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Newspaper
Roblin Review
Location
Roblin, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
4
An improvement to Uline steel shrapnel protection has been designed to shield the eyes and upper face from splinters, using a ring of short chain links adapted from industrial safety doors. The device’s looseness preserves vision while stopping wood, stone, sand, and metal particles.
Captain F R Desjardin of Storke Kamoura Kamoura endorses Min ardshiniment as indispensable. He claims it protects vessel and family from fire and accidents, asserting it has no equal and would not voyage without it even at a dollar per bottle.
An officer recalls the private soldier as a boy in mud and trenches, greeting with a smile despite fatigue and danger. The speaker contrasts luxuries of higher ranks with the soldier’s hardship, and expresses a wish to help, such as blocking boots, to show respect without patronage.
A fragmented 19th century note shows Tommy asking a cabman the fare to Latchford. The cabby names two shillings. He also probes the cost for his luggage as the exchange ends with garbled OCR words.
A Boston Transcript quote presents a playful wartime drill rhythm where a Black sergeant instructs a trainee with a rhythmic taunt about footwork and balance as a test of steadiness and spirit. The remark reflects humorous military slang from the era.
A Philadelphia family learns via a prisoner letter that German censorship hides harsh realities. An American captive notes overall good treatment but prefers Laurel Hill Cemetery back home, revealing the gap between wartime propaganda and personal experience. The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Canada food board reports securing a second cargo of salt from the Mediterranean to aid the Nova Scotia fisheries. The item notes ongoing efforts to improve fishery processing and preserve outputs amid various contingencies and market conditions.
W T Massey describes trench work in harsh sandy conditions from his Desert Campaigns. He notes a three foot wide trench requires opening fifteen feet of ground with battening and canvas backs, then refilling with excavated soil. During khamseen winds bursts of sand fill trenches overnight, forcing repeated shoveling. Temperatures reach 115 to 120 degrees, lips crack, and water rations fail to relieve parched throats for hours.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a rapid corn remedy. A few drops on a tender corn reportedly relieve pain and shrink the corn or callus, drying and shrinking it without harming surrounding tissue. A small bottle is inexpensive and should remove all corn from the feet. If not stocked, ask the druggist to obtain it from the wholesale house.
Officers report strong fur yields along Werschell Island and Fort McPherson with white foxes abundant and extensive pelts taken by natives. In the delta and Fort Yukon area caribou provide food. marten and foxes lead catches near Fort McPherson as American traders push high cash prices for furs moving toward United States territory.
A Philadelphia Ledger correspondent notes England faces a critical typewriter shortage as war curbs imports from America and Germany. With machines largely American, conservation becomes essential. the Washington output and the high demand threaten the pen’s memory and the craft of writing.
Birds show a division of labor between feet and wings with flight-adapted species like swallows and chimney swifts having small feet but strong wings, while aquatic and terrestrial birds such as loons and flamingos rely on feet or neck adaptations for movement and feeding. The text notes claw strength in raptors, snowshoe-like toe growth in grouse, and seasonal shedding of that adaptation.
Harper's Magazine excerpt recounts General Haig's striking presence and evolving leadership. It highlights his doggedness, openness to civilian criticism, rapid wartime promotion, and acceptance of war correspondents. The piece notes Haig as both student and commander, admired by many across ranks.
In France anti aircraft units play a cheerful game dubbed Archie shooting. Soldiers cheerfully man the 13 pounder guns while big game hunters praise the sport though planes often elude with luck. On calm days football follows gun duties as crews relax between bursts.
A Neenah Wisconsin paper mill is producing a ground wood substitute for absorbent cotton. At three to four tons daily the sheets are light and pure white, stacked like cotton batting, and four thousand pounds fit in a standard freight car. The material can be applied to open wounds and is cheap to manufacture and sell.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Minard's Liniment and claims cures for diphtheria. References to gunners and aerial cadets appear, with garbled phrases about targets and maneuvers. No coherent event or outcome is discernible from the fragment.
More than 200000 reindeer in Alaska. A cold storage ship from Nome to Seattle carries reindeer meat to compete with beef and other meats. Dressed three year olds average 150 pounds. Over 10 percent are surplus males. The herd doubles every three years, signaling growing national economic significance.
For home preserving the pure white corn syrup gives the best results. The yellow or golden corn syrup used on breakfast tables may be employed but has a distinctive flavor that makes it less suitable. Fill the fruit jar with prepared raw fruit, cover with syrup, and finish as usual.
The summer months pose highest risk to children with illnesses like cholera infantum and diarrhoea. Mothers should guard and treat early. Baby's Own Tablet is promoted as a safe aid to regulate stomach and bowels, sold by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario for 25 cents a box.
Detroit street railways offices employ automatic coin handling machines to sort and count coins from fare boxes. A bank of machines processes about 200000 coins daily, using one third horsepower meters. Worn pieces are rejected while valid coins are sorted and wrapped, reducing labor and errors.
A Boston Transcript excerpt discusses Minard's Liniment and a corporation claiming to aid workers. It notes a seven cent fare and a fourteen cent saving for those walking to work, highlighting concerns about women’s fashion and hat size.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a mistress confronting Nora over an alleged indiscretion. The household authority warns that such acts will not be tolerated, with a stern remark about consequences and obedience within the domestic sphere.
A Denver woman adopted twin Belgian and French orphans in New York relief efforts after discovering the girl’s locket bore her own sister’s portrait. The girl had wed a Belgian and lost contact with family. the twins found a safe refuge. Also promotes Dr Kellogg's asthma remedy as universally effective and reliable.
Old Noyon bears scars from months of bombardment and Hun occupation. The town once housed the Hotel de Villa and a fine 12th century cathedral. Born here in 1509, John Calvin grew up amid Cordial religious reform influence. Noyon lies in Picardy, sixty seven miles northeast of Paris by rail, historic Noviodunum and medieval residence of Charlemagne and Hugh Capet.
A good authority lists coal area by region: United States 192000 square miles, British America 18000, Great Britain 12000, Spain 4000, France 2000, Germany 1800, Belgium 518, rest of Europe 104000, China 2000, Japan 5000. It notes coal occurs in commerce quantities in 27 percent of US states and territories including Alaska.
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