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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
7
Fragmented text argues against export restrictions on calves to support agriculture during wartime. It contends that prohibitions waste resources, with farmers profiting from raising calves now while postwar practices may chill meat supply. Details unclear and names absent.
Notice highlights Linard's Liniment marketed widely while wartime controls target foreign trade, urging firms to curb hoarding and aid Germany through misused supplies. Public warnings encourage lawful commerce and deter illicit post and procurement activities.
Two mild thorough laxatives available as pleasant tablets for infants and children. The ad cites Mee Adelphe Xo Petite of Lameque Quebec recommending Baby's Own remedy to mothers. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a bottle from The De Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A fragment recalls Harry Tate in witty stage humor about a clock riddle. A boy’s answer to a clock that chimes thirteen leads to a punch line about the clockmaker and a mate, capturing a playful exchange from a past performance.
An early spring medical sales pitch touts a “Spring tonic” to restore energy. It mentions March as a challenging month and urges readers to try a tonic tablet marketed through a Buffalo New York address and a Canadian branch, promising revived appetite, digestion, and vitality.
The Canada Food Board plans to enlist 25 000 schoolboys aged 15 to 19 to work on farms this year and expects many girls to assist both in households and on fields. The effort aims to ease the farmer's burden and support rationing, while a board chairman rejects compulsory rationing as impractical and urges voluntary measures guided by a leaflet titled One Week's Budget.
Lord Rhondda warns the nation over a dangerously empty larder and urges continued reliance on the people to avert shortages. He stresses resolve and calls for collective effort to prevent a food crisis.
They cured Mr West's lumbago and made Mrs West feel like a new person. The advertisement touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a top Canadian remedy, noting Mrs West's 10 pound gain after taking six boxes and endorsements from friends who praised the pills for kidney and blood health.
A report notes that about three thousand women are now employed on the G. E England works. The detail highlights a shift in labor toward female workers at the plant and signals expanding production capacity.
A wartime dispatch cites Emperor William praising God and Germany’s unity as key to victory. He thanks shipping leader Heinken of North German Lloyd and urges Germans to face postwar tasks with faith and resolve, viewing peace as a new duty for reconstruction.
The piece touts famed milliners in high society circles. It highlights Queen Maud of Norway, Princess Patricia of Connaught, and the Crown Princess of Sweden admiring hats trimmed by themselves. It mentions Lady Maitland and Mrs Arts in fashionable millinery circles and notes skilled society makers.
An advertisement touts Hamiltons Pills as a reliable family blood remedy to clear complexion and mood disorders. It claims skin improves, appetite rises, and strength returns, promoting a soft glow and improved appearance for women.
Lord Robert Cecil outlined Germany's eastward aims with a map showing Baltic gains and a plan to connect Berlin to Baghdad. He warned of Russia cut off, Black Sea ports exposed, and a trans-Caucasia route backed by Bolshevik cooperation. He urged Allies to thwart Germany's imperial ambitions.
A health notice claims brain workers suffer more digestive upset than manual workers due to nervous energy use. It promotes Knclee's Vegetable Pills as the best remedy for those suited to their superior mental labor and seeks to relieve stomach troubles.
The Washington Post quotes a young Mrs about a Prohibitory law shaping youth behavior by reducing exposure to alcohol. She notes the uncertainty of government operation and timelines, suggesting the law’s intended dissuasion may hinge on leakage and price.
A passage reflecting on immortality and the distant future remarks that the prospect of complete annihilation after long progress would be intolerable. Darwin notes that believers in the human soul’s immortality may find the world’s destruction less dreadful.
A Carseland Alberta farmer received a $2429.90 check for oats shipped to Winnipeg. The car of oats, likely the largest sale of its kind, was No. 2 auctioned to the Oil for the Farmer. The text also promotes Thomas' Fluid Oil as a remedy and cattle care aid.
Clergy from all denominations in Canada pledge full support to promote food collection and protection efforts. Bishops, including Archbishop Matheson Primate of Canada, send pastoral letters urging clergy to back the Canada Food Board's campaign.
An Edinburgh article claims women can become the dominant political force of the future. It discusses women's strength in national life and labor, noting the unrecognized power shaping progress. Crumbling Roman prisoners’ remains are mentioned in a fragmentary aside.
Canadian railway troops in France completed work in January nine miles of broad-gauge and 33 miles of narrow-gauge track laid. The force maintained 49 miles of broad-gauge and 141 miles of narrow-gauge lines. Troops were engaged in laying, repairing, ballasting and route construction with 610 on broad-gauge and 1,100 on narrow-gauge tasks.
From its inception on May Tet 1917 the Manitoba War Loans Association lent farmers 019,500 at six per cent with multi million dollars more authorized. Low rates and long thirty year repayments made loans a boon, enabling farmers to increase acreage, gain future ownership, and improve production.
A user reports a severe leg injury from Minard's Linknent Co. Limited Gentlemen-1. The swelling above the knee eased rapidly after rubbing with Minard's Liniment, with the pain greatly reduced. The testimonial claims high praise for the product's effectiveness.
Sir William Goode of the British Ministry of Food cautions that Britain still depends on the United States and Canada for about sixty five percent of essential foodstuffs. He argues that securing this food is critical for the country's survival and calls for action to ensure steady supply.
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