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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
3
About 40 000 dependents of Canadian soldiers in England seek to return home. Wives and children followed servicemen or visited wounded relatives, but passenger capacity is insufficient. Many have loved ones back in Canada, with some having lost relatives. Admiralty has arranged limited spaces on returning transports and hopes to expand aid.
An advertisement extols Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as unmatched for fast tissue penetration and pain relief. It boasts the product as the leading liniment and superior to all competitors in reaching the painful spot quickly.
England conducts a sweeping conscription drive codenamed comb out to mobilize up to 500000 men for service. The plan withdraws workers from protected munitions factories and shifts older, nonessential workers to fill critical roles, amid strong public support and secrecy about the final tally.
Many people can drink tea and coffee briefly without issue but health disturbances prompt investigation. Thousands of homes where tea or coffee disagreed changed the family table drink to a safer alternative.
Herbert Gray depicts Macedonia as a land where dogs roam abandoned by war torn peasants. Across the north, armies drive people away while dogs scavenge, howl at night, and glare with eyes lit by torches as villagers arm themselves for protection.
Frank J. Cheney asserts his firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Care. Notary public A W Gleason witnessed the oath dated December 6, 1886. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Care taken internally and the Pills for constipation, sold by druggists.
A plan by the National Services Commission the Manufacturers' Association and the Department of Agriculture of Quebec would place laborers from factories with farmers for about four weeks. Workers receive $8 weekly plus board and lodging. manufacturers pay half their wages during absence. The Journal of Agriculture notes farmers should seize the aid.
Officials foresee stricter control of cable messages to curb espionage. Government agents allegedly intercept commercial cables from the United States to European neutrals as Germany seeks sensitive shipping and troop movement data. Secretary Red held urged close, ongoing scrutiny of German insurers with access to confidential information.
The firm promotes counter check and sales books with carbon back and coated options, waxed papers, and triplicate forms. It notes rising costs in paper and labor but claims low prices, modern plant, and reliable shipments from its Canadian networks. Offices: Toronto Montreal Winnipeg Vancouver.
A notice promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for flatulence and stomach distress caused by undigested food. It claims belching results from gases and that restoring stomach action with a systematic course will effect a cure, with simple directions provided.
Roger H. Maey-Levy, 25, faced Westminster charges for wearing an officer’s uniform and decorations he did not earn. His career spanned Australia, Egypt, England, Canada, New Zealand, and the Flying Corps, with multiple enlistments and escapes before being sentenced to two months’ hard labor.
A dialogue reveals a fiancé confessing marriage to Trixie in great trouble, with affectionate concern from Trixie as the couple discusses shared sorrows and futures. The London Bystander notes the pivotal revelation.
Nathan Strauss, philanthropist, predicts a Jewish nation with two million people and a modern, self supporting government in Palestine after the war. He foresees a large exodus of Jews from the United States and abroad, a religiously oriented community prioritizing education and religion over commerce, and support for a protectorate backed by the Allies. He envisions a biblical fulfilled homeland and a paradise on soil he finds superior to California.
An advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a preventive measure against worms in children warning of convulsions and possible death if untreated. It presents a remedy claim aimed at worried parents and households.
Reports from the British front publish extracts from a German soldier's letter found in a captured dugout. The letter vows revenge on those who led the soldier to slaughter and predicts a revolution against the capitalist party once the war ends.
Russian prisoners in Germany endure famine with hundreds of thousands dead and more dying from starvation and tuberculosis. A Russian mission letter to the Red Cross War Council says prisoners receive meager bread and poor food. The commission seeks immediate bread from Copenhagen for at least one month while Russian groups prepare aid.
Prominent Mexicans say war with Germany will start within a month. All German money in Mexico City and other banks will be seized, German ships in ports will be seized, and Germans interned or deported. Tampico oil fields will be protected for Allies, with a restricted traffic zone. mines and mills to reopen for munition production.
Save the Children notes that keeping a box of Baby's Own Tablets at home helps prevent stomach troubles cholera infantum and diarrhoea in hot weather. The tablets are claimed harmless even to newborns and aid in regulating the bowels. Sold by dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The piece notes Romanian troops with good equipment and artillery, while Prussian divisions fight defensively in trenches. It cites worsening food scarcity, reduced bread rations, and German threats to families as factors preventing desertion amid harsh wartime conditions.
Freiderich Droese aged 78 from 2121 Viet street has shifted from pastime knitting to serving the Navy. A former shepherd boy in Pomerania, Germany, he now joins the local effort as a prolific knitter amid the Milwaukee scene.
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