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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 05, 1920
Page
2
An old health ad touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a path to lasting happiness and youth. It claims the pills keep the liver active regulate bowels and prevent headaches blood disorders and indigestion with a forty year track record and 25 cent boxes sold widely.
Conward recounts a Scottish man Farley who lost two thousand dollars in a con involving a land deal for a railway cut bank. Farley refused to sell, later bought back his fortune at ten thousand dollars, and reinvested. The anecdote underscores a recurring pattern in frontier business and the West’s opportunistic spirit.
Dave weighs compliments to Conward as Irene endures a drab era of change. Irene’s quiet blush signals a fragile bond, and the pair anticipate a settled future with a promise to visit when they can.
Elden calls at the Hardy home where Irene and Mrs. Hardy contrast warmth and formality. Conward’s looming interest in Irene or Mrs. Hardy unsettles Elden, who weighs potential rivalries and the implications of a future father in law as the evening culture clash unfolds. The night ends with coffee and retreat.
A middle aged Urbana reader reports relief from change of life symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says grippe winter illness left her weak but after trying the tonic her strength returned and she can do housework again. The ad urges others with nervousness heat flashes backache headaches or the blues to try the famous root and herb remedy.
Irene appears radiant after shopping as she and Dave discuss social tea with cake. He recalls past claims of proprietorship and contemplates another encounter as their story continues.
A flock of 220 young pullets at the Dominion Experimental Farm in Lethbridge Alberta is laying fourteen dozen a day or a hundred dozen weekly. Result achieved by selection of hatching eggs from proven laying strains. Feeding and housing are simple and affordable.
The article cautions that neglecting a cold can lead to throat and lung inflammation because lungs cannot be rebuilt. It states that consumption is practically incurable, while catarrh can be cured except in its final fatal stage.
The advertisement promotes Catarrhozone as a universal remedy for catarrhal troubles. It claims the balsams and antiseptics kill germs, destroy secretions, and stop sneezing and coughing by calming irritation. Two sizes are offered with guaranteed cure and prices in a panicked winter-health pitch.
Peru offers six days of living and lodging support after arrival and free transport for recommended immigrants and their families, plus duty free entry for furniture and tools. Applicants must prove ownership of their passport, good conduct, intent to reside and work in Peru, and provide fingerprints. Family limits and third class fares apply with proof of desirability. Household acrobats may include pitchers and tumblers.
A.M.5iced of Stirling sold ten pure bred Shorthorn cows and heifers for fourteen thousand dollars in cash to George Isaac of Markham Ontario. The stock goes to his foundation herd there, marking a provincial record and highlighting Southern Alberta cattle quality. Mr Steed built up his herd on an irrigated Stirling farm, attracting buyers from the older province.
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