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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
17
The Cologne People’s Gazette reports Admiral von Tirpitz addressing a Fatherland Party meeting. He argues Germany can outlast Britain in the U-boat campaign, asserting Belgian resistance remains pivotal to the war and urging continued political support though lacking at present.
A garbled notice offers a reward of one hundred dollars for information leading to the sale and successful use of a Catarrh Cure. The text mentions druggists and improvements but is mostly unreadable.
The federal food board urges Americans to depend entirely on corn and abandon wheat flour. It notes corn flour milling capacity has surged about 500 percent in eighteen months and claims corn meal could meet needs until the next harvest. The board argues corn supply would prevent famine while wheat is shipped abroad.
In the house of commons Mr at Law moved a vote of credit of £6000 on a quote a bit of money. The piece discusses daily war expenditure of nearly seven millions and insists we must spend or die to save country and families from Germans. It cites Rev. W. B. Hanks and quotes the Daily Express on the stakes.
A report on teething distress in infants and how Baby's Own Tablets ease discomfort by keeping the stomach and bowels regular. Mrs. Henry Bernard of St. Emile Quebec attests the product cured her baby's constipation and eased teething pain. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order for 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A terse courtroom exchange is quoted from the Boston Transcript with a taunting line about suing the precedents against a lady as she presses legal action.
YMCA shelters behind the line in France provide more than sixty thousand cups of tea coffee and cocoa daily to soldiers in dugouts and shelters near the front. The eight month cost estimate is not specified in the available text.
The advertisement promises Putnam's Extractor eases sore corns with a drop or two. It touts painless, swift relief, shrinking corns and loosening them from the toe so they can be removed, urging a trip to the drug store for a bottle.
During a pitch dark night a Canadian officer slipped into a mine crater and chased a fellow soldier, firing at a figure in front of him. In a humorous twist the two men, from the same regiment, recognized each other with a friendly exchange after nearly half an hour of chase.
Miller's Worm Powders act mildly and without injury to the child, and there can be no doubt of their deadly effect upon worms. They have been in successful use for a long time and are recognized as a leading preparation for the purpose. They have proved their power in countless cases and have given relief to thousands of children, who would have remained weak without this superior compound.
The Westminster Gazette notes that pushing the Baltic northward or closing the Northern Dardanelles would force Germany to seek agreements with Scandinavia or seize Baltic coast territories. An Archangel route might persist, and Sweden and Norway rail links could carry non bulky goods around the Gulf. Allies’ economic strength could counter these moves. Sweden likely to weigh in strongly.
An advertisement touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a stomach and intestinal cleanser using dandelion and mandrake. It claims they restore digestive organs to healthy action and are the best remedy for indigestion today. A trial is urged to prove their efficacy to the ailing.
Second-Lieutenant W. H. Moberly of Oxfordshire and Bucks Light Infantry earned the DSO for decisive action in an advance where three company commanders were killed and frontline communications failed. He held the advanced line, defended the flanks, and organized resistance to counter-attacks, saving the mission.
The ad proclaims Dr Hamilton's Pills as the best aid to complexion. It claims the pills enrich the blood, cleanse waste, promote digestion, and restore health, promising happiness and well-being with regular use. Sold in 25c boxes by all dealers.
The Canadian military hospital commission at Quebec presents statistics on faith for troops. It outlines 29 chances of return for every 1 of death, 98 chances of healing from wounds, and 2 of dying. One in 500 for limb loss. Five years extra life from training. Most soldiers fare better front than home. Disease deaths run about one in ten for this war, less wasteful than others. Ten percent disabled men receive government reeducation for new livelihoods.
A Westminster Gazette correspondent recounts a raid scene showing police poise as a man in pyjamas rushes out to warn of a Zeppelin. A stationary policeman calmly assesses the threat and labels it hostile aircraft before the man returns to bed.
Advertisement notes that no man or woman should hobble painfully due to corns because Holloway's Corn Cure offers certain relief. The claim emphasizes ease of use and immediate comfort for afflicted individuals.
A draper from Llanpumpsaint narrates a tale of a young man who travels to London seeking work. The interlocutor asks about Llanpumpsaint’s meaning and learns it is The Land of Five Saints. The punchline: there are four saints now, yet the youth secures a berth.
Quotable line shows a wary artist seeking blunt critique from a friend. The dialogue underscores a humorous dynamic where honesty hurts yet is desired, highlighting a witty confrontation about value and art.
At the Yarmouth Y M C A Boys Camp near Tusket Falls in August MINARD S LINIMEN proved most beneficial for sunburn and offered immediate relief for colic and tooth ache.
A Reahods Magazine reflection notes that hundreds of American officers in British training camps leave with greater respect for Britons. The piece says many now view the Briton as a bully sort and the American as a likable chap, with attitudes formed through personal acquaintance rather than mass sentiment.
A Jersey boy returns home and asks his mother if their teacher is dead. She is horrified by the report. He shrugs then notes the irony that the school still stands, questioning the value of the death. This humorous exchange reflects school life.
Jimmy giggled as the teacher read of a Roman swimmer who crossed the Tiber three times before breakfast. He agrees a trained swimmer could do it but asks why the swimmer didn’t return to the side where his clothes lay, prompting a wry reply.
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