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•In a letter.to Lord Strathclyde, president of the' Scottish War Savings Committee, Lord Leverhulm'e writes:— "Regarding tlie contributions of the Island of Lewis to Weapons Week, I find that the exact amount contri-. buted was £104,500. If you will work, this out per head of the people of Lewis, after deducting the. men who. have left Lewis and joined His Majesty's Forces, and compare with tho War Weapons Week subscriptions of Glasgow, or Edinburgh after similarly deducting from their populations, you will find the per head contribution from the Island of Lewis exceeded that of either Glasgow or' Edinburgh. -I am sure that you will agree that this is a remarkable achievement. There, is'no more patriotic, part' of the United Kingdom than tho Island of Lewis, and no more pro-ud or sensitiyo people. Tho-matter has' only to be placed 'boforethem in the right light,'and'l am confident that Lewis; within ..its means and ability, will easily outdistance any other part of tho United-Kingdom in its 'determination to make sacrifices for'tho winning of tho present war." At the twenty-third annual meeting of subscribers to the Feathorston Library Institute the retiring committee, of which Mr. Alfred Matthewsis chairman, was re-elected, with the addition of Mr. A, Olark. . -;',- ■'. '■■' The births in Now South Wales in Septomber were 150 below the average of the previous five Septembers, while the deaths, chiefly owing to the influenza epidemic, were twenty-five per cent abovo the previous fivo year average. .

"Do the duty that lies nearest thee." -Cnrlylo; .... Your first duty is to your, own and your family's health. Get Baxter's Lung Preserver. Best of all romwließ for coughs, colds, chest and bronchial troubles. Dops good from- firat dose. Baxter's notonly effocts a cure, hut nlpo fortifies against re-attack. Eftrengtlionn the lungs, vitalises.constitution. 2s. buyii l.irgo'bottle.—Advt.

■ Tpcklo coughs and colds with. NAZOL. That's thy sensible and cheapest' way. NAZOL is penetrating; germ-killing—aud most economical.' SO doses Is. Gd;—Advt.

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure."

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 10, 7 October 1918, Page 9

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Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 10, 7 October 1918, Page 9

Page 9 Advertisements Column 3 Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 10, 7 October 1918, Page 9

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