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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1918
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a lasting cure for sore throat weak throat coughing and sneezing. It claims a two month treatment including an inhaler costs one dollar with a smaller 50 cent size available at dealers in Kingston Ontario.
Foster, guided by a memory of a cross in a Highland hill country, travels with a companion to an old estate. They arrive at night to a hospitable hall where a host greets them and two women approach, including a sister, as the setting unfolds with faded medieval echoes.
A fragment describes a traveler named Featherstone lodging with others. The speaker recalls feelings of ease and friendship, noting the visitor was not a stranger but a friend with a claim, and anticipates a pleasant stay in Featherstone's property.
Foster spends a day with Featherstone and his son Lawrence on a moor and near a lowey farm. Featherstone’s quiet, prudent manner contrasts with Lawrence’s sharper mind and occasional reluctance to face hard realities. They observe crops, taxes, and farm economies while enjoying a countryside outing and a warm return to Garth.
The piece argues the Bible is the greatest book though readers are scarce among professionals. Prof William Lyon Phelps praises its seriousness and notes its humor falls short. others like Kipling and Maupassant are deemed inferior in style to biblical narratives.
The Salem News recalls Puritans who banned stoves in meeting houses as a devilish snare. They allowed foot stoves for women and children while men and boys stamped and clapped to keep warm during services.
A prize pig was sold in Illinois for 10000 dollars, a sum that dazzled the owner of a drove of aristocratic hogs who could now look with a patronizing smile on the proprietor of a limousine de luxe.
Dutch cartoonist Louis Raemakers, living near London with his family, describes his wartime experiences as “exploring hell.” Since the war began he has drawn over 800 cartoons, many reflecting military and political scenes. His new collection Kultur and Cartoons gathers his work with accompanying essays by noted authors.
A Dewsbury manufacturing arm received a postcard from a German at Lofthouse Prison Camp asking for price lists and patterns for luxury fabrics. In response the firm sent a copy of a “Solemn Oath” pledging not to purchase German goods or do business with Germans for five years after peace, expressed in horror at Germany’s methods since 1914.
A Hamilton Times quips about a singer noting she has a sympathetic voice yet questions her sympathetic nature. The brief exchange contrasts vocal warmth with perceived character, reflecting local opinion on performance and personality.
The piece notes that overweight raises mortality, with highest risk after age forty and a midlife peak in death rates for those carrying excess weight. It argues well-fed Americans waste 2.0 percent of food and incur billions in costs. It also mentions women cab drivers in London founding a horse hospital tended by women.
A Times report notes birds on the western front have learned to mimic the sound of falling shells. A soldier recalls hearing a shelllike roar that paused before repeating, later realized to be a hen and then a cock reproducing the sound.
A London Weekly Despatch excerpt notes a wounded soldier in the Strand comparing a comedian's motor car to fear. It ponders duel meanings with lines about knee knocking and battle excitement, jabbing at wartime bravado.
An advertisement touts Copenhagen Chewing Tobacco with instructions to place a small pinch between the lower lip and gum. It emphasizes high flavored leaf tobacco and the snuff-like preparation as the best way to enjoy the product for first time users.
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