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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
2
A 42 percent yearly rise in living costs burdens German households. Bureau figures show average annual spending for middle income families between 100 and 200 marks reaching 222.05 marks, with frugal economies everywhere and only 26 cents spent monthly on some items.
A terse exchange in the Kingston Whig features a grouchy remark on adversity. A responder humorously labels a pawnbroker as the source, reflecting the paper’s light opinion tone.
Saskatchewan fires and wartime shortages prompt production of steel helmets with 18 ton presses and belt machines to form and polish each disc. Helmets are dipped, lined, and fitted with chinstraps, claimed to reduce deaths from wounds. Province aims to conserve food and support rural fire prevention, in a broader wartime effort led by Arthur Fisher.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for blood disorders caused by impurities. It includes a testimonial from Mrs M Stills of Napanee praising regained health after use, and notes pills are available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50.
The Sun Life of Canada reports 1917 assurances issued and paid for total over 47.8 million dollars the largest yearly new business by any Canadian life company. In force policies exceed 311.8 thousand, assets rise to over 90 million, cash income surpasses 19.29 million, policyholder payments exceed 6.8 million. The new Head Office at Dominion Square Montreal is completed and occupied.
The government architectural branch drafts uniform hospital layouts for Alberta districts to ease building during the coming season. Plans cover eight bed facilities with space for wards and service rooms, aiming to keep costs near 15 100. A first rural hospital under the new scheme is expected, with size decisions pending. Miller's Worm Powders claim to improve infantile health by tackling intestinal worms and related ailments.
Leo Chiozza Money reports that 200 British built merchant vessels totaling 1,067,696 tons were completed in the past year. He notes losses of British vessels over 1,600 tons at 598 in 1917, with cargo imports down about two percent. Details include November through January vessel listings and tonnage aboard ships brought into service.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a drugless inhalation therapy for bronchitis and chronic throat weakness. It claims a simple inhaler delivers healing vapor directly to the lungs, with a two month large bottle priced at $100 and a small size sold for $5, offering guaranteed results.
Winnipeg Calgary and Edmonton yards report livestock transactions totaling $60,000,000 in 1917, vastly higher than the prior year, with Edmonton district contributing about $3,000,000. Communal efforts with authorities aim to expand cattle movement and 1918 prairie province trade.
A damaged OCR line hints at a chorus of Kilties and stray phrases about value and a Sax. The readable text is fragmentary with unclear context or dates, offering no identifiable people or organizations to anchor a full news summary.
A vintage advertisement claims Weevish, pale, and sickly children suffer from worms and that Mother Graves' Wort Ex terminator will relieve them and restore health. The label promotes a patent remedy with medical assurances and a cure narrative.
In a classroom sketch a teacher asks Marjorie which knife part is most important. Marjorie answers the corkscrew, while Mrs Styles recalls shopping during a two hour rain and waiting for change.
The piece urges practical nutrition with milk as a inexpensive, versatile item and emphasizes water intake, moderating tea coffee cocoa and junk foods, proper meal timing, clean handling of food, and spending wisely on wholesome foods to ensure a well balanced daily diet. It cautions against poor sanitation and stresses regular meals and adequate food value for money.
An advertising notice urges trying Putnam's Corn Extractor to shrink a corn and lift roots in a day or two. It claims old plasters are troublesome and suggests the product removes the sting and cures even tough corns, available in stores.
A French writer argues the Allied economic weapon could end the war without more fighting. He claims control over key raw materials and global markets as leverage, urging Germany to accept peace terms or face extended boycott durations.
A reader reports health restoration after using Lydia B. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound. The note claims renewed energy and ability to work, recommending the remedy to friends including a specific named contact. The fragment ends with a stray line about women.
The Philadelphia North American notes that war costs may be offset by social gains from liquor prohibition. Historians like Ferrero call it a major social revolution, with conservative estimates seeing large long term benefits and some arguing the saving could repay wartime outlays of around 20 billion dollars.
The text notes high demand for Canadian sugar maple products with the United States absorbing and seeking more supply. It indicates the Canadian market has readily absorbed about 75 percent of production and that demand, long standing, exceeded supply, highlighting robust trade in maple goods.
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