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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1916
Page
7
A physician who studied social and industrial conditions says an American town creates three to five times more waste than a European town of the same size. The remark appears in Youth's Companion and highlights careless habits and local sanitation concerns.
L. H. Newman of the Canadian Seed Growers Association praises Marquis wheat after a prairie tour. He says its value vastly exceeds experimental costs, notes its rapid spread since distribution five years ago, and credits Marquis with supporting a large Canada grain crop and high prizes at the New York Land Show and International Dry Farming Congress.
An appliance style advert promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a universal remedy for biliousness headaches and poor appetite. The copy claims cleansing effects and overnight relief, touting plant extracts and juices and a 25 box price. The ad targets families and all ages.
Premier Bosello cited Italy’s rapid arms output including 600 first class military works and 800 auxiliary factories employing 425000 workers, with guns monthly equaling the previous year’s total. He noted dramatic gains in machine guns shells auto output and aviation despite iron coal and transport costs. A California lemon weighs nearly three pounds with an 18 1 2 inch circumference.
An old newspaper note promotes Sloan's Liniment for neuralgia sciatica and rheumatic pains. It claims quick relief quieter nerves and a cleaner alternative to mossy plasters with a penetrating effect on nerves and muscles.
A brief note recalls Caeea Dasher asking about a vacation with Jerome replying the hotel felt familiar and homey yet brought discomfort. An advertisement promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as the best remedy to expel worms and keep children healthy.
A wartime letter describes grim sentry duty amid air and ground observers. The writer notes "fish airmen" overhead and English observers with telescopes sighting the front. Twelve dozen cigars symbolize rapid artillery or signals as bodies lie nearby on both sides.
The article notes a distribution failure for German potatoes causing a looming crisis. A new crop caused a glut followed by famine due to price cuts and countermanded orders by authorities. Agrarians and townsmen face bitter shortage amid hoarded stock near Berlin and War Food Bureau regulations decried as deplorable.
A local reader joke highlights a household exchange about ice prices and a new dealer. The brief quip contrasts old and new arrangements as Mrs Youngbride jokes about seeking better ice while a sewing man is cited.
Fragmentary line of text with garbled terms about catarrh cures and constitutional conditions. Mentions a teacher Willie and a puzzled speaker. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities.
A theater exchange unfolds in a flirtatious échange as he declares affection with a kiss and she counters that a single act cannot fill an evening's entertainment, inviting a playful back and forth.
An old advert claims one dose clears stomach worms in children. The powders are described as sweet to taste and agreeable to children. A child’s acceptance is presented as proof of effectiveness, with little medical detail provided.
Report notes two members of the Massachusetts Medical Society met recently. The conversation included mentions of a son and a physician, suggesting family and professional connections discussed at the gathering.
The B C sockeye pack totals 721000 cases vs 477000 last year, a bad year due to cold wet conditions. Fish swam low, escaped 22 ft nets, and were not caught on the Fraser River migration. A packer sold far fewer than contracted, while others filled contracts pro rata as buyers accepted limited supply. A Territorial guard reported a midnight shadow and heard a burly reply.
Dr J D Kel Yogs asthma remedy is advertised as ending choking and labored breathing. The copy urges trials to prove value and claims relief from night attacks and renewed rest throughout the night.
The Russian government announces expanded educational freedom for Jews, allowing more high schools and technical schools exclusive to Jewish students and entry into universities. New preparatory schools and colleges, including a polytechnic in Yekaterinoslav, will be opened in Petrograd Kiev and other towns. About 94 of 807 matriculated students attended the university, roughly 11 and a half percent.
The Honored Guest requests a dinner with the First Gent and others but the Second Gent declines to attend. He opts to see Hamlet instead, prompting the suggestion to bring Hamlet along.
The 76th Depot Battery and 77th Depot Battery Regina issue orders to enlist men drivers signallers and tradesmen including armourers shoe smiths and cooks. Railroad fares paid and issued kit includes uniform spurs and equipment once sworn in. Write Officer Commanding for information.
The fall season brings frequent temperature swings and rising colds for children. Baby's Own Tablets are advertised as preventive and curative, acting as a gentle laxative to keep bowels clear. Sold by medicine dealers and by mail from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville, at 25 cents per box.
A senator cites a flippant remark in a war debate, recalling a roguish exchange with a coquette. He jokes a desperate suitor might threaten self harm, while the coquette replies she cannot because her father disapproves of young men.
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