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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
11
A wartime note describes using sea water to make bread and rolls that stay fresh longer. It claims sea water shares body minerals and could revive the moribund, noting to draw water from twenty feet depth and mix dough with salt water and fresh yeast.
The Toronto Star criticizes hunters who kill large moose for trophies and abandon rotting carcasses. In a prior season in the Sudbury area, moose carcasses averaging 800 pounds each were left to decay. The piece urges Ontario to enact strict prevention and punishment measures to protect wildlife and sustain sport for settlers.
The Chicago Journal notes a study suggesting fairer children show more skin affections. It cites Stearns Secon data and a Chicago doctor’s view on broader investigation. The article links northern European ancestry in Chicago to lighter complexions and higher skin issues among kids. A patent remedy ad follows.
A disjointed review of wartime prospects discusses German and French positions, manpower concerns, and shifting national wealth. The fragment references artillery, military rests, and a hypothetical three-year timeline, hinting at broader strategic fatigue and pressure.
Auckland C Geddes, minister of rational service, told Glasgow delegates that an army is a large, temporary community. It requires transport, water, food, sanitation and civil work, with older men anchoring cohesion and guiding the young. Public opinion shapes citizen armies.
The Journal notes that Germany will need a long time to recover foreign trade lost to the "madman of Trotsdam" and autocratic government. It warns German merchants abroad may be treated with suspicion as spies of the Kaiser until political freedom spreads and trust returns.
The Hanihes Herald reports a Toronto house under Dr W F Blatz guiding rehabilitative work for returned soldiers. Specialists supervise methods that restore vitality and limb use with notable success and original techniques.
An old health column warns that too much study and too little outdoor activity harm children. It advises balancing study with outdoor exercise, rest, and a tonic like Dr Williams Pink Pills to restore color, appetite, and energy.
Rev. George C. Pidgeon declares Western Canada offers Eastern Canada social service lessons. He calls the West a new nation whose growth will alter Canada’s character, notes widespread suffrage, community spirit, and a healthier national ideal shaping schools, churches, and social work. He urges other regions to follow the western example.
The text outlines a new proposal to eliminate waste in food and provide meals at unit time cost in England via a communal kitchen. Lord Rhondda leads the committee pushing for a thorough trial amid concern for women’s roles and the health of the rising generation if not pursued.
Reporters note a cafeteria-like rush as locals mix up phrases about a “run on the bank” and a playful reference to figlo sugar, creating a humorous scene with no clear financial panic.
In Italy a massive battle rages with two million troops on a 40 mile front. A British correspondent describes flame and smoke across hills a ruined chateau and a field battery unseen through dust. He notes Italian supports, camouflaged positions, and a single singing bird as life persists amid shelling. The article praises the Tommy's adaptability including meals and language mingling with Italian culture. It ends with an ad urging Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy and its promised relief.
A late 19th or early 20th century praise for merchant sailors facing dangers at sea. The piece extols their courage, seamanship, and self-sacrifice against unseen foes, comparing their sacrifice to epic heroism and quoting a London Daily Telegraph line about laying down one’s life for comrades.
J H Rosny in Le Pays Paris declares Britain triumphs by seizing 110000 German soldiers and colonial gains while Germany’s only acts are cowardice and piracy. He asserts Britain advances toward Palestine and Mesopotamia, holds Africa, blocks German ships, and refuses any German occupation of British islets.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars to anyone who can prove a cure for catarrh not helped by Arcart’s Catarrh Cure. The text contains misspellings and garbled names but promises relief for sufferers who have used the product for years.
The piece reports on the idea that returning Alsace Lorraine to France should test Germany’s renunciation of world domination. Public figure L. E. Quigg argues in the New York Tribune that resolving Italy Austria disputes offers a path, but German imperialism offers no acceptable solution.
The British war effort faces a push for an eight-hour day for workers both in and out of the army. Millions endure overtime, with labor outside military service deemed essential to victory, and proposals stall amid sectional pressures and personal interests.
A vintage advertisement promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a pleasant medicine for children and claims it effectively drives worms from the system.
Lieutenant Colonel G E Sanders of the 2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion has a remarkable record in the Canadian forces and is said to be the first Canadian officer to propose passing command to a younger man. Canadian authorities have been slow to agree despite the battalion’s splendid work.
A fragmented exchange notes Boone in od and a storekeeper anxious to be up to date. The dialogue hints at expectations for lemonade as a demand item amid uncertain times.
mem ber of the British war cabinet Limit Food Profits outlines five points to curb profits on major foodstuffs including bread flour meat potatoes sugar butter cheese bacon jam oatmeal peas beans chocolate and feeding stuffs. He says profits and prices at every production and distribution stage are fixed or being fixed and that middlemen charges are being defined and regulated.
A Cincinnati article touts freezone as a simple remedy for corns and calluses. A few drops are said to relieve pain and lift the corn intact, drying and shriveling the tissue without irritating surrounding skin. A small bottle is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
The author expresses a desire to save Russia from disorder and restore its army's honor, welcoming the revolution but pledging support for any Russian to rescue the nation and preserve its freedom. Mention of Minard's Liniment cures garget in cows appears unrelated.
The fish committee seeks to make Pacific coast edible fish more available to Winnipeg and beyond at reasonable prices. An order transfers one third of express charges on fresh coast fish to eastern Manitoba, expanding subsidies to two thirds for other Pacific species. Officials plan a meeting with Tacoma broker Joe Madden and U S Pacific fishing representatives to set price scales for the eastward market.
The Vancouver Sun editorial notes the airplane as a growing war weapon and predicts future wars may require underground civilian shelters before the current conflict ends. It foresees London housing refuges in tube tunnels and posits air power could render surface defenses and cavalry obsolete while non-combatants lose international protection.
Scott and Bowne, bloomfield chemists and makers of Scott Emulsion, are leading advertisers in the country. In a letter to The Observer they credit newspaper ads for the product’s rising popularity and thank publishers for many years of support. Their ads have appeared in The Observer for over twenty five years and in 2,000 weeklies.
A Canadian testimonial row reports cures by MINARD'S LINIMENT for goitre in Bayard McMulin Chatham Ontario and facial neuralgia by MINARD'S element or MINARD'S LINIMENT in Parkdale Ontario as claimed by J. H. Bailey and Mrs W A Johnson Walsh Ontario under local remedy advertisements.
A Paris dispatch to the New York Herald reports that Germany has entered large scale counterfeiting and forged passports for spies. It also notes Russia’s counterfeit notes amounting to 3,909,000,000 roubles, highlighting a broad scale operation with international implications.
The fragment hints at a humorous or awkward marriage proposal involving Jane and Hetty. The readable text is sparse, but it suggests social commentary on romance or courtship. No clear event, date, or names beyond Jane and Hetty are established.
A fragmentary chatter in a crowded venue shows participants debating the fate of a dance craze labeled Ki whe. The incomplete dialogue hints at uncertainty about the future of the trend and its appeal.
The fuel administrator urges Americans to lower home heat by five degrees this winter. He notes US norms around 70F, while England runs 62F and Canada similar. American houses often run hotter than 70F, around 72 to 75F, but reducing heat would not burden most people, with medical authorities supporting the idea for health reasons.
To store choice apples through winter pack in well-seasoned dry sawdust in barrels. Use a thick bottom layer of sawdust then a layer of apples not touching stave or each other, cover with sawdust liberally, packing to a bushel and a half per barrel. Keep in a cool place and avoid bruised or mellow poles.
Fragmented OCR-like text mixes references to Allied powers France Britain and the U S with vague war commentary. It hints at political resolve, alliances, and pacifist or oath themes, but readable specifics are absent.
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