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Newspaper
Radville News
Location
Radville, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1917
Page
10
Alberta holds estimated coal reserves of twenty billion tons near the US border. The industry consumes about one million tons annually with production nearing one million tons last year. Projections suggest reserves could total 50 to 90 billion tons as the sector develops.
The report describes a vivid air duel between a British pilot and an opponent, each maneuvering to gain a firing angle while both exhausted and low on fuel. It extols modern aviation feats, comparing them with ancient knightly combat and noting the intense, daily dangers of high altitude fighting.
A New York electric power company developed a thunderstorm detector to sense approaching storms hours before clouds form. The device triggers a steady signal and prepares the central station for increased electricity demand, reflecting how weather events affect city power use.
An OCR fragment shows a farmer inviting someone named Sambo with casual rural speech. The readable portion hints at a backwoods setting and uncertain dialogue, but lacks clear events, names, dates, or outcomes.
The Appleford Counter Check Book Company offers counter check and sales books including duplicate and triplicate carbon sets, waxed meat wrappers, and waxed bread wrappers. They claim large selection from coast to coast and prompt service, with offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver and headquarters in Hamilton Canada.
A vintage note likens battlefield warnings to canaries used in mines. It also advertises Mother Graves’ Worm Exterminator as a remedy claimed to drive worms from the system for children.
The speaker argues compulsion and merit define officers rather than privilege. England’s class system has weakened since the war’s start and the idea of a temporary gentleman fades. In America, avoid favoritism in commissions, and postwar England will be more democratic with stronger labor and women's influence.
The Chicago Herald notes that early raw recruits and American aviators, led by figures such as Alan Seeger, contributed to key battles like Eure and Vimy Heights. It emphasizes small contingents delivering decisive impact and recalls their service and sacrifices in France.
Stephen Pic in the Petit Journal condemns the idea that strategists caused atrocities. He argues cruelty in desecrating cemeteries taking women and girls dying in hospitals tossing elderly into streets stealing movable property and razing property.
A Ontario reader reports a severely ill child was revived by Dr Cassell's Tablets after doctors warned of slim chances. The letter asks others to try the tablets and mentions a 5 cent sample offer via Harold J. Co. Toronto with details on mailing and pricing.
A fragmented appraisal contrasts Kitchener building armies from service with Britain relying on conscription. The author argues conscription was a temporary wartime measure and cautions against relying on volunteer slacker forces for trench warfare in the critical early tests.
A military officer notes rising army morale and many brave deeds as war continues. Examples include a man shielding a trench mortar from a stray path and a lance-sergeant stopping a grenade with teammates nearby. A second-lieutenant also pried an unexploded shell and saved lives. A light exchange ends with a playful line about writing verses.
A fragmented line reads like guidance against following busy trends too closely. The text hints at caution in timing and strategy, possibly a reflective note on focus and restraint.
Fragmentary notes recount Brand Whitlock notes on 1914 crusades and reputations amid wartime debates. The text hints at moral outrage and criticism of officials, with references to betrayals and harsh judgments forming part of a broader discussion.
The fragment reads as an uncertain inquiry about a translator or term. It appears garbled and may reflect OCR artifacts from a historical page. No clear event, person, or organization is established in the readable portion.
A fragmentary note cites Elihu Root and references U S policy amid debate on national leadership and Prussian influence. The text implies a stark choice between freedom and subjugation as the cane of the United States is asserted.
Two groups of cattle at Lacombe fed frosted wheat versus oats and bain equally. Frosted wheat produced greater gains with no ill effects and an estimated profit of $3.38 per head, despite some expectations of excessive scouring.
The Philadelphia Record praises the White House with a president from the Scotch Irish stock, noting this group has supplied many of the United States' strongest fighters at crucial moments.
A reminiscence extols Baby's Own Tablets for infants and little children. The item claims to regulate bowels ease fevers and cure minor illnesses. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents from Witenes' Medicine Co Brockville.
A short moral note advises young men that the fairest flowers are not always the most fragrant, encouraging prudent choice in courting.
Gloucestershire man opens a Patriotic exam and posts a shop window sign declaring the shop closed while the proprietor serves in the military. It promises reopening within six months after hostilities end if he returns and patrons are welcomed again.
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