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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
7
A wartime commerce loss report notes declines in shipping work as total registered tonnage falls to about 24,100,188 tons with 1,5 vessels listed. The data compares current figures to the prior year, highlighting shifts in vessel types and national cargo demand, especially steel demand.
Farmers discuss repeated arguments for stock farming and its profitability while boosting soil fertility. Emphasis is placed on quality stock, proper feeding, and intelligent care as keys to sustainable rotation and dairy quality. Good management supports soil health and farm profitability.
Fragmentary text discusses butter production and export trade on the prairies including ships, shipments to New Zealand, and intersecting economic remarks. The passage references supply, pricing, and local industry figures amid a stream of garbled phrases and stray quotes.
An unclear script fragment mentions Holloway's Cure and relief from suffering. It appears as a brief operatic or theatrical aside with fragmented names and phrases, lacking coherent context or identifiable entities.
The clipping mentions a Harti As show with a cat having blue eyes and another eye color, noting a permanent shine. It references bright red light and an ephemeral color change, with faint ties to a Praucisco Chron context.
Western Canada faces labor shortages for harvest and threshing as population sparsity and distance from industry limit available workers. The war worsens this, with many workers traveling across provinces, leaving industry disrupted. Camps form to attract migrants for this year’s harvest.
A fragmentary notice offers a $100 reward and $190 for unclear reasons. The text is garbled with stray phrases and appears to request a refusal to be strong, mentioning pavers and hats in a disjointed, incomplete style.
An agricultural note urges farmers to study their soil to secure better yields. Bulletins and experts aid, but the individual farmer must observe his own land, learn its deficiencies, and apply suitable amendments through trial and experience for profitable results.
A quirky reminiscence recalls a gardener's odd experiments mixing cabbage with potato and corn, followed by squash and peanut, yielding strange features like a neck and hair. The narrator jokes about further crossings to grow a nose and mouth.
A fragment discusses farm tool painting as part of a protection plan. It notes varying results by region, with few painters found in some areas while others show limited success. The text emphasizes the importance of proper painting as essential to safeguarding life and work.
An advertisement touts Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills as a cure for indigestion caused by an inactive liver. It cites testimonials from Mrs Herbert Cohe of Brook Albert Co and Edward Bates & Co Toronto, claiming relief from constipation, biliousness, indigestion, backache, and kidney issues with one pill per dose priced at cents per box.
A report from Kensington describes a miscommunication at one textile factory where an apprentice heated his lunch for a supervisor. The incident escalates as another worker, hungry, intervenes and a tense exchange follows about obedience and fairness.
Reports claim Germany expands submarine production despite manpower concerns. Major yards prioritize subs, with some vessels built for polar and icebound waters. Submersibles said to exceed typical size, boast 2300 mile range on a single fuel load, and carry torpedoes plus two deck guns.
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