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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
2
A leading manufacturer reports only 70 of the 720 former spinning and weaving works remain in operation in Germany. The silk industry also shrank with ties dropping from 43 000 to 2 000 as factory closures cut output and jobs.
A Drummondville hotel proprietor Wilfrid Gagne announces use of Menard's Liniment after several veterinarians failed to provide lasting relief for his valuable horse. The notice dated August 3, 1904 mentions care from Minard's Liniment Co. Limited Gents edition and requests attention to its efficacy.
The Telegram notes a 1918 ten cent per pound tea tax by Canada as vindicating Ed mundy Burke’s stand against the 66 cents per pound levy on American ports. It argues Americans refused to tax themselves for defending national existence against the French and Indians, while Canada tax supports shore defense and home honor against Germans.
The piece questions a medical officer's decision to assign a man to hard labor, noting that some trusted judges have deemed him fit. It frames the issue as a debate over fitness for strenuous work.
A Winnipeg Free Press excerpt relays Lincoln’s Civil War faith from General Sickles. Lincoln described praying in his room during the battle crisis and said the outcome was in God’s hands. He expressed hope for Sickles’s recovery and foretold strategic wins ahead.
Explorers surveyors and hunters learn to rub the oil on wet feet and legs to prevent muscle pains and treat cuts contusions or sprains with this camp remedy. The ad notes a humorous encounter with a young moose and a Canadian forest setting.
Sir Hugh Macdonald of Winnipeg rules that panel clerks in confectionery stores and similar light work, which can be done by women, do not render full service to the state. The Montreal Herald notes broad public agreement.
Advert shows Vim and Vim style pills claimed to renew strength. It promises relief from tiredness nervousness sleeplessness headaches and languor by taking at night. It advertises 25c per box and claims immediate improvement and improved health for all users.
Captain John Trewin of the Newport bound Hull steamer Flixten recounts a dramatic cross channel attack by an enemy submarine. A torpedo broke surface near fifty feet, reversed course toward its own vessel, and exploded 150 yards away causing alarm and damage.
A Boston Transcript quote reports a Berlin dinner speech praising Ludendorff as a new Bismarck. It claims he would loss of a million men to crush peace talk, vows to prevent revolution, and dismisses socialists. The passage casts Ludendorff as a blood and iron figure eclipsing Bismarck.
An official in New York says Alexander Kerensky, once a leading figure in Russia during the dethronement of the Romanofts and later toppled by the Bolsheviks, is safe and among friends. He is not in strong health and rests quietly, but his condition is not serious and he may again influence Russia’s governance in the future.
Readers are informed of a claimed cure for catarh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. The advertisement asserts internal use through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and build constitution, offering 100 dollars to any case it fails to cure and inviting testimonials from FP J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio, price 75c.
Minneapolis will save between 50000 and 60000 annually by feeding garbage to hogs rather than burning it effective April 1. Other U S cities like South Bend Madison Cedar Rapids Salt Lake City Harrisburg have adopted hogfeeding, estimating 3000000 pounds of marketable pork yearly.
Oxford professor Charles Scott Sherrington quotes a Heidelberg conversation in August 1907 with theologian Ernest Troeltsch. Troeltsch argues war with England is a necessity for Germany to acquire global possessions including ports, colonies, Australia, South Africa, Hong Kong, and India.
Washington reports say German U boats lose effectiveness as Allied patrols, detectors, and depth charges crush hidden movements. A new ear device and sensitive depth boath exaggerate detection, making routes to Europe and the United States perilous for submarines within miles of patrol vessels.
Advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous exhaustion and breakdown. It cites a Canadian patient from West Bramboro Ontario who reports restored sleep appetite and health after weeks of use and notes availability through dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
A young Gabber delivered a lengthy speech at a club forum last night. The judge cited Mutarde Liniment Cores Garget in cows as a remark fragment without clear content.
A reflective guide for housekeepers urging cash payments, careful budgeting, and thrift. It advises recording weekly income and expenses, reducing spending if over budget, saving surplus for holidays, avoiding extravagance, and choosing best value items over cheapness when prices rise.
Charity appeal notes a critic urging donations to a blind institution. The script highlights Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming cure and lasting relief with comfort and sleep restored, urging readers to ask their druggist for supply.
The British Ministry of Food reports wheat imports from Canada are not arriving in sufficient quantities to meet weekly requirements. Efforts to increase shipments from Canada are deemed invaluable to bolster supplies.
The Souris Manitoba branch of the Bank of Canada announces a boys and girls Pig Club. It will lend money to children aged eight to ten to buy two pigs one for meat and one to keep. The aim is to boost pork production with special prizes in credit to members.
In Nero's era a bushel of wheat required four and a half days of work. With the reager invented in 1837 labor shrank to three hours. Today a bushel can be produced in ten minutes. The passage notes farm life now mirrors other industries in relying on machinery.
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