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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
3
Farmers in Western Canada sold flax valued cars for record prices. A Champion Alberta car sold in Winnipeg for 562,776 dollars, yielding 14m bushels or 82,0961 units in flax. Lethbridge shipments paid freight and handling, with Harris, Saskatchewan credits affecting the final tally.
An ad urges mothers to guard infants from summer illnesses like cholera infantum and diarrhea. It promotes Dr. Williams Medicine tablets as a preventive and emergency aid, sold by dealers or 25 cents a box by mail from Brockville Ontario.
A meeting featured a speaker arguing that ability deserves recognition and reward in any field. The tale included a cannibal who allegedly converted into an Irish stew. Lord Leverhulme supported the idea, declaring you can't keep a good man down.
Plans progress on a $10000 abattoir in Trince Albert Saskatchewan to operate early in September handling up to 100 cattle daily and 100 hogs hourly. Saskatchewan Co-operative Elevator Company expands with a $70000 addition and seven elevators already erected with four more under construction including a new purchase at Surbiton.
Western Canada faces drought risk with poor crops in dry years though soil and climate favor large yields. The Canadian Pacific Railway developed a major irrigation project in Southern Alberta to ensure consistent moisture, enabling farmers to grow high yields on land that otherwise produces lean crops. With irrigation, farmers can avoid lean ears and secure annual harvests despite occasional droughts.
The town of Cabri in Sas Eurechwan passes a by-law mandating that all guiding on the main street be constructed of brick, stone, or cement. This up-to-date rule reflects municipal modernization across Western Canada.
An old ad copy promotes Putnam's Extractor for corn removal. It claims simple painless use without gin, quickly removing the corn and leaving dead skin, all for a quarter in a drug store.
A Prince Albert Herald clipping notes strong prosperity in Saskatchewan and Manitoba regions. Crops, especially wheat and rye, are ahead of last year. grazing is excellent. milk flow is high due to green feed and lack of pests. Hog numbers more than triple, land breaking active with multiple machine crews turning over wild lands.
The horticultural Branch of the provincial government reports very encouraging fruit conditions across British Columbia with a crop equal to or slightly better than last year. Prices are higher than usual and all signs point to strong returns for growers.
Alberta hog farmers enjoy higher returns as production expands with ample feed crops oats barley and alfalfa. Prices at the Calgary market run above eighteen dollars per hundred, about four to five dollars higher than last year, reflecting strong profitability in hog raising.
A visiting speaker praises large Dakota farms with spring plowing and cattle routines while Windsor Record promotes Dr. J Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a quick relief for asthma sufferers, promising immediate help and renewed life.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports towns mobilizing harvest workers. In South Dakota counties, town volunteers close businesses, ride to fields by auto, shock and bind wheat, and donate farmer payments to Red Cross. Warrick County Indiana also records volunteers cutting and shocking wheat, with 80 acres handled in a single evening.
A reader testifies that Minard's Liniment has been used for years in their family and praises it as the best on the market. The note adds a horse use endorsement and mentions a location at Pineo Woodlands.
The U S Shipping Board awarded contracts to a government yard in Shangha i to build four cargo ships of 10 000 tons each and took options on eighti e thousand tons. total output planned for China includes engines and other parts with completion in about six months after steel receipt.
A New utensil with tubular handles replaces straws for iced drinks. The idea aims to speed service. It highlights a trend toward practical gadgets in daily life and consumer convenience.
Forwarded cables trace a controversy over Branting's London remarks and alleged German influence in Stockholm press. The Swedish government denies issuing any communique and a Stockholm papers story is blamed on the German legation. Observers warn the episode risks unsettling western neutrals and inflaming tensions.
A wartime letter echoes praise for British troops, noting their courage, generosity, and disciplined morale. The piece suggests Americans reassess stereotypes of England and Europe, contrasting harsh prior views with admiration for British resolve and humanity after battles near Lens.
Citizens in Austria express hunger for bigger daily rations and criticize the government for misleading statements about the front. The message reflects wartime hardship and growing discontent with wartime leadership.
Farmers in Vandol County conduct demonstration plots on fields with corn and grain to compare cultivation methods. Plowed fields show more mustard than cultivated ones, and grain stands are better where the mustard was not allowed to seed.
Newfoundland's conscription law, recently in force, has bolstered the Newfoundland regiment to full war strength. A second draft may come by autumn after fishing season ends. Women work on farms while fishing boat crews remain short. evaders are arrested by patrols. Most conscripts choose enlistment over jail terms of two to five years.
A sensational stated product claim touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as powerful yet safe for delicate children, asserting it can be given without fear of harming the constitution and emphasizing gentleness for young users.
The piece argues that victory over Germany requires internal reform. It urges rooting out profiteers and social inequities at home, establishing a democracy at home beyond wartime zeal, and addressing class struggles without reliance on foreign measures.
The five stock ironch of the Department of sari sec of Saskatchewan will exhibit and sell pure bred bulls and grade cattle at exhibitions across the province. An initial payment of one third cash for heifers and one quarter cash for bulls is required, with provincial aid offered to those deemed capable of cattle care.
Western Canadian cities show brisk building activity with Saskatchewan permit values up to July 9 more than double those a year earlier. Other western cities also report strong construction momentum despite wartime constraints.
A vivid portrait of Bernard a French baby near the Somme amid World War I fronts. British and Indian troops fray nearby while generals colonels and majors rest at his parents home turned camp. The child’s life brazenly entwines with war as photos chronicle his exposure and imagined rank.
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