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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1915
Page
2
An Admiralty report disputes claims that Germany can readily produce submarines in weeks. It states hulls and fittings take long to complete, engines require testing, and best modern subs take six to eight months in production. Germany to date has built many subs but still under full wartime capacity.
The text argues the war disproves census myths about decline after 40, noting many officers and soldiers over 40 excel in alertness and skill. It asserts 40 to 60 can show vigor and leadership, with elders often superior in overall steadiness, while cautioning no one should be considered old at 40.
A group discusses the war as the last day of school at Peter's school ends with prize distributions. Peter tells a caller he did not win but says he got a horrible mention, while adults debate Allied and German capabilities in distant terms.
A Creston, Iowa reader credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing female troubles after suffering in pregnancy and childbirth. The letter highlights vitality restored and a healthy baby boy, noting the product's nationwide recognition for female ailments.
An official warns that farmers are culling immature and breeding stock to ease high feeding costs. With US and Argentine imports and Army needs, slaughter has risen beyond historic levels. Proposals include a government permit ban on slaughter or a Crown subsidy to keep broodstock intact, amid poor pastures and drought. Minard's Liniment is noted for cattle garget.
Fred Winter once a Newmarket star joined the Kaiser's Imperial stables at Gräditz It reports he was proclaimed Premier Jockey and wore a special uniform Before the war he was taken by a corporal guard to Rubleben prison camp and has remained a British prisoner of war lamenting his fate and service with the Kaiser
Guido Feil, a young Florentine chemist, presented to an Italian military commission a new smokeless flame free powder. The invention promises to reduce explosion risk from gun muzzle gases in airship artillery and may aid infantry and artillery in concealing firing lines.
The article discusses a Western style census estimate for China’s population at about 331 million, noting the lack of a reliable national census. It references a 6.5 percent test census and touches on unreliable figures amid a broader array of misreported or exaggerated stories.
Fragmentary report recounts crusaders and Saracens in a clash linked to ancient wars. mentions chivalry and siege figures, including a 300 000 estimate for Saracens and 1710s crusade campaigns. text is garbled with stray phrases about a doctor and a thermometer placed in a patient’s mouth.
On hog profitability pasture is essential with alfalfa preferred over clover for sustained feed value. Pasture reduces sickness risk and speeds gains. alfalfa supports bones and muscle while drought resilience aids reliability. Provide shelter and salt sulfur charcoal in the pasture for hog health.
A piece on Pro Vanei the Italian caricaturist noting how children depict war showing wounds especially in the stomach. It also promotes Parmele's Vegetable Pills as a simple cheap digestive regulator good for the poor and avoiding doctor bills.
Prohibition measures across Europe restrict liquor sales with limited hours and closed shops on Sundays. Denmark Denmark and Norway curb civilian access, France bans sales to soldiers, and Germany restricts sales to uniformed personnel. Holland plans broader prohibitions amid wartime shortages.
Ernie shifts from prized but unprofitable stock to work farms, doubles dairy herd, and adopts a two year rotation of clover corn on a reshaped farm. He uses simple farm accounts to measure costs and profits, showing science in management and turning the farm into a more profitable business.
The article describes portable searchlights in modern warfare. Electric power, distant control, and motorized guidance allow rapid, precise beam aiming from up to hundreds of feet away. Advantages include quicker target sighting and safer positions for operators.
A letter from Pie A. Ov. Dyke of the 10th Battalion Canadians to his brother describes heat and dust in the trenches and warns about German “souvenirs.” He notes men bringing back items, mentions a helmet wired to mines as a ruse, and recalls a wounded applicant at a benevolent lady’s door seeking old clothes.
A testimonial from Mrs lips of Princeton Ontario describes recovery from anaemia after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits renewed blood flow, normal sleep, and restored vitality after three boxes. Pills available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brookville Ont for 56 cents a box or six for $2.50.
A wartime cartoon printed on a battleship’s newspaper page mocks Kaiser Wilhelm and Betsy Lloyd with a caricature of a Pharisee editor and a waving flag. The scene shows Emperor Wilhelm hammering a peg on a France machine while Uncle Sam and John Bull watch. Also advertised is Dr Kellogg’s asthma remedy claiming instant relief and lasting protection.
The Montreal Herald notes Europe and Sudamerica see little atmospheric impact from heavy artillery while Canada endures heavy rain, France and Great Britain report one of their driest summers on record with minimal rainfall in late May and June. The report implies artillery likely averts rainfall rather than brings it.
The piece honors fallen soldiers and the steadfast spirit of their families. It lauds national sacrifice and the relentless courage of those who give their lives for England, matching their resolve with the prayers of mothers and wives.
The text oddly references Italian songs like the Royal March and Garibaldi’s Hymn while noting no recognized national anthem exists. It mentions a singer or composer’s ache and a desire to add a national anthem, but the passage is fragmented and unclear about concrete actions or outcomes.
The piece details German access to Atlantic and Mediterranean cable networks, noting routes via Brest Vigo and Teneriffe, with British and Allied cable control. It explains how messages between Germany and overseas targets would be monitored, forcing overland or blocked telegraph options to Africa or Asia through British hands.
Farmers face a rooster crowding problem as a swat the rooster method is discussed. The piece mentions clamps and rope shackles used to constrain movement, with experimental results at an agricultural college indicating roosters adjust after a week and shackles may be removed.
The London Times criticizes labels like optimism and hysteria while urging bold face of the situation. It notes a formidable organization and the need for future supplies, especially in the context of British war needs. Sphagnum moss is valued as a dressing for wounded, replacing cotton wool, and is in high demand.
The Maharaja of Gwatore through the viceroy sends rupees 632,000 for munitions. Nepal's premier donates one lakh for machinery. Chiefs provide workshops for munitions and offer motors, ambulances, planes, tents. Red Cross boats are sent to the Eastern river region and Mombasa. The princes push for strict treatment of Germans.
A new Priamatic compass, described in Popular Mechanics, features a lycopodium mother of pearl case with luminous dial center and patches for night use. The dial is charged by daylight for about a half hour to glow for up to nine hours, while newer versions rely on radium for constant luminosity.
A garbled quotation notes a tiger hunter speaking on India about the annual need for elephants to craft billiard balls. Mrs. Win comer comments on how such work teaches great hearts to perform delicate tasks.
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