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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
7
A chaplain from St. Peter's Deptford earned the Victoria Cross for volunteer daring under heavy shell and machine fire. He repeatedly moved between trenches to tend the wounded, saving many lives over three days. His actions were voluntary and beyond his usual duties.
The piece argues that baby welfare depends on preventive care and promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy for colds constipation and colic. A testimonial from Mrs. Richardson of Pembroke Ontario praises the product and notes it is available from medicine dealers or by mail for 2 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Convictions for drunkenness in Great Britain have fallen by 49 to a percentage in the single digits. Secret drinking, however, is suspected by some to be rising.
An Ontario notice touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a tonic and preventive for serious kidney diseases. It cites Miss Delia Charron praising the product and warns that kidney issues harm blood and energy, potentially causing rheumatism or other illnesses.
A new British weapon, invented by Col. Lewis and produced in Belgium, reportedly outperforms German guns. The gun allegedly killed twenty enemies in thirty minutes in a single trench and narrowly escaped capture as German forces advanced toward its factory.
A London newspaper notes women who never earned money in England now do so and spend gains on health and fat producing foods. Observers claim English girls look plump and well fed like French and American peers, with few thin or anemic youths. Beauty aids are in high demand and drugstores feature them prominently.
Alfred Rochay, proprietor of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables, praises Minard's Liniment as the best medicine for both family use and his stables after years of use.
A concise note reports a new device to stamp initials on golf balls. The item mentions Minard's Liniment and Lumberman's Friend, and a polite dentist's attendant opening a patient’s visit with a grim line about announcing a misery.
An advertisement extols Nerviline as a fast acting cure for rheumatism and related pains. It claims five times stronger penetration than other liniments, non burning on skin, and benefits for colds neuralgia headaches and general muscular aches. Available in trial 25c and family sizes from Catarrhozone Co. Kingston Canada.
The last statistics show 78000 cancer deaths annually in the United States with mortality up to 73.9 per 100000 in 1023, up from 63 in 1900. An asthma remedy by Dr J D Kellogg is advertised as effective for relief and peaceful sleep.
The new Russian aeroplane the In-Mouromets promises havoc for the enemy. It reportedly requires only two crew, carries heavy war payloads, and has demonstrated superiority to dirigibles. One unit bombed Daoudzeras near Frederichstadt, dropping thirteen 40 pound bombs on a railway station and sending splinter bombs on German entrenchments, while fires raged and disorganization spread.
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