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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
3
Construction plans for the Hudson Bay railway aim to complete steel track to Kettle Rapids, 90 miles from Hudson Bay, by August 1 with a cantilever bridge over the Nelson to allow further laying before frosts.
Benny rushes to tell of Uncle George's illness after a mysterious remark about someone in the family and rumors that he may have eaten something that disagreed with him. The scene hints at worry over who caused the distress and what happened.
New Brunswick woman Mrs James Brown testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills relieved her three week headache and backache after using the remedy. She says the pills restore kidney function and purify the blood, noting many women report pain relief and better health from this Canadian kidney remedy.
A fragment shows Nervy Needham claiming to sleep on the train car porch and demanding a berth setup while questioning a conductor. The text also includes an ad for Millers Worm Powders claiming quick worm removal and health benefits for children.
The chairman recounts a London lecture about a British warship sent to a Mediterranean port held by Bulgars. Shelling destroyed the building housing troops, and within forty minutes, almost all combatants were killed or incapacitated, leaving no survivors among the thousands.
A UK horse count fell by 142000, France saw a decline of a million over eighteen months, while Canada reported an uptick of 48000 in the latest year. The piece closes with a light exchange about a magazine joke and a missing diagram.
The Dominion department of agriculture advises growers to reserve seed potatoes immediately due to last year’s heavy losses from disease. Select sound, rot free tubers uniform in size, store in a dark cool ventilated place, layer not more than three deep, and keep until planting time. Farmers with ample sound feed potatoes may fetch high prices as seed scarcity grows.
In a humorous exchange the medical man jokes that the cost of living has risen twofold. Mr Yearned counters with a witty remark as the scene unfolds with light banter.
Mothers are urged that fretful crying babies may suffer from stomach bowels teeth or worms and are advised to give Baby's Own Tablets. Mrs Ronald Hurley of Giles NB endorses the product and the Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario offers them by mail at 26 cents a box.
Manitoba reports cheese production rising from 400000 pounds in 1914 to 725000 pounds in 1915 as wartime demands lift dairy output. Creamery butter production also grows by 1000000 pounds in the same period.
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