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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1915
Page
3
Reforms in the method and conditions of general servitude in Canada are under consideration by Hon. C. Doherty, minister of justice. Proposals include reformatories for young prisoners and first offenders, classification by conduct, abolition of stone ice and confinement, outside work where possible, separate hospitals for the criminally insane, and amendments to allow indefinite sentences.
A historical note lauds Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the most enduring and favored among vegetable remedies. It claims widespread use, strong public esteem, and asserts the product stands as a standard without equal in its category.
London Chronicle asserts British banks are in an impregnable, sound position amid the greatest war, with coffers overflowing, stable operations, and robust trade keeping them busy.
A five section area in the Chin Coulee within the Lethbridge district will be fenced and set aside as an antelope park. The project follows directions from the department of the interior, with arrangements underway for the fence construction and aims to enclose the herd successfully.
The article argues higher yields can boost farmer profits through cooperative direct trade, citing Canadian districts and the Aroostook Valley as models. It covers soil selection, drainage, moisture management, and manure use, plus recommended fertilizer blends like 4-8-4 and 4-6-8 with nitrogen partly as nitrate or ammonium forms, noting lime-free phosphate sources and scab concerns.
The advertisement asserts catarrh is constitutional and must be treated internally to reach the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims the remedy strengthens the constitution and offers one hundred dollars to any case it fails to cure. Addresses Toledo Ohio and testimonials are requested. Gold by all druggists. Take Halls Family Pills.
Herr Unthan, a 60 year old German born without arms, has been engaged by the German army to teach soldiers who have lost both arms how to cope. He has demonstrated in music halls worldwide that he can play the violin, write, eat, and wash using his feet, and will instruct others in self‑reliance.
In the Vorwärts Bernstein warns that reprisals beyond conventional warfare fuel hatred and prolong wars. He cites the Lusitania sinking and hostile coverage as causing excesses against Germans in England, colonies, and the U S. He argues moderation proves strength and that escalating reprisals strengthen opposition.
A farmer from Hemford Nova Scotia shares a seven year battle with indigestion cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. The testimonial claims renewed appetite and pain relief within months, with a note that pills cost 50 cents per box or $2.50 for six, available from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The London Times notes seven German cruisers now accounted for sunk 67 vessels valued at 3,455,000. Vessels named include the Emden Karlsruhe Kronprinz Wilhelm Prinz Eitel Friedrich Konigsberg Dresden and Leipzig. It says these losses are a minor 7 percent of UK import export value and notes captured German ships resume trade while British losses raise prices worldwide.
An exhausted physician with little sleep after a cold epidemic tries to count a pneumonia patient’s breaths. He nods off with his ear to the chest and wakes to hear the Irish patient Pat continuing the count, muttering a humorous garbled tally like Tin thousand an’ givinity-six.
A Washington Star humor item recalls a patient who laughed at a doctor’s advice to eat less meat, only to discover the bill proved the doctor’s point. The quip underscores frugality and medical costs in a light, period-appropriate voice.
A fragmentary exchange questions why the individual signs as J John B Bronson. The garbled text shows dialogue with Haw kine and references to christening and a baker or brewer figure, but details are unclear.
Jacob Halin, a Don Cossack, returned to Kieff from the front, wears all four grades of St. George's Cross. He was captured at the Masurian Lakes after a hopeless battle, survived by a stealthy escape from a barn, killed a German sentry with a knife, endured seven days in the Augustow Forest, and reached Russian lines after being wounded at Ossowetz.
The livestock branch in Ottawa alerts sheep raisers and wool dealers to a federal order in council prohibiting wool and woollen goods exports to many neutral and enemy nations. The rule does not apply to the United States if the wool is for domestic use there, with shipments allowed upon importer guarantees it will stay in the U S.
A humorous aside where a child claims the new maid can see in darkness after overhearing a whispered exchange that she told the father he wanted a shave. The scene hints at family dynamics and a playful misinterpretation.
A London era editorial style note extols Grape-Nuts as the best appetite stimulant and digestive aid. It includes testimonial letters from a 57 year old grandmother and a grandmother’s grandson, praising Grape-Nuts for breakfast fueling dinner appetite and overall health, with a Canadian Postum Company attribution and a nod to "The Road to Wellville" serial.
Vienna recruits trained stray dogs for military use fighting on the front lines and aiding Red Cross relief. Dogs scout trenches rescue wounded, guide, guard posts, and relay information while Vienna expands its dog corps amid a growing practice begun by Germany in 1870 with thousands of trained canines.
Enderton, a leading Winnipeg real estate dealer, returns from New York. He recalls riding lessons and a Selkirk trip that took nine hours due to a strong tailwind, using it to illustrate how youthful financiers once rode a favorable financial wind before facing tougher conditions.
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as highly effective for pulmonary troubles with numerous testimonials. It claims to allay bronchial inflammation better than any other remedy and urges sufferers to try it for relief based on experience.
A speaker questions poetry publication chances after editors reject the poem. Carper suggests a deadly action by the poet, proposing leaving the poem in an envelope on a table and awaiting newspapers to print it posthumously.
A brief exchange notes plans to review proofs for a freshly authored novel. A friend reassures cooperation and signals a private room meeting to examine the manuscript proofs.
Ashington ponders Mr Cassies Chex value of a $40,900 image and whether money matters to him. The remark hints at indifference to wealth.
The salt mines near Weiliczka, nine miles from Cracow, are described as the world’s most wonderful. Connected to the surface by eleven shafts, they span over sixty five miles of chambers and passages and have been worked since the eleventh century. The mines feature many cut chambers with statues and candelabra, two large chapels and high altars, a dancing saloon, and a Lake Prysikes measuring 195 feet by 120 feet with depths from 10 to 26 feet.
A public notice urges prompt relief for children with worm infestations using a simple remedy named Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. The message pressures caregivers to seek rapid treatment to prevent suffering.
Government returns show that for the concluding months of 1914 Canadian exports to Great Britain were greater than for the same period in 1913 despite abnormal conditions. Canada’s February revenue increased by $825,244 compared with February last year.
Winnipeg reader recounted an eight year battle with a tumor diagnosed at Victoria Hospital Montreal. After doctors warned of instant death and six months to live, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for two years and beyond, claiming it saved her life and improved her health. The ad promotes the remedy as a standard female health treatment for displacements inflammation ulceration and irregularities, inviting confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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