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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
2
The prairies fruit outlook shows higher prices with apples bought on site at up to 2.25 per box. Tomatos gain from Kelowna cannery upgrade which can process sixty cans a minute, aiding production.
Thousands of Canadian women credit Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription with relief from backache headache nervousness and other ailments. The temperance remedy offered in tablet and liquid form is made from natural roots and contains no alcohol or narcotics and is promoted as a safe non secret treatment for women during menopause and midlife weakness. Testimonials from Canadian users note relief from hot flashes dizziness and fatigue after use.
A Berlin communique cites 3 575 000 prisoners under German control and vassals, described as a growing labor army vital to industry and agriculture. It claims their numbers exceed prewar male labor and that longer war makes them more useful for military and economic work.
A German NCO and his wife fled Germany in a small boat and reached Moon, a Danish Baltic island. They and other deserters have been interned pending investigation into their escape.
Dr. Hamilton's Pills are praised as mild effective for all ages. The ad extols safety for indigestion headache and biliousness with a 25 cent box.
The Echo de Paris reports six children died of starvation at an orphanage in Zenefort Thuringia as the facility was looted by starving inmates. Berlin's Arbeiter Zeitung coverage notes the site bleak with skeletal children observed by visitor Reece. Professor Franz E Hein in Munich predicts harsher weeks and wheat shortages looming nationwide.
The Toledo Blade argues the world is feverish with inflation and wage rises while some industry thrives and others lag. It predicts a shift toward farm-based industry after war, with many factories cooling and fires dying down as munitions demand ends.
Western Canada lands sold at high prices with parcels in De ssle Strassburg Lumteden and Foremost fetching up to 64 and 50 dollars per acre. Most buyers were local residents who expect better yields and more land ready for next year’s crops. Corn cure advertisement follows.
A German deserter reports that high command promised rich plunder in France before the June 9 offensive. Officers praised an abundant countryside to soldiers and pledged loot distribution, while warnings to guards cited a Villers-Bretonneux incident where drunken troops refused orders. Reserve regiments were moved to the front with first pick at loot.
The article estimates 4,790,000 deaths from starvation in Europe since the war began. It warns that unless the 1918 harvest is saved, starvation could become general throughout Europe and civilian suffering among allies would be unprecedented in world history.
Impatience about the war is dismissed as absurd by Impatience ennai Overman who notes the big task ahead for the allies. A schoolboy joke about rushing to judgment on learning suggests patience is needed as the world war progresses.
Constipated children may be relieved by Baby's Own Tablets, a mild laxative said to regulate bowels and soothe stomachs. A Knox Bridge reader reports marked improvement in his child, with the firm selling 25 cent boxes via medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Commentary notes Miss A sings better heard, while Miss B has richer voice says Tom. The Boston Transcript cites a lively dispute over two singers and their differing talents and backgrounds.
An old advertisement touts freccone to remove corns or calluses from feet. A Cincinnati inventor claims a few drops dry out the corn and let it be lifted away. The copy urges readers to ask a druggist to order a small bottle for home use.
An air pilot refused to fight German aviators who would not engage. He dropped a parcel to an aerodrome, then fired on German observers after two bombs failed. The parcel contained boots and a note challenging fighters to take to the air.
A medical notice extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma nomire as a remarkable remedy for asthma. The text claims immediate relief from restricted air passages and cites widespread testimonial support. It states the product is sold by dealers everywhere.
A Vancouver Province excerpt recounts a weary man waking from delirium in Chicago. He asks where he is and hopes for heaven, but his wife reassures him she remains by his side as the scene centers on care and enduring presence.
A household scene portrays a husband pressing thrift as the wife claims to have spoken with a grocer and butcher to defer payments. The dialogue hints at frugal maneuvers and a note of domestic bargaining.
The Kaiser expresses profound gratitude to God's mercy. He notes this sentiment amid his armies and fleet, and thanks providence as long as his forces remain confined and do not confront further danger.
State of Ohio Toledo Lucas County ss Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co testifies to business in Toledo. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts through the blood to mucous surfaces. Send for testimonials. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In From Gallipoli to Bagdad Padre William Ewing recounts a burly Irishman wounded in a field hospital. When asked his heritage the man says he is half an Irishman and the other half holes and bandages. The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph quotes the tale.
In England 1551 artisans used primitive wire knitting needles, marking the origin of the craft.
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