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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
3
In a letter from Boston Transcript style prose, Capt Nobbs, blind from the Somme, recalls how he and his wife typed his book On the Height of the Fight Line. He notes late nights typing, a misribbon causing blank pages, and jokes about economies of blindness.
The text asserts Miller's Worm Pow ders prevent worm related ailments and reduce child mortality. It claims the preparation strengthens infants against disease and sustains health, presenting it as a promising remedy.
A tiny railroad in Missoula Montana spans about one hundred feet connecting the Northern Pacific with the C M St P and serves as a transfer without equipment or stations. It has no employees yet earns a few cents per passing car and has handled sixteen thousand cars so far.
The speaker praises Britain’s five million strong army and the valor of its soldiers. He argues British intervention shaping the land war has surpassed expectations, acknowledging past slips but celebrating steadfastness, preparation, and national honor in this war.
A tour guide quips that travelers may originate from apes but his own ancestry comes from Wales. The jest contrasts evolution talk with personal origins in a humorous exchange.
The Montreal and Winnipeg builders exchanges urge their men to accept farm labor. They offer contracts for cultivating large tracts of land or breaking prairie, signaling a shift from construction to agricultural work.
Miss Blanche Slocum the grand opera soprano and Mary Garden protégé reports in vivid terms from Germany after years there. She says Germans faced hunger censorship and fear with riots and anti government sentiment rising while the population grows restless and eager for peace even if it means surrender.
Prosper Ferguson reports a shipboard accident where an anchor fell on his knee leaving it swollen and immobile for six days. He used Min Ard's Liniment and was cured after two bottles.
Admirers fear a proposal to build workshops in Keats Grove opposite Lawn Bank may be approved. Lawn Bank once Wentworth Place housed Charles Armitage Brown who hosted Keats in 1818. The quiet garden inspired famous odes and draws visitors worldwide.
The editorial urges greater Canadian awareness of the United States and more US recognition of Canada. It argues that schools teach US geography and resources while Canadian courses are briefer and calls for lasting friendship and closer acquaintance in the war era.
Manitoba wool growers may again sell through a cooperative plan this year. Last season some received 13 to 40 cents per pound, below the eventual market value. The Department of Agriculture will assemble carloads in Winnipeg, weigh and grade, resack, and ship to the Dominion warehouse in Toronto for sale by the cooperative association.
A passage asserts Oil of Merit Dr Thomas Electric Oil is the result of careful study of curative oils for the human body. It states the product earned public favor from the start and that a trial will convince skeptics of its repairing and healing powers.
Hamburger Nachrichten outlines a policy to derive a Belgium split into Flemish and Walloon states under German protection. It calls for independence for both groups, elimination of Belgian nationalism, and erasure of the royal family as part of the frontier safeguard.
A Montreal Star correspondent cites Zechariah 14 7 and suggests in print that evening light supports or challenges daylight saving changes. The column mirrors a broader clash where biblical references are used to defend or oppose proposed time shifts.
The excerpt notes a remark about Nero having 200 cooks surpassing a domestic record by about fifty, set in Vancouver Province. It reflects a humorous or exaggerated comparison of abundance.
Advertisement notes Holloway's Corn Cure as a painless method to draw out soft corns, addressing a common foot ailment with a claim of ease and comfort.
The article weighs how forgiving Germany should be after peace and whether allies will extend true forgiveness or merely lip service. It notes Germany’s commercial aims to regain markets and Wilson’s principle that nations control their destiny, while contrasting harsher terms for a trusted but dangerous adversary.
Fire season looms as drying soil makes woodlands vulnerable. Rangers urge campers to extinguish campfires, smokers to avoid discarded matches, and settlers to guard land clearing fires to cut forest losses. Canadians are urged to act as deputy rangers from now until November first to protect forests and preserve jobs and economy.
The Scotsman quotes Mr Bonar Law saying a rugged path lies before the country with no ground for discouragement. He warns against counting on the government finding money and urges adopting saving and lending measures and expenditure curtailment to raise funds.
A humorous quip describes a lawyer as two men stripping for a fight who then run off with their clothes. The line reflects a pun on law and fighters and originates from the Buffalo Courier.
A New York Evening Sun quips about the Kaiser assuming numerous grand and royal titles including Grand Duke of Courland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Prince of Estonia and Livonia, and Great Protector of Finland, entertaining a claim of becoming Grand Ravisher of Belgium.
An old advertisement argues Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People revive spring blood, boost strength and appetite, heal skin, and renew health. It cites Miss Anna Patterson of Thorold Ontario as testimonial and notes sales by medicine dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Visitor declines and recalls riding the line last week with his own views to share.
Principles of Academic Freedom argues for a balance between teacher liberty and institutional oversight. It warns against intellectual anarchy and despotism and urges voters and trustees to ensure education aligns with four ethical rights and the principle of government by the people.
Newton P. Smith of Parker's Ridge York County New Brunswick says he suffered years with back pain and found permanent relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports prior use of doctors medicines plasters and liniments gave only temporary results and cites widespread local support for the remedy's effectiveness against kidney diseases and related ailments.
A wounded soldier recalls his Blighty wound and shellfire in the trenches. He wakes in a shellhole with a scarred face bandaging his head and a flask of brandy, then drifts in and out of memory while prisoners are escorted away. He compares a wounded officer to a tennis contestant dropped from the game.
Lord Rhondda the food controller said a fifty percent increase in meat rations for men and women in hard physical labor may be possible soon. He noted the outlook was not outstanding but saw no cause for alarm amid bread rationing.
Rousing call urging every farmer and gardener to maximize output for the war effort. Encourages preparing soil sowing seeds and tending crops like spud parsnip onion carrot and cabbage to support the army and victory.
Mr. John Oxenham spoke at City Temple London about the western front. He described Britons as reticent at home, calling it a wonderful conspiracy of loving silence. He warned that winning the war two years early might have been the worst outcome, stating the nation had not yet learned its lesson.
Mrs Blunderby denies speaking terms with Mr Sharp while recounting a past meeting about her husband’s loco atacksia. The young Mr Sharp allegedly asked if he whistled at crossings, showcasing social gaffe and misheard medical condition.
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