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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
2
Ad claims scoop to improve blood and bones with nutritious qualities. Mentions Yeat t Bowne Turon and om te chipze as distributors. Emphasizes no harm in Scott's and targets frail, pale individuals who catch colds easily.
Government issues an order relating to desertions in the militia and army. It states that if a soldier or militiaman is sentenced to imprisonment for desertion, upon agreeing to return to duty, the offender may be delivered to military authorities instead of jail. If already jailed, release may be ordered.
A Nation article questions the push toward war and the destruction it would bring. It warns that if nations yield to diplomacy without pledge, their churches and bells may be used for mobilization, and warns of widespread ruin if wars recur, predicting Europe’s depopulation within a century.
Ruins near Babylon reveal a seven stage brick tower built on an earthen platform. Each tier color distinct, base about six hundred square feet, rising hundreds of feet above the plain. The site ties to legends of Eden and Mesopotamia, with the Haphrates valley nearby.
Wendel Depot Massachusetts man fell ten feet onto a knotty wood pile while climbing from a loft. He suffered back bruises and head soreness but recovered after using Sloan's Liniment, which he bought at a local drug store.
The column snippets reference Parmelee's Vegetable Pill as a cure for indigestion and nervous unrest, discuss social mores with a joke about married men and wives, and include a wild fiction excerpt where Marcus Peli plots revenge and an auto wedding gift amid a blacksmith’s mortgage, all from a Kansas City Journal style roundup.
The new concrete grain elevator at Fort William Ontario houses 350 000 bushels and features fast marine unloading and canal boat loading. Marine cars unload up to fifty thousand bushels an hour and canal boats up to thirty thousand, with concrete construction reducing fre risk and insurance costs.
Government calls for economy and tighter spending while the army budget shows restraint as a sign of good management. The London Economist laments wasteful use of labor and funds, noting railways favor shopping trips over business. The ad promotes Holloway's Corn Cure as relief.
The piece surveys porcelain origins from Chinese beginnings around 2000 BC with centers at Kingle-Chin and 580 AD production, notes Japanese pottery strength, and tracks European awakening in 1580 Tuscany and 1693 Saint Cloud Vincennes, highlighting cross-cultural influence and key milestones.
A letter from W. A. Hutchinson praises Minard's Liniment for relief in a severe la grippe case and for helping inflammation, noting repeated effectiveness during the winter season.
German and Japanese engineers study weapons metallurgy revealing high temper steels in Japanese swords. Capt Murata cites armor and helmet design using aluminum helmets and steel seals for protection. The report links Masamune and molybdenum to exceptional blade sharpness and discusses wartime material advances.
A Canadian reader from St Bueux Sask reports using Babys Own Tablets for seven years with positive effects. An analyst asserts the product is free from injurious rays. Sold by medicine sellers or mail order at 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A poetic excerpt from Robert J. C. Stead appears in Maclean's Magazine. The lines describe rebirth of spirit, national purpose, and pride through agricultural imagery. The speaker feels duty and calm resolve as a maiden dances in ripened wheat, signifying harvest and hope.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Chase's Kidney Liver pills and ointment as a remedy for headaches back pain and liver bowel issues. It claims kidneys fail without liver and bowel regulation and touts testimonials from F Saunders and Loney with price notes and cautions about imitation products.
The Kansas City Star reports on bird flight comparing natural fliers to aviators. Birds like vultures and hawks reach speeds near 150 miles per hour and can travel 24 hours without descent, outlasting even engineered aircraft in endurance and spotting prey from high altitudes.
The text notes the British Shipping Register end 1915 total 12 416 406 tons versus 12 110 891 in 1913, reflecting continued merchant tonnage activity. It lauds Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for rapid relief, highlighting its six ingredient formula and urging trials to prove healing virtues.
A consumer confronts a coal dealer who attempted to raise the price. The buyer stood firm and refused to accept the hike, prompting a tense exchange over a key winter fuel purchase.
A fragmentary OCR item offers a $100 reward and cites odd phrasing about science, cure, and constitutional elements. The passage references Saget, Catan invences, and mucous fates affecting a system, with vague legal or civic overtones and no clear event.
The article highlights scientists joining official laboratories in wartime, many donating time and funds to support international freedom. It notes one university scientist refusing a $5,000 fee and giving it to the Red Cross, inspiring others. a widow recounts a married man reducing candy purchases as an indirect sign of sacrifice.
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