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Newspaper
Estevan Progress
Location
Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
3
In a Boston Transcript excerpt Captain Nobbs recalls a posted wartime diary scene from Somme days. He describes drafting chapters by lamplight, typing fatigue, and a late night struggle to complete sections including Death Valley, noting practical reasons for his blindness.
The text claims worms cause high child mortality and sap infant strength. It asserts the preparation yields health, preserves vitality, and helps children endure illness.
A tiny line in Missoula Montana connects the Northern Pacific with the C M and St P as a transfer. It has no equipment, no employees, and no stations. The owning company earns fifty cents for each passing car, with sixteen thousand cars already shipped over its rails.
The author extols British military growth from a small wartime force to five million men. He lauds the British soldier’s endurance and skill, crediting devotion and valor for the nation’s ability to mobilize and sustain a foreign war effort. He acknowledges early slips but praises steadfast resolve to protect interests and honor.
A tour group jokes about evolution, asking the guide what he thinks of water. The guide quips that the visitors may be coal apes, but adds that his origins trace to Wales, delivering a humorous regional twist.
The Montreal builders' exchange and the Winnipeg builders' exchange urge their men to accept farm jobs. They offer to take contracts for cultivating large tracts of land or breaking prairie, signaling a push to move labor toward agricultural development.
Grand opera soprano Miss Blanche Slocum recounts four and a half years in Germany. She says officials detained her, describes riots and antiwar sentiment, hunger, and fear. She notes class shifts, propaganda notices, and a population eager for peace.
FROSPER FERGUSON reports an anchor accident on a ship left knee swelling and immobility for six days. He says two bottles of MIN ARD'S LINIMENT cured his knee and enabled recovery.
The proposal to build workshops at Keats Grove across Lawn Bank, once Wentworth Place, may be accepted. The Lawn Bank house housed Charles Armitage Brown and young Keats, who penned many famous odes in the quiet garden. Admirers worldwide visit the site as a shrine to the poet.
A clipped debate in Vancouver Province reveals tension over naming cooks for Nero and a remark about beating a record by at least fifty. The fragment hints at a stalled argument and possible competition between parties and individuals.
In a Detroit News excerpt a plea for closer U S Canada ties is voiced. The writer notes Americans lack knowledge of Canada while Canadians study the United States, urging ongoing mutual understanding as partners in a shared enterprise and friendship.
An oil praised as a careful blend of therapeutic oils for the human body. The ad claims it won public favor from the start and that trials prove its power to heal and repair.
A Hamburg newspaper excerpt outlines a German annexation plan for Belgium. It calls for separation of Flemings and Walloons, Belgian independence ending, and a German empire safeguarding the frontier. It also mentions erasing the royal candy phrase and replacing money with a cure.
Editorial weighs how the allies will treat Germany after wartime peace. It questions whether mercy will be broad or limited and whether Germany can regain markets if its people reject decency. The piece cites Wilson and warns that Germany must prove trustworthiness before restored trade.
The danger season for forest fires is near. Dry soil leaves grass and leaves perilous. Fire rangers urge campers, smokers, and settlers to fully extinguish campfires and avoid tossing burning matches. Citizens are asked to act as deputy rangers from now to November first to protect forests and livelihoods.
Mr Bonar Law warned of a rugged path before the nation saying there is no ground for discouragement yet cautioned against relying on government money. He urged diligence in saving sales and resources.
Manitoba wool growers gain another cooperative selling opportunity this year. Last season some sheep owners accepted 35 to 40 cents per pound, a level above earlier prices but below real wool value. The Manitoba Department of Agriculture will collect wool in Winnipeg carloads, weigh grade and reseal it for sale before sending to the Dominion warehouse in Toronto where the association handles sales with settlement through the provincial agriculture department. A circular with full details is available from the Winnipeg department.
A Montreal Star note cites Zechariah 14 7 to argue for or against daylight saving. The correspondent links biblical phrasing to political stance, noting the Bible is invoked both for and against proposed time changes.
The Kaiser is to assume among them the titles Grandee of Courland Grand Duke of Tania and the Prince of Esthonia and Livonia and Great Protector Finland. Why not Grand Kavisher of Belgium New York Evening Sun.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring tonic that purifies and enriches blood, boosts energy, improves appetite and digestion, and clears skin. It cites spring weakness and lists a testimonial from Miss Anna Patterson of Thorold Ontario praising renewed health and weight gain. The ad notes the pills cost $2.50 and are sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Ville Ontario.
Visitor declines postcard views and recalls riding the line last week with his own views on it.
A reflection on balancing academic freedom with supervisory support. It discusses dangers of intellectual anarchy and intellectual despotism, and the duty of voters and trustees to ensure education fits the community’s core ethical principles and political ideals. The piece cites Lyman Abbott on government by the people.
Newton P. Smith of Parker's Ridge York County declares lasting relief from back pain after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He credits persistent doctor treatment and liniments as ineffective before trying the remedy, which he says cured him.
A wounded officer narrates the moment of being hit by a shell and waking in a shellhole with a burnt face medicating him with brandy. He recalls seeing German prisoners, guiding them to battalion HQ, and the sensation of being out of the fight while moving toward safety on a sunny autumn day.
A government plan hints at higher meat rations for aged workers in hard physical labor, with a target rise of about fifty percent. Wheat outlook is stable and a bread rationing scheme is being prepared.
A wartime exhortation urges readers to cultivate every inch of land for victory. It personifies crops as allies to the army and praises the farmer for supporting the war effort with spade and hoe. It links home gardening to national security and sacrifice.
Novelist John Overham spoke in London about British reticence on hardships and described the padre’s remark as loving conspiracy. He doubted whether Britain was ready to win the war, fearing the nation had not yet learned its lessons.
Mrs. Blunderby recalls a spark with the young Mr. Sharp about an insult at a crossing. The two neighbors drift apart as old grievances resurface amid sharp talk and public embarrassment.
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