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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1918
Page
7
Manitoba notice from McCOLLOM LUMBER & SUPPLY CO listing carload pricing for fence posts telephone poles lumber and shingles. It advertises direct mills pricing and wide range from salt to wire fencing with quantities from mill to consumer in Winnipeg Manitoba.
The Kansas City Star quote urges recognizing internal foes as misguiding enemies. It warns the greatest danger lies within, urging timely preparation to avoid future disaster and criticizing those who hinder truth in the present.
A London Daily Express editorial argues that Britain must use strong home propaganda to awaken the public to the brutal toll of German warfare at sea. It urges telling the people how victims perished to foster resolve and vow Never Again, more than mild peace talk.
A customer reports five years of rheumatism cured by Minard's Liniment. Verification urged by writing to Theodore Dorais A Cote merchant St Isidore Quebec and a parish priest or neighbors. May 12 9& is noted.
A Baltimore American item notes an escaped convict who, in a courteous twist, left a note for the warden asking to be excused for his liberty. The quip highlights the criminal’s polite conduct as recounted by the paper.
A drug store pitch touts Freezone as a cheap ether compound that quickly removes corns and calluses. An audience at Cefn hears Mr W Gordon Griffiths praise Welsh roots and the Y M C A motto translated as Here is a splendid opportunity. Minard’s Liniment is claimed to cure garget in cows.
Thomas Harper aged seventy two, retired in Australia, returned to England to work in a munitions factory during war. He reportedly did the work of two men for two years and refused to quit, insisting shells were needed.
The CPR issued a dining car and hotel notice banning young lambs and immature birds and by products from service. A mining journal editor credits grit and duty, praising the memo and noting readers have stopped buying immature animal foods as a result.
An advertisement touts Dr. W M Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women aged from puberty to middle life. It claims relief from overwork nervousness and chronic female disorders and offers tablets or liquid forms with no alcohol.
The piece argues Canada holds the empire’s sole large forests after wars. It notes Australia New Zealand and South Africa lost much to fire and exploitation. Russia supplies 60 percent of Britain’s timber with one log per eight for home use. It questions Canada’s postwar role and foresees timber values doubling under demand, urging fire control to curb wasteful lumbering.
The text notes Rhymesby as a gifted poet who consistently faces debt. It mentions a misstep with punctuation in a line about placing “the one it in poet.” The fragment hints at creative style hampered by financial strain.
A letter from a relative in Ottawa recounts three British officers who escaped Turkish guards and wandered the desert. They met thirteen Turkish soldiers who turned out to be deserters and joined forces until a Turkish patrol attacked, eleven Turks were captured, and the group reached a Russian camp where they were warmly received.
Serious illness is avoided by Dr Williams Pink Pills which purify blood and strengthen nerves. The ad claims improved appetite, mood, energy, complexion and relief from headaches dizziness and back pain. Available from medicine dealers or by mail for 50 cents per box of six from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The Parlor Philosopher says love moves the world while the Mere and Town Topics note marriage math. The exchange captures playful reflections on romance and wedlock.
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as the dependable solution for asthma, urging readers who have tried other treatments without relief to obtain a package immediately.
An Expert on Farm Profits notes farmers earn the smallest profit on capital invested while costs rise with prices. Mother Graves' Exterminator promises sure lasting relief for suffering children. A pair of social snippets presents a flirtatious exchange over marriage and hesitation.
A fragment notes Minard’s Liniment cures diphtheria. It mentions the King of Bavaria trying to buy up 73 percent of his empire, including old family heirlooms. The cluster holds 899 pearls valued near $100,000 plus other diamonds and stones worth $25,000.
For over three centuries mats from bulrushes and other rushes have sustained a house industry along the Zuider Zee. Men women and children toil at the trade but earnings seldom exceed 24 to 28 cents a day.
A Sunday school teacher asks if any verse condemns polygamy. Thomas, a bright pupil, responds with I can’t serve two masters, turning the lesson into a witty biblical point about divided loyalties.
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