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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
6
Ontario’s education minister will include the Great War in all grade history curricula. The plan assigns war causes and imperial reasons to intelligent studies and exam questions. A quote from Young Spender remarks on money from hard work and sharing an apple.
A testimonial from Amelia Jaqua Lanp of New Orleans praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing depression headaches and back pain. She notes improved health after using the product and urges others to try it, citing a transformation from illness to wellbeing. References Bereita Mecvtns of St Clair Pa also endorses the remedy.
A British scout, famed in wartime circles, uses a ruse to expose enemy positions by pretending to gallop away then jingling loose coin to coax a response. A German force reveals itself only through the sergeant’s reply, testing discipline and improvisation in dangerous reconnaissance.
Advert from MINARD'S LINIMENT touts cures for lumbago ear ache and sensitive lungs. Testimonies mention Rev. Wm. Browat, Mrs Kaulback, and Mrs S Masters claiming relief after using the product.
Pree samples of radium bearing ore in British Columbia analyzed by the mining department show radium value still undetermined. Canada’s annual radium output is expected to be lower due to mining development tempo and depressed silver and other mineral prices. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is presented as complete and self sufficient requiring no other medicine.
A visitor failing to find cure at Badgastein tried the Canadian Caledonia spring. Tests show water’s radium content as the cause, with analysis dating from 1903. Officials note European spring cures attract many invalids and imply large potential value.
An analysis notes farmers shifting toward mixed farming to diversify crops and reduce risks. It highlights wheat abundance as a driver, contrasts western towns producing stock and vegetables, and mentions rural employment impacts. A stray insertion promotes Miller's Worm Powders with claims of guaranteed worm elimination.
A French officer describes Highlanders in renewed fighting near La Basse as they led the assault with fearless dash. They charged through heavy fire, fixed bayonets and advanced to the guns, their bagpipes playing as they pressed forward despite trenches and barbed wire.
A reader from Inverness Nova Scotia reports dramatic relief from protruding piles after using Dr. Chase's Ointment. He cites three years of suffering and failed remedies before success, endorsing the product and permitting publication of details. 60 cents a box, available at all dealers.
Regulations by customs and immigration departments abroad tighten entry into Canada. Travelers crossing from the United States or arriving at Canadian ports face harsher questioning since the war began. Applicants must provide detailed parentage nationality purpose and past ten years.
A Montreal Star excerpt recalls historic and global bread sources from acorns and chestnuts to breadfruit. It notes grinding dried fruit into flour, ancient baking in Egypt and Chaldea, and regional use of buckwheat, millet, rye, corn, oat, and barley flours.
Hon George Perley outlines Canada's role in funding and establishing a French hospital during war. Despite initial plans for a Paris site, France requested a location honorably placed elsewhere. Dinard hosts the hospital led by Dr Dunworth Barker, treating Allied wounded daily. Canadian reps and French ministers convey gratitude to Canada. A London merchant recalls a fogbound late-night telegram.
A collage of quips and jokes from a small Southwestern town notices odd tax talk about dogs a thread of domestic humor and a sales plug for Dr Kellogg’s asthma remedy including street chatter about alimony a corny exchange and a mock inquiry about prehistoric bones in Jim White’s farm.
A wartime account condemns German soldiers for rampant drunkenness and looting. Descriptions claim soldiers return to cellars for wine and spirits, surviving on wine and beetroot with little food, and becoming delirious from drink. Strong language highlights perceived barbarities and moral failing amid fighting.
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a potent liniment for both people and animals. It claims unrivaled strength and penetrating power, promising relief from aches, strains, swellings, rheumatism and neuralgia. Endorsed by a Canadian mother, it notes family use for coughs and colds and markets a large bottle as economical.
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