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Newspaper
Watson Witness
Location
Watson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
2
Canadian CPR official Mr Great Mell predicts a renewed influx of Americans and Europeans after the war. He cites crop success in 1916 and land availability as attractors, noting cheap land and adequate transport. He warns new settlers will stay loyal to Canada and the British Empire.
The text surveys ancient to 19th century firefighting, noting Romans using engines and frictions, Greeks associating fire with Prometheus, and London’s 1666 fire with vast damage. It references early steam driven pumps, oil lamps, and the evolution of fire brigades and fireproofing ideas.
The Radium Institute of London treated a large number of cancer patients last year. About 744 cases reportedly cured and 3128 improved. Many cases were too advanced to remedy, but radium showed promise for superficial skin cancers and early stage conditions.
A tradesman movement seeks lasting work terms as demand for skilled labor grows. Workers press for stable hours fair wages and protective measures amid fluctuating project workloads.
A portrait of successful women in business era highlights Madame Paquin the Paris fashion magnate denied the Legion of Honor by sex. It also spotlights Mrs Andrew who saved a sinking ironworks and won U.S. contracts for anvils, plus Alice Derkin a New York master builder and Rose Corens a top art cataloguer.
A fragment discuss how kitchen tips protect dairy from curdling with bicarbonate of soda and proper patty case handling. It notes words of fashion, noting that Beau fell from use while admirer and lover persist. belle and beau fade over time with climate and culture.
Boil potatoes then pass through a wire sieve. Mix with butter or dripping and grated cheese. Add egg yolk pepper and salt. Shape into small rolls two and a half inches long one inch thick. Bake until deep brown then glaze with melted butter and sprinkle with parsley.
Clergymen in Saskatchewan train in farming as part of their office course. Students at the Presbyterian Theological College in Saskatoon join agricultural classes alongside theology, led by Rev. Dr. E H Oliver. The program blends livestock and grain study with scripture and preaching.
The Western Canadian College uniquely places agriculture on its curriculum alongside theology, an experiment praised for its potential success. Dr Oliver's program is credited with driving the initiative and expected to yield strong results.
The ibis is described as aristocratic in ancient times and sacred in Egypt. It is noted for a long beak and varied color patterns by region. along the Florida coast it is snow white, in the south scarlet, and in the southwest a white face with black or brown feathers.
A famed Scottish architect traveling in Palestine learns of a new child in his family. He carries Jordan water home for the christening in Scotland. At the church the beadle halts him whispering in Scots dialect that the water must wait until after the kirk.
Willie Green joins a village grocer as an errand boy. After a week he asks for a good character for his next job. The grocer agrees but the boy explains he must leave because the job requires a fourteen year old, though he is now fifteen.
In a small country town Dibbie posted a shop window offer promising a packet of seeds with every plant. Drill quickly countered with a bold placard declaring with every plant they give the earth.
A jumble of maxims on friendship money labor and liberty notes on patience imagination and forgiveness. It contrasts indulgent behavior with hard roads faced by women and men including superstitions about love and widows and a vague call to judge others by their folly.
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