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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
2
The note urges use of wild fruits as scarce supplies press canners and soldiers. It highlights gathering Meytan and berry patches, promoting Canadian wild fruit jams. It also touts Potent-Pariorlers Veelaleille as a stomach remedy with broad demand and brand familiarity.
F J B furnishes a new Hightrow definition of work described as the compulsory expending of money for actions and chances of gain, framed as a general advantage rather than pleasure. The wording suggests a cryptic attempt to formalize labor in economic terms within the era’s lexicon.
A historical account asserts the German effort failed to anticipate a certain island seacraft and credits this craft with shaping the outcome. It argues the conflict proved sea power can be decisive though not infallible, highlighting persistence and strategic ingenuity.
A wartime oratory praising unity and resolve against a common foe. The speaker urges Britain to stand as one, to put political differences aside, and to fight with courage and determination through the crisis ahead. He calls for national solidarity and faithful resistance.
A wartime summary compares average Allied food shipments over three years before the war to the year ending July 1 1918. Wheat and wheat products up 40 percent to 85 million bushels. pork up 122000 pounds. beef up 74000 pounds. butter up 12000 000 pounds. cheese up 30 000 pounds. eggs up 15000 dozen. Also praises Miller’s Worm Powders with testimonials and rapid benefits for children.
Frederick Abraham of the Canada Food Board reports strong support for war gardens across the west. He notes British Columbia could supply prairie provinces with fresh vegetables for many months if transportation is solved. He says BC yields thrive with two crops per season and BC school children have joined the garden movement, improving local food supply.
A sergeant misstates a toast at a camp gathering with two visitors from a famed Canadian regiment on sick leave. The corporal steps in to apologize and offer a humorous toast in tribute to the regiment, while the sight of a Mother Worm Exterminator advert appears alongside in the Tribune.
A terse exchange from Life questions whether Moneyrocks was told to give until it hurts. The reply is that such instruction would not matter as he always gives until it hurts, revealing a stubborn financial habit.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a painless treatment for corns. It promises quick relief by shrinking and loosening corns so they can be removed with fingers, urging readers to buy at the drug store.
An article notes Western Canada yields in small fruits with Edmonton strawberries described as large and high quality, suitable for local markets. It highlights wild fruits like Saskatoons and gooseberries, with horticultural societies promoting development and exhibitions to encourage farmers to expand fruit growing across provinces.
A Chicago Tribune reflection questions the press’s faults and proposes that real German public sentiment will shift only after a decisive blow. It notes pamphlets, private losses, and the limits of censorship while hoping for clearer coverage from Switzerland.
The Financial Post of Canada highlights BC's economic resources with forest product value at 48.9 million and a 25 percent share of provincial revenue from forestry. Agricultural output reaches 37.7 million, fisheries value at 15.3 million, and mining adds 37.2 million in 1917.
A historic guide details growing tiny trees from seeds inside orange peels sealed with shellac. It explains preparing the peel skins, filling them with soil, planting two or three seeds, and staking upright. Roots are trimmed flush as they reach the peel, with care not to injure the shellac film. It notes conifers and fruit trees can be stunted and even long lived, with some mini cedars lasting over 500 years.
The director of school agriculture for Saskatchewan notes rising interest in school exhibitions. From a single 1900 start in Melfort, the count grew to 14 in 1914, then 128 last year, with about 209 fairs expected this year and Manitoba also foreseeing large participation.
A playful query imagines spending fifty dollars on a future lifestyle in a whimsical ottermobile with a weary tone and casual dialect. The piece centers on everyday choices and self expression in a lighthearted tone.
A Canadian testimonial and ad claim promote Anuric from Dr. Pierce as a remedy to cleanse kidneys and bladder, ease rheumatism, and prevent serious diseases. The letter from Mas. RH Hore in Thorold credits Anuric with complete relief after years of kidney trouble and backache.
A humorous exchange questions a degree conferred on a man who never attended college. The Rich Guy taunts the scene on the lawn, suggesting disbelief at the entitlement and mock ceremony.
Report notes beef in Paris is scarce and expensive while Italian prices vary with beef at about 0c a pound and veal around 66c per pound reflecting regional price differences for imported meats.
The piece highlights farmers wives and daughters essential work on farms including feeding poultry butter making egg handling and market tasks. It urges town girls to assist during harvest to free farmer wives for outside war work and boost farm output this season.
The ad urges readers to fight a failing mood and fatigue by building rich red blood using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. It claims the pills restore appetite improve sleep add color to lips and cheeks and renew happiness. Available through medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 250 for six boxes.
The Dundee Advertiser notes the Duke of Argyll, the 46 year old bachelor, reported for medical examination at Stirling. He passed Grade 1 and drew three days’ military pay from the duchy funds, prompting discussion on democracy of conscription as observers imagine khaki in May.
In Everybody's Magazine Whitlock criticizes German organization as overrated and overly elaborate. He argues it is efficient but inflexible and impersonal, stifling initiative. He compares it unfavorably to French improvisation and notes its endless bureaucracy and prescriptive Verbotens.
Vivian lounges in a hammock on the hotel piazza and calls the place home while her father, pen in hand, signs off on the weekly board bill. The exchange captures a warm family moment on Palm Beach Island.
A reader describes a severe pimple outbreak on the face and back. She notes relief after using Cure-All Ointment and daily soap, claiming the treatment reduced redness and soreness and improved her skin.
In occupied Germany the war breeds demoralization and rising crime from looting to profiteering. A Reichstag speech by Braun notes widespread cheating from jailbirds to officials as the war drags on. The article also mentions farm labor programs in Canada and odd job ads suggesting a chaotic wartime economy.
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