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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
The fragment mentions per capita sugar consumption, a $40,000 yearly outlay for a “sweet community,” and a statement about Jones buying a new house with a room understood as his den or study. The text ends with an unfamiliar spoken exchange.
The advisory cautions against using telephones during storms due to charged wires and warns to stay away from stoves radiators and other metal surfaces. It notes dangers from screen doors chimneys isolated shelters and exposed trees and fences and stresses seeking shelter during severe weather.
Louis Champagne, a longtime resident, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after kidney disease and backache. He reports improved appetite, relief from fatigue, and renewed vigor after using the remedy, urging others to seek kidney care. A short humor piece about a Salt Lake City magistrate and a punchline exchange follows, then a note on Holloway Corn Cure and a new electric washing machine promising easier household laundry.
A travel narrative describes a perilous voyage through the Suez Canal with Turkish threats and mine dangers. The voyage passes Indian and Australian troops, French warships, and aeroplanes, amid a heavily guarded waterway essential to wartime logistics. The report also notes a separate item on glycerine production, its rising price, and its role in nitroglycerine and other chemicals.
Pills of Attestea Value claims extensive study of roots and herbs yield a strong cleanser for the digestive system. The report shifts to a chaotic World War I theater with air attacks on a wilderness region, aerial combat, and military planning details, including dramatic shifts and a Belgian visitor misreading a dictionary joke about an old cat.
An old motherly letter extols Baby's Own Tablets as the best medicine for babies, citing Mrs. R. Morehouse of Blissful, NB, and noting the product sells for 25 cents by mail from The Dr. Williams' Medicine in Brockville Ontario. The article also notes a railway trial of asbestos insulated steel passenger cars in India and comments on Canadian farmers near markets.
An advertised remedy Nerviline claims deep tissue penetration for back pain. The copy touts rapid relief from aching muscles, noting it works while moving or resting and offers bottles at 25 or 50 cents. Sold by druggists nationwide, the catalog lists The Catarhosone Co in Kingston, Canada.
An excerpt notes Sidney Kidman as the era defining cattle baron with vast landholdings across Australia. It cites his holdings of about 28 million acres and a Victoria ranch tract of 7.68 million acres stocked with over 100,900 cattle.
The minister greeted Mr. Jones in the street praising the new twins. Jones replied with a joking exchange about the Lord smiling on both of them, ending in a hearty laugh cited by TitBits.
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