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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
3
The text notes Indigenous enlistment in mobilization efforts, with Indians contributing to the patriotic cause across Canada. It mentions immigrant care, social welfare plans, and provincial cooperation, alongside brief digressions on unrelated topics and advertisements.
A report notes stamps and stamps dealers in New York and Europe were used to convey military information. It cites Hugh Clark and philatelic circles alleging two clandestine sects used postage marks to pass coded data through letters. The piece mentions strict controls by France and Germany and the spread of such alleged practices.
An old advertisement extols Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cure for pallor and weakness. It claims renewed blood purity, strong nerves, rosy cheeks, and robust health. The copy targets women and promises universal help and disease-free living, urging purchase of a 25 cent box. It also includes unrelated fragmentary text about a hornet and paper making from wood pulp.
The Post reports Liniment claims for colds and safety tips from Farm and Fireside. It notes Canadian gifts to soldiers in British regiments and naval reserves are exempt from customs when sent via the Canadian War Contingent Association in London. Also remarks on monuments to South African War heroes, wartime memory, and a Pall Mall Gazette quote. Over 30 women serve as station masters in France.
Canada’s nickel resources are summarized from Sudbury and Cobalt districts with 187,708 tons of matte reported and 46,306 tons processed in 1914. Production included 28.5 percent copper and 45,517,407 pounds of refined nickel oxide. About 60 percent of Canadian nickel is exported to the United States, with substantial shipments via United Kingdom refineries. An agreement with U S smelters ensures no nickel reaches enemy hands.
Livestock official Joh Bright says demand for horses in Canada has grown and prices will recover slowly after 1912 bank panics. He recalls cycles of price highs and lows, noting four-year foal lags and a ten-year pattern, urging breeders to sell at fair prices and focus on quality stock for future demand.
The text discusses horse breeding, rising demand and prices, and the need to boost agriculture and animal production. It notes a past slump in prices, predicts higher prices as demand increases, especially in the west, and references war horses and broader agricultural aims. It also mentions socialist rhetoric in Berlin and a New York Herald description.
Witnesses describe spotting a woman amid burning wreckage from a sky raid when a French officer used field glasses to confirm a sighting. The report notes two slender feet in high heeled boots visible among the flames lighting the night.
A vintage ad extols Ruby's Own Tablets for infants, with Mrs. C. E. Stilwell claiming ten years of use and a house-full of boxes. Mention of distribution from Brockville Ontario and Verdun soldiers readers, plus a stray wartime commentary on German strategy and the fate of France in a late paragraph.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference vandalism against Bismarck monuments and a debate over replacing copper with iron. The text mentions An era of anti Bismarck sentiment and hints at international figures Enver Pasha and Smuts, with unrelated chatter about a pianist and barber shop customer.
A movement in Germany seeks to erect a monument on Heligoland to Count Caprivis the Imperial Chancellor. The plan follows his influence on German coast defense noted in Reichstag remarks by Herr Waldstein. British gratitude is linked to the Zanzibar treaty turning Heligoland into a bulwark of German shores.
Unclear text describes wartime strains on British households, noting conscription, married men away, and disrupted goods like furniture. Dialog shows domestic tension over shortages and family concerns, reflecting broader wartime hardships and social stress.
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