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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
2
Skippers and trawlers profited heavily as war threats swirled in the North Sea. One skipper reportedly netted $75,000 over two campaigns while another received $40,000. Local trawler owners say crews earned large sums, with some using gains to retire, purchase expensive teams, or even a horse in Kriblington.
Quebec resident Paul Landry testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved his kidney disease after several boxes. The claimant asserts the medicine cured pain and illness, restoring energy and life.
A passerby in an automobile slows briefly to remark to Agnes and Marie about a beautiful woman. He accelerates away, leaving a quick impression in Vancouver Province.
Minard's Liniment lauded for curing distemper. United States war authorities authorize churches to use naval service church to fly a blue cross on white field from a staff amid wartime security and emblem approval.
British forces forced a passage of the Jordan at Mahadebadjiah after a night raid against Turkish and German forces. A rope ferried a horse and troops across. a steel pontoon bridge was built under shell fire. After dark the advance pushed to Shunetnimrin and Es Beeesin, capturing 35 Germans and four guns.
Canadian police enforce food laws and the anti loafing law across municipalities. Fines of 100 dollars and costs are issued in Calgary Montreal Victoria Saskatoon Toronto Port Arthur Ottawa Regina Stratford and other cities as authorities report cases of fines and imprisonment.
Sixty members of the King's Guard, picked for height and spotless records, barred from the front, serve inside the Quirinal Palace grounds. King Victor Emmanuel joins state duties on occasions, while the guards, stationed in Rome, draw admiring stares despite wearing stained green uniforms from front-line service.
A compiled clipping quotes a Louisville Courier-Journal line about misunderstood horses and insults, then mocks a Boston Transcript exchange on a “Generalissimo” amid wartime chatter. It also plugs Holloway's Corn Cure with a brag of relief for coins and warts.
The article touts Hamilton's Pills as a private formula remedy addressing constipation and digestive issues. It claims the pills strengthen the stomach, regulate the bowels, purify the blood, and prevent appendicitis and headaches while boosting mood and energy.
A short war tale follows a French boy aiding in a cottage garden near the front. He greets a church army van and dies smiling from a stray German shell fragment, leaving an old man sobbing beside him.
A newly built hospital train by the Great Eastern Railway in England serves the United States Expeditionary Forces. It features up-to-date rooms for visitors and patients, a full kitchen, refrigerator, pharmacy, store rooms, ash trays, reading lamps, and a modern bathroom, all delivering hotel-like comfort.
An advertisement touts a drug called tree zone from a Cisco chemist claiming to dissolve and extract corns and calluses without pain. It promises immediate relief, claims to loosen and pluck roots, and urges readers to ask their druggist for Freezone or obtain a bottle from wholesalers.
Saskatchewan hail insurance rates and indemnities remain unchanged with four cents an acre on assessable land and $5 an acre maximum indemnity. There are 126 municipalities under the Hail Insurance Act, a $50 000 reserve at start, and 19 board companies with 6 percent cash and 8 percent credit policy rates. Some Rosthern Radville districts have raised rates to 10 or 12 percent due to losses.
A fragmented text hints at an evening curfew and a homeward journey with garbled lines about doors and bright signs. The stray phrases evoke a nighttime rhythm and a quest to reach shelter before limits.
The Merchants Bank of Canada reports a rise in total assets to about 140.94 million, with deposits and current loans expanding. Despite large liquid assets, profits remain modest. after dividends and contingencies the year ends with a small carried balance.
Miller's Worm Powders are described as a simple preparation to destroy stomachic and intestinal worms without harming the sensitive system. The remedy is said to act thoroughly and painlessly, though vomiting may occur in some cases as a sign of strong action.
Premier Count Takurochi told the London Daily Mail Tokyo correspondent that a German Japanese alliance is impossible under present circumstances. He said Japan will remain loyal to the Entente and can not imagine siding with Germany. The premier declined to discuss intervention in Siberia, emphasizing collective loyalty to Great Britain and the alliance with the Allies.
The article cites Alaska as the land of the great unwashed. It claims water sells for a dollar a bucket in some areas and clothes are washed in rivers. Women are described treading blankets in freezing water, feet turning beet red.
The article lists historic world population figures from various authors. It notes Busching's 1787 estimate of 1,000 million, Fabri and Stein around 1800, Stein and Horcelman in 1833, Dietrich at 1,266 million in 1838, Kold at 1,220 million in 1865, and latest calculations placing Earth’s inhabitants at about 1,400 million.
Mrs Noble A Sry of Ecum Secum N S writes that her baby was terribly constipated and was relieved by Baby's Own Tablets. The tablets are a gentle laxative sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The text asserts the largest tree by girth is a partly decayed chestnut in Sicily, measured at feet across. It notes the Mexican cypress and oriental plane reaching 40 feet, and compares to the California big tree and the baobab, arguing the giant tree surpasses in combined height and girth while the baobab is thickest relative to height.
A fragment shows a dispute between Bridget and another speaker about furniture damage. One accuses carelessness while Bridget defends that she has been there only three weeks. The exchange hints at household friction and a tense domestic scene.
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