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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
5
The Montreal Gazette notes John D Rockefeller with an estimated income of 60 million dollars is urged to pay about 38.4 million to the federal treasury. It says Uncle Sam taxes millionaires heavily in these stressed times, yet the war boosts opportunities for enterprising individuals.
A fragmentary exchange recalls a wartime moment with a wounded person noting sensations after a strike. The dialogue hints at improvisation and household objects used in the moment.
The Manitoba department of agriculture introduces changes to boost efficiency. Sub departments including livestock, extension, immigration and colonization, and the agricultural college will coordinate via periodic meetings to cut duplication and improve cross purchase practices. J M Evans chairs the committee with George Blatho and J B Reynolds as members.
After a football game a crowd pressed toward exits while a boy climbed a fence and vanished beyond. A police officer warned to stay where he entered, and the boy disappeared over the top.
A witty remark frames a college diploma as a "worthless stock certificate" earned from the "school of experience." The line lampoons formal credentials, presenting experience as the real educator.
A wire rope submarine net with floats and weights traps a submarine. If the sub stops or twists free of the net it may surface and surrender or be pursued, with the crew taken prisoner by the enemy. The article describes depth limits and the peril of capture.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Japan exported 9,090,620 lead pencils in 1914 and 168,000,000 erasers in 1916. With map alterations in Russia on the horizon, 1917’s production is eagerly watched to gauge Japan’s industrial capacity.
A humorous dialogue notes one way to acquire a good carriage by balancing a book on the head. The exchange references a literary approach and a quip about becoming more literary through posture.
The note highlights Minard's Liniment as a favored remedy and cites women of Canada urging support with wartime rhetoric. It frames food as a decisive factor in victory and frames morale messaging around national effort.
A Hague despatch cites German consuls stating Ottoman troops are exterminating Armenians as they re occupy Armenia with mass killings described town by town. It warns Russian handover of the trans Caucasus could prompt further genocide with German approval. An ad for Miller's Worm Powders urges use to protect children from worms.
An excerpt contrasts Russia and Romania, arguing civilization must aid Russia to prevent militarism from swallowing it. It notes war weariness in Russia and calls for international action to save both nations, reflecting early 20th century anxieties. A separate item cites Dutch budget birth name taxes and a report on American Telephone & Telegraph growth.
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The U S war department prohibits soldiers from sending telegrams or other messages from ports of embarkation to maintain secrecy about American transports. Reports during the Tuscan sinking cited an officer wiring his family about the ship’s departure.
A French report extols trained dogs that saved 750 soldiers by risking fire to locate the wounded and guide stretcher bearers. They carry messages trench to trench despite hunger fatigue or mortal wounds, obeying officers and continuing missions until exhausted.
A satirical list claims Britain will face a sequence of rationing days such as Wheatless Catless Eatless Atless Tealess to conserve resources. The piece attributes the plan to a college professor and mocks official shortages while hoping the war ends before tea becomes banned.
This Putnam's Extractor claims painless, fast corn removal. Drops on the corn shrink and peel it away without harming surrounding flesh, letting you lift it out easily. It costs about a quarter at any drug store and is presented as superior to pricier alternatives.
The Arch bishop of York argues in Carnegie Hall that the British navy’s vast achievements surpassed any German gains, noting the German fleet’s three year sequestration and the sea lanes cleared by Britain. He contends the war would have ended in German triumph without Britain’s naval dominance.
The piece notes Ireland’s soul beneath religion history and politics, its age and eternal symbol, and the air filled with memories. It observes that Irish songs rarely fixate on figures like Drake Nelson or Gordon, instead reflecting local street ballads rising from shared pleasure and identity.
A house hunter recalls an ad claiming a charming home “within a stone's throw of the station.” Guided to the property two miles away, he asks the agent to introduce him to the person who threw the stone, revealing a sly ruse behind the listing.
Hull Quebec special report tells how Miss E Demers of 190 Maisonneuve Ste cured from chronic indigestion sick headache and rheumatism after six months with seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says the pills made her and her father healthier and she recommends them to friends.
A Vancouver Province snippet notes Thomas Edison reportedly contends four hours of sleep suffices for any man and that the notion mirrors the day’s prevailing idea.
A wife files for divorce arguing she was in a trance at the time of marriage. Her husband retorts that if marriage failed to awaken her, divorce will not break the spell.
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