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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
15
Described as German improvised units named Ausbent Commando tasked with stripping bodies of both sides. They seize clothing and equipment, forwarding booty to rear depots. Shortage of leather and clothing drives creation, with risk of impersonation by German troops as French or British soldiers.
A sales pitch states indigestion victims suffer in business and concentration but Parmelee's Vegetable Pills provide relief. A course of treatment according to directions will prove their great excellence and they are confidently recommended as doing all that is claimed.
A Vancouver Province note quotes Jock Weel telling a decorated soldier he has invested in the war loan and asks to keep the funds safe. The exchange shows support for war efforts and personal responsibility in wartime.
Construction of a new flour mill in Calgary Alberta advances rapidly and will become the largest mill in Canada and among the most modern in the Americas. The plant will operate two units for export and local flour, with capacity of 6000 to 7000 barrels daily and a one million bushel elevator. About 300 to 400 workers will be employed, and the project costs close to a million dollars.
Advertisement asserts most infants suffer worms and Miller's Worm orders will clear the stomach and organs repair damage, preventing recurrence and restoring soundness.
An officer on a warship commands sailors to lie on their backs and pedal with legs in the air. After a brief attempt a man stops and explains he is coasting, prompting the officer to ask why. The humorous exchange is reported by the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
A physician explains winter fatigue and languor from blood pooling in the liver. He promotes Dr Hamilton's Pills, a 25 cent remedy of vegetable extracts to stimulate the liver, cleanse the blood, and boost appetite and nerve energy during cold days.
Adm Sir Cecil Burney recalls a Dublin episode before the war where a friend doubts Irish wit. The pair test the claim by joking with an old fruit vendor who rebukes the English sizing remark with a sharp retort about Irish gooseberries and apples. The anecdote appeared in the Moose Jaw Times via a London newspaper.
In a Tit-Bits snippet Tukes questions a bet about two coins while Snooks assigns the tenpenny piece to Tukes. The dialogue reveals a coin confusion and a misfortune in luck as the exchange ends with the tenpenny coin claimed.
The Canadian census bureau reports ten year averages 1908 to 1917 with fall wheat at 23 bushels per acre and spring wheat at 19 in Canada, compared to US decennial averages 1907 to 1916 of 15.6 for winter and 13.2 for spring. Most Canadian wheat is grown in Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Manitoba led the way in government aided cow buying for breeders with 3500 cows supplied to about 1000 settlers and over 3000 more applications pending. Fall 1917 payments on prior deliveries were largely met, indicating thrifty settlers and profitable investments. Alberta reports similar success with the system.
Under a Manitoba scheme farmers lacking cattle purchases can stock farms with approved prime cattle, fed all summer, and sold in winter. The government pays for the animals and takes a six percent lien note from the farmer due next October. Nearly two thousand heads were kept for fattening last summer instead of being sold for slaughter.
A Quebec mother from St. Leon reports her baby’s relief after using Baby's Own Tablets. The ad claims the laxative tablets treat constipation colic and minor childhood ailments. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Illinois State Society of Criminology members say liquor drives crime and predict 75 percent of crime would vanish with liquor abolition. A state senator and former assistant state's attorney argues murder often results from revolvers and liquor sales rather than deliberate intent, noting most killings lack planning.
Nearly all children are said to suffer worms and many are born with them. The remedy advertised, called Mother Graves Worm Terminator, is promoted as the best kind available to ease the problem.
The German asserts commitment to self determination while the Ukrainian challenges the certainty and scope of who will determine. The Buffalo Express records a tense, ambiguous exchange highlighting unresolved questions of agency.
Letters from Toronto and New Jersey Falls readers claim Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription cured nervous breakdowns and backache, restoring strength and ability to work. Testimonials urge other weak and ailing women to try the remedy, noting relief and improved health.
The Canadian Pacific Railway and the Quebec government present a public exhibit at Windsor Street Station Osborne Street annex. Half shows Quebec resources including lumber asbestos minerals grain maple sugar fur animals and game birds. The remainder highlights Dominion wide grains fruits forestry minerals and a large set of colored transparencies on forest development and summer resorts along CPR routes.
The Regina Leader notes that while clothes do not define a person the right uniform significantly aids a young man, suggesting appearance carries weight in impression and opportunity.
The Winnipeg Free Press notes a 25 percent rise in Alberta bacon production this year. Fewer young pig losses this spring than in the past three years suggest native porkers across the province will grow to quantities anticipated by the increased production campaign.
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