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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
3
The Dominion Experimental Farm at Lacombe Alberta reports hog production costs of 350 dollars per hundred pounds of pork fed on alfalfa with self feeders and grain ration and 1505 dollars per hundred pounds on rape pasture with self feeders. A conversion of costs to current selling prices explains why hog raising in Alberta is a paying proposition.
In Chicago T. McCutchees stages a piece titled War Words Won’t Win the War oratory at the Tri c venue. The performance critiques rhetoric that claims wealth or wrath can decide victory, advocating wiser strategy.
The article argues Britain's wartime financial endurance distinguishes victory from defeat. It cites Britain's ability to shoulder four years of costly war with U S support for other allies and notes debts to allies and the Allies exceeding five trillion dollars. It mentions Von Reikow-Kdllweg's reaction to Britain's position in July 1914.
The piece claims that wartime policy labeled women as enemies of brassianism, granting immunity to acts by propagandists and spies. It asserts men faced no legal murder risk at times and condemns gender discrimination while praising American chivalry against Germanic brassianism. The tone is partisan and cautionary about female roles in war.
The ad touts Putnam's Extractor as a painless corn cure that removes sore corns by dissolving and lifting them from the roots. It promises instant pain relief and a quick disappearance for a quarter in any drug store, urging buyers to choose Putnam's over higher priced alternatives.
The article reviews using dairy by products to boost hog growth, noting milk value relative to concentrate feeds, and detailing optimal milk to meal ratios. Experiments from Dominion stations and Ontario and Nova Scotia colleges highlight the benefits of skim milk and sweet milk for different pig sizes, with cautions about whey and diet consistency.
In a brief note from the Boston Transcript a dream about a box party at the theatre is recalled. The humorous aside explains why a companion spoke loudly in their sleep.
A brief wartime note proclaims the law must be obeyed and praises English and French soldiers fighting in Flanders for liberty and home protection. It expresses confidence in comrades to fulfill their duty and uphold freedoms in Quebec's Cantons de l Est region.
A vintage advertisement touts Baby's One Tablets as a grand medicine for infants. It claims laxative action regulates bowels and improves health, with testimonial from François Fournier of Tourville Quebec. Sold by mail or dealers at a stated price from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A wartime plea urges Canadians to eat potatoes and vegetables to save wheat. Miller's Woven Wonders are claimed to destroy worms and aid digestion, described as a complete worm destroyer and a beneficial medicine for children, improving digestion and growth.
Lord Claud Hamilton proposed sacrificing toy dogs to ease food shortages in England. A queue formed as a woman displayed ribbons tied to dogs to illustrate the practice. Dog lovers opposed the idea while backers argued it would provide edible food and reduce animal consumption.
Belgan relief supplies to allied civilians will pause for ten days to move about three million bushels of grain to Belgium in desperate straits. Part of the wheat will also aid civilians in the German occupied zone of Northern France. A cable from Brussels urged urgent action to ensure arrival and even distribution, warning of shortages without the shipments.
The Washington Star reports Miss Cayenne quipping that happiness is tied to digestion for men and attire for women. She notes a wish for an ostrich stomach and feathered attire as humorous exaggerations.
Geo. Lane’s holdings include Pekisko Bar U 34000 acres 32000 deeded Willow Creek Bar U 20000 freehold 1500 lease Namako ranch 14000 acres with year end assets. Lane owns 353 Percherons and markets cattle hogs and wheat while operating an elevator. Ranch headquarters overlook Rockies with water and timbered shelter. Also notes an ailment remedy Parmeke’s Vegetable Pills praised as best for bilious conditions.
In Fogland a packed tramcar pushes past safety norms as riders on the top deck ignore standing limits. A terse girl conductor warns not to stand, a defiant passenger replies we are standing. The car jerks forward.
A brief note asserts the product works independently without other medicines. It claims reliable action and no failure to perform its tasks. The language emphasizes self sufficiency and effectiveness of the worm exterminator.
Captain D. J. McDonald of the schooner John G Walter recounts a Royal Navy destroyer’s timely arrival after a U boat torpedoed his ship bound from a Canadian port to Europe. He fought the German commander in the conning tower, escaped into the sea, and survived while the U boat and crew fled as the destroyer appeared.
An American Lafay ette pilot made a hurried landing at a British aerodrome behind enemy lines. After freeing himself from wreckage he approached a senior commander and declared he had spread petrol on the grass plot, prompting a tense exchange.
The club states dining is from 5 to 8 except for the Whi c ey exception. Rule 5 gives the committee power to fill any vacancy in their body at any time.
A Feltham hotelkeeper told the court his family had caried on hotel work for over a century and that this was the first police complaint against them.
Doukhobor colonies in Western Canada secure a land deal for acres in Saskatchewan with payments over ten years. Mr Veregic pledges not to return to Russia, asserting religious restraint on fighting and a commitment to aid the war through production while swearing allegiance to Jesus Christ rather than any king.
The Toronto Mail notes that while 5 000 tons of shipping will move 5 000 tons of food from Argentina and Australia to Europe, longer hauls require two to three times that tonnage. The piece links North American export goods to submarine threats and allied reliance on this continent.
Dear Sirs This fall I got thrown on a fence and hurt my chest very bad so I could not breathe I tried all kinds of Liniments and they gave no relief until I used Minard's Liniment warmed on my chest which cured me completely from Digby Nova Scotia shipped by SSABOOM Rosewar Digby Go NS
The British Ministry of Food promotes potato butter as a cheap England-made alternative costing under 10 cents per pound. Peeling and boiling potatoes, mashing, sieving, then mixing with margarine and salt yields a floury paste shaped into rolls. Add butter coloring for appearance and butter preservation for longer storage.
Instructions describe preserving eggs by water glass or lime water in crocks. Steps cover fresh shell condition, cleaning, solution ratios, packing depth, sun drying, and disposal of used water glass, with guidance for large quantities and alternative lime method.
We are beginning to grasp the peril and the full task before our people. Save and serve, work and serve. The moment in a nation’s life is brief, yet demands total energy for a single purpose as Canada recalls its noble wartime role and seeks greater heights.
In Life magazine humor, two men discuss a disaster’s cause as the "ton tmnch watah-million" joke. One argues water intoxication could kill, the other mocks the claim. The exchange ends with a wry remark about there not being enough boy.
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment claims to cure distemper. Dialogue quotes a mother scolding her son for playing with a boy said to be tainted by reform school history, implying social caution in childhood associations.
General Sir William R Robertson urged London listeners that Britain faces a long war due to initial unpreparedness. He warned many nations went bankrupt from early missteps but vowed the empire would endure and persevere through the conflict.
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