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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
6
A Philadelphia Ledger critique notes German U boats favor attacks on armed ships with women aboard and recounts decoy schooners with masked guns. The piece mocks the tactic and questions any sense of fairness in exploiting ships with ladies, calling out English shame.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip presents a rustic exchange where a boy asks why women cry at weddings and a father jokes that they cry because they have been married themselves, while the mother warns the son to keep quiet.
French forces used new small tanks in the fight between the Aisne and Villers-Cotterets last week. The two man crews steer and operate the machine gun, and the vehicles weigh about a quarter as much as standard tanks. They are faster, can climb slopes heavy tanks avoid, and swing on their tracks in seconds making them harder targets for artillery.
The text urges loss of appetite in summer as digestion failing and blood thinning. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a superior summer tonic to restore appetite, digestion and strength, recommending immediate use and mail order at 50 cents per box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The British dispatch reports that after Turkish forces were decisively defeated, Bagdad now thrives under British administration. Since March 11 last year a modern city has emerged with paved streets, electric lights, improved water, a police and fire department, mosques repaired, roads paved, schools opened, a native teachers training school, two Tigris bridges, and a self-supporting municipal government.
An advertisement warns that worms in children cause convulsions and death if untreated and promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a protective remedy.
A European inventor outlines a paper horseshoe made from parchment treated with turpentine shellac and linseed oil, compressed under a hydraulic press to create light, uniform pieces. Nail holes and grooves are stamped, and an adhesive backing is used instead of traditional nailing. Paper paste can form moulded shoes, though results vary.
French air force gains daytime dominance over German bombers marked with the black cross. A German pilot, captured after defeat, laments French superiority as casualty lists show Red Baron von Richthofen among those wounded or killed. French aces Fonck Nungesser and Madon lead with high victory counts. German pilots face frequent crashes, landings and captures, while defense balloons deter night raids.
An advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a remedy to relax the bowels cleanse the system and improve liver and blood for better health. It claims mild prompt relief and urges purchase at 25 cents per box.
Tiflis, capital of the government of Russian Caucasia, sits at the foot of the Caucasian Range on the Kura River. It is a commercial centre exporting silk carpets and wines with a mixed populace of Georgians Armenians and a long established German colony. The city dates back to 379 A D and Russian occupation began in 1799 after Persian predation and 570 Persian possession.
A newly married woman narrates to a friend about an awful wedding day companion she encountered at church. The friend confirms she witnessed the event, adding firsthand visibility to the anecdote from the Boston Transcript.
The piece notes that the submarine idea dates from the 1500s with English seaman William Bourne describing a boat in 1578. His design aimed to alter size via leather bellows to manage water displacement, though the vessel could not endure deep water and nothing came of it.
Undigested food in the stomach causes gas pains and belching. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills restore stomach action and cure ailing digestion. Simple directions accompany each package and a course of use is recommended for a cure.
Persain lamb fur from Bokhara via Karakul district yields Karakul fur or curlicue fur. About 1,500,000 lambskins are produced yearly in this arid eastern Bokhara area. Skins reach America valued at $5 to $10 each, though only twelve by six inches. Karakul lambs die within three days of birth. black fur is soft and tightly curled. The U S and Canada have high dry land similar to Central Asia, supporting potential Karakul sheep introduction.
The British employ a contrivance to salvage ships after torpedoing or mining. A damaged vessel is counterbalanced by pumping water at the opposite point, causing the submerged part to rise and restore balance. The scheme, once shown to German naval architects, was reportedly adapted for raising their own ships, though without full regulation.
The advertisement extols Dr. Z. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming it has relieved severe cases for years. It urges sufferers to obtain the preparation from their druggist without delay.
A wartime cartoon caption recalls swallows flying near gun lines while gas approaches are signaled by their fluttering. Butterflies drift in dust as corn fields reach trench edges and flowers bloom in No Man's Land between six trenches.
A letter from Dr Jos. Aug. Sirois of St Isidore Quebec dated August 18 1894 praises Minard's Liniment Co Limited product. He states he frequently uses and prescribes the liniment for patients with gratifying results calling it the best all round liniment extant.
Mrs Newl wed confronts a grocer over small eggs bought fresh from the country. The grocer admits the eggs are small but says they are just fresh from the farm. The bride blames farmers’ haste to sell for prematurely taken eggs.
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