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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
7
The deputy minister of culture says if weather and soil are favorable Manitoba will yield 42 million bushels of wheat. About 8 million acres will be under cultivation and 7 thousand farm laborers are needed.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that purports to act through the bloodstream to treat catarrh and mucous surfaces. The notice claims the product is prescribed by leading doctors and urges readers to send for testimonials from physicians and patients.
A fuel dealer notes a sure sign of a somnambulist asking for a price cut after walking in his sleep. The man queried about reducing fuel costs by purchasing a large quantity, prompting the dealer to remark on the unusual behavior.
Lieut MacNamara clarifies that men liable to draft should apply now to join the Royal Flying Corps rather than wait for depot battalion draft. Nearest representative at 282 Main St Winnipeg can provide information. Also note asthma relief claims for Kelogg's remedy with an assertion of proven merit.
A brief snippet from the People’s Home Journal recalls a pair of button shoes for a wife. Dialogue highlights a practical need for shoes that do not button in the back.
In a Boston Transcript quip a church warden, newly a father, tells the vicar in the vestry that his sermon used a poetic figure of speech. The vicar agrees and jokes about a fresher metaphor for life as a wave.
An early 1900s style advertisement promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a spring tonic. It links pale complexion and low energy to blood deficiency, claiming the pills improve digestion, nerves, pain, and sleep. It urges a trial and offers mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at six boxes for $2.50.
Corn flour and rice flour can thicken gravies. Hominy serves as a vegetable. Barley flour makes tasty cakes. Buckwheat works for muffins and griddle cakes.
The Montreal Herald notes Japanese in Vancouver formed a battalion for Canada. About 200 drafted into Canadian units overseas, one Victoria Cross recipient posthumously, others decorated. The roll lists forty five killed in action and many others returned home unfit.
An old advertisement promises a $1,000 reward if Dr Hamiltons Pills fail to cure constipation. It touts fast relief, claiming headaches, skin fever, bilious fits, and stomach disorders vanish. Pills are described as mild yet effective, suitable for delicate users.
The text sketches patriarchal village life in Russia with the idea of undivided land ownership spanning centuries. Peasants claim ownership through collective rights, saying the land is ours though the people are theirs, hinting at historic parceling among famous families and local authorities.
A fragment notes a tenant's complaint that the landlord increased rent after a prior agreement. The dialogue mentions the landlord agreeing to something and then raising the monthly rent, reflecting a dispute over terms.
A proposed railway tunnel under the Firth of Forth would parallel the bridge and be financed largely through coal mining. Engineers note coal is mined on both sides from the same seams and some work already occurs beneath water, with a two mile estuary width making a continuous passage potentially profitable through coordinated mining.
Dame Clement Collin of Breche a Manon Quebec credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with health gains and urges friends to try the remedy. She says the pills helped her and that kidney health fixes many diseases caused by kidney trouble. The ad-style piece emphasizes reputation built on results rather than promises.
A broker boasted of a gusher to pump up an oil speculation but the prospectus writer’s name is the actual source of the claim. The exchange hints at misattribution and irony in investment talk.
A sequence of testimonials from Dalhousie Bathurst and surrounding areas claim Minard's Liniment cured horses of mange swelling and other ailments. SOURCES include CHRISTOPHER SAUNDERS and THOS W PAYNE praising the product's effectiveness in various horse conditions.
A brief editorial note praises steady progress in avoiding marks from matches on trousers and predicts similar clean behavior will extend to walls. The author humorously links caution with future improvements in daily behavior.
The ad states Dr Thomas' Electric Oil is not claimed to cure all ills but offers wide uses as a pain reliever. It asserts broad effectiveness and claims that those who test it learn of its virtues through experience.
The New York Herald quotes harsh words praising France and condemning Bolos and Boloists as it says after France suffers its death sentence, Americans will be brave enough to respond in kind to those who harm them and criticize their own internal enemies.
A muddled report suggests Briggins holds a favorable view of Cayenne’s star man, with Minard referenced and Take no Other mentioned in the faded text. Details remain unclear due to OCR quality.
A humorous Punch quote laments the old tale of Bill chasing work only to encounter a strike and see the workers before taking the job. The passage also mentions common infant worm complaints and the Worm Exterminator remedy.
The Halifax Chronicle notes a man with long hair and a pensive look who wrote a poem titled Why Do I Live and signed it Charles Anthony. The editor replied with a quip about sending the poem by post rather than delivering it in person.
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