ADIFS WANTED for plain and light sewing work
Advertiser seeks sewing work for plain and light tasks. Willing to accept full or spare time arrangements and will consider work sent from any distance.
View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.
Start Free Trial
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles
Articles on This Page
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
6
Fragmentary view of constitutional powers and pacifist claims
The passage critiques a pacifist notion arguing the United States could not deploy troops abroad. It references the supremacy clause and necessary and proper powers, noting tensions with anti conscription rhetoric and the New York Times coverage. It mentions Mount 0 California and Puerto Rico as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Covner
Speer
United States
Mt .0
California
Porto Rico
New York Times
Boomerang Anecdote On Foktei In Unsure Context
A fragmented passage references Foktei and mentions an insurrection or insurgents, but the text is garbled. The readable items suggest a casual remark about a boomerang returning, paired with uncertain political or military implication without clear details or dates.
New German Air Tricks Reach Corman Era Insights
The text describes German air tactics copied from Allied aeronautics and training. It notes a maneuver where a pilot accelerates horizontally then rotates to fly tail-first, sliding backward briefly before resuming speed. Another move skids tail-first for yards. It mentions observers deeming these tricks useful against faster or slower aircraft and references propaganda-like bright advertisements affecting observers' eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corman
Estes Ponatish
Lave
Gerver
Fascnst
Names and meanings trace romance in Slav origins
A fragmented overview discusses how historic Slav names derive from Greek or Christian terms, noting variants such as Slav Valdemar and Ulrika. It touches on the misattribution of Russia’s capital name to Saint Peter and hints at romanticized etymologies linked to peace, glory, and divine gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elisabeth
Pisa
Valdemar Fr
Rurik
Ulrika
Cor
Radan
Radko
Redman
Russia
Yeastmch
St Peter
Dever the Great
Cugeror
When War Brings Reflections on Family and Loss
A fragmentary letter expresses the impact of war on a family, contrasting loyalty to kin with longing for a mother and sibling bonds. The writer fears war costs but hopes for restoration and happiness after conflict, ending with a peculiar disease cure mention.
Fleet Cinfia Commuter Organizes Sailor Entertainment
Liverpool citizens have funded a program to aid Admiral Beatty's fleet by providing moving picture entertainments aboard ships. The scheme aims to offer soldiers a respite from the monotony and fatigue of naval service, refreshing their minds for renewed work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Admiral Beatty
The Dutch Potato Puzzle and Curious Wartime Notices
A scrambled, fragmentary account discusses Dutch potato shipments, English and German trade tensions, and wartime pressures. It mentions 12 000 tons, 1000 tons, and a shift in demands, with British influence and a threat of agitation. The piece then shifts to medical advice about Darmeler’s Vegetable Pills and a humorous shop scene with a milk yard prank and unrelated product mentions, all presented in a battered, overlapping OCR style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tolland
England
Germany
Oer Ptiesj
Great Britain
Kind Hearted Irishman Tours Tarrooga Arena on Horseback
An Irishman travels around a barren area on horseback while discussing fencing in land and cattle with a companion. The scene presents rustic dialogue about keeping cows from starving and guarding property amid a remote setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarooga
Pat
Paris Seaport Plan Emerges After World War
After decades of discussion the Paris seaport idea advances as floods in 1910 spurred the Canal system and Seine deepening. The prefect of the Seine issues circulars proposing a navigable river to Paris with a new port at Genevilliers for direct access by ocean ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seine
Paris
Geanevilliers
Paria
Corns Lift Out With Fingers Miracle Claim
A sensational malevolent ad-like piece asserts freezune removes corns and calluses from feet in minutes. It describes drops drying the sole and lifting the Cory of callus with no skin irritation, attributed to a Cincinnati inventor. The text urges readers to pressure druggists to stock the product.
Canadian Forestry Battalion Mills In Scotland Aird
A report on forestry units in Scotland describes semi portable mills used by a Canadian battalion to process timber. Mills run from 20 to 30 thousand feet per day, with a Scotch style mill capacity up to thousands of feet daily. The system uses a wagon wheel drive and logs fed on a roller platform to the saw, with the crank and pin guiding motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
244Th Forestry Battalion
Testimonial for Minard's Liniment by Middleton resident
A Middleton Nova Scotia resident asserts long use of Minard's Liniment for family and notes it as the best liniment on the market. Mentioned is horse Jess W and Pineo Woodlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Jess
Disappointing the Doctors
An epileptic man collapsed in the street and was rushed to hospital. A nurse found a note pinned to his coat stating that it is not appendicitis and that his appendix has already been removed twice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Times
The Usual Way Dear I Saved Ten Dollars Today
A fragment from a historical page notes a shopper claiming to have saved ten dollars today at the store. The line hints at frugality and casual savings, with no additional context or names available.
Huw Critic Urges Britain Defeat On Land
Genton Ardenne of the Berlin Tagelots argues for a land victory over England, urging German leaders to overwhelm France first and then press American aid to break Allied resistance. He claims decisive success hinges on defeating England on land and exploiting a weakened French army before American arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genton Ardenne
Berlin Tagelots
Tern
England
Gerpacher
Every Woman's Right to Health and Vitality
An appeal promotes Dr Williams' Wink Hem Blood remedy as a cure for headaches backache indigestion heart palpitations rheumatism and general weakness, claiming it restores red blood and transforms women into healthy attractive individuals with renewed energy. The advertisement cites widespread use and household familiarity across Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Williams
Willams
Wil Brockville
Unwilling Tribute Reflects Sea Control During Naval War
The article notes that Britain dominates the seas, forcing the Central Powers to acknowledge Allied superiority. It discusses ongoing naval pressure, the cost and strength of fleets, and renewed efforts after battles, with emphasis on the enemy recognizing Allied efficiency and auxiliary services amid a quiet year at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Tealgar
Greect
Railway board to stencil load line on grain cars
The railway board granted the Alvorta Pacific and others request for an order forcing railway companies to stencil inches on box cars used for bulk grain shipments. It aims to establish a load line for shipments to provinces, but no time limit could be set due to existing conditions and rail demand. Cars will be stenciled intermittently as shop work progresses and new grain cars are brought into service, with foreign cars exempt from the order, representing about twelve percent of rolling stock at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States
Peter
Railway Board
Alvorta
Pacific Orn Con
Railway Conpanies
Conditi
Air power and pursuit of dominance in World War II
A fragmentary editorial from a 1940s London paper discusses air superiority, urging Britain to press resources and technology to overwhelm German air power. It frames aviation as the key to breaking enemy resistance in Europe and restoring momentum on the Western Front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
France
Erland
London Daily Express
Swagger Sticks Sweep the Nation in Wartime Trend
A Boston transcript notes swagger sticks rise from coast to coast as soldiers and civilians imitate officers. The craze spreads through training camps and cities, with critics calling it a fad while defenders say it aids soldierly bearing and hands, countering unease about the war era fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tyne
Washington
South Sea
Nerat
Boston’ Transcript
Dr Thomas Electric Oil Declared Most Demanded Pain Remedy
Report notes druggists and medicine sellers praise Dr Thomas Electric Oil for treating pains in joints muscles and nerves and neuralgia and rheumatism. The oil is said to possess superior healing qualities and be in higher demand than alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Youthful German Soldiers Blamed by Demoralized Ranks
British examination of 940 German prisoners shows over 2 percent from the 1918 class. Non-commissioned officers report younger recruits’ unreliability and officer inefficiency in Flanders. Demoralization noted in regiments around Lange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flanders
Lange
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eddy’s
Eddy
G. R. Clarke
Otto Higel
DODDS
Jeanings
Offhildren
Mother Graves
Holland
Darmeler
Carr
Ioral
Toe Tk Reese
West Hale
FJ Checey Cotemeiye
Seine River
Trane
Huw
Minard’s Liniment
Royal Yeast
Wiggins
Winder
Search the Macgregor Herald Today with a Free Trial
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Macgregor Herald?
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
Browse Newspapers
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
By Location
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
By Date
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
By Publication
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.