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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 06, 1916
Page
14
The Dominion government sold about twenty acres on Byiot Island in Baffin Bay at one dollar per acre to the Arctic Gold Exploration Syndicate Ltd of Toronto. The land awaits survey and may have its boundaries set later by the surveyor general. Traces of gold are reported in the region.
Hon. Duncan Marshall Alberta minister of agriculture calls the pedigreed bull Director the finest in the country. Formerly from the Rothschild herd in England the animal now stands in the western province and the minister says he is more than proud, noting prize cattle as a great provincial asset.
A caller notes caffeine in tea and coffee harms children and shares a personal tale of coffee use from childhood to adulthood. The account praises Postum as a sleep aid and nerve calmer, describing two forms and pricing.
The National Organizing Committee on War Savings calls on large houses to cut domestic staff and close part of their IS. It urges simpler meals and sacrifice of garden luxuries to save money and redeploy labor for more useful efforts.
An old advertisement asserts deafness from inflamed Eustachian tube lining can only be cured constitutionally, not by local applications. It cites catarrh as nine of ten causes and offers $100 for any deafness case cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure, with circulars free and pills for constipation.
In London the archbishop of Canterbury was to officiate at a major service. The main entrance to the abbey opened and a roped off space prepared for dignitaries to alight. A dusty four-wheeler driven by a fat cabby caused a squad of police to intervene as he quipped about admitting the archbishop.
Worms fret infants and rob sleep. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator claims to clear stomach and intestines and restore health, offering relief for babes troubled by intestinal worms.
Manitoba treasurer Mr Brown declares the province ready to devote all resources to defend the empire. He says every blade of grass grain land timber and cattle on the prairies shall be pledged if necessary to maintain the herties bought at great cost. Winnipeg T
A fragmented dialogue shows a person claiming to tell only lies to callers for the family while asserting independence and habitual truthfulness despite inconsistencies. The exchange hints at a hidden motive or misunderstanding within a domestic setting.
Derwent Wood, British sculptor and Army Medical Corps private, repairs facial injuries from war. He creates replacement noses, jaws, mouths, and eyelids using electro-treated metal, achieving seamless joins. He has restored the sense of smell to a patient and now treats up to ten cases daily. Surprising surgeons praise his work.
Miller's Worm Powders can do no injury to the most delicate child. Any child or infant or person in the estate of adolescence can take this preparation without a qualm and will find relief and protection from intestinal worms, which cause sickness and suffering in many children.
Des Moines reports a year with eighty six saloons closed and claims the city enjoyed record bank clearances, a 50 percent drop in crime, vacant storefronts filled, and strong housing demand. The Nebraska State Journal notes improved order and growth, urging Iowa cities to imitate Des Moines.
Miss Justine Blanchard of Paquetville Gloucester County testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her kidney troubles. She says the remedy fully cured her and offers it as a straightforward solution. The ad notes the pills target kidney issues and may help related conditions.
A Frankfurter Zeitung commentary predicts Germany will pursue broad, well planned education in the United States to compare German and British merits. It also warns that if required, the mailed fist could be used to enforce American changes.
A theatre attendant jokes with a miller or small man behind a larger patron offering opera glasses, the stallite declines and asks for a periscope instead in a humorous courtroom style cue.
A character asks why help is sought from a distant listener and explains the request stems from lacking close relations. The exchange frames a personal plea within a broader social context.
An Ottawa Toronto region notice from the Canada Cancer Institute at Churh Avenue describes disease descriptions and offers a free book and testimecizis as part of a health information campaign.
The Public Record Office in Chancery Lane stores twenty five miles of shelves of historic documents dating back to Domesday Book. Established by the Public Records Act of 1838 the office costs over £26000 yearly to maintain and gathers records from law courts government departments and other sources. It holds state papers star chamber records and a wide range of legal genealogical and statistical materials attracting daily scholarly activity.
A New York medical authority warns that post-grippal neurasthenia follows la grippe with fatigue irritability poor sleep and head pains. Rest and a tonic are advised and Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted to build blood and strengthen nerves after grippe. Purchases offered by mail or at drug stores.
Scouting expands in England with E Young head master turning his county school into a large scout troop. Pupils camp on school grounds during summer, managing cooking and self care with supervision, while Manchester Grammar School plans a school troop of about 150 boys to enroll.
Commissioner D C Lamb said war widows would form the majority of those settled in Canada under Salvation Army efforts. General Booth calls for a fund of one million dollars to support the overseas settlement project for widows and their families.
The department of the interior announces sales of school lands in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta in early June. Premiers of the three provinces concur with the federal government that this is a good time for auctions due to last season’s crop yields high prices and strong demand. Auctions will occur at central points across the three provinces with no general sales in three years.
Article states that using Holloway's Corn Cure removes corns without surgical operation. It emphasizes a simple topical treatment as an alternative to procedure.
A Sherwood Foresters company walks by a river when their officer orders a fall in. A raw recruit replies he did not join the Coldstream Guards, highlighting humor or tension in the Strand Magazine narrative.
The colored preacher on Sunday morning explains his sermon will be in three parts. He states the first part will be understood, the second part will be understood, and the third part will not be understood by anyone.
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