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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 31, 1918
Page
2
A descriptive dispatch contrasts French artillery effectiveness with German losses and morale. It quotes letters from soldiers about gas, bombardment, and fatigue, and ends by touting Par welee's Vegetable Pills as a practical digestive remedy.
The article advises using cold frames to protect young plants from hot winds and notes squash borers are hard to combat since they attack inside stems. A remedy is to cut stems at joints to create new rootlets. It recommends picking vegetables early and handling wet beans carefully to avoid rust from dew and wind after rain.
A Chicago Evening Post editorial urges blunt talk about the war effort. It warns Americans they could lose the war without immediate, stronger action and calls for more planes, tires, reserves, and steadfast resolve to match their just cause. The piece emphasizes sober acknowledgment over complacency.
With seeding done in the middle and south western States, a surge of land buyers enters Southern Alberta. Idaho buyers secure 4800 acres near Grassy Lake for 192000 dollars. portions prepaid for crops. Local agents report land sales nearing a quarter of a million dollars in the Lethbridge district as wheat prospects rise.
Read about how health hinges on liver and bowel function with claims that indigestion headaches and fatigue stem from a sluggish system. The promotion touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a proven cure with quick relief and easy digestion, priced at 25 cents per box and sold widely.
A wartime reflection notes civilians in England and France set aside peacetime concerns to focus on the war effort. It asks how daily choices in food, clothing, purchase, drink, and production affect warfare and the morale and effectiveness of the home front. The piece contrasts civilian life with trench realities and highlights the altered value of ordinary activities during conflict.
Representative Asbury Lever of South Carolina appeals in Charleston for war aid through food conservation. A Charleston mother recalls teaching her daughter to save every crumb and peel before eating as an example of wartime thrift.
German propagandists reportedly distributed thousands of newspapers in Italy bearing a distorted message from President Wilson. Authorities suspect the scheme aimed to sow misbelief about Italy's stance as forces potentially prepare an Italian offensive. Italian troops and aviators ridiculed the misprinted dispatches.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone drops to instantly relieve a tender corn. Apply directly to the corn, it dries and shrivels the skin, allowing the corn to lift out with little cost. A small bottle is advertised as a cheap, effective remedy.
Debate on how past days shape present meaning and future dignity, drawing parallels from Thermopylae and Ypres to show memory guides progress. Chicago women organize a movement to give up list items at the penance and donate savings to the Red Cross.
A Winona resident reports relief from nervousness after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states the remedy made her feel well by morning and enabled her to return to work, recommending it to others enduring similar nerves.
An Edmonton core writer surveys growth near Cairns Alberta noting thirteen schools at a high district point and the spread of threshing outfits. He observes little stubble this year due to more thorough cultivation and wonders how many threshing machines may be seen this fall in the same area.
A parliamentary committee estimates Canada will need about one thousand men for harvest work from August 1 to September 1. The plan seeks labor to cover peak picking and seasonal farming duties across provinces.
Advertising fragment praises Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy for infants aiding digestion sleep teething and sickness. A testimonial from Mrs Omer Le Maddin ton Falls Que endorses use for her children. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A speech in Toronto praised Canada’s wartime response to Britain and the Allied cause. The speaker honored Canadian soldiers, noting their role in France and framing the nation’s effort as a defense of civilization and liberty against tyranny.
The order in council restricts luxury imports to licenses issued by the minister of customs on War Trade Board recommendations. It names non essential items including pleasure boats and sporting gear, firearms and ammunition, nuts such as almonds and pecans, berries and grapes, peaches and plums, candied fruits, breads, cakes, sugar, and related goods.
Fragmentary text references boys members of a course and chickees with unclear details. Appears to be an old small-item note mentioning local groups and activities without coherent context or full names.
Report indicates reductions in meat rations for sailors amid discussions between British mercantile marine representatives and ABODÉA authorities. The talks address supply constraints and cost controls affecting crews aboard merchant vessels.
The Winnipeg Free Press quotes Charles M. Schwab as saying U S shipyards delivered 300 000 tons from April 20 to May 20 enough to offset German losses for the same period and predicts an average 16 000 tons daily starting June 1. If fulfilled the submarine menace could be defeated unless new German factors arise.
A fragment reflects on British resolve at war start, noting Britain could call citizens to service up to fifty and that Germans now face extended service into a 30th year. It contrasts English stamina with German expectations and cites a Vienna Zeitung quote.
The article argues Americans eat too much meat and suggests instituting meatless days to improve health and conserve resources for national needs. It cautions about potential kidney strain from high meat intake and frames meat reduction as a patriotic measure supporting the war effort.
A humorous Life magazine item notes Crabshaw's wife tangled in housekeeping attempts inspired by magazine tips. The piece reflects societal expectations of women and the comic tension of household tasks.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a cabby denying violence as a man recalls an unseen hand. The speaker mentions a tense moment, fear, and attempts to avoid attracting attention while someone is described as taking time to calm themselves.
An article discusses factors affecting milk souring noting bacteria and temperature influence. It mentions sterilized milk, storms, and ice storage, then shifts to a two line note about a Colorado Agricultural remedy for worm troubles in children and its accessibility to mothers.
Fragmentary note discusses goats and infants and import trials to provide residents with something at cost. The text mentions price coverage of expenses and city residents as beneficiaries. No clear events, dates, or named organizations are identified.
Fragmentary OCR notes recount a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria amid other garbled phrases. The readable text mentions a weak husband and a cheer, with stray references to Colts and whites, but no verifiable facts or sources.
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