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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
2
A Royal Engineers Signal Service line in northern France connects a company commander in No Man's Land to the central office. He asks for a number and, startled, reports his London number. Two minutes later he hears his wife’s voice amid the shelling.
A collage of wartime notes describes priests and church students serving as common soldiers in France, marching with knapsacks and rifles. The account cites The Literary Digest praising their courage and the sense of equality under military law, with priests offering spiritual relief to the wounded at dusk.
Professor William Stuart of the U S department of agriculture warns that storing potatoes in deep bins or pits causes violent sweating and dangerously high central temperatures. He advises ventilated partitions built from two by fours to create air spaces five to six feet apart as the cure, and notes that smaller crops may be stored in pits if carefully prepared to avoid overheating.
The feeding margin is the difference between purchase and selling prices. It depends on purchase price, initial weight, feed costs, weight gain, and feeding period. Higher purchase price or heavier cattle require larger margins. better quality steers and cheaper feeds reduce needed margins.
The United States has 1 036 cargo vessels building for ocean traffic. At the present rate of German submarine success it would take about two years to sink them all, and by then allied shipyards would have launched theirs.
A New York Times opinion excerpt argues Germany should articulate war aims openly to test allied resolve. It questions whether prior hints of a sane, peaceful Germany were lies aimed at steering negotiations toward quick, terms that would sacrifice the war to a misleading peace conference.
An article targets women in middle life, claiming Dr Williams Pink Pills restore rich red blood and bolster nerves. It promotes home treatment for symptoms of blood deficiency such as headaches and dizziness, listing prices and mail order options from the Brockville address.
A Methodist minister's wife in West Virginia has been married three times. Her maiden name Fartridge, first husband Robins, second Sparrow, current Quail. They have two Robins children, one Sparrow, three Quails. Grandfathers Swan and Jay are mentioned. another relative a bird of Paradise. They reside on Hawk Avenue Eagleville Canary Island. The writer is Lyre, a Valley Enterprise member.
Alberta's excellent harvest draws landseekers who buy land to break it up next year for crops. High livestock prices attract stock men from across the United States to place cattle and other livestock on vacant lands. Indications point to a large rise in livestock next year.
The Dominion department of agriculture releases Bulletin No 49 on simple inexpensive cold storage and dairy building construction. It includes five complete plans with specifications and ice storage quantities, plus free blueprints from the public works architect and free bulletin by Ottawa rate department.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It is prepared from tonics and blood purifiers by BE J Cheney and Co of Toledo Ohio with testimonials available.
A wartime voice reflects on fighting and recovery, dreaming of home and family while acknowledging the grim work ahead. The piece contrasts longing with duty and notes a hospitalized comrade hoping for football scores as life wanes. It ends with a plug for Dr Ketloge’s Asthma Remedy as relief for soldiers.
The French vessel Kleber of 277 tons fought a German submarine off Britanny on September 7 using a single gun after its captain was killed. Boatswain Pierre Monier receives the Legion of Honor, twelve crewmen get War Crosses, seven receive the Military Medal, and additional Military Medals accompany several War Crosses.
A fragment reflecting on Prussia and German peoples with a provocative claim attributed to Goethe. It argues Prussia is born cruel and civilization cannot redeem him, claiming instead that he has imposed control over other Germans, per a magazine citation from the era.
The London Times notes France endures heavy tolls yet shows lasting resolve. After eighteen months, Verdun remains pivotal as French artillery and the soldier’s endurance bolster renewed alliance confidence and hope for restitution of territories Germany previously won.
In July 1905, I was thrown from a road machine injuring my hip and back and needed a crutch for 14 months. In Sept 1906 William Outridge of Lachute urged me to try Minard's Liniment, which gave most satisfactory results and I am now as well as ever in my life. Matthew Bainess? (signature).
A London charity system for returning soldiers reports August activity of 9,360 engaged workers including 1,927 paid staff and 8,333 volunteers. Over 1,800 men daily moved to rest houses with 160,760 sleeping officers and men across 83 rest houses. Seven free refreshment buffets served 515,613 meals funded entirely by voluntary subscriptions from donors and volunteers.
A writer notes a German prison camp in Bombay expanding with new barracks after recent arrivals. Two German airmen from Mesopotamia joined the camp last Friday, with more from German East Africa expected as India had recently revolted.
The United States mobilizes aviation to support allied actions on land and sea. The program aims to counter German Taubes and Gothas, disrupt artillery, and strike through enemy lines with a determined, coordinated effort in forthcoming operations.
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