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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 03, 1919
Page
5
A damaged note describes a German prisoner internment and recapture attempt recounting a beard and moustache profile. The text notes a confusion over height and facial hair with a corrected reading of small for tall.
The Canada food board asks how to save sugar in homes noting that about one half spoonful per cup is left undissolved in 12 million daily cups of tea coffee and cocoa. This would waste 120000 pounds of sugar per day.
A brief note reports Mrs Boyd avoided an operation through early care at Finkham's Vegetable Salon related to Mrs pane Dow and a street address at 421 Bth.
The article notes a surge in mineral extraction over the last decades, with iron and copper output eclipsing all previous history and petroleum production surpassing all prior eras. It warns that these resources may be depleted within a few centuries. It also advertises Parmerees Vegetable Pills as a digestive remedy.
A French learner of English asks what the sentence implies. If Mr Noble, who sits for the constituency, consents to stand again and be run, he will in all probability have a walkover. The remark, cited from Tit-Bits, highlights language oddities and potential ambiguity.
The Queen Consort, known as the Yanks, approves a plan to send home comforts to American soldiers at the front. In a letter to Sir Charles Walston, the scheme's chairman, she expresses pleasure in becoming patroness and pledges to help, noting relatives are far away and aims to equalize support with allied comrades.
The advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a quick cure for corns. It claims a crusty corn will peel away with a drop or two, offering lasting relief for a mere quarter in any drug store.
The Christian Science Monitor argues that Brest-Litovsk shows the dangers of a negotiated peace for the Allies. It warns that peace must not weaken the aims of the war against autocracy and world conquest, and stresses the need to defeat central powers.
An office boy recalls how German guards count prisoners and likens it to circus barkers outside a tent. He describes a strikingly long creature and a 42 foot measurement, reflecting the harsh humor and grotesque imagery of trench life.
In a playful Buffalo Express exchange, Corrigan Sr. chides Corrigan Jr. about military attire. They discuss pants width and rolling cuffs, joking that jacket sleeves should be wider rather than pants. The humor centers on a son preparing for combat in a lighthearted father son moment.
Brief note emphasizes the role of camels in crossing arid regions. It discusses their adaptability and historical use in transporting goods and people between distant trade centers.
The Canada food board sets price ranges for corn and rye flour and barley flour with Eastern Canada prices higher than the West. Retailers are warned not to charge excess for wheat substitutes as prices vary by region from about 6 to 8 cents per pound.
Montdidier in the Somme department is noted for its medieval associations dating to the 8th century when Didier was imprisoned by Charlemagne. The town sits above the River Don, with historic churches and the Palais de Justice. Parmentier, who advanced potato culture in France, is Montdidier’s famed son, honored by a statue.
An army motorcyclist at a U S training camp heroically stopped a parachute dragging a young lieutenant to death. After the officer jumped 2000 feet from an observation balloon, high winds entangled him and swung the chute across the field. The cyclist plunged into the field, forcing the parachute to foul the machine and anchor the craft.
A brief Kansas City Star note advises to leave all the gooseberries intact when making a sugarless gooseberry pie, offering a practical kitchen hint.
A high German officer’s letter lauds the French under occupation, noting their stoic patience, restraint toward invaders, and pride amid hardship. He contrasts German attitudes with French resolve and questions Westerners’ reactions to conquest, suggesting Germans could learn from the French spirit.
The Italy’s famed poet, famed for daring flights, shows no fear of death. In a talk with a friend he says his worldly life is ended and he hopes each expedition may be his last, wishing to die for his country.
A testimonial from Mrs. Eugene Couture of Knox Bridge Que praises Baby's Own Tablets for quick relief of a constipated feverish baby. The mild laxative tablets claim to regulate bowels and sweeten the stomach. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The United States operates 157 ship yards with 51 pre April 1917 and 106 new yards. Atlantic 66 Gulf 22 Great Lakes 15 Pacific 54. Steel hull 70 wooden hull 86, three fabricating steel ships, four for concrete vessels. Merchant ship program has 750 shipways. 29 yards build Navy vessels and 22 serve private owners.
A short humorous tale set in the South describes a poor young man who marries and offers the minister three twenty five cent pieces after the ceremony, laments his limited means, and jokes about future offerings to his Sunday school if they have any pennies to spare.
The origin of the word Honeymoon is linked to an old Scandinavian custom. It involved drinking diluted honey wine, or mead, under the moon after marriage rites. The practice connected the lunar cycle with newly wed celebrations.
A global thrill surrounds Polish resolve as 114 officers and soldiers vow to die for their country. The article portrays Polish idealism as timeless and undying, with Hungary’s 214 imprisoned officers mirroring that national will. The piece frames Poland as real in hearts, destined to regain existence.
The piece argues that Paris withstood German threats without panic, while Germans rely on force and justify brutality. It contrasts German civic courage with French and Belgian steadfastness, framing the clash as civilization versus mere might. It asserts German culture lacks moral courage when faced with defeat.
A fragment describes using Minard's Liniment for diphtheria and offers sewing tips for mending garments with black or white net. It suggests keeping net in a work basket to cover holes, cutting pieces larger than holes, and stitching to create neat repairs. The text blends medicinal and household guidance with garbled filler.
A Frankfurt Zeitung report notes Bolshevik orders cut Moscow telephones to 15000 for technical reasons. Officials reduce their own lines by 25 percent while factories get half the prior allotment. Each house to have a public stairway phone, accessible to all, with neighbors allowed to use nearby lines. Doctors nurses and top officials may receive home telephones if surplus remains.
The piece notes a jam shortage in Great Britain with about one ounce per person per week for civilians. It urges Canadian housewives to make jam to conserve butter, amid wartime strains on supplies. A corny ad line on Holloway's Corn Cure follows, then a newsboy anecdote and a Washington Post credit.
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