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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
2
California horticulturist Luther Burbank says the corn diet is not injurious and expresses sympathy with expanding corn usage in the U.S. diet. He argues corn is a superior cereal food next to wheat and should replace some meat with health benefits, urging moderation of white flour. Senator Sorg comments on media focus.
A drainage inspector in a Canadian province visits a farmer who keeps a good house with modern sanitary equipment. The farmer explains he stays on the farm to raise his son and provide him with a life equal to city comforts, a method praised over many rural texts.
The article estimates a big crop with 16 million acres at 175 bushels per acre, yielding a 154 million bushel export surplus after domestic losses. It notes possible 10 million more export rise if cleaning losses and home use shrink, and highlights higher grain quality reducing cleaning loss.
Advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a cure for neuralgia and back pain. Claims promise rapid relief after rubbing in the liniment, urging readers to try to establish faith in its curative properties.
A 19 year old Scottish soldier deserted after leave was refused to marry. He was arrested near the station while en route to meet his fiancée. Glasgow Baillie Mitchell noted marriage could proceed with sheriff's permission and witnesses. The couple completed the declaration, then the groom awaited escort at the police station.
The excerpt argues that allies should push for a peace that shows the Prussian system failed and the common people saved democracy. It suggests German internal reform could allow a peace, while a compromise claim would leave the Junkers in power and threaten democracy.
Dr. Robert Davis recounts a World War I incident where miners secretly worked under German trenches on the northern sector. A canary, sent to warn of fire damp, flew into No Man's Land and sang, prompting orders to shoot. After failed shots, artillery destroyed the bird and its perch in a decisive shell.
Popular Mechanics reports a new American machine gun capable of continuous fire. An endless belt feeds ammunition to a sustained reloading mechanism, with hoppers holding thousands of rounds and replenishment without stopping. Traditional guns fire about 500 shots in two minutes, but the new design can output thousands of rounds, effectively doing the work of two guns.
The Detroit Free Press reports that she has repeatedly refused requests to sing. The piece suggests letting the matter rest to avoid giving strangers the impression they missed something.
The draft figures indicate 7 to 20 percent physically defective draftees, higher in rural areas than cities. Officials attribute the gap to insufficient medical inspection in country schools.
The notice argues that new vigor and vitality must restore depleted nerve cells to cure nervous diseases. It claims digestion is impaired and emphasizes delivering elements from the food cure into the bloodstream to enrich the blood and restore health.
The Philadelphia Inquirer article argues the Country Mill has cut wheat prices while raising others and calls on Mr. Hoover to force millers to terms. It laments loss of small grist mills and McGuffey Readers, suggesting cheaper flour benefits bakers and bread quality over patent flour. It also notes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a standalone remedy.
Dr Elmer T Clark returns from Europe reporting confined and content German POWs in internment camps and public works. He describes prisoners marching and working with smiles and singing contrasting their treatment with enemy propaganda and Allied accounts.
Baby's Own Tablets are a mild thorough laxative and safe remedy for minor illnesses in children. Mrs. Jas. S. Hastey of Gleason Road N.B. reports perfect satisfaction with the tablets for her child. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The William Medicine Co., Broele, Ont.
The food administration seeks to deliver a standardized war loaf this winter with fixed size price and ingredients. Hoover is testing war bread in Philadelphia while Montana and other states study the idea. The loaf aims to be real palatable food avoiding German Russian harshness and white bread myth, likely using corn as a base with proper preparation.
The piece argues that managers and workers share common interests and can form bonds beyond class, stressing the need for mutual understanding and cooperation to achieve a true sense of community and common purpose.
Readings hint at a personal message to Jim Brown about returning from the West and mention a base figure. The text is incomplete and several phrases are garbled. No clear event or outcome is stated.
The piece criticizes obstruction by labor and capital factions during wartime and notes political faultfinding in Congress and among leaders. It argues the public mood remains directed toward support of the war, despite demagoguery and selfishness from various sides. It mentions Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for children.
Insurance head Arthur E. Fisher reports Saskatchewan fire losses totaling about 1.588 million dollars, describing the figure as official loss data for the period.
An old remedy claims Minards Liniment cures distemper in animals and softens chamois skin. Two pieces of chamois skin and a basin of warm water are described as the best means.
A partial OCR fragment references Soea province and potatoes and an unclear geographic area. It mentions acre and yield context but contains many garbled words, making full interpretation difficult. The readable elements point to agricultural notes tied to a specific region and crop.
Secretary Lansing announced a formal agreement with Japan on China relating to military naval and economic cooperation in the war against Germany. The notes, issued by Lansing and the Japanese ambassador, declare a complete understanding and mutual support in preserving territorial integrity and joint war aims.
The report compares immigration into Western Ona during the first ten months of 1916 with figures from 1915. It notes higher or notable movement and outlines trends for the period, reflecting historical migration patterns and regional demography.
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