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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
7
Manitoba expects 42 000 000 bushels of wheat this year with 8 000 000 acres under cultivation and 7 000 farm laborers needed. The deputy minister notes weather and farm system conditions as key.
Woman suffers from backache after working 45 hours in a day, part time, in Indiana. The fragment notes fatigue and health strain related to extensive labor.
The fragment hints at a feature about desert news consumption and a joke about counting submarines sunk. It mentions a war correspondent and a dialogue between a mother and child about scarce divers to count sunken subs. The text is garbled but suggests a satirical or reflective piece.
Dame Clement Collin, a well known resident of Quebec, praises Dodd's Kidney Pills for relief and health gains. She notes her strength improved by the pills and urges friends to try them, claiming cures for rheumatism and heart related issues stem from kidney disease.
The text argues against extravagant dress in Manchester stressing leather use and a proposed order capping feathered boot uppers to seven inches. It notes widespread smart dress and a need to economize materials for national benefit, decrying waste and linking it to labor and textile use.
Fragmentary diary note describes itchy pimples on face worsened by heat and camels. Mentions use of Texw Coticura Soap and Cleameant, and applying ointment and cakes. Ends mid sentence with date illegible.
Popular Mechanics outlines a Scotch engineer’s plan for a vast underwater wall from the Friesian Islands to off Schleswig, about 80 miles, to seal Wilhelmshaven and other bases. The reinforced concrete barrier would be built in thousand barge sections towed, sunk end to end, defended by allies, and could be impregnable if completed though costly and challenging amid war.
A young man and a visitor wait outside as a father, in a dressing gown, urges quiet and sleep. The daughter asks what brings the scene to the doorway while the father relents, conceding the lateness without complaint and asking for calm.
An advertisement claims Dr Hamilton's Pills cure constipation with lasting relief. It promises to end headaches feverish sensations and bilious disorders, asserts safety for children, and markets a 25 cent box as effective even in chronic cases.
A fragmentary New York report quotes Allied leaders dismissing peace terms with Germany. It argues surrender by action or trial is unacceptable and claims German leaders refuse to submit their case to a world court.
Fragmentary line from a sermon mentions evoking a from who had recently. The readable bits hint at a reflective moment but lack clear names or events for a fuller summary.
An obscure note from the Montreal Herald mentions loyalty to a team amid broader national tensions. The fragment references Seana, Anita, and Japanese on offer Casads across a set with unclear context.
Fragmentary text notes a dispute over rent for next month with references to a land agreement and a person named Dauber. Details are incomplete and names are unclear in the OCR.
An old ad extols Dr Williams' Pink Pills as a year round blood builder and nerve tonic. It claims the pills restore strength, increase red blood, improve digestion and complexion, and cure fatigue and nervous symptoms, selling 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario by mail.
A well known actor, noted as a free thinker on theology, responded to a toastmaster’s plea at a New York dinner when no minister attended. He rose and, with a solemn hush, said there being no clergyman present, let us thank God.
In a court scene the judge asks how long the dispute with Mrs. O'Brien's husband lasted. Mrs. O'Brien replies the quarrel lasted about ten minutes, adding that no lady would have endured longer.
In a brief note a housekeeper warns that chores in the new place demand strict order as items are kept under lock and key and routine is stricter than before. The exchange hints at tighter security and higher expectations for staff.
The Omaha Bee argues that any separate peace with Germany would sow seeds for future wars. It warns about Poland, Ukraine, Romania, and Baltic territories, with German dominance shaping the terms and profits from arms sales. America seeks stable postwar world order but fears German plans are doomed to conflict.
Lieut MacNamara urges men under the military service act to apply now for immediate enlistment in the Royal Flying Corps rather than waiting for draft into a Depot Battalion. Nearest representative listed at 282 Main St Winnipeg.
A light two person exchange from the People’s Home Journal notes a shopper asking for a pair of button shoes for his wife and the clerk offering options. The joke hinges on the wife’s shoe having buttons in the back.
Dominion analyst Mr. A. McGill urges careful handling of beans from warm climates due to prussic acid in some samples. Government action bans beans yielding over 20 parts per 100,000, cites recent tests showing 0 of 240 samples free of prussic acid and few samples with trace amounts, notes cases linked to beans entering western markets and seaboard trade.
A Popular Mechanics提 article outlines a plan to build a railway tunnel beneath the Firth of Forth parallel to the bridge. It argues coal mining on both sides could fund the project and underwater excavation would aid a continuous passage, despite high costs.
Article asserts catarrh cannot be cured by Lucal Afplilalians and claims the treatment fails to address the disease’s seat.
A man described as having long hair and an expensive look sent a poem titled Why Do I Live to a magazine. The Halifax Chronicle editor replied, noting the poem arrived by post rather than in person and signed the letter with a personal message.
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