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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
6
The Canadian Red Cross Prisoners Department at 14 Cockspur Street reports a letter from the International Red Cross in Geneva requesting all inquiries about missing Canadian prisoners be addressed to the Canadian Red Cross. They state they cannot respond to inquiries directly.
Fragmentary OCRized text discusses Liniment cure satire linked to Jack Horner and Plurs, mentioning a Dissolution period and a Tohn Horner as steward of a Great Abbey, with Kin the Manor of Meiles. It notes the eldest son has long been main figure in the Horner line.
A damaged wartime description reports the Cambrai region fighting nature. An experienced pilot describes enemy lines, machine gun bursts, and bomber actions. Airmen pressed bombing runs and artillery crews suffered heavy losses with many wiped out by close fire.
An assortment of 19th century remedy notices tout Dr Williams Pink Pills for blood purification and strength. Claims include mood improvement, digestion, nerve tone, appetite rise, and backache relief. Also features asthma remedy and a parental warning about a mother’s worry, noting products like Worm Exterminator for relief.
A letter from Ottawa recounts how three British officers escaped Turkish forces and met thirteen Turkish soldiers who were deserters. After parley the groups united and, pursued by a Turkish patrol, eleven Turks were captured. The march led to a Russian camp where the British officers were warmly received.
A teacher encourages a student named Thomas to speak up during a crowded class. The excerpt shows Thomas standing and asserting his ideas with pride, while the teacher guides the discussion and emphasizes participation.
The article urges setting a good example in food conservation across railway hotels and restaurants. It highlights moral duty, cites examples of purchasing restraint on farms and eateries, and suggests prohibiting sale of certain young animals to improve economy. It closes with medical ad copy for Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for digestive disorders.
Canada faces rising timber values as British needs grow after the war. Analysts foresee unchecked exploitation unless Canada strengthens forest protection and scientific lumbering controls, ensuring more efficient use of its vast forests and potential regional economic gains.
A fragmentary testimonial extols Dr W M Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for chronic female ailments including weakness and nervous strain. The ad claims lightened burdens, restored health during pregnancy and menopause like periods, and recommends mail order from Buffalo New York or Bridgeburg Ontario with patient testimonials of improved health.
A Paranormal look at skimmed milk explains its digestibility and use in cottage cheese. It notes skimmed milk provides about half the calories of whole milk and is easier on weak digestions for children. The process of souring, heating, curdling, draining, salting, and rubbing forms a smooth cheese to eat with bread and butter.
An advertisement from Minard's Liniment Co Limited reports Theodore Dorais cured of rheumatism after five years by ARD'S LINIMENT. The text invites verification by contacting Dorais, a parish priest, or neighbors, and mentions A Cote, a merchant in Que, with a dated testimonial. The snippet also includes a stray Baltimore American quote about an escaped convict.
In a lively pitch a speaker touts Freezone as a quick cure for corns and calluses with a few drops. He urges driggists to stock a small bottle and mentions a Welsh anecdote while noting the line of Minard's Liniment for cows.
A London Daily Express opinion piece argues for frank, forceful government messaging about German breaches of war rules and Allied suffering at sea. It urges informing the public of victims lifeboats and icy waters to galvanize a never again resolve, condemning pacifist propaganda.
A bulletin issued in New York by the Department of Public Health of the American Museum of Natural History urges Americans to tighten belts to save food for allies. It notes that diet changes are driven by economics and health benefits, not just thrift.
A fragmented report notes Japanese workers earn 30 sen to 1 yen per day for ten hours, with overtime reaching nearly 2 yen. It contrasts with higher overseas wages, mentions no days off, and includes a tale of a Spanish mother whose sons serve in the war amid poverty and hardship.
A Scottish soldier operated on four times to remove a bullet near his lover asked only for a small instruction if the operation failed. He told the surgeon not to worry and to simply sew on buttons if another attempt was needed.
An advertisement in the Deutsche Tages Zeitung allegedly offers to swap Polish laborers, twenty men and thirty girls, for an equal number of different workers, illustrating semi-slavery conditions depicted in a recent issue.
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