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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
15
The article argues that Germany seeks freedom of the seas to dominate global power, warning that with unchecked naval strength she would ignore treaties and sink ships. It cites past aggressions in Belgium and Poland and questions whether England and America should disarm.
Advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a cure for infant worms claiming rapid relief, prevention of recurrence, and restoration of damaged organs to soundness. It emphasizes clearing the stomach and bowels and restoring overall health.
The latest German war effort de copperises statues for arsenal needs. Corporations have seized Bismarck monuments, drawing strong protests. Replacing copper with iron is seen as a bad omen, with one paper outraged by the act titled Oh for an hour of Bismarck.
The advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills relieve indigestion and improve concentration. It states a course of treatment will prove their excellence and that they are confidently recommended as they will do all claimed.
The tradition traces back to plantation days when enslaved people were freed for part of Saturdays and sometimes Sundays to seek wages. They often hired out and saved earnings to buy freedom for themselves and relatives, as noted by Professor Sanford in The Story of Agriculture.
Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria, while the Sacred Bridge of Pekin opened to general Chinese pedestrians after years of imperial restriction.
In a playful local item Waller notes omelettes rise due to the war while Diner comments Great Scot eggs being thrown. The snippet preserves a humorous exchange on wartime shortages and daily life.
The article notes that gloves with separate fingers appeared in the twelfth century, marking a milestone in glove design. It highlights historical adoption of fingered gloves as part of evolving fashion and attire.
A summary of 1915 nickel and copper output from Sudbury and the Cobalt district shows 67 703 tons of matte produced with 68 077 823 pounds of nickel and 39 216 165 pounds of copper valued at £2 070 000. Canadian exports largely feed the United States and United Kingdom, with government assurances that U S smelters will prevent nickel from reaching enemy hands.
An old family remedy claims to renew blood, strengthen nerves, and restore rosy cheeks. The ad targets delicate young girls and pale tired women, promising vitality and general health with a 25 cent box sold by all dealers.
Farm and Fireside recounts a farmer saving his property with one pail of water at the foot of a ladder to the hay mow. Lightning struck the barn killing two calves then reached the haymow. He grabbed the pail and climbed the ladder to douse the fire before it spread, underscoring that handy water can prevent total loss.
For those troubled with corns and warts the advertisement claims Holloway’s Corn Cure will entirely relieve suffering. The tone urges immediate use as a remedy and highlights its effectiveness for foot ailments.
Across Canadian cities, local heroes of the South African War are remembered with small bronze plates bearing names. Future memorials to the present great war will differ, as casualty lists from one encounter today would fill the base of the largest current memorial.
The Vorwärts organ of German socialism warns Berlin food riots may be mild next to the larger upheaval to come when Germans awaken to the crimes of Prussian Junker rule as described by the New York Herald.
An elderly husband and wife exchange playful barbs in a carriage scene. She chides him for not helping, comparing him to his younger self, while he retorts that she is different than in the past, turning the moment into gentle humor.
Burma’s tea is primarily consumed as a condiment rather than a beverage. The text notes that most tea produced is used in cooking or flavoring meals rather than drunk. This reflects a local culinary practice where tea serves as an ingredient in dishes.
A Petit Parisien correspondent reports Revigny observers describing a French officer using field glasses to view burning wreckage of a zeppelin. The witness claims to have seen slender feet in high-heeled boots among the flames, suggesting a woman was aboard the airship.
A Canadian reader praises Baby's Own Tablets, stating ten years of use for her children and noting she always keeps a box in the house. The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. sells the tablets for 25 cents a box, available by mail from Brockville, Ontario.
G H Ferris in the London Chronicle argues that the Verdun campaign was driven by dynastic and economic aims as well as military reasons. He notes Germany sought to cripple France and seize Lorraine's mineral wealth to aid iron and steel production, while Russia and Britain posed uncertain outcomes.
Lake Tanganyika lies 2,700 feet above sea level and runs about 400 miles long with capes indenting the coast. Steamers take three days to traverse from one end to the other, a fact noted amid coverage of General Smuts' campaign.
A barber replies that long haired musicians do not patronize his shop, while a customer mentions the famous pianist Von Thumper as a topic of conversation in Musical America.
Dialogue shows two characters amid fatigue and heat, one over a hot stove, the other in a cool sewer, highlighting comic contrast and endurance. The exchange underscores exhaustion and humorous vanity in the scene.
In Germany a movement forms to place a monument on Heligoland honoring Count Caprivi, the second Imperial Chancellor, noting his era saw Lord Salisbury surrender the island in exchange for Zanzibar. Radical Deputy Hero Waldstein reflects on the potential outcome if Heligoland remained a British fortress and praises the Zanzibar treaty.
A policeman questions a loafer who refuses to move, arguing that standing in one place would block others from passing and asking why he is there. The exchange ends with a prompt to clear the way.
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