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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
2
Reports from England suggest dye shortages loom for manufacturers and scientists. Trade and cargo tonnage may ease as efforts to restore dye supplies progress, with government measures to support wartime needs. The page also features an asthma remedy ad promising relief and sleep.
A fragment from a Boston Transcript piece shows Wye quarreling with Mares over sending a rig back while Mabel and Bessie discuss a missing ring. The excerpt hints at late nights and a past habit from courting, capturing a tense domestic moment.
Zones correspondent quotes Prince von Barlow former German chancellor responding to Bromberg birthday greeting. He hopes the year brings peace to Germans with compensation for sufferings and an indemnity enabling resumption of prewar territories. Von Barlow, then German ambassador in Rome, later retired in Switzerland amid ongoing peace efforts.
In Taber district, Albert Green sold his farm and sheep ranch to Cooledge for 25000, who then sold a half interest to Ed Hagerman for 84000, though the sheep remain with Green’s ranch. The Cameron ranch sale continues as newcomers and locals buy up properties while edges of the northwest lot change hands deep inland.
An old newspaper blurb promotes a corns remedy called freezone. It claims painless removal by applying a few drops to the corn, with a Cincinnati authority stating it works without pain or infection. The ether compound supposedly dries instantly and won’t irritate surrounding tissue. If a druggist lacks freezone a supplier can help obtain a bottle.
A fragmented report describes wartime censorship measures banning mailing newspapers and magazines to neutrals. It notes covert letter underlining to convey messages and the Ministry of War banning periodicals, with travellers facing restrictions on paper distribution to neutral countries.
Rate Colored Soldiers Navajos and Utes resist registration and threaten to go on the warpath rather than be drafted. About good colored men register willingly. The passage contrasts pacifist Negroes with the placid Indians, noting the Negroes’ potential as brave, disciplined troops and an asset to any nation in modern warfare.
An ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for neurasthenia nervous fatigue and related weakness. It features a testimonials from Me P H Callan praising renewed health after using multiple boxes and urges purchase through medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario. The tone mirrors a late 19th century health promotion card.
Berlin outlets accuse British forces of avoiding direct action while German warships remain unchallenged in the Kiel canal and the North Sea theater. The Lokal Angeiger quotes German lines promising renewed encounters if the enemy shows itself again. The piece frames British conduct as cowardly amid ongoing naval tension.
A terse confession from Mr Meek reveals he witnessed a man assaulting his wife and chose not to intervene at the moment. He later urged the aggressor to show courage in reporting the incident.
A conference of wool and worsted manufacturers with the defence council urged pubs to curb styles and trims now deemed wasteful. No effort will target existing goods as a shortage looms for next year, with the aim to protect output and prevent defects.
Untreated wood silos decay faster, especially near foundations where moisture fosters fungus. Pressure treated staves with coal tar preservatives resist decay, reduce swelling, and may not require painting. Federal tests since 1910 show treated wood remained undamaged after years, though creosote can taint silage, slightly affecting some cows.
A brief advertisement extols Parme- Co's Vegetable Pills as a gentle, safe remedy for women facing digestive irregularities and stomach liver derangements. It claims the pills correct irregularities, restore health and vigor, and suit even the most delicate women with mild soothing action.
A well-dressed young woman hailed a four wheeler but found no taxi nearby. The horse was lively and she reacted fearfully as the cabby, speaking sadly, said he had a wife and seven children at home.
Kathleen’s rosy faced day arouses a wary mistress as Kathleen explains the kiss was not from the man she named. A boss tests a job applicant, quizzing her on washing and cleaning plates, exposing a harsh dynamic in a seedy setting.
A fragmentary notice discusses Clover Bread for Future from Jena, predicting a new bread type blending light and dark colors with coarse meal. It claims Germany’s wartime lessons include this bread, aiming to make bread both bodily nourishment and mental sustenance, with clover energy misapplied to animals.
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