Child Endures Years of Pimples Affects Sleep
A child suffered two years with pimples causing sleepless nights. The report notes persistent skin condition and its impact on rest and daily comfort, with no immediate cure disclosed.
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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1918
Page
9
A child suffered two years with pimples causing sleepless nights. The report notes persistent skin condition and its impact on rest and daily comfort, with no immediate cure disclosed.
Advices from London report King Ferdinand and Queen Marie entering Bucharest with London’s low light and French army escort. Buildings glowed with allied banners as General Berthelor and British officers greeted them. Destruction and flight marked Bucharest since November 1916 as Jassy had served as Romanian government seat.
A Daily Mail report from the front notes Germans west of the Rhine grow cordial toward Field Marshal Haig’s forces. Locals fear Bolshevik unrest, seek peace, and portray demobilized troops lacking civilian clothes. Guards discuss arms in barracks amid sporadic anti-Bolshevik sentiment.
Fragmented text mentions mothers with strength and attitude to resist misery and weakness, implying a motivational message.
The Morning Post notes Allied attacks from August 18 1918 to early November that shattered German defenses and sent troops reeling toward the Rhine. It claims British forces inflicted heavy losses, nearing 19 000 men per month at the war’s end, and asserts occupation of Rhine territory would signal a decisive military defeat to Germany.
Telegraphed report from Rome indicates President Wilson will be received at the Vatican on December 25 after the pope hosts the sacred college. An assurance says no obstacle will block his visit and he may go directly from a royal invitation to the Vatican for a ceremony of sovereign honors.
H A Craig deputy minister of agriculture told the United Farmers directors in Calgary that a large portion of Alberta farmers will need seed grain. He noted substantial wheat in southern Alberta and that enough wheat has been bought to feed the province and stored in government terminal elevators. Distribution will be through municipalities with districts also served by the department.
A longtime LA government employee, Mrs Hyde, resigns after 54 years of service. She spent four years in initial service and never took a sick day, never weary of her duties, seeking some leisure in later years.
Dr. Schiffer, German finance minister, warned in Berlin that continued current policies will bring inevitable ruin. He blamed excessive spending on trivial state administration and unemployment, saying credit at home and abroad is failing and that wartime taxation bills will be introduced retroactive to 1914.
An early 20th century advertisement promises relief for insomnia and nervous distress. It touts Milburn Co. pills sold by mail from Toronto Ontario and urges buyers to send price for delivery.
The piece extols British Columbia as a summer paradise for prairie readers. It invites travelers to Capilano Canyon Gorge Stanley Park and Stanley Park golf while praising the Empress and another Vancouver hotel. It notes a 500 mile scenic route along the Canadian Pacific Railway with two trams obtainable from CP representatives.
A 1920s style debate argues Germany should reimburse war costs with gold and nonmanufactured assets rather than goods. The speaker warns against flooding Britain with German manufactured imports and urges using gold and labor to repair Belgium and France. Manitoba plans stallions sale to support horse breeding amid economic strain.
Winston Churchill, minister of munitions, told a Dundee audience that Britain will insist on the right to maintain naval supremacy and will resist any restrictions. He noted Heligoland, a former Danish island ceded to Britain in 1914, as a strategic base near Kiel and the Kiel Canal.
Cable from Marshal Foch to Mayor Hylan indicates willingness to visit the United States when duties permit. The message expresses profound gratitude for New York’s invitation and the people there, reflecting a warm reception of the offer.
A brief inquiry asks about children with worm infections and whether there is any concern about COVID-19 or related conditions.
Fragmentary dialogue from a horse show era features two men boasting about escapes with horses and a wartime veteran Lieut ent O Leary VC celebrated at Tedenham Park Mullingar Ireland. The garbled text references the First V C and convalescent home scenes with scattered names.
A Copenhagen despatch to the Daily Mail says the Ebert government plans sharp measures against the Spartans as its position grows stronger. Spartacus organizers' offices were examined by government forces with arrests expected.
A patient recalls severe temple pain and persistent discharge from the ear leading to a Montreal hospital decision for indoor treatment and brain bleed after surgery. Doctors say recovery was miraculous and the patient remained exhausted and bed-bound for weeks.
Researchers at Columbus University announced a method to keep fish meat indefinitely fresh by water treatment and later restore its original state. The approach, described in chemical laboratories, is claimed to boost the world meat shipping capacity significantly, potentially more than twelvefold.
Count Deermin says Austria in 1917 sought a separate peace, even offering Germany Galicia for Alsace Lorraine while pleading for surrender. remarks attributed to former Austro Hungary foreign minister and German generals describe repeated top level failures.
A Halifax board of trade official denies grounds for Halifax terminal concerns while a high military official argues Portland offers faster hospital care for disembarking troops. The aim is quicker transfer from transport to hospital, with Portland a roughly twelve hour run from Montreal compared to Halifax. Demobilization could increase troop movements from England to Canada, stressing Halifax duties.
A wartime oration recalls 1.9 million Americans crossing with 1.1 million borne by British mercantile ships, praising Britain’s ships for saving liberty across eras from Elizabeth I to Kaiser Wilhelm II. It notes risks to food and materials to ferry troops and contrasts past balance sheets with today as German submarines stalk Britain and allied forces advance toward Rhine and German cities.
The article notes Talaak Pasha resigning the highest Ottoman dignity while once living as a modest telegraph clerk. It suggests Turks may view social mobility differently and questions how barriers affect ascent to top positions in the empire.
A woman speaker urged women workers to pursue footwear industry roles, recounting her own boot and shoe making as proof of capability. She demonstrated repairs and fitting, urging regular boot mends and practical home support, while addressing expectations for women in labor.
A dispatch describes Basra, Kut el Amara, Baghdad and Mosul transformed by wharves sanitation tramways and telephones under British administration. It notes prosperity slowly grows though Arab opinion is cautious and mostly receptive to continued British aid.
Fragmentary wartime note describes Belgian authorities using Belgian automa bien in Holland to transport crown prince and entourage. Document mentions Brussels despatch and Dutch production context amid German soldier movements.
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