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Newspaper
Outlook
Location
Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
2
Ottawa Journal states hereditary titles are not wanted in Canada and cautions against granting social pretensions to individuals like Tom, Dick and Marsy, urging careful regard for institutional standards.
Fragmentary report notes a February storm affecting a baby’s health. The text mentions soothing measures and a medicine tablet sold by The Williams Medicine Co. for 25 cents a box in Brock.
The article compares aviator heights and bird flight, noting skylarks at nine inches wingspan and hawks at greater altitudes. It discusses migratory heights for swallows ducks and geese, and mentions travelers in the Andes witnessing high altitude sighting.
Disjointed fragments show investors debating England's alcohol policy and profits. References to prewar and wartime earnings hint at corporate chatter and shareholder responses, with figures like 31,835 and 60,791 cited amid a broader anti drinking sentiment.
A reader from Vineland Ontario reports her brother’s eczema cleared after using Dr Chase's Ointment. He suffered through one winter and found near instant relief after starting the treatment. The family asserts he has remained free of symptoms for about five years.
The author argues economic leverage can cripple central powers by severing trade arteries and starving industries. War is a struggle over materials, not just troops, and self sufficiency is unlikely for Europe despite any shortages.
Wartime advice extols winter vegetables like potatoes cabbage carrots as essential, nutritious, and economical. Doctors praise their mineral content and tonic value, urging use in stews and meals to conserve meat while feeding troops and families.
The piece argues Germany underestimated its own resistance capacity and notes that three years of war show Germany slowly improving in food and materials despite predictions of collapse. It highlights the impact of Allied blockade and American naval action on neutral trade as a key factor in undermining enemy power.
Analysis notes a surge in American wealth in 1916 with many thousands joining Croesus and Midas ranks. It questions what defines a millionaire across nations citing Twain’s restaurant bill misperception and comparing fivefold wealth thresholds in France and Germany.
A Los Angeles Times excerpt envisions a future without alcohol’s harms. It predicts savings from reduced whisky consumption will lift the toiling masses, improve homes and hygiene, and establish schools. Prisons will ease as fewer people are born with defects, signaling a wide leap forward into a new era.
An ad touts Ranaed on a corn or callus patch promising immediate relief and root-and-all removal. The piece blends a wartime anecdote about British misunderstanding with a stray testimonial about a medicinal paste.
A fragment describes Wyse’s method as a bill collector. The text notes a boss telling him to call the next day and Wyse calls at three, catching the debtor off guard and pursuing payment. The piece reads like a sharp profile of persistence and timing in debt collection.
An information sheet invites Western Canada settlers to learn about the colonization development program. It directs inquiries to Robert at the Department of Development, Canadian Pacific Railway, Calgary. Also mentions Parmelee's Vegetable Pills claim to soothe nerves and aid digestion.
The London Daily Mail notes women’s suffrage will alter society similar to past changes but will remove one grievance and one affront to democracy.
A historical ad asserts Putnam's corn remover lifts corns by applying a drop or two to soften and peel away the corn with roots. It promises fast, painless relief and claims no other product is as quick or safe, costing a quarter at any drug store.
An old advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a rare buy in seed salt markets. The copy suggests the product offers permanent relief in many cases where other remedies fail, praising its conservative claims and implying broad efficacy.
Canadian govt orders remove duties for one year on livestock imports and small motor tractors into Canada. The measure allows unlimited livestock and tractors valued up to 1400 dollars to enter duty free for bona fide Canadian residents under new regulations.
The fragmentary note hints at a casual message about trouble and a mention of a person named Phil in a casual tone. No clear event, date, or location is identifiable from the readable text.
A British patrol vessel engaged a large U-boat in home waters after a brief exchange of fire. The writer notes the submarine proved harmless as shells were misfired to land, leaving the enemy afloat and the clash unresolved.
Odd fragment from Tit-Bits describes a joke about Minard’s Liniment used for neural pain. A man is asked who he is and how he should be addressed, leading to a wry exchange about identity and usefulness. The item reads as a humorous anecdote with no clear date or full context.
War office reports capture of Py guns and 4000 to 5000 motor cars from Russians, extensive losses including trains and war materiel. German forces advance between Dvinsk and Litovak, occupy key transport junctions, move toward Riga area, while Bolsheviks vow continued resistance and a united front as evacuation plans unfold.
A detailed example of Western Front cooperation shows French and British forces transferring a long stretch of the St Quentin front from French to British control without incident. Thousands of French troops and large batteries shifted orderly, praised for the smooth execution and the strong French defenses that supported the operation.
Reports reveal close links between the German embassy in Madrid and Spain's anarchists. Documents published by a news outlet show secretary von Stohrer sent funds to anarchist groups, signaling covert propaganda efforts against a king. Madrid reeels at the revelations.
A circulating report from the legislative building claims the war committee may move a project involving Hudson Bay fleet transfers to France. The rumor suggests a need for steel and traffic measures to support wartime logistics.
Senate leaders announced a plan to add a provision to the agriculture bill, proposing price supports for 1918 crop outputs and aiming to protect primary markets. The move favors increasing the number of protections, prioritizing southern wheat over other grains.
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