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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
6
The elderly General Booth, nearly blind, addressed a vast Salvation Army audience with song and prayer. He spoke of his failing sight and announced an upcoming operation to restore vision. The event included a life story of perseverance and a final spiritual tribute.
A collage of jokes and vignettes on wealth humor, theatre talk, a flour complaint, a gag about a missing eye, a mule in a sleet storm, congressional curiosity, and a preacher’s eternity analogy. The text features dialect lines and quick quips from various social scenes.
From Newton, Mrs. Wilkinson describes years of illness and indigestion. She credits Dr. Hamilton's Pills with gradual improvement and urges others to obtain the remedy from Catarrhozone Company dealers in Kingston, Ontario.
Dr Faulkner narrates a fable about a mysterious chemical laboratory on the town outskirts. An old farmer questions the project asking what it is for and where the solvent will be kept, prompting a humorous exchange about dissolving all things.
A guide notes that a small field near stables aids work horses by saving time. After rains, protect foals from damp ground to prevent colds and scours. Feeding alfalfa in 10 to 20 pounds daily per horse plus a small grain portion keeps horses vigorous and can cut maintenance costs by 20 to 30 percent with liverymen often favoring minimal other feed.
In St Yvon Gaspe Co Quebec Ludger Cote recalls four years of backache stiff joints and Brights Disease before using Dodd's Kidney remedy He reports improved mobility reduced pain and renewed energy after the treatment framing his personal healing story.
The article notes horses thrive on fresh pasture in spring and benefit from grass for digestion and tone, while noting grass cannot fully replace grain during hard work. It advises turning horses out on Sunday mornings after a rested night, avoiding cold damp nights, and using grain and dry wood when the animal is fed for work.
Lightweight satire lists car mishaps as omens of events to come. The column pokes fun at superstition by connecting reckless driving with predicting lawsuits, letters from lawyers, or future court appearances, ending with a quip about a car climbing a trolley pole.
Do not use the knife that is barbarous. Corns bunions and calluses can be removed quickly and painlessly by Putnam's Corn Extractor. Safe prompt and painless. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.
An anecdotal advertisement extols Nerviline for sprains bruises swelling and muscular pains. The testimony claims quick swelling and pain relief and urges readers to buy Nerviline in large or sample sizes from The Catarrhozone Co Kingston Ontario.
An article describes Egypt as a Turkish province under tight British control. It notes Turkey could order Egyptian troops into Tripoli, while Egyptian officers seek Kitchener’s permission to join the cause. Kitchener humorously warns such absences could push juniors to retirement, advising Egyptians to stay home. Bedouins question fighting and decide home is best.
A fragmented Port Arthur News note discusses a controversial propose to allow ministers discretion in refusing marriages with a reference to a four year old and a four twenty year old. It also lists home maintenance chores like roof, front wing, rugs, chimney, painting and lawn care as seasonal tasks with implied costs and effort.
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