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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
7
A dated advertisement touts Zam-Buk as a universal remedy for colds, rheumatic pains, chest tightness, and skin ailments. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. B. Gorie of Toronto and lists numerous conditions treated with Zam-Buk, selling at 50c a box with post free options.
The piece argues health costs from untreated disease and the value of clean water. It cites Earl Mayo on a town’s typhoid toll after opposing a $225,000 pure water system, with 1067 cases and 69 deaths in three months plus wage losses and costs exceeding $285,000. It notes prior epidemics cost millions and billions, stressing wasted time and money from ill health.
In a harsh tenement world, Liza Farley vows to be a mother to Bernard as her mother dies. She seeks placement at the Inasmuch Settlement summer home but discovers the boy cannot join. Liza hides him in a straw bag on a country trip, shocking onlookers at the station.
The narrative probes Liza and Bernard’s past with the McSweenys and a hush of adoption and neglect. Liza recalls a muffled plea from a dying guardian while Bernard distances himself from the city and the memory of a fragile baby left behind.
French authorities test common salt as a dust-laying medium on cobble streets at Havre. A 60 foot section was sprinkled with salt then watered, aiming to reduce dust without tar. If successful, citywide application could follow in stone-paved areas and inspire similar efforts in Great Britain.
The piece cites Sir Edward Poynter noting women’s greater art efficiency. It laments the female of the species as industrious, surpassing men in prizes at the painting school this year and comments on gender roles in the arts.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a direct breathable remedy for coughs colds and catarrh claiming it cures through a vapor reaching nose throat and chest without stomach side effects. It cites a testimonial from Richard McCallum of Stirling Ontario and lists prices for large two month supply and smaller sizes with distributor info.
The author argues female students in schools like the Royal Academy are earnest and hardworking, while men are slack and fall prey to the “spirit of the times” that claims genius can supersede study. He contends women's steady devotion will soon outpace lazy male effort across many fields.
A farmer and a man in a spring wagon discuss a horse's illness. The exchange hints medicine being cheaper than buying a new horse, reflecting era humor about animal care costs.
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