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Newspaper
Yorkton Press
Location
Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
7
A curious fragment from the Peabody Gazette hints at a mystery letter involving a Peabody girl and a censor. The text suggests questions about a name preserved by a reader and uncertainties about a dating or romantic reference, set in a local context.
Lieutenant France of Oakland City Indiana and three crew members of a German aircraft were decorated with the French War Cross by the French commander at the Chemin des Dames for taking part in an air raid reported near Paris. The pilots and technicians were captured after crashing and retreating toward Clamecy. one German captain offered his iron cross, which was refused.
A Canadian captain aboard a steamship leapt overboard after a German U boat manned by a sinking crew tried to seize the ship. He fought the U boat commander in hand to hand combat, then dived and survived as the enemy abandoned the vessel amid wreckage and chaos.
A fragment from a local notice references Mixard’s Limmest Co and a message to Dear Lisa about a tie discussion. The garbled text mentions COSLABOOM, Rossway, and Disboo NS in unclear context.
A fragmented dialogue mocks gender roles with garbled phrases about emotion control and desire. It portrays a man’s view of a woman as a variable analogue like a meter or converter. The text hints at jealousy and flirtation while using odd spellings and inserted terms to convey relationship dynamics.
An official statement reports the recent Delhi war conference adopted recommendations on manpower and the use of national resources. Approval was given for a recruiting drive and the formation of provincial committees to cooperate with the Méunidhons Board and other authorities in boosting shipbuilding and related actions.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a grand medicine for infants. It claims to ease the bowels, sweeten the stomach, and keep babies well and happy, naming Mrs. Francois Fournier of Tourville and a Brockville, Ontario company as endorsers.
An 1880s Herald item claims Africa holds a large share of the world population with rapid growth. It asserts blacks doubling every forty years and whites every eighty, notes many languages with a single written tongue, and mentions missionary work naming four states and a sample city, Yorkshire.
An old ad touts a corn remedy promising to lift corn from the root in two. It claims simple application with paste and quick results. The copy emphasizes low cost with prices around a quarter at a drug store.
A fragment discusses gender, propaganda, and wartime suppression. It notes immunity for women in certain actions, contrasts male and female coercion, and mentions underground spying alongside dated wartime sentiments. The passage reflects social controls during America’s entry into the war.
A report compares the cost of hog raising with sales prices in Alberta. It notes costs around 330 for two hundred pounds and 3.50 per sy on rye pasture, showing why hogs may be profitable despite land costs and pasture inputs.
Amid wartime strain Britain's economy seeks to extract repayment from the United States and other allies. The debt burden exceeds five thousand six hundred million dollars, with demands extending to Dominions and India. A transition of financial pressure follows from Bethmann-Hollweg’s fears at the war’s outset.
Dr W W Andrews of Regina outlines a plan to plant trees as wind breaks and snow guards, aiming to create dense growth near the ground. The scheme, if implemented, would bolster protection against winter winds and drifting snow.
Lord Claud Hamilton suggested England should kill and eat toy dogs to ease a food shortage. He described seen women in a queue with ribbons and dogs, while the press notes that such ideas provoke strong opposition from dog lovers.
The item cites moving a quantity from A ii a and 15000 from Australia with longer hauls needing more tonnage. It mentions export foods self denial as a remedy to submarine menace and comments on Miller's Worm Powders as ineffective. The text blends a Toronto Mail and Expire fragment with scattered political lines.
The readable lines reference Minard's Liniment and a sense of national duty. The text mentions at least two places and phrases about law, land, and compatriots, but the passage is largely garbled with missing context and unclear events. No clear person or organization actions emerge.
An 1912 debate on war and civilization cites Otto von Goubere and Dr Schmeds-Cabie. It notes critics who warned war harms Germans morally and materially, while supporters like von Goubere called war beautiful. The piece discusses a shift from optimism to misery and hunger during four years of conflict.
The text presents a scattered dialogue from a Boston source debating education's purpose and afterlife concepts. It mentions a class discussion about heaven or everlasting place and questions about appropriate student writings and manners within a school setting.
A damaged passage depicts men discussing a disaster and a boy’s death caused by drinking water contaminated by malice. The dialogue is garbled with misread dialect and lacks clear names or places.
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