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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1916
Page
2
Dialogue exchanges from the Philadelphia Record show Mrs Graggs recalling she refused a marriage proposal, and Mr G signaling doubt about women taking second thoughts, reflecting social attitudes of the period.
Mrs Patrick Williams of St Sesime Kent Co New Brunswick shares a public endorsement for Dodd's Kidney Pills claiming relief from headache and weakness. The letter asserts most female ailments stem from sick kidneys and that the pills provide a natural cure by cleansing the blood.
A Commerce Department report shows Canada’s timber and forest products valued at 176.672 million in 1914. Major items include lumber lath and shingles 67.5 million fire wood 0.5 million pulpwood 15.5 million posts and rails 9.5 million cross ties 9 million square timber exports 0.4 million cooperage 1.9 million poles 0.7 million logs exported 0.95 million tan material 2.2 million round mining timbers 0.5 million and miscellaneous exports 0.3 million with total miscellaneous products 10 million.
A city canvass reports 4500 single men and widowers ages 18 to 45 in Winnipeg eligible for recruitment. Of 1,533 born in Canada, 1,446 in Britain, 204 American, 266 Allies, and 535 enemy nations.
French racing horses now bear names drawn from war and victory. Generals like Joffre and French appear, plus battles such as La Marne. Winners include Tipperary, and cannon numbers Seventy five and Hundred and five are popular.
Readers are promised a complete cure for catarrh through constitutional treatment. The ad asserts the product works via the blood to mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. Fr. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Michigan sells the remedy at 75 cents through druggists.
In Toronto, Mr Justice Craig denounces rich men who give little to war funds while poorer neighbors sacrifice more. He cites a millionaire hoarding resources while another family supports five sons to the Empire. Conscription is urged within that family. The Ottawa Journal notes proportional giving by poorer donors. Minard's Liniment is promoted by a physician.
A Liverpool Courier excerpt describes North Sea and West country skippers on trawlers as independent, opinionated, and stiff in naval discipline. They boast about seafaring skills while deriding official seamen, especially officers, and revel in battleship handling in tight harbors.
The Queen Mother observed a military football match near the Serpentine in Hyde Park while unrecognized. Later that evening she donated to a fund supplying footballs to soldiers in training through Lady Randolph Churchill.
An advertorial claim touts Nerviline as five times stronger than ordinary remedies for aching muscles backache lumbago and neuralgic headaches. It promises deep penetration to joints and cells and recommends use for colds sore throats and fevers with a family size bottle available from Catarrho Zone Co Kingston Canada.
The season of 1916 should yield the largest butter output Western Canada has seen. Alberta dairy commissioner C P Marker projects 9 000 000 pounds, up from 7 400 000 last year. Saskatchewan and Manitoba also anticipate big makes with efforts to raise creamery quality, including 9 percent of Alberta cream pasteurized to improve keeping quality for long shipments.
The article describes hammers shaped after an outstretched arm and fist, and notes a camel's hind leg reaches various body parts including its head chest and hump.
In the Ashkala region west fighting Turks surrounded Russian reserves. The detachment, led by noncommissioned officers, chose a glorious death over surrender and overpowered the Turkish escort, forcing it to join their regiment.
A proposal argues that a new flag should serve as the Standard of the Allied Nations. The design aims to symbolize unity among member countries and British, American, and French officials consider the idea.
An advertisement proclaims Mother Graves Worm Exterminator offers definite and lasting relief from children’s suffering, assuring anxious mothers they can find peace through its effects.
Britain maintains 124 646 special constables with a daily duty average of 16 831 on patrol. The figure reflects a large reserve workforce and ongoing public security commitments across regions.
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