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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
12
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions McLeanan and Torenta with references to death, a fallout, and a sorrowful context. The readable text is too fragmentary to establish a clear event or article.
A garbled passage discusses population, drone, and funding concerns with figures like 7100 and references to public provision, soldiers, and committees. It hints at expenditures, caps, and endowments but clarity is lost in the OCR.
Dr Shutt of Ottawa identifies humus as the chief indicator of prairie soil fertility, linking organic matter to moisture retention and microbial activity. Comparisons from Indian Head and Portage la Prairie show nitrogen losses after 22 and 25 years of cultivation without manure, while manure proves beneficial in North Dakota trials and corn wheat rotations. The piece warns that without crop rotation and organic matter return, prairie fertility declines, echoing broader New England and prairie-state soil exhaustion patterns.
Ottawa details the Agricultural Instruction Act 1913-14 showing provincial work, funding for veterinary colleges, and a review in nine sections. It notes 155 permanent instructors, many buildings funded, and distribution of the 145 page report with 16 pages of illustrations.
The Dominion of Canada extends cooperative egg and poultry marketing work to the western provinces after successful tests in the east. Mr. T. A. Benson, formerly in Prince Edward Island, moves to Alberta to lead the effort, while Mr. J. H. Hare, with Ontario expertise, takes general supervision of the western program. Hare will focus mainly on Saskatchewan during the coming year.
The piece notes claims of Minare’s Liniment curing diphtheria and discusses chlorine in chemical and wartime contexts. It cites German reports on chlorine and gas, British scientists, and a 1890 reference to gas decomposition, then mentions Holloway’s Core Cure and a German meat restriction schedule amid food and health concerns.
Hon W T White Canada’s finance minister tells Montreal audience that the economic motto remains production with economy. He cites prewar trade balance figures and notes a favorable export surplus, urging readiness for a domestic war loan and broad subscription.
The article declares Bulgaria led by Ferdinand as an outlaw after allying with the Kaiser and the Ottoman Empire, dubbing Bulgaria a perilous foe distrusted by all nations. It warns that those who wage war with swords shall perish by swords and predicts Bulgaria’s near-extermination by allies.
A 1000 mile railway project across Australia, recommended by Lord Kitchener, has reached 300 miles as of now. Officials expect the line to be finished by the end of 1918 for strategic purposes.
Baby's Own Tablets are advertised as a gentle laxative that is safe and pleasant in action. The copy claims mothers prefer them over castor oil and notes thousands of mothers report their children take them willingly. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The Amsterdam Telegraaf reports the 42 cm German artillery requires 200 men per gun and 27 to 28 hours to mount. Each gun has 172 parts, weighs 4 750 kilos with a 17 500 foundation plate, and 12 railway wagons transport one gun. It fires electrically from 300 metres, with a 400 kilo, 1 424 metre long projectile. Slots cost 11 000 marks. Fort Liege destruction occurred at about 22.8 kilometres.
Kr Thomas' Electric Oil promises rapid burn or scald relief with no preparation needed. Apply directly to the affected skin and pain subsides quickly. This kitchen staple ad urges immediate availability for any burn or scald incident.
Sir James Crichton Browne credits Britain's sanitation for lower disease rates amid war. He notes massive recruitment and that many defects stem from prewar sanitation. A lifelike anecdote contrasts sanitary progress with hardship from a veteran tramp seeking aid after a failed laundry.
A London proposal suggests raising revenue after the war by levying a poll tax on each alien enemy. The plan targets German Austrian and Turkish nationals and argues the levy would fund postwar costs. The proposal sparked debate on civil liberties and wartime penalties.
An article notes surgical magnets and X ray equipment at the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo N Y used to extract shrapnel and bullets from patients. It also describes Dr KR V Pierce cures with non alcoholic root and herb preparations offered to readers.
A British cruiser and a stealthy tramp steamer clash in a tense North Sea incident. The cruiser feints and seizes the cargo ship at night, collecting stores and torpedoes before sending the vessel on to port with a new crew onboard. The piece also recalls Beatty and Admiral's maneuvers with the Princess Royal and a daring pursuit to transfer the Admiral amid heavy action.
A Toronto based product marketed as highly effective for facial complexion claims to restore freshness and youthfulness. It is said to improve skin for thousands of Canadian women and is available through all druggists. Manufactured by Usii Manufacturing Company Limited at 476 Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto.
A Liverpool Journal of Commerce writer questions if heavy gun carrying submarines could alter future warfare by threatening enemy harbors. Others caution that existing defenses may counter such ships, while contemplating whether Germany is secretly building underwater battleships to surprise attacks.
Missouri Valley Public Health association heard KR BE McDonnell discuss Glasgow’s public utility literacy. He cited schools training youths on water works and sewage plants, arguing educated future voters propel city progress. A separate note reports a man attempted to thrash his wife. police intervened.
A Saskatoon letter from P. Ferline Selanders to Lyster H. Dewey outlines that fibre flax and seed flax are distinct types within the same species. It notes seed from certain regions may be mixed and discusses trials to determine fibre quality, with Ireland’s seed sample sent for U S Department of Agriculture evaluation and future monitoring of results.
In the Alps along the Italian frontier Austrian artillery and mining operations are transforming the landscape. Pneumatic drills, dynamite, and sappers have destroyed parapets and forests to permit artillery fire. Alpine routes are stripped bare as large areas are mined and can be triggered to unleash rock and ice avalanches against advancing Italians.
A former railroad worker describes chronic dyspepsia from fast meals and sedentary life. After trying Grape Nuts, he gains strength and weight while colleagues also improve. The ad claims Grape Nuts provides steady appetite and nourishment, ending with There's a Reason and an Ontario company citation.
The article extols Parm elee's Vegetable Pills as portable popular medicine. It touts accurate compounding with proven digestive aids and claims they regulate the digestive organs reliably.
General Sir William Otter tours camps in Northern Ontario and Quebec finding conditions satisfactory. Aliens employed there perform well, proving land suitable for model farms with a potato crop growing before rain spoiled it. New camps at Pant and Field to intern Western aliens. medical staff note no serious trouble.
An Engileh tourist in Scotland asks an old native his age. The staunch Scot replies in a humorous aside about his long life and a joke about future years, ending with a playful mispronunciation and local color.
The ad reports a test by Mr W Scott declaring Zam Buk an entirely plant based antiseptic with superior cleansing properties. It claims Zam Buk cures skin injuries and disorders and lists uses from burns to ulcers with prices at 30c per box or 125 for three.
The commission’s sixth annual report reviews Canada’s resources including forests fields mines and streams with notes on technical education agricultural restriction bird sanctuaries and town planning. Chairman Clifford Sifton’s address summarizes the fiscal year amid wartime adjustments and steady planning progress.
The Russky Slave editor tours congested refugee routes noting terrible conditions yet praising public organizations and the mild autumn for helping keep vets calm. He credits temperance among people for the calm of the protracted and melancholic wanderers.
A boss praises a job seeker s ideas then directs a clerk to take the applicant to the unloading department. The moment captures a informal carryover from an interview to on the job assignment.
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