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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1919
Page
14
War taxes collected by the Department of Inland Revenue in June totalled 1 378 025 dollars while total department revenue for the month reached 4 586 088 dollars. This marks a large rise from June 1918 when revenue was 2 993 630 dollars. Tobacco excise taxes led with 2 425 650 dollars.
A five mile naval pageant along the Thames marks the fifth anniversary of Britain’s fleet mobilization. King George in the royal barge led the procession from Tower Bridge to Chelsea amid royal banners, cheers, and wartime songs as crowds filled embankments and bridges with festive color.
Chicago observes the fiftieth anniversary of the Prohibition Party with a banquet on September 1 and a mass meeting on September 2 addressed by party leaders.
Describes warts as disfigurements that vanish when treated with Halloway's Corn Cure.
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, renowned authority on proper food diet, argues that using white flour instead of the war mixture is a backward move for public health.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation of the Eustachian tube and restore hearing. It promises a $100 reward for any case not cured, with druggists selling the remedy for 75 cents and circulars available free.
Statistics from the Department of Railways and Canals show 5 756 locomotives in operation in 1918. Passenger cars numbered 6 376 and freight cars 209 243. Company service cars totaled 18 899.
The ad touts Miller's Worm Powders and urges testimonials from mothers to prove its virtue. It claims the powders work quickly and thoroughly and that children will show improvement from the first dose.
Under Bolsheviki rule, Omsk Petrograd population once above two million in 1912 shrank to 800 900, according to documents and newspapers from Bolshevik prisoners. Moscow’s population also fell by about 40 percent as shown in the same sources.
The Royal Aero Club proposes a £10000 prize from Britain to Australia for a flight in an aeroplane or seaplane completed by midnight December 31 1920 within 720 consecutive hours. Aircraft and all parts must be British Empire built with start at Hounslow or Calshot, only one control at Singapore for identification. Entry shows Bert Hinckler aboard a Sopwith Dove bi plane with 80 hp Le Rhone engine.
A Cincinnati authority says freezone drops lift corns easily with the fingers. The drug, sold for a small cost, promises painless removal of all corns and calluses without infection. It dries on application and does not irritate surrounding tissue, appealing to women wearing high heels.
Mrs. Peck tells Mr. Peck they have changed plans and will not attend the theatre tonight. The remark shifts the couple from their prior arrangement and signals an unscheduled evening at home.
Cordelia says a good cook need not attend church seven times weekly. The item contrasts medicine claims with personal virtue and habit.
A wry maxim appears: the sharpest minds may belong to those who guard every penny. The saying contrasts intelligence with generosity, suggesting frugality can mask deeper cleverness.
The article argues illness stems from poor blood or exhausted nerves, with bloodlessness and nerve trouble as root causes. It promotes Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as a remedy, claiming to boost red blood and strengthen nerves, and offers mail order at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.
A Wyoming settler pays $150 per acre for a quarter-section near Coaldale in the A R and IL block of irrigated lands Alberta. Report from Winnipeg office of the Department of Immigration and Colonization notes the record price.
Women are among the thousands afflicted by asthma in every climate. Dr. J. D. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy has brought new hope and life to many such. Testimonials, sent voluntarily, show the tremendous benefit it has wrought among women everywhere.
A reflective saying notes that recognizing one's folly marks the start of gaining insight. The quote links self awareness to the path toward wiser judgment and clearer thinking.
Sir Edmund Walker president of the Canadian Bank of Commerce and colleagues conclude after an Orient tour that the Far East offers broad opportunities for Canadian trade. He urges a systematic campaign to capture eastern markets, stressing the need to fight to win the citadel of the East.
A compact maxim noting that wealth brings more ruin to men than hardship. The saying emphasizes dangerous temptations and moral decline accompanying success. It frames prosperity as a greater risk to virtue than adversity.
A cryptic line notes that all springs resemble each other to the board and the house chicken, suggesting a humorous abstract observation on uniformity and domestic life.
An old classified style advertises Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless, safe remedy to remove corns and warts in one day, urging purchases at 25 cents per bottle from all dealers.
A nationwide feast of gratitude marked by religious exercises and large crowds. Messages from President Poincare Premier Clemenceau and Marshal Foch were read. In Alsace Lorraine and other provinces school children laid wreaths at soldiers graves honoring France and allies who died in the war.
Ottawa reports that 273 444 Canadian army demobilization questionnaires have been completed. Of these 87 771 seek stock raising or farming, 20 269 leave other work for agriculture, and 4 716 switch from farming but still favor agriculture for a net gain of 15 553. Accessions to professional and general occupations total 20 409 while 12 7038 desire to quit those fields. One in five soldiers wants a new line of work after khaki.
Sells Catarrhozone inhaler for catarrh and bronchitis claiming immediate relief and thorough cure. Advertises dollar outfit with inhaler plus smaller 50c size and 25c sample at all dealers.
A teacher prompts students to draw their future. A girl asks for marriage but says she cannot draw it, highlighting a wish for a life partner rather than a profession.
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