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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
9
Stock shipping groups discuss reducing labor and costs by recording yearly business and marketing activities. They emphasize documenting live stock handling to survive at cost, with neighborhood observers noting a trend toward streamlined operations and clearer accounting.
A Kentucky reader from 1521 Christy Ave. seeks guidance on female troubles and headaches. The ad promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Compound from the Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn offering free advice for women seeking relief.
An Amefi zier describes fad dishes in Berlin noted for bizarre ingredients and rising prices. The menu includes mussels with spices dried meat and stews while items like bread with sawdust and ground straw, horseflesh and rancid butter appear as delicacies amid scarcity and inflation.
A British food planner Rhondda urges Canadians to consume surplus potatoes to save scarce cereals and aid imports. He proposes direct Canadian potato consumption, reallocating facilities to support essential foods like bacon and cheese.
The commission on rural planning examines social conditions and land settlement in Canada. It highlights problems from land speculation, public health neglect, and lack of expert administration. It discusses returned soldiers, taxation, unemployment, and high living costs, proposing proposals and recommendations.
A passage quotes a wartime speech emphasizing endurance and punishment for German ships and goods. It asserts continued Allied hardship and resolve, claiming penalties will rise with each month of war and warning of trials to the British public.
Squadron Commander Gerald Hervey of the Royal Naval Air Service single handedly tackled nine Gotha bombers and sent two crashing after a thrilling flight at 12 000 feet. The brave deed earned him the Distinguished Service Order. Born in Ford, Ontario, his parents Mr and Mrs P McHervey reside in Cal.
The Sas katchew Elevators Company has erected thirty one elevators with six more under construction to be completed this fall. The province totals rise to 37 new units, boosting cooperatively owned elevators to over three hundred. United Grain Growers in Alberta will run 155 elevators this year, after handling 16,068,000 bushels through 103 elevators last year.
Historical medical view explains rheumatism as a blood disease and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure. Claims describe blood enrichment, broad age applicability, and relief through restoring rich blood. Advertising copy urges trial and lists price and mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A 1913 issue of Jung Deutschland extols war as noble and beautiful. It glorifies battle and mocks pacifist views, listing German leaders in a mythic cloud palace and urging readiness for imminent conflict.
The idea of pepper shells was raised in British parliament and met with merriment, though explosives expert Sir Desmond O Callaghan says there is nothing unusual about it. The Saskatoon Star notes a dispute between CPLR and conductors and includes a reflection on why old songs are loved.
The Minister of Labor visited Calgary to resolve the Fernie miners and operators dispute. He won confidence from both sides and secured an agreement, halting a disastrous stalemate. He then recommended Mr. Robertson as the first labor representative in the upper chamber, noting his rapid rise from railroad telegrapher to senator and cabinet minister.
A brief note records voting by the phrase Easily and Quickly using Egyptian Liniment in Ontario. The fragmentary item hints at a local or humorous ballot mention without clear context.
The Chronicle lauds Seattle for enforcing prohibition, claiming improvements in crime, unemployment, poverty, and business. Police records of 1915 and 1916 show declines in drunks and disorderly behavior, fewer jail tenants, and rising bank deposits as districts adopt stricter liquor bans.
The article touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for chronic dyspepsia and related digestive ailments caused by neglect of body's needs. It claims the pills are a sure, effective course to regain health and combat dyspepsia and its ensuing ills.
An arrangement has been perfected between Romanian and Russian governments to divert the Bessarabian wheat crop to Romania. Storage depots are set up and 20 000 tons of grain are already assembled. The crop is abundant, with further details noted by a Canadian militia engineer.
A young aviator credited with diphtheria recovery used Minard's Liniment as he prepared for service. The narrative notes his nightly NYC routines and rising to the call of duty as he heads overseas.
About two thousand loan applications have been received under the Saskatchewan Farm Loans Act and a total of approximately 885,000 dollars has been recommended by the board. Loans vary from notable sums as offices proceed with approvals and disbursements.
Preliminary census figures show 225,314,008 bushels of wheat produced on 13,619,370 acres across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, down from 242,314,000 bushels on 14,642,200 acres in 1916. Oats, barley, rye and flax seed are also listed with year to year changes and revisions pending threshing results.
Dr Hastings urges avoidance of crowds and shared cups to stop colds. Do not kiss or near others, boil or burn secretions, rest with fever, and never claim rights to pass colds. Waters claims Holloway's Corn Cure clears excrescences from feet.
In Sudden the Konservative Korrespondent Karlsruhe publisher Adam Roder argues Pan German propaganda aims to erase Christianity in Germany. He says a new German religion linked to Wodan plus Darwinian evolution will replace Christianity, with Nietzschean denial of sin and redemption as elites seek world dominance.
A Cincinnati chemist’s ether compound called Free Zone is advertised to be sold in tiny bottles at low cost. The copy claims a drop on a tender coin or callus instantly erases soreness and loosens corn or callus so it can be removed root and all without pain. It promises quick, painless results for corns, calluses, and toe issues.
Professor Willard G. Bleyer, head of the University of Wisconsin journalism department, urges students in a literary school talk that readers must keep informed by newspapers. He stresses that citizens should form intelligent opinions from day to day press coverage.
A Delacour Alberta farmer harvested from three quarters of an acre ho bushels of clean potatoes with several weighing over a pound and a half. Some of the potatoes were displayed at a Calgary store attracting much interest.
A rural notice from Washington Star describes a steady pleasant young man to care for a cow with a good voice and choir experience. The piece riffs on Crimson Gulch nostalgia and rising prices with a tongue in cheek remark about two buckwheat cakes and a red Rs as dissipation.
Newsboys become penny merchants during a copper shortage amid wartime demand. They sell pennies at a five percent premium, mainly around downtown movie theaters as managers brace for war tax provisions.
In the eight months ending September 30 stocker cattle receipts at Winnipeg yards rose by 13,948 compared with 1916. Of 38,579 stocker cattle received, 20,267 were sent to farms for feeding.
Fragmentary text shows a court related note with unclear names and a reference to a judge. The readable parts suggest a procedural context but lack clear events, dates, or parties involved.
Canada emphasizes strategic use of Sitka spruce from the Pacific coast for aircraft production. The War Supplies Board cites surveys showing ownership and locations of large spruce stands and notes export restrictions to the UK and colonies to bolster Allied air power.
The Department of Agriculture of Saskatchewan estimates the wheat crop at 130 million bushels, well above prior forecasts. The rise is mainly due to better yields in the western province around Saskatoon, with official figures showing 75 percent graded No 1 northern.
In Halifax and Markham Ontario readers report cures from rheumatic gaint and acute bronchitis using Minard's Liniment. Lt Col C Crewe Read of Sussex and Andrew King are named in the notices, with dates including October 9 1907.
A historical critique contrasts sea devotion with modern maritime destruction. It laments unmarked graves of sailors in recent years and condemns crime and cruelty at sea. The piece cites naval honor and quotes the Times letter praising Nelson while condemning German brutality.
A report presented at a convention discusses sunflowers as a substitute for certain crops and notes potential gross returns for farmers ranging from three to thirty five dollars per acre. The text also mentions paint and varnish industry interests and related production concerns.
Mr Dun in Anderson notes Ontario farmers moved from thick fat hogs to bacon hog about twenty years ago and now bacon trade to England reaches about fifteen million dollars annually. He urges a clear view of the situation to keep bacon hogs aligned with British preferences.
A quirky column praises Miss Sorghum and Mrs Borton for their camouflaged floral displays. The piece highlights notable success in local gardening efforts and playful observations about flower varieties and pageantry.
In a brief note from Lewisville, Jouras a L describes a couple seated together at a table and sharing a moment over shrimp, as one exclaims Dear me and the other remarks on the suddenness of the scene.
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