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Newspaper
Battleford Press
Location
Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
7
A Lowell reader from 259 Worthen St reports relief from long standing female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter lists symptoms such as suffocation, headaches, backaches, and fatigue as improved by the remedy.
A humorous London Tit-Bits exchange shows a country lady asking for a medicine packet missing after a week. A post office clerk instructs her to describe the nature of the item while she explains indigestion as the reason.
London readers are urged to try a free prescription claimed to restore eyesight and reduce dependence on glasses. Testimonials note improved reading, clarity, and comfort after using the remedy at home. The ad says thousands could benefit and that the treatment is available without charge.
A Dominion Express money order costs five dollars with a three cent fee. The notice outlines the price for the money order and the service.
The inquiry records brutal Russian wartime abuses by German authorities. A Russian officer refused to divulge information and endured electric torture, hot irons, and deprivation. Infantry prisoners were forced into a boat and killed, with a village house set aflame trapping and burning ten men.
Snippets rail against British wartime policy and hypocrisy while recalling historical starvation tactics. The piece argues starvation as a wartime instrument, cites the Southern Confederacy, and condemns German actions since 1914 with a call for crushing autocracy.
The Brooklyn Eagle argues Bagdad symbolized a future dream guiding German ambitions during World War I. It notes the Breslau and Goeben caps, fez swap, and attacks on Russian ships as tactics to draw Turkey into war, with Bagdad seen as a pivotal prize in German world dominion dreams.
A Rotarian urged citizens to cultivate backyards as the key to boosting supplies, arguing that aggregated home plots provide the larger gain than developing vacant lots. The London Free Press echoed this view as a simple but impactful truth.
Satisfied mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets as safe for newborns or growing children. They claim no harmful drugs and reliable relief. Mrs. Jos. Morneau of St. Pamphile Quebec says she would use no other medicine for her children. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
R. B. Bennett states farming is skilled labor while arguing farming is among learned professions per the Lethbridge Herald commentary.
An old advertisement asserts catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes a claimed internal remedy. It mentions a preparation named Catarrh Cure by Cheney in Toledo Ohio and suggests general constitutional improvement.
Sad stories aside, the ad extols Miller's Worm Powders as complete in themselves. They claim to expel intestinal worms and repair damage caused by parasites. The product is said to invigorate the constitution and aid recovery from digestion disorders produced by worm activity.
The Chicago News reports Sir Robert Ball delivered a lecture titled Sun Spots and Solar Chemistry. A young lady who met him expressed regret at missing the lecture and quipped about whether sun spots would have interested her.
A traveling bag designed for sudden at sea emergencies includes a false bottom that frees a water tight union suit. In a crisis the bag dumps its contents, the suit unfolds, and the user enters a buoyant suit with air vents. An inner air tight bag provides extra safety against puncture.
A line of dialogue offers comfort to a grieving widow, urging steadiness and hopeful memory. The speaker gently counters despair and hints at the distant presence of the husband, suggesting resilience amid loss.
Asthma usually strikes at night when rest is needed most causing weakness and debility. Kellogg presents its asthma remedy as proven by years of service and urges a trial to convince readers of its merit.
Hundreds of cats and thousands of dogs serve their country at the front with duties varying by breed and size. Sledge dogs haul supplies in winter, terriers and spaniels clear trenches of rats, and Red Cross dogs search the No Man’s Land for wounded. Cats back of the lines protect stores from mice, aiding food conservation and supply.
The Kreuz Zeitung prints a sermonette praising the German leaders and urging calm. It declares the Uboat war and front actions demand reliance on army chiefs and prayerful devotion to God during what it calls the great hour of decision for the German nation.
A letter from T G McMullen reports a badly jammed foot improved overnight after bathing with Minard's Liniment. He endorses the product as the best liniment in use and signs his name.
Fragmentary note hints at caution when starting to love a girl. The line suggests that small, early lessons in attraction can be risky and lead to trouble if underestimated.
One of the commonest complaints of infants is worms and the most effective station for them is Mother Gra Worm Exterminator.
The Royal Navy total establishment for 1917 18 is set at 400000 officers and men with a further 50000 added for the current financial year. This follows a supplementary estimate and brings the aggregate past the 1916 17 original figure of 350000.
The remark notes that courage leads to fewer attempts at dangerous acts than ordinary good sense. It contrasts boldness with prudent restraint, suggesting cautious judgment often prevents risky undertakings.
A Canadian trade official notes wartime shifts in lead pencil supply from Austria to Canada. He reports samples are satisfactory and substantial orders have been placed. He argues Canada could seize more of New Zealand business previously held by Germany if not tied up with war orders. He cites at least one million dollars of NZ orders offered to Canadian firms in the last year that could not be filled.
George Sullivan of Montreal says he was cured of Bright's Disease after using nine boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He details two years of illness, failed therapies, and outdoor hospital care before trying the pills and achieving complete recovery.
A Detroit architect unveiled plans for a 57 story building to cost 15 million dollars and house 4,312 rooms with a post office police station arena and hotel. The site on Michigan Cass La Fayette and Abbot is eyed for 5 million dollars with tenders invited. The tower would reach 808 feet surpassing the Worth building and include two roof landings and extensive facilities.
In Germany Tork remains scarce yet many Sa continue living on the ex, indicating resilience amid resource constraints and shifting settlement patterns.
W E Collins, a former prisoner, details dire conditions at Ruhleben including severe solitary confinement, near-starvation, and harsh treatment by guards. He recalls vanishing hope, freezing nights in racecourse stalls, and families torn apart during transit from Bremen to Berlin.
Boston social specialist Dr Francis M Greene offers guidance to parents who boast of their children. He classifies kids into three types: very good but usually stupid. hereditary detectives. and normal, boisterous, troublesome youths. He identifies two kinds of juvenile badness: selfish petulance cruelty and excessive vitality leading to destruction.
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