Works and Wages on the Water Again
A fragment recounts a man reflecting on wages and his wife’s new hat. The lines suggest doubt about a change of heart or fortune, with a wistful note on affection and financial concerns resurfacing in conversation.
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Newspaper
Watrous Signal
Location
Watrous, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
6
A fragment recounts a man reflecting on wages and his wife’s new hat. The lines suggest doubt about a change of heart or fortune, with a wistful note on affection and financial concerns resurfacing in conversation.
The article notes farmers may be tempted to dispose of cattle and swine as prices rise, but experience shows this would be poor business.
Fragmented OCR text shows a claim that Minard's Liniment cures distemper and is popular for children and worms. Mentions of a Mrs and unclear references appear, but no coherent events, dates, or verifiable facts emerge from the readable portion.
A minister certifies a permanent cure for piles, noting a single effective treatment. The claim emphasizes a definite remedy and urges readers to consider it as a trusted solution.
An unreadable OCR fragment hints at a sudden death incident with unclear details and uncertain names. The readable text mentions hurried actions and partial phrases suggesting an urgent event.
A reader reports his brother discovered coins from the sixteenth century during early World War I digging on French and Flemish sites. The find includes a bronze adheek and other buried coins, as soldiers searched the fields near Albert and Elizabeth of Burgundy.
The report notes that abstaining from alcohol improves healing and village life, highlighting observed benefits in soldiers. It discusses medical views on alcohol’s impact on stamina and recovery and describes changes in behavior as sobriety spreads.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions women munition workers and lathes with vague references to tasks and timing. Details are garbled. no clear event, person, or organization can be identified.
Prominent home remedy ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as a bruise treatment for children. It presents the product as essential in households with kids and emphasizes quick relief from injuries.
Fragmented text shows a British newspaper excerpt with quotes about Allied resolve to settle Europe’s future and references to a Berlin speech. The garbled lines mention speaking in Berlin and a dismissive line about mistresses and misused terms amid war rhetoric.
Fragmentary note outlines automobile use in wartime Europe with England leading among warring nations. Mentions Germany Austria about 115000 cars and France near a unspecified figure. suggests broader car deployment during conflict.
Fragments mention tires and a road incident causing temporary closure. No clear location or exact timing is readable, but authorities advised caution as crews inspected the scene and traffic rerouted. Further details unavailable in the fragment.
The text discusses a 25 year plan for preserving wood pulp resources and national protection, mentioning efforts to safeguard timber supplies and a French artist inventor. It references a remarkable arm device and a musician involved in a wounded incident, with notes on professional experience and timing.
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