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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
6
Assurances from Canada and the United States food administration indicate a favorable buckwheat harvest. Reports had suggested a 30 percent Canadian shortfall this year, but the crop is expected to aid conservation and serve as a wheat substitute.
The Manufacturers' Record denounces German militarism and blames the German people for the war and atrocities. It rejects sympathy for any German wrongdoers, urging firm resolve and the elimination of impure influence behind the war effort.
Lt-Col George McLaren Brown writes to Empire Monthly urging a comprehensive land settlement scheme for returned soldiers in England and Canada. He advocates open public lands or CPR style colonization farms of 30 acres with easy 20 year terms. He stresses selecting capable settlers, not workhouse relief cases, and urges strong postwar reconstruction action.
Edmonton Alberta hosts the Edmonton Dairy one of Canada’s largest creameries. Last year butter output reached three million pounds about one third of the creamery’s total. Cheese production around 200000 pounds. A new cheese branch began three years ago and production is expected to double this year. Strong local demand supports creamery output with much shipped to East Columbia. The dairy also provides much of Edmonton’s milk supply.
In a fragmented OCR snippet, readers see garbled words like would give him the Li Rovader and a gas bill figure around four dollars twenty cents. The text resembles stray lines from a page with personal notes or a poorly scanned notice, offering little coherent context or identifiable names or events.
A Crown Prince troop report details the March 2, 1917 rescue near Lisdsays Out where Scout B Johnston of Toronto saved a young woman from drowning in the Sonar River. Scout Ralph Brownell assisted ashore. The King presented the Silver Cross and Model of Merit awards at the national exhibition, with other youths named for bravery and service in the movement.
The excerpt notes how immigrant Scots and Galician speakers blend into Canadian communities. It contrasts Highland speech with Habiesn Frenens remnants and cites Nova Scotia and Quebec regions where Macdonalds and Macphersons live. It mentions 1703 and a remedy for wart discomfort.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Polly admitting disappointment with her husband Dolly. The exchange hints at marital strain and attempted reform, but ends before resolution.
A fragment notes Afinard's Liniment marketing claims including burns relief and other remedies. The text appears as a jumbled advert style line with stray phrases and a dollar sign indicating pricing, lacking clear context or structured details.
Reports describe extensive German destruction of canals rivers and fish stocks in northern France. Evidence includes traps nets explosives used to stun fish and barriers preventing escape. French authorities plan draining drying waters and rebuilding stock to restore productivity for future use.
A historical notice describes nervous debility early symptoms such as oppression by nerves and distress, urging immediate treatment to prevent worsening. It promotes Pink Pills and a medicinal company in Brockville Ontario as the cure.
Suspicious seizure details recount a discovery related to shipments to Germany. Evidence notes lead on cased components, with questions whether the operation served as subterfuge for material or legitimate parts. Cases reportedly landed at Cock for about three weeks as investigators pursue the motive.
The text praises MINARD'S LINI MEN as the best, naming Mathias Foley and Oir Joseph Atles Whooten of Mulgrave Nova Scotia along with Rev RE. O. Armstrong, Pierre Landers Sen of Pokemouche and noting an 18-5 figure.
In a Saturday Evening Post piece by Will Irwin, the discussion of Britain's wartime posture notes an army arriving after unpreparedness, the contrast between efficiency and human steadiness, and Britain's enduring patience. The author highlights the oil's praise and humanity, depicting widespread household trust and the nation's resilient spirit amid hardship.
The readable fragments describe an aged Kaiser figure lamenting lost youth and power. The text uses harsh metaphorical imagery comparing him to a man-eating predator, emphasizing a grandfatherly age now stripped of vitality and a brutal, survivalist stance.
A tramp asks a gentleman for change to buy bread. The man questions a shift to a more worthy trade. The tramp replies he would open a bank if he could, only lacking the tools.
Germany admits bread sickness spreads in hot weather due to hay and potato bacteria. Authorities worry harvests, with early vegetables and fruit scarce in markets. Potatoes sold in small quantities weekly. Schools closed to free labor for harvest, with women bearing most work. livestock shortages hinder farming efforts.
British troops received the change from meat for rations and the King ordered Hughie Green, head of frozen supplies, to send various fish samples and varieties to Windsor Castle.
The text discusses financial and policy issues around a U S government program with references to large sums and project viability. It mentions the Pace and tentative plans for funding and the potential for supplements from Alberta and other sources, noting practical use concerns and ongoing investigations.
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