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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
7
A mysterious encounter at sea recounts a German U boat battle where a patrol vessel survived after sand filled shells missed detonation. The captured German captain blamed mismanagement or graft in the dockyard, noting critical ammunition failures that could have sunk his foe.
A fragment notes an escaped convict described as polite and hints at a sensational liberty scene. It then promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a cure-all medicine chest, claiming it heals sprains swellings sores and cuts quickly, offered for a quarter or two dollars.
A pamphlet on Canadian municipal, provincial and Dominion government was issued by the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Department of Colonization and Development. It explains general principles in clear language and can be obtained at no charge by writing to Robert J C Stead in Calgary.
The Los Angeles Times argues that closing all cheap whisky shops would enrich the nation by over a billion dollars yearly. It predicts better living for workers, hygienic homes, and new schools, while reducing poverty, prisons, insane asylums, and defective births.
The fragment notes a blunt remark about endless brainless days echoed by a friend. The source provides limited context, with no clear event, person, or location to anchor a full card. Further readable details are unavailable for a stronger summary.
If they could only be made to see that half their ills are caused by improper blood, it would not take long to remedy with Dr. Hamilton's Truly wonderful medicine. It strengthens renews and improves tired worn women with better color appetite and digestion. For forty years Dr. Hamilton's Pills have been America's most valued family medicine.
Australians in military service are seen enjoying access to hospital rinks and open facilities, with troops described as benefiting from peaceful, calm surroundings while on duty abroad. The article notes a sense of improved morale and routine safety amid wartime duties, reflecting on medical and welfare provisions.
A New York Times letter cites Gladstone’s 1870 warnings about the transfer of Alsace Lorraine by force. It notes his protest to neutral powers, opposition to forced boundary changes, and his view that such actions would poison Europe’s body politic for decades.
A wartime notice notes a growing interest among young women to become wireless operators aboard British vessels. It mentions American allowances for female operators and cites a Baltimore woman, Miss da Val, as a pioneer beginning duty at sea.
A London Times editorial cautions that Germany cannot be trusted to honor peace covenants or reparations. It argues for a shift away from League of Nations concepts until the current military autocracy is discredited by defeat and replaced by a more trustworthy government.
A resident named W J Vale touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy for herself and her husband. She credits pills with alleviating dyspepsia and lumbago and highlights widespread use across the region west of the Great Lakes. The ad asserts broad efficacy for backache rheumatism and Bright's disease.
The first Alberta department of agriculture course at Macleod drew large farmer attendance over two days. Lectures covered silos silage crops sheep raising alfalfa and grain varieties. Farmers expressed the lectures would aid their work and planned to apply the ideas on their farms.
In a fragmented historical blurb Mrs Merby debates proper article names with her Irish maid Bridget during a domestic scene. The humorous exchange centers on everyday objects like basins and ewers, illustrating language play and class accents in a period setting.
Canada authorizes one year of duty remission for meat cattle imported by bona fide residents and permits duty free entry for traction engines not exceeding 140 dollars and repair parts designed for farm use, effective from February 7, 1918, under ministerial regulations. The measures aim to support settlers in Western Canada by easing livestock and farming equipment imports.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for inflammatory rheumatism, rheumatic fever, and related pains. It claims blood purification and red cell improvement restore health, cites a Feversham Ontario case, and offers purchase by mail from The De P S Medicine Co in Brockville.
Mr P Hedley Auld deputy minister of agriculture for Saskatchewan urged poultry breeders in Regina to encourage citizens to raise poultry. He argued grain growers should focus on grain while urban residents could enter poultry farming with minimal effort to boost local food production through vacant lot gardening and small animal husbandry.
Instructs farmers to test old seeds for viability before sowing to reduce waste amid a seed shortage. Old seed can still be usable if germination tests pass. certain crops like parsnip have shorter viable spans, while others may last up to six years under proper storage. The Dominion Agriculture Department notes measures to ease supply while urging careful use of seed and avoidance of waste.
A wartime editorial denounces hoarding as unpatriotic and harmful to others. It urges Canadians to store only normal quantities, support soldiers and allies, modify consumption, and discourage price-raising behavior amid railway and distribution challenges.
The exchange features two lawyers debating a will's value. The first asks what the estate yields and the second cites a figure of one hundred fifty thousand dollars. The dialogue hints the decedent may have left more, provoking discussion of the legacy.
Canadian Pacific and partners coordinate traffic shifts to relieve bottlenecks. CPR diverts about 1000 cars via Soo Line from Winnipeg to Minneapolis and Ontario, mostly grain for domestic Canada. Nearby moves reroute 100 to 150 cars daily, transferring coal and other freight to alleviate Grand Trunk congestion from Niagara to Toronto.
A Buffalo Express vehicle of a statement by Mr RE outlines Britain’s cattle and horse feeding crisis. Only enough feed remains for working horses on reduced rations with no concentrate food for cattle, projected to last at least a year. Hunters will be sent to grass and kept there, while other horses will be sent out to graze.
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