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Newspaper
Rosetown Eagle
Location
Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
11
Sir Auckland Geddes told Glasgow deputations that recruiting must view the army as a vast community needing transport, water, food, sanitation, and other civilian services. He argued older men are essential to cohesion and to steady the younger recruits. He stressed public opinion shapes this citizen army.
The Hart house in Toronto, guided by Dr. W. E. Platz, treats wounded veterans to rebuilt vitality and regained use of limbs. His novel techniques show notable skill and tangible progress in restoring nervous systems and mobility. The piece praises the program and its goals.
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The piece argues pacifists are driven by a belief that all participants in war share the same moral standing, labeling pacifism as an absurd fallacy and a miserable cult. It asserts critics are angered or disgusted by such sweeping generalizations about war and morality, citing the New York Times.
A notice offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure to catarrh and mentions a dubious remedy called Malls Catarrh Cure said to have helped sufferers for thirty five years.
A Boston woman applied for a pension and, when asked by the examiner why she believed her husband deserved it, she replied with a humorous line about fighting in the war. The exchange appeared in the Clarion.
The fuel administrator urges saving coal by lowering home temperatures by at least five degrees this winter. Americans commonly heat around 72 to 75 degrees while the English average is 2 degrees cooler. Medical authorities would endorse reduced heating for health, per the New York Sun.
Local notices claim cures from MINARD'S LINIMENT including goitre and facial nerve conditions. Names like BAYARD MEMULIN, MRS W A OHNSOR, and W BAILEY appear alongside towns CHATHAM WALSH and PARKDALE Ontario, indicating testimonials from residents.
Lieutenant-Colonel G F Sanders of the 2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion is reputed to be the first Canadian officer to suggest his unit be led by a younger commander. He concedes his usefulness may be in other roles but calls passeng in a young man’s job. Lionel Sanders, Boer War veteran, previously led the North-West Mounted Police at Calgary and later returned to command the Mounties after the war.
A pleasant medicine for children is advertised as Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator and claimed to drive worms from the systems with no better option.
Bloomfield New Jersey chemists Scott and Rowne owners of Scott’s Emulsion say lasting success comes from persistent newspaper advertising. In a letter to The Observer they note fifty years of publicity and advocate clean, strong advertising as key to demand.
A report notes forged Russian bank notes totaling about 1.5 billion roubles, crafted with marvelously engraved design and perfect initials that fool experts. The article also mentions forged American passports used by spies and agents. A second item advertises Veasible Pills as a remedy for digestion and energy.
Wartime note reports France using sea water in bread to save salt and ease railway traffic. Sea water slows drying and yields palatable rolls that stay fresh longer when sourced offshore twenty feet deep. Yeast prepared with fresh water. mixing salt water. Atlantic and Pacific coasts may know of this plan.
An observer notes a British soldier in a ruined town battlefield calmly observing camouflage and machine gun nests. The piece details improvised survival signals, camouflaged positions, and a humorous self image as he adapts to Italian rations and language, highlighting cultural exchanges amid combat.
An old notice urges balancing study with exercise for pale thin children and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a safe tonic to restore color and appetite. It claims the pills build blood and strengthen nerves for rapid growth and offers mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville.
A Chicago Evening Post summary notes that by 1917 British forces captured more German guns than Britain had lost in the entire war up to that point. The report claims British captures surpassed German losses by a factor of four in that period.
Gasenry settler George S. Stevenson in Sodbury recounts mass kills of moose, noting 200 carcasses in a single season. He decries hunters driven by trophy hunger and calls on the Ontario government to impose strict prevention and punishment measures.
The fragment mentions Greek forces attacking Sarrail's army from the rear and uses the phrase allied remark about "totanoes pigs" in a context suggesting taunting or insult. The garbled OCR yields no clear date or location.
Danish parliament debates stricter punishment for large swarms of commercial spies amid submarine losses and casualties. Citizens report frustration as detected spies are expelled rather than prosecuted, while the public notes a striking home sight upon returning home.
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