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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
2
Newspapers for Warmth Weathered Cold Comes From Maine
A Maine newspaper advocates using old newspapers as insulation to block drafts and heat loss. Readers are advised to place sheets between windows and curtains, under sheets, around the body, and inside clothing to save coal and wood during harsh cold. The piece emphasizes the technique as sober truth from a Maine publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Ear ailment blamed for cat's antics and deafness
A damaged text fragment describes a cat condition linked to deafness and vocal issues. It notes an easing by a mysterious cause and mentions a public warning or action, with unclear references to substances and fevers.
Public Market Opens to Short Run Buzz in Vancouver
Vancouver World notes a municipal market opened yesterday but closed quickly as enthusiasm faded. Police were called to manage would-be customers while fish retailed at seven cents a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Mead Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A letter from Mrs. John Jor Korres touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for functional disturbances and nervous symptoms. She credits the remedy with improving health and energy and urges other women to try it, noting personal relief and satisfaction with the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E Pinkham
John
Jor Korres
Serge Ts Medicine Co
Statong
Nok
Eorvicn
A Futile Experiment on Names and Nicknames
William Wathamg disliked nicknames and planned long given names to resist shortening. His Williams family of ten boys would be named fully so friends could not abbreviate them. The six names included William Willard and others nicknamed Bill Skiney Butch Chad and Kid Cleveland Pi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Wathamg
Wiliams
William
Will
Willie
Dhr
Willard
Mr. Willime
Bill
Skiney
Butch
Chad
Kid
Cleveland Pi
Starting Point of Consumption and Dr Williams Pink Pills
A promotional notice extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood builder to combat consumption. It shares Mrs. Brennen of Charlton Ontario describing severe anemia and recovery after using the pills, claiming they restored strength, appetite, and health. It urges readers to buy boxes for $2 from The Dr Williams Medic Co in Ville, Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. “Brennen
Charlton Ont
Dr. Willliams
New
Ontario
Dr. Williams
Jean
Dr. Williams’ Medic Co
Greatest steam locomotive put in service by Baldwin Works
The Baldwin Locomotive Works unveils a colossal steam locomotive with flexible boilers at three joints to handle curves. Over 100 feet long and weighing about 100 tons, its driving wheels lie in four coupled sets driven by two large steam cylinders. At full power it can pull freight trains two miles long and about 23,000 tons at roughly fourteen miles per hour on good roads, with better results expected on smooth rails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Popular Science
Montuty
Bolivia Uses British Sovereign as Gold Coin Standard
The London Earouiete notes a Bolivia Britain link where the English sovereign remains the standard gold coin minted in the capital La Paz as the periphery for local trade. Bolivia, a young nation, has not issued its own coinage and allows import of spirits and tobacco with evolving prohibition controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolivia
Great Britain
London
Hog feeding urged as economic on farm waste use
Prof Barton of Macdonald Agricultural College argues hog production remains profitable even with scarce feed. He notes households generate waste hogs can best use and recommends using shorts and middlings at cost for hogs only, not dairy cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton
Macdonald Agricultural College
St. Anne de Belle
Despairing Berlin Echoes War Confidence
Bos ton soloist Aliss Josephine Marzynski returned to Berlin after 15 months of study, saying Germans hope to win the war and believe an Allied blow could come before U S forces shift the western front. She noted Italian offensives and a reported Russian peace as possible food relief for Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Aliss
Josephine Marzynski
Boston
Miss Marzynski
United States
Italy
Maly
Russia
Germany
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Offer Digestive Relief
Advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills relieve indigestion and digestive disorders where others fail. Describes pills as the result of long study and a confident remedy for sufferers, promising relief for an unhappy digestive system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ale
Parmelee
Government Tavern opens at Enfield for munition workers
The Small Arms Tavern at Enfield England reopened after acquisition and reconstruction by the central liquor control board. It serves controlled meals at 8d per portion including chicken beef mutton and pork. Duke of Connaught attended and praised the government beer described as all arms and legs. Lord O Abernon chair of the board called the scheme a great success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ent
Enfield
England
Central Liquor Control Board
Duke of Connaught
Lord O'Abernon
Fragmented thoughts on European rulers and Scottish clans
A disjointed passage contrasts the unthinkable restraint of Hohenzollern and Hapsburg rule with the fear of Highland chiefs again ravaging neighboring clans. It also notes that some clever toadies in business ruin trust after one deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
Europe
Trade boycott urged to curb Prussian militarism
The Tribune argues that for reform in Germany to take hold a trade boycott is essential alongside rhetoric and guns. It notes central powers prior trade near 8 billion dollars annual, now 3 billion, and warns Germany’s economy ties to foreign commerce and the need for an allied postwar economic league to pressure Prussianism. Chicago Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
National Chamber of Commerce
United States
Aly
Tribune
Chicago
Lame Back Pain Relief Boosts Dr Thomas Oil Claims
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as a cure for lame back. It promises immediate skin absorption, deep tissue penetration, and speedy relief with a convincing testimonial of magical touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Giant fossil egg from extinct Ho Han monster birds
A two year old Chinese peasant found an enormous egg along the Yellow River in Henan province. The shell, on display at the American Museum of Natural History, held more than two quarts of liquid, suggesting an egg size far larger than a hen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow River
Hogan
China
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Henan
Potatoes Urged as War Measure to Ease Scarcity
The text urges Americans and Canadians to eat more potatoes to conserve meat for overseas use. Potatoes are abundant in the U S and Canada except Quebec, with a surplus of 40,000 0.100.000 000 bushels noted. Officials warn against withholding supply to prevent spring price drops and highlight potatoes as a key food substitute during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Hooper
Quebec
Germany
Early Preparation urged for coming production campaign
A government leaflet urges foresight and early preparation for the spring farming drive. It warns pests destroy 10 to 25 percent of crops annually and urges farmers to secure insecticides, overhaul spraying gear, and plan to boost output of food, hogs, dairy, and beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otama
Dr Chase Nerve Food Aids Detroit Elevator Injury Victim
Sympathy runs through the city for MF Dorsey after a foot crushed in an elevator left his nerves weak and unable to sleep. Detroit doctors offered little relief until Dr Chase’s Nerve Food, claimed to rebuild blood and nerve force, helped Dorsey regain strength and sleep. The ad quotes Laurence E. Dorsey of London Ontario praising the product and warns against substitutes sold by imitators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorsey
Detroit
Dr. Chase
Laurence E. Dorsey
Stanley Street
London
Ont
Res & Coo Limited
Toronto
Airplane Gift to Canadian Forces from Huddersfield
Huddersfield presents an airplane to the Canadian forces in semioney to honor them. A similar gift was made by Leicester previously. Canada lacks an individual air service, but the gift in the name of the Dominion is a gratifying compliment. a medallion of Canada’s famed airman may follow, to be decided by Canadian headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huddersfield
Leicester
Canada
Domnion
Dominions
Mothers Praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator
Thousands of mothers testify to the virtue of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator, describing its useful results from experience. The advertisement emphasizes trusted outcomes and broad household approval.
Telegraphic error ends with two extra words
A distressed telegram reads of a death and a will with a clerk noting two excess words. The exchange ends with a curt reply about rights and grick, reflecting a humorous mix of miscommunication. Meanwhile municipal energy costs and Gre breeding conditions are discussed in a broader note on waste.
Bulgarian Atrocities Nudge Toward Less Bloodshed In Balkans
The New York Herald comment asserts Bulgarian atrocities in the Balkans show full 100 percent of Prussian influence, noting violence tied to Bulgarian hands as bloodshed varies with militancy and occupancy conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
New York Herald
Shortage of Thread Causes Bread Shortage in Germany
Distress among the poor grows as thread availability collapses. A mother skilled at mending fights hunger by repairing clothes after long factory work. With cloth scarce and prices high the spool of thread becomes as valuable as a tailor’s trousers once were.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
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