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Newspaper
Rosetown Eagle
Location
Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
7
Fragmented wartime notes depict battles near Cambrai and the Somme with lines about British and Canadian troops and the Anzac graves. Interspersed are clipped dialogues and jokes from U S papers showing public morale and wartime conversation across cities and streets.
The Daily Sketch of Paris notes Jean Navarre, famed French aviator, is busy with Atlantic crossing plans amid army duties. Mexican News Bureau reports a desertion settlement near a Sonora border area with Italians French Montenegrins Serbians Germans and Turks among inhabitants and concerns over military service dodgers.
In World War I style prose, launches hunt German forces along the Piave front as Italian launches deter and harass enemy columns. Small fast craft raid, fire on cyclists, and shell positions, while Boroevic’s troops slow Italian advances. The text notes launches operating against Italian defenses and reconnaissance, with sporadic attacks and countermeasures.
Fairville dated Sept 30 1902 from Chas Tilton for Minard's Liniment Co Limited informs recipient that MIN ARD S LINIMENT is considered very superior in quality.
Public sentiment argues in favor of kindness to animals amid war. The Providence Journal asserts animals like horses endure suffering in conflict but remain loyal, brave, and chivalrous despite being used as wartime tools by humans, urging fair treatment and recognition of their value.
A damaged OCR item notes Ohio Toledo area matters involving Frank J. Cheney and a partnership with Orem F. J. & Co. A value and payment detail appears, with attestations sworn before a local official, referencing a medical cure claim and constipation.
The London Times notes a turning tide against Germany as neutral states once sympathetic to the war effort grow uneasy. It cites fear in Berlin as major powers recoil from German actions and threaten coal measures amid rising global pressure.
A course to train war disabled farmers as grain inspectors is organized by the vocational officers of the military hospitals commission. Western provinces rely on returning farmer veterans, aiming to reuse soil skills rather than retrain entirely. Some disabled men shift to poultry farming, horticulture, tractor engineering, and other agricultural outlets to leverage technical knowledge for postwar work.
Soldiers note that despite effort to invest a field gun, German gunners have advanced a three inch gun by lengthening the bore and mounting it on a four inch howitzer carriage, achieving a range near six miles though effective fire remains two and a half to three and a quarter miles. The longer barrel heats faster, reducing short range efficiency.
The article discusses Minard's Liniment in the context of distemper treatment and links prohibition to Canada’s wartime efforts. It argues the Dominion government aims to end liquor as a war measure, noting growing public sentiment and the population’s rising opposition to liquor during the war period.
A fragment from Lowell Massachusetts presents a woman’s three year struggle with illness described as the life affecting her. The readable text notes frustration and seeks relief through possible remedies.
The report details Lieut O'Brien a native of San Frandi who at the war outbreak traveled to London to join the front. He was attacked and wounded then captured and sent to a prison camp. He escaped during a train stop after seventy two days in Holland he contacted the intelligence office. The king heard of his escape and spoke with him for fifty two minutes.
Claims three chronic pile cases were cured by Dr. Chase's Ointment after many treatments failed. Testimonies from Mrs. A Oates and Mrs. Wim. Shaniz describe relief and complete cures. Additional notes mention Cussons of Ingervoll and general availability at 50 cents a box with Bates & Co. as distributors.
The Vic tory Loan campaign shows railway workers, especially conductors and engineers, giving large sums. Many sign up for $500, with some preferring cash over instalments. Pay is high for the era, with locomotive engineers earning around $300 a month and conductors commonly $200 to $280.
A garbled archival snippet shows a fragmentary exchange asking about a person named Mrs Gowitt as a conversationalist. The text hints at a retirement topic and unclear dialogue, with stray quoted questions and an aside.
Government asks citizens to observe weekly wheatless and meatless days with a dedicated Saturday for pork avoidance. It urges lean substitutions and warns against hoarders who store more than typical allowances, framing sacrifices as support for allies and wartime needs.
A 20000 pound donation of jam from the Doukhobors Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood at Brilfin B C arrives for convalescent soldiers in western hospitals and sanatoria. The aid reflects wartime sympathy despite the movement’s pacifist tenets and exemptions from service.
Dr Karstadt warned about postwar bitterness over colonies and wartime losses. He cited Britain's empire union and Germany's aims to recover and expand colonies and bases. He noted German submarine reach as far as Aden and warned Central Africa ambitions stretch from Atlantic to Indian Ocean.
Mrs Jos Levesque of St Simon Quebec recommends Baby’s Own Tablets as a marvelous stomach and bowel remedy for infants. TheDr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont sells boxes by mail for a small price to medical dealers and customers seeking relief for young children.
The piece notes France and Vienna milk shortages postwar, with Berlin reducing child milk by a third. It discusses asthma causes, citing street dust and irritants, and mentions Dr Kellogg's Astima as a remedy claimed to alleviate bronchial asthma, though evidence is unclear.
Amid a general election, the country endorses reallocating funds from liquor toward healthful channels. The opinion notes public support for government action that diverts money and labor to health and welfare programs, reflecting a broad call for prudent fiscal policy.
A fragmented dialogue shows a boarder mentioning two missing waistcoat buttons and a dining room moment, with a note of expectation about a dining room visit. The wording reflects an old timey domestic scene.
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