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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
2
Public guidance advocates tests to detect dirt in milk and promotes sanitizing procedures. It urges farmers to clip cows and tails, avoid milking wet, and use colored pails with hoods to reduce dirt. Strainers and utensils should be kept clean. cooperation between producers and consumers is urged to support clean milk. A boy’s classroom joke concludes the fragment with a pun about archipelago.
London dispatch quotes a Paris journal on a central Allied munitions office to coordinate production and raw material use. The plan aims to centralize gun and munition production, monitor programs, and ensure equitable distribution so no country faces shortages while others have surpluses.
It is reported that Canadian soldiers in England and at the front will soon receive Canadian fish and other provisions. Arrangements are under way to supply halibut from northern British Columbia and haddock from the Atlantic coast, along with Canadian grown pork and beans.
A western district article argues that neighborly cooperation among farmers raises cattle quality and market prices. It cites shared breeding centers, better advertising, and collective improvement as a path to higher profits and reduced need for external breeding stock.
Conference participants from various education departments emphasized the need for professional training in agricultural education. The Columbus meeting under the US Office of Experiment Stations proposes a minimum of ten percent of graduation credits in agricultural education for second ary teachers. Pedagogical, scientific, and professional training is urged to improve outcomes in both colleges and high schools.
The piece urges sending every available man to enlist or train and equip, and urges generous donations to hospitals Red Cross and patriotic funds. It condemns profiteering and urges devotion to those who bore the battle and their families, echoing Lincoln’s call to bind up the nation’s wounds.
An early 20th century advertisement urges women and girls to use Dr Williams Pink Pills to combat anaemia and premature aging. It cites pale complexions, headaches, backaches, and weakness, with personal testimonials from Mrs Mcdonald of Hay, Ontario, claiming life saving recovery. Pills priced at 50 cents a box, six boxes for $2.50, available via mail from The Dr Williams Mest Co Brockville Ontario.
The Dominion of Canada contributes 50000 toward hospital equipment for wounded care. This marks the first Red Cross grant from Canada for overseas hospitals, aiding allied efforts in Russia and strengthening ties with France and other allies in World War I.
J. H. Grisdale, director of experimental farms, returns from an inspection tour of the eastern stations and says the Pasom test has been the most successful. The department plans two new fore expert arms in the east with one in northern Manitoba and the other in southwestern Saskatchewan.
A fragment from a lyrical meditation questions the presence of generosity in worship. The speaker notes moments in the service and ponders what it means to give and be rich within the faith community.
A damaged item advertises Marine Eye remedy claimed to relieve eyelid inflammation and eye irritation from cold winds and dust. The ad notes a bottle and urges purchase, presenting itself as a medical remedy.
A French deputy reports helmets worn by first line troops reduce head wounds by 75 percent. He notes helmets block direct impacts and shield the skull. He mentions bulletproof breastplates and toughened steel plates sewn into tunics over the heart for added protection.
An Ontario testimonial advertises Minard's Liniment curing goitre inflammation facial neuralgia and other pains. Quoted witnesses include Mrs W A Johnson of Walsh and references to Parkdale and Bayard. The ad touts cures from Minard's Liniment across Ontario locales.
Col A D McRae, Canadian re mount commissioner now at Shorncliffe, praises Western prairie horses as superior to mounts seen in England. He notes Western Canada stock as ideal for officers and transport, surpassing United States Argentina Australia and New Zealand mounts.
An elderly county resident visiting London recalls The Merchant of Venice performance from decades past noting the show remains sharp but the same grasping traits persist. A remedy advertises Dr Thomas Earache Ointment claiming fast relief for ear pain using drops on lint or medicated cotton.
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