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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
7
Experts warn mast exes should not be washed or kept damp or in musty places. Unclean nests and moisture foster bacteria, while air ingress is blocked by a viscous film, risking spoilage. eggs should be sold or preserved soon after laying and handled minimally.
A farmer used dynamite charges to drain saturated soil and save a mature potato crop in Vadly Mondedeld. Explosions created channels in the sandy subsoil allowing water to evacuate, preventing widespread crop loss though nearby fields flooded.
A London discussion argues that Britain’s monarchy functions as a crowned republic, tracing the idea to Tennyson and the Bill of Rights. It contrasts Britain with absolutist Russia and imperial Germany, noting parliamentary taxation and governance as the backbone of the system.
High grain prices lift farmers but profit shines in stock raising. Mr KC Coppeck of High River Alberta sold 91 head of cattle and received a check for 12998.75, an average of 136.25 per head, illustrating strong returns for range stock in Western Canada.
The article recounts claims by American observer D. Ussher that Kaiser plans a vast empire in Palestine and that Turks are divided. He cites massacres and says up to 80 percent of Turks favor the Allied cause, while Young Turk leaders steer the empire with German methods.
A fragmentary report notes Finard's Liniment marketed as a diphtheria cure amid broader commentary. The Paris press praises British troops with gallant language while London editorials discuss strength and resolve. Jotted lines also promote Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for worm infestations and related bodily restoration.
A method to count seconds aloud for photography is explained. It uses the phrase one hundred and one for one second and continues with a fixed pattern. The last word indicates the elapsed seconds, allowing counts from thirty to sixty with minimal deviation from a watch.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions fruit canners and a sounding region with unclear specifics. The readable parts reference a canning operation, a place name, and possibly a sequence of notes or instructions tied to a local industry. The passage lacks coherent facts or identifiable figures.
Choking asthma relief advertised with claims of rapid action from Dr Kellogg's Asthma Edge. Eyewitness style copy presents testimonials and product appeals, noting inhalation vapor soothes bronchial passages and promises dependable cure potential. Harold Ritchie & Co. listed as contact for orders.
Conversation reflects a child bringing home a Sun day school paper from Harper’s with Jonah and the whale as the outside page. The exchange questions a child’s excuse with a fishy smelling hands.
Credited letter from Wilfrid Gagne of Grand Central Hotel Drummondville dated August 3 1904 touts Minard's Liniment as curing a valuable hunting dog of mange after other veterinarians failed. The testimonial stresses repeated ineffectiveness prior to use.
The piece envisions growing unity as Canada and the United States deepen cooperation across the year. It notes shared wartime effort and a stance against anti-war sentiment at home, predicting stronger neighborly relations and warmer friendship between the two nations.
The Boston branch of the provisional committee reports mass expulsion of Jews by Turkish forces. Over 9,000 Jews were forced from Jaffa with more than 3,000 displaced to Lower Galilee and 11,000 in Peach Tak Wah. Deaths arose from hardships of the journey. Shelters and public works projects are planned to aid refugees if funds are available. Jerusalem remains unevacuated.
The Hamilton Canada based firm markets counter check and sales books with carbon leaves waxed papers wrappers and triplicate formats. It boasts modern Canadian manufacturing and ready supply from coast to coast with samples and pricing offered to merchants.
Four United States farmers bought a 27 000 acre farm in Saskatchewan. The contract requires the buyers to work the land, with the vendor insisting every inch must produce food for the Allies. The story notes Minard's Liniment and a line about Well my son and a query about how two solid facts leak out.
The Merchants Bank of Canada reports rising profits and stronger funds after liberal allowances for charitable and pension costs. Despite depreciation and a 10 percent dividend, the year shows higher forward balances and greater financial strength than last year. Seller notes a shift toward government and municipal bonds, with rail and other investments lower. The managing director is praised for capable leadership. Nearly all children are subject to worms. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator offered as remedy.
Reports describe deportees in Belgian camps dying daily from starvation and dire conditions. Civilians are found dead in huts with bodies unburied as authorities give little aid and threaten jail for helping them. Some accounts claim prisoners have eaten rats and suffered extreme abuse, highlighting a brutal wartime famine.
Regina Rideout of the Western Trust Company presents a table showing costs and potential net revenue for wheat at $250 per bushel. The figures include land value at $100 per acre and various per acre expenses such as seeding, plowing, harrowing, threshing, and taxes, projecting a net revenue of about ten per cent on such farmland.
A reader from St. Pamphile Que praises Baby's Own Tablets for babies and growing children, stating they cause no harm and prefer them to other medicines. The advertisement notes the tablets are sold by medicine dealers and by mail from The Dr. Williams’s Co. in Brockville Ont.
The piece argues those acts show desperation and could push the nation toward privation, but won’t secure Germany a victory unless history lessons are followed. It urges courage and patience to expose naval deception amid a collapsing empire.
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