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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
5
The statement argues a hard line on wartime robbing and U boat warfare, noting limited political support and a commitment to persevere. It highlights Belgium as a pivotal factor in the war and suggests leadership intended to intensify efforts despite opposition.
A claim invites a $100 reward for a cure described as impossible. It asserts the disease is incurable and spreads through the blood. The advertisement promotes Mail's Catarrh Cure and urges readers to start treatment. It lists Cheney as a balance of druggists.
The U S food board advocates nearly total wheat abstinence in the United States, urging reliance on corn flour and meal. It notes corn milling capacity has risen and proposes shipping wheat abroad while using corn for domestic needs until the next harvest.
An excerpt cites the need for a massive seven million expenditure to resist German militarism. It argues the vast cost is necessary to defend freedom social progress and decent labor conditions, warning that failure to spend equates to national ruin. The quote attributes the view to a London Daily Express passage.
Teething causes worry for mothers as babies become cross and unsettled with stomach upset and constipation. Baby's Own Tablets are urged as the ideal laxative to keep the stomach sweet and regular during teething. A testimonial from Mrs. Henry Bernard of St Emile Quebec claims the tablets cured constipation and eased teething pain. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A clipped Boston Transcript item notes legal action and mentions Minard's Liniment used by physicians. The fragment references suing and precedents in a terse, period-voice style.
In France, a YMCA shelter behind the line serves over sixty thousand cups daily of tea coffee and cocoa to Canadians in shelters and dugouts near the front. The eight month cost of these drinks is estimated at a sizable amount.
The ad proclaims Dr. Hamilton's Pills as the best path to a healthy complexion by toning and enriching the blood, purging waste, and promoting digestion. It promises sound health and happiness from using this old-time family remedy sold in 25c boxes by all dealers.
The Canadian military hospital commission in Quebec reports on soldiers' odds in war. It notes 29 home returns per 1 death, 98 recoveries per 2 deaths, and 1 in 500 losing a limb. Five extra years come from training, and front line care is better than home care.
An old ad extols Putnam's Extractor to ease corns. It claims the product shrivels corn skin, loosens it from the toe, and allows removal with fingers. The copy insists the treatment is painless and fast, urging a quarter to the drug store for a bottle today.
In darkness a Canadian officer slips into a circular mine crater and, believing he is pursuing a German, fires as a friend emerges from the gloom. The two men realize the mix up and exchange a startled greeting before continuing their frantic chase. The scene ends with comic swearing and a cautious retreat. Miller's Worm Powders advertised as a safe remedy for worms with broad claim of long use and relief for children.
A Westminster Gazette correspondent recounts a police officer's calm during a raid as a man in pajamas rushes out exclaiming about a Zeppelin overhead. The constable remains unmoved and coolly names the threat as hostile aircraft, then the man returns to bed.
A draper recounts a tale of a young man from Llanumpsaint who goes to London to seek a berth. The employer asks about the meaning of pumpsaint. The reply cites the Land of Five Saints, then notes there are only four now. The youth secures the berth.
The article argues that pushing the German coast into the Gulf of Riga could reshape Baltic status. Germany would need an agreement with Scandinavia or annex nearby lands, possibly using Archon or Alexandrovsk as outlets. It warns of German effort to turn the Baltic into a German lake and notes Allied economic strength.
The advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills composed mainly of dandelion and mandrake cleanse the stomach and intestines of deleterious matter and restore deranged organs to healthy action. It asserts they are the best remedy for indigestion and invites a trial to prove their efficacy.
The official tribute praises Second Lieutenant W. H. Moberly of the Oxfordshire Bucks Light Infantry for a decisive action that held the advanced line after all three company commanders were killed. With battalion communications cut and enemy fire intense, he defended the flanks and organized resistance, saving the objectives.
Dialogues reveal the artist insisting on blunt judgment from a friend. The friend bluntly calls the latest picture worthless, while the artist acknowledges the harsh truth and remains eager for the critique. This exchange forms a brief vignette from The Ghost.
At the Yarmouth Y M C A Boys event held at Tusket Falls in August, MINARD S LINIMENT proved most beneficial for sunburn and offered immediate relief for colic and toothache acne.
A magazine recounts that hundreds of American officers passing through British training camps have left with a greater regard for Britons. Though not all cheer the hosts, most come away finding Britons a bully sort and generally likable, against prior expectations.
A Jersey boy relays startling news to his mother about his teacher's death. He then questions the point of re announcing it, noting the school remains intact and the concern seems unsettled.
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