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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
3
Meat consumption in Britain fell in the last year of peace with beef and mutton at about 150000 tons per month. Current year supplies in sight total not more than 88000 tons monthly.
Lord Rhondda says allied larder is dangerously empty yet nations press on with belief that North American people will prevent food supplies from vanishing and jeopardizing the war effort.
A bottle of Dr. Thomas Electric Oil in the farm house will save many a journey for the doctor. It is not only good for the children when taken with cold and croap, and for the mature who suffer from pains and aches, but there are directions for its use on sick cattle. There should always be a bottle of it in the house.
Inquirer asks where the train goes and Jakeman replies it heads to New York in ten minutes. The exchange appears in the Christian Register.
Advice from E P Ripley on marriage for work success. He emphasizes a wife with common sense, sympathy, and attention to home life health and finances. He notes cheerful surroundings and care for well being boost a man’s ambition and performance.
A fragment from a Scots tone piece features a speaker evaluating a posection as of little value while the Chorus of Kilties retorts that a mere sax penny has value. The exchange evokes humor and regional character in a brief vignette.
Peevish pale restless and sickly children suffer from worms and will be relieved by Mother Graves Worm Exterminator who claims to restore health.
A Boston Transcript piece quotes a speaker declaring self sufficiency and a colleague retorts that work ends too early, illustrating early 20th century workplace banter and attitudes toward labor.
Soak hands in hot suds of Cuticura Soap using plenty of soap. Dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into hands, wear old gloves at night, or remove excess ointment with tissue. Free sample by mail to soasleyre Dept. Boston USA.
The Montgomery Alabama Times extols farming as a noble wartime calling. It notes past scorn of farmers has faded as all urge farmers to boost food production for victory, praising those who increase yield as future princes of the land.
Burns and skin remedies headline a Minard's Liniment claim while a note records 3000 women employed on the Great Eastern railway of England. The clipped item blends patent medicine promotion with a workforce statistic in a single rail-era snapshot.
The piece notes Queen Mary and Queen Maude trimming their own hats, Princess Patricia and Crown Princess of Sweden doing likewise, and highlights Lady Cheylesmore Lady Maitland Lady Hervey-Bathurst and Mrs Arthur Weigall as prominent society milliners with prize winnings and successful ventures.
An advertisement promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a blood remedy for improving complexion. It claims poor skin results from blood disorders and promises a soft facial glow, brighter eyes, better appetite and strength after using a 25¢ box. Sold everywhere.
Dutch fishermen off the coast haul up debris from destroyed German submarines. H Venstra, a Holland dairy expert, says floatsam and jetsam from subs injure nets and are identified by coast guards and navy officers as parts of submarines destroyed by depth charges.
A 19th century notice advocates Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a cure for brain fag. It claims brain work strains digestive organs and that the pills restore balance, appealing to working individuals who certify their effectiveness.
The Canadian market has absorbed 75 percent of sugar maple production. The United States purchases all Canada can send and would take more. Demand for pure maple products has exceeded supply for years.
Holloway's Corn Cure is claimed to remove corns and warts without leaving a scar. The advertisement emphasizes painless treatment and quick results.
The Brantford Expositor argues a prohibitory law benefits society by preventing youth from tasting liquor, reducing future desire. The piece contends banning access curbs early exposure and fosters generation gaps in craving alcohol.
Amos T. Smith of Port Hood Island reports a severe leg injury with large swelling. He applied Minard's Liniment, which stopped the pain and rapidly reduced swelling, praising the product’s effectiveness.
Clergy from all denominations in nada promise to promote food conservation and production. Bishops are sending pastoral letters to clergy and Archbishop nee, Primate Canada, pledges full support to the Canada food board.
The Edinburgh Scotsman lauds granting the franchise to 6,000,000 women in the British Isles. It argues war time work proved women's capabilities, strengthening national life and labor relations, and suggests women, if assertive, could become future dominant political power.
A testimonial from Mrs. Adolphe Noel of Petite Lameque Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets as a mild effective laxative that regulates the stomach and bowels without gripe. Available for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont or local dealers.
The U S war trade board seeks to end all trading with firms deemed pro enemy by enforcing a president issued license system. It targets entities furnishing information smuggling supplies providing credits or hoarding for post war use to aid Germany.
A 1908 style appeal urging a spring health drive. The article promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to improve digestion and liver function, enabling vigor and vitality, with addresses for trials in Buffalo New York and Bridgeburg Ontario.
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