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Newspaper
Davidson Leader
Location
Davidson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
3
Eyewitness accounts describe forced deportations of Belgians and Belgians in German zones, with trains carrying women and children under harsh conditions. The text notes German occupation policies and resistance, including punishments and French collaboration, amid wartime disruption and famine.
Fragmentary OCR line shows scattered abbreviations and shorthand terms. Not enough context for a clear event, names, or location. The readable text hints at a calendar or schedule note but lacks complete details to identify people, places, or outcomes.
Fragmentary item notes a debate on moral topics within a Sunday school setting. It mentions a parson and a member discussing the fate of children who do not contribute pennies in the collected funds. The text reads like a staged or quoted exchange with unclear specifics.
A reader voices strong disapproval of Swithsen and mocks his claimed calling. The comment notes laziness and a habit of seven evenings in the Bits.
A fragment notes Wiggins as a sympathetic figure admired by Star readers for his honesty and loyalty to his fellows, reflecting a communal respect and trust in his character.
A fragmentary exchange shows a recruiter or interviewer pressing a respondent with stilted questions. The dialogue hints at hesitation and reluctance during a recruitment or screening moment. The snippet conveys ambiguity and tension without clear outcomes.
In a provincial town an up to date society scene hosts a white elephant party where guests bring unused items too good to discard. The event falters as one shocking development arrives and all 19 husbands accompany their wives, altering the plans.
The article recounts C Lacy of Wisconsin who moved to Alberta in 1914 with 1500 cash. He rented land, farmed 300 acres by summer fallowing and 260 acres of wheat, kept cattle, and arranged favorable feed and land deals. He later realized 6000 in profit from crop and stock and bought a ready-made farm near Calgary.
The writer describes Essen with its rail network serving Krupp works and trains blocking streets. He notes Germans are not “last ditchers,” praises Allied troops, and recalls a London Times quote about American and British sailors. He contrasts discipline with eventual resistance and highlights wartime impressions from Curti n.
The Earl of Derby argues against guessing a war’s end date, saying both sides are determined to press on. He notes British resolve to fight to a satisfactory conclusion and suggests a protracted conflict, with revolts and famine cited as possible factors, per Gazette commentary. Holloway's Corn Cure is praised for ease and reliability.
In Rochdale on October 29, 1862 Richard Cobden warned that industrial nations risk starving themselves by relying on travel and colonial powers for food and raw materials, as a system of warfare could cut off supplies without warning.
A customer named Dorais, a client of Minard's Liniment Co., Limited, becomes the focus of a dispute involving rheumatic complaints and related remedies. The fragment suggests a commercial or medical dispute centered on Dorais and the company.
A professor recalls a medical ethics quandary about administering a drug to a patient. The conversation hints at patient harm and possible alteration of an answer, noting the patient had been dead for forty seconds.
Incomplete text reports a safety worry at a residence with unclear details. The snippet hints at danger with phrases about entering, a beck, and someone possibly approaching. Further context is missing to identify people, places, or actions.
Canada bound rails for France will be shipped from Halifax by Cook Construction Co and Weather Bros under Halifax Ocean Terminals Railway contract. Government orders require at least two steamship sailings to move the material. Ships load at new terminal piers with ample terminal tracks for sorting rails, frogs, angle bars, spikes, bolts and switches for shipment. It is unclear if ties will be shipped free from Halifax ports.
In a terse exchange, Miss Wyse deflects a caller while Cholly Staylate asks for the doctor's order. The doctor reportedly requires eight hours of sleep for Miss Wyse, prompting the rebuff.
Our Canadian winters are extremely hard on the health of little ones. The weather keeps babies indoors in overheated poorly ventilated rooms, causing colds and peevishness. Baby's Own Tablets help regulate the stomach and bowels to prevent colds, sold by medicine dealers or mail for a small price. Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville. Also claims about Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy providing safe, reliable relief for asthma attacks.
Popular Mechanics reports Russia plans extensive rail links for armies and depots. It notes a 350 liquid-feed tire order from Philadelphia locomotive works for seven and a half ton tractors running on narrow tracks about 29 1 2 inches wide. Engines pull 25 to 50 tons depending on track. used in trenches and rear areas.
The article reports on a provincial jail in Fort Saskatchewan Alberta achieving near self sufficiency through prison labor. On the prison farm this year 7 acres yielded 7 083 bushels of potatoes and 103 113 pounds of turnips across four acres. Carrots beets and other crops produced substantial weights across small plots.
This fragment discusses Canadian identity shaped by environment and race, contrasting Saskatchewan and Ontario Canadians, and notes belief in environmental and racial blends influencing nationality. It mentions child vitality, disease risk, and Miller's Worm How remedy claims as a treatment for worms.
A fragmentary report notes English forests being cleared to provide landing grounds for aircraft. In London’s surrounding counties a farmer appeals to the War Office after a Canadian foresters’ party lands and clears an estate of trees. The farmer fears loss of beauty and laments the lack of response.
Fragmentary dialogue references Ay, a large sum of money and a troubling star heal image. Context unclear but suggests worry over someone named Ay and a 600 billion figure, with a dismissive reply about insignificance.
The article argues coyotes are destructive to cattle and sheep but valuable as fur bearers with rising prices. It notes manufacturers using better hides for imitation scarves and связи fur trim, while poorer pelts are used for coat linings and military gear. Emphasizes hunting coyotes boosts community wages.
The United States relaxes import rules allowing Western Canada potatoes to enter at any port without inspection. New regulations authorize entry of Canadian onions his trade, claiming compliance with specified tuber standards to ease shipments to American importers.
A fragmentary Chicago Tribune item discusses a new epoch postwar era. It suggests Europe may face warmer conditions and a peace that reshapes national life. The text mentions wartime measures guiding public energy and economic policy for peacetime recovery.
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