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Newspaper
Lumsden News Record
Location
Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
6
A terse, fragmentary note from London Opinion extols speed wings and suggests a slip through a hole in the listener's fee. The text uses colloquial spelling and hints at a satirical or whimsical tone about haste and perception.
A reader testifies that Dr Pierce’s medicines relieved long running ailments including backache scalds and rheumatism after trying several remedies. The patient notes swelling improved and mobility returned after using Anorte tablets and recommends the product to neighbors.
An advertisement promotes Doctor Pierce's Anuric pill for kidney and bladder disorders including backache and scalding urine. It touts broad relief past many years and offers trial packages at low cost with a signature package similar to his other patent medicines.
The piece describes a Canadian effort to form and staff a Canadian division in the Grand Fleet with about four divisions. It notes pay, separation allowance, and support from the Canadian Fund, under Hon. D. Hazen, and quotes his plea for naval recruits as war widens. It cites British Admiralty guidance and growing naval manpower needs.
The Dominion government aligns Overseas Division pay with Canadian Expeditionary Force rates to appraise morale and equalize wages. Recruits will receive uniforms, training at Fogland depots, and ordinary seaman status with potential for stokers. pay balances stay in Canada or to dependents. Dominion divided into six recruitment areas overseen by Naval Recruiting Officers using militia networks to reach all regions.
Sir Rufus Isaacs recounts defending a street trader cited for selling bad figs. Isaacs argued the fruit’s quality, backed by his client, until the magistrate asked if either had tasted the fruit. Both admitted they had not. The magistrate urged someone to eat. Isaacs urged the client to eat, prompting the reply that he would lose the case, to which the defendant resignedly agreed.
A garbled excerpt shows Mrs N giving curt, awkward instructions to a new servant named Mary and a colored man named Poe. The scene hints at class and racial dynamics as they converse about food and names, with broken phrases and unclear context.
The article argues Canada must improve egg stock quality to compete with Denmark, Holland, and Ireland. It cites Prince Edward Island's cooperative, which now handles about 60 percent of regional output and sold CuRS valued at a quarter of a million dollars last year, elevating the province’s reputation through careful grading.
A British prisoner recounts harsh treatment in a German camp. He describes naked lineups for bathing, vermin in huts, and a boxer insulted by a German sentry. Wreath funds were misused for beer, and he received seven days in a civilian prison for stealing carrots driven by hunger.
A witness before the Dowin Lone Oval Compassion testified that Alberta’s wool industry expanded rapidly in recent years with about 2,000,000 sheep, most of them under 40,000 head. He said demand for wool was stronger in the United States than in Canada.
An overheard remark about Jack becomes the town’s latest sensation after an unnamed gossip links Senaavons Ethel and Kitty to a rumor. The report highlights the social flutter and the spread of the tale through local circles.
A Welsh vicar advertising for an organist received a letter from a candidate who says he has been both organist and teacher for several years and offers to fill the vacancy. The communication is presented as part of a curious exchange surrounding the vacancy.
In a Washington Step quote, Senator Sorghum argues the selection of a delicate word shows somebody fears him. The remark suggests tension over his influence and the interpretation of political rhetoric.
The readable lines show a fragmentary line about Annette asking what to do as Renta ear ot up and a garbled name appears, with a Kansas City source tag.
A Detroit Free Press reader query notes golf’s cost as a concern while recounting a friend’s remark about replacing parts on the first few holes. The snippet hints at expenses tied to equipment or course use.
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