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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
3
A call for restaurants to adopt unobtrusive sticky fly paper to quiet fly swats in dining rooms. The writer argues flies signal bad housekeeping and should be eliminated with better screens and clean conditions so patrons can eat in peace.
An old warning on summer risks to babies lists diarrhoea cholera infantum and colic as deadly threats. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville nt as a remedy to regulate bowels soothe the stomach and keep infants healthy at 25 cents a box.
Canada reports total trade of 408,606,875 for April and May, up from 269,509,815 year earlier. Imports reach 194,404,188 and exports 214,202,685. May imports 107,596,379. exports 152,000,000. Notable gains include 25,000,000 in agricultural products and 25,000,000 in manufacturers’ customs. May revenue up 4,000,000.
Chicago woman tells how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved a two year female trouble. She reports relief, restored strength, and weighs 165 pounds. The advertisement touts the product as a trusted remedy for female ailments.
An opinion piece argues sugar prices in 1917-18 are not a barrier to home canning. It cites prewar sugar costs, notes current retail prices around 8 cents per pound, and claims preserving costs rise only modestly. It urges Canadian housewives to conserve food for troops and Belgian children.
Ohio notary public attests Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co promises one hundred dollar reward for each catarrh case cured or not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Ad claims internal use, blood action, testimonials, and nationwide druggists selling at 75 cents. Includes note on Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Reports from the Lafayette Escadrille near their headquarters describe a German flyer who, after being wounded by 25 bullets, fled toward French lines. Captured crew confessed fear of torture, believing prison would bring horrific consequences, though captors assured milder treatment.
A theater vignette features a lively exchange where a waiter is asked for a fizzy drink. The requester insists on something sparkling but with a touch of old style humor. A passing show tone underlines the scene.
The Canadian overseas forces adopt promotion by selection with consideration of seniority and service length. Special orders outline training drafts in England to be supplied on despatch with Canadian boats in good condition and properly prepared.
Mr. Merchant this notice promotes Counter Check and Sales Books highlighting years of experience, high paper costs, and a Canadian supplier network. It touts carbon back or coated books triplicate leaf books and large coast-to-coast customers, plus waxed papers parchment and wrappers with prompt service and samples. The Appleford Counter Check Book Company lists offices in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg and Vancouver.
A hen that lays golden eggs and a dozen eggs were donated by a poor widow to the American Red Cross in Middleton Chio. Auction raised 2002 dollars total with 266 for the hen and 1734 dollars for the eggs at 144.66 each, a record price.
The Japanese government negotiates with the United States to trade steel for ships. The deal would speed steel shipments to Japanese ship yards in exchange for about 50 000 tons of ships to transport U S troops and war materiel to Europe. Japan may push Gen Goethals to order ships from Japanese builders, who claim they can finish 10 000 ton steamers in months if steel is supplied.
An advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure as removing corn root by using the remedy. It urges readers to try the product and prove its effectiveness.
The report by American Consul General John G. Foster at Ottawa notes a sharp rise in Canada trade for the first two months of the 1917 fiscal year starting April 1. Total imports for consumption and domestic exports reached 408,606,873, up from 269,590,815 in 1916, with imports at 194,404,188 and exports at 214,202,685. Duty collected totaled 30,858,308 versus 22,887,138 in the prior year.
Advertisement claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil can heal persistent sores by removing dead tissue and pus and preparing a clean base for new flesh. It is described as the recognized healer among pills with many testimonials.
Reports from London say bread card thieves have resumed activity in Berlin. In a single raid authorities found about 18,000 weekly bread cards, equating to more than twenty tons of bread seized.
The semi official Munich paper warns that introducing a parliamentary regime in Germany would endanger the empire. It calls for energetic opposition while rejecting reforms that could improve imperial collaboration with the people.
U.S. railways reduce passenger service sharply to speed wartime movements. Pennsylvania Railroad trims 102 trains, cutting about 2 268 000 train miles annually, while Boston and Maine removes 255 trains for roughly 41 000 train miles weekly. Efforts aim to boost carloadings and rapid unloading to keep freight moving. Canadians urged to keep pace in this patriotic drive.
An advertisement touts Parme lee's Vegetable Pills as the best remedy for dyspepsia after meals. It claims the pills are specially formulated to ease stomach fullness and pain and cites numerous users attesting to their efficacy.
The Reichstag heard a president’s speech stating the war rages on and questioning the futility of peace terms that would spare misery. He warned that Germany and its allies must resist all enemies’ aims to disrupt their future and honor.
Dialogue notes the Bentleys plan to relocate after a year in the area, with townsfolk just starting to know them and questioning the timing of the move in a clipped exchange.
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