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Newspaper
Landis Record
Location
Landis, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
7
The article argues high food prices stem from shortages and waste, plus market manipulation. It notes Canadian farmers largely sold wheat at $1.40 per bushel last fall and questions who profited from the spread to $2.80. It calls for a food controller to curb speculation and confiscate abnormal profits.
The ad claims low spirits stem from stomach and liver disorders and promises relief through Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. It says they improve digestion, benefit nerves, and restore spirits with lasting effects, describing them as cheap, simple and sure.
A playful exchange features dialogue about freshness and calendars touching on eye appeal and timing, with a wry remark about tearing a calendar page by mistake and delaying events to tomorrow.
Old French documents vanished from dusty city hall files and museum storerooms. After the Somme retreat, Allied searches aim to recover registers and archives in ruined regions. Analysts fear priceless deeds and vital records may be lost forever as war debris widens the data gap.
Washington Park Illinois reader describes suffering from female troubles backache and nervous spells worsened by loud children. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring health and youthfulness and expresses gratitude for their help.
Enormous quantities of perishable food are discarded by stores. Dealers must cover waste in profits. Women’s organizations are urged to collect day old food from shops and distribute it to those in need or sell it cheaply to support a war fund.
The piece urges wise use of food and sharing, calls to end luxuries, and to eat substantial nourishment. It notes Canada produces crops like corn peas beans oats barley not fully utilized and stresses canning perishable foods and storing garden vegetables for winter.
A Cincinnati authority claims freezone drops remove corns and calluses instantly with no pain or infection risk. A small bottle is inexpensive at drug stores and can be obtained via druggists or wholesalers.
Reports from Switzerland to France describe German actions in Alsace Lorraine as exhaustive requisitioning. bells from Strassburg cathedral and all livestock are seized, with food limits and military penalties imposed on inhabitants.
R Henderson, president of the Manitoba good roads association, argues that good roads add value across ages and livelihoods. He warns bad roads hinder internal development, raise prices, and cause abandoned farms, while good roads boost farming, communication, and overall national wealth.
During hot weather many infants die from diarrhoea dysentery and stomach disorders. Keep Baby's Own Tablets at home for quick aid and prevention. Mrs Chas Anderson of Minda Alta endorsed their effectiveness for weak stomachs and healing stomach complaints. Tablets sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A French ace Captain Guynemmer attaches a camera to his aircraft gun allowing a picture when he fires at a Boche. The device, believed his invention, could be adopted by other fliers. The text also praises Dr. Thomas’ electric liniment Time Has Tested It, extolling its widespread use and superiority.
A 1916 report claims 1149 deaths and 400 cripplings resulted from wearing high heels. The piece notes fatalities from heels catching on steps or clothing and says fashionable critics warned heels cause sprains breaks and permanent strain.
JOS. DUBES, Commercial Traveller, of St Joseph Levis and Indy reports a severe leg injury from a kick last May. After applying MINARD'S LINIMENT, he recovered enough to walk and travel on the road, praising the remedy's cure.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a speaker upset that the boss denied him permission to attend a grand funeral multiple times. The text reflects rural dialect and incomplete sentences without clear names or dates.
A terse remark notes that one cannot reliably judge a man’s character by what he thinks. The line hints at skepticism toward judgment based on internal beliefs or musings.
The Kaiser praised his Dragoon Regiment of Bayreuth with Hohenfriedberg fame for meeting the aims of the Supreme War Lord. He stated the unit had accomplished deeds that would please him in the afterlife and expressed interest in a full account of his emotions during the war.
The item notes that operation is necessary if Holloway’s Cort Cure is employed, indicating a contingency plan or required procedure tied to the treatment. Specifics on consent, timing, or alternatives are not provided in the readable text.
Capt Persius of the Berliner Tageblatt argues Britain controls the seas as if the Kaiser had never spoken. He says the German fleet is unfit to challenge British power and questions Germany’s claim to sea control in the current era.
Betty was milking a cow when a mad bull charged the meatdoo approaching within a few yards. The bull halted suddenly and then fled as onlookers stared in disbelief. Betty and Hetty explained the bull was frightened, likening the cow to a mother-in-law.
A fragment cites Minard’s Liniment as a remedy for burns and references a temperance message urging self-control when tempted to drink. It includes a quoted toast about fearlessness at home and a remark about temptation from the Boston Transcript.
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