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Newspaper
Foam Lake Chronicle
Location
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 01, 1915
Page
2
An anonymous Tommy uses a clay pipe as he breaches a German fortress house at Givenchy, singlehandedly clearing rooms in four combats. He swords the defenders and forces surrender, earning four credited lives in a calm, ruthless assault.
A youth clerk managed a tea room while Miss Brightman was away on business. Upon return she notes the staff kept standards by dusting sandwiches daily and maintaining neatness. An advertisement promotes Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy promising relief for constricted airways.
The union government claims success in operations in German Southwest Africa. General says capturing Windhoek removes danger to the Union and British dominion, allowing peaceful development under General Hotta. Also includes a fictional dialogue about wealth.
A discussion explains how one inch of rain represents a substantial water volume. It notes that over an acre this depth equals a large amount of water, with significant weight and coverage, highlighting common misconceptions about rainfall.
Miss Bastarache describes kidney disease relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She recalls fatigue insomnia headaches and rheumatic backache improving after two boxes and full cure after three. The article presents her testimony as a public health success in Kent County.
A jumble of dialogic fragments and stray notes includes a lion remark about meat portions, a medical claim for Miller's Worm Powders, cemetery inquiry about a grave, and a scene of a late child arriving at school. The text reads as disjointed archival scraps with no cohesive narrative.
A mission worker recounts a shocking encounter with two women in harsh slums. Both marriages were strained yet one wife praises her second husband, now jailed, as superior to her first husband despite ongoing trouble.
Brune Balke Collender plants at Long Island and Dubuque closed their bar fixtures division. The firm cites lack of demand and predicts liquor business moving to cafes and hotels. More than 5,500 employees affected as divisions wind down. Secretary Davenport notes some saloons still operate but many closed or restricted by dry laws.
The fragment recounts a soldier named Avaniag describing a past firefight in which he used improvised aiming methods to split a bullet, killing two German soldiers with one shot. He speaks to a circle of young troops preparing for Cateh Bay, illustrating his wartime ingenuity.
Ottawa Free Press notes that while some Canadian casualties include Americans who enlisted for allied sympathy, the majority are Canadians or residents of Canada living in the United States. The passage discusses citizenship and service alignment among those in the ranks.
A Western city chief bookkeeper credits Postum with replacing tea and coffee, curing digestive trouble and nervous spells after pneumonia left him with dyspepsia. He and his wife switched to Postum, reporting steady health and renewed work focus, recommending it to others with similar symptoms.
Mr W P Hinton assistant passenger traffic manager for Grand Trunk and Grand Trunk Pacific railways returns to Montreal after a 12000 mile trip visiting San Francisco and Prince Rupert. He attended the American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers convention and praises Canada s Alpine Wonderland along the transcontinental line. He notes new locomotives burning out and Prince Rupert’s repair dock expansion. He calls Remont on Peace River busy with settlers and mentions Holloway s Corn Cure as relief.
A boy named Willie and his mother discuss playing war with a friend named George Brown. Willie explains he will not let George beat him in the imagined conflict set in Germany 1864, linking his stance to patriotism. The scene mixes domestic life with wartime imagery and family dialogue.
A Dominion agriculture bulletin notes 25 percent of farms examined for weed and grain conditions, with seed sources traced to prize winning fields or seed fairs. Marquis wheat and CAC No 21 barley cited as examples of improved varieties spreading to farmers.
A fragment describes a wealthy neighbor, known for charity, awaiting an early hour visit. A servant ascends to check if a guest is awake while the mistress observes from behind a keyhole. The scene references Mr X and a generous, yet cautious, approach to hosting in town.
A New York chemist named as a leading figure in substitute dye research reports the development of sulphur black from exhausted tan bark tied to tannic acid. The inventor, awaiting trade arrangements, aims to offer an inexpensive American version with value to textile makers, amid uncertain German supplies and a costly dye market.
Alfred Rochayv of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables endorses Minard's Liniment as the best medicine obtainable, stating use in his home and stable for years.
The Entomological Society of Ontario’s forty fifth annual report, issued by the Ontario department of Canada, covers Ontario and Quebec. It includes practical papers on the Army Worm in 1914, Locust control experiments, fruit pest attacks, and forest tree insect control, with comprehensive illustrations and an entomology record for the year.
Farm Life reports southwestern Indiana with seven counties shows auto sales doubling from last year and 75 percent of new machines going to farmers. Licenses total about 64 000, up from 56 000, and interviews with dealers and 700 farmers indicate widespread farmer ownership and rising prosperity driven by lower prices and time saving benefits.
Mrs James B Moir of Mutans Saskatchewan recounts severe pneumonia followed by diphtheria and throat paralysis. After failing medicines a neighbor advised Dr Williams Pink Pills, which she took despite throat difficulty and later fully recovered. She credits the pills with restoring strength appetite and health. Sold by druggists or by mail Brockville Ontario The Dr Williams Medicine Co.
In a western town a gas company attorney made a public speech praising the company. He urged the audience to consider its positive impact and invoked a literary allusion, as a shrill voice interrupted with criticism.
At the railway station Sandy McTavish puts a bawbee into a try your strength machine. The Macsise is out of order and no money works. An hour later the machine remains out of order with Sandy out of breath. Dawn finds Sandy with a sad emotion across the chest.
A reader testimonial extols Dr Chase's Nerve Food claiming it cured twitching nerves sleeplessness and general breakdown. The letter describes prior paralysis fears and personal recovery after using the product with a price offer of 600 box for 5 dollars and 250 cents.
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