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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
3
Researchers in Syria report progress on a bone disease treatment using a medicine called ta syekeres. The study outlines early findings, potential benefits, and calls for further trials to confirm safety and effectiveness.
Fragmentary OCR reveals a discussion of German control in Southern Russia, urging forced liquor distribution to celebrate a supposed Russian victory. It mentions Austria, Canada, and Kaiser-era themes, but is garbled and lacks clear dates or identifiable events. The piece reads as a controversial, speculative wartime commentary with many errors.
A fragment describes a new hiking aid belt with inflatable football shaped floats. The device includes a belt with a tankier end containing a salve, two to three inflatable pockets, and a three-bag life preserver option for swimming use.
A dog attached to a Zouave in Algeria during the war aided in reconnoitering and signaling danger. When a severe shell burst the dog barked, guiding fellow soldiers to locate the Zouave and six men, who were found and brought back safely. The dog is described as a mixed breed with pointer and fox terrier traits, noted as heroic by onlookers.
The piece notes a government effort to study seals and their behavior using sound to lure them. Fishermen report seals reacting to certain tones, with narratives suggesting indigenous knowledge of using drums or horns. The text also mentions seal rookeries, salmon traps, and community recital attendance related to sea life.
A regional warning notes higher infant deaths in summer from stomach and bowel troubles like diarrhoea and dysentery. It urges parents to keep Baby's Own Tab on hand for prompt dosing to prevent or cure stomach upset in young children. The ad cites Minds, Alta and The De. Williams' Medicine in Vickville, Ontario, selling tabs for 23 cents by mail or from dealers.
Rich Loot For Huns describes Moscow cathedrals famed for gold domes and costly interiors. It notes the Cathedral of the Holy Savior with five gold domes, cost estimates around 160 million dollars, the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin housing sacred icons, and the Cathedral of the Annunciation with golden frames and agate pavement.
A garbled wartime reminiscence mentions Lincoln as a soldier in a company of the Hick Hawk War. The speaker recalls difficulty recalling the command to form endwise for the gate and orders the company to pause for two minutes before regrouping on the opposite gate side. Exchange.
A fragmented account discusses German life under Kaiser rule, noting scarce luxuries such as crow dishes and soap memory, with references to cloth-made Gibbes, rationing, and the danger to children. It includes reminiscences by Miss MacAvoy of Hoboken and her sister about German conditions, peace aims, and American reactions during wartime.
An advertorial claims Sing Putnam's Torn Extractor can remove corns in one piece with a few drops, leaving the corn shriveled and painless. The piece highlights low cost and universal availability, urging readers to choose Putnam's over garter methods.
Vessel launched from a British shipyard showcases electrical welding replacing riveting and caulking. The method saves 20 to 25 percent in labor and materials, speeds production, and reduces rivets in 10,000-ton standard ships to about 2.5 percent. United States observers monitor Great Britain’s progress and plan similar adoption. Asthma remedy ad follows, promising relief after a restless night.
At a War Trade Board session Philadelphia trader Fred B. Peterson announced a cocoa bean import restriction to conserve tonnage. About 150 importers attended as officials warned of a potential chocolate famine despite existing bean stocks and looming sugar shortages.
Dr. Robert Moton praises African American loyalty in World War I, noting 250000 Negroes in the country ready to defend democracy. He cites Congress’s inclusion of colored troops, Liberty Bonds, and Stamps drives, and quotes Col. James A. Mossy on colored troops’ leadership and capability.
An advertisement promotes Freezone as a painless solution to remove corns and calluses. It promises quick drying, non irritative action, and instructions to ask a druggist for a small bottle.
A fragment from the Vancouver Province quotes Representative Seayard condemning German offensives as military ignorance. The dialogue includes a quoted exchange about a fez wearing scoundrel and a missionary remark, illustrating sharp wartime satire and public opinion.
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes a shift as able bodied men leave forks of the Brandywine for patriot duties. Farmers press ahead, plows join fields, and fallows prepare to seed as brothers and lovers defend liberties. The tone praises rural resilience.
A domestic exchange reveals a wife asking for her husband’s view on a homemade pie, coupled with a playful grudge about complaints. The light household scene centers on domestic expectations and a quiet moment of disagreement.
A huge seizure of 1 057 000 pounds of devitalized wheat gluten, valued at about 200 000 dollars, was announced by A Mitchell Palmer. The grain, found in June in a New York warehouse, was destined for Germany via Switzerland and will be sold at public auction by a German firm near Worms.
Government extends state purchase privileges to aid middle class as clothing demand soars in Austria. New York World notes incomes around 3200 clash with paupers. State sale offers suits 85 to 75, coats 32 to 67, worsted suits 28 to 70, waists 2 to 13. Facilities warn against knitted goods sale and plan lower priced repairs from 8 to 20 for men, 10 to 8 for overcoats, 16 for trousers. Purchasers must show official permits. thieves recently stole permits from a Vienna clothing bureau.
A Halifax Chronicle fragment records a child warning Freddy not to visit the rude Binks in his garden. The exchange hints at a domestic scene and neighborly friction within a Victorian era context.
Surviving accounts reveal early glass eyes were crafted for living people. Ancient Egyptian artisans removed natural eyes, filled sockets with plaster or wax, then mounted glass or precious stone eyes to restore appearance.
Estimates by Colonel P. Bicknell of 600000 Belgian refugees in foreign countries and about 60000 remaining in un conquered Belgium. Paris London Havre host nearly 170000 Belgians with government Red Cross aid efforts to concentrate refugees and assist in homes. Parmelee’s table Pills touted as a bowel health remedy in medical advice.
Sardinian fighter Antonio Mangoo bears over 100 scars and holds the Gold Medal of Valor plus three Silver Medals. Knighted by the Crown of Italy, he has Serbia Belgium England and France decorations and survived a four month Austro prison before rejoining the front. Two of his brothers died in the current war.
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