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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
3
Private estimates place France's total wheat crop for 1917 18 around 1.1 billion bushels, about a 25 percent rise from last year's reduced harvest. Report notes better prospects for rye, oats, barley, and potatoes while overall grain supplies are tight due to war years.
At a victory celebration in the Royal Albert Institute Windsor’s mayor recalls a famed Kaiser visit to London. He claims a supposed Russian autocrat brought a spy named Stenger and falsely claimed the Royal Victoria Order for members of the Kaiser’s entourage.
A Belgian legation statement argues Belgium must determine its own destiny and resist permanent neutralization. It says independence depends on national wisdom and warns past guarantees with Germany were broken, risking new dangers and a need to guard economic and frontier interests.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Williams Megrove Co baby health tablets to guard against colds. It claims improved stomach and bowels prevent colds and says tablets keep digestion regular. Sold by dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box.
The advertisement promotes CP Rail’s Xmas travel options with daily through trains east and west. It highlights compartment and observation cars, various sleeper classes, and 60 day tickets sold from December with extensions possible. Special rates via Imperial Line to Montreal or TransCanade route to Peron are offered. Also promotes a medical product for asthma with testimonials about its efficacy.
Jammer M Keck comments on British resilience amid postwar recovery. He cites Poland’s fear of judgment in court and likens Britain to a nation mourning its dead, noting the public’s ambivalence toward celebration and leadership.
Saskatchewan farmers push for establishing stockyards in one or more cities to market cattle and other livestock locally. A proposed company, capitalized at 130 thousand dollars with farmers as subscribers, would operate the yards to expand regional handling facilities and unlock greater district capacity.
The first Alberta cattle shipment for the International Stock Show was sent last week from Crossfield to Kansas City. Six top bulls and calves are bound for Chicago to display premier breeding from the Canadian northwest, underlining Alberta stockmen’s approach to selection and breeding.
The rural municipality of Waverl Theresa Sask sends a resolution to the Department of Agriculture urging farmers with grain to sow only on fallow or second crop on summer fallow. It requires seed oats to be supplied for sowing on summer fallow and a statutory declaration if seed is provided. The department commends careful farming but notes no seed provision for new breaking and cites implementation difficulties from poorly prepared land and future panel claims.
A brief dialogue excerpt shows a husband stating his wife objected to club evenings two years ago and implying ongoing resistance. The garbled text hints at personal strain and possible miscommunication between spouses.
A brief note in Cana warns farmers that feeding tes wheat to live stock is prohibited. Authorities urge compliance to avoid penalties.
The French Canadian Ferdinand I of Sté Bestache, owner of a leading Manitoba farm, built a modern operation with elevator, barn, silos, and vast machinery. He has profited greatly over five years, but sleeplessness and mental strain threaten his finances and well being as stress over business-caused unrest persists.
The Melbourne Argus argues Britain’s control of India rests on race and governance, not farce. It notes the 80,000 British troops in India were pulled for France and other fronts, replaced by English territorial units, leaving India with little foreign garrison. It claims there was no insurrection or large popular uprising against imperial rule.
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The article recalls famed meetings between Marshal Foch and German envoys in a railway carriage, contrasting with Napoleon's 1870s talks at a cottage near Sedan. It notes Bismarck’s retrospective detail, Thiers and Favre’s Alsace Lorraine surrender, and a later anecdote of imperial versus republican memory, ending with a distant hotel anecdote.
A Boston Transcript snippet features a playful exchange where a barber jokes about deducting a cent per cut and a customer jokes about losing a dime. The piece ends with a reference to Holloway's Corn Cure as a better solution for corns.
Interest in Southern Saskatchewan centers on a proposed Estevan power plant to supply Regina Moose Jaw and Weyburn and nearby municipalities. A gas producing station near Estevan is estimated to cost about 1.621 million dollars and generate 9000 kilowatts using local lignite coal beds.
A quirky line from a London Tit joke features the bird admitting a year of flight has given it a taste for worms and bird seed. The playful dialogue mocks natural cravings amid urban chatter.
Leading Canadian live stock producers and oat packers are summoned to a conference by Hon. T. A. Dace, minister of agriculture, to frame national plans for rebuilding the industry after war. Canada aims to place its live stock sector on a broader, sounder footing as peacetime trade and European breeding stock shortages drive demand.
A medical officer measures height and chest of a recruit then tests his bearing as the recruit blurts out Do re mi ia. The scene mixes military procedure with a comic misfit attempting music instead of discipline.
Prince Rupert British Columbia begins fish oil production with the first tank car received from the interplant and shipped east for refining. The oil will undergo several processing steps in its development as a new industry.
The report states that Peate does not alter food demands but notes an increase in demand for economy. This trend suggests broader impact on consumer choices and supply considerations across North America.
A period piece touts Dr. Chase's Nerve Food as a rational treatment to counteract nerve strain from modern life. The letter claims the product replenishes vital substances, supports vitality, and is sold for 50 cents a box through dealers and a Chicago publisher.
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