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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
6
Wartime appeal from the British Ministry of Food urges every kitchen garden to cultivate crops. Private “Spud” and others like parsnip onion carrot leek turnip bean cabbage are needed for armies to sustain the great food offensive. Dig your ground prepare the soil sow seeds and tend plants with patriotism to aid victory and allied peace.
Newton P. Smith of Parker's Ridge York County N B reports long back pain relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The testimonial cites prior doctor medicines plasters and liniments failing, claiming a permanent cure and broad local and regional praise.
A tourist group debates Darwinian theory as a guide replies with a humorous twist noting that while the tourists may have come from apes, he believes folks came from Wales, delivering a light punchline.
A fragmented 19th century note from PF Providence discusses health and nerves. It hints at avoiding fatigue and anxiety but lacks coherent guidance or specific remedies. The readable portion reflects personal health concerns and a desire for steadiness.
The article explains that milk can acquire odors and flavors from aromatic feeds and poor barn conditions. It notes that standing milk in unventilated barns transfers scents from feed like ensilage and turnips, misattributed to the food, and advises prompt milking and immediate cooling to prevent this.
The Montreal builders' exchange and the Winnipeg builders' exchange urge their men to accept farm work. They offer to take contracts for cultivating large tracts of land or breaking prairie, promoting agricultural employment opportunities.
The piece honors French and British resolve during four years of war, praising steadiness, calmness, and unflinching resolve behind their armies. It emphasizes American inspiration and gratitude toward allies, noting lines held, danger managed, and moral stamina sustaining the fight.
The Postoffice Department says information from the General Post Office in England shows a provisional civilian postal service in the British occupied area of Palestine, using the Army Post Office with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. Unregistered letters and postcards prepaid at 5 cents for the first ounce and 3 cents for each additional ounce, 2 cents for postcards, may be forwarded. Only private or domestic correspondence allowed. no service yet for printed matter or parcels.
Fragmented text notes use of Minard's Liniment by physicians and mentions of hog feed experiments in Saskatoon and Worcester, with references to Springfield Massachusetts and Providence distribution. Details are garbled but imply municipal hog feeding practices and large quantities.
No grain may be fed to live stock awaiting slaughter in stock yards eight hours before killing. Barley above grade No 3 and oats above No 1 feed may not be fed to stock in stock yards. Millable wheat may not be bought or sold as poultry feed. Grain for feeding or decaying migratory wild fowl is prohibited except under license by the Canada food board.
Advertises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring tonic and blood builder. Claims purify enrich blood, improve appetite and digestion, clear skin, and aid various spring ailments. Includes a testimonial from Miss Anna Patterson of Thorold Ontario and pricing for mail order from Brockville Ontario.
Miss Blanche Siocum, grand opera soprano and protégé of Mary Garden, returns to Chicago after four and a half years in Germany. She says officials kept her nearly a prisoner, cites hunger and mutiny, riots and antiwar sentiment, and notes stricter oppression with spies among Germans and guards posting rewards for anti government speech. She claims Germany is desperate for peace and reshapes the public mood.
A sailor reports a six day knee injury after an anchor mishap and credits PROSPER FERGUSON with recovery using MIN ARDO S LINIMENT. The account states two bottles cured the knee and allowed movement again.
The piece questions the postwar stance toward Germany asking whether forgiveness will be total or limited and notes Germany will seek old and new markets. It discusses Wilson's view on each nation shaping its destiny and hints that Germany’s conduct and trust will affect reopening trade relations.
Lord Rhondda the food controller said meat rations could rise by fifty percent for those in hard physical labor. He warned the wheat outlook was not bright but not alarming, and a bread rationing scheme is being prepared.
A composite note highlights Canada's deeper knowledge of the U S while urging continued cross border familiarity. It cites shared war aims and friendship, urging prudent funding and resource saving to avoid harsher measures, and mentions Holloway's Corn Cure as a relief for soft corns.
A small politician confronts the editor over a misprint in a Calgary Herald piece. The editor admits a typographical error changed the term from political jobber to robber. The editor says the compositor was dismissed after the correction.
The Hamburg newspaper article argues for a drastic blueprinted German domination of Belgium. It calls for Flemings and Walloons to be separated and given independence while the German empire would guard Belgian frontiers. It also demands the royal family be abolished.
Under the Canada Food Board program, 25,000 Canadian boys aged 15 to 19 were called to assist on farms this summer. So far 23,000 have enrolled in Ontario and the western provinces, with Quebec and the Maritime Provinces still enrolling.
An early 20th century ad promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure as internal treatment. It claims internal dosing reaches the disease, touts a blend of nine ingredients, and promises testimonials and constipation relief. The Bloomington Toledo, Ohio based apothecary sale emphasizes blood action and success.
Mis soula Montana hosts a one hundred foot railroad connecting the Northern Pacific with the C M and St Paul used only as a transfer. It has no equipment or employees and no stations, and the owning company earns fifty cents per car passing. Sixteen thousand cars have crossed it so far.
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