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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 15, 1917
Page
7
A garbled snippet praises a strong statesman among leaders, then shifts to a dubious claim about eradicating soft core fears with Holloway's Corn Cure, suggesting a dubious medicinal remedy amid wartime rhetoric. The text mixes opinion and questionable medical claims without clear events or persons.
The United States destroyers are highly active protecting vessels in Germany s forbidden zone. Officers and men face heavy strain and danger as they hunt U boats and endure long patrols with four days on and four days off. Crews return to port utterly exhausted before another turn at sea.
The Manitoba government plans to spend 1250 to purchase sheep in Ontario for stock in the province. The move aims to secure animals for slaughter and improve local stock at cost as part of a provincial agriculture push.
A controversial piece cites military medical authority claiming one in five citizens is sound while the rest are crippled. It extols physical culture and urges respect for the body, naming organs blamed for alleged deficiencies and condemning moral decline. The text references Bernarr Macfadden and a October Meet.
An editorial review condemns Germany's leaders for reckless acts and failed strategy. It argues public shame and distrust widen across nations, with Wilson's stance highlighting the impossibility of redeeming the German government. The piece foresees rising tensions and potential forceful reaction by the German people.
Commissioners report thistle infestation greatly reduced with summer fallow and cleaning of fields. Many lands condemned for thistles were reseeded with wheat and show improved yields, while some areas may be unprofitable to thresh. Notices warn landowners to clean fields next year. prosecutions occur for neglected weed control on dirty rain plains and summer fallows.
A health-advertisement style plea urges strong women and men to seek better blood and nerves through Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims debility, nerve exhaustion, digestion issues, insomnia, and low mood stem from impure blood and poor circulation. The message touts pink pills as a cure and cites widespread use, advertising price and mail order from Brockville Ontario.
A brief, whimsical note about a servant who mistakes a display for a chicken and learns a humorous lesson about price and perception. Also includes an old advertisement for Pagmelee's Vegetable Pills promising liver support and health benefits.
A dispatch notes that Von Tirpitz signals sympathy for the war effort, declaring that if the war ends in defeat for the German Emperor and God, the outcome would be decided by any American capital. The remark was made in Berlin to reactionaries, framing the United States as decisive in the conflict.
A witty exchange unfolds with a widow hinting at remarriage while a doctor quips about prescriptions and medicine. The morbid humor frames a royal irony as the widow questions a possible proposal and the doctor retorts with a pun on taking medicine.
The New York Evening Post notes postwar shipbuilding advances include large hatchways for faster loading, better port facilities, and humane crew housing. Two-man cabins, separated mess rooms, a smoking room, and steam heat upgrade seamen’s quarters, reflecting civilized standards for workers aboard cargo carriers.
Sore corns hard corns soft corns or any kind of corn can be tied out with the tagers using Freezone. A small bottle of this ether compound is available at drug stores for a small cost and is said to rid feet of corn callus pain or soreness without inflammation.
A 1920s public health discussion frames longevity as a moral issue rather than a purely scientific one. Experts claim avoidable deaths stem from habits, urging character, willpower, and church leadership to encourage healthier living alongside medical advice.
The article argues for fixed yearly wheat and flour prices to ensure fair profits for growers and prevent market manipulation. It condemns food gambling as a crime and discusses a asthma remedy ad promising relief and nightly comfort.
The New York World notes Hermann Ballin of the Hamburg American Line falls from favor as the Kaiser's war drains away his life’s labor. Once praised for building, he now faces a ruined dream with Germany’s defeat, amid idle ports and foreign enemies.
The writer notes Zeebrugge and Ostende losing importance as submarine bases, diminishing the coast of Belgium in strategic value. He reflects that German plans for a distant invasion of England have faded like other imperial dreams, leaving the Holy Roman regime's ambitions unclear.
A fragmented editorial discusses freedom of the seas as a peace condition, arguing it should not favor German militarism and that allied control may be necessary. It references anti German power and moral concerns, with scattered quotes from newspaper voices including the Boston Herald and Boston Transcript.
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