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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
7
A humorous glimpse at new British Army recruits and officers. Private soldiers struggle with discipline while a clever Australian officer mockingly cues their unfamiliar rules and uniforms. The exchange highlights tensions between rank, protocol, and adaptation.
In the Lewisville Courier Journal a brief comic note shows a worker asking for wages while a cook confusion persists. A humorous miscommunication highlights labor and daily town life.
Crop acreage at Gem Colony in Bassano Alberta increases by at least fifty percent this year. Irrigation farming is practiced at Gem. The expansion reflects a stronger emphasis on cultivation and water management.
An escaped prisoner recounts bribing a German sergeant with three pounds of bacon after a futile attempt with money. The bacon enabled safe passage across the frontier, the sergeant accepting the unconventional payment as aid. The Westminster Gazette notes France's seventy seven queens with varied fates from divorce to death.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous disorders claiming to restore blood quality and improve appetite digestion and sleep. It cites Mrs Victor Booth of Parry Sound Ontario detailing typhoid related nerve collapse and recovery after eight boxes. Pills sold by mail or dealers.
London Times commentary urges Allies to engage in Russia's fate amid German pressure and scraps of paper doctrines. It argues Russia's independence is a European and world interest and that nations must not disinterest themselves despite trials, as nations have risen from adversity before.
An Halifax tramcar converted by the Halifax Corp into a mobile kitchen carries a thousand portions of food and 1 200 gallons of water. It runs on overhead electric current for stoves and serves meals from either side with cash offices at both ends. The kitchen can operate across any part of a 33 mile tramway car.
The piece argues Ireland should heed the United States on Irish affairs, condemns British misrule, and urges unity against a German-dominated future. John Dillon is cited urging US support for the nationalist fight for liberty. Also promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a standard remedy.
From the front come a Canadian commander of two railway mounted guns who, though untrained in gunnery, used mathematics and bold tactics to disrupt German railways during Roisel’s early offensives. He kept one eye on tracks and the other on his patrols, guiding eighteen-pounder fire along cross roads and stations.
A fragmented antique page mixes ad schtick and nursery maxims. Quips from objects like a knife, nutmeg, electric bell, hammer, barrel, fire, and ice appear as humorous personifications alongside odd lines about liniment cures and sticking to success.
ANev article urges timely attention to warning signals such as backache irregular urine and rheumatic pains. It praises Anuric double strength as a kidney remedy and cites testimonials from Hamilton and Toronto readers who report quick improvement after use.
A Canadian Northern Railway freight statement notes a 57 percent increase in cattle handling in 1917 from 2,900 to 5,421 cars, with gains in hogs sheep and mixed stock. Produce shipments to western stations rose to 24,618,000 pounds, butter 8,146,900 pounds and cheese 1,072,000 pounds, reflecting prairie export growth in dairy and dressed meats.
A stretcher bearer saved the situation at a bridge delaying the German advance and earned the Victoria Medal though his name remained unknown. A Westminster Gazette report notes the unnamed French soldier vanished after the act of bravery.
An old remedy claim touts Putnam's Extractor as a simple cure for troublesome corns. It promises quick relief with minimal cost, noting a quarter in most drug stores.
The permit system regulating settlers clearing fires is in effect across most Canadian forests. Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan adopted it last year. New Brunswick joined this year. Nova Scotia, Quebec, and British Columbia have long applied the plan, Alberta remains the sole forest province without full-wide adoption. The approach reduced forest fire losses where enforced and supports safe logging slash disposal amid rising stumpage concerns.
Fragmentary reminiscences describe a man marked by consideration for others and a misread note about a tomato plant’s introduction to Europe from South America in the sixteenth century. The snippet blends a sentimental quote with a botany fact.
Cornell University presents a card on Dandelions as Food noting the plant’s potential benefits. It explains iron needs for health and suggests dandelion greens as a greens option to supplement staple foods and add variety in menus.
An old clipping notes a buyer paid $9 for a horse with ringbone, cured it with $1 of Minard's Liniment, and sold at $85, claiming $54 profit on liniment. Moise Derosce, hotel keeper in St Philippes Que, is listed. The piece also references a spy shot and a rhetorical question about punishment and a cryptic misprint.
Major Andrew Rasmussen of Port Orchard Washington was killed on the Picardy front while leading a reconnoitering party. Previously detailed by the British to help train Americans in bayonet fighting, he was transferred to the U S Army in January and commanded a battalion near Toul. He joked with correspondents as shells fell and rode toward the trenches.
An old advertisement touts a Catarrh Cure with assurances of internal treatment and blood effects. It claims success and offers $100 reward for proof of cure, listing an address and urging purchase through druggists at 75 cents.
The official gazette awards three Victoria Crosses including Sergt Albert Mountain of West Yorks. Mountain and ten men stepped forward to counter attack as his company fell back. He advanced with a Lewis gun to flank the enemy, killing about 100, rallied and defended, then held a flank post for 27 hours before breaking through. The Washington Star notes Germany may award more Iron Crosses than soldiers to wear them.
Mrs Binks argues over guarding umbrellas as guests arrive. The scene unfolds with humor about theft worries. An unrelated ad touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as simple to use for liniment or dressing with clear, child friendly instructions.
A 1909 to 1912 study directed by Thomas Cooper at the Minnesota Experiment Station compares labor needs to wheat yields. It finds 124 hours human and 30 hours horse labor per acre at 12 bushels yield, with per bushel labor varying as yield changes.
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