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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
2
The piece decries excessive profiteering in essentials after World War I and urges Ottawa to act decisively. It faults war‑time profiteers in meat, flour, clothing and other daily goods, links high prices to social unrest, and calls for swift government measures to lower living costs and restore stability.
Miller's Worm Powders are praised for quietly and painlessly destroying intestinal worms with no stomach disturbance. From the first dose, sufferers show improvement and a cessation of internal trouble symptoms.
The article argues middle age is the most fateful period for women between forty five and fifty due to overwork and ill health. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to restore rich red blood, ease nerves, and renew health with testimonials and mail order details.
An exchange in the Florida Times Union notes an old gardener declaring a plant in public gardens does not belong to any family but to the park, highlighting a playful take on botany and public space.
Advertising blurb proclaims Black Watch as the best black plug chewing tobacco available, highlighting quality and market prominence for this product.
A reflection on ambitions tested by time and effort. The saying suggests that enduring commitment yields reliable outcomes, with perseverance turning difficult vows into realized results.
Fred Stone Film Company of Los Angeles arrives in Vancouver with fifteen to film a western story at Lake Louise Banff and other Canadian Rockies resorts. The project, all Canadian, will feature around twenty five hundred feet of footage and be released in the United States Canada and Europe. This marks the first time a film crew has staged a shoot in the Rockies.
Canada Year Book figures show railroads increasing liability from 1876 to 1917 reaching 1.985 billion dollars. Passengers carried rose from 5.19 million in 1875 to 53.75 million in 1917 and freight moved climbed from 5.67 million tons to 121.92 million tons. Gross earnings grew from 19.47 million in 1875 to 310.77 million in 1917.
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming rapid relief from severe night breathing. It asserts the medicine banishes anxious symptoms and clears airways, allowing sufferers to sleep soundly again like a child. Buy only the genuine product from local druggists.
A young man fired with love suspects the girl’s father acted as the fireman in a case where emotion and motive intertwine. He says the possibility shapes his understanding of the incident and his stance on reconciliation.
Martial law covers the Haaburg harbor zone after a wave of raids on food depots prompts tightening security and emergency measures to protect supplies.
The Worm Exterminator claims to remove worms from a child’s system without harm. It asserts full effectiveness with a mild action that avoids injury while curing the condition.
A Cincinnati man’s discovery called Freezone is sold in quarter ounce amounts at pharmacies for little cost. Few drops relieve tender corns and calluses, shrinking the corn so it lifts out with little or no pain. The sticky solution dries and purportedly doesn’t inflame surrounding skin and is claimed to prevent infections from self treatment.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that his firm will pay $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The oath, sworn December 6, 1886, before Notary A. W. Gleason, Toledo, Ohio. Medicine advertised as blood-borne, internal use with testimonials offered free-and-priced at 75c.
Lake Superior spans about 31 800 square miles making it the world’s biggest freshwater body by area. The vast lake sits in North America and borders several states and provinces.
A reflective barb notes that men’s actions in marriage amount to taking a woman’s name. The quote frames marital naming as a form of social appropriation tied to male ownership.
The North Dakota Agricultural College Extension Division suggests home egg packing to avoid price spikes. G E Greaves notes a locality sent 150 summer cases and received 75 winter cases after price doubling, due to poor egg economy. Waterglass is a simple method housewives can buy and use, with lime or salt as alternatives.
The Bureau of Statistics reports Canada sown wheat area this season at 16,958,500 acres, down from 17,353,902 in 1918. Spring wheat totals 16,160,750 acres, oats 14,564,000 acres, with declines versus last year. May 31 conditions show spring wheat 98, fall wheat 101, oats 95, barley 95, rye 101, all wheat 98.
An advertisement extols Putnam's Corn Extractor as a painless, reliable remedy used for fifty years. The copy claims the device eases concerns about coins, urging readers to buy Putnam's for 25 cents from dealers.
A conference between the National Farmers' Union and the Farm Servants' Union leads to an agreement increasing food and clothing costs. From Whit Sunday 1919 farm workers will have a nine hour day, measured from stable to stable with no usual hours. The average week becomes 54 hours, with overtime paid in seed time and harvest and 21 holidays per year or 42 half days.
Premier Clemenceau plans to resign once the peace treaty is promulgated saying he fulfilled his mission and Marcel Hutin in Echo de Paris reports Parliament is expected to ratify the treaty late July.
Leon Abrams announced in the chamber of deputies that German counts of French prisoners were incorrect. More than 60,000 French prisoners were found in Germany in excess of German figures. Missing in action reach 314,000, with bodies of most unlikely to be found. Inter allied missions searched Germany to locate any remaining prisoners.
The sentence contrasts mood driven reading choices noting poetry is less fitting when sad while a cookbook may feel similarly tiresome when tired, suggesting mismatch between content and emotional state.
The Santa Maria del Tule cypress near Mexico City is regarded as the world’s oldest living thing with estimates placing its age at five to six thousand years. It is claimed to have been around two hundred years old when Cheops built the Great Pyramid.
A toad found buried 200 yards underground at Netherseal Colliery Burton upon Trent emerges from clay. The creature about three inches long has no mouth but likely once did. its eye sight is returning and it moves.
A terse remark highlights women’s focus on long work hours and daily routines. The line suggests social expectations and gender norms shaping discussions around labor and time.
The advertisement promotes Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a cure for liver and kidney troubles tied to poor diet and inactivity. It cites testimonials from Mrs Alex Gordon of Walkerton Ontario and Mrs M Nickels of Sarnia praising relief from back pain and kidney issues after using the pills. The ad notes price and availability from dealers and Edmanson Bates.
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