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Newspaper
Melfort Moon
Location
Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 30, 1918
Page
6
Reports say German machine gun nests were discovered beneath concrete pedestals in a cemetery, dug in along the center during an attack on September 10. Allied forces shelled the area. the scene described, with lines and crosses, reflects the tense battle conditions.
The passage lists folk names for flowers such as St John’s Wort and Fairy Cheesecake and explains how common beliefs link flowers to moods and weather. It notes quirky names like Scarlet Pimpernel as Poor man’s weather glass and Goat’s card for Goats. It also mentions Miller’s Worm Powders claimed to ease child suffering and worms.
Fragmentary text discusses cavalry usefulness against German forces in a salient. It notes movement vs trench warfare and highlights large calibers and heavy guns as dominant factors, with a cautious view on infantry and cavalry roles in ongoing campaigns.
An old style advertisement touts a corn relief product promising painless removal with a few drops. It claims no skin irritation and urges readers to obtain a small bottle through a Cincinnati author or dealer and from wholesale druggists.
The Canada food board warns of a persistent cutworm threat to home gardens. Fr. Abraham, chair of the vacant lots section, says early season spared some loss but fall attack is needed to curb next year’s outbreak as eggs are laid in autumn.
A fragment notes Dr. Prederieck D. Pridham, a U S medical student for four years, with sporadic references to an interest in sports and a person named Siete or Sete. The readable content is unclear and provides limited verifiable facts.
A clipped item notes the Eiffel Tower reaching twenty nine years of age with references to European sights and other towers such as Wem bley and Ketel, all fading from memory as discussed in the Louden Globe.
A Minneapolis crowd including thousands of white clad women joined a Red Cross parade. A laundress recalled the scene with humor and pride while an Eve Magazine excerpt ridiculed the spectacle. The text shifts to advertise Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a blood purifier.
The fragment mentions readings and extraordinary discoveries in Paris and New York, noting figures like Schiaparelli Flammarion Curie and others. It references a German soldier and a Paris committee, with remarks about proofs and gifts and a claimed universal significance.
The article outlines trap placement and mechanics for humane setting. It describes aligning jaws with the animal's approach and using natural coverings to avoid accidental triggering.
An advertisement touts Babys Dee Tablets as a universal cure for stomach and bowel troubles in infants. It promotes mail orders from The Williams' Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario at cents a box, claiming reliability and family endorsements.
Officials of the geological survey report bright prospects for platinum in British Columbia. Preliminary work along the Tulameen River by G Hertzic and C Mannell involved a small outfit and no drilling. Government assays at Vancouver offer $105 per ounce, with ongoing regional sampling and refining facilities prepared for immediate operation.
The piece highlights British voluntary aid nurses and the V A D in World War I. It describes duties beyond nursing such as cooking and cleaning, and notes the endurance of a V A D worker Miss EB Lyne who served in France from 1914. Cocoa pots and long shifts illustrate the demanding tasks.
A fragment reflects on how animosity toward Germany extends across Europe as Russia shifts stance and efforts intensify. The passage hints at a broader, unresolved struggle shaping allied and enemy moves in wartime.
The article recounts a WWI style action where water sources were cut off by Egyptians and Arabs. Col Todd’s forces dug trenches and drained a desert lake, seizing 60 miles from a canal. An Austrian engineer’s well project was destroyed and Turkish water supplies were seized, ending the water threat.
In South Australia convicts planted olive trees that prove hardy and low maintenance. The trees resist fruit tree diseases and yield income once mature, though commercial adoption is slow due to long maturation. The project traces back to 19th century Sheriff ledgers, with the term Genes used for light-sentence workers.
Fragmentary notes discuss a Y M C A reference in a Welsh names reading at a chapel in the hills. English extracts are cited while Welsh names are read aloud during a Friday meeting with a London Chronicle mention.
A young English V A D nurse in France works alone in a cold cellar of a chateau hospital. The piece notes the charm of the estate but stresses the vast hard work and sanitary challenges faced by staff in French hospitals during wartime.
Fragments describe Minard’s Liniment in diphtheria context and a court discussion about money and purpose. The text also mentions a tank crew and German weight details, with garbled phrases and unclear subjects. The readable parts hint at a legal or testimonial scene and a mechanical vessel description embedded in a damaged clipping.
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