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Newspaper
Rosetown Eagle
Location
Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
7
The Admiralty values the Scouts for coast guard duties raising their numbers to 1400 and increasing subsistence allowances. About 7000 Scouts over sixteen train for drill and marksmanship as the Scouts Defence Corps ready to serve. They funded a replacement ambulance and YMCA huts with a £3000 contribution from front and base in France.
An advertising tale describes a hostess convertingCoffee drinkers to Postum by serving it as coffee during a morning visit. Readers learn Postum comes in Cereal and Instant forms and is praised for health benefits and taste. The Canadian Postum Co. is named, with Windsor Ontario cited.
The London Times weighs options to hember Germany by coastal blockade and extended contraband, arguing that cutting neutral trade may curb imports of raw materials for Krupp. It contends the plan should prevent any commodities from reaching or leaving Germany, despite policy difficulties.
The London Telegraph argues that recruiting more men strengthens national safety and moral aims. It asserts military training boosts physical stamina and benefits the country through a general increase in viable forces. It claims patriotic duty compels married men to serve to protect families and uphold justice and liberty.
Spring fatigue and nervous weakness blamed on poor blood prompt promotion of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Claims include clearer skin brighter eyes and renewed energy with blood enrichment. Sold by dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont 60 cents a box or three boxes for $2.50.
A royal commission on Canada’s high cost of living blames wage pressure, wars, and unfair distribution for rising expenses. It urges land settlement, tilled farming, better farm product quality, distribution cooperation, postal parcels, good roads, cheaper capital, and vocational training to raise efficiency and reduce costs. Commissioners include Joan McDougal, C James, KR H Coates, and JH Vincent.
An old advertisement promotes Nerviline as an external cure for colds and various pains. It claims rapid relief within half an hour for a sick child and extols the product for preventing colds and treating earache toothache neuralgia and rheumatic pain. The large 60c bottle is highlighted as economical and widely sold. It also includes a non sequitur about a French woman in a German prison camp.
Poem by Edgar A. Gues from the Detroit Free Press recalls a father who sacrificed leisure for work. The speaker notes constant support like shoes when needed, and only later grasps the value of his resting period as the man’s life ends. Minard’s Liniment ad appears in the page.
The Levant Herald recounts scenes between the Prince and Enver Pasha over the October 1914 attack on Russian ships. The Sultan protests the act, calling German control in Constantinople, while Enver claims self defense. The Crown Prince warns Enver and allies as the heir’s fate is sealed.
The piece notes rising Chinese flour demand as rice reliance wanes and mills rise in Manchuria and Shanghai. It argues Canada could seize a firm foothold in a new territory due to its vast grain resources and China’s inferior local grain quality. It also touts Parmine’s Vegetable Pill for digestive health and mentions French gains and a torpedo incident in a garbled aside.
Fragmentary exchange mentions a dream about a bottomless pit and a corner in wheat. An advertorial tone touts Dr Thomas Eclectric oils with no alcohol for lasting effects. Crude humor and wartime quips reference danger at sea and the virtues of a worm exterminator.
The British army has installed a new trench weapon that is automatic and highly effective. It is designed to be deadly to enemy troops while exposing its operators to minimal danger thanks to a scope attachment. Some soldiers struggle with the tool’s demanding nature.
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