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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
2
Dr J Davidson of the University of British Columbia reports a sawdust distillation process creating tar nine inches diameter twenty feet long pipe with an electric wire to precipitate tar particles. Tar yields forty gallons per cord, light oil twelve gallons, acetate of lime eighty pounds, and nine hundred pounds of charcoal per cord.
The piece notes mass thrift in Britain France and Canada during war, with citizens subscribing to national loans. It highlights hidden wealth from accumulated savings and the role of advertising in mobilizing funds, citing the Kingston area as an example of effective public finance messaging.
A proposal favors taxing current land values in Canada at about 1 percent to fund defence and public services. It argues landholders should contribute and municipalities could administer the levy, claiming it would raise substantial annual revenue with minimal collection effort and promote productive industry and prosperity.
An advertisement proclaims rheumatism stems from poisonous blood and only blood remedies work. Dr Williams Pink Pills are claimed to reach the root cause by cleansing the blood and freeing stiff joints. A testimonial from Vincent Brow of Havre Ponce Nova Scotia describes relief after using the pills.
The piece notes salt’s evolving role from disinfectant to sole healing agent in British military hospitals. It cites a stream irrigation method washing wounds to prevent infection and recall of early 1900s saline research by Loeb and Lingle at the University of Chicago, highlighting medical stir over saline therapies.
A small boy on a donkey was tailed by two detachment of men during a camp in Texas. The boy dismounted and kept the donkey’s bridle as a crowd watched, while a group of individuals questioned his intent and area.
A North Shields girl proposes to donate one eye to a blind French service member. She writes to Dr. Rochon Daviena expressing readiness to undergo graft, specifying a valuable recipient such as an inventor or esteemed officer. The note cites corneal grafting as a possible to save sight. Also mentions flax study in Moscow and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a liver remedy.
Philip Gibbs reports a captured German doctor working under shell fire for British wounded. He says he is not a fighting man and that his work is for humanity, treating both sides with equal care and pity. The quote praises humane conduct amid the war.
Advertisement and humorous snippets describe Minard's Liniment praised for rheumatism and sprains. A Tobermory Highlander asks for a Killin ticket at Oban station, refusing a ride and preferring to walk. A note on Dromas Eclectric Oil notes rising demand and portable bottles. A clerk and child exchange ends with a one cent earth illustration.
Fragment from a periodical urges facing daily life with wartime stoicism in memory of fallen youths. It frames national duty as a path to improve the future and overcome existing prejudices amid wartime sentiment.
A Maynooth, Ontario family with ten children credits Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for curing long standing back and shoulder pain and keeping all members healthy. The ad claims the pills regulate the liver, kidneys and bowels, cleanse the system of poisons, and prevent common ills. One pill a dose costs 25 cents, available from dealers or Edmanson, Bates & Co. Toronto.
Winston Churchill told the House of Commons about Scottish and allied troops at Loos. He cited the Ninth Scottish Division which suffered 6,000 killed or wounded of 9,500, and praised the Cameron Highlanders for a daring stand despite heavy losses.
A testimonial letter claims relief from kidney and back pain after using Anuric from Dr Pierce's Institute Buffalo New York. The writer praises the medicine for eradicating kidney troubles and enabling work and family care.
A New York paper notes coal costs rise forty cents a ton and flour up 1.25 per sack, while other items also show price shifts. The piece mentions yeast acting unpredictably, a recurring behavior in market notes.
A fragmented dialogue scene shows a character struggling to convey a message amid interruptions. The lines hint at romantic tension and miscommunication between two speakers, with one person pressing for clarity while the other hesitates. The text preserves quirky phrasing and playful banter.
A justice questions two wretched tramps about their homes. The first claims nowhere to live, while the second quips he occupies the room just above him.
The Washington Star quotes a critic asking why Briggins is called an expert accountant and asserts he isn’t up on figures. The reply counters that no phenomenon in the universe assumes it can account for all things.
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