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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
5
Ottawa Journal argues against social pretensions and titles among Canadians. It warns that merit should not be distorted by class or gender, urging common sense and respect for democratic ideals.
The February and March stormy weather keeps children indoors with overheated rooms raising colds risk. A box of Baby's Own Tablets is suggested for home use with occasional doses to guard the infant's health. Medicine dealers offer boxes at around 50 cents each from The Williams Medicine Co Brock.
The article compares bird flight to airplanes noting swallows at 300 400 feet hawks above a wood and skylarks at nine inches wingspan with max heights around 500 700 feet. It mentions migrations at over 1000 feet and swans ducks geese up to 2000 feet while Humboldt claimed condors at five miles.
Directors of Allsopp's brewery in London heard profits double after the war. 1914 profits £13,048. 1915 £31,835. 1916 £60,791. 1917 £15. Shareholders were urged to respond as the chorus of celebration rang through the hall.
Readers report rapid relief and lasting cure from eczema using Dr Chase's Ointment. Testimonials cite a Ontario family noting five years without relapse, a Kingston hand case cured in six weeks, and strong recommendations to obtain genuine product from Edmonson Bates Co Limited Toronto.
A Fortnightly Review excerpt argues embargoes by America will cripple central empires by severing trade arteries. The piece asserts war outcome hinges on economic force, not military action, and warns only eco pressure can deter belligerent powers, implying lasting peace depends on strategic embargo tactics.
Wartime guides urge using winter vegetables like carrots onions and turnips to conserve meat and wheat. They describe cooking methods to preserve minerals while boosting energy, noting mashed vegetables and stews as child friendly and nutritious.
J D Whelpley argues in Fortnightly Review that Germany’s resistance has persisted despite losses in food and silvered resources. He warns that each quarterly pass signals deeper economic weakness and predicts bankruptcy of men money and materials unless Allied pressure and the blockade on neutrals erode Germany’s trading lifelines.
A 1916 wealth census suggests Americans join croesus ranks as the nation seems to harbor more millionaires, while definitions vary by country. Examples compare currency values and standards of millionaire status across Portugal, France, Germany, and Britain, illustrating how different economies reach the same label.
A Los Angeles Times quote predicts that by 1925 the closure of cheap grog shops will boost national wealth by over 1 million annually. It claims reduced poverty, fewer inmates, and improved welfare for working families as industrial and scientific progress aid societal competence.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a cheap remedy to lift corns and calluses with direct application on tender areas. The ad promises rapid relief and root-and-all removal without pain, urging readers to ask their druggist to stock a small bottle.
A muddled exchange at Newport where Secretary Faker inspected camps leads to a British crew signaling a warship asking who flew a flag. The response The secretary of war is met with polite relief and a dry quip about not mentioning it. Miscellaneous vintage anecdotes about worm powders and a missing pearl brood follow in jumbled fashion.
A portrait of Wyse as a relentless debt collector. He anticipates debtor schedules, often calling before promised times to trap them into paying. The article presents him as highly effective and feared in his field.
Canton Ohio narrative claims a female trouble was relieved by Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before surgery. The account cites family advice and doctor warnings, urging others to seek herbal remedy guidance.
The Canadian Pacific Railway issues a pamphlet titled Canada’s System of Government to inform settlers in Western Canada about municipal provincial and division government. It can be requested free from Robert J. C. Stead, Department of Colonization and Development, Calgary. Also features a brief notice praising Partoclee’s Vegetable Pills for nervous disturbances linked to digestion.
The Daily Mail editorial muses that women's suffrage will narrow the gap between democratic theory and practice, reducing grievances and injustices as society moves toward full political equality.
Advert says Putnam's Extractor removes corns instantly with a drop or two, lifting the corn with roots and all. Claiming painless use and complete removal, the ad urges readers to obtain Putnam's today.
A Pincher Creek district grower in Southern Alberta earned 9900 for Timothy seed and 5000 from threshing hay. About 400 tons of Timothy seed were sold, with 70 percent graded No 1 and a large single sale to an individual buyer, Gran probable.
Government orders grant one year duty free entry for cattle and motor tractors not exceeding MAGC in value into Canada. Respective remission applies to farm animals, traction engines, and parts for repairs for bona fide Canadian residents, under ministerial regulations.
A friend notes excess brainless Philadelphia Inquirer items create noise and confusion, lamenting shallow reporting and repetitive topics overshadowing meaningful news.
A British patrol vessel sank a large U boat after a brief exchange of fire. The German commandant, rescued, blamed bad luck and lack of proper ammunition. Shells were reportedly filled with sand instead of explosives, a possible graft or negligence at the German dockyard.
A man overheard friends debating whether he is more fool than maker. He interrupts and proclaims he stands between the two, claiming to be something of both. Tit-Bits reports the quip as a witty remark on self view.
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