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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
8
A British Ministry of Food call to Americans urges all gardeners to cultivate victory gardens. It stresses digging soil, planting seeds, and tending crops to aid the allied war effort and support troops in the field with vital food supplies.
Newton a respected citizen of York County says after years of back pain and failed plasters he found relief with Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports cures for kidney diseases including rheumatism dropsy Bright's disease and diabetes and urges others to ask neighbors about the pills' good results.
A group of tourists debate origins and ask the guide about evolution. The guide replies with a jab about origins from different places, joking that people came from Wales rather than apes. The exchange is muddled but conveys a light, humorous misunderstanding during a tour.
A Providence reader recalls nervous headaches and constant backache. After trying Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound the symptoms disappeared. Adeline Inch of Providence endorses the remedy for women facing similar health troubles.
The article explains that warm milk absorbs odors from the stable and from feeds like beets ensilage and turnips. It suggests the odor can come from food eaten and can be removed by promptly removing milk and placing it in a properly cooled milk house.
A fragment notes that the Shepe builders' exchange urges their men to seek work or advance. It states they offered to take contracts for the cult from vast tracts of land or for breaking prairie.
From the Kansas City Star the piece praises French and British endurance amid four years of war, noting their moral resolve and steadfastness. It contrasts this with American admiration and resolves to back allied nations, then shifts to a separate ad about Miller's Worm Powders claiming to prevent worm-related illnesses in children and promising health benefits.
The general postoffice announces a provisional civilian postal service in the British occupied Palestine area, operated by the army postal service under the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. Unregistered letters and postcards are prepaid at international rates, private correspondence only, with no current service for printed matter or press.
Fragments show cities like Wor cester and Springfield feeding thousands of hogs with garbage and small grain amounts. Reports mention Grand Rapids feeding cattle sheep and pigs on gar bage and local towns distributing waste to private firms for livestock use.
Grain feed rules limit feeding to livestock awaiting slaughter eight hours before death. Barley above grade No 3 and oats above No 1 cannot be fed in stock yards. Millable wheat may not be bought or sold as a five day feed. Grain for feeding or catching migratory wild fowl is prohibited without a license from the Canada Food Board.
A vintage health advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a year round blood builder, especially in spring. It claims to purify and enrich blood, relieve weakness, stimulate appetite, clear skin, and aid conditions like anaemia and rheumatism. Personal testimonial from Miss Anna Patterson supports improved appetite weight and vitality.
Blanche Slocum, grand opera soprano and Mary Gar den protégée, speaks from behind German lines about postwar Germany. She depicts shortages, riots, and widespread discontent as citizens long for peace and an end to the war, noting government paranoia and prisoner-like restrictions on dissent.
Prosper Ferguson reports recovery from a knee injury with Minard's Liniment as he notes a shipboard accident. Lord Rhondda, food controller, signals possible meat ration increases for workers, while wheat prospects remain unsure and bread rationing plans are under development.
A historical commentary argues over postwar forgiveness for Germany and how Allied policies will shape trade, with President Wilson urging nations to pursue their destinies while Germany faces skepticism: markets depend on trustworthy conduct and the public’s willingness to buy, not vengeance.
The Detroit News notes cross border ties between Canada and the United States as essential in wartime. It urges renewed familiarity of geography and history to strengthen cooperation. An ad praises Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a credible remedy tested by Carol investigation and suggests its public approval will grow with trial.
Mr Bonar Law warned of a rugged path ahead stressing no ground for discouragement yet calling for all to save and lend. He warned that without effort the government may need to adopt harsher funding or spending cuts. The Scotsman notes Holloway's Corn Cure promises painless corn relief.
In a dialogue captured from the Calgary Herald, a reader accuses a politician of calling him a jobber. The editor explains the line read robber, and the compositor was dismissed for the error.
The Hamburger Nachrichten claims Germany plans to end Belgian unity. It urges separation of Flemings and Walloons and Belgian independence while the German Empire would guard Belgian frontiers and eliminate the Belgian royal family.
Under the Canada board, 25,000 Canadian boys aged 15 to 19 were called to assist on farms this summer. By now 23,000 have enrolled in Ontario and the western provinces. Enrolments remain pending in Quebec and the Maritime Provinces.
A witty tale praises a one hundred foot long transfer line in Mis soula linking Northern Pacific with the C M St P. No equipment, employees, or stations exist yet the owning company earns fifty cents per cat passing over its rails. Sixteen thousand cats have used it to date.
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