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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
3
A September 1917 front line reminiscence near Ypres recalls the approaching push, the crowded roads, and casualties. The writer speaks of sacrifice and devotion to country, framing sacrifice as a universal daily duty rather than an exceptional act, and cites his poem.
The port of Archangel and its Baltic role are recalled from Arctic history, tracing Norse and English traders from Alfred the Great through the Muscovite era. English factories, Boris’s free Port, and early interests in securing rail links to Petrograd frame a panorama of conquest, commerce, and hardship amid war and scarcity.
A dubious report describes parasitic bots in Australia including a birdlike bug on Kangaroos and a worm in the windpipe at Morama station near Walgett. The piece notes a sinister bot import from Arabia that affects camels and claims a few well known bots exist, with minimal harm to livestock.
Canadian readers advised to treat backache and kidney trouble with exercise and open air. The ad promotes Dr. Aourle Tablets double strength as a remedy, claiming rapid relief and endorsements from neighbors, with testimonials from Wm. Pisce of Buffalo and M Mansons of Albert 0%.
An advertise boast proclaims Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil as a powerful medicine with six essential oils concentrated in every bottle. The copy asserts thousands testify to its pain relief and broad health benefits, arguing its value lies beyond low price.
An analysis of Japanese adoration for infants notes how fathers carry babies on their backs exposing them to sun and eye problems, while bright silk hats protect the eyes. The piece also surveys Spain’s Allandra palace with Moorish origins, famed arches and the Lions Court as a highlight, and mentions Columbus with Isabella.
A wartime dispatch describes Canadian forces pouring through a German defensive line at Drocourt and advancing toward the Somme. Troops reportedly used a battle cry tied to a so called LC scheme, with letters said to stand for Lisadovery. The account notes German confusion and a resolve to press the offensive while facing U boats and destruction.
A worn description of nerve disorders and their cure touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy. It claims nervous weakness harms the whole body and that the pills improve appetite digestion and sleep, restoring cheerfulness. Purchases offered by mail or through local dealers at 50 cent boxes or two dollars and fifty cents for a set.
The piece discusses mustard gas as a liquid, estimating 7000 tons used in a rapid three day offensive. It cites alleged American production claims, a German order noting a new gas resembling a yellow cross, and reports casualties from a single attack. The text includes a Saturday Evening Post citation and a prayer guidance against profiteers and spies.
A Kansas City Journal snippet shows two men debating a borrowed umbrella. One asks for a loan, the other claims no objection and notes mutual borrowing. The fragment reflects a small social exchange about possession and permission.
Fragmented overheard dialogue shows a botched report about Minard's Liniment curing garget in cows. The text includes stray questions about life and a Sunday school exchange with Little Nina, mother, and a teacher, reflecting unclear reporting and literary fragments.
Fragmentary text references a series of guigura issues and a person named Sampe Beck with mentions of Mall of, leaving the context and dates unreadable and unclear to determine concrete events or actors.
A geyser thirty feet high marks a large potash deposit south of Prelate Saskatchewan. The lake area holds a crust four feet thick with softer material beneath, and prospectors register claims daily. Several smaller deposits lie nearby as inspectors note hundreds of prospectors on this Maple Creek district find. Over six million tons of nearly pure potash are reported in the eastern territory section.
Wholesale fish ers in Ontario sold 6 5 million pounds in the first five months of 1918, up from 1 5 million pounds in 1917. Nationally, sea fish consumption rose sharply with Ontario up 200 percent Western Canada 100 percent and Quebec 25 percent, while overall Dominion gains reached about 50 percent.
A colored conscript walking to the train with other prospective soldiers is greeted by a friend. The exchange includes a joke about thirteen at table and a line about being hungry, reflecting a wartime humor vignette from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Murray Gibbon publishes a new war romance titled Drums Afar. The novel centers on a Canadian Expeditionary Force backdrop with an Oxford student in Germany and France, who becomes a director in London. Canada’s influence guides the hero to a conflicted choice between homeland duty and personal love. London and New York publishers are John Lane, with Toronto distribution via S. B. Gundy.
A farmer salesman touts Free Zone as a miracle cure for corns and calluses. Two drops applied directly to the sore area allegedly removes the corn or callus instantly without pain, with claims of complete root removal and no irritation, available cheaply through drugstores or wholesalers.
The article notes a wartime shift to black walnut for airplane propeller blades and gun stocks due to its toughness. It states mahogany as an inferior substitute, imports limited, and government programs driving large consumption, with one hundred board feet needed per propeller and millions for gun stocks. Robert F. Wilson, in St.
A Washington visitor touring a remote river area in the southwest encounters a laconic native who dismisses fishing there. The stranger’s terse reply and drifting stance prompt the traveler to question why no one fishes this stretch, highlighting a clash between outsiders and local attitudes along the waterway.
A compact overview traces thirteen as unlucky from ancient Hesiod to Norse myth and Christian lore, then notes broader sneezing customs worldwide. It cites beliefs linking thirteen to misfortune, and records varied responses to sneezing as protective or ceremonial.
A military communique in the latest papers warns that desertion from German forces is widespread and that civilians assist deserters for money. It notes that aiding escapes to the frontier with clothes cash and other help constitutes treason and will be ruthlessly punished.
A TTla estimate states an antelope can travel about 40 feet per second. The claim discusses the animal’s pace and its potential habit of rapid movement across plains.
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