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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
3
A historical note describes improving Royal Yeast Cakes packaging for hygienic handling. The new method uses wax paper wraps and streamlined machinery to keep products clean and scientifically hygienic during manufacturing and packaging.
An extended wartime argument estimates allied and central powers with 1380 dreadnoughts and vast fleets, costing up to 50 billion pounds for the world. It references Napoleon’s battles, modern frontlines, and foresees 100 million people affected in the three months war while noting a cartoonish pub exchange.
Robert F. Wilson notes in St Nicholas that the U S government requires sixty million feet of black walnut lumber yearly to meet war needs. Airplane propellers and gun stocks depend on the wood with mahogany as an expensive substitute. Each propeller uses about one hundred board feet, and spares for breakage are stocked.
A Cincinnati chemist markets an ether compound called free zone in tiny bottles. Apply a drop to a corn or callus and soreness vanishes as the corn loosens and can be lifted out with no pain, burning, or irritation. For a few cents, hard or soft corns and bottom of the feet can be removed.
A fragment notes an antelope may travel at 40 feet per minute as claimed by Liniment Cures Garget in cows. The text is unclear and likely promotional in nature.
Review notes that Drums Afar blends wartime echoes with a Canadian Expeditionary Force backdrop and a globe trotting hero who moves from a London newspaper to the United States as war erupts. The narrative threads through New York Harbor to Lake Geneva and Wisconsin locales, underscoring patriotic duty versus luxury in a cosmopolitan setting.
A fragment notes a GUTICURA claim from Quigley Windsor N 8 alleging the product soothes and heals eczema rashes itch and burnings with speedy relief. The readable text emphasizes Cuticura as a remedy option.
Nine representative Ontario firms sold 8.5 million pounds of fish in the first five months of 1918, up from 5 million in 1917. National consumption rose with a 200 percent gain in Ontario, 100 percent in the West, and 25 percent in Quebec, lifting overall gains from 50 to 75 percent.
Wise mothers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Terminator keep it ready as it proves its value for household use and pest control.
Archangel, a key Allied port for securing the railway to Petrograd, has deep historic English ties. From Norse visitors and Alfred the Great to Richard Chancellor and early Muscovite trade posts, English influence shaped Archangel and its connection to St. Petersburg, despite later imperial restrictions.
Incomplete text discusses morbid stomach conditions to encourage worms and mentions actions to avoid suffering. References to Miller and septoes appear but lack full context or clarity. The fragment hints at remedies or corrections of conditions to reduce worm-related pain in a child.
A fragment notes a crowded table and a remark about the space feeling tight. The line hints at a tense or brisk social moment without broader context or named people.
The piece notes mustard gas seen as a fluid not a gas and cites an estimate of 7 000 tons used in a brief offensive. It mentions claims that American mustard may be more toxic and a Yankee attack causing 500 casualties, with a new gas resembling the Yellow Cross and ongoing gas poisoning from prolonged mask wear.
The advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a potent liniment with healing properties concentrated in every bottle. It claims widespread use and many testimonials praising pain relief and improved health, emphasizing quality over price.
A colored conscript Mose is escorted by a friend near the train as he heads to service. The friend greets him and asks where he is going, and Mose replies that he is being taken. The scene captures a moment of farewell and mobilization.
An article touts nervous debility as distressing and claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore blood, improve appetite and digestion, relieve sleeplessness, and lift life’s outlook. It urges sufferers to obtain pills from dealers or the Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville.
The Morning Post reports Canadian troops singing a grim battle cry as they broke the Drocourt line and pressed east toward Lanterre. Known as the LC scheme, few understood its meaning while Canadians secretly moved toward the Somme region and faced heavy fire aboard the Llandovery Castle hospital ship during the offensive.
A Washington visitor on a trip through a bleak southwestern river area encounters a lone fisherman who declares there are no fish in the stream. The bemused traveler asks why, and the native responds with a laconic, seemingly confident reply.
Italy’s renowned poet, famed for daring flights and wartime service, tells two interviewers he expects to die in action. He reflects that his worldly life is ended and hopes his finest end is to die for his country, prompting no more writing after the war.
A front line item notes Minard's Liniment curing distemper. The excerpt also mentions a sergeant and lieutenant discussing new rifles and a ramrod, with disjointed dialogue about equipment and readiness in the field. The readable text emphasizes military supply and veterinary or animal care context.
A cautious testimonial from Buffalo New York and other readers touts Dr. Pierce's Anuric as relief for rheumatism backache and kidney distress. The letter claims improved health after starting Anuric with advice on exercise open air and avoiding heavy meat while noting stones and gravel passing.
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