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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement extols Cuticura Ointment as soothing and healing skin troubles. It touts a free sample offer and mentions Cuticura Department dealers selling the product worldwide.
The Canadian lake fishing business is largely controlled by United States firms. More than 90 percent of total output is marketed in the United States. Great Lakes fishing operates year round with winter ice fishing, natural freezing, and shipments to U S centers, especially in the West, with growing Eastern demand.
Dread of asthma causes persistent misery with nightly attacks and constant anticipation. Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims immediate relief and warding off future attacks, leaving sufferers in a state of peace and happiness. Inexpensive and sold widely.
A Boston Transcript item recounts a tale about a Mrs Blank and her Dutch servant girl Rena. Rena, feeling the master nearby, asks to discuss wages and proposes lowering pay to three dollars a week until the husband finds work. The exchange highlights a misunderstanding about employment terms.
A quoted newspaper fragment recounts a curative claim for diphtheria by Minard’s Liniment. Mrs Greener panics at a football game while her daughter defends a fallen player who remains unconscious.
Commentary argues Lord Lansdowne’s letter would empower Britain’s war-wearied military party seeking a peace terms that crush Germany. The writer asserts the war party controls policy and warns quitting would amount to victory for Germany, insisting only defeat of Germany yields a worthy peace.
The inter allied Paris conference focuses on war winning with peace terms to come later. A unified Allied naval and land command is planned and Britain’s voice will be decisive. Central Powers push harder, hoping to force a peace via Russia’s defection and rapid spring actions.
An appeal suggests using Mother and baby products as a remedy to reduce the risk of children having to cope with arms. The text presents the proposition as a preventive measure against suffered harm for youth.
The food controller urges Canadians to reduce wheat meat sugar and fats to safeguard supplies for soldiers at the front and asks citizens to increase consumption of corn oats rye fish poultry fruits vegetables and potatoes in all forms.
Londoners endure air raids with resolve and music. A street organ near a busy thoroughfare played Soldiers of the King with defiant air, echoing Soldiers of the Queen from the Boer War era. Later a home piano sang Hold the Fort, mirroring communal resilience.
The exportation of milk from Canada to the United States has been taken up with the United States Food Administration. The report notes efforts to secure policy or guidance on cross border dairy shipments and potential regulatory steps.
The London Daily Mail warns that German colonies would serve as bases for pirate submarines if the British navy is defeated. It condemns German colonial aims as harming natives, noting compulsory labor for Africans in Southwest Africa and harsh police punishments. The Allies are urged to defend human freedom and individual rights.
Overstudy and lack of exercise can cause pale thin children and St. Vitus dance. Ensure outdoor activity, adequate sleep, and a safe tonic like Dr Williams Pink Pills to rebuild blood and support growth. Available from dealers or by mail postpaid at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from The Droe Medicine Co Brockville nt.
A brief exchange recalls youthful dreams and a speaker named Phil comparing past wishes to present attire, noting pride in wearing longer pants than most men. The dialogue hints at humor and nostalgia without a definite event or date.
A historical note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a long lasting and highly favored standard vegetable remedy. It claims wide use proves value and asserts public esteem and peerless standing among vegetable preparations.
A humorous note from Tit-Bits describes George growing rapidly while his mother keeps him clean by frequent baths. A neighbor comments, and George quips that his mother’s care, labeled as godliness, is to blame for his vigor.
Advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Cure can remove corns without pain, offering a simple effective remedy for foot discomfort. The copy emphasizes ease of use and quick relief.
Mrs Young brags about economizing at dinner by buying a porterhouse instead of sirloin to save money. The exchange highlights household frugality and practical budgeting in a domestic setting.
A Baltimore American quote questions a boy's age and labels him as “a little queer in the head” in a brief, pointed exchange. The remark reflects era slang and attitudes toward youth and sexuality in public dialogue.
Mrs Bates recalls wartime life in England from Folkestone to London. German submarine activity and sea hunts, Zeppelin raids, and civilians rally as English women join hospital work and daily labor. She notes bread quality and national resolve during wartime anxieties.
A Canadian correspondent in England notes that being overly stylish or fashionable now invites suspicion. The affluent appear to be profiteers or linked to profiteers, seen as outsiders amid concerns over food consumption and social appearance.
A customer testimonial extols Minard's Liniment for 25 years of use. The letter claims rubbing and inhalation cure a cold in 24 hours and calls the product best for bruises and sprains.
A man seated with a woman jokes about oats in her hat tormenting him. He pulls a pocket knife and sharpens it, promising a harvest next time the oats touch his ear. The scene is set in Pittsburgh.
A humorous exchange from the Louisville Courier quotes a boy asked if he is a tramp. He replies he is a food conserver and asks if there is any old food not to be wasted, reflecting wartime thrift attitudes.
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