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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1918
Page
2
A Reuters report from French army headquarters details German depredations in Cha teau-Thierry during their occupation. Homes and priceless furnishings were destroyed, tapestries cut, mirrors shattered, carpets torn, and even nursery items defiled, described as the work of lunatics.
Detroit News notes Pod is a rare leader whose plans are executed before they are announced. He is framed as a puzzle to his countrymen, with tactics that seem ahead of public understanding.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer argues that victory over Germany is not enough. Americans must root out profiteers, hoarders, slackers, and class tensions at home to fashion a democracy worthy of the world and sustain it after the war.
The ad describes Parmerie's Vegetable Pills as a standard medicine made from entirely vegetable substances. It claims revivifying effects on digestive organs and notes the pills are simple in composition and easily assimilated, benefiting weak stomachs and improving sluggish digestion.
Western Canada reports busier building than any year since the war began. Moose Jaw Saskatchewan shows permits up to July 9 value near the total for last July. Other western cities likely mirror this strong construction trend and the pace is expected to continue.
Newfoundland's conscription law has filled the regiment to war strength. A second draft is not expected until autumn after the fishing season ends. Women have replaced men on farms while fishing boats keep prior manpower from military service. Some resistance occurred but evaders were rounded up by military roll or chose enlistment to avoid jail for up to five years.
An advertisement extols Mother Graves' potent Exterminator as the safest vermifuge for even the most delicate child without fear of harming the constitution.
On Dundas county farms the conservation commission tests cultivation methods to curb wild mustard spread. Comparisons show that fields where corn was kept clean or last year’s seed were cultivated differ from those where grain was sown and plowed. The cultivated portions show less mustard than the grain areas, indicating cultivation can reduce weed spread.
Rural towns mobilize volunteers to cut and shock wheat in support of farmers. South Dakota towns organize labor brigades aiding fields as men donate time and funds to the Red Cross. Warrick County Indiana reports forty volunteers shocking over eighty acres in one evening.
The ad proclaims Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a quick solution for asthma sufferers. It describes attacks as tyrannical and promises immediate help enabling sufferers to enjoy life again.
The Canada Food Board reports June inland shipments at 175 149 pounds and export shipments at 467 568 pounds. Fish on hand stand at 569 458 pounds, totaling 1 240 175 pounds marketable catch for the four weeks in the three Prairie Provinces.
A reader from Woodlands Middleton Nova Scotia endorses MINARD'S LINIMENT as the best liniment for family use and claims it suits horse flesh as well. Signed by W. S. Pineo.
The VU 5S shipping board awarded the Chinese government yard at Shanghai contracts for four cargo vessels of 10 000 tons each and took options on building 80 000 more tons. The program will cost about 30 million and will ship about 35 000 tons of steel from the United States with other materials to follow. Deliveries start six months after steel is received.
Cleaning machinery is being installed in grain elevators erected this year. Four seeds from fe will be immediately available for stock feed, saving hauling costs to the lake front and back.
The northern parts of Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba see strong prosperity with crops fifty percent ahead of last year. Wheat and rye advance in early blade stages while grazing and milk flows improve. Land breaking expands with new land prepared for next year and multiple horse outfits seen turning wild lands.
Cabri Saskatchewan approves a by-law mandating that all buildings on the town’s main street be constructed of brick stone or cement to ensure an up-to-date streetscape.
A jingle touts Putnam's Corn Extractor promising painless, quick removal by shrinking the corn to dead skin, uprooting it completely. The ad claims it costs a quarter and works without pain in any drug store.
Alberta hog farmers enjoy higher prices at Calgary and Alberta markets than U S markets. The margin of profit is widened by better returns and lower costs per hog. Disease losses are said to be nearly unknown, with crops satisfactory and feed efficiency favorable.
An English meeting highlighted the belief that merit will be recognized and rewarded whether in fields or factories. Lord Leverhulme shared a tale of a cannibal who turned a missionary into Irish stew, a joke illustrating a point about proving worth.
Every mother knows summer months threaten infant health with cholera infantum diarrhea and dysentery. Having Dr Williams tablets at home feels safe as occasional use helps prevent stomach troubles and keeps babies through the heat. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Farmers in western Canada sold valuable flax cars with high bids. A champion flax car from Alberta brought 5 627.76 dollars at Winnipeg, yielding 1466 bushels and 82.0 percent of the flax crop. Reports from Lethbridge and Harris Saskatchewan show other top prices, though not record levels. An unrelated line notes U S average annual fire loss per person.
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