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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
2
A Vancouver Province item mocks military ignorance and moral quips and then promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the best remedy to ensure open functioning bowels. The advocacy stresses that the pills act specifically on the bowels to maintain digestive health.
Estimates by Col. Ernest P. Bicknell show Belgian refugees abroad total about 1 000 000 with 60 000 remaining in un conquered Belgium. About 70 000 in Paris 7 000 in London and 30 000 in Havre, as the Belgian government cooperates with the American Red Cross to aid those in centers.
The U S government seized 11 057 000 pounds of devitalized wheat gluten stored in New York and bound for Germany via Switzerland. Custodian A Mitchell Palmer said the value at 18 to 20 cents a pound would rise at auction, with the shipment linked to a German firm and shippers unnamed. The seizure covers about nine months’ U S supply and highlights gluten’s use in diabetic foods and flavoring extracts.
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln’s early drill experience with his company in the Black Hawk war. He admits he forgot the command to align the troops and jokingly ordered the company dismissed for two minutes to regroup after the gate.
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor promising painless relief and rapid corn removal. It claims a few drops shrink the corn, priced at a quarter, with guarantees and broad availability.
A Philadelphia report says a war trade board talk warned of a cocoa bean import restriction to 30,000 tons through January 1 1919 aimed at saving tonnage for other needs. About 150 importers attended as Fred B Peterson outlined supply fears and the looming shortage may affect chocolate drops and candies.
The earliest glass eyes were made for the dead, not the living. Egyptian embalmers removed the eyes, filled the sockets with plaster or wax, then set in glass or precious stone eyes.
An advertised note claims Minard's Liniment is for sale everywhere. It describes a modern life preserver belted with two or three inflatable pipes and a sebber bladder with a valve. The item weighs about one and a half pounds when deflated.
A Detroit News clipping mocks Kaiser Bill with a jab about sitting down to eat his goose, reflecting sharp editorial humor of the era and lighter political satire.
A fragment discusses a woman named Beller and her injuries including the loss of an arm and a broken ankle. It notes crutch difficulty because of how the injuries relate to the foot. The text then claims worms threaten children and promotes a patent remedy, Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
The piece contends South Russia has not yet benefited fully from German rule. It notes the late Russian czar banned liquor, while Germany and Austria push liquor imports into southern Russia. Austria claims two hundred thousand dollars of liquor to sell, suggesting a cynical aid to celebrate conquest. It ends by asserting German ambitions would not come true under the Kaiser.
Chicago aviator Katharine Stinson says the world distrusts Germany and cites Switzerland as an example. She notes Switzerland demanded masks to preserve neutrality, illustrating wartime tensions and international reactions.
A Cincinnati man discovered a compound named free zone that allegedly lifts corn and callus with a few drops. The product dries instantly and shrivels the affected skin without irritation, allowing the corn to be lifted off pain free.
Fragments indicate three meatless days per week as officials cite new frozen meat reserves and ongoing curbs. Public notices warn residents to prepare for limited supplies.
A historical description notes five Moscow cupolas gilded in half inch gold and declares the Cathedral of the Holy Savior a major national gift after Moscow’s deliverance from Napoleon. It cites the Assumption in the Kremlin with the Virgin of Vladimir valued artifacts and Napoleon’s looting, plus Petrograd’s St. Isaac’s dome gilded with copper and gold worth about 1 million, totaling 125 million dollars.
Summer heat brings higher infant death risk from diarrhoea dysentery and stomach disorders. Baby's Own Tablets advertised as preventing and curing tummy troubles, with testimonial from Mrs. Chas Anderson of Minda Alta. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
Report from Seattle claims the state fish commission uses music to lure seals for destruction. Indians long used whistle and phonograph to attract seals, while hunters use records to kill. Also an ad notes asthma relief with Kellogg's remedy promising night relief.
Canada plans to rewire sheep output to provide wool for soldiers as wool prices hit record highs. The food board calls for higher production to supply uniforms and blanket needs while labor and supply challenges persist.
Government survey notes over 1 acre under cultivation in southern regions and favorable climate for castor bean production. Experts say the crop could expand and boost yields this year. Minard's Liniment is cited in a health claim context.
The Philadelphia Public Lodge shares a tale of two women one with a handbag stuffed with diamonds cash and Liberty bonds worth about 5000 the other with ham sandwich bits and a photo of her son in the army. The bag swap at a railway station left one woman sobbing over her son’s picture while the other kept the riches.
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