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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
7
A column urges restaurant operators to deploy unobtrusive fly paper to control flies during the busy season. It argues that visible swatting distracts diners and that flies signal poor housekeeping, advising hood screens and paper to keep dining rooms clean and patrons at ease.
Summer heat endangers infants with diarrhoea cholera infantum dysentery and colic. Prompt aid is vital and Baby's Own Tablets are promoted to regulate bowels ease stomach upset and keep babies healthy. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Canada reports total trade for Appsand May reaching 408,606,875, up from 2609,815 last year. Imports total 194,404,188 and exports 214,202,685. May imports 107,599,379 with exports 152,000,000. Notable gains appear in agricultural products and manufacturers’ customs.
The note claims a two year illness from a female trouble left the author unable to walk. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she reports rapid relief and regained strength, weighing 65 pounds and becoming as strong as a man. The testimonial references a reader from Chicago and mentions uterine inflammation and ulceration as possible conditions.
The article argues that sugar price increases since 1912 to 1914 have only modestly raised preserving costs. It urges Canadian women to continue homemade preserves, noting sugar rose from 5 1/2 to 8 1/2 cents per pound and that a quart jar needs about half a pound, making the cost rise only 1 1/2 cents per quart. It frames preserving as economical and patriotic to support wartime needs.
Oath by Cheney of Arm of F J Cheney Co Toledo declares willingness to pay one hundred dollars if catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Care proves false. Advertisement urges sending testimonials for Hall's Catarrh Care and Hall's Family Pills for constipation, Toledo Ohio.
German pilot, pursued by Lafayette Escadrille and Allied flyers, fired upon twenty two times and wounded. He landed behind French lines in fear of capture, confessing to dread during combat while questioned by French and American captors.
A fragmentary dialogue describes a waiter and a diner negotiating drinks. The scene hints at a social setting with humor and a casual request for ginger ale, framed by phrases such as old dear and let's have something.
New regulations govern officer promotion and graduation in the Canadian overseas forces. Selection will be based on efficiency with seniority and length of service considered. Special orders describe drafts for training in England, to be shipped overseas aboard Canadian ships in good condition and properly loaded.
Appleport Counter Check Book Company Limited markets counter check and sales books, carbon back or coated books, triplicate sets, and related waxed papers from offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver. They promise low prices despite rising paper costs and claim large coast to coast customers and modern Canadian production.
A hen reported to lay golden eggs has been found in Middleton Ohio. The American Red Cross promotes eggs at fabulous prices, with details on a form and prices including a bid at 734. The item mentions Biddy and a bell toll context.
Japan and the United States discuss a swap where the U S expedites steel shipments for Japanese shipyards and Japan sends about 50 000 tons of ships to carry U S troops and war materiel to Europe A push to have Gen Goethals order ships from Japan is noted along with concerns over steel plate prices and production delays Japan also reportedly increases naval presence in the Mediterranean and Atlantic zones
Advertises Holloway's Corn Cure promising removal of corn roots and relief from pain. Claims quick action and proof of effectiveness for afflicted feet.
American Consul General John G. Foster reports the Canada trade for the first two months of fiscal year 1917, starting April 1, shows a sharp rise over 1916. Imports for consumption total $194,404,188 and domestic exports total $2145, while duty collections reach $30,858,308, all higher than the same period last year.
An advertisement extols Dr. Thomas Electric Oil as a fast healer for stubborn sores. It promises to stop sloughing, remove dead tissue, draw out pus, and pave a clean path for new flesh with many testimonials.
Bread card thieves are active again in Berlin. Reports from London indicate 18 000 weekly bread cards recovered in a raid representing over twenty tons of bread.
The semi official Bayerische Staats Zeitung denounces efforts to introduce a parliamentary regime as impossible and dangerous to the empire. It argues for measures that reflect the imperial federal character and ensure closer cooperation between imperial authorities and natives to protect the country's interests.
U S railroads cut passenger services to speed freight for wartime. Pennsylvania Railroad eliminates 102 trains and Boston and Maine 255, compared with Canada, saving millions of train miles weekly. Emphasis on keeping freight moving and terminals clear to aid the war effort.
The ad promotes Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as the best remedy for dyspepsia after meals and stomach fullness. It claims the pills are specially compounded to treat Gramacce and urges readers to trust testimonials from many users.
The Reichstag heard a president's speech asserting the war continues and lamenting misery if enemies had accepted a peace under Emperor William. It warned that Germany and allies must resist, cost what it may, to defend Germany’s future against allied disruption.
Neighbors note the Bentleys have lived here about a year and have quickly become part of the community with strong ties and growing costs prompting many to get to know them before they depart.
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