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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
10
Saskatchewan adds over one million dollars in new lines as 24 856 pole miles of rural telephone service expand. Farmers operate the networks under government supervision, serving more than 735 farmers' companies and increasing subscriber reach.
An advertisement promotes a corn removal remedy for women promising painless relief. It instructs to apply a few drops and lift the corn with fingers, claiming magical effects.
A Cincinnati man developed Free Zone a simple drop on corn or callus treatment. A tiny bottle is sold by druggists at little cost and works without pain by shrinking the corn and allowing easy removal. It dries instantly and does not irritate surrounding skin.
Eight neighboring French farmers totaling nearly 600 acres formed a cooperative plowing association last January to ease spring work amid labor shortages. They secured a horse power tractor and a three furrow plow with costs shared by area cultivated. first use by lot, then order to reverse with preference to heavier land best plowed in good weather.
A historical note claims 1200 eggs contain elements equal to a living human. It argues a diet of eggs alone would fail to sustain life, while extracting components from a person would yield iron for nails, fat for candles, carbon for pencils, and other salts and waters, framing a human as a large chemical factory.
The dialogue odds a weekly alimony of forty dollars as fair. The Lady defends the amount, while the Lawyer challenges, highlighting changes since the couple lived together. Separately Dr Thomas electric oil touts its tested curative oils and long held public favor as a remedy.
Dialog hints at a prior encounter between two unnamed speakers with a wave of recognition and familiarity. The exchange suggests a chance meeting in a place with casual recognition.
A discussion urges thrift in food amid rising prices, noting one third of food waste per Doctor Wiley. With meats at thirty cents per pound and eggs five cents each, bone fat and butter high, households should adjust spending and seek small economies to stretch income without sacrificing basics.
A dialogue shows an editor criticizing a manuscript for overuse of color descriptions. The author asks how, and the editor answers that color words paint emotions and actions such as purple anger envy green jealousy white shame red blushes and blue cold through the cast.
A quoted line from Occident shows a child pleading fatigue with spelling tasks as his mother consoles him. The excerpt centers on frustration with schoolwork and the teacher's persistent spelling demands.
Calgary Herald notes a strong trend of public school boys choosing farming in Alberta. It argues city schools should nurture this inclination, so rural and urban graduates match professional and industrial paths, contrasting with eastern city schools.
A witty adage notes that three moves are as bad as heep and a single visit from paper hangers outdoes a cyclone, reflecting ongoing worries about storms and disruption.
The ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring tonic that purports to build new blood, boost nerves, and improve skin and energy. It warns against purgatives and cites Mrs Maude Bagge of Sask praising the product as a blood builder and restorative aid after feeling run down.
A newly hired cook asks about keeping her motor vehicle as she starts duties. The query reflects adjustments during a transition to new work.
Dean H E Cook of the New York State School of Agriculture argues that changing seed types does not improve yields. He notes experiments show lower tonnage and quality when conditions are unchanged but seeds are altered. He says plants need time to readjust to soil and climate, and warns against continual changes.
A humorous quip set frames a breakfast chat about home life. A man asks what his wife says after a full night out. The reply turns on luck, with the punchline that she waits until morning.
Dr. Ernest A. Sweet of the United States Public Health Service urges removal of arsenic fly poisons. He cites child poisonings and says other fly control methods should be used instead. He warns that arsenical devices are extremely dangerous and should never be used.
A reader from Port Hood Island writes of a severe leg injury with a large swelling above the knee that was quickly alleviated by Minard's Liniment. The testimonial praises the product for stopping pain and reducing swelling.
Reynolds of Manitoba Agricultural College in Winnipeg conducted a survey of current students to track post graduation plans. Among 38 BS women, most return to farm homes or pursue farm work while 25 remain unreported. among 122 men, many return to parents or own farms, with several in creamery or farm work and 30 not heard from.
London Daily Mail urges no shirkers of alien nationality and frames the conflict as a sacred struggle to decide whether freedom will endure. The piece emphasizes mobilization and readiness to fight for Britain and liberty.
An Irishman who signed a pledge was charged soon after with being drunk. He explained his absent minded habit of talking to himself, saying he often tells himself to drink or to refrain, revealing a comical lapse in memory and judgment.
Fragmentary lines depict a tense exchange with terms like comfortable seat and standin in disjointed dialogue. The text hints at social hierarchy and power dynamics within a bygone scene, but lacks clear narrative flow or identifiable persons, dates, or places.
A witty exchange centers on humor and respect as a speaker notes laughter is restrained by a stance of regard for age and frailty. The quip hints at social nuance and gentle humor within family or close circle dynamics.
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