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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
7
The article recounts how a missionary in Inhambane Portuguese East Africa wrote a simple card instructing a boy to fetch a saw. The native recipient misunderstood the concept of a spoken message and treated the card as an item of luck, revealing the first voiceless message in the region and its impact on early communication practices.
A Washington man traveling through Virginia stops at a toll bridge he often passed. He asks about the former keeper, and a brief exchange suggests uncertainty and incomplete memory, leaving the scene unclear and the character unclear.
An official notice from the militia department in Ottawa confirms that married non commissioned officers and men of the First Canadian Division will be granted furlough to return home. The three oath furlough requires return to duty when needed, with time extension allowed. After long hard service and recent reinforcements, married men may now respite, though military reasons kept details quiet.
A sketchy object shown by Jones features a printed card stating Do not touch with canes or umbrellas. A small boy adds a postscript saying Take an axe, implying a grim or dark undertone to the scene.
American jockey George Archibald, recently from Austria, offers a brisk Preface titled Prussia Epitomized. The Philadelphia Ledger notes his wit on German peace talk and war strategy, contrasting Anglo-Saxon common sense with Prussian might is right doctrine.
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a claim of suitability for diplomatic service with unclear supporting details and jumbled phrases.
An excerpt from the New York Times argues that Allied forces must curtail Germany’s power after Russia’s collapse to secure lasting peace. It warns Germany would rise again with a vast military foundation if not contained, turning eastward after setbacks in the West.
A Maine project in Van Buren plans to convert sawdust and wood refuse from local mills into pulp and paper products. The note links past financial fad and present industrial development as examples of transforming waste into value.
Advertises a temporary corn and callus softening solution with a promise of painless removal using drops and manual lifting. Mentions no humbug and implies simple at home use.
A Cincinnati chemist markets Free Zone an ether based corn remedy available in tiny bottles at low cost. Apply drops to a corn or callus and the affected skin loosens and can be removed without pain. The ad claims it shrivels and eradicates hard or soft corns and calluses, urging readers to ask their druggist or wholesaler to supply.
An Edmonton Bulletin excerpt urges owners to diversify hen feed beyond insects and seeds by including skim whey and kitchen waste. It notes eggs are rising in price and includes a pair of curious quotes about honesty and luck.
Newark resident writes that after three years of nervous breakdown and daily aches she could not stand well. A friend recommended Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and her health improved. she has been improving since and can work.
A reader from Glen Sutter Que reports a skin ailment resembling a cold sore that worsened until using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. After treatment the user states the problem disappeared and praises the products. The notice promotes free samples by mail from Cuticura Dept A Boston USA.
A Department of Agriculture pamphlet from Ottawa stresses high quality pure seed to prevent crop damage. It explains removal of weed seeds, outlines required measures, and directs readers to request the pamphlet via the Publicities Branch in Ottawa at no cost.
William Beebe describes a journey toward a remote Malay land with a strange breakfast of Mongolian finches in tins. He notes the Malay mountains as walls of the world and hints at an ancient race the Fadah striving to bore through, with limestone caves housing failed Yajus attempts.
Alberta is expected to see a 15 to 20 percent rise in seeding acreage this spring versus last year and grain production may exceed 1917 by at least 20 percent. Authorities deem the estimate conservative and note favorable past season conditions. Miller's Worm Pond is advertised as a healthful medicine for worms, claimed to destroy parasites and benefit young constitutions.
A tale from Camp Custer recounts General Penn noticing a recruit slouched on an empty box and smoking. The general gently chides him about military bearing while maintaining calm authority and humor.
The famed operatic tenor Morgan Stom now in New York has learned his younger son is at the front in battle. A field hospital nurse relayed the news and a nurse confirmed the record of a great singer’s family facing the war’s risks.
Three authorities contribute to a pamphlet reprint on swine care. G E Day discusses sow selection and pig rearing. E S Archibald outlines economical pig housing with diagrams and dimensions. G B Rothwell describes a cheap portable hog cabin with build plans and illustrations.
A marketing note extols Baby's Own tablets as a pleasant effective laxative for infants avoiding injurious drugs. Mrs. S. P. Moultan of St Stephen NB endorses long use and satisfaction with the product. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Willan Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The Kansas City Times argues that German peace terms reveal ruthless conquest and warn against any belief in liberalism within the central powers. It declares Germany’s motto as Woe to the conqueror and urges defeat on the battlefield using German weapons.
The British Ministry of Food reports worsening conditions in Europe with drastic ration cuts likely by month end. Fat and bacon shortages loom in Britain while imports must rise. Italy faces the sharpest need as bread and sugar rationing continues and meat restrictions spread.
The article explains a proposed Cow Bill designed to foster mixed farming and homesteads. Five homesteaders can group and obtain notes to borrow face value for cows and heifers, with provincial security liens and 6 percent interest to be repaid in five years.
Shorts can be used for work horses though care is needed to get best results. The short mix with bran and cat chop has been fed at Saskatoon’s Diversity Farm, two parts shorts one part bran and one part cat chop, thoroughly mixed, and the horses eat it well.
President Kruger acted like Solomon in a farm ownership quarrel between two brothers who could not agree on division. He directed the elder to mark a fair split and then granted first choice to the younger, delivering a masterly and simple solution.
London reports an exhibition in Berlin titled Library of World War Literature gathered over three and a half years at the expense of an anonymous German millionaire. The collection includes war books in various languages, 25 newspapers with 85 in German from the trenches, plus hundreds of placards food tickets and notable letters from soldiers especially aviators.
The Toronto Globe reports Mr. Rewell stating that over twenty five percent of Royal Flying Corps members are Canadians. The note praises Canadian manhood in this adventurous service branch.
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