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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 02, 1915
Page
3
A wartime billeting plan outlines new officers to assign posts in towns including Hathurton Ontario and Saskatchewan. The program seeks reliable quartering for soldiers with localities told to report and cooperate while surveillance and staffing are tightened.
A poem laments war s ruinous toll across oceans and lands. It calls for feeding the hungry healing the sick and uniting nations in love and peace amid dire times. The verses urge humanity before conquest and a global vow to help the vulnerable.
Mrs A Crowell of Sandy Cove NL reports strong recommendation for Ruby's Own Tablets to ease constipation in children. The medicine sells for 70 cents a box from De Williams' Medicine Co de Ont, offered by mail or through local druggists.
Partnerships and dates for fairs in March 1916 set with Saskatoon and Brandon shows. P F Bred named secretary of the livestock board. No fair at Brandon this winter. a call show planned for youths under sixteen. Calgary Winter Fair scheduled for December. rewards offered for cured catarrh. Sham religion critique interwoven with agricultural notices and seed prospects.
An Associated Press report describes a vast munition factory near Paris operating 24 hours daily to feed French artillery. Workers of all ages assemble shells and bayonets, with precise automated checks ensuring each shell meets hydraulic and timing standards before final testing.
The article describes the Tumbler aeroplane’s tricky maneuvers and the old vs new firing methods, noting its low dives and experimental barrel roll style. It also reports on German merchant shipping in the Baltic campaign, with many vessels sunk and submarines moving from Sweden, while a distant note mentions using linseed oil to trap mice.
A reader claims feeding children better quality foods yields sturdier, stronger youngsters. They describe using Grape Nuts with cream and Postum for meals, avoiding potatoes, and note children improved rapidly with boiled meats and vegetables. The letter praises diet changes and mentions Windsor Ontario as the source.
A London Times correspondent describes the Swedish frontier at Tornes and Haparanda where 700 to 800 Russian prisoners were disembarked from barges under guard. He notes rough condition of many prisoners with limited clothing and boots, some on crutches, and sees a compassionate effort by German authorities to treat them humanely. He reports crowds cheering returning Russians and underlines the need to share these observations to convey the situation to readers.
A garbled health column offers winter wellness tips stressing fresh air, avoidance of crowded poorly ventilated places, moderate eating, and proper sleep. It warns against overindulgence in alcohol and damp clothing, notes the importance of avoiding pneumonia, and mentions a Kellogg asthma remedy and various international notes.
The report estimates losses from livestock diseases in Texas totaling over 20 million dollars annually. Fever tick causes major harm with galloping costs, while tuberculosis abortion scabies and parasites add to the burden across cattle sheep and poultry.
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