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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
2
A London Ex column extols the simpler life during wartime, praising reduced eating and activity as a path to victory and freedom. It condemns vanities that cling to old excesses while urging self denial as duty and happiness. It ends with a gimmick for Holloway's Corn Cure.
The census and statistics office of the Dominion government reports higher crop acreage. Wheat seedings are up 25 percent from 1917, oats up 10 percent, rye up 20 percent, and flax up 50 percent.
In a Birmingham Age Record item the writer observes that the so called idle rich are fewer in public view but still exist. The piece notes some are choosing not to work while others avoid those who do labor, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Western cities show rising building activity as labor demand from farms tightens city housing growth. Lethbridge Alberta saw permits value nearly six times May of last year, Calgary also issued more permits than any month since 1914, and Saskatoon Saskatchewan reports 150 higher permit value for 1918 year to date than 1917.
In a May 29 letter from Montreal, Thomas J. Hogan of Yarmouth commends Minard's Liniment for joints and muscles, calling it the best he has ever used. the note endorses the product to gentlemen readers in Canada.
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote contrasts old court glass symbolism with sanitary paper cups, followed by an asthma choking vignette. The ad touts Ora D. Kellogge's Asthma Remedy as a quick relief, claiming soothing smoke penetrates passages and often cures, backed by years of success.
A loyalist farmer from Cousty Tyrone entered a shop in Omagh seeking turnip seed with a germination guarantee. The merchant offered 98 percent, prompting the farmer to refuse unless the seed were completely German-free, declaring no enemy trade.
Advert describes Putnam's Extractor as a guaranteed corn remover that acts on a new principle. It claims to dissolve the callous parts, shrink the corn, and let the patient peel it off with no pain during or after use. Priced at a quarter at any drug store.
Former International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union official argues German labor boasts are propaganda. He cites 1913 investigations showing German workers faced inferior conditions to France and Britain and highlights child labor and sweatshop practices, claiming Germany's paid and treated status is overstated.
A provocative Vancouver Province snippet suggests a dispute over marriage claims with bold statements about who can marry whom. The fragment hints at a legal or social confrontation without full context or outcome.
The article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for eczema and skin blemishes caused by impure blood. It warns against greasy ointments and cites Mrs. W. Ritchie of Parkbeg Saskatchewan detailing relief after using eight boxes. Pills claimed to improve appetite and energy and priced 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
Dr Scott notes no Calgary schoolboy over twelve will be affected by military law as enlistments surge. Last group to join the flying corps were under eighteen. Plans call for each school to install an honor roll naming the lads who have enlisted, with intentions to preserve the records after the war.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages by internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 to any case it fails to cure and provide testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. sold by all druggists for 75 cents.
May receipts at Edmonton Alberta stock yards nearly doubled year over year with 185 cars. The cars carried 1 793 cattle 808 calves 3 258 hogs 119 and 76 horses, versus 1 042 cattle 501 calves 1 569 hogs 9 sheep and 67 horses a year earlier, signaling growth in mixed farming in the region.
An editorial note praises Minard's Liniment for colds and similar ailments while contrasting it with Red Cross donations. It emphasizes non monetary rewards from giving to wartime relief and the satisfaction of helping soldiers.
The article reports that Canada plans to introduce war savings stamps as a new public saving system and revenue source. In the United States these stamps are bought for small sums, replace change, and are later exchanged for a certificate worth more than the purchase price.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a cure for colds and bronchial inflammation. It promises rapid relief by easing throat irritation and strengthening passages against future attacks. It urges readers to try the product to prove its efficacy.
The Old Fogg quotes a New Haven Courier remark noting a scientist's claim that fear centers in the brain. The Grouch counters with a jab about fearless joy riders.
A Cincinnati author promotes Freezone to remove corns and calluses without pain. Five or six drops applied to the corn dry instantly and do not irritate surrounding skin, enabling removal by fingers with little cost for a small bottle at any drug store.
The text explains margarine arose as a butter substitute during the siege of Paris. French chemist M Mourines mixed milk and beef fat to create it, later patented and produced by the Dutch and Danes. Due to beef fat shortages manufacturers used vegetable oils, leading to the margarine known in England with cocoa fat as a main component.
The London Chronicle vignette contrasts a Scots character with vices and virtues in a humorous note. An officer bids farewell to a D C M awarded corporal on ten days leave, joking that the mother will be proud for the medal though the corporal has not yet told her.
Fragmented text mentions money orders and foreign cheques in France and field cashiers. Reference to paymasters and trench conditions is unclear, with missing context.
The editor recalls Private Peat recounting a tender act from Ypres 1915. A muddy, injured fool of war lay in Melville clearing station when a fellow soldier, soaked and cold, gave his own coat to a dead comrade who had been left in the rain.
Sergt. Frank Smith of the Royal Engineers notes Jerusalem's population down to 40. He describes poverty as appalling but says business is picking up, with the post office thriving as troops arrive.
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