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Newspaper
Lumsden News Record
Location
Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
7
An American Lafayette drew member made a precipitous trip and landed behind the lines. He limped to a brass hat and, in a rough statement, told the landing officer he had spread petrol on the grass plot.
Cartoonish wartime quip from Joe T McCutcheon in Chicago Tribune mocks slogans as ineffective in war effort while praising Minard's Liniment curing garget cows and dismissing empty rhetoric.
In a crowded tram a debate erupts as upper deck riders ignore regulations. A conductor insists no standing on top while a passenger humorously defies the rule and takes a seat at the door. The scene is described with quirky humor reflecting press style.
A Baltimore American quip frames a debate over medical scrutiny of a son with a comic line about preferring an American doctor over an alienist. The exchange highlights public attitudes toward psychiatric evaluation.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a painless corn remedy that quickly lifts corn from the roots. It promises instant relief after painting the corn and says the treatment dissolves a sore corn, shrivels it, and makes it drop out. The copy asserts the product is a real, dependable cure costing a quarter in any drug store.
At the Nebraska dairymen convention Professor Propps urged keeping cows comfortable and well-watered. He argued warmer water or chill removal boosts winter milk flow, and noted water access affects costs alongside high feed prices.
A Nova Scotia reader from Rossway Digby County writes that after an autumn fall he could not work and suffered breathing pain. He reports relief after applying Minard's Liniment with warmed flannels and topical application, claiming complete cure.
The liver is a very sensitive organ and easily denied. When this occurs there is undue secretion of bile and the acrid liquid flows into the stomach and sours it. It is a most distressing meat, and many are prone to it In this condition a man finds the best.
A Canadian food board urges citizens to eat vegetables to save wheat and prevent waste. The message highlights potatoes carrots turnips and onions from last year and advocates meatier portions to ease wheat demand. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is claimed effective without other medicines.
The British ministry of food endorses potato butter as a low cost alternative made in England for under 10 cents per pound. Peel and boil floury potatoes then mash and sieve, add butter or margarine, salt, and mold into rolls. Color with butter coloring if needed and use a preservative for longer storage.
Veregin seals a 10 000 acre prairie land deal in western Canada, paying Sask currency over ten years. He pledges to meet any claims that arise, asserting the move supports war production and expresses loyalty to the British crown. He rejects allegiance to any king but Jesus Christ.
The fragmentary text hints at a dramatic dialogue or phrase about solemnity and decision on a path. It mentions a boy and a speaker urging realization of gravity before commitment, with garbled accompanying words. No clear event, place, or names emerge.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative offering thorough action to regulate bowels soothe the stomach and aid infant health. Mrs Francois Fournier of Tourville Quebec endorses the product and notes its benefits for mothers. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Mr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A short note notes that most of Japan's pearl divers are women who begin training at age 13 or 14. It also mentions a line about Minard's Liniment curing distemper and a quip by C Simmons about throwing them away.
The British admiralty plans increased shipping capacity to move wheat as production disruptions shrink available supplies. Estimates show a reduced consignable grain to the United States and other markets, signaling tighter global supplies.
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