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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
7
The article details German Ausbent Commando units tasked with stripping bodies on the battlefield. Soldiers’ clothing and equipment are collected and sent to rear depots. Leather shortages drive the creation of these units, raising fears of misidentification and deception by clothing captured bodies as French or British soldiers.
An advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills ease indigestion and restore concentration. It asserts a course of treatment will prove their excellence and encourages use according to directions.
In Vancouver Province the soldier praised for bravery is asked what inspired his action. He replies that he has invested in the war loan and wishes to keep his money safe.
Calgary Alberta sees rapid progress on a new flour mill planned to be the largest in Canada. The project includes two units for export and domestic flour, elevators with one million bushel capacity, and 6000 to 7000 barrels daily output. About 300 workers are expected, with total cost near one million.
An officer on a warship orders sailors to lie on their backs and move legs as if riding a bicycle. After a brief effort one man asks why stopped and answers he is coasting, a quip reported by the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
A physician explains winter cold drains blood toward the liver causing fatigue and languor. Dr Hamilton's Pills are advertised as liver stimulants made from vegetable extracts like mace and butternut, claimed to clear humors, restore energy, improve appetite, and ease winter and spring sickness. A 25 cent box is promoted.
Adm Sir Cecil Burney recalls a Dublin episode before the war. While strolling with a friend on the quays a jesting exchange with an old fruit seller ends with the quip about Irish gooseberries for apples, highlighting Irish wit and mischief.
Snooks explains he accepted a cigar from Tukes and wears a disgusted look. Tukes says he gave a shil bor and a tenpenny item, while Snooks attempts to explain the puzzling exchange.
The census office reports ten year averages 1908 to 1917 show Canada yields per acre of fall wheat at 23 bushels and spring wheat at 19. The U S decennial average for 1907 to 1916 is 15.6 bushels for winter wheat and 13.2 for spring. Most wheat in Canada comes from Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Manitoba led western provinces in pledging provincial credit to co operative farmer groups for cow purchases. Since inception, about 3 500 cows have been supplied to nearly 1 000 settlers with over 3 000 applications awaiting processing. Payments due in fall 1917 were largely met, showing thrifty use and good returns. Alberta reports similar success.
Letters from Mas Alfred Suerraro and Mrs Joan Locesant extoll Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for nervous breakdown backache and general weakness. They report improved strength and daily functioning after taking the tonic, with recommendations for other weak and ailing women.
The Stockers and Feeders Plan lets farmers stock their farms with government-funded cattle approved by agricultural officials. Farmers repay with a six percent lien note due next October. The program, begun last summer, kept nearly two thousand prime cattle for fattening instead of slaughter in a lighter, unfattened state.
A Quebec mother touts Baby's Own Tablets as the gentile laxative that cures constipation colic and colds in children. She cites her baby’s relief after using the tablets and notes the product is sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The Illi nois State Society of the American Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology met in Chicago for its seventh annual convention. The president linked liquor abolition to a 75 percent drop in crime while a former state official blamed revolvers and liquor for much wrongdoing. A senator argued most murders lack deliberate intent.
Dialogue shows tension between German and Ukrainian speakers about who decides self determination. A Buffalo Express exchange highlights ambiguity and personal pronouns in the debate.
The CPR and Quebec government unveil a striking public exhibit at Windsor Street station Osborne Street adjoining the main entrance. It highlights Quebec resources including lumber asbestos minerals grain maple sugar fur animals and fish with a Western Canadian grain display and a large collection of fruits forestry products and minerals. Colored transparencies show forest resource processing and summer resorts along CPR routes. all material is Canadian.
Free Press notes an expected 25 percent increase in Alberta's bacon output this year. It states there were fewer losses among young pigs this spring than in the prior three years and projects native porkers across the province will multiply as planned with the expanded production drive.
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