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Newspaper
Dauphin Herald And Press
Location
Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
8
The New York Call cites the French tax system as the root of discontent. It attributes the outbreak of the revolution to taxation unfairness, noting Turgot’s attempt to redistribute taxes and shield common life from burdens. The king’s wavering led to fatal consequences and a sweeping display of retributive justice.
Wise mothers know when children are troubled with worms and use Miller's Worm Powders. The product is advertised as a highly effective vermifuge that clears the system of worms and restores health for growth and comfort.
Indians under the department of Indian affairs push home production on reserves. Six tractors shiped from Regina to farm sites with bunk houses and cook houses under construction. Delegations visit Commissioner W M Graham to arrange tractor purchases and self financed operations. Lands in Alberta and Saskatchewan are leased for grazing and farming as delegations confer with Graham.
Hamburg reports 5 829 residents out of 1 000 000 deposited more than 20 095 gold ornaments including 845 jewels valued at 425 000 for the empire bank melting pot in ten days.
German advice notes four Prussian regiments suffered from their own gas during an attack on Armetuieres as winds shifted and blew gas back. Victims are stripped of shoulder straps and identifiers before return to hospitals to avoid alarm.
An advertisement from Napanee Ontario by Douglas and Company promotes an Egyptian liniment sold for curing cows afflicted with caked bags. The untidy text indicates livestock care product marketing through local dealers.
A day school near the Belgian front, less than four miles from German trenches, cares for about 250 children as shells and bombers pass overhead. The Red Cross supports the school with barracks clothing and shoes while Major John Van Schaick Jr notes the pupils’ calm and courage.
A wounded Black man visits a doctor after escaping danger. The physician scolds him for bad company, who replies he cannot afford a divorce. Vancouver Province report notes the financial strain as a driver of risky choices.
Belief in a patent remedy promises rapid skin cure by purifying the blood. Hamiltons Pills are advertised to restore strength and nutrition, drive out harmful humors, and clear rashes pimples and complexion issues. Available as a 25¢ box from local dealers.
A front line letter describes a Canadian officer’s death in battle. The scene includes a sudden earth tremor, a tent collapse, and debris shower as trenches vanish. The reading company leader falls, cheers from fusiliers rise, and soldiers vow to press the fight despite lethal violence.
Bonn authorities offer couples who wed and settle locally a prize package valued in potatoes coffee sugar and other essentials. The offer includes quantities of staples to assist starting a home and encourage matrimony amid Bonn's population.
The New Brunswick Historical Society unanimously adopts a resolution urging rename to Acadia. They argue New Brunswick derives from a German state and the prefix new is non scientific while Acadia, the French historic name, suits the province’s identity.
Pimples eruptions and eczema during spring signal blood imbalance. A tonic is needed not purgatives. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to renew blood, aid nerves, and restore appetite and energy. Sold by dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 30 cents per box. six boxes $2.50.
In Tit-Bits a speaker asks the tale of a five mile straight line to camp. The reply adds the crow must walk and carry a rifle and kit bag, implying a longer journey with obstacles.
The Canadian Press summarized rumors of a U S cattle embargo on Canadian shipments. Washington replied no embargo was contemplated at present and questioned the report’s origin. Officials noted the April 1 restricted list did not include live stock.
Mr. Brown tells of a dream in which another man ran off with his wife. Mrs. Brown asks what he said, and he recalls asking the intruder why he was running. The exchange is delivered in a humorous Tit-Dits style.
A period lifestyle pitch describesDr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a blood and nerve tonic for warmth and vitality after winter. It claims to build iron nerves and give vim and vigor with sugar coated tablets or liquid, urging readers to start today.
A reminiscence recalls using Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription as tonics after a serious illness during convalescence. The note mentions a half dozen bottles of each remedy.
A 1917 testimonial from B. B. Grosch at the Y M C A St Catherine Ontario describes instant relief after using three cakes of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Ointment for a severe back eczema. The note promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as superior for hair and skin health.
An article notes Japan's rise in pencil production due to WWI disruptions. It cites imports of 65 093 000 pencils in 1911 mainly from America and Germany, exports over 9 million in 1914, and 168 million in 1916. It suggests cheap labor may keep these markets postwar, with lead largely imported from India and England.
An advertisement touts a new drug called freegone for corns and calluses. It claims quick removal of hard skin when applied to a tender corn and promises a small free sample if local druggists lack stock. The tone imitates a health product pitch from a past era.
Eyewitness accounts and parliamentary records are cited to describe Alsace Lorraine under German control. The piece condemns conscription, property confiscation, exile, and the helmet as a mark of slavery, portraying a history of trauma for families, mothers, and daughters.
More than 500 British soldiers at the front have sent in their names for after war training intended for church-related duties. The move signals a push to prepare servicemen for moral and organizational roles once hostilities end.
In a letter to his mother a corporal recalls a bayonet assault on Turkish lines. He describes the moments before the charge, the shelling and shrapnel, and the fear and thrill of battle, noting many did not survive the Sunday journey. The bombardment beforehand saved lives, though the scene remained hellish and unforgettable.
The ad declares asthma weakens body and mind and offers Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a cure. It asserts the remedy dissipates the cloud of attacks and restores the sufferer to normal bodily trim and mental happiness.
Royal Dixon notes in The Mother's Magazine that sunflowers, a native crop, have grown from ornamental and seed use to a full scale industry. Russia already relies on sunflowers for major agricultural output, and the U S now explores profits in fuel fertilizer and fodder from wide cultivation.
Allotment drives spread across London suburbs with the vegetable push team overseeing work. Men and women in workwear toil from morning to evening on Sundays to prepare seed beds. Richmond alone reports 80 new plots on the athletic ground, with many couples sharing allotments.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor that shrivels and uproots corns with no pain. It claims quick action and a low price of a quarter, urging readers to buy in any drug store today.
Public Opinion denounces German rulers and their supporters for moral and physical cruelties and calls for prophetic condemnation. The piece warns that those who deny truth and justice will face judgment at a great tribunal as civilization suffers under their acts.
Miss Edith Keen a former dresser to Princess Leopold of Prussia recalls royal finances in 1908 1910. She says Kaiser paid debts by selling Potsdam estates and wealthy buyers funded court positions and invitations. Royal warrants and access could be bought with payments up to 1000 pounds for invites or favors.
Mothers commend Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for easing children's suffering and restoring health, noting relief from worm-related ailments and improved well being.
Historical notes praise older boys as farm helpers who handle chores and lighter tasks freeing regular labor for intensive work. Reports indicate 25,000 boys could equate to five million bushels of wheat by their labor, with each boy matching ten acres at twenty bushels per acre. Letters from farmers confirm strong demand for continued assistance.
An advertisement claims local catarrh cannot be cured by applications alone and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment from a renowned physician. It asserts the remedy cleanses mucous surfaces, combines tonics with a blood purifier, and offers testimonials upon request.
In a humorous exchange set in a city transcript, a pupil named Lou jokes about arithmetic as a task that puzzles him. The dialogue hints at learning to add up thoughts rather than numbers, illustrating a playful linguistic twist.
Lord Rhondda, British food controller, states the food situation for the allies will be most difficult during the next two months.
In a Jerusalem letter Mrs Edith H Phillips describes a Red Cross inspection with General Allenby’s forces. She notes many crosses on hill slopes especially Nebi Samwil and Mount of Olives, calling them sad yet impressive. Nebi Samwil is linked to Samuel’s tomb and Mizpah, Benjamin’s city.
A historical description emphasizes that machine gunners require higher physical fitness than soldiers in other branches. It notes health and muscular strength outweigh size, and that gunners must carry, crawl, or run with their gun as needed.
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