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Newspaper
Chilliwack Free Press
Location
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
7
In Norway two centuries ago Walter Bogardis loses an eye and Gretchen paints a matching glass eye that wins his love. After Walter marries Bertha, an array of misfits and attempted eyes fail. Gretchen finally crafts a perfect eye and Walter asks her to marry, ending the tale with their union and the chattering eye as a symbol of love.
The Nazarene’s sermon to Galilee and their cities unfolds as rejection and invitation. Christ offers rest to the laboring and weary, inviting humility and teachability amid visions of ruin for unrepentant cities. The sermon urges coming to Christ and bearing his yoke for true rest.
The Prince and Princess of Connaught praised Canadian products during a royal tour. They ordered a special last walking boot from Ottawa after a Montreal factory could not supply it, paying twenty dollars. In Toronto they placed orders for fishing and eating gloves. The Made in Canada exhibit drew twenty thousand visitors, including the Duke of Connaught, highlighting national manufacturing progress.
Horses with tender feet require care and attention. Demand for good draft horses remains high. Abuse brings kicks from horses. jerking the bit and yelling confuse the animal. You only get power from a horse equal to the care given. A horse may mean to please but cannot exceed its natural limits.
A French couple's son, aged 26 months, weighs 127 pounds and stands 34 inches tall with a 40 inch chest and 34 inch height. The child, called a white hope, grows rapidly from a five pound birth weight and may require special transportation as he cannot yet walk unaided.
Guidance on keeping a uniform pure bred flock, selecting a pure ram, annual culling of ewes, and managing breeding from September to year end. Emphasizes gradual growth, careful feeding, and proper ram management for better lambs and steadier returns.
Ontario provincial police report shows 226 prosecutions and 186 convictions for illicit liquor in a six month period. Authorities seized 5,334 bottles of whisky, 112 gallons, 14,280 bottles of beer, 172 barrels and keens of beer, 48 bottles of wine, 38 bottles of brandy, 6 bottles of gin and 43 gallons of wine stored in various receptacles.
A National Stockman correspondent critiques the sweat pad used with horse collars. He argues it is comfortable in winter but causes heat and dampness in summer, leading to bare necks and discomfort. He warns collars should fit well and not be swapped daily.
The tobacco planting region in British Columbia covers about 400 acres of Havana seedlings. Officials foresee a prosperous year for the B C tobacco industry and plan to build warehouses and factories in Kelowna with modern equipment to cure leaves and manufacture high grade cigars.
The article argues buying the best sire matters more than dam quality for herd improvement. It warns against inferior purebreds and notes advances in registry systems reduce reliance on judging by appearance. Emphasizes paying a few dollars more for animals with official performance records to boost breeding outcomes.
Building permits in Redimonton outline plans for a hundred room tote at a cost of 150000 dollars and a theatre project valued at 250000 dollars, signaling major local development. The notice names the schemes and the heavy investment anticipated for the area.
Newfoundland exports for codfish yield about five million dollars annually as the mainstay of the fishing industry. Fishermen and merchants rely on steady markets and seasonal shipments from coastal communities to sustain the trade.
The article stresses good pasture for growth and cautions on using ash from wood or coal and sulfur in troughs. It mentions bone meal to strengthen bones and advises weaning pigs at seven to ten weeks. It recommends culling by removing the two strongest, then two more after short intervals, until all are removed. It also notes milk as part of a dog’s natural food and to give bins daily if possible.
The article discusses profitable lamb handling strategies focusing on early forward sales in July or August versus holding through winter to command higher prices in January or February. It notes Southdown as a favorable breed, with early slaughter weighing about 100 pounds, and emphasizes feeding, disease risk, and market dynamics.
The article extols breeding sheep for high returns, stressing mutton conformation, dense fleece, and durable constitution. It highlights buck size, loin structure, strong hind quarters, and pink skin with long wool for weighty clips and protection from weather and foreign matter.
Barren sows are more likely to fail to breed due to overfeeding and fatness than other causes. Remedy includes full epsom salts to move bowels, exercise, reduce feed, ten days of iodide of potash, monitor for sickness, then repeat in two weeks. If still not breeding, fatten and kill the animal.
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