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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
8
A garbled wartime text references rationing and domestic labor shifts as civilians respond to resource constraints. It mentions shortages of power and food, women’s increased duties, and calls for resilience amid crisis, with scattered mentions of nations and individuals.
The item notes ongoing sugar shortages causing anxiety as people cope with rationing. Citizens struggle to secure enough sugar while relief remains limited and ministers cannot meet individual needs within general measures.
Dr. Garfiel declares every American must save coal this winter. He says letting ashes go unsmelted is unpatriotic and urges citizens to lift ashes and conserve fuel.
A young Canadian veteran upbeat about war-time talks, naming Rus Turco Arabic Greek and Dickey while noting French and slang are also learned. He reports many convalescents making progress and veterans mastering new languages in the recovery setting.
The Figaro notes many soldiers wed across French lines sparking bigamy charges. Douglas Haig is alerted and a circular from the French justice minister lays general procedures. It requires a commanding officer certificate and proper translations for marriage eligibility amid war.
The item sharply criticizes pacifists claiming war is always bad and mocks their logic. It references a titled controversy and parodies wartime rhetoric, noting the emotive stance of antiwar arguments and their perceived fallacies.
Local chatter swirls about a mysterious hat linked to a brother and a curious term hat-Pocks. Residents seek clarity as clues surface in nearby shops and social circles. No official statement has clarified the connection or meaning behind the phrase.
An Irish critic denounces the Hohenzollerns in sharp terms, accusing the royal house of insatiable ambition and treachery. He portrays the Hohenzollerns as villains in a sweeping critique tied to a July 100 publication and a lineage of deceit and plunder.
The piece argues music opens a rare inner sense beyond ordinary hearing. It recounts a Western organist using wit to win funds and notes how music education gates a special, almost exclusive paradise accessible through ear training and study.
Advertises Holloway's Corn Cure as a speedy and satisfactory remedy for corn pain, claiming fast relief and patient comfort.
Readers gain solace from a Detroit Free Press excerpt praising Canada’s first contingent in Europe. It notes high peril faced by Canadian troops, cites 2,627 total deaths and over 30,000 survivors from 1914 arrivals, and contrasts wartime sacrifice with healthier postwar outcomes for veterans. Also mentions Miller's Worm Powders as a digestive remedy.
The New Foundland Regiment band, thirty members strong, draws loud applause in London as England’s overseas possession holds a special place in British hearts. Mascot Sable Chief, a large Newt 10, accompanies the band during the visit.
Fragmentary report notes Mesopotamia dispatch with a deputation to military authorities. Mentions knowledge of Earth and a staffed English effort, but details are unclear. The readable items suggest a historic update on regional project or outreach.
A damaged notice urges readers to write Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co for free advice on health issues. It claims seven months of sickness for Mrs Kieso and promotes Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy, inviting support from Canadian readers.
A joint conference of the United States food administration and express companies results in assured intelligent cooperation for swift safe handling of perishable food in transit. Executives urge all employees to concentrate efforts to insure prompt movement and precedence for perishable goods where needed.
An article weighs white bread against coarse brown bread arguing weeks of use may not settle the issue. It favors whole wheat and other coarse grains for minerals protein and bone health, suggesting households store a variety and bake alternately with white bread.
Mrs Marcel D LeLance of Memramcook West New Brunswick says for fifteen years she has relied on Baby's Own Tablets to relieve her sick children and recommends them to friends. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells the 25 cent box through dealers or by mail.
In Prince Albert Saskatchewan the jail farm will winter seventy cattle for sale next spring. Forty are young steers aged 21 2 years. Government buys at 63 dollars per head and sells next spring for about 150 dollars. Wheat yields 25 bushels per acre No 1 grade. Root crops excel with 2500 bushels potatoes and 1000 bushels turnips stored.
A Chicago Evening Post excerpt argues women shaped male fates in Russian intrigue and Germany’s wartime subterfuge. It blames czarina and court women for Soukhomilinoff’s downfall and notes women’s broader role when men’s political power is restricted.
In parliament a demand for harsher penalties for commercial spies in Denmark is raised. Debates note submarine losses and sea casualties surpassing army battles, and complain that detected spies are often expelled rather than imprisoned.
Communications between Athens and Berlin reveal Constantine urging William II to strike the Balkan front and threaten Sorrails army rear. Queen Sophie reportedly called the Allies infamous pigs in another dispatch now in Greek government hands.
A narrator recounts returning home to find an unexpected coal cellar treasure described as an appealing sight. The exchange emphasizes the value and wonder of discovering anthracite material at home.
Washington Correspondence from the Minneapolis Tribune discusses Berlin’s effort to sway public minds abroad by exploiting pacifist and pro German sentiment. It outlines how agents studied leaders for vulnerabilities and pressed charges to undermine policy, aiming to influence officials through indirect pressure and targeted persuasion.
A Chicago Herald quip recalls a doctor advising thirty chews per bite. Jimmy explains the rule fails at home because eight siblings finish meals before one mouthful is chewed, leaving him hungry.
A reader from Gananogee Ontario describes chronic bilious attacks and exhaustion tied to a sluggish liver. The ad touts Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills to stimulate the liver kidneys and bowels, claiming dramatic relief and renewed vitality.
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