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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1919
Page
7
A peculiar letter arrived for the Prince of War from a Himalayan village. Written on dried tiger skin with red dye, it claims the writer’s father escorted King Edward during a tiger hunt and offers to guide the Prince up the hazardous Himalayas.
Fragmentary text alleges a claim about cleansing the blood and curing chronic catarrh with internal medicine. Mentions a firm Cheng & Ca in Toledo Ohio and a supposed medical system.
Former Emperor William II carried 650000 marks when fleeing to Holland, Dr Albert Suidekum declares the imperial family has no funds planted abroad, and a settlement plan for the Hohenzollern finances is forthcoming. The minister says aims avoid malice and pettiness.
Saskatchewan Indians reap a bountiful air crop from a year old production initiative spurred by wartime stimulus. In 1918, prairie land was prepared for seeding, drought posed a constraint but results remain strong with about fifteen bushels of wheat per acre on average for the effort.
An advertisement notes that only tablets bearing the Bayer Cross are genuine Aspirin and warns that non Bayer branded pills are acid imitations. It claims aspirin is manufactured in Canada from U S government rights and lists uses from headache to neuralgia. It mentions compact 12 tablet tins and larger packages available at drug stores. The piece also references Holloway's Com Cure Minard's Liniment and German pianos with a British response to export trade.
Remarkable results achieved despite wartime stress show how British shipmaking delivered rapid, high powered builds. The Admiralty dispensed with full pre-launch trials. HMS Resolution reached full power in one hour and sailed to her station in the Firth of Forth. Marine engineers praise precision in fitting, engines, and equipment.
Father warns of fatal illnesses in the hot months to infants such as cholera infantum diarrhoea and dysentery. Mothers keep Baby's Own Tablets at home for prevention and quick relief. Sold by medicine dealers or Trem Toronto per the Lams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Dominion Experimental Farms Bulletin No. 93 outlines canning methods to prevent spoilage from bacteria and mould. It notes mould damage is surface level while sour spoilage ruins the entire can. The bulletin, issued by the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa, offers recipes and guidance for year round healthful fruit and vegetable preservation.
Petition seeks reduction of a 12 month sentence for several Canadian soldiers tied to the Epsom riots. Justice Darling spared hard labor due to war service, noting no real difference between their acts and some locals. Appeals court arguments follow requests for leniency.
The British expeditionary forces announce that the evacuation of Archangel is in progress with official confirmation from London.
Amsterdam reports that nineteen policemen guard the ex Kaiser in Amerongen at a daily salary total of 75 guilders, with cumulative costs around 20 000 guilders. No change in his status with the Netherlands, he remains confined to Dutch limits and plans to move his furniture from German castles to a newly purchased home if allowed.
The Polish army announced the capture of 500 prisoners near Bobruisk 35 miles southeast of Minsk and that Poles deployed tanks for the first time. The enemy retreated to the eastern bank of the Beresina River destroying bridges.
A 1903 report claims the French naval base at Fiume has been abolished and the garrison reduced to a brigade with a British squadron and a French battalion under General Pittalura. The note places the change at Olympia and mentions St Josephs Levis as a location.
In the Chamber of Deputies the price minister announced Allied war expenses at 200 billion dollars. He said Germany would pay France 18.5 billion within the next 30 years as part of the reparations plan.
Value of mixed farming in Saskatchewan this year will exceed one million pounds and be worth about $600,000. Dairy expansion shows Saskatchewaners diversify beyond grain. Province produced 381,998 pounds creamery butter in 1916 and 405,17 in 1917, with 67,283 pounds last year.
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