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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
15
The article notes the earth’s surface, over a fourth land, and about 28 million square miles of tillable soil for 1.6 billion people. It argues one person must live off eleven acres globally, urging action to prevent starvation as Europe endures widespread hunger in Belgium and Poland.
Thousands of mothers testify to the product’s virtue noting lasting usefulness from personal experience with this remedy.
A French minister of war Paul Painlevé declares three years of conflict prove militarism mortally wounded and world peace ideals advancing. He notes Allied strength rising with U S entry, Germany's fate sealed, and France grown greater and stronger since 1914. The remark frames wartime resilience and future triumph.
President Motherwell urged merging the International Dry Farming Congress with the International Myep Congress as dry farming and irrigation share moisture delivery roles. The convention urged government action on reservoir costs, reforestation of Cypress Hills, stream flow, water supply, and pollution controls. Delegates supported inter provincial cooperation and inviting Nelson BC as next convention center, while fruit growing on the prairies and sweet clover discussed by Mitchell and Dowell.
Sir Douglas Haig, university man and Oxford graduate, faced color blind tests and repeated medical rejections for military service. He sought help from leading oculists in England, France, and Germany but failed to gain reconsideration or an exception from authorities.
Rev Dr J F Newton, City Temple London pastor, comments in Pall Mall Gazette on America joining forces with England. He predicts a new era where real Americans meet real Englishmen as comrades in war, signaling unpredictable shifts beyond formal alliances.
A health advice note promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a remedy to restore blood and nerves. It claims the pills build up weak blood, improve sleep, color lips and cheeks, and banish fatigue, with mail order availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Dairy commissioner's bulletin explains why creamery butter is preferred to dairy butter and outlines the butter making process. It covers utensils, cream handling, separator speeds, chilling, pasteurizing, salting, packing in parchment, branding rules, and farm dairy tips. Free bulletin and dairy plan blueprint available from Ottawa offices.
The advertisement claims testimonials would flood in from those who know the medicine’s virtue but asserts the powders will speak for themselves. It promises rapid and thorough action with the child showing improvement from the first dose.
Bees are now kept at fourteen Dominion experimental farms including Central Experimental Farm Ottawa and branch farms in Charlottetown P E I L Nappan Kentville Fredericton St Anne de Pocatiere Cap Rouges Brandon Indian Head Lacombe Lethbridge Invermere and Sidney. With the exception of Indian Head where bees are too new to show results the operations have proven profitable at all stations.
A foreign copy of a German circular urges a strong peace with annexations and indemnities. It warns of a huge tax per head and debt if peace lacks territory gains and urges Germans to unite against England, calling for a merciless response and national sacrifice.
Women suffer asthma in every climate and age, but Kelloge's Asthma Remedy offers hope and life. Testimonials from women nationwide claim enormous relief, proving the product's benefit beyond solicitation.
A new edition of the Saskatchewan homestead map issued by the interior department's natural resources intelligence branch provides reliable location data for lands open for location. It classifies patented and entered lands and uses colors for forests parks basins and mineral areas, noting uncolored areas as available for settlement.
A fragment expresses belief in honesty and modest compensation ideas. The text references silence and a cautious tone about payment, suggesting a restrained stance on recompense.
A Daily News and Leader writer notes Kensington Gardens host open air classes on warm days. Private school style lessons occupy nooks with children, teachers, and art activities amid sun and wind, while a young maid studies a Beethoven manuscript.
The program notes a singer unable to perform due to a cold. Private Stayer cannot sing From Saturday Night Till Monday Morning. Sergeant Stickett will instead play For All Eternity. The event will end late with the National Anthem.
Appleford Counter Check Book Company outlines production of counter check and sales books, carbon back or coated options, triplicate leaf books, and related waxed papers. They advertise high paper costs but claim ongoing low prices, with connections to a major Canadian mill and offices in Hamilton Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver.
A circulating claim on the American side of the border alleges that visitors to Canada risk conscription into the Canadian military. Officials dismiss the rumor as ludicrous but say it deters some tourists and warrants clear contradictions to avoid confusion.
Sir Joseph Carruthers reports from New South Wales that Marquis and Huron wheats tested on Snowy River estates outperform local varieties. Marquis yields reach 32-42 bushels per acre, with rust resistance and strong wind tolerance noted despite harsh conditions. Huron performs comparably, rust free and sturdy, as planting expands to hundreds of acres in the coming season.
The Westminster Gazette argues that Germany must abandon megalomaniac aims and apply intelligent self criticism to its government. It says peace depends on reforms and that postwar guarantees must be stricter if Prussianism remains unreformed, versus a free Germany to trust.
The government in France forms a commission to inventory and classify military surplus from the army and navy. It seeks to determine how to dispose of discarded materials and equipment after the war and arrange sale to maximize proceeds.
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