of a reporting joke. The brief quip reflects newspaper voice and local wit.
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Baltimore American
One Chance for Allies Flinn Root Declares War Preservation
Flinn Root addressed delegates at Saratoga Springs arguing the war safeguards democracy and independence. He warned that victory over Germany is essential to prevent autocracy and preserve American life and liberty amid the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flinn Root
Amufrican Bar Associat
Saratoga ‘Springs
Cently
Germany
Gemany
M Root
Free Republic
Mr. Root
Fright Restored Girl Recovers Sight After Raid
Miss Ruby Rugg of Rosbank Road regained sight after four years of blindness during a raid on Lond¢. She complained of severe pain at the back of her head and described a sudden sensation that “something seemed snap” before tears and a cry of joy as she saw.
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Lond
Ruby Rugg
Rosbank Road
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