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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
3
Italian air squadron commanded by Major d Annunzio drops leaflets over Austria claiming Italians bombed cities but warn they do not target women or children while accusing Austrian government. One bomber lost. raider covered about 621 miles, 497 over enemy territory.
English countryside folk used vivid plant names to express form and morals. Honesty as Money in both pockets, Fairy Cheesecake from harebell, Love in a mist, and the Poor man's weather glass Scarlet Pimpernel reflect monks healing lore and seasonal signs guiding daily life.
An advertisement claims Miller's Worm Powders expel intestinal worms and create healthful body conditions that prevent reinfestation. It asserts worms cause continual restlessness and pain in children, and that the powders provide the most effective relief available.
The piece argues delaying construction costs and risks, noting that starting in 1907 or 1913 would have sped wartime transport and reduced shipping needs. It highlights Channel tunnel benefits for France, Great Britain, Belgium, and the United States, stressing rail links as a force for lasting peace and postwar rebuilding.
Three kinds of tanks are now used in the French army with weights of 23 tons and 6 tons. A two row arrangement and a 2-6 ton model are included in the new fleet, alongside an additional light carrier.
The Eiffel Tower, built for the 1889 Paris Exhibition, is celebrated at 29 years old for its graceful iron lattice and its key role as a major European wireless station linking directly to Canada. It notes comparisons to the Blackpool Tower and the Wemble y Tower, with the unfinished Wembley scheme fading away.
The piece argues that warfare swings between movement and trench phases and that no arm can be deemed obsolete. It notes cavalry aiding the Germans to push enemy forces from the St Mihiel salient, and highlights shifting roles for large and small calibers along with machine guns in heavy fighting.
A Cincinnati official asserts that freezone can lift any corn with a few drops applied by finger. A small bottle is inexpensive at drug stores and dries instantly without irritating surrounding skin. If a druggist is out, obtain one from a wholesale house.
A reader is warned that Germany maintains three avenues of power: military offensives, peace offensives, and a strong navy. If the first two fail, Germany will try a sea surprise using mines submarines and torpedo boats, as it did on land.
An agricultural expert urges rapid action this fall to combat cutworms. Eggs hatch in autumn and plowing the ground now ensures larvae are buried, reducing numbers by about ninety five percent. He stresses using town land for fall plowing and organizing winter planting of vegetables or cereals.
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as the only medicine a mother needs for infants. Mrs. Jos Levesque of St Simon Quebec endorses Baby's Gyn Tablets, claiming they cure stomach and bowel troubles and that no other medicine is used for her children. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont sells the tablets for 25 cents per box by mail or through medicine dealers.
A travel ling man asks a negro soldier if he is bound for France. The soldier clarifies he is not going to France but may pass through on the way to Berlin, noting potential time in France. An ad praises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a liver remedy to cleanse impurities in blood manifesting as pimples and blotches.
Officials from the geological survey in Canada report bright prospects of platinum in British Columbia as field investigations continue. Prospects along the Tulameen river involved limited drilling, with plans to expand over the next weeks. Vancouver assay offices will pay $105 an ounce for platinum offered, while refining equipment is ready at Vancouver.
In a marked water siege, British forces thwarted Turkish aims by draining a 5,000,000 gallon pool at Er Rigm and destroying a well-boring operation near Jiffjaffe. Austro guidered troops and Bikaner camel corps conducted surprise attacks, capturing the Austrian officer and most Turks. By June no water remained for the Turk across a wide desert belt, with patrols rarely reporting.
Dr Frederick D Fridham a U S S medical student reports discovery of double nitro oxide salt appallete sections of bone absorb diseased marrow and heal bone disease from inside out. He cites eighty three cases cured in three weeks to seven months across bone and joint ailments.
A fragmented reminiscence notes a Prussian Guardsman amid family life and war service. It hints at pride in a veteran who compares himself to a youthful American clerk and reflects on wartime training and the aftermath in a small domestic scene.
A light Yorke humor piece notes a parrot raised in a fashionable family. The bird speaks when guests begin to sing, prompting remarks on its refined upbringing and the high price imagined for such a trained pet.
In France a young English VAD tends 200 to 300 lamps daily in a hospital cellar. She works alone in cold darkness yet endures for the sake of wounded soldiers needing light at night. The chateau hospital is historic and harsh to heat and sanitation, yet English volunteers bear heavier tasks than those at home.
An Englishman returns from Russia amid harsh European sentiment toward Germans. Reports note difficulties in organizing armies for regional protection as forces disperse when redirected. The German pledge to Bolsheviks to stop at a line is questioned amid broader Russian army challenges.
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