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Newspaper
Lloydminster Times
Location
Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
8
A garbled message hints at a search linked to a military department and ancestral records. Readers may note a plea to refrain from alarming or obstructing efforts while officials pursue details related to a distant inquiry.
Mrs Wise comments on necessary items for washday noting an undurable pipe for agitation. She insists a proper tub and washboard are essential alongside the pipe to ensure a successful laundry routine.
Mrs Wise explains Eddys Fibreware Pails and Tubs are made from compressed fibre baked at high heat in one solid piece. They cannot warp or split, wear longer, look better and are light to handle. She notes the importance of lightness when buying kitchen utensils.
A Canadian report shows fire losses for 1915 over eight months total 2 408 884 dollars, down from 5 717 1 to the same period in 1914, a reduction of 3 218 177. Defective pipes and wiring caused most blazes, with February 1915 seeing many dwelling fires.
A garbled line suggests someone who enjoys camping and a scene involving an evaporator and a crew, but details are unclear and names or places are not present. The fragment reads like a personal reflection rather than a full report.
Prof C A Zavitz outlines improved methods for growing key field crops at the Ontario Agriculture Farm in Guelph. The bulletin covers seed selection, hybridization, fodder crops like alfalfa, pasture making, and four practical rules for productive crops, urging seed production in Ontario and offering the bulletin free from the Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto.
Mrs Abdolph Geiser told Minnesota clubwomen that lack of knowledge about science and home economics keeps women from financial equality. She urged schools to offer domestic science to all women and asked applying half of the Smith Lever funds to home economics work.
A physician signing as A Kinu M D endorses Minard's Liniment and states he prescribes it in practice. He reports never failing to achieve the desired effect when a liniment is needed.
A Toronto Globe quotation argues against any nation achieving world dominance. It rejects German Hus sian Oriental American British stereotypes and asserts no race or people can universalize civilization. The piece highlights divine judgment in history when a nation seeks total cultural dominance.
An archival piece extols British naval engineering while detailing German espionage and Krupp gun mounting breakthroughs. It argues UK designers solved recoil challenges, enabling 12 and 14 inch guns that outmatched German equivalents, shaping the North Sea arms race and intelligence failures.
Cereal production has long guided experimental farms with 28 years of work. Selection and breeding yield Canadian suited grains including Pioneer wheat oats and barley. By 1914 field results at Central Farm and sixteen branches influenced seasonable publications from Ottawa Agriculture.
A veteran recounts a daring World War I escape from German capture. He describes hiding in villages, evading patrols, and crossing to Dutch territory aided by locals and a Belgian woman. The account includes details of German strength, hospital aid, and ultimate return to England.
Manitoba Free Press praises Dr Rutherford's Winnipeg address to the Canadian club. He argues Western Canada must move to mixed farming under economic pressure and predicts eastern stockyards will rival Chicago's. The emphasis is on fair, expert analysis and true cooperation rather than harsh farmer criticism.
Doctors warn nervous disorders peak in spring due to vital changes after winter. Walters' Pink Pills are promoted as a blood making nerve tonic, claimed to cure various nervous conditions and spring ills, including headaches and low energy, available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
The British transport system for the war effort earns high praise for its precision and sufficiency. M. Graeme Thomson, named Director of Transports, oversees vast logistics with a salary of 6000, and Churchill calls him a key wartime discovery. Canadian livestock values in 1914 reach about 725.58 million across horses, cattle, sheep, and swine, with rates expected to adjust during the war.
The report notes Britain's 1913 imports including 2,62 bushels of wheat and flour from Austria and Turkey, 6,663,300 bushels of barley from the same sources, and 11,273,459 bushels of oats from Germany. It also references average yearly wheat imports over a decade and hints at declines or shifts in trade.
The article urges fire risk reduction through careful storage of hay and inflammables in basements, safe handling of matches, and avoiding gasoline use indoors. It recommends cleaning up trash and grass early in spring, warning against barns smoking, and installing visible fire buckets with calcium chloride to prevent freezing. It calls for collective effort from businessmen and farmers to educate and prevent fires province wide.
Wise mothers know when children are troubled with worms and apply Miller's Worm Powders. The vermifuge is advertised as absolute in clearing the system of worms and restoring health for comfort and robust growth.
Discussion notes Britain’s import reliance on Canadian produce with 1913 values totaling 4 652 000 and 22 690 000 in excess. For late 1914 the excess over prior year was two to three million, underscoring the need to boost Canadian production. Ottawa Agriculture publications offer guidance via a post free request to the Publications Branch.
A tourist in the Highlaids meets a weathered farmer who laments hard times. The farmer jokes about farming but reveals hesitance to enter speculation, citing age and inability to work the land.
Regulations governing seed sales in 1915 set quality marks for timothy, spike, red clover, and alfalfa, with numbered grades and purity tests. Dealers may only sell seed below No 3 quality to cleaners to bring up to grade, and all cereals and forage seeds require clear labeling.
Montreal Gazette reports on a push for irrigation to reclaim millions of acres in the prairie region. Deputations urge government support to extend works, promising permanent homes, thriving crops, and transformed landscapes if irrigation expands.
Investigation by the Seed Bratch Ottawa shows a sod hay field containing 19 180 weed seeds per square yard and a plowed field at depth five to seven inches with fewer viable seeds. Short rotations and good cultivation curb weed reproduction. other methods include ploughing soy land and autumn cultivation to destroy weed growth.
Fragmented text warns of illness with nonsensical phrases and garbled references. It mentions restlessness sleeplessness appetite issues and vague claims of cases and power over others. The passage reads as a damaged OCR segment lacking clear facts or a coherent narrative.
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