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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
2
A telegram error led to a fragmented prisoner description with height uncertain and a beard detail misread. A later correction replaced the word small for all, clarifying the intended message in the signal line.
The Can adw food board asks readers to save sugar by dissolving tea cups fully, noting that about one third of household sugar goes unused in tea coffee and cocoa, equating to roughly 120000 pounds daily if 12000000 cups are involved.
A fragmented report from Canton Ohio notes a female patient suffered trouble during an operation. Medical staff, including doctors, assessed the condition and continued care following the procedure.
The text notes rapid extraction of iron, copper, and petroleum in recent decades, warning that mineral resources may run low in centuries. It then promotes Parmalee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for digestive disorders, claiming they restore digestive and liver function without harsh laxatives.
The quotation explains a political scenario where if Mr Noble who sits for the constituency consents to stand again he will, in all probability, have a walkover meaning an easy unopposed victory.
Queen Alexandra agrees to sponsor a drive delivering home comforts to American soldiers at the front. In a letter to Sir Charles Walston, she calls the effort first rate and pledges full support to help American servicemen feel equal to Allied troops through correspondence and aid.
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a simple cure for crusty corns. It claims only a drop or two removes pain and shrivels the corn, offering a speedy remedy at a quarter in drug stores.
The piece argues that a negotiated peace would betray the Allied cause by accepting a weakened Germany and conceding conquest. It recalls Russia’s lost freedom under Brest-Litovsk as a warning and asserts democracy’s aim is to avoid any peace that preserves autocracy or German conquest.
An office boy recalls a German counting joke about prisoners and a circus Barker who extols an African hyena. The barker's sales patter emphasizes the creature measures 16 feet nose to tail and repeats the measurement, creating a startling 32 feet overall.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe admiration for a son and fashion trends, mentioning wide bottom hems and expressions about style. The text is garbled with incomplete phrases and lacks clear events or sources.
The Canada food board outlines reasonable price ranges for wheat substitutes. Prices vary by region from Eastern to extreme West with corn, rye, and barley cited in cents per pound or per pound equivalents. Retailers are warned not to charge excessive amounts.
A German officer praises French endurance under occupation, noting the French keep pride and composure, while Germans would falter under hardship. He contrasts French resolve with German behavior and says very few French have learned German despite years of occupation.
Montdidier in the Somme region boasts a millennial past and once thrived on tanning and zinc white. It sits on a riverbank 62 miles north of Paris and holds famed sites such as St. Pierre and St. Sepulchre churches and the City Hall palace. Parmentier, the potato advocate, is its noted native, with a statue commemorating his contribution.
An army motorcyclist at a distant drill camp heroically halted a fatal parachute pull by steering into a blazing parachute driven by high wind. The officer had jumped from an observation balloon at 2000 feet and became entangled, dragged across rough ground until the rider stopped the perilous drift.
A Kansai City Star note advises making a sugarless gooseberry pie by leaving out the gooseberries as well, presenting a practical twist on a traditional recipe.
In July 1915 a man injured his hip and back on a road machine and used a crutch for 14 months. He credits Minard's Liniment via Mr Outridge of Lachute in Sept 1906 for recovery. Italy's famed poet says he fears death in battle and hopes each expedition is his last, wishing to die for his country.
A fragment from an old issue touts Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle laxative to regulate infants bowels and ease minor illnesses. A Knox Bridge reader reports rapid relief for a feverish baby. The ad notes 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The term honeymoon or Honeymoon stems from an ancient custom among the Vinian racea who drank mead or methlegee a diluted honey wine for thirty days after each wedding. The practice aligned with the moon’s age and has persisted as a modern term.
A report mirrors New York Tribune praise for 114 Polish officers and soldiers condemned in Hungary. They vow to die for their country, embodying Polish patriotism and the belief that Poland exists in spirit even as maps show none.
Frankfurter Zeitung reports Moscow reduces telephone instruments to 15 000 for technical reasons as Bolshevik officials cut their own lines by 25 percent and factories by half. The plan envisions a house line accessible on the staircase with free use for residents and neighbors lacking phones.
A representative argues that Paris endured near bombardment without panic while Germany relies on military force. He contrasts German fear with French and Belgian resilience, calling this the line between civilization and boasted German kultur and between right and might.
A short notice urges mothers to use Minard's Liniment for diphtheria and offers a sewing tip. It describes mending holes in garments with black or white net, cutting a net patch larger than the hole, tacking it, then darning to create a neat, weave-like repair. The net darns are claimed to last longer than fabric-based repairs.
The report notes a severe jam shortage in Britain with only about one ounce per week for civilians. It urges Canadian housewives to maximize jam production to save butter, deemed more essential amid the shortage.
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