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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 23, 1917
Page
6
Miss Esther Apson, a fourth year student at Manitoba College, works as a community worker visiting five homes, helping with housework, baking, sewing, upholstery, canning, and making small items. She reflects on the gratitude and supportive responses she receives from residents.
A nurse describes visiting homes to aid mothers with infant feeding. She helped a three month old on the bottle and explained formulas and albumen water, plus prepared a cream soup and toast for dinner. She plans to return to teach more and lectured school children as well.
A nurse documents daily visits assisting families with milk, barley water, cookery lessons, sewing help, and home repairs. She notes many women are ill, cites a seven-member household on $2.20 daily, and details tasks from bandages to garden work and hospital coordination.
The Morro Velho gold mine in Brazil is the deepest on record with galleries about 6 000 feet below the surface. Operated by an English company the gold vein slopes down at an angle of roughly 45 degrees. Bottom temperatures run around 113 degrees Fahrenheit and ventilation lowers it to about 100 degrees.
The provisional government pauses the 1906 Agrarian law without Duma consent. Premier Stolypin’s commercial land ownership end is repealed and replaced by individual titles. Socialist minister M. Tchernoff proposes ten land reform bills, including agriculture department creation and forest exploitation rules, to be quickly promulgated.
A Cincinnati inventor promotes Freezone, an ether compound that when applied to a tender corn or callus, dries and shrivels it so the corn lifts away. The ad urges readers to obtain a small bottle from their druggist or wholesale drug house to relieve foot pain and prevent infection.
Chapin and Gore, a historic whiskey maker, faces closure as dry laws threaten the industry. Mr. Hermann warns at least 2,000 Chicago saloons may shut within days and many more nationwide. He claims only about 200 million gallons remain in government warehouses and predicts a year of dwindling supply as demand rises and consumption nears 135 million gallons.
The article extols Miller's Worm Powders as unsurpassed for worm treatment in children. Mothers seek its aid at the first sign of worms, trusting it to provide immediate and lasting relief.
A dialogue depicts a heated exchange where one man suggests a quicker method to force a drink upon another, offering a bottle of whisky and a kneeling posture as a grim proposal. The other man refuses, insisting only he could hasten fate by standing and drinking himself.
The Boston Transcript notes swagger sticks carried by officers resemble a relic of peaceful times. Short, about a foot and a half, they contrast with military khaki and trench life, existing mainly when in formal dress rather than in combat settings.
A humorous exchange from a Boston area health board shows a citizen replying to a license expiry notice for keeping a cow. The writer claims the cow “beat you to it” by expiring the license three weeks earlier, signing off with a playful flourish.
A May 29 1909 note from Yarmouth Nova Scotia praises Minard's Liniment for joints and muscles. The letter comes from Thomas J. Pogan of The Champion Clog and Pedestal Dancers of Canada.
Berlin imposes coal cards to manage winter fuel. Apartments with heating stoves face a quarter ton per room and up to a ton and a half for more than five rooms. Steam heated homes are limited to half of last year's supply.
Advertisement touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as essential for child health, claiming worms cause illness and urging mothers to use the remedy. It presents a maternal care angle and spots a household remedy approach.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a difident customer asks if Mr. Flubdub is free. The attendant says he is always busy. The customer replies to let him stay busy, resulting in Mr. Flubdub losing a big order.
An advertisement describes anemia as pale cheeks shortness of breath and nervousness and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best remedy. It claims the pills build up blood bring brightness to eyes color to cheeks and renewed health with sun exposure exercise and plain food. Availability is via druggists or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Cont at 50 cents a box of six for $2.50.
A Dublin cab driver flees recklessly until a zealous policeman halts him and discovers the name painted on the cab has faded. The driver protests the name is O Sull ivan, insisting the letters were rubbed off, creating a comic clash over identity.
An advertisement touts Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy promising quick relief from choking and breathing difficulty. It claims thousands have used it successfully and urges readers to obtain a package today.
A summer suitor speaks to Sally Farmer who plans to delay his advance. Mrs. Farmer advises to put him off for a week, noting he may have funds for another week’s board.
Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Express warns that without a peace treaty this year a revolution could occur in Austria. Emperor Charles was told by reichsrat leaders of growing realization among Austrian and Hungarian peoples that they were fighting for German aims but want the empire to continue if Allied powers allow it to endure.
A brief exchange reveals the wise girl urging a kiss and remarking that memory outlasts the missed chance as he complies or remembers. The fragment ends with him acting on the moment.
Pelham Nursery Co of Toronto Ont offers exclusive territory to secure the agency for Pelham's peerless fruit and ornamental trees. Agencies are valuable and sought after by the company.
A Daily Express report cites a personal friend of Empress Zita saying she is exerting herself for France. The claim credits her influence over Emperor Charles to push Austria-Hungary away from Germany once possible.
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