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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1919
Page
7
The house judiciary committee defeated a proposed amendment to the wartime prohibition enforcement bill by a 12 to 5 vote. The amendment would have allowed the president to repeal wartime Prohibition Act restrictions on sale of light wines and beer.
Denmark says it will not accept any German citizens in the southern Schleswig zone and backs limiting plebiscite to north and central Schleswig. Danish leaders warn the German population could affect the vote and notes 150,000 Danes against 3.4 million Germans in South Schleswig. Denmark seeks no future grievance with Germany.
A concise meditation on utility noting that every object or phenomenon may serve a purpose, even if humans cannot discern it. The text suggests humility regarding knowledge and highlights the value of all possibilities in nature and thought.
Wealthy Americans living in Britain are trimming expenses as tax drains and living costs bite. Inheritance-based fortunes suffer most, with Britain taking nearly half income and America taking much of the remainder. Some heiresses earning from U S sources cut back, while prewar leaders may fade and a new class of heiresses rises from munition contracts.
A public notice asserts that genuine aspirin is the Bayer product and only tablets marked with the Bayer Cross are authentic. It claims Canadian ownership of the current rights, warns against imitations from German sources, and highlights health uses and packaging options.
A note on medieval armor noting that heavy defensive armor fell out of use by the time of the Battle of Waterloo. Napoleon’s iron-sheathed cuirassiers were decisively defeated by Wellington’s troops, ending the era of such armor.
Mothers report Baby's Own Tablets aid sickly babies and restless sleepers. The product is described as a mild thorough laxative with no harmful drugs and is sold for 23 cents a box by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or by mail.
Daily Mail reports Admiral von Reuter will face court-martial for breaking armistice terms after his fleet was scuttled and sunk in Scapa Flow. Trial details to be arranged by the allied council in Paris.
A Helsini gers cablegram to the Daily Mail quotes a Finnish dispatch reporting the Bolshevik battleship Andrei Pervosvanni sunk by a British torpedo near Kronstadt. The telegram also says the Bolshevik battleship Petropavlovsk has hoisted the white flag.
An Esthenian official reports that after a seven day truce the Esthenians and German Baltic Landwehr have resumed hostilities along the entire front from the Gulf of Riga to Ronenburg. The British mission has failed to secure an understanding.
An advertisement touts Hollo way's Corn Cure as a remedy to remove warts and painful corns offering a simple treatment for unsightly blemishes.
In Edmonton Alberta the right to seize illicit whiskey stills now held by federal inland revenue officers may be extended to Alberta provincial police. The Attorney General pressed federal authorities for action after a careful hearing, amid rising distiller activity across the province. Police would still report cases to inland revenue for action under present rules.
A reader from Rossway Digby Co. N S writes that after a fall left him with chest pain he tried various remedies before using Minard Liniment heated and applied to his breast which he says cured him completely.
Hermann Muller leader of the Majority Socialists charged that Berlin militarists plotted to restore the Hohenzollerns to the German throne. He spoke before the National Assembly in session here and said the former Kaiser is an undesirable figure and should be watched.
The article promotes Parmee Lee’s Vegetable Pills as a mild safe remedy for women with sedentary lives causing stomach and liver derangements. It claims the pills correct digestive irregularities and restore health and vigor, suitable for delicate women.
The budget committee of the chamber plans a delegation to M Clemenceau to ask whether the government can promptly explain the sinking of the German fleet. They will also seek measures to cover France losses from the destruction of the fleet France was entitled to.
An old headline-style ad touts Black Watch chewing tobacco as the best on the market with a bold claim about its value, followed by a wry quip that “no man can truly estimate” a woman or a gold mine.
Wartime mutiny at Sutton camp in Surrey ends with a volunteer committee formation. Troops arrest 400 ringleaders and send 1,800 men to Dover and Canterbury camps after refusing to salute or obey orders. Main grievance centers on orders to deploy to France.
Advert shows Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the most effective pain killer with wide public esteem. It claims rapid relief as the hand rubs in the oil and cites thousands of satisfied users across many ailments.
A Bolshevist wireless report claims England will send volunteer detachments to Persia to fight Soviet power in the east. British military circles deny the report as unfounded and unlikely, emphasizing policy and regional focus.
A fleet of 8,800 ton steamers will operate between Pacific ports and European ports via the Panama Canal beginning in July, announced by the Shipping Board of the Emergency Fleet Corporation.
A man asserts all men are equal in principle but privately believes himself somewhat superior to his neighbor. The remark underscores common paradoxes in social self-perception and neighborly relations.
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