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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
7
Saskatchewan education professors highlighted the poultry industry during a Western provinces convention in British Columbia. Professor Baker cited poultry business earnings around seven thousand dollars, noting progress and the need for practical, profitable farming amid wartime readjustments.
The report outlines vast forest lands in Canada with a focus on timber, soil limits for tillage, and wartime service impacts. It notes government and private efforts to salvage timber, support Indians, and regulate licensing, plus new poultry marketing stations in Saskatchewan at Regina and Saskatoon for grading, packing, and price stability.
A major Canadian shipbuilding expansion in British Columbia plans 50 ships valued at about 25 million dollars. The fleet totals 117000 gross tons with near 185000 tons capacity, including underway vessels and those under construction, plus other ships to reach roughly 150000 gross tons if all are counted.
The article notes authorities acknowledge a policy allowing volunteers as young as 15 to join the army, prompting German youths to seek safety in Switzerland amid tightened frontier controls near Basle. It also mentions Miller's Worm Powders claiming to treat intestinal worms and improve child health.
Mrs Henry Vanrender of Rodney Ontario says she has used Baby's Own Tablets for five years and would not be without them. The tablets are thorough yet mild, and reliably promote wet diapers in sickly babies. Sold by medicine dealers at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The British food controller issued a compulsory jam and jelly pricing schedule effective in September, detailing retail prices by fruit and enforcing limits on fruit juice content and ingredient ratios. The move aims to protect consumers as sugar shortages persist, though the government cannot fully cover sugar needs for home canning.
The piece warns that Germany’s ruling caste, built on vanity and obedience to power, has become a powerful, untamed beast. It argues the real threat is this Frankenstein monster, not the German people, spreading mayhem beyond Germany. The Minneapolis Journal editorial condemns this malignant power and its global menace.
Advert describes a corn relief product with no humbug. Instructions claim few drops then lift corns away with fingers.
An advertisement asks solvent buyers to contact a Cologne box number for a sale of Gobelins and Persian carpets from Dutch German Flemish and Italian origins. It questions whether the seller is a hungry aristocrat or a Belgian heirloomer trying to discard valuables.
The United States Food Administration figures show rice consumption rising from 11.34 pounds per person in 1914 15 to 17.33 pounds in 1916 17. Domestic production climbed from 1 064 205 000 pounds to 1 831 590 000 pounds, with the Indian rice crop also up by 1 255 000 tons last year.
Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy is hailed as a real cure based on testimonials from thousands. The advertisement urges readers to obtain it from local dealers today.
An ad claims a Cincinnati chemist discovery named Free Zone softens and loosens corns and calluses with a drop or two, letting them be lifted out without pain. It promises relief for hard and soft corns and between the toes at low cost from any drug store.
Danish margarine production reached 124 781 620 dis in 1916 while 90 9 percent of neutral animal fats came from the United States. The U S food administration data show margarine substituted for butter, enabling most butter exports except 86 percent. Netherlands and other nations ship margarine abroad, with large portions entering Germany.
A garbled OCR fragment references imperial city London India Australia and aidese elements amid a war era, noting a Telegraph source and a $22 amount. It hints at military strength and security, but readable facts are limited and ambiguous.
A St Paul Pioneer Press editorial argues pacifists who oppose moving to prolong war and cost soldiers lives and wealth are traitors, urging blunt confrontation and labeling pacifism as dangerous. The piece seeks straight talk on the moral stakes of antiwar sentiment during conflict.
Australia India and Argentina hold exportable wheat reserves totaling 240 million bushels with future harvests expected to boost supply. Despite ample stocks, US needs remain tight due to limited tonnage and submarine dangers. Small cargoes reach the Pacific coast while larger shipments face Atlantic routing delays.
L. P. Jacks warns that a German victory would erase wartime gains and leave only a “gas” and sediment. He predicts future historians will fault Britons for overreconstructing during war and urges avoiding collective social upheaval to prevent anger from returning soldiers.
The article discusses paper clothing as a potential German concern with harsh skins and rough textiles. It notes paper may be woven into toweling and underwear, available in white or blue, including striped pieces for women. By spring, full suits and women’s fabrics are expected, with new uses and folds possible. It also mentions a worm remedy, Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
Incoherent OCR segment advocates internal treatment for catarrh rather than local applications. Mentions Hall's Cure as an internal remedy, claiming it acts through the blood to cure the disease, with archaic phrasing and unclear sourcing.
A Saskatchewan engineer proposed building a central power plant at the heart of lignite resources to secure fuel for next winter. The idea aims to develop the lignite fields and ensure steady electricity supply amid potential coal shortages.
Phew but it’s hot said Mr Sizzle as he mopped his brow. Mrs Sizzle asks where Bobby is and learns he’s out flying his kite in the limited breeze. The exchange highlights the heat and scarce wind effects on their plans.
Instructions describe overwintering rhubarb by leaving plants outside until ground freezes, lifting roots, storing in a barrel with rich soil, and keeping in a light cellar at about fifty degrees or warmer. Growth resumes as if winter ended.
A member of parliament exited a room after delivering an interminable speech. The lengthy remarks drew attention from attendees and observers.
The piece recalls Major John Barnardi who died in Newgate Prison after 1696 conspiracy charges against William III’s assassination plot. Parliament twice extended imprisonment for the conspirators rather than proceed to trial, a rare transfer of authority to the king.
A fragmented local item describes a man taking a day off to fish with his Seater, losing a lunch packet near a creek and retracing his steps. A bystander and a dog are mentioned as the search continues amid garbled dialogue and unclear actions.
The piece argues the U-boats pose a moral and military challenge that the American fleet must join with the British in solving. It stresses allied unity as essential to defeat Germany and bolster morale during wartime.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer questions Count Berchtold of Austria Hungary as the man who set the match for the war. It argues he precipitated the conflict by Prussian backing and balks at his current whereabouts or activities.
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