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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
7
Segment describes Catarrh inhaler products claiming rapid germ killing through inhaled vapors, priced at $1.00, with claims of soothing irritated airways. It then shifts to a narrative about a road incident and domestic scenes, mentioning a Foster and Alice and a crossing, blending medical ad copy with fiction.
Foster sits to eat near a cut bank as rain and telegraph wires arc away. He recalls Don Quixote echoes and wonders about Daly in Annandale and Lawrence’s purpose, while blackmail schemes and the Feather-Stones unfold in a foggy pursuit.
The Regina Leader and Toronto Globe report a rare yarn about a hairpin shortage causing broad concern. The piece suggests women may adapt to the crisis while noting hairpins serve many practical uses beyond styling.
A farmer in spring 68 years of age uses a disk plow hitched to three horses and guides two other teams to perform tasks of many men. The piece notes the Chewan Grain Growers have invested over $2500 in various ventures and mentions a trainload of shipments for purposes revealed in the report.
The article reviews methods to can beef and pork at home to extend rations, favoring smaller jars and partial cooking. It describes using a boiler or pressure cooker, prep steps like browning, removing gristle and fat, salting, and processing times from three and a half to five hours depending on method and pressure.
Fragmentary text shows a confrontation with a character named John blamed for behavior involving a girl. The speaker, Jobs, admits to being influenced by a girl and remarks that girls are not as simple as expected, leaving the scene unclear and unsettled.
A coroner questions the cause of a woman’s death after a fall. The principal witness replies that the fall caused loss of consciousness and she spoke no more. The coroner, a standing Marie, expresses sympathy in the tense exchange.
An account of a single night at the Gare du Nord Women’s Emergency Canteen describes the physical and emotional toll on workers and refugees. American Red Cross and French War Emergency Fund aid stay scarce as soldiers, families, and animals seek food, shelter, and hope amid bread rationing and high costs.
Details from the Admiralty salvage department show British waters yield recovered ships by December 1917. By end of 1917, 20 ships were salvaged. from January to May 1918, 407 more were noted as recovered amid difficulties from rough seas and torpedoed salvage personnel.
A new industry using combings from dogs to spin wool advances from experiments. Victoria and Albert Museum hosts an exhibit with a pale gold sock from Pekin geese and soft socks from poodles and spaniels. Lord Gordon Lennox funds and coordinates with British Dogs Wool Association along with several ladies and club secretaries assisting.
Joynson-Hicks chairs parliamentary air committee as Britain plans a large shipbuilding and air effort. The Imperial Munitions Board notes Sitka spruce from the Pacific coast is vital for airplane lumber, with Oregon and Washington supplying much of the timber. Labor is limited but essential to meet needs for aircraft construction and wartime production.
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