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Newspaper
Lawson Post
Location
Lawson, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 13, 1918
Page
7
A shipment of wheat from a farm 20 miles northeast of Edmonton shows extraordinary growth. Planted May 5 and cut July 15, the stalks reached 4 feet in 67 days, indicating rapid development aided by seed quality moisture and climate conditions.
Frost bites and chilblains stem from cold exposure and icy winds. Dr Thomas Electric Oil counteracts inflammation and relieves pain with instantaneous action and simple application.
Japan leans on three senior statesmen. Prince Yamatagata at 83, Marquis Okura at 79, and another veteran influence shape policy. Report says Japan moves on major decisions only with their guidance and backing, illustrating enduring power of age and experience.
A Fremont Ohio reader describes relief from heat flashes nervousness and other symptoms during the climacteric after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound The letter notes improved strength and disappearance of symptoms and invites others to write for advice from the Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts
The London Daily News argues that a modest yet real league of nations could, as a war measure, demonstrate the Allies’ power and tempt Germany to embrace peace. It would be inclusive except for nations refusing to accept it, making ultimate refusal nearly impossible.
A customer reports that Minard's Liniment cured a severe distemper in a valuable horse, signing Vilande Falres. The anecdote appears as a testimonial from a gents’ notice in the catalog-like letter.
A Mil and Empire correspondent argues against killing dogs or taxing owners. Lord Claud Hamilton and Punch are cited opposing extermination. Dogs provide farm and home guard roles, aid at the front, and ferry messages, making eradication counterproductive.
The New York Sun editorializes that Sir Edward Grey’s August 3 reply to Germany set a firm line on neutrality. It argues Britain cannot bind itself to protect French colonies or Belgian neutrality, praising Grey as preserving Britain’s honor and France’s position as a European power.
An Ontario reader from South Bay speaks highly of Baby's Own Tablets for cholera infantum in children. The ad notes the tablets regulate the bowels and soothe the stomach, promising prevention of summer illnesses. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Details emerge from Reichstag interpretation of a June 21 Pulsen attack. A crowd of women and children at a Skoda bread wagon gathering cries for bread. an infantry patrol fires without warning, killing five children aged 10 to 13 and wounding six others, with one man dying.
An 19th century advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness results from inflamed mucous membranes and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a systemic remedy claiming a $100 reward for any case not cured, and lists Cheney & Co of Toledo as distributors.
Boys and girls form pig clubs in Canada’s three prairie provinces with bank and government help. Parents or initial capital fund the clubs, feed costs are low, and children soon repay notes and gain cash balances alongside their growing pig herds. The report notes a separate item: China’s first motor driven vessel was launched in Shanghai.
A rookie on a hotel porch argues that war grants bachelors new prestige and purpose while delaying marriage. He says civic progress depends on men whose interests extend past personal welfare, and that wartime demand favors those who have not yet settled in. Holloway's wartime ad ends the piece.
The Marine Journal notes about twenty gull species and sub species, their inland spread in search of food, swift diving from the air to snatch fish, dropping shells to break them, and their value as scavengers. It also praises their plumage and cites legal protection for their feathers in many states.
Butter production expands across northern and central Saskatchewan due to ideal weather. Co operative and private creameries report record volumes in 1918, with stronger output than 1917. Prices rise with increasing settlement and stable farming conditions.
The article urges farm experienced college students to arrange vacations to assist with the harvest this year. It stresses the seriousness of harvest needs and the value of their help in saving the crop.
A mother and attendant discuss a statue in a museum. The attendant identifies the figure as Beaveney, the messenger of the gods, while the mother notes the girl’s poor memory for Scripture.
Alberta reports large deposits of potash near shaar ta, with preliminary machinery on site for tests. The find signals potential growth across agriculture and mining sectors in Western Canada.
A Cincinnati drug ad touts Freezone as a simple, painless method to lift and remove corns and calluses. It claims small bottles are cheap, dry on contact, and do not irritate surrounding skin, urging readers to ask their pharmacist to stock it.
A class in an Indianapolis school had students use singing and singeing in sentences. One boy wrote Italians are a singing nation and the allies will soon be singeing the beards of the Kaiser. The teacher approved, noting the Kaiser has a moustache, not a beard, and the boy confessed he could not spell moustache.
Elmer A. Youngman notes in Bankers' Magazine that Standard Oil of New Jersey inaugurates a plan giving employees a direct voice on labor conditions. He argues this voluntary step could reshape the balance of gains and decision making in industry as labor demands a larger share and say, while preserving core elements of the present system.
Allied Europe shows a 46 million head drop in livestock since war end. French hogs and sheep losses run high with 40 percent and 35 percent killed respectively. Officials estimate France will take five to ten years to restore herd levels to prewar figures.
After the war a large portion of demand for food will persist as Allied Europe relies on America for half of its supply. Global food shortage persists as livestock declines and Russia remains unable to feed itself. Canada will find enduring export markets, a prospect beyond previous expectations.
The Canadian farmer seeks practical aid for harvest as timing becomes urgent. Ontario lists 12,000 men, Quebec 12,000, Manitoba 10,000, Saskatchewan 2,000, Alberta 6,000, and British Columbia 2,500. New Brunswick needs all Prince Edward Island workers. assistance must come from towns and cities now to organize.
A fragment quotes a discussion on fabric use in men's clothing. The speaker notes fewer pockets are being ordered to conserve cloth and spare time for wives in the household.
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