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Newspaper
Yorkton Press
Location
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
3
Canadian soldiers show discipline and training as key to war success. Accounts from generals and officers highlight how drill, readiness, and steady formation improve effectiveness in front-line tasks and retreat actions. The piece argues discipline unites troops and inspires respect from allies and enemies alike.
A speaker reflects on past difficulties and German setbacks. He urges unity and effort, praising the spirit of soldiers and the home front while noting shortages and the need for training. Allies' skill and bravery are praised as crucial to future victory.
An article notes horses have long served in warfare and that motor transport increasingly handles logistics on the western front. It highlights remount depots, armored cars, and the shift from horse to mechanized work, with naval and military supply efforts aiding horse stocks and transport capabilities.
The passage presents a confused, war voice recalling Russian subjects and soldiers. It references regiments, devotion, and harsh imagery, with scattered nouns like Russia, Emperor, colonel, and tones of battle, but lacks coherent events or clear narrative structure.
British airmen press the attack behind the lines aided by aeroplane observation. Their guns destroy enemy batteries and bunkers while air observers disrupt counterattacks and break up columns of enemy troops and transport.
The readable fragment mentions Mrs. Rons Syrup and a stock share in a producer's plan. It suggests a promotional or advert style notice about ready stock and participation, but details are missing to identify participants, dates, or amounts.
A historic critique laments an era of luxury and indulgence that drained national wealth. It laments deserts from right living, praising thrift as thoughtful leaders push back against extravagance and material excess.
Railroad vegetation control claims show Minard's Liniment used to heal burns and kill weeds along tracks. The note describes a weed killer preparation and its alleged effectiveness on railway rights of way.
The text discusses morbid conditions governing existence and mentions worms and secrecy. It references Mand Mintos and a causa as factors. The passage is fragmented and lacks clear event details or identifiable entities.
Mrs Atherton, the novelist, returns to New York after a four months tour of the French front. She reached Nancy under fire and assessed the devastation. She comments on the war's impact and cites medical potions and healing claims observed during travel.
Marketing of grain through over three thousand elevators in Western Canada with total capacity 151,738,000 bushels includes a Dominion government elevator. Government terminal elevators are listed at Moose Jaw Saskatoon Calgary and Winnipeg. dealers must be licensed and faced losses through sale or financial failure. A few stations in Western Canada erect these for wheat carload lots.
Physicians warn against harsh pills that aggravate inflammation and harm the stomach. They urge safer alternatives and warn patients about potential side effects from overuse of strong medications.
Several shipments of wheat are reported moving from British Columbia communities including Enderby and Armstrong to eastern markets, with more expected as threshing continues. Bees are noted arriving at a meat elevator, highlighting improved facilities enabling export.
Post Office handles record mail volume of about fifteen million letters each day to support troops in billets and trenches during wartime. The surge marks an unprecedented level of wartime correspondence and logistics.
The Market Report notes a shrinking share of top grade wheat Nos 1 2 and 3 with very low grade supplies rising. Milling demand remains strong yet car shortages and war uncertainty drive volatile prices as buyers seek available wheat and grain futures in a tight market.
A garbled wartime column argues every extravagance delays prosecution of the war and calls for sacrifice to strengthen France and the future economy. The text is incomplete and reads like a damaged OCR fragment with many letters missing.
Obed Senith, commissioner, reports receiving from the Governor of Sir Mex Aitken's book in Flemish for distribution in English schools. Letters praise the book as striking. A milkman recounts a recruiting sergeant asking him to serve the King, noting it would be the making of him.
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