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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
6
A period piece outlines calls by British scientists for drastic education reforms. It cites figures like Sir William Osler and Ramsay urging reconstruction of methods and administration to strengthen science in schools and colleges.
The Montreal City and District Bank reports over one million dollars in unclaimed deposits and unpaid drafts at year end. The expanded tallies show a large share of unpaid bills and drafts dating back years with no interest paid. The total unclaimed business nears one hundred three thousand three hundred dollars.
An old fashioned stomach remedy is discarded for a modern method that tones the stomach to nature’s work. The ad touts Williams Pink Pills and beef brood-builder tonic as cures for indigestion and pain, claiming many patients recovered after using the medicine. It calls for purchases from dealers and The Dr Williams Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario.
Edmonton sees railway expansion news as the J D McArthur Co outlines aims for 340 miles of ballastable track north of the city. Three passenger trains weekly to Peace River Crossing, Spirit River, and Grande Prairie are planned by August 1, with a spike ceremony for Grande Prairie soon. Freight projections include a million bushels shipped from Peace River Crossing and Spine River. The Canada Railway Company line westward aims to extend a hundred miles, with provincial guarantees and ongoing construction toward Peace River Crossing and Waterhoe district.
Analyzed notes claim Kaiser and Archduke formed a covert compact in Konopiste to redraw Europe including Poland Lithuania and a Balkan inheritance. The piece links the assassination to German plans, signaling a broader conflict under Kaiser and routes to war with Russia and Britain noted, while reporting copper prices and British Columbia mining outputs.
A wartime scene recalls a meeting where Major Hur praises British and Allied labors. He notes German shells met with steadfast British reply and urges continued effort in workshops and camps to equal and exceed enemy strength.
Fragmented OCR passage recounts a settler named Sandy Gouletts praising kidney pills and noting past illnesses. Interwoven are scattered anecdotes about a clergyman and a farm shooting day with a rabbit encounter. The readable lines mix testimonials with incomplete dialogue and stray dates.
An impaired pilot narrowly escapes a crash after a rapid descent and deep sleep. The report discusses how symptoms resemble mountain sickness and caisson disease, attributing effects to nerve function disruption from rapid air pressure changes. The text frames the episode as a cautionary parable about wartime flight dangers.
An article touts Postum as a healthful coffee substitute for stomach and bowel troubles. It claims a user improved after switching from coffee and tea to Postum, noting better digestion, reduced fatigue, and weight gain after stopping Cortes and vegan foods. The product is described as Instant Postum a soluble powder brewed like coffee and sold by grocers.
Fragmentary history claims about Minard's Liniment curing diphtherias and worm er. text shows garbled phrases and dubious medical assertions without clear event or credible sources. No identifiable people or organizations are clearly legible.
A garbled note references British colonial production totaling 113 ies with a 250 case rise from the prior year. It mentions a remedy called Holldxas's Corn Cure and hints at discomfort or agony, plus a vague neighborly connotation and a boxing ring image.
The Pioneer and several editors urge wartime economy focusing on cutting alcohol waste to save food and manpower. Provincial governments, Britain, and Australia push prohibition as vital to national effort, with estimates of millions lost to liquor and production diverted to home industries.
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