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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
6
The article argues that vermin and weather threaten stored grain and that permanent grainage, dry and ventilated, offers better protection than temporary cribs. It notes high grain value justifies investing in durable, rat and mouse proof facilities, with fair sales and post threshing shipments reducing need for large storage.
A local draft board agrees with a young man's medical troubles including scarlet fever hearing loss typhoid fever spells and persistent weakness. He describes stomach paralysis and eye trouble plus limited diet and pain lasting days. He will not be sent to the Central board of appeals.
Government urges economizing cotton with stark figures from wartime use. Naval ships burn thousands of pounds of absorbent cotton monthly. apparel for troops costs millions of bales yearly. U S production shifts to explosives. toothache relief via Dr Thomas' Eclectic Oil is advertised.
The article notes that Pompeii discoveries show Romans used window glass, while many homes long relied on waxed linen or oiled paper. It recalls last century workers paste oiled paper into sashes and mentions horn as a glass substitute.
Report describes Canadian forces in the Amiens area capturing German artillery and naval guns. The loot includes high velocity 9 inch pieces and mixed captured ordnance. Many guns are worn out or serviceable with records incomplete.
Gen Gouraud led French troops north of Paris in the Champagne sector as German forces advanced at dawn on July 14. The retreat began about five in the morning on July 15 after establishing machine gun nests and defensive lines. many soldiers died or were captured, while others fled down the hills. The defense is credited with stalling the German offensive and enabling a subsequent Allied counteroffensive.
If they could be made to set their balls their alls are caused by ta pure blood. Dr Hamilton's Puls medicine renews health rapidly. No better found than Dr Hat Pills which are safe mild and health giving. For forty years Dr Hal Pills have been America's best family medicine, 2c per box at all dealers.
A report describes wreckage salvage along a coast where villagers, pig keepers, and local traders collect items from the shipwreck. Monkey nuts for margarine, cotton, oil, lard, tobacco, baskets and sacks are gathered, with the wrecker and salvage services profiting from distributing and selling the goods.
Correspondent describes six baker shops in France feeding the British army. One site, formerly a German jute mill, uses no heavy machinery beyond an escalator to move flour. Soldiers from Britain Australia and the United States work the bake rooms while Chinese laborers haul flour between levels.
The America Food Journal reports experiments on canned milk and other fruits and vegetables showing no deterioration when kept in cans. Tests note tin and iron traces can alter odor and taste while preserving safety, suggesting canned goods remain wholesome.
An advertisement touts Putnam's corn remover as painless and effective, promising quick removal without pain. The text also references a Putnam’s extract and mentions other products like Ice Barrier blocks, with scattered fragmented notes about polar explorers and a distant traffic scene, all from a damaged page.
Mothers keep a box at home to guard children from heat related illness and diarrhoea. Baby's Own Tablets are promoted as safe and effective for quick relief and prevention. Sold by dealers or mail order from The De Williams Co Brockville Ont.
The account describes Gov. Winthrop of the Massachusetts Bay Colony proposing a day of thanksgiving after welcome news from England. He urged both Plymouth and Boston residents to join in the celebration under his jurisdiction, with records indicating the day was observed by both colonies though details are sparse.
An inventor described as an engineer in a 19th century source devised a torpedo robe and fought to patent or showcase his device. The text notes a 1866 mention and that the Austrian navy adopted something in 1868, though many words are garbled and specifics are unclear.
Fragmentary ad style text touts facial healing with Caticura and Besema claiming pimples and blisters disappear and sleep improves. The garbled copy hints at unspecific endorsements and a dramatic before after claim without clear dates or sources.
Fragmentary text references an 18th century palace landscape and a monarch’s grand plan likened to a new Versailles. It mentions debts around 45 million pesetas, political aims, and dramatic urban redesign, with scattered names and terms from a period chronicle.
The record notes 1000 Victoria Crosses awarded since Queen Victoria's era, with 182 in the Indian Mutiny and counts for the Crimean, South African, Zulu, and Afghan wars. It states nearly 200 recipients died in war recently and that Driver Dalziel won the thousandth cross.
A clergyman’s wife advised him to beware of damp conditions before he officiated at a funeral near Kingston. The warning came as he prepared to lead the service on a wet day.
A Philadelphia mother describes weakness and backache from nervous indigestion and credits Lynn's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after three months. The ad emphasizes modern mothers face heavy demands and offers the remedy as a cure.
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