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Newspaper
Wilkie Press
Location
Wilkie, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 20, 1915
Page
9
Advice discusses making farming a profitable enterprise through clear household reports, quality livestock, up to date farm tools, and home conveniences. It emphasizes a satisfying home life as key to a successful farmer, with children reluctant to leave for other farms.
English chemist Dr William HM Perkin found a method to make cotton cloth flame resistant. A test garment remained unharmed after twenty washes or two years of weekly wear, including visibly torn samples. The treated fabric costs about penny-yard more and suits firemen and fine dresses, with potential child clothing safety benefits.
A curious scene unfolds as a resident moves into a former bakery and asks for a moment to remove faded bakery signs from the doorway. A companion suggests a simple letter dig to avoid further trouble.
Prof. T J Harrison of Manitoba Agricultural College reports on 1914 Indian Head experiments comparing no packer, subsurface and surface packers. Packing increases yield but leaves soil moisture vulnerable. surface mulch and autumn plowing with subsurface packing and harrowing yield best moisture conservation and crop returns.
A reflective piece notes that even the bravest soldiers harbor quirks such as Lord Roberts fearing cats after a tough India campaign. It contrasts famed military figures like Saxe and Peter the Great, who disliked water, with their extraordinary public exploits and superstitions.
The Prime Minister Lord Kitchener and the Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledge the agricultural war book. Lewis Harcourt, secretary of state for the colonies, writes a cordial note praising the work as admirable in every way and highly useful to ongoing agricultural efforts.
Fractured OCR fragment presents a cryptic line attributed to Pusk. It hints at presence and neglect themes within a larger discourse but lacks clear context or identifiable events, names, places, or dates to verify a specific news item.
A vehicle of instruction paired with ration day drew Indians to Thunder Butte Substation for an all day program on potato planting and alfalfa and corn raising. Speakers including Forrest Rh. Stone and O. Geesey shared methods and potential profits for farming practices.
The article notes states like Arkansas Iowa Idaho South Dakota Montana New York Delaware New Hampshire New Mexico Minnesota Pennsylvania Indiana Wisconsin and others moving toward statewide prohibition with August 1915 and 1916 votes while Ohio plans a November initiative. It also promotes Parmelees Vegetable Pills as a gentle vegetal remedy.
A note from HR Carlton Baker, American consul at Chang-King, reports thousands in Szeeneun face famine due to drought. President Yodan Shi Kai donates 100000 for relief while prices, especially rice, have doubled. Desperate villagers subsist on herbs, roots, bark, and even clay as starvation looms until next harvest.
Cross and sickly babies improved after using Baby's Own Tablets claims from Chas FE White Waterford Nova Scotia. The ad asserts the tablets make ill children well, are safe for mothers to use, and are guaranteed free of injurious drugs. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
An inquiry into seed grain quality in Canada shows high weed seed contamination in oats wheat and barley. Most samples were not properly milled or sieved, with 21 965 samples tested and a majority failing to meet grading standards. Clean seed remaining mostly from the threshing lot reflects grading challenges and milling deficiencies.
Fragmentary notes trace how Bismarck’s legacy shaped later thinkers who prize high, immaterial elements of life. The text hints at a critique or continuation of that tradition, connecting political style to philosophical concerns about essence and meaning.
A reader from Toronto, via the February 1906 clipping, notes the Kaiser's passion for killing animals and hunting. The piece cites his boast of 60 000 animals, compares him to Frederick the Great, and claims he never commutes death sentences. It reports physicians questioning his hunting mania and outlines the public interest in the Kaiser’s bloodshed philosophy.
A reader recalls severe symptoms from tea or coffee including headaches heart trouble and sleepless nights. The account notes nervous spells, tingling, and fear of paralysis and credits stopping caffeine with improving health after years of coffee use.
A Times report from Medicine Hat outlines how mixed farming plus diversified crops and livestock stabilizes farms in Saskatchewan Manitoba and Southern Alberta. It contrasts a failed desert homestead with a thriving dairy cow operation and argues for prudent diversification to weather bad years.
Fragmentary ad text offers a $100 reward for a health tonic named Halls Catarrh Cure. It claims internal cure by affecting the blood and constitution. No verifiable details or provider names are present.
A sixteen year old daughter of a frum dealer posed as a Russian princess, toured a hospital with a royal reception, and collected funds for the Grand Duchess Fund. She arrived at a railway station with friends, rode in a common droshky to the hospital, and was exposed by Count Mordvines before being sent back to Petrograd.
Reports describe Berlin youths and returning officers with shattered nerves from frontline horrors. Young lieutenants aged 15 were cited as killed, while 5,600 officers remain hospitalized for nerve damage. The Kaiser urged troops to hold back, complicating the already fraught return to duty.
In a fierce Falklands battle Sergeant Charles Mayes of the 11th HMS Kept manned a hot charger of cordite that could have detonated the ship. He seized the dangerous charge and threw it overboard then fought fires to extinguish burning shells, preventing a disaster aboard the Kent. The interview then shifts to a farewell retirement remark by a famed actress.
A page fragment shows Mrs Nookoyne and Me Nookoyne debating social ascent and whether to hire a reporter to craft scandal. They consider wiring a foreign correspondent to learn who owes money and in what language, while a censor might not approve.
A reader describes widespread wrist eczema and relief after use of Cuthura products. The testimonial claims rapid improvement with Cut your ointment and soap, asserting long term healing and prevention when applied on rising and retiring.
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