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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
2
The passage argues that a newspaper must charge for its space to cover costs and survive. It compares charity to giving away rent and states free advertising cannot be provided to nonpaying beneficiaries. It frames advertising space as a paid service essential for livelihood and warns against rent-free offerings.
A Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a simple painless method to lift corns and calluses. A small bottle from any drug store dries instantly, does not irritate surrounding skin, and claims to remove all corns or calluses without pain.
A housewife learns the new meat price order relies on posted shop prices for cuts and joints in a conspicuous window. Wholesale prices are not meant for her, only to warn cattle buyers of potentially high live animal costs.
Editorials from the New York Times and New York Tribune argue Germany cannot sway enemy or allied publics with empty promises. They say German diplomacy is part of a broader Germanism that failed to meet the task set for it and must be judged accordingly.
A big number of students is expected at the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. Interest concentrates on the associate course with many parents aiming to enroll boys 16 to 18. The program offers five months of practical winter training after harvest and before spring work. Similar courses are gaining popularity among farm youths.
A St. Albert farmer sold 79 hogs to Edmonton stockyards for 3398 dollars net after expenses, about 42.53 per hog. Initial costs were 1500 dollars, roughly 20 dollars per animal, yielding solid per hog profit.
The article describes two forms of message carriers to restore communications after wire cuts. Bombs enable front line to battalion and regimental commanders to send messages, fired by grenade guns with a range of 550 to 650 yards. Light shells carry orders back to headquarters from infantry and artillery, fired from mortars with a range of 1,300 yards.
A historical note praises Minard's Liniment for curing colds and highlights a writer's observation on French soldiers. It describes how soldiers return from leave to resumed work promptly, and notes farmers and cobblers resuming duties quickly. An aviator on leave is mentioned wearing white.
Warfare needs push Canada to buy 100000 new motor cars this year, nearly five times the 1914 total and an 85 percent rise over the 1913 normal. The shift reflects wartime mobilization and industrial ramping despite lingering wartime pressures.
The forestry branch of the Department of the Interior Ottawa releases its annual bulletin on pulpwood. In 1916 the total value of pulpwood manufactured into pulp and exported rose by over 28 percent from 1915. The share manufactured into pulp is rising, with details available free from the Director of Forestry, Ottawa, upon request for the Pulpwood Bulletin.
A reader cites relief from inflamed itchy pimples on the face after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Miss Bertha Nilsson reports improved complexion following daily use and two boxes of ointment plus three cakes of soap. A free sample offer is included with address in Boston, USA.
A British-published correspondence notes Japan’s Osaka air lanes and growing aerospace effort. It claims a capital base of 3M with potential for more, and highlights 10 000 students training at night for a planned aerial advance near Petrograd.
Great Natural Resource Chief Engineer Wagemasa of the Saskatchewan Development Company selects the first boring site about one and a half miles northwest of Ralph near Weyburn. The plant is being assembled and drilling will run day and night through winter as engineers anticipate a substantial potash deposit and a later large industry.
Wesley Frost, former U S consul at Queenstown Ireland, spoke to Cleveland chamber of commerce about German submarine killings. He said ten thousand civilians die monthly, likening losses to the Lusitania and recounting 81 ships carrying Americans destroyed during his three years in service.
A vintage advertisement claims Baby's Own Tablets regulate bowels ease digestion curb colds fevers and aid teething for little ones. Mrs Johnae Brest of New Brunswick endorses the product. Tablets cost 25 cents and are sold by medicine dealers or mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A historic article notes a hunting dog fitted with spectacles for astigmatism. It discusses modern eye fitting for animals using lenses to correct sight without patient input, relying on instruments for measurement and the rare silent method.
A British Columbia writer laments daily $100,000 spent on imported goods while homegrown options exist. The piece urges readers to buy Canadian and urges action to remedy the deplorable condition. It also notes a linked concern about bird destruction in central peace due to famine and war impacts.
A report notes a manganese dioxide deposit in southeast Alberta valued at 54.4 million dollars. The British War Office is connected to the project with bids around 69 dollars per ton. Engineer Jas F. Sly of Montreal leads the venture with Hersey and Allied interests controlling the enterprise.
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