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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1917
Page
7
The Calgary News Telegram notes governments rush to win farmer support as farming gains parity with banks, manufacturing, and transportation in rights and benefits. It reflects on past scorn and the present urgency in enacting farm-friendly legislation.
Mrs. Roger, Gloucester County New Brunswick, reports full recovery from sciatica, neuralgia, backache and fatigue after twelve boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits the remedy for erasing symptoms and enabling her to teach without missing a day in a year.
The Winnipeg Telegram notes Western Canada wheat crops rose beyond initial estimates. Projected harvest ranges from 170 to 189 million bushels but may reach about 225 million. At 1.00 per bushel the crop value exceeds expectations by around 500 million dollars.
An old advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as best for infants and children troubled by constipation. A quoted parent from Romain Poirier praises the product, sold by medicine dealers at 25 cents a box, via The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville.
Provincial department of railways in Saskatchewan reports railway mileage rising from 1 550 miles in 1905 to 6 101 miles in 1915. Also notes a car cure claim for warts and a stray ad line about a lottery-like bid of 5 000 000 dollars.
Manitoba reports 9,080,602 bushels of potatoes and 3,849,132 bushels of other roots produced in 1916. Potatoes rose by 1,300,000 bushels vs 1915 and other roots by 700,000. Average yield increased by 31 and 25 bushels per acre.
Kingston Standard suggests adopting daylight saving as a way to gain extra hours for garden work without waiting for legislation. The piece argues individuals can take initiative to adjust routines in support of longer daylight for outdoor tasks.
An old household remedy promotes a bottle of Teeo or Hees Electric O for the rim house. It is advertised as beneficial for children with colds and croup, adults with pains, and even sick cattle, with directions for use.
A Gloucester man advertised in a local paper that he would pay $5 for the best specimen potato sent to him during a set period. Despite high prices, the contest drew daily entries and ended with six barrels of fine potatoes received, all for $5.
Theodore Eichholz a young engineer and architect from Pittsburgh has invented a wireless device that could destroy submarines by triggering an explosion of gases present in submersibles. He says a recent home test on Neville Island produced a small experimental apparatus sinking a steel model submarine in the Ohio River five miles offshore. The destroyed model was submerged to about ten feet.
A fragmented advertisement touts Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming years of suffering relieved. It promotes inhaled forms as offering sure help and notes availability from dealers and wholesalers.
A man famed for his wealth spoke to a business class about his life, claiming all success came from one habit: pluck. A student queried how to locate the right people to pluck, interrupting the message with a pointed challenge.
Advertises Parmint double strength as a cure for catarrh, coughs, colds, deafness, and head noises. Claims severe disease from neglect, promises breathing and hearing improvement, and urges purchase via International Laboratories at 74 St Antoine Street, Montreal Canada.
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