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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
5
The British fleet remains the main support of the Allies, hidden in the mists and delivering deliverance at the war’s start, as the London Telegraph notes. A cartoon caption shows a German soldier taunting Tommy about surrender, with lighthearted on leave banter.
Fragmentary statements attributed to a national official discuss avoiding war in favor of civilization and humanity. The piece hints at a future stance toward maintaining peace for mankind, but details are obscured by garbled OCR.
The piece explains absolute zero as the theoretical point where no exists, near 273C, with 268C readings in Europe. It notes that electrical resistance drops with temperature and nearly vanishes at near absolute zero, highlighting mercury as a near perfect conductor at about four degrees above absolute zero and pondering practical high charge transmission.
The record shows Holy's Corn Cure leading the results so far among corn remedies, with other cures trailing. No other notable competitors are documented in the available text.
A method reported in France preserves eggs indefinitely by sealing new eggs in tin cases of 1 000 each and exhausting air with gas and nitrogen in an autoclave. The sealed eggs are claimed to kill all decay germs and keep flavor unchanged.
Fragmentary dialogue shows Warhassan and a debtor trading threats and sarcasm about another figure named Sia and a looming return. The fragment hints at tension and social posturing without clear action or outcome.
An Manitoba resident unveils two machines seen during an official visit by the Lieut Governor, the Premier and the city mayor. The devices claim to produce ten shells in the time of one and to finish a shell ready for loading in three minutes. Experts from New York and Chicago deem them major wartime inventions and adaptable to other mechanical uses.
An Niagara Falls Ontario reader reports relief using Favorite Prescription. The note claims stronger energy, better appetite, and renewed vitality after taking the medicine, praising it as the best remedy for women heard. The letter encourages others to seek guidance from the Invalids' Hotel for restoration and hope.
A brief, garbled exchange shows a young doctor boasting patient recoveries and a colleague lamenting missing cases. The text mentions a girl, a typewriter, a fifteen minute clean, nails, and a doctor who has not lost a patient since starting practice.
In 1681 Russia exported 42 600 kilos to Holland 40 000 kilos to England and 8600 kilos to America as the glass industry grew mica demand waned. Before the current war Russia imported mica from Canada and India. Now rediscovered beds in the Mainsky forest yield 6 000 kilos yearly with other deposits in the Urals near Archangel and in Siberia. Prices rose from 1.50 a pound to 35 a pound.
Town unions formed a special committee to buy food and fuel for members. In the past week the group handled two car loads of potatoes two cars of wood forty head of cattle two tons of honey eight carloads of coal and fifteen carloads of hardwood. The committee of twenty five members represents various crafts and saved thirty percent on purchases to date.
Exhausted from asthma readers are told of a universal remedy by Dr Kellogg claimed to stop the drain on health. The ad touts a long record of relief and says the medicine is sold almost everywhere.
Apples featured as a healthful breakfast option with baked, stewed, fried and raw preparations. Crop data notes 67,695,000 barrels this year, 9,000,000 fewer than last year, while Department of Agriculture backing aims to bring better goods to homes.
An unsigned notice promises a $100 reward for a cure of catarrh via Hall's Catarrh Cure. It claims the remedy is taken internally and offers testimonials and a 3.0 percent success claim. The address mentions F. J. Obw and CHENEY useista as sellers.
The article notes the importance of Canada’s timber trade to citizens and points to 1914 and 1915 figures from the Forestry Branch bulletins. It lists bulletins on lumber, pulp wood, and poles and ties and invites readers to request copies from the Director of Forestry in Ottawa.
The ad touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a purely vegetable, mild purgative that soothes the stomach and intestines. It claims the pills are effective, without mineral purgatives, and asserts thousands owe their health to timely use of the medicine.
A garbled account from a tavern landlord mentions a stringy looking woman called a famous author and heroine whose testimonials and contributions are said to be printed in churches across the country. Mixed phrases reference memories and heirs, with unclear attributions.
A London Daily Mail viewpoint stresses that war teaches that carelessness inertia and ignorance cost lives and must be punished even amid bravery and zeal to prevent future disasters. It argues accountability should accompany military effort and cautions against allowing faults to go unscathed.
An old newspaper notice extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as the sole cure for rheumatism by purging poisonous acid from blood. It claims external therapies are useless and cites a Nova Scotia testimonial of recovery after taking about a dozen boxes, praising renewed health.
A note traces the expression to a woodcraft custom where the first woodcock killer plucks a feather for his cap. It cites Cromwell who refused the crown calling royalty a feather in a man’s cap and ends with a quip about letting children enjoy their rattle.
An OCR fragment touts cures by Minard's Liniment credited to Brown and Kaulback. It mentions relief from a bad ache and sensitivity and attributes efficacy to Mrs Masters and Mrs Kaulback in a dated, promotional style.
Arcturus, a star far beyond our solar system, is about 11,500,000 times farther than a predicted distance. The star’s diameter is around 100,008 meters with a circumference near 224,000,000 miles, suggesting Arcturus is vastly larger in bulk than our sun.
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