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Newspaper
Lumsden News Record
Location
Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Dec 21, 1916
Page
2
A reformulated advertisement claims eye strength can improve by fifty percent in seven days through a home regimen. It touts a patent remedy sold by The Valese Drug Co and urges readers to order via mail order for a refund if goals aren’t met.
The document describes daily schedules for farm women trainees with early wake times and structured work periods. It notes a weekly five shilling board and lodging contribution from each student and a wage of threepence per hour for work completed, claiming wages exceed board and lodging costs.
Norman Jonn of the National Guard at Paso reports relief after using Sloan's Liniment for sore shoulders back and limbs from strenuous drill. He awoke the next morning spry and ready for four hours of drill, a testimonial echoed by Private Jones about easing sprains bruises and cramps. Sold at all druggists 25c and 1.00.
A fragmented script scene pairs a child’s anxious questions with adult answers about family ties and marriage. The dialogue touches on aging relatives, failed choices, and the tension of returning home to a troubled household. The tone suggests a dramatic domestic vignette with raw emotion.
The notice describes childhood stomach and bowel ailments treated by Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. with testimonials from Mrs. Napoleon Lambert. It notes price at 25 cents per box and distribution by medicine dealers or mail order from Brockville Ontario. It also mentions Miller's Worm Powders as a safe, easy remedy for worm-related pain and hints at other items like Liniment and auto-related ads in the same clipped text.
An anxious officer warned the Prince of Wales against perilous moves, urging him to think of his mother. The Prince refused restraint, insisting on proceeding and dismissing the counsel as rubbish, claiming their mother is the same as any other woman.
The notice promotes Parmelee's Stable Pills as a speedy relief for bilious headaches. Taken as directed they ease stomach irregularities and tame nerves and blood vessels to stop head pains. It notes biliousness affects many at times and urges use of the remedy rather than suffering.
Numerous co operative implement societies are forming across Great Britain to mitigate labor shortages. Though common in Ireland since 1912 these societies are new to England and are funded by capital typically one thousand pounds divided into one pound shares. Five percent is paid and a bank is called upon for the uncalled capital.
For all special weakness from which girls and women suffer, Dr Hagulton’s Pills are promoted as a remedy. They claim to restore bracing health and uproot disease. Advert describes appetite, energy, and vitality increases with Dr Hamilton’s Pills, urging purchase for 423¢ today.
Two farmers in a town recall the cyclone that struck their neighborhood. One mentions his place was shaken up while the other jokes about locating a new barn and a youth hurt incident, reflecting rustic humor after the storm.
A Globe note explains a rise in natural product prices, including honey. A grocery shopkeeper tells a customer that she should now pay 4 pence for a pot instead of 44 because sugar has advanced in price.
An observation notes that Dasher adopted efficiency steps and now saves discarded phrases from drafts. He groups them into dozen lots and sells them as vers libre, according to Life.
A brief advert claims no one need suffer corns as a certain relief is at hand with Holloway's Corn Cure, urging readers to try the remedy for relief from painful corn issues.
A humorist peering through his mother's opera glasses quips that she looks far away and like a distant relative, a playful moment that showcases his wit.
A letter from Mrs. Noxel endorsed by H J Mahaffy praises Dr Chase's Nerve Food and Kidney Liver Pills for curing her son of violent epileptic fits. She details nightly dosing and bowel care, noting the boy has not had a fit since starting treatment and claims no other remedies were used.
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