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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
7
A fragment from a column on new army recruits notes clashes over discipline and etiquette. It cites a British trade unionist threat to strike, a recruit who failed to salute, and an Australian officer challenging a private about wearing a hat. The vignette ends with a wry joke about a private arriving with the first push of drafts.
The government announces a prohibition on exporting old bullion under ministerial license to conserve the Dominion's gold resources. During the war the currency act provisions were set aside, allowing Dominion notes to be redeemed in gold to save gold resources.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for nervous debility and sleeplessness by improving blood, claiming moods improve and health returns. Mrs. Victor Booth of Parry Sound Ontario testifies to restoration after typhoid illness and prolonged nerve trouble. The copy urges immediate trial for complete nervous recovery.
The article cites Wilson's warnings about Germany's Eastward gains and the scraps of paper treaties. It argues Russian independence is a European and world interest, urging allies to engage in Russia's future despite differing views, noting nations endure trials to regain rightful global status.
An old advertisement promotes Minard’s Liniment as a remedy for colds and various aches. The copy references domestic uses and includes claims of relief for multiple familiar ailments.
A Canadian Northern lines freight department report highlights a 1917 surge in livestock and dairy products moving through Western Canada. Cattle and sheep rises are noted, with butter and cheese shipments up while overall produce shipped increased 15 percent.
A stretcher-bearer saved a bridge and delayed the German advance earning a Military Medal. The general ordered the decoration on the spot, but the man vanished before orders could identify him. He remained just a French soldier known only as a man.
An ether compound called free ze is advertised to dissolve corns and calluses with a few drops. Marketed by a Cincinnati chemist, the tiny bottle claims to loosen the core and permit lifting the hard skin with fingers, alleviating pain and irritation with no humbug.
Cornell University discusses using dandelions as food noting that greens provide iron and aid in maintaining health. Dandelion greens can supplement staple foods and add variety to menus.
Moise Derosce, hotel keeper in St. Phillippe Que, reports buying a horse said to have incurable ringbone for 100. He cures it with a dollar’s worth of Minard’s liniment and sells the animal for 85, claiming a profit of 54 from the liniment.
A wartime editorial argues a spy caught inside enemy lines deserves execution. If he approaches a hospital and detonates a bomb harming patients and staff, he remains a spy and should face the same lethal punishment whether sneaking or entering openly.
An advertisement extols Putnam's Extractor as a simple cure for troublesome corns. It claims a crusty sore corn needs only a drop or two to relieve pain and promises quick relief, noting the product costs a quarter in drug stores and urging readers to buy a bottle today.
Major Andrew Rasmussen of Portland was killed while leading a recon unit on the western front near Picardy. He had trained Americans in bayonet combat for the British before transferring to the U S Army in January and taking command of a battalion northwest of Toul where he suffered a gad attack.
Fragmentary note references Minerd’s Liniment Ceres Diphtheria and mentions San Tomatopa introduced in Europe South in the sixteenth century. The text is incomplete, lacking clear events or dates.
An OCR fragment warns that Dr Thomas El Co Oil is easy for any child to apply as a liniment or dressing. It claims plain directions and notes approval by United States war authorities for church use, with a blue cross on white ground emblem.
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