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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
7
A young soldier aboard the American armoured ship South Dakota suffers acute appendicitis during a fierce gale. With the bridge smashed and crew injured, ship surgeon and an aviator surgeon perform a 45 minute operation lashed to the operating table. The patient recovers quickly and is nearly himself upon arrival.
Denmark declines to assume responsibility for the southern Schleswig region, where Germans predominate. Former Premier Neergaard and Interior Minister Rode oppose expanding a plebiscite to areas with Danish minorities, fearing disruption and German-Danish tensions.
A returned chaplain says a German captain he once knew in a Western Canadian city was among POWs in his battalion. He tried to help the man at the barbed wire but the Prussian spat at him after recognizing the chaplain. The remark ends with the chaplain noting such people were admitted citizenship.
The passage notes heavy taxation on American heiresses living in Britain and those with U.S. incomes facing economic restriction. It argues Britons take about half of income and Americans take much of the remainder, forcing savings and economizing. It warns of a shift in status postwar, relegating earlier elites to lesser roles as new heiresses emerge.
An advertisement urges shoppers to buy genuine Bayer Aspirin only in tablets marked with the Bayer cross. It notes that true Aspirin is manufactured by a Canadian company and warns against U S imitations sold during the war, listing common uses and packaging options.
The British Registrar General’s report shows marriages in July to September with October to December now preferred. Widows remarry in large numbers beyond wartime influence, including many young widows, while widowers also take new spouses. The record notes ages from fourteen to ninety-two, with several widowers married to widows and two eighty-five year-old women among the oldest spouses.
The Winnipeg Tribune urges a square deal and honest bargaining between labor and employers. It argues that only negotiated, civil relations can restore normal conditions and create plenty and contentment for all, warning against any trampling of rights.
In Helsingfors the Grand Duke Cyril, heir to the Russian throne, lives in scant rooms awaiting Bolshevik overthrow. A sailor by trade and married to Princess Victoria of Edinburgh, he was stripped of orders and banished after defying wartime orders. He narrowly escaped Bolshevik murder attempts and remains a potential future czar if monarchy is restored.
The article notes that heavy medieval defensive armor fell out of use after the Battle of Waterloo. It credits Napoleon’s iron-sheathed cuirassier units with facing defeat by Wellington’s troops, signaling a shift in battlefield armor and tactics.
An Esthenian official communication states after seven days of truce the Esthenians and German Baltic Landwehr resume fighting. The British mission to secure an understanding has failed. Warts and corns are unsightly blemishes. Hollo waye Cora Cure removes them.
The Alberta provincial police may gain authority to seize illicit whiskey stills, extending current federal inland revenue powers. The Attorney General pressed the federal authority for this change, citing rising numbers of would be distillers across the province. Meanwhile a testimonial from G H. Collaboom of Rossway Digby Co N says Minard's Liniment cured chest pains after an injury.
An advertisement claims Baby's Own Tablets aid sleep, crying, constipation, and digestive issues in babies. A testimonial from Mrs. W. H. Decater of Carson's Siding Ontario endorses the product as excellent for little ones. The ad notes a mild laxative effect and asserts no harmful drugs, price 25 cents per box from The F Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A period advertisement promotes Parme lee's Vegetable Pills as a mild safe remedy for women’s digestive ailments and tiredness from a secluded lifestyle. It claims the pills correct stomach and liver disturbances and restore health and vigor, suitable for the most delicate woman.
General Friedrich A. J. von Bernhardi argues Kaiser Wilhelm bears only guilt for delaying war prior to the conflict. He contends the Kaiser believed Russia would retreat and Britain stay out, and that opposition forces were not ready, admitting personalities swayed his decision to accept the challenge.
The three prairie provinces show a sizable fruit yield with detailed counts. Apple trees bearing 2574 and non bearing 10618, other orchard trees bearing 7210 and non bearing 3273, orchard area 674 acres and gardens 32764. Fruit totals include strawberries 20355 quarts, raspberries 99935 quarts, currants 31355 quarts, gooseberries 11509 quarts, other small fruits 499 quarts, apples 1899 bushels, and other orchard fruits 1993 bushels.
Hermann Muller of the Majority Socialists charged Berlin militarists plot to restore the Hohenzollerns. He told the National Assembly that former Kaiser is seen as undesirable and Wilhelm should be watched. In Washington the proposed repeal power for light wines and beer was defeated by the House Judiciary Committee.
Mutinous conduct by troops at Sutton camp last ten days leads to a committee formed by marchers who refuse to salute or obey orders. Two battalions deployed with a machine gun arrest 400 ringleaders and send 1 800 fettered men to Dover and Canterbury. Grievance centers on being drafted to France.
The Emergency Fleet Corporation announces eight 8800 ton steamers will run between Pacific and European ports via the Panama Canal starting in July. Aimed at reorganizing transport, the plan underscores postwar shipping needs.
A remark on how people profess equality yet judge others harshly. It notes a man may claim all men are equal while considering himself superior to his neighbor, illustrating a common human inconsistency.
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