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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 25, 1913
Page
2
In Ontario reports the illness linked to contaminated consumables affected hundreds of residents. Officials warn of extended recovery times and urge vigilance for symptoms. Investigations aim to identify the source and prevent further cases. Public health agencies coordinate with local hospitals and labs to trace exposures and provide guidance.
Amid a tumult of figures a historic harvest outlook emerges with record wheat and other crops. Early season forecasts show barley rye sweet potatoes and rice at high levels while government actions focus on securing food supplies as global pressures mount.
Prohibition era rhetoric appears with quotes from Governor Capper and Kansans praising the law, noting its mixed enforcement and social impacts. The piece contrasts supporters' belief in prosperity with critics’ concerns about enforcement, literacy, and youth, alongside scattered notes on unrelated topics about hay supply and library bookworms.
The fragment recounts advice and improvised remedies from a 19th century invalids bureau. It mentions Dr. Bierce and a hotel for invalids with references to Pere Perce and Pellets, detailing a long struggle with illness and the circulation of medical pamphlets and newsletters.
The article discusses sweet clover as a crop for poor land, its nitrogen fixing roots, and differences from alfalfa and red clover. It highlights soil benefits, alkali tolerance, and potential economic factors including seed prices and demand, plus a personal vignette of a poor farmer remaining diligent to feed a large family.
Fragmentary health note urges for a healthy child by state of stomach and bowels. Mentions Bany's Own Tablets and a mail order address at 23 ceuite ab de Williams Medicine. Safe handling and pleasant remedies implied.
Former Canadian trade commissioner C.F Jost describes opportunities for Canadian manufacturers in the Czar empire. He cites vast Russian training camps and a potential supply of twenty million men, noting Britain and Germany are excluded from this business and Russia expected to win the war.
Fragmentary notes recount a distant elder tale of wire fences and posts, a Mackamitis craftsman, and young workers in a small village. The passage shifts to Canada soldiers’ relief clothing and equipment orders, noting summer work by the commission, Allied provisioning, and shipments advancing toward front lines.
A wartime reminiscence recalls Ben Tillet, the seemingly fearless youth nicknamed the Kid, who defies danger as dockers in Ypres trenches urge restraint while Britain’s older generation watches. The speaker reflects on the boy’s reckless courage, noting he seeks trouble beyond his years.
The labor department plans a weekly separation allowance of 420 dollars for the families of married Canadian workers who migrated to England for war work. About 1,719 men left Canada, likely 1,000 of them married, meaning roughly 4,000 dollars weekly would be sent home. The payment adds to regular wages, while a couple discusses domestic tensions at home.
A Manitoba government deputation from the Brandon Winter Livestock Association secured support to realize 105000 dollars in cash ventures and to raise 103 dollars for the association using unsold ventures as security. The government aids instead of taking Fish in the matter and guarantees fair interest via Charity of Mracton, while no winter fair will be held at Brandon without this disposal.
A Winnipeg winter series titled Back to the Land will feature 70 lectures aimed at advancing the movement. The lectures are organized by the Winnipeg school board and industrial board in a joint meeting. Professor Redford and MP Dr. Melityre are among speakers, with plans to supply materials and broaden the discussion.
The passage presents garbled lines about Joffre, British and French command, and calls for unity and mobilization. It hints at themes of strategic tension, supply, and European freedom but remains incoherent with missing context and distorted phrases.
The article traces the origin of the term boycott to Captain Boycott in 19th century Ireland as a protest against tenant evictions. It notes the phrase first used by John Dillon on November 17 and its rapid spread, describing how the word entered common usage. It also includes a separate advertisement for Miller's Worm Powders claiming health benefits for stomach and intestinal worms and improved digestive function.
St John Ambulance Association plans to arrange first aid courses in preparatory schools and with military units during the fall and winter terms. The organization notes 26,009 people trained under its program during the Cassidy period, up from the previous year.
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