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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jan 10, 1918
Page
2
New rules limit parcels to non officer prisoners of war in Germany. Relatives may send one package every three months with a specific coupon from the Prisoners of War department in London. Packages must weigh under eleven pounds and may include listed items only.
In Washington a statement says money advanced to the now defunct pro Visional Russian government mostly remains as prepared or preparing provisions for home use. The report notes the aid persists despite the collapse and misfortune in Bolshevik regions.
Post office and Prisoners of War department announce that from January 1 1918 coupons issued by the Canadian Red Cross Society London must be affixed to all parcels sent to officers interned in Germany or Austria Hungary. The right to send food parcels remains with next of kin but may be transferred to another person. Applications for coupons should be made promptly at the Red Cross Society London. Coupons apply only to food parcels and are not issued for amounts under ten.
The piece quotes the London Daily Telegraph praising British soldiers as cheerful, disciplined, and duty driven amid hardship. It contrasts with Lincoln's remark on counterfeit men, warning against saloon culture producing moral decline. The fragment references distemper cures and wartime virtue.
An article discusses German operations behind enemy lines, urging recognition of internal threats and the need to unite against invasion. It warns that Germany can win by corrupting populations and stresses the urgency of domestic resolve to prevent another global collapse. A New York Tribune citation and a health note on cough remedies follow.
A speaker credits Theodore Roosevelt as a man of action and peace builder. The narrative contrasts wartime wills and praises Roosevelt for shaping political and military fronts. The speaker expresses enduring admiration and desire to see Roosevelt lead international unity efforts.
The War Department reports that troops already in France plus those en route across the Atlantic total over a million. Lloyd George asked how soon the force could reach 1,000,000, and Berlin papers note the steady stream of reinforcements arriving in France.
Arrangements are made for skating rinks at convalescent homes run by the military hospitals commission to aid returned soldiers needing medical treatment or industrial relief before returning to civilian life. Most Canadian army men enjoy skating and the exercise benefits convalescent patients, though skating is by medical officer permit only. The rinks promise to be a major winter feature for local citizens.
The article discusses how selecting the best bacon hog type and improving curing methods would boost a fifteen million dollar annual export trade to England. It emphasizes disseminating knowledge to farmers to match British preferences and notes a public sign declaring no trust.
A testimonial from Miss Alice Nee of Galt Ontario describes severe anemia and nerve weakness. After poor relief from Toronto doctors, she improved using Dr Chase’s Nerve Food, with better sleep appetite and color, gaining strength and vitality. The ad asserts the product restores digestion and blood quality, renewing health and hope.
Kansas City Times reports British experience with war shock. Medical officers warn that men prone to nervous breakdown crack under front-line stress, burdening hospitals and units. Sir William Osler and other physicians urge screening to avoid sending unstable men to combat.
A brief advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild safe laxative for children. Mrs. Jas S Hastey of Gleason Road N B says the tablets are perfectly satisfactory for her child. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
An 1914 Scott Experimental Station study shows barnyard manure at 12 tons per acre increases three year averages across wheat oats and barley. Autumn plowed rotted manure yielded the most, adding 6 bushels of wheat 21 of oats and 15 of barley per acre versus plots with no manure. Spring applications were less profitable due to weather and soil conditions.
A reflective line notes opportunities missed by the van that waited, emphasizing loss and the fleeting nature of chances in life.
A Devonshire girl Ella Trout of Hall Sands nine miles from Dartmouth earns fame as a teenage fisher who saved shipwrecked sailors off Start Point. At nineteen she has never rode a train yet earns praise in Parliament and is invited to Exeter to glimpse the wider world.
The passage notes a recurring stereotype that chief engineers aboard ships are Scots. It recounts travelers’ anecdotes from Shanghai about wagers between an American and an Englishman, with the Englishman behind in the game. The tale spirals into a boastful war cry over a ship’s departure.
The excerpt presents a riddle style assertion about a world map question. It mentions a supposed largest island before Australia was found and includes a cryptic remark by Bright Pupil A about convincing a stubborn person and fattening a wind, framed in whimsical, aphoristic language.
Wartime report notes slackers tagged for munitions tasks after a stay at a Sandringham camp. Aton of ho re and grain production guidance are cited as boosting the country’s food supply. Five million yet to be mobilized by war months, with soldiers’ clothing sorted at depots and khaki issued. About three hundred women labor at sorting depots, while 4: cles have reached hands. Lightning shifts affect the British fleet meeting, as ships move quicker than the navy anticipated.
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