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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1914
Page
6
Fragmentary Dickensian scene recounts Barbara and Barbara’s admirer plotting London visit and dress desires. Mr Sunningsey arranges a carriage and a chaperone plan, while Barbara contemplates upcoming social falls and independence.
Winnipeg readers hear a letter from Mrs. OniLia Bradley of 254 Johnson Ave Manitoba who credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after doctors warned of a tumor and possible death. She describes severe gynecological issues and urges others to seek the remedy with confidential correspondence from a woman.
A fragment from a Victorian dialogue involving Mrs Gray, Miss Lacy, Barbara, and Mr Sunningley. It follows Mrs Gray arranging care for Miss Lacy while Barbara entertains, with Miss Lacy planning to repay debts and gain independence through an income from Mr Sunningley. The scene hints at social maneuvering, money, and a carriage life in London society.
The account recalls a young officer named Russell, 17, who served in the Fath Hil landers and faced fatal danger aboard a sinking troopship. He urged saving others, helped a sailor into a boat, then leapt into the sea to perish aiding his comrade as soldiers cried God bless you.
Whistling Billy describes German shells causing loud hoots and ch-ch bursts as artillery bursts echo across the line. Our troops endure heat and near miss while keeping spirits up. Food and drink reach trenches from beyond the danger zone as bombardment continues.
A fragmented wartime column argues Britons will resist any German raid with rifles or shotguns, urging mass mobilization and retaliation against occupiers. It proclaims a people’s war against militarist strategy, stressing civilian grit over diplomacy and triumph through home defense.
The British Columbia naval volunteers, forwarded to Ottawa, favor Canada sending soldiers for military service and also supplying warship needs. The volunteer naval militia began last spring but stalled as war broke out and instructors were unavailable. About 209 recruits on the Rainbow and coast citizens are ready to join, seeking facilities for preliminary training and draft into the Royal Navy.
Canadian wheat expert Seager Wheeler earns a world title at the International Soil Products Exhibition in Wick Kansas, with the Rostieta Rostieta Rostieta farm near the Canadian North Trial Plot praised for quality. Government circles in Manitoba respond as Wheeler’s breeding and testing methods are lauded for advancing grain science.
The piece weighs on the futility of barbaric street violence by Germans and the moral stakes of civilian harm. It contrasts such acts with soldiers in trenches and notes neutral governments may protest. It also shifts to a lighter note about a Royal Officer, a theatre scene, and Canadian crop victories at an international seed grain event.
A garbled report notes Willie near the outside of a ball field, mentioning a half mile distance and a remark about a gingerbread bite. The text is incomplete and difficult to pin to a clear event or outcome.
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