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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1916
Page
2
The Valores Drug Coe of Tervato promotes Bon Opto as a cure all with a mail order prescription. It claims eye troubles vanish with a warm water rinse and dissolving Bon Opto tablets and urges readers to act now before blindness.
Engineer in charge of surveys reports Hudson Strait navigation would be hindered under any conditions. August east entrance and October west entrance ice posed risks to ships. snowstorms after mid-September further limit safe travel. Recommendation favors hydroplane use with wireless stations to warn vessels of ice dangers.
Fragmentary text hints at critique of English aristocracy amid wartime strain. Mentions Minard and Grilled Aristocracy Oxford with unclear context and scattered phrases about England, war impact, and Philadelphia reference. Readable facts are limited. core ideas remain speculative.
The article notes Cogiin of Dewey's seet and Sergt Gratland of the Princess Pats joining the American Legion. It mentions Francis, a Boston shoe maker, enlisting as a private then sergeant, and Pte Gust Lind, once an Alberta rancher and US Navy veteran, returning to fight. It also discusses asthma and a remedy by Dr Kellogg as a possible treatment.
The text traces the thoroughbred’s development in Britain during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries through crossing Eastern with native stock and Eastern mares. It notes the breed as the world’s most valuable horse with a widespread presence across Europe, the Americas, and colonies, a legacy built by breeders supplying stock to varied regions.
A German professor shows through delicate measurements that baritone or bass voices use far more energy than tenor or soprano voices. The study highlights how vocal force varies by range and voice type, with contralto and soprano using much higher power in deep tones. A business college speech on pluck hints at personal achievement and irony. Manitoba considers a $600,000 resistance to a proposed Shatter establishment in Winnipeg, with future rate controls to be set.
Berlin reports indicate Germany faces a textile shortage as imports decline and synthetic fabrics lag. Officials impose limits to curb consumption while unemployment fears rise and potential tax burdens grow amid anticipated British naval actions in the North Sea.
In France near the British Expeditionary Force’s general headquarters a large complex of repair shops employs over 28,000 workers under Army Service Corps control. Daily efforts fix aircraft, vehicles, boots, and clothing, with logistics tracking each man and item for rapid redeployment.
An old advertisement touts Nerviline as a fast remedy to prevent throat pain chest congestion and colds. It claims rapid relief from headaches dull throats and sore throats and promotes a large family bottle and trial size sold by dealers.
A German subaltern recounts fronts on both east and west where casualties rose, the Emperor’s assurances of Russian annihilation failed, Warsaw battle exhaustion left a depleted army, and soldiers express readiness for a speedy peace after bitter losses.
A Montreal Family Herald item explains hay stack sizing by measuring over throw and stack length and width to estimate cubic feet. It notes tonnage varies 400 to 600 cubic feet per ton, with prairie and slough hay on the heavier side, and cites the U S department of agriculture method.
A reader testifies that switching from coffee to Postum improved his mother’s heart pain and overall well being. He recalls a merchant who switched his household to Postum, noting reduced headaches and better appetite after a short trial.
Dominion government receives a herd of cattalo from Mossom Boyd estate at Sent station for winter. The crossbreed cattle buffalo animals weigh about 1 600 pounds and dress 10 percent more meat than ordinary steers. They are hardy and forage on a large pasture, fed once daily, but fertility, especially in males, is a concern for establishing the breed in Western Canada.
The page links grip recovery stories to Williams' Pink Pills and urges blood strengthening to end lingering symptoms. It also notes Manitoba fish production nearing five million dollars, Siberian Altai railway completion, and various other notices about livestock, railways, and wartime parcels.
A Forestry Branch Bulletin reports that during thirty years fires burned roughly half of 9 000 square miles surveyed in northern Alberta, leaving timber only on about 1 500 square miles. It calls for forest reserves and a dedicated organization to curb waste and protect remaining timber.
Senator Frye lauds Great Britain while denying US friendship. He cites Britain’s rescue of a British subject from Abysinia as proof of imperial protection. Frye recounts troops sailing, marching, and storming a fortress to free Campbell, illustrating Britain's power and loyalty to subjects.
The Canadian Forestry Association plans to issue 60 copies of a 220 page Forest Book designed for Boy Scouts. J Gerald I Brown of Ottawa will distribute packets to local masters instructing one copy per Scout, featuring 10 pages of illustrations and 10 pages of reading matter to promote forestry conservation and essays with cash prizes.
An excerpt describes a new Russian force called Deaths Hussars as irregular troops acting independently to raid German positions. They disrupt communications, kill patrols, and sometimes attack officer quarters, a terror to be watched everywhere as both sides wage brutal warfare. A stray passage mentions Minard's Liniment and a scene with the Senator and Major, ending with unrelated dialogue.
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