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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
14
The Squire follows a Sleep walker sweetheart through shadowed fields after a nocturnal meeting. She fears a male figure who lures her with dark power, while the Squire urges safety and faith, promising protection and an end to his rival’s control.
In a tense scene Mary Champneys seeks shelter with the Squire after an escape. He reassures her, promises protection, and gently tests if she could accept a later marriage despite their age gap, as they plan to outwit her pursuer. The moment hints at a growing, complicated affection between them.
At the Morden station area purchased in 1915 a severe couch grass infestation led to a three phase treatment. The land was ploughed harrowed and cultvated to bring roots to the surface rolled and burned then ploughed again and finally reseeded with barley yielding a largely weed-free field.
The excerpt imagines Britain’s sea power collapsing if German U boats starve the empire, touching on Canada India and Egypt while warning of Monroe Doctrine tensions. It recalls Norway as a leading seafaring nation and mentions mercantile marine figures from 1916. It ends with stray adage and political maxim lines.
The article argues women farmers struggle to profit from selling goods as supply and demand, prices, and fair markets vary. It highlights butter quality, store practices, and the need for cooperation creameries and egg circles to stabilize prices and reduce marketing risk. It cites examples from creameries, fruit growers in the Okanagan Valley, and the value of standardized markets.
A Vancouver man writes from the front in France of planning a return to Canada to homestead the Peace River country. Other pioneers like Malcolm J. Campbell praise its fertility, resources, and climate, noting railway advances and growing cultivation across the region in British Columbia and Alberta.
The Labor Gazette reports by October 31 that 933000 women directly replaced men in trades professions agriculture and manual labor across Great Britain. The survey notes the figure is believed to have risen since then.
Winnipeg factories produced over 2.3 million pounds of batter in 1916. The Paton and Company creamery is noted among local producers in the period.
Saskatoon Star cites Gerald Willoughby noting the region has few pest varieties compared with the western prairie. Locusts devastated fields in a past year while wire worms, flax sowing on new land, wheat saw fly larvae, Hessian fly and green bug have caused limited damage. Cutworms affect mainly gardens.
Submarine warfare spurs life saving device upgrades. The new life buoy includes an attachment with electric flash lamps that ignite on water contact, helping rescuers locate a survivor at night. The system builds on sailors previously signaling with flash lamps to improve Atlantic sea救 survival chances.
A tongue in cheek exchange hints that the master avoided unrest, choosing calm suburban living over state of perturbation. The quip contrasts disruption with peaceful residential life and implies steady governance away from turmoil.
Regina leads in vacant lot garden efforts with strong progress for a city of its size. The movement garners international interest as Canadian and American cities seek information on implementing similar plots. Local publicity followed prizes won by the dry farming secretary last year and spurred inquiries about urban gardening and soil conditions.
Geo W Batho of Manitoba's agriculture department reports a banner year for dairy, with creameries operating year round and ample cream. Since 1896 the province shipped 81 carloads of butter, mostly eastward, while cheese production climbs from 400 000 to about 900 000 pounds by 1916. Batho plans 20 000 dairy circulars distributed with paychecks to patrons.
The Washington Post notes Secretary Lane urged women to raise vegetables, can fruit, and cut waste to sustain the nation. He said weekly food waste could feed the army for a year, urging patriotic home effort.
The Los Angeles Times notes mutual benefits between plants and animals, including tropical ant friendly plants that shield leaves from rival ants, green cellular helpers on freshwater polyp surfaces, fungi aiding tree roots, and carnivorous plants feeding on small fish.
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