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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
2
A veteran description details a 25 year struggle with persistent skin problems and finger ailments. The account notes long term discomfort and ongoing treatment attempts without clear diagnosis or resolution.
An evangelist promises great banquets in heaven, prompting a witty audience remark about who will wash the dishes. The exchange highlights lively racial humor in a church setting.
Mrs. Edmond Gagne of Tikuape Que. reports she is well satisfied with Baby's Own Tablets saying they are essential for households with small children and help with constipation. Thousands of mothers keep a box as a safeguard against minor illnesses. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A brief Milestones item features a playful exchange where the teacher asks Johnnie about the first use of shingles and Johnnie demurs, offering little detail. The vignette hints at curiosity and learning in a light moment.
A 19th century notice claims Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria and protects cattle from lightning by grounding fence wires. It advises placing grounded wires every about 100 feet, stapling to posts and extending slightly above posts to reach moist soil.
The article reports a Far Eastern style plan to form a civilian labor corps in France to perform engineering work behind the lines, releasing U S soldiers for front duty. It notes 1600 laborers from France Italy and other nations already engaged on about a thousand projects. It mentions a long contemplated plan to raise a civilian army potentially totaling a million men recruited from abroad. It adds that American civilian laborers will be imported and that about a dozen nationalities including Chinese Moroccans are being shipped to France as needed.
The Western reformers are described as a driving force behind the new war parliament. They align with public sentiment, prioritize the war, and oppose political expediency, aiming for full use of national resources and progressive policies to strengthen the people’s position and power.
The advertisement claims Dr Hamiltons Pills quickly restore appetite and digestion, stimulate liver bowels and kidneys, tighten the stomach, and promote a robust heart. It promises vigor and relief from sickness, urging readers to insist on the 25 cent box as the best medicine.
Frederick George Kellaway says at a London exhibition that women in munition work have played a major role in defensive measures, noting growth from 1,000 in 1914 to 1,000,000 by January 1917, as war industries expanded alongside men. The remarks highlight rapid female participation in wartime production.
In a tense moment Grace instructs secrecy as her brother must not witness the scene. A nearby light is extinguished to conceal their actions and preserve privacy amid the incident.
A farmer testified that a freight train belonging to the defendant company struck his mule. The attorney pressed the farmer to say if the mule was on the track. the farmer quipped that the mule was bright and would have dodged if chased into the woods, implying the train bears blame.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a painless, quick remedy that shrivels and peels away corns without pain. It claims effectiveness on old and tough corn, urging readers to buy at the drugstore for a quarter.
A London Mail passage praises French resolve at Verdun and the nation’s faith in its soldiers. It lauds the old regulars as embodying heroism and vows that no Serre will pass, while noting the French rowers and their courage in the war effort.
A fragmented Omaha Chronicle item notes lawmakers discussing government power to seize profits deemed excessive. The messy quotation references “excess profit” and a congressman remarking on its meaning as a political caution in a period of fiscal concern.
Fragmented wartime note urges daily water between meals to improve health and longevity. Claims from a Buffalo surgeon promote dairy and vegetables for kidney health and a remedy for backache and rheumatism.
The article notes a 3458 nautical mile longest relay free cable stretch from Vancouver to Fan ning Island and explains why Pacific cables require relay islands. It discusses European powers’ island possessions for relay sites and cites Germany and England’s imperial reach. It also promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a worm remedy with claimed digestive and systemic benefits.
At a Farmers League of Munich meeting, Bavarian leader Dr Heim warned Germany faces a decades-long rebuilding phase. He said cattle stocks are depleted and soil exhausted, making prewar conditions unlikely to return. He suggested a balance between free trade and state control as a possible salvation.
A historic ad extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a superior medicine that acts on the stomach yet preserves key ingredients to reach the bowels. The copy claims long-standing effectiveness and status as the best remedy for numerous ills through cleansing and purgative action.
The quotation notes a shifting view of Germany and Austria as they face disintegration, with Bulgarians learning similar lessons. The piece also touts Holloway's Corn Cure as leading in results among corn remedies.
A government representative states that about 5 million tons of coarse and grassy hay will be required this year for making high explosives. The hay is macerated and 20 percent of the explosive bulk is resinous fibre replacing former cotton. Mixed hay may occur where suitable hay is hard to obtain.
A fall from a building led doctors to diagnose a sprained ankle and advise against walking for three weeks. Archie E. Laun dry of Minard's Lore reported the incident from Edmonton, noting the long recovery ahead.
A garbled OCR snippet shows a tense exchange between a Spider attorney and a clerk. The writer Thomas is mentioned briefly with interruptions about a machine and a payroll dispute, but the context remains unclear.
The passage argues poverty is not only bodily hunger and cold but deeper, unseen deprivation. It cites Laura Spencer Porter in the Atlantic describing unsatisfied hunger of the mind and heart and a persistent chill of the spirit as equally cruel forms of poverty.
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