14 Dec 1916
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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
1
Officials warn against selling or storing diseased potatoes and rotted stock. Farmers urged to improve digging sorting and spraying to prevent losses and consumer pressure for grading. Ottawa Agriculture Dept offers free information on crops free from disease.
The Canarian Bank of Commerce arranged French five franc notes for front line letters to loved ones. These notes, costing about five Canadian, can be sent as a memorial rather than a remittance, through the Canora branch of The Canadians of Commerce.
A Mississippi woman has had two husbands killed by the same trained snake. The Vancouver Province calls for authorities to investigate how she met the snake and why it was so well trained, implying potential links or negligence.
Poem fragment titled Remembrance by Maron features mournful imagery of trees, winds, and pansies. It reflects memories of Normandy and a fallen soldier, noting that love and remembrance endure beyond loss with lines about white clouds, a dying swan, and a tender pansy symbol.
The Church of England notes Rev 8 P Reape at St George's Canora. Daily services run to Dec 17 with Next Sunday Holy Communion at 11 a.m. and a service plus sermon Our Hope at 7:30 p.m. Day School at 2 p.m. Weeknight mission services through Dec 16 with special hymn and intercessions.
Fragmentary notice notes a land opening within nine miles of a person for years at least five acres held by him or his father or sister. Deputy of the Minister of the Interior warns unauthorized publication of the advertisement will not be held.
Betty Green, a widowed fisher town resident, waits for husband Jim Busby who vanished four years earlier. On Christmas Eve she bakes a pie and contemplates a lonely life spent with wedding clothes and a faded photograph. A sailor returns, promising a future together.
Local figures visit and travel noted in Canora area with pastors, merchants, and residents from Preeceville Edmonton and Mikado. Weeks include visits by Mrs J from Casselton and Tim Gi from Eden Valley. A Quaker Oats plant fire near Peterborough prompts losses and inquiries.
A reader asks if the intended wedding term could be called Yuletied. The note suggests a playful coinage blending Yuletide and tied the knot, reflecting seasonal wedding language.
Fancy chocolate boxes and chocolates from Neilson and Moir. Xmas fruit arrives, including Sunkist oranges and Japanese oranges. Candies, cakes, pipes, cigars, and a wide range of gifts priced to seven dollars. Early shoppers urged for best selections.
A garbled advertisement lists multiple sale items including a house with mortgage balance terms, a northeast location, and properties described with rough measurements. It mentions a log house, wires priced per unit, and a 3000 bushel figure, all with unclear conditions and terms.
Teddy frets over no Santa Claus as his brother Tom spoils the tale. On Christmas Eve, Teddy overhears the sleigh bells and sees a sleigh arrival, hoping for a miracle to end his sorrow and restore holiday joy.
Reported plan details include arming merchant ships against U boat threat, spring offensive aims, national service for ages 16 to 60, stricter blockade enforcement, food rationing with tickets, boosting home food production, banning nonessential work, enforcing luxury prohibitions, and introducing meatless days. The outline stresses mobilization for total war.
The Canora School meeting adjourned after conducting essential business as directed by Secretary-Treasurer M. Sutherland. Details remain limited in the public notice.
The Grand Trunk Pacific lists planned tourist car operations for December. Trains 2 and 4 from Moose Jaw Regina to Toronto will carry 4 or 10 section drawing room compartments, with routes including G T P GN CB Q and others. Space in these cars is held at Regina and Moose Jaw for December visits.
The saying notes how a rich man, a pretty girl, a horse, a plaster, a taper, and a free lunch draw crowds. It emphasizes that a well-placed advertisement in this newspaper can also draw trade and attention.
The Foothill Nurseries of Toronto advertises a Canada wide sale of hybrid apples native plums small fruits seed potatoes and rooted cuttings including shelter belts and hardy stock. Established 1637 the firm seeks Gale men for work at best selling time Li proposition.
In a cozy night scene a boy named Teddy wakes to discover stockings bulging with gifts, believing Santa Claus has come. The gray morning light slips through curtains as he replays the magical moment, finding joy and relief in the holiday wonder.
Readable lines describe worshippers kneeling in a stall during Christmas observance. The scene conveys reverence and communal devotion with simple, devotional action.
A montage of small town notices includes Dr Broughton from Stenen visiting, advertising for rug prices and a phone number. It warns winter fees of 8 and asks payment to Roy Brownridge at CNK station as ice readies for sport. Mrs Foote of Fergus dies at 76 years 6 months 14 days, mother of Capt Foote of Noronic and Vin Foote of Bethune. Local editors recall past visiting neighbours.
Rev H T Braa visited Canora on Wednesday. Mrs Braa travels to Minneapolis for Christmas with her mother. Mr and Mrs Holte head to Saskatoon to see their son in camp and then to Hillsboro North Dakota for the holidays. Lutheran notes announce a North Prairie Christmas Eve tree and Christmas Day services at 11 am. St John’s in Preeceville hosts a Christmas tree festival on Christmas Day with services on the 26th.
Mrs Currie visited Canora this week while T Chicorley operated there then left for Buchanan. R H Mather begins a new farm house. John Genik elected councillor with 29 votes, J Lomedale 20 votes, We GTE 15 votes. Dispensary vote was close as the government dispensary kept open. Setter has fully recovered from illness. Davy Simpson sold a team of horses to KR Desmarais. Lou’s plans unclear.
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