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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
5
Farmers near Wilkie face crop losses from recent hail with some fully insured and others under protected. The piece urges strong hail coverage, noting high premiums reflect risk, and compares farm needs to business insurance practices. It questions adoption rates and stresses post-storm financial resilience through insurance.
A Regina dairy circular outlines rules for cream buying stations across the province. The Dairy Branch defends the plan as elaborate yet not hardship causing, aiming to curb improper storage of inferior cream alongside odors from kerosene and decayed goods. The note questions why enforcement doesn’t extend to butcher shops with rotten meat.
An English observer notes ninety out of a hundred men wear dark overcoats in winter while light suits prevail in summer. Dark colors absorb sun and heat, light colors reflect rays. clothing color affects perceived warmth and indoor comfort.
A long list of personnel including Cox, Crump, Ennis, Gilson, Griffiths, Gammon, Horst, Hetherington, Johnston, McLean, Thorne, Tregaskis, and many others appears as the Honor Roll for the Wilkie Unit 232nd Battalion. Wartime service details are sparse with some marked wounded or missing. Local rosters also name Fleming, Slaney, and Cavanagh among officers and soldiers.
Dr. Louie B. Welamilier warns hustling urban business men risk heart disease and tuberculosis. He notes heart ailments rise with age in cities while TB declines, urging leisure and play to reduce chronic tension and promote real health.
The passage presents life insurance as wealthier than banks, comforting widows and saving hundreds of millions yearly in the United States and Canada. It addresses public unfamiliarity with the product, urging readers to seek a policy through Life Insurance.
A critic notes that successful shows like A Country Girl and The Silver King continually earn money while flops drain it. Even long vanished plays keep paying, as Peter Pan suggests immense enduring profits for Barrie if he lived to an old age.
A western tire firm adopts a graphite coating for inner tubes replacing soapstone. The coating reduces blooming deterioration and eliminates friction between tube and casing, promising longer tire life as the key benefit.
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