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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
7
Fragmentary text from a 19th or early 20th century ad hints at a miracle cure or health remedy. Names and places appear garbled but reference West Philadelphia, Lynn Massachusetts, and a company selling a treatment promising relief from nervousness backache and fatigue. The readable bits suggest a sales pitch promising yearlong experience at service.
An entertainment by public school pupils drew nearly all the mothers to the audience. A boy orator opened with Friends Romans and countrymen, stirring a whispered comparison to his mother. The scene reflects pride and humorous observation, capturing community charm from Lachute Louisian.
A 20 year old veteran discusses medical review and possible active service with his father. The dialogue includes bets on passing exams, counsel on handling the drill sergeant, and the pledge to persevere through duties as the son plans for leave. The exchange underscores war strain and family resolve.
Urgent appeals urge farmers to grow more potatoes and labor resources will be increased by the ministry of food. The Scotch education department notes the help schools can provide by letting public and other schools lend land during harvest to support the effort.
Western Canada wool producers report a strong year with an estimated 25 to 30 percent rise in marketed wool. Southern Alberta Wool Growers expect about 1.6 million pounds, Fincher Creek 85,000 pounds, and Saskatchewan plus Manitoba showing significant gains. Overall clip likely exceeds last year by more than a quarter as herds grow and markets expand.
An Actna Iron and Steel Company plant near Port Moody began first runs producing over twelve tons of grey pig iron. Contracts for 2,000 tons are already secured including orders for Japan. Reports claim strong initial success from the electrically fired furnace setup.
Mrs. Biggums orders chicken croquettes from leftover pork and calves liver. Teeny Neurasthenia agrees to use bread dressing and considers applesauce to accompany the dish in a quaint wartime kitchen scene from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
A vintage medical ad urges early treatment for anemia with Dr Williams Pink Pills, claiming they boost red blood cells and oxygen delivery. It cites a testimonial from Miss Jessie McLean of Trenton describing fatigue headaches and breathlessness improved after seven boxes. Pills priced 50c per box, six for $2, mailed by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockside Ont.
A lignite committee of the advisory council for scientific and industrial research recommends establishing a briquetting plant financed and operated by the Dominion, Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments. The plant should be built in South Saskatchewan at a location with poor-grade lignite to prove viability for the province. Estimated capital cost is 400,000 dollars. Operating costs plus fixed charges are projected at no more than seven dollars per ton for carbonised and briquetted fuel. No allowance is made for by products in this figure, though they are expected to be large and valuable.
Government agents uncovered two wireless receiving and seating stations in Puget Sound forests near Tacoma after a two day search. Trees served as aerials and hides, with one outfit removed and the other left at its station in a hurried departure. A warm cabin stove and fresh mud tracks were found. no arrests were made.
A historical notice claims Minard's Liniment could cure distempers while warning that up to 4,790,000 Europeans have starved since the war began. It fears famine will spread unless the 1918 harvest saves Europe, noting civilian suffering among allies as unprecedented.
In Chicago a tale unfolds of a tick man who has just risen from a feeble state. The fragment hints at a surreal or metaphorical figure linked to a city scene and personal revival. The sparse text suggests a postlude mood or symbolic awakening in a storied urban setting.
A World War I dispatch from the U S Army in France describes frontline correspondents facing danger near the Oise district. Troops are cheerful and game ready, with shells bursting nearby and a steel helmet as a trusted ally. The front is grim yet lively, with the grim resolve to kill Germans and a grin on the soldiers faces.
The government considers holding regular meetings of key ministers outside the war cabinet to aid inter-departmental settlements. The move signals no change in parliament relations but may hasten imperial business unity and evolution of the British commonwealth. Dominions ministers’ wishes and extended stays in England this year are vital, with Hughes and Borden urged to stay beyond a month.
Major Bishop the Canadian ace with seventy two confirmed victories returned to England to take an air ministry appointment after flying one last mission in France. He reportedly downed five enemy planes in his final sortie, boosting his tally beyond a century if double counting applied. Bishop’s squadron, largely Canadian and equipped with top British aircraft, contributed heavily to Allied air losses.
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a premier lubricant for athletic strains. It claims the product makes muscles and sinews pliable and removes soreness, strengthening them for stress. Athletes who have used it for years testify to its value.
A Canadian grain board estimate shows a total visible wheat supply of about 34.65 million bushels as of May 31, with 20.5 million in western elevators and on farms, 6.75 million ground in eastern Canada, and 7.4 million in western Canada. The Wheat Export Company shipped about 11 million bushels between March 31 and April 30.
An old reader notice touts a corn remover advertised as painless and fast acting. It promises rapid relief, claiming to lift corns without pain and to soothe sore feet, with sales noted through druggists nationwide.
Commentary on Germany's war actions and the global shift in relations between English-speaking peoples. The piece notes the immense historical consequences for the British Empire and the United States, predicting decisive military and political impacts as nations mobilize against autocratic militarism.
Canada's fine railway facilities will extend this year from Gravelburg to Swift Curr and Hanna to ara Hat, Alta, with grain elevators planned. A new training program is described as highly scientific, turning civilians into finished soldiers at a rapid pace, with cadet and forestry corps training, musketry, bayonet fighting, and physical drills emphasized for overseas service readiness.
A short notice urges parents to protect children by using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to drive out the parasitic threat. The appeal frames the product as strengthening youngsters against disease, referencing a community need and offering a preventive remedy.
A Geneva despatch to the Journal des Debats says Germany has guaranteed Bulgaria all territory Greece gained in 1913 by the Bucharest treaty. The Bulgarian press calls Greece Bulgaria's main enemy as discontent grows. A central powers conference will be held in Sofia in September chaired by King Ferdinand with the Habsburgs also represented to discuss Balkan economic development.
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