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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
10
R J C Stead reports higher BC fruit prices this year with on spot purchases reaching $2.25 for some apples. Tomatoes benefit from a Kelowna cannery overhaul opening a plant with a capacity of 60 cans per minute boosting processing.
Punctuation marks first appeared in 1490 while a fact notes that slow rivers flow about four miles per hour and includes an unformatted fragment a wi é.
Thousands of women report relief from backache headaches and nervousness after using Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription. The temperance medicine is available as tablets or liquid and contains no alcohol or narcotics. Testimonials from Mrs Alswie Soules and Mrs L J Mawitz praise its benefits during stressful periods and postnatal recovery.
Berlin papers report 3,575,000 prisoners of war under German control. The commu nique claims the labor army, larger than Norway and Sweden’s male workforces, greatly supports industry and agriculture as the war drags on. The prisoners are said to become more useful the longer the war lasts.
Pest outbreak description notes hookworms attacking the lining of the intestines in children. If allowed to continue, they may perforate the intestinal wall. Miller's Worm Powders are advertised to exterminate worms of any variety and repair prior damage.
The Hamilton Times notes conflicting guidance on clothing during wartime, urging immediate purchases to avoid higher postwar prices while also advising readers to wear old attire until the war ends, illustrating a tension in household policy.
A German NCO and his wife reached Moon in the Baltic Sea and escaped Germany in a small boat. They and other deserters have been interned pending investigation.
A vintage health notice promotes Dr. Hamilton's Pills as mild effective remedies for indigestion headaches and biliousness. It claims suitability for all ages including children and the elderly and touts a 25 cent price.
The Echo de Paris cites The Berlin Arbeiter Zeitung on six children starving to death at an orphanage in Zenefort Thuringia. The site was found looted by inmates and physicians noted several skeletal youngsters. Prof Franz E Hein predicts harder weeks ahead and a wheat supply collapse across Germany.
The Toledo Blade notes that postwar volatility hits industry unevenly while prices and wages spike. It argues only farming remains safe as nations seek soil wealth and reduce wartime furnace activity. countless chimneys will stop belching smoke and munitions makers lose profits.
Land sales in Western Canada drew high prices with De lisle Saskatchewan parcels at 77.50 an acre and 44 of 93 parcels above 30. Strassburg Saskatchewan moved 122 parcels with 85 selling from 20 to 64 an acre. Lumteden Saskatchewan and Foremost Alberta also reported sales up to 50 an acre as uncultivated land will be prepared for next year’s crop. Most buyers were district residents who expect good value from the land’s productive potential.
Advert describes Holloway's Corn Cure as effective for hard and soft corns. It claims safety and certainty in action, presenting a confident product endorsement for readers seeking relief.
Impatience Senator Overman warns against rushing wartime work, saying the world war effort requires time. A parable about an seven year old boy returning from his first day from school with a comic page, exclaiming that school is no good because he cannot read yet.
A letter from Eugene Couture of Knox Bridge Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets for quickly relieving constipation in his feverish baby. The mild laxative is sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A light exchange compares two singers Miss A and Miss B with Miss A praised for voice and Miss B for wealth. The dialogue reveals social snobbery and family dynamics reflected in a Boston Transcript style exchange.
An official dispatch from France reports German officers promised great loot to troops prior to the June 9 assault. A deserter recounted glow ing forecasts of living well in a rich country and plans to apportion plunder. He noted no renewal of Villers-Bretonneux style drunken excess and complaints that reserves would claim Paris’s foothold.
Estimates indicate 4,790,000 Europeans have starved to death since the war started. Without a successful 1918 harvest, famine could spread across Europe, bringing unprecedented civilian suffering among allied populations.
A Cincinnati man promotes a new ether compound sold as a small bottle for about little cost. A few drops directly on a tender corn relieve soreness instantly and dry up the corn root so it lifts away. The ad urges readers to clip and try it and to ask their druggist to order it if unavailable.
An air pilot dropped a parcel to unwilling German fliers. After they opened it they found a pair of boots and a note inviting them to fight from the ground. The pilot then fired on the area and left. It is a wartime anecdote about daring and retaliation.
A 19th century ad extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a wonderful curative agent. It claims immediate relief from restricted air passages and notes thousands testify. It says the remedy is sold by dealers everywhere.
A sick man just emerges from a long delirium in Chicago as he asks where he is. His wife comforts him saying he is still with her, not in heaven, and tends to his comfort.
A humorous exchange shows Mary telling Economy husband she has stretched finances by asking the grocer butcher and landlord to delay bills until next month, illustrating common frugal tips from Stray Stories.
The Kaiser proclaims profound gratitude to God's mercy amid his armies and fleet, noting relief that his forces have not advanced and his fleet remains spared while he keeps it restrained. The remark appears as quoted in the New York Times.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The document, dated November 6, 1682, notes internal use and blood action on mucous surfaces and invites testimonials.
Padre William Ewing recounts a burly Irishman wounded in action and brought to a field hospital. When asked his identity the man says he is half an Irishman and half holes and bandages, a quip preserved in the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
A brief note records that early knitting needles were crude wire tools known in England by 1551. The reference highlights the primitive origins of a craft later refined into standard wooden and metal needles.
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