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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
7
Fragmentary wartime note describes Lieutenant Spindler and German officers aboard a captured vessel. A tense scene reportedly ends with a prisoner being broken or restrained as command decisions and potential operations are discussed amid chaotic exchange.
A garbled OCR fragment references ginger and a Hamilton Spectator item about buying and restriction. The readable content is unreliable but centers on a beverage discussion and possible ban or purchase note. No clear persons, places, or events emerge.
A Sept 10 message quotes a German forester and Albert Ballin arguing wealth came from ties with the British world empire. They claim Britain bears the burden of a pirate nation and warn future exploitation by Germans will end, as per the Montreal Herald.
A station officer questions a boy to identify him. He asks what name their mother uses for his father, but the child replies she does not use any name. The fragment ends with the child’s remark about the mother’s preference.
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as effective for respiratory disorders. Testimonials claim it eases coughs and bronchial irritation where other preparations fail.
The text explains World War I slang for Germans and weapons. It catalogs terms such as Boche, Berthas, big shells, and names like Marmites, Stew Rats, and Jack Johnsons. It notes grim trench realities and phrases for death and burial, including being buried in a blanket and “pushing up the daisies.”
An 19th century advertisement touts Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as effective in winter or summer, in any latitude. It claims they resist spoilage and stay potent, suitable for the dyspeptic, and portable for travel.
A foreign office report in a German daily cites Danish policy and a British aim to widen U-boat operations in northern waters. The piece links submarine activity to Danish food exports and broader Scandinavian currents amid convoy tensions.
A vintage advertisement claims persistent backache stems from diseased kidneys and promises a cure with Dr Hamilton's Pills. It touts relief for liver kidney and stomach issues, describes the medicine as purely vegetable and mild, and urges buying a 25 bottle today for renewed appetite color and vigor.
A historical note compares the number thirteen to luck and national symbols. It cites that thirteen original states formed the republic, the flag bears thirteen stars and stripes, the seal shows thirteen arrows and stars, the eagle has thirteen tail feathers, and the motto E pluribus unum contains thirteen letters along with Woodrow Wilson's name.
Mrs Mantle of Kingston Street East testifies to Kidney Pills benefiting three years of worn out health. She suffered dizziness back pains headaches neuralgia and rheumatism. She says the pills restore kidney function and blood purity and many women endorse the remedy.
A Buffalo man enticed a New York newsboy with a half dollar to locate the Blank National Bank. The boy led him to a nearby building where the man paid the fee, noting the bank directors are paid hidden in Noo Yank.
The Cooperative Creameries Limited reorganizes as the Cooperative Creamery of Saskatchewan establishing a poultry department to grade and purchase eggs and poultry. Saskatchewan aims to raise poultry numbers from six to twenty million in coming years with farm youth programs and school poultry contests. Mothers can identify and treat worm infestations with Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
Under the Saskatchewan Companies Act a new company with capital of 100 000 is authorized to manufacture binder twine commercial twine and general cordage from flax straw using a new process discovered last fall. The process yields about two thirds of a ton of twine per ton of straw. The project is based in Regina Saskatchewan where samples of the flax straw products were shown.
Y EIL FERGUSON praises MINARD'S LINIMENT as the first choice and best seller over the past year at the Marion Bridge outlet. The note highlights strong demand for this liniment among customers seeking reliable relief.
A Swiss backed Serbian appeal publicized by the Serbian legation in Washington details Austro Bulgarian crimes in Serbia and Macedonia. Deportations into Bulgaria, removal of priests and teachers, and forced military enlistment are cited as methods to denationalize the region.
The article laments Russia’s switch from the Allied cause, noting Britain and France dismantled Archangel depots and withdrew ships from the White Sea. It argues millions spent on harbor works were lost and arms supplied to Germany or the Entente’s foes, marking a ghastly turn in the war.
Promote health with Baby's Own Tabs a mild laxative tablet. This ad claims a well functioning stomach and bowels prevent colds and ensure happiness for infants. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
The Lethbridge Herald argues that farm exemptions should bind exempted workers to remain on farms. It warns officials will monitor and compel farm labor if exempted men evade duties. The piece frames military service as the farmer's tool to keep producers productive.
The article argues wool demand stays high postwar as Europe rebuilds and Western Canada expands sheep farming. It notes heavy European livestock losses, US wool shortages, and Montana cuts, while praising small flocks and wool profits. An unrelated joke ends the piece.
A quotation from Maj. Haldane MacKall's Germany at War defines ruthless valor as a belief that Germans may break laws against inferior breeds and commit treachery, while enemies acting similarly are accused of a crime. The excerpt labels such acts as virtuous ruthlessness.
A two year old cow named Mercedes Duchess Second owned by Wi Gibert of Stony Plain Alberta qualified in the Canadian card of performance. The animal produced 11 266 pounds of milk and 420 pounds of butter in a year’s test.
Alberta coal mines produced 4 863 416 tons in 1917 from 283 mines in operation. The figures come from the mine branch of Alberta’s department of public works. In the year one copper mine opened west of Banff and two shale mines operated at Redcliffe near Medicine Hat.
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