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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
3
Toronto Star recounts settler George S. Stevenson’s account of extensive moose killings in Garson Sudbury district. He cites 200 rotting carcasses in one season and a hunter who killed 12 moose for a single head, urging Ontario to impose stringent prevention and punishment.
A health advisory warns that overstudy and insufficient outdoor activity can cause pale, listless children. urges ensuring ample exercise, sleep, and safety in tonic use. Recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills as a safe, effective remedy to restore color and appetite, available from Thecreee Medicine Co. Brockville, nt.
The Chicago Evening Post notes that in 1917 British forces captured more Germans than they have lost in prisoners since the war began. It adds that Britain has seized four times as many German guns as the Germans have taken from Britain during the entire conflict.
A deputation asked military authorities to open English language schools staffed by English and Turkish speaking teachers. A Muslim leader supported a Sunday school. Sanitation and inoculation reduced enteric and cholera cases, improving hospital conditions along the Tigris.
Do not delay buying Dr. J. D. Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy. A trial will prove its efficiency and relief. The matchless remedy is sold by dealers everywhere and promises sure relief.
A Chicago Herald quip shows a wise doctor advising a patient to chew every bite thirty times. Jimmy counters that at home he would starve as eight siblings would finish before his mouthful, implying crowded meals and quick eats.
An ad claims Holloway's Corn Cure provides speedy safe relief from corn pain. The copy emphasizes a sure and satisfactory outcome for sufferers seeking faster comfort.
A Boston woman explains to a pension examiner that she deserves a pension because she and her husband fought through the war, asserting shared hardship. The exchange underscores wartime service claims and eligible dependents recognized in pension processes.
The saying frames work as a route to self enterprise, suggesting serving others can build skills, networks, and credibility that enable independent ventures. It emphasizes practical experience, discipline, and financial stability as foundations for future entrepreneurship.
A Paris sourced cable reports Germany has entered large scale counterfeiting. It alleges forged Russian bank notes totaling 3,000,000,000 roubles are circulating, with superb engraving and near perfect initials that challenge expert detection.
An advertisement claims Par melee's Vegetable Pills will regulate a deranged stomach and disordered liver, lifting overall mood. It asserts the pill can prevent debility from digestion issues and is available at any drug store.
To keep choice apples in good condition through winter pack in dry sawdust. Use well seasoned hardwood sawdust, lay a thick layer at the barrel bottom, then apples spaced apart not touching staves. Add liberal sawdust over and around until about a bushel and a half fit per barrel. Store in a cool place. Do not use bruised or mellow apples.
Report notes a claim that Minard’s Liniment cures diphtheria. In Constantinople the kaiser and the sultan exchanged honors and decorations and discussed casualty lists, but their remarks were not revealed to the public.
A brief cartoon caption notes a sudden demand at the sugar counter provoking a playful remark about the overrun of a pantry item. The quip contrasts a jam with a sugar rush and appears in the Buffalo Express.
The fuel administrator urges Americans to lower home heat by five degrees to save coal. Standards vary by country and climate, with American homes often kept at 72 to 75 degrees. Medical authorities could support reduced temperatures for health reasons.
Royal correspondence between Athens and Berlin reveals Constantine urged William to strike the Allies on the Balkan front with a promise of Greek rear assault on Sarrail. Queen Sophie referred to the Allies as infamous pigs in another message now in Greek government hands.
A vintage ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh case, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a 35 year trusted remedy. It claims the medicine heals by cleansing the blood and mucous surfaces and says users will see health improvements after a short course. The firm F J Eney & Co of Toledo Ohio markets the product at 75 cents through druggists.
A witty exchange from the London Passing Show features a critic calling a displayed picture art but declaring it worthy of contempt while the artist defends it as genuine art. The quip captures the era’s theatrical banter and humor about artistic value.
A vintage advertisement extols Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a pleasant medicine for children and claims it removes worms from the system.
The experience of the last year shows frenzied buying in excess of need keeps prices high. The house holder who resists buying and hoarding helps himself and the public. There will be food enough for everyone in this country, and prudent citizens buy supplies as needed.
Personal endorsements from Bayard McMulin of Chatham and Mrs. W A Johnson of Walsh claim relief from goitre inflammation and facial neuralgia using Minard's Liniment and Parkdale, Ontario, with Bailey also referenced in the testimonial chain.
Bloomfield New Jersey chemists Scott and Bowne, proprietors of Scott's Emulsion, praise newspaper advertising in a letter to The Observer. They note nearly fifty years of publicity, gratitude to 2,000 weeklies, and continuous Observer ads for over twenty five years.
Vancouver Sun argues that aviation and high explosives will shape future wars, making underground civilian shelters and cities likely. It notes London's refuge use in air raids and asserts mechanical progress will outpace traditional defenses, with non combatants losing international protection.
An advertisement touts freezone as a quick cure for corns and calluses. It claims a few drops applied to a tender corn will relieve pain and permit the root to be lifted out as the drug dries. The small bottle is inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Millions of men in the British army have no eight hour day. They work overtime to win the war with single minded purpose. Labor outside the army shares in this effort and must set aside personal claims during this national peril.
In a humorous exchange, Puck jokes about a hat exchange between Ethel and Frank. The line implies mistaken recognition and a boastful brother who knows the true wearer, framing a light theatrical tease about appearances.
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