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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
2
A country gentleman recounts from his youth how he started with three dollars in a duck deal and grew into cattle, calves, and Shorthorn cows. He describes bank dividends funding purchases, building a silo, and plans to become partners with his father on a 30 acre farm.
A French amation candidate undergoes brutal trials including sudden blasts of flash powder, pistol shots, and blasts of ice water. He emerges as the boldest and most successful among challengers.
A Granewald public park project advances after a committee vote. Officials outline planned improvements, funding sources, and timelines, with residents urged to review the plan at the next council meeting.
J D A Evans argues in Western Municipal News that Manitoba’s roads are adequate and improving. He notes rural conditions and funding limits while urging better thoroughfares near population centers to compete with mail order rivals and support mercantile life.
A despatch from Amsterdam quotes the President of the Imperial Grain Board saying Germany must add 30 000 tons to its 400 000 ton grain reserve due to reduced army consumption. The note underscores the link between rations and fighting power and hints at significant troop reductions amid war pressures.
The Calgary Herald notes dandelions, once imported for roots, are now widely grown in Canada. Farmers profit selling greens early season, making wine from flowers, and supplying roots to drug houses. Public opinion remains divided as the weed is treated as both useful and a nuisance.
The piece notes a German occupation in New York claimed by Life magazine. Crown Prince visits Wall Street while the American Army holds Jersey. Brokers gain control of the German Occupation Corporation, signaling a shaky peace in a dramatic wartime tableau.
The London Chronicle notes tobacco aided soldiers in the Franco Prussian War era by helping endure fatigue and tension. It claims cigars or pipes offered relief for the nervous system and may provide slight analgesic and narcotic effects to ease pain and aid sleep for wounded troops.
An advertisement claims Hamilton's Pills purify blood to end disfiguring blemishes. It asserts the medicine restores red blood, removes humors causing rashes and pimples, and works promptly for men women and children with safety and mildness.
A young woman returns to a shop counter and reconnects with a former fiancé who recalls saving her during a fire last summer. She orders four pairs of white suede gloves as the couple rekindle their past.
An Italian seeking naturalization answers questions and laughs when asked if he belongs to any anti government society. The judge explains and the man finally says he is a Democrat. The passage references Larry Harris and a yachting trip with rough weather and suspense about reaching port.
During Shakespeare celebration local amateurs performed in a famed tragedy. The principal actor asked a critical friend about the outcome and what to do next.
Miss Maxine Elliot organized an independent relief effort in 1914 aiding Belgian refugees. She funded and operated the barge Julia and an ambulance van from Calais into Flanders, feeding clothing and medical supplies to about 5000 people. Honors include the L Orde de la Couronne from King Albert and a returned Uhlan helmet from a grateful soldier.
Poem paying homage to fallen sailors with vows to keep flag quiet and sea burial honor. It calls England’s dead to rest in the deep, with waves challenging the blast and the sea yielding their remains.
In a discussion with a top ad salesman, the expert argues most merchants miss customers because only a tiny share of the town has visited their store. He asserts newspapers are far more effective and cheaper than canvassing or handbills, urging merchants to advertise to reach the unseen majority.
The article weighs threshing from the shock against stacking grain. It notes shock threshing saves field time but risks weather delays and spoilage, while stacking protects grain if dry weather comes and yields better quality. It highlights labor needs, concurrent farm chores, and the advantage of stacking during wet spells.
The paragraph catalogs many historical uses of compressed air in mechanics including cooling tools, blowing dust from machines, drying yarn and barrels, finishing fabrics, polishing metals, testing piping for leaks, drying newly coppered barrels, mixing paints, driving screws, and creating a barrier at doorways.
Advertises a worm treatment claiming nearly all children are infected and many are born with worms. Promotes the product as the best remedy of its kind available and urges parental use to spare children suffering.
A series of quoted opinions on alcohol reform argues for industrial farms to aid victims rather than punishment. The Ottawa Citizen and Hamilton Herald are cited with blunt wartime discipline humor and streetcar debtor jokes to illustrate broader social issues.
Fragmentary text shows a notarized statement by Frank J. Cheney et al and a sales claim for Matls Catarrh Cure. The readable portion mentions Toledo Ohio, a notary, and a testimonial request. A distracting wartime dinner anecdote and stray dialogue follow with unclear relation to the main item.
A critique argues that Britain has not violated neutral states or pledges in war and suggests the term perfidious may fit another nation better. It notes Americans question trust in European powers and hints that distance from Europe influences confidence as the war unfolds.
A postcard from a prisoner of war in Germany arrived in Warwick England. It was addressed to Mr W. E. R. Starving care of the man’s father. The message mentions a German shipyard worker and was passed along.
In a terse exchange, readers note Sibley’s uncle is asked about being remembered in the will, Hobbs asserts the uncle did not receive any part. The dialogue highlights a claim of omission and family dispute over inheritance.
The Czar of Russia presented the British Foreign Sailors Society with a gift of 25000 dollars. The donation supports the welfare and relief efforts for sailors and their families.
A fragmentary note describes confusion over a handicap and a tense question about fair play. References to a Boston setting and a critic named Gilot appear in the garbled text, leaving unclear specifics of people or events.
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church voted 4 to 1 in favor of Church Union. Congregationalists and Methodists will join, while Baptists and Anglicans hold back. Census figures show 1 757 621 potential members across the three bodies, with Anglicans 671 44, Baptists 313 006, and Roman Catholics 2 29. The United Church of Canada is seen as an era of aggressive Christianity in the Dominion.
A period ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicines Co. It claims well children sleep and are cheerful while sickly infants cry and are cross. A testimonial from Mrs Chas Diotte of North Temascaming Quebec says the tablets eased constipation and improved sleep. Sold by druggists or by mail for 2 cents a box.
The piece muses on the biblical flood story, praising Noah's persistence against doubters who mocked his ark building. It notes how the sceptics faced ruin when the flood came, a moral about consequences for naysayers.
Fragmentary text from a page mentions a perpetual calendar from France that can determine the weekday for any date. It includes dialogue about time and sleep and appears mixed with stray non sequiturs and garbled phrases.
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