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Newspaper
Lumsden News Record
Location
Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1918
Page
2
British and American civilian prisoners arriving from Ruhleben Germany describe a written document handed to them by German guards. The note asks for intercession with the British people on Germany's behalf, claiming Germans freed themselves from an autocratic system and blaming their former rulers for past deeds.
Berlin dispatch notes England will allow Sweden to receive raw materials like coal potash and salt from Germany. Export of manufactured goods remains forbidden.
British war correspondent reports Marshal Foch would have seen German capitulation within ten days of armistice talks but refused the victory to spare further French and British lives. The piece notes his deliberate choice for peace over continued war. The ad promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as relief for suffering children.
Leo Stein argues in the New York Tribune that restoring Louvain University requires transferring the equipment and library of a Prussian university, preferably Berlin. He presents a single viable method to revive the institution.
This article urges building rich red blood and strong nerves with Dr Williams Pink Pills to prevent or recover from influenza. It claims anaemic people are most vulnerable, describes lingering post influenza weakness, and extols Pink Pills as the best tonic to restore health and strength.
British correspondent at Constantinople reports President Ahmed Riga Bey of the Turkish senate plans trips to Paris and London to gauge the attitudes of seasoned statesmen toward Turkey. The article notes he is among the few Turkish leaders whose record could influence entente policy.
Dr. Thomas's Eletric Oil gains popularity by merit rather than advertising. The medicine is sought in every city town and hamlet for its good qualities.
The Times reports that the Dover barrage was removed. The Dover patrol defended the channel between France and England with nets and a mine obstacle system. Nets proved of little use and mines, supported by armed trawlers and drifters, guarded merchant routes.
From Constance Geneva allied officers arrived here including many British officers held four years and several Americans confined at Rhine town camps bombed during reprisal. Minard's Liniment mentioned as curative.
Readers warned that catarrh can be cured by constitutional treatment. Mall's Catarrh Care claims to heal through the blood and mucous surfaces, offering a hundred dollars for a proven case with no cure, address given for purchase.
The Union stockyards in Winnipeg, Manitoba, received 50 045 head of cattle in October, making it the largest cattle market in Canada. Most arrivals were good steers, cows and stockers, per Dominion department of agriculture figures.
Dundee Advertiser recounts a submarine attack on the Tay Bridge Scotland with mines and charges. British sweepers and destroyers respond, wreckage surfaces, divers recover 13 mangled bodies, and wreckage is salved as two guns are recovered and displayed.
A Manitoba reader endorses Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for liver trouble and general health. Mrs. G L Cook reports four years of relief, noting no doctor needed and urging purchase with the A W Chase MLD portrait on the box for authenticity.
Immediately after the armistice the minister of militia ordered rapid procedures for repatriation. Prisoners will receive clothing and leave on return. They will be prioritized for travel home once medically fit, if they wish to return to Canada.
Advertisers claim Miller's Worm Powders cleanse stomachs and intestines of worms with painless ease. They target mothers, promising restored strength and vigor for children and protection from worm-related debility.
Belgian troops broke through the defenses and occupied the forest west of Houthulst finding the great wooded area had been completely destroyed with no trees standing in the vast domain.
Delightful climate attracts hundreds from the prairies for a winter holiday in Victoria and Vancouver. Golfing hunting mountaineering and other sports are popular paytimes. Hotels Vancouver and Empress Motel Victoria offer accommodations along with a scenic 500 mile Canadian Pacific Railway route and modern daily trains.
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