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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
7
The article asserts milk is essential for growth and maturity and notes its protective role against disease. It emphasizes milk as the cheapest animal product and highlights its status as a modern, valuable food.
Over four years at war 474 Victoria Crosses awarded for valor. Yearly breakdown shows 83 in year one, 78 in year two, 145 in year three, and 168 in year four. Comparisons note 1182 VCs in the Indian Mutiny and 78 in the South African War, but recent per-troop rates are lower than in earlier conflicts.
An old advertisement promotes Mall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for catarrh claiming it purifies the blood and expels illness. The copy urges readers to try the remedy, notes a long history of use, and lists Cheney & Co. of Toledo, VA, and local druggists selling it for five cents.
Swiss hotelkeepers in Germany protest requisitioned linens, saying 70 percent of Frankfort stock was taken with pay far below pre war prices. They report linen used for wounded and children and note widespread boot thefts in hotels, legal debates over hotel liability, and a climate of distrust as German authorities seize resources and police boot robberies.
A Sydney Bulletin correspondent describes Australian swans building enormous raftlike structures from air filled reeds rushes and grass on still lakes. The buoyant platform supports a person and the swan watches from above as winds drift the raft until the birds dive.
Reports claim loggers many of them aliens exempt from military service refuse substandard meals and discard most of the prepared food. A Vancouver Island cook cites waste as three pails of good food discarded after every meal nine daily, with only two pails deemed legitimate under strict food rules.
A Nova Scotia man describes severe influenza leaving weak blood and nerves, then credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength, appetite, and vigor. Amos Kaulback of Petite Riviere testifies he recovered after weeks of illness and poor digestion.
A collection of garbled newspaper snippets listing quotes from Uncle Eben and a judge exchange. The lines mix informal talk and a courtroom plea about a $10 amount, with mentions of worms and a worm exterminator product. The passage lacks a coherent narrative or identifiable event.
A chaotic item recounts a portly Irish applicant entering a bookseller shop and reacting to a Dickens Works display priced at sixteen shillings. The scene shows tension as the man declares his aim to get the job and is told to prove himself.
An advertisement urges sufferers to try Dr J D Kellogg’s Remedy for asthma claiming it will drive away doubt and provide sure relief. It states the remedy is sold by dealers everywhere and invites immediate purchase to end suffering.
A Scotsman letter writer highlights Rome’s prewar model artisan dwellings by Signor Talmo. The blocks enclose a square with a green, electric lighting, steam heating, hot water, and stringent cleanliness rules. A nursery school for ages 3-6 with staff operates on site, and Montesmeth attendance ranges 40-70.
A reader cites Josh Billings on milk from a NY Outlook note. The subscriber recalls a college lecture where Billings poured milk, examined it, and delivered a string of pithy jokes, then moved on without further reference to milk.
A fragment depicts a conversation about a book titled inquiring into a brooming bride and a stern volume. The reader praises the work while discussing whether it offers guidance to wives or husbands.
When energy flags and cares of business irk, try Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. They regulate a deranged stomach and a disordered liver, restoring vitality. A simple, effective remedy available at any drug store.
Indignation runs high in Switzerland after a German aviator received a three month fortress sentence for shooting down an armed Swiss captive balloon on Swiss soil on October 8. The Swiss lieutenant aboard the balloon was killed.
A clipped note from Richmond Times-Dispatch discusses a farmer who is identified as a woman behind the new machine. The short exchange highlights early 20th century attitudes toward women laborers in agriculture and machine use.
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