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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1916
Page
5
A Oxford University notice records 550 male residents this year and a wartime figure of 3,100 in total. The data points reflect campus housing and overall student presence on campus.
Advice to dyspeptics praises Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cure for indigestion. The ad claims quick relief and lasting improvement, stating the pills strengthen the stomach and digestive organs to convert food into nourishment and energy.
The feature promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood cleansing remedy for rheumatism worsening with seasonal changes. It cites a testimonial from Michael Personage Jr about his mother’s cure after using the pills. Available through medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The politician boasts starting life at $3 a week while claiming savings and invites a heckler’s jab about modern voter ID. The piece also includes an unrelated advert for Halle Catarrh remedies by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio offering a cure and a $1000 challenge.
Dr. Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago reports from London that Japan intends to retain the South Sea Islands seized from Germany. He notes Japan aims to expand postal, telegraph, and cable services to the Ladyonne and Marshall Islands, and to deploy more adherents to these holdings.
An unnamed man, Isaaratein, emerged from a chemist shop during an air raid when an explosion occurred. He lost both feet and woke in hospital to discover his injuries. He muttered a quip about corn plaster and sixpence as a grim note from a piece in Tit-Bits.
A Cure for Fever and Ague notes that digestive disturbances and blood quality deteriorations precede fever attacks. Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills are said to eradicate fever and subdue ague within days, providing relief for those repeatedly troubled by these ailments.
Wartime appeal urges Canadians to prevent forest fires to protect timber needed for Europe’s reconstruction and Canada’s postwar growth. It warns that every burned acre hampers the empire’s war victory and slows national development. It stresses soaking campfires and fully extinguishing smoking material.
Health guidance urges extermination of mosquitoes by cleaning up breeding sites. Drain stagnant water and, where possible, spray to reduce larvae. Ensure sunlight reaches damp areas and cover rainwater barrels to prevent standing water.
A dialogue shows a girl and mother discussing accidents from tight boots and remedies like Holloway's Corn Cure and Minard's Ointment. The mother encourages independence as a younger sister joins, ending with the girl resigned to self-reliance and life.
The article asserts Dr Thomas Ooline Oil is a careful study of curative oils for the human body and denies it as mere advertising. It argues the preparation earns public favor and will convince skeptics of its power to repair and heal.
The 250 000 men aged 45 to 70 have self-funded uniforms drills and trench work. Officially recognised, they will join home defence stations to relieve regular troops and allow overseas service. Veterans praise the move as gray beards fit to fight and contribute to outer London defences.
An advertisement claims Nerviline quickly eases rheumatic pain and protects the heart from attacks. It cites testimonial from E G Sautter of Port of Spain Trinidad praising relief after using Nerviline at Smith Brothers Drug Store. The letter asserts immediate pain relief and lasting cure.
Palmer Corntessel jokes that Josh will choose law because he talks louder on the wrong side of an argument. The speaker also notes Josh could be an all round handyman around an office, able to hold a door, assist mates, and manage tasks.
A young man asks how to tell popular from classical music. The dispenser replies: popular if I enjoy it, classic if I don’t. The quip frames taste as the deciding factor.
In a military hospital for Irish regiments a visitor asks an orderly what will be done with a badly wounded man. The orderly replies that the patient is going back. The visitor then speaks in coded tones and the orderly answers with a cryptic line about what he thinks happened.
The Bay of Fundy experiences the world’s most remarkable tide rising a foot every five minutes and sometimes reaching seventy five feet in height, aweing observers with its immense water surge.
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