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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
2
A Duane Street lunchroom boasts low prices with a advertised combination breakfast and supper for 25 cents. The claim reflects a New York Evening Sun note on affordable meals during the period.
The Breeders Gazette urges restraint in road drag use in Iowa warning that overbuilt crowns make surfaces unsafe with steep sides that funnel water and endanger travelers. It calls for responsible operation and favors ditch water drainage over dangerous high crowns.
A testimonial letter from Matthew Bainess praising Minard's Liniment Co. for hip and back injury relief. He recounts being crippled by a road machine accident in July 1915 and using a crutch 14 months, then trying the product after a Lachute recommendation in 1906 and achieving complete recovery.
The fragment mixes a Kansas City Star line about a worm exterminator with a humorous quip from a presiding elder and Mr Gap Johnson of umpus Ridge Arkansas. It also includes a patient’s nurse interaction about locating moving pictures that show inside the body.
Humorous ad copy notes liniment cures colds and more while a witty exchange questions Hobson's crime. The punchline reveals no crime, only a high coal bill prompting a skeptical breeze from the gaslit buyer.
When neu ralgia racks the nerves or lumbago cripples the back test Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. Well rubbed in it will quell the pain and bring ease and rest. There is nothing like it as a liniment and its curative properties are great. A trial will establish faith in it.
The St John Times urges filling local battalions as the chief wartime task for Canada. It argues Quebec and maritime provinces lag population proportion while Ontario and the west fare better. Recrimination is useless. the war must be fought to a finish, even if it takes many men of age.
An American Lumberman reflection notes the farm household as the source of energy and enterprise. It credits the farmer’s wife with making the home livable and productive, while critiquing the husband for valuing livestock and crops over family welfare and children.
Debris at Cuffley London uncovered a marked German Bible amid other items. The finder sent it to the War Office which is trying to locate the deceased owner’s nearest relative to return the relic.
An advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a quick cure for chronic digestive disorders, claiming special formulation to combat dyspepsia and related ailments with consistent success. A separate social chat quotes Edith and Maud about marriage timing. The piece also notes Romania as a major rain and grain exporter ranking among world nations with 1911–13 export standings.
The London Times argues that victory requires maximum mobilization of allied resources and continued pressure on enemy forces. It warns against complacency from early German successes and urges relentless effort to exhaust the enemy's strength and spirit promptly.
A recovery narrative touts Dr. Chase's Nerve Food as restoring vitality to weakened nerves to prevent paralysis. Mrs Merritt Nichols of Dundalk Ontario credits the product with saving her from a paralytic stroke after severe nerve distress and sleeplessness. Edmanson Bates & Co. Limited of Toronto supplies the remedy.
The article notes that repeated coatings of raw or boiled linseed oil on finely meshed wire fabric create a strong substitute for window glass. The wire can be dipped in oil for coating rather than brushed on, offering a durable option where glass is easily broken.
No need to pace the floor all night with tooth pain. Sloan's Liniment quickly relieves the pain, soothing neuralgia and tooth ache. A single application often stops the throb and helps rest. It also eases muscles rheumatism gout bruises sprains and stiff neck. Available at drug stores in 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles.
In a British Weekly anecdote, Dick rebukes Jimmy for loudly praying for Christmas gifts, noting the Lord is not deaf. A passing beggar asks for help, and the conversation turns to the amount offered, highlighting humor about sight and charity.
The Nottingham Guardian recounts Mr. Lloyd George collecting Verdun chestnuts with the aim of planting them for future generations to walk beneath Verdun trees. A French general misread his purpose thinking he would eat them, but the plan honors immortal French defence and may become a future landmark for French visitors.
Mrs. Arthur Sheasly of Adanac Sask praises Baby's Own Tablets as safe for all ages and effective for common minor illnesses in children. The Dr Williams Medicine Co sells tablets for 25 cents a box by mail from Brockville Ont.
The Subaltern introduces his fiancée to an elder man as his friend offers light congratulations. The exchange turns on caution about whether the match is genuine or a risky purchase.
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