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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 01, 1918
Page
3
The 1900 to 1912 Minnesota Experiment Station survey under Thomas Cooper shows wheat requiring 12 percent human labor and 30 hours of horse labor per acre. Yields ranged from 124 to 243 bushels per acre, with labor per bushel noted. Simple and Sure-Dr. Th Blectete Oil is advertised as easy to use as a liniment or dressing.
In Vancouver, Mrs. Binks hurries toward the door as a bell rings and a guest asks about umbrellas. The exchange suggests guests may recognize the mysterious items, prompting Mrs. Binks to demand if they will eat umbrellas.
Major Andrew Kas Musssen of Portland Oregon was killed while on the western front near Picardy. Detailed by the British last October to train Americans in bayonet fighting he joined the US Army in January with a Major's Commission and soon commanded a battalion in action. He spoke with correspondents as German shells fell in a village behind the lines.
A buyer paid 3000 for a horse said to have incurable ringbone, treated it with a dollar's worth Minard's Liniment, and sold the horse for 3500. Profit on liniment counted as 34. Moise Derosce, hotel keeper, St. Phillippe, Que. The Washington Star predicts Germany will soon have more Iron Crosses and medals than wearers.
An unreadable snippet shows a reward amount and various garbled phrases. It references a $100 reward and mentions persons and places in fractured form, but no coherent event, date, or clear actions emerge from the legible text.
The official gazette lauds Victorians for heroes like Sergt Albert Mountain of West Yorkshire, who led a lone counterattack, ran a Lewis gun through an enemy patrol, and held 600 Germans for 30 minutes. He later commanded a flash post for 27 hours and fought his way back after being surrounded.
The Fire Act and permit system regulate settlers' clearings across Canada. Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan adopt legislation. New Brunswick enacts it province wide this year. Nova Scotia and British Columbia already enforce it, reducing forest fire losses and supporting agricultural growth.
An old advertisement touts Putnam Extractor as a powerful sore cure for crusty sores on cars. It claims quick pain relief with a small amount and notes the remedy costs a quarter per bottle available at drug stores.
Freight department data reveal 1917 gains across cattle sheep hogs and mixed stock on the Canadian Northern Railway Western lines. Totals include 11 363 cars of live stock, 8 146 000 pounds of butter, 2 072 000 pounds of cheese and 5 980 000 pounds of eggs. Increases span cattle 68 percent sheep 243 percent hogs 29 percent and mixed stock 136 percent with broader dairy products export expansion.
The Westminster Gazette recalls a stretcher bearer who blocked a German advance at a bridge. One third heroism one third duty one third modesty, the unnamed French soldier disappeared after the act. The general vowed to decorate him on the spot but could not find him.
Fragmentary lines recall a vow made before a death and a remark about a man’s consideration for others. The text then abruptly shifts to a note on the tomato plant’s introduction to Europe from South America in the sixteenth century.
A Canadian major recounts guiding two 18 pounders in the Roisel area during the opening Hun offensive. He describes staying calm under fire, coordinating with railway targets, and learning to operate while inspecting ammunition works. His dogged persistence helped support the front lines.
An advertisement touts Minard's Liniment as a cure for diphtheria and promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a standard remedy. The copy claims long use and strong reputation for both products aimed at protecting children from illness and parasites.
An editorial note from Dublin discusses awaiting the United States opinion on Ireland's political future. It argues opposition to both home rule and prejudice, praising Irish efforts against autocracy and urging support for the nationalist cause without betraying liberty elsewhere. It references appeals to the United States and signals London-Dublin settlement questions.
Fragmentary ad copy touts Dr Pierce’s products for kidney and urinary ailments. It cites testimonials from women and men claiming pain relief and improved well being after taking the remedies, praising benefits and urging readers to try the regimen.
The piece quotes the London Times praising President Wilson and urging Allied involvement in Russia's fate. It argues that German arms and forced treaties bind Russia and vassal states, making Russia's future a European and world concern. It notes rough trials but asserts strength will emerge to reclaim a rightful world place.
An advertisement claims nervous breakdowns stem from the nervous system and that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore blood and vigor. Personal testimony from Mrs. Victoria Booth of Parry Sound, Ontario praises restored health after typhoid and nerve trouble, urging purchase through dealers or by mail.
A prisoner recounts his escape from Germany aided by a bribe of three pounds of bacon. A German sergeant refused money yet accepted the bacon and allowed passage, remarking that bacon would be useful in an emergency. The story is cited by the Westminster Gazette.
An Halifax tramcar has been converted into a travelling kitchen equipped to produce up to a thousand portions of meals. It carries 1,200 gallons of water in a folded tank and runs on overhead power with meals served from both sides. The car operates over a 33 mile system like a typical tram. France has had seventy seven queens with varied fates including divorces, executions, and early deaths.
The Saskatchewan hail insurance rate remains unchanged at four cents an acre with a maximum indemnity of five dollars per acre. One hundred twenty six municipalities operate under the Hail Insurance Act, with about fifty thousand dollars in reserve as 19 board companies continue writing policies at six percent cash and eight percent credit. Some Rosthern and Radville area insurers raised rates to ten to twelve percent due to recent heavy losses.
A brief Vancouver Pro guest note recalls a man speeding by in a car who admired a woman and spoke. The owner jokes seven in one mile as a humorous record while reflecting on the encounter and the pace.
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