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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
6
The British government gratefully accepts Egypt's offer to immediately contribute 3,000,000 toward war expenditure and provide a further half million in the budget. This funding boosts wartime resources and reflects close diplomatic ties between the two nations.
Sefton Delmer cites a Swiss frontier interview noting Austria is roiling with potential revolution but lacks resolute leaders to mobilize the masses. The informant says Austrians starve on potatoes and mangel wurzels, fear German punishment, and worry a German victory. Parallel dispatches from Amsterdam describe German fears of Brest-Litovsk unraveling. Ukraine reports show peasants ruining crops rather than feeding Vienna, signaling deep distress across Europe.
Barrie's veteran advocate Georgevers, aged eighty two, extols Dodd's Kidney Pills after trying many medicines. Mel Somers, a long time user and former carriage worker, endorses the remedy and claims added value with yearly satisfaction. The report notes the pills cost six boxes for a dollar and highlight Canadian confirmation of the product's efficacy through Somers.
A terse note indicates a judge addressing household issues and related concerns. The fragment mentions procedural questions and possible rulings, with emphasis on adjudicative steps and decision points in a domestic context.
A passage extols Pink Pills for pale and listless girls and young women as a cure for fatigue paleness headaches backaches and low mood. It cites a testimonial from Miss Gi Haskins of Watchford Ontario and recounts a mother and daughter’s prior decline before healing with the tonic.
An early 20th century advertisement extolls Warmelee's Vegetable Pills for digestive and systemic relief. The copy claims modern life breeds irregularity and urges pills as a corrective. It mentions dyeing glasses and a popular “Always Ready Pill” as health aids for regular habit and overall well being.
The article details suspicions about Paul Henig a trusted master mechanic at a torpedo plant for the US Navy. Lieut Shea USN detected a counterproductive design flaw in torpedoes that could circle ships. The piece notes the risk of espionage, possible death penalty, and calls for a broad investigation into workers in war industries.
In Black River Falls Wisconsin a woman reports that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from an operation. She says severe gynecologic troubles left her bedridden until doctors advised surgery, but the remedy helped her relieve pain and resume normal duties.
The French army awarded the War Cross to 122 American soldiers of a Massachusetts regiment for bravery in recent fighting near the front. The ceremony occurred on a field near the trenches as the regiment endured bombardment and repelled a German assault at Apremont forest on April 12. The general praised the unit for audacity and sacrifice after taking prisoners and recapturing trenches.
The first electrically propelled merchant ship, the Grst, is being prepared at a British shipyard for its initial voyage. It uses a steam and electricity system to reduce fuel use and increase cargo space. A distracting aside mentions Worm Exterminator and a quip about medicines for children.
Reported remarks indicate officials have not abandoned plans to annex Longwy and Briey and that Alsace and Lorraine should be left to population decision. The discourse highlights fears over partition and a path to peace amid regional volatility.
The Belleville Daily Intelligencer lauds Dr Grenfell as a philanthropic missionary whose work among Labrador fishermen and Inuit on the bleak coast exemplifies unselfish devotion. A Canadian public figure praises his dedication and humanity, noting no mean action is possible in his presence.
An amusing incident reports a German officer and three men seeking roast pork. They found two pigs but the officer left his men to scout more. He encountered Australians who captured him and his pigs, delivering them to the British camp. The officer ate pork as a guest of the British.
Boghos Nubar Pasha, president of the Armenian Taeesten, claims the Ottoman policy is to annihilate the Armenian race. He cites reports of methodical measures and appeals to the civilized world to raise voices before it is too late to prevent the extermination of an ancient nation that aided civilization.
Great War Veterans of Canada join with the British Ambulance Society of Long Beach California to back a government supported convalescent home for returned Chinese soldiers in the state. The society pledges funds to build and maintain the institution with backing from British organizations in the United States. Also notes Jolloway's Corn Cure as a remedy.
The Brockville Recorder and Times argues that aiding returned soldiers is an investment benefiting the country. If properly managed as a subsidy, it will yield returns as soldiers become stable taxpayers and contributors to national defense, turning the program into a profitable venture for provinces and dominion alike.
The article discusses Hindenburg and Ludendorff shaping a verbal approach during a tense period. It notes unclear aims, with emphasis on reacting to General Foch’s possible intentions and the broader strategic dynamics in the German leadership’s decisions.
An old advertisement proclaims Freezone can remove sore corns and calluses with no pain or infection. Apply a small amount to the corn and it dries, lifting the corn quickly. If a druggist lacks Freezone, a pharmacist can order a bottle for you from a wholesale house. The ad ends with a quip about college boys in Boston.
The deputy minister of agriculture for Manitoba says under favorable conditions the province could produce more than 42,000,000 bushels of wheat this year. Seeding area is larger than last year and more land is expected to be under cultivation.
In a small Ohio town farmers within five miles join to form a fire protection force. They bought a motor truck with chemical extinguishers and arranged to answer fire calls district wide. If successful, the plan could spread to other regions as noted by Industrial Canada.
Advert reads Dr Hamilton's Pills claim fast relief from constipation with a $1000 guarantee. Text states pills are vegetarian extracts strengthening stomach and bowels, may cure biliousness sour stomach indigestion and constipation, urging purchase at all dealers.
The piece laments the dissolution as a grave loss to civilization and praises the peasant role in distant Russian regions. It argues an enlightened republican form could have transformed Russia into a world power, warning a few acts destroyed a vast opportunity. It notes Paris horse meat prices rising to 18 to 80 cents per pound since the war.
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