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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 13, 1916
Page
3
In a brief overheard exchange, a political agent remarks on a long speech by a candidate about farming issues, while a companion dismisses it as short and insufficient. The dialogue highlights light banter around campaign rhetoric during a local election period.
The article notes many Russian women hold executive ministry roles and enter fields like mining and architecture design. It discusses gradual professional openings for women in banks and economics as well as the impact on canal and waterway projects and a census on fall wheat areas, showing shifts in industry participation and agriculture.
The article argues Canada can dominate the British bacon market with sufficient hog supply and proper breeding. It notes Britain imported £25,441,460 of bacon in 1995, Canada only £3,924,611, and urges expansion of hog production and quality to beat Ireland and Denmark. It highlights bacon, ham, and pork byproducts as lucrative, and promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a cheap remedy.
The French government pledges a subsidy of 1.73 dollars per bushel for all spring wheat harvested this year, aiming to support farmers amid market pressures. The plan covers the entire spring wheat crop and sets a uniform payment rate.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cure catarrh in all stages by cleansing blood and mucous surfaces. Proprietors offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials, with Toledo Ohio address and 75 cent price.
An Armeri hospital nurse laments losing a blind boy to a special school and cites a helmet case where a bullet struck the helmet peak and was deflected, saving the patient from a more grievous eye injury. Doctors warn that a direct hit could have blinded him.
A United States Bureau of Standards report cites lightning rod efficiency at about 99 percent after reviewing farm mutual fire insurance and state fire marshal data. Of 460 struck houses, 254 had injuries or deaths. only a few had rods, suggesting rodding greatly reduces risk. Ground fence wires to prevent charges traveling and causing fires.
Detroit Free Press notes Dr. L H Howard of the U S Department of Agriculture suggests insect soups and dishes like puree of mosquito and crushed grasshopper pudding as potential new foods. It cautions that public education and luxury tastes slow acceptance despite possible cost benefits.
The ad asserts two main causes of biliousness are constipation and poor liver action. It claims Dr Hamilton's Pills correct bowel function and improve liver activity for permanent relief. It promises headache bad stomach and biliousness will not return with regular use, and promotes a 25 cent box.
In Fulton Pleasant Bay C residents report Minard's Liniment as the sole liniment stocked and the only one requested by customers. The note emphasizes wide use by the community.
A Lyceum Magazine joke recounts Alton Michael Packward asking a Gulfport porter if this was the Gulf of Mexico. The porter quips it is only a po’shun of it, capturing a humorous regional patter.
A judge determines contributory negligence in a case involving tickling a mule on the hind leg. The quote questions whether the defendant would care about the decision after it is issued, reflecting skepticism of the ruling.
A collage of ad copy and terse notes praises remedies for asthma and pest control while noting wartime shortages. It mentions Dr J D Kellong and Dr Grenfell, a British soldier overcoat detail, and the winding up of 123 enemy firms. A quip warns men about cooking school diplomas as marriage proposals.
A Silent Salesman: manufacturers use traveling salesmen with compact motion pictures to demonstrate heavy or bulky machinery. Films connect to the customer’s lighting and project onto a blank wall, enabling winter, fall, and year round demonstrations and easing buyer resistance to new tech.
A Belgian Consul recounts a banquet tale about German food shortages and morale. The anecdote centers on a Landsturm regiment leaving Berlin and a lone partisan shout of long live Germany met with a reproachful response, underscoring wartime tensions.
A wounded soldier, after weeks on milk, is told his first meal will be light. He imagines a hearty plate but receives only a tablespoon of tapioca. The nurse insists on strict portioning, prompting the patient to demand a postage stamp for reading material.
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