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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
15
The text discusses high food prices caused by shortages and handling waste, plus market speculation. It claims up to 40 percent of Canadian farmers sold wheat last fall at 1.40 per bushel and questions who earned the difference to a higher price. It calls for a food controller or dictator and confiscation of abnormal profits.
The ad claims low spirits stem from stomach and liver disorder and that Parmelee's Vegetable Pills relieve digestive processes. It asserts benefits for nerves and spirits, describing the pills as cheap simple and lasting in effect.
A playful exchange centers on freshness as a shopper asks about eye quality and a rocket notes the calendar mishap delaying readiness. The banter plays on time and perception with a light, humorous tone.
After the Somme withdrawal, orders urged search for official registers and archives in devastated areas. Farmland ruins yielded half burned and bloodstained scraps, with historians fearing irreplaceable data loss. Ancient deeds parish records and vital statistics were among items at risk of vanishing. Veal has been barred from U.S. hotel tables.
A Washington Park Illinois mother of four recounts suffering nervous spells backache and blues caused by her children's noise. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring her health and expresses gratitude noting no impact on her youthful appearance despite worry.
The article notes enormous waste of perishable foods by stores and suggests women’s organizations collect and distribute surplus daily to aid war funds or sell cheaply for those in need, including designing local collection and distribution efforts.
The message urges responsible personal use of food to conserve supplies. It argues for eliminating luxuries, choosing substantial plain foods, and using Canadian crops like corn peas beans oats and barley more fully. It emphasizes canning perishables and preserving garden vegetables for winter.
Cincinnati authority touts Freezone as a simple home remedy to lift corns and calluses with a few drops. A small bottle is affordable at drug stores and supposedly removes all corn and callus without pain or infection risk. The formula dries instantly and does not irritate surrounding tissue.
Reports reaching France via Switzerland describe a sweeping German seizure of all usable goods in Alsace Lorraine. Civilian food and livestock are restricted under military penalties, with bells from Strassburg cathedral among recent requisitions, and farmers unable to meet even basic rations.
R Henderson president of the Manitoba good roads association argues that good roads have money value for age and that bad roads hinder internal development and progress. He cautions that good roads aid farmers and reduce living costs while bad roads cause abandoned farms higher prices and idle workers.
In hot weather many babies die from diarrhoea and stomach disorders. The ad urges keeping Baby’s Own Tablets at home to prevent or quickly cure stomach troubles, citing Mrs. Chas. Anderson of Minda, Alta, and noting a 25 cent price from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A noted French flyer Captain Guynemer attaches a camera to his machine gun to photograph each shot at a Boche airman. The device, a repeating camera operated by trigger pull, is touted as a novel idea for war pictures and could be adopted by other French fliers. Time Tested Dr Thomas electric oil praised for thirty years as a premier liniment.
In 1916 Scientific American cited 1149 injuries from high heels with fatal falls from catching heels or clothing. A fashion crime figure added 400 cripplings including sprains and permanent strains. The text laments footwear risks and urges caution among wearers.
Joseph Dubes, a commercial traveler, from St Joseph and Levis, recalls being badly kicked by a horse last May. He was unable to walk until Minard's Liniment cured him after one application, enabling him to resume travel. The notice appears in a 1903 issue referencing Minard's Liniment Co. Limited.
A garbled note describes dissatisfaction at work and a protest about missing leave to attend a relative’s funeral. The speaker mentions being denied permission and references family sorrow and workplace rigidity.
A remark notes that judging character by thoughts is unreliable and often comic, challenging common assumptions about inner motives and integrity. The line suggests skepticism toward basing judgments on private beliefs.
The Kaiser lauds the Bayreuth based Dragoon Regiment of Hohenfriedberg fame. He says it fulfilled the Supreme War Lord’s expectations with deeds that will please him in the Elysian fields. A request is made for a full account of his emotions on the war’s course.
A report notes that an operation may proceed if Holloway's Cort Cure is employed. The source mentions the remedy as a prerequisite, detailing its role in advancing the surgical plan and potential outcomes.
The critic Capt. Persius tells The Berliner Tageblatt that Britain currently controls the seas and that the German fleet is unfit for infection or threat. He argues Britain justifies its claim to sea power and denies German supremacy.
Betty milked the cow when a mad bull charged the meathouse. The bull stopped meters from Betty and then walked away to the astonishment of onlookers. Neighbors asked if she was afraid, and Hetty said the bull got scared, calling the cow a mother-in-law joke by a local playwright.
A brief fragment notes Minard's Liniment as a cure for burns and other uses. It also cites a temperance message urging self control and home circumstances as a deterrent to drinking. The Boston Transcript is referenced as the source of the quotations.
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