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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
2
The ad touts Ingram's Milkweed Cream as a long standing skin treatment since 1885. It claims prevention of blemishes pimples and eruptions while keeping the complexion toned soft and clean. It promotes related products including face powder soap talcum and complexion tablets from Fred F Ingram Co Windsor Canada.
The hull steam er Flixten tells how a torpedo fired by an enemy submarine broke surface near fifty feet away, circled back toward its own ship and exploded. Captain Yorn Trewin of Newport recalls the peril and relief, noting they kept clear as Fritz remained a potential pursuer. A separate greeting to Mrs McCarty shows a personal, domestic moment among crews and families.
The report notes 1,700 spinning and weaving mills in Germany, only 70 remain active under high pressure. In boots and shoes, 1,400 factories reduced to 300 through amalgamation. Oil sector shows 13 high-pressure works formed from 720. Silk spindles drop from 45 to 2,500.
A letter from WILFRID GAGNE, proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel, Drummondville, dated August 3, 1904, testifies that MINARD'S LINIMENT cured a valuable hunting dog of range after several veterinaries failed to provide lasting relief.
A historical survey describes the emergence and horror of chemical warfare in World War I. It notes Germany’s early violations, British relief efforts with gas masks, and rapid developments in offensive and defensive gas tactics including shells and liquid agents used on the Western Front.
A pamphlet recounts President Lincoln praying beside a wounded officer from Gettysburg. Lincoln spoke of weakness, sought divine guidance, and expressed trust that the country would be saved if God willed it. He described feeling relief and a prophetic sense after kneeling.
The transcript quotes Ludendorff saying the people will endure loss and that revolutions will be prevented by fear, with remarks denouncing critics of peace talks. The passage compares a new German leader to Bismarck and frames him as a man of blood and iron. Also a medical ad touts Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promising relief and better sleep.
A lawyer travels through Alabama and questions Uncle Ned about slavery and freedom. Ned explains he did not gain freedom after the war, but instead notes he got married.
Washington correspondent reports a perfected device that detects U boats within thirty miles of allied patrols. It locates subs that linger near a vessel and, with depth charges, disrupts German submarine operations along the U S Europe routes.
The Dominion government naval department reports that the value of British Columbia fish production in 1917 rose by about 8 million dollars over 1916, due to higher prices and greater quantities. Sockeye salmon in the Fraser river district fell to 25 percent of a normal year, but other grades were packed in larger quantities.
An advertisement offers a $100 reward if Hall's Catarrh Cure fails to cure catarrh. The owners claim internal action through the blood on mucous surfaces, building constitution and aiding nature, with testimonials available and distribution by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo.
Minneapolis adopts garbage feeding to hogs saving 50000 to 60000 dollars yearly. Change effective in April. Other cities adopting include South Bend Madison Cedar Rapids Salt Lake City Harrisburg. Garbage from these cities is estimated to produce marketable pork.
An old advertisement promises renewed strength and vigor with Dr Hamilton's Pills. It claims to relieve tiredness nervousness sleeplessness headaches and languor, tone the stomach aid digestion and restore health. Box price listed as 230 per box.
Judges question the fitness of a medical officer for demanding labor in a battalion. The exchange suggests some judges doubt the individual’s suitability for intensive duties.
In Yorkton the War Gardens program offers special prizes for youths who cultivate plots of 40 square feet. Winners may receive a wrist watch or tennis racket, with prizes awarded for the best potatoes and the balance crop of beets, turnips, and carrots. Participants must do all work except plowing.
A historical overview celebrates the use of messenger dogs in warfare, detailing their training, kennels, and routines. It notes the bond with a singular master, the rewards for delivering despatches, and strict rules to keep them hungry for faster homeward runs.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous breakdown and nerve weakness, claiming to restore blood and health. It cites a testimonial from Afr Walfrid Donald of Wrest Lamboro Ont who reports improved sleep appetite and nerves after use. The copy notes pills available from The Tor Williamine Medicose Co in Brockville Ont for 60 cents a box or six dollars twenty-five in tax.
Farmers in the Prairie Provinces embrace sheep raising alongside grain, with Mr. HW H Fisher of Czar Alberta cited as a typical success story. Since buying his first flock in 1913 he expanded to four times his original, selling wool readily and marketing mutton at 25 cents a pound. He attributes profits to simple feeding, ample hay and water, and well managed stock, and remains optimistic about the industry’s future.
Excerpts from Private Peat describe days in the trenches where soldiers trade mockery and songs across no man’s land. German troops and Canadian regiments clash in jests and barbs before bursts of rifle fire end the moment, leaving all uninjured but nerves frayed.
The British Ministry of Food cables the Canada Food Board pleading to increase wheat shipments and meat supplies. The note stresses weekly needs are not met and urges all possible effort from Canada to boost exports amid ongoing wartime strain.
The Souris Manitoba branch announces a boys and girls pig club to lend money to children aged eight to ten to buy two pigs one for meat and one to breed. The goal is to boost pork production with special prizes for members.
Oxford Professor Charles Scott Sherrington cites The London Times notes of a 1907 Heidelberg discussion with Professor Troeltsch. Troeltsch reportedly argued that war between Germany and England was a necessity to secure Germany’s role as a world state and its desired possessions including ports, colonies, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, and India.
From a recent speech by General Saints the excerpt extols the forces behind the United States and urges perseverance in liberty. It proclaims the right to stand in the breach against great odds and to prevent a repeat of this breach by future governments.
The Manitoba department of agriculture announced plans to lift wheat production by 5,000,000 bushels in 1919. Boosters have been appointed in each provincial riding to urge farmers to break more land this season, aiming for an average acreage rise of at least five acres per farm.
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