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Newspaper
Cut Knife Grinder
Location
Cut Knife, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
2
A fragment warns that many people embrace a simpler life amid wartime prohibitions and food controls. It contrasts adherents who decline excess with others who resist orders, asserting the value of victory and freedom. It mentions Holloway's Corn Cure in a generic health aside.
A Dominion census report notes higher seeding: wheat up twenty five percent, oats up ten percent, flax up fifty percent, rye up twenty percent, and general crop conditions improved over 1917 across the Dominion government statistics office findings.
A brief ditty notes that the idle rich, once a common topic, are now avoiding those who work. It suggests a shift in social visibility with subtle humor about class and labor dynamics. The verse references Birmin Age-Record as its source.
Alberta and Saskatchewan report surges in building activity with Lethbridge issuing permits nearly six times higher than last year and Calgary seeing a month with record permit values since the war. Saskatoon notes a substantial year over year increase since 1918.
A dated letter from Montreal May 29 1909 by Thomas J. Hogan champion clog dancer of Canada testifies that Marcus Liniment gives excellent relief for joints and muscles and is declared the best he has used.
An old Times style excerpt promotes Dr St Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a healing soothing elixir for choking and asthma. The text contrasts glass cups and sanitary paper cups, noting relief claims and casual product rhetoric. The source reflects period advertising language with dramatic grammar.
A terse quote from British Farm and Home shows a passionate stance against German influence with a pledge to act if there is even a hint of German nationhood among adversaries. The text reflects wartime distrust and calls for decisive action.
An old style advertises Putnam's Extract as a painless cure for corns. It claims quick action by dissolving callous parts and shrinking the corn so it can be peeled off, with no pain during or after use. The product is guaranteed to lift out any corn and costs a quarter at drug stores.
Former ILGWU official challenges German labor boasts as propaganda. He argues socialist press in the United States sustains the belief that German workers are well cared for by the state, with high pay and conditions. The statement questions claims of heavy child labor restrictions and overall worker welfare in Germany and Austria.
An old newspaper style promotion claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure skin troubles by purifying blood. A Saskatchewan reader testimonial describes relief after two boxes, and the ad notes availability from The Dr Williams Medicine Co at Brent for 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
Fragmentary lines mention Calgary schools and individuals with unclear roles and dates. The readable items do not form a coherent event or outcome to summarize with confidence. Further legible text is required for a precise record.
The United States promotes war savings stamps as a new revenue source. Stamps are sold in shops and on streets with stamp books. when enough are collected, they exchange for a war certificate at a premium. Dr. Thomas Electric Oil claims to relieve colds and bronchial inflammation quickly.
The Old Fogg cites a newspaper quote claiming a scientist has found the seat of fear in the brain. The Grouch repeats the line about joy riders having no fear, as reported by the New Haven Courier.
A Cincinnati author touts Freezone as a painless method to lift corns and calluses. The method requires applying a few drops and, with a small bottle from a wholesale drug house or drugstore, promises foot relief without pain.
The article recounts margarine’s birth as a butter substitute during the siege of Paris. French chemist Mourines created a fat blend from milk and beef fat, later patenting the process. Dutch and Danish producers expanded manufacture, then vegetable oils were tested to meet demand, with cocoa fat as a chief component.
A fragmentary note from a Scottish character essay references diphtheria cures by Minard's Liniment and discusses traits of obstinacy and modesty. A stray scene shows an officer bidding farewell to a D C M recipient granted ten days' leave as a corporal jokes about waiting.
A brief wartime note highlights Dominion Express accepted by Field and sent to France for face value aiding soldiers in the trenches. The terse item underscores efforts to finance frontline support through authorized money transfers.
In April 1915 after a gas attack at Ypres Private Peat recalls tending a fellow soldier on a Melville hospital stretcher. The mud blood and torn uniform marked the man's misery as cold water and fear met his injured body.
Sergt. F Smith of the Ré Engineers recalls arriving in Jerusalem. He notes inhabitants welcome the British forces, poverty is apparent, but business is improving and the post office is thriving.
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