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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1915
Page
6
Osborne travels with Ferris and Victorias to Dieppe, passes through customs, and moves to a Paris hotel where a trusted concierge aids in a secret plan. A nurse and woman linked to Osborne’s loved one appear, and a coded message is arranged for a private audience.
A wounded infantryman Thorel is praised as one of the war’s youngest heroes. He retook ground near Ypres, firing with 200 cartridges after ignoring orders to retire, and his unit later found French arms and ammunition in the trench he recaptured.
Fragmented OCR text recounts wartime bravery and leadership, naming a captain and lieutenant amid siege actions and charges. It references courage, German forces, and a long battle narrative with emphasis on sacrifice and duty. The piece appears to celebrate disciplined resolve and the moral tone of frontline heroism.
The Canadian Express Company, older than the Grand Trunk system, prepared to mark its fiftieth anniversary within days after letters patent confirmed the name in 1865. Originating as British Amer Express in the 1830s, it ran winter stage lines and river steamers, later expanding to offices in Liverpool and branches across Europe. The firm now employs thousands, with extensive rail and water routes, and is led by MC M Hays as of October 1, 1911, with Joan Pailfesight Raft Trunk as manager.
A dwarf girl named Omar Ross faced family pleas and medical trips as doctors attempted growth injections using thyroid sebum from sheep. After months of treatment she has grown several inches, with hopes she will reach a medium height.
A detailed account of Dainty a champion steer bred and fed for prize stock. It highlights Royal Archer lineage, George H Oke origin, James Pritchard Elora and Toronto shows, and the feeding regime including clover hay, molasses, oil cake and turnips. Emphasizes water, exercise, and pens.
A Scottish Rifles major who fled from Crefeld prison testified in Washington about brutal German conduct toward British prisoners. He described continual oppression, starvation on a horse car transit, and random killings. He noted Irish officers and men faced harsher treatment and that vast beet sugar seed purchases in Germany aimed to protect American growers.
F B Mccready of the Department of Education notes strong seed program potential as Pupils Progress clubs spread from the United States to Canada. The plan has older students forming farm clubs such as oat, potato, and alfalfa clubs, guided by enthusiastic teachers who encourage self teaching and hands on work. Each school hosts discussions, displays, and demonstrations, with a focus on home and community reading and study sparked by practical crop projects. The aim is to democratize agricultural education through school plots and branch clubs, expanding crop improvement nationwide.
Fragmentary OCR text references Morsee and a wartime race or effort, mentions injuries, rain, tears of wounds, and a French or Prussian context with a 167051 figure and horses perished. The readable content is highly garbled and lacks coherent events or dates.
The Telegraf correspondent reports German proclamations near Ghent forbid discussing the war under heavy fines or long imprisonments. Some inhabitants have already been punished, with prisons filled by people accused of minor infractions of the proscriptions.
Captain James Carney Chief Engineer Alexander McDonald and Engineer Robert Craig, all longtime CPR lug shipmates, retire and join the superannuated list after decades aboard Ontario and lake ferries. Carney born 1818 at Oxford Mills began sailing at 15. McDonald served since 1869 after tug and steamer work. Craig, born 1847 in Ireland, fought in the Civil War before joining CPR.
A novel method by Sir James Mackenzie Davidson uses telephone assisted signals to guide surgeons in war zones. A setup links foil and metal wires to surgical tools, producing audible cues when contacting foreign bodies, aiding localization beyond X ray limits.
A London Chronicle correspondent cites a naughty quote about looking for work. The speaker asks for help finding someone who does not want anyone to work, and states that they do so. The fragment illustrates dialect and social attitudes toward employment in the period.
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