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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
3
The liyestock branch of the department of agriculture objects to any action that would ban calf slaughter or restrict exports to curb Canadian cattle. It argues that under current conditions farmers gain by feeding calves to market age, whereas before the war calves were killed at birth, and prohibiting this would revert to wasteful prewar practices.
The U S war trade board aims to end all trading with firms of pro enemy character by enforcing licenses for imports and exports. The move targets firms furnishing information smuggling supplies providing credits or hoarding for post war purposes to aid Germany. Minard’s Liniment is mentioned in a separate context as a sale item.
An advertisement claims Baby's Own Tablets swiftly relieve childhood constipation without gripe and regulate digestion. A Quebec mother endorses them as the best remedy, priced at 25 cents per box from The De Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario. Also notes comedian Harry Tate’s humor with a riddle about a clock striking thirteen answered by a boy.
A wartime style message urges readers to boost health this spring. It warns March and April bring fatigue, but medical science offers relief with Dr. Pierce’s Medicine. The piece promotes vitality and reasonable care of the stomach and liver to sustain strength.
Canada food board mobilizes 23,000 school boys aged 15 to 19 and anticipates many farm girls this year to aid farmers. They will lighten the farmer’s burden and improve storage. The board opposes compulsory rationing and promotes voluntary rationing via the leaflet One Work’s Budget as an effective alternative.
Lord Rhondda warns the alter larder is dangerously empty but expresses resolve that North Americans can prevent shortages. He asserts collective effort supports the ongoing fight and sustains imperial aims amid crisis.
Mr and Mrs West of St James Manitoba claim Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured lumbago and made Mrs West feel like a new person. Mrs West says she gained 10 pounds after taking six boxes and recommends the remedy to friends. The ad asserts kidney cures and blood purification with the pills. Three thousand women are employed on the GE railway of England.
Emperor William thanks Philip Heinken of North German Lloyd and lauds the sword as protection and God’s hand in history. He credits troops generals and citizens for victory and urges faith, reconstruction, and a strong, united fatherland.
The piece cites Queen Mary and Queen Maude of Norway trimming their own hats. Princess Patricia of Connaught and Crown Princess of Sweden also trim hats. It highlights many society women skilled with needles, including Lady Cheylesmore and Lady Maitland who both prize hat work and sales, plus Lady Hervey-Bathurst and Mrs Arthur Weigall as millinery enthusiasts and sellers.
A vintage advertisement extols Hamilton's Pills as a family remedy for complexion and health. It claims blood disorders cause rough skin and poor appearance, promising a return of cheeks' glow, brighter eyes, better appetite, strength, and endurance with a 25 cent box.
Lord Robert Cecil outlines in a briefing to the Associated Press a map driven indictment of Germanys moves in the east and south. He cites Baltic gains a Finnish dependency and a plan to control Odessa and Black Sea ports as part of a broader push toward a Berlin Baghdad railroad via trans Caucasia and northern Persia. He warns that Bolsheviks aid the effort and asserts allied action is needed to thwart the German design.
A medical note praises Parmelec's Vegetable Pills as remedy for digestive irregularities caused by brain work. It claims brain exertion strains the stomach and lower bowels, and asserts users certify the pills' superior power.
A Brantford Expositor note cites a proverb praising prohibitory laws for shaping the next generation away from alcohol. A Mrs Yorkins and a young man in the information bureau debate government railways and train speeds with blank answers.
Soak hands in hot suds of Cuticura Soap to ease itching burning cracking and bleeding. Dry and rub Cuticura Ointment in well, wear gloves at night, or remove excess with tissue. Free sample by mail available via dealers nationwide.
The excerpt argues that even if future humans become perfect, the idea of eventual annihilation after long progress is intolerable. It suggests that believers in human immortality may see the destruction of the world as less dreadful, reflecting Darwinian views on mortality.
A Carseland Alberta farmer received a 2420.30 dollar check for net proceeds from a single car of oats shipped to Winnipeg. The car carried about ow) bushels of No. 2 grade oats sold for seed. The tale notes the sum as possibly the largest on a single oats car. A bottle of Dr Thomas Electric Oil is touted for household and cattle use.
Clergy from all denominations in Canada pledge to promote food conservation and production. Bishops send pastoral letters backing the effort. Archbishop Matheson, Primate of Canada, promises full support to the Canada food board.
The Edinburgh Scotsman hails granting the vote to six million women in the British Isles as a stupendous decision. It credits wartime service for empowering women and reshaping national life and labor relations. A separate quip compares prison findings to hardened criminals with Mrs Stubbs humorously reacting.
Militia department reports January work by Canadian railway troops in France. Broad gauge miles laid reach 42 with 33 narrow-gauge miles. Average broad gauge maintenance 49 miles and 14 miles for narrow gauge. Workers focused on locating grading ballasting and laying lines, with about 6 100 narrow-gauge and 1 100 broad-gauge personnel engaged.
From May 1 to December 31, 1917 the Manitoba Farm Loans Association lent 619 50 to farmers at six percent. Additional loans totaling one million dollars were authorized. Low interest and 30 year terms aided farmers, enabling acreage expansion, cattle purchases, and some renters to buy their farms.
A reader from Port Jefferson Island reports a severe leg injury with a large swelling above the knee. The pain subsided after applying Minard's Liniment, which also limited further swelling and earned strong praise for the product.
Sir William Goode, secretary of the British Ministry of Food, warns that Britain still depends on the United States and Canada for about sixty five percent of essential foods. He says without access to this food, the nation risks running out.
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