A Hasty Glance Sparks a Distant Compliment
A man in a passing automobile called out to a woman, praising her looks as he sped by, prompting a startled reaction from Marie and a quick exclamation about the driver’s speed.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
2
A man in a passing automobile called out to a woman, praising her looks as he sped by, prompting a startled reaction from Marie and a quick exclamation about the driver’s speed.
A Quebec reader testifies that Dodd’s Kidney Pills relieved his kidney disease after four boxes. The letter claims the remedy cleanses blood of impurities and restores energy, praising the pills as best medicine and urging others to try them.
Minard's Liniment is claimed to cure distemper in animals. The Washington Star opines Germany may win many Iron Crosses and war medals yet have few men to wear them due to ongoing conflict.
A Canadian Farm note reports buyers circling Ontario in search of draft horses with little success. A lumberman warns supplies may dry up next winter, urging farmers to breed suitable draft mares to secure future stock.
The permit system for settlers' clearing fires is now in effect across most Canadian forests. Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan enacted last year, New Brunswick adopted this year, while Nova Scotia Quebec and British Columbia have long regulated it. Alberta remains the only province without it. Proper enforcement reduced forest fire losses and aided agricultural development. safe disposal of logging slash ties to this effort as stumpage values rise.
A reader extols Dr Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy for relieving suffocating symptoms. The advertisement claims thousands find relief from asthmatic affliction and airways loosen with a soft gentle influence. Good druggists have sold it for years.
A curfew marks the end of parting as a weary worker returns to his home. He passes through a bright doorway and finds a quiet place to hang his coat, ending the scene with a simple, private moment.
A collage of quotes from Louisville Courier Journal and Boston Transcript about heredity jokes and a medicated cure. It notes Holloway's Corn Cure as an in text ad claiming relief for corns and warts.
The piece claims constipation as the common cause of appendicitis and promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills as a cure. It describes quick benefits and blood cleansing, urging use for relief and prevention with 25c boxes.
A young French boy helps his grandfather in a cottage garden behind the front lines. A church army travelling van stops outside. The boy dies from a flying shell fragment, smiling as he falls, leaving the worker in grim sobbing silence.
The Merchants Bank of Canada reported a rise in total assets to 140,937,544 dollars for the year ending April 30. Deposits and current loans increased significantly, with assets up from 83,120,741 to the new total, while profits remained modest at 1,236,680 on the large capital base.
Miller's Worm Powders claim quick relief from stomachic and intestinal worms in children. The preparation is described as simple, thorough, and gentle, with vomiting as a possible side effect indicating strong action rather than harmful taste.
Acreage under cultivation at the Gem Colony in Bassano Alberta rises by at least fifty percent this year compared with last year. Litgatzon farming is practiced in the area.
The advertisement claims a $100 reward for proof that Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease's foundation. It urges constitutional treatment and internal use for lasting improvement.
The passage notes seventy seven French teens with grim fates among them eleven divorced two executed nine died young seven widowed early three cruelly treated three exiled. Most of the rest suffered poisoning or broken hearts.
A reader recalls suffering for two years with pimples and claims healing after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, urging readers to request a free sample by mail from Cuticura Dept Boston USA.
A Louisville Courier Journal snippet depicts a humorous scene where a worker demands wages while a supervisor jests about confusing cooks. The exchange highlights tensions over pay and miscommunication in the kitchen.
A vintage advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a gentle thorough laxative for infants and young children. Mrs. Noble A. Pyr of Ecum Secum reports her baby was constipated and the tablets relieved her, with the product offered by J Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
An exchange reveals tension between a mistress and her housekeeper Bridget over dust buildup. The mistress claims six weeks of neglect while Bridget defends the short tenure of her stay, insisting she has only been there three weeks.
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