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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
7
Pelham Nursery Co. invites exclusive agency rights in Toronto Ont to secure Pelham s Peerless Fruit and Ornamental Trees. The district is described as valuable territory and emphasizes agency protection and ongoing collaboration with local partners. The notice targets potential agents in the area.
The Daily Express reports that the Empress of Austria is shaping opinions among members of the house of commons and pressing Emperor Charles to withdraw from the Austro Hungarian alliance with Germany as Austria-Hungary becomes able to act.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt describes Mr Flubdub as a perpetually busy identity jack of all trades. The pompous attendant dismisses the risk, leading to a lost large order amid a tense exchange.
A terse note describes Sally Farmer facing a boarder who proposes an extended arrangement tonight. Mrs Farmer contemplates the offer amid concerns over finances and a possible weeklong stay, weighing whether to press for payment or end the lodging.
Arthur Hengersom, a British war council member and labor delegate, visits Russia and notes improved public confidence and a more hopeful national spirit. He credits the easing of commotion, resumed front operations, and closer entente understanding, while warning that danger remains and steady handling is essential for lasting stability.
Fragmented text describes state department note severing relations with Germany and threats of accountability for damages to German interests. It switches to an asthma remedy advertisement urging readers to seek Dr. Kellogg's product and promising relief and choking relief.
The provisional government suspends the agrarian law without Duma consent as Premier Stolypin pursues peasant land reforms. A socialist agriculture minister, therm, pushes ten bills on land reform and agricultural policy to speed enactment. The bills aim to transfer nobility lands to peasants, while science and agriculture departments modernize administration.
An Sterdam despatch to the London Daily Express reports that Austria and Hungary face revolution if no peace treaty is signed this year. Emperor Charles is warned by Reichsrat leaders that both peoples realize they are fighting for Germany and will seek relief if the Allies allow the empire to endure.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a character taunting an assailant with a threat of forcing whisky lips, promising a harsher fate if the target objects. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or complete sentences.
The article notes widespread war era material shortages driving a shift to woollen rags and shoddy fabrics. It reports councils advocating reduced cotton mixing with wool and calls for reviving old rag fashion to conserve cloth, with rising prices for discarded materials and pockets, marine skirts, and coats.
An advertisement extols freezone as a miracle cure for corns and calluses. It promotes applying a few drops to a tender corn to instantly relieve soreness and dry it up so the corn can be lifted away with fingers, urging readers to ask their druggist to order a small bottle.
The Morro Velho gold mine in Brazil is the deepest in the world with galleries reaching 6000 feet below the surface. Operated by an English company, the vein descends at about 45 degrees and the bottom temperature, normally around 113 degrees Fahrenheit, is kept near 100 through ventilation.
An old advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as the cure for pale complexions and low vitality. It claims the remedy rebuilds blood, brightens eyes, restores color to cheeks, and renews energy with light, exercise, and proper food. Pills available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Chapin and Gore plan to close within 10 days, forcing at least 2000 Chicago saloons out of business and affecting firms nationwide. They warn U S whiskey stocks will last only two years at current consumption if prohibition proceeds, with about 200 million gallons in government warehouses and 135 million consumed yearly.
Berlin adopts coal cards to ration heating amid water supply controls. Apartments with heating stoves face a quarter of 2 ton per room and a maximum of a ton and a half for more than five rooms. Steam heated homes receive half of last year’s supply.
Community notes reveal Miss Esther Thompson of Manitoba Agricultural College serving as a fourth year student doing community work. Letters describe visits to five homes, helping with house chores, baking, canning, upholstery, sewing, and making hats for girls, with kindness from residents and a sense of timely aid.
A caregiver records a day aiding multiple families with infant feeding, cooking, and household tasks. She demonstrates methods for preparing albumen water, barley water, and cream soups, and trains mothers and spouses in feeding routines, sewing machine repair, and garden care. She also plans a club picnic and arranges hospital treatment for a soldier’s child.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions underwear sales and a basketball field, a hospital visit, a patient bill arrangement with Patrons Ford, and health officer notes. It also references a home economic program with cheap equipment and cookery items, with districts expected to share expenses.
The article discusses swagger sticks as the reverse of military equipment, noting their odd appearance and masculine connotations. It suggests early England origins, why a walking officer might carry one off duty, and how trenches and khaki influenced perceptions of the stick’s practicality.
Swiss authorities extend free postage to letters and money orders for prisoners of war and interned civilians. From Sept 1914 to March 1917 Berne Basle post offices handled about 50 million letters and cards, 48 million parcels, and 6.68 million money orders, forwarding vast bread and other consignments across wartime routes totaling tens of millions in value.
A letter from Thomas J. Hogan of The Champion Clog and P Dancer of Canada in Montreal dated May 20 endorses Minard's Liniment Co Limited products for joints and muscles, praising it as the best he has ever used. Hogan signs as a top Canadian dancer.
A Dublin style tale recounts a policeman stopping a cab as it sped. The officer locates the painted name rubbed off and jokes that the driver’s name is obliterated. The driver retorts that the name is O Sullivan amid a clash of bluster and mistaken identity. A second item notes a Boston area health official citing a cow license lapse. The reply imitates a letter from the Bord of Hell claiming the cow’s license expired recently.
A reader recounts scarce sugar and rationing shortages amid wartime controls. She recalls queuing for items, refused sales, and the omnipresent government restrictions that curb everyday purchases. The piece contrasts demands for sweetness with austere rationing and social tensions in daily life.
French researchers have perfected a method to make a cheap waterproof cloth from cork. Thin cork slices are chemically treated to remove brittle elements, then rolled or folded without breaking. The elastic sheets are cemented to a thin cloth backing to form usable fabric.
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