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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
2
A Paris paper describes a vivid supply relay to Verdun where motor lorries run in a 140 kilometre circuit like a railway line. Vehicles follow every twenty seconds, guided by searchlights at fixed points, creating a striking nocturnal procession.
An old man of shrewd business reputation protests being called a barefaced robber. A witty reply notes the remark may reflect his panic and a visible mustache as a misread clue. The exchange highlights tension in a tense business dispute.
Fort Coulonge Quebec woman Mars Jmapy credits Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription with restoring her health after illness. She notes it helped her endure pregnancy and twin birth and promotes the remedy as affordable relief for distress and pain. The ad appeals to mothers to maintain health, beauty, and vitality for caring for children.
Fragmentary text suggests a reference to a book and stamps or charges linked to Dr Joeves Invalides and Seaman Sead cents. No coherent event, date, or clear entities to confirm a full card.
Wittenberg, famed for Luther and Melancthon bones and the Schlosskirche door dated October 31 1517, rises to grim eminence as a symbol in German war morality. An English journal notes its prison camp infamy will stain the German escutcheon for years to come.
The description claims the French 75 artillery can stay perfectly still even when exposed to sun heat, so a glass of water will not spill. It also notes that its effects cause another substance to spill, though details are not clarified.
An advertisement claims persistent fatigue signals serious disorder and promotes Dr Hamiltons Pills as a simple cure. It asserts the pills boost appetite, convert food to tissue, and strengthen nerves and muscles, promising lasting health. The offer lists a price of 2c per box at all dealers.
In a brief exchange the editors note the passing of Professor Skimmerton and consider naming him a finished scholar. The remark highlights his stature as one of the country’s most learned men.
An officer in the Mesopotamia Expedition writes of a camp near the Garden of Eden describing a riverfront tree common to Punjab called shareem, named the forbidden tree by T. Atkins. Arab youths hawk cheap cigarettes near Temptation Square, and the piece laments the cradle of the human race amid this scene.
An aged public notice touts Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator as a simple strong remedy to stop child suffering from worms promptly. The advertisement urges urgent treatment and claims noticeable relief.
An advert touts Parmelen's Vegetable Pills as a corrective for irregular work schedules and resulting dyspepsia indigestion and organ troubles. The pills are described as simple in composition and suitable for delicate constitutions.
In a recent speech Colonial Sir William Dunn cited Mr. Lloyd George's view that conscientious objectors could be used to repair barbed wire at the front. The remark signals a potential shift in wartime labor policy towards noncombatant service.
The Winnipeg Tribune notes that Prussia has been long in the making under cursed rule and principles. It laments students here and abroad worshipping force, becoming blinded to surrounding events and dangers.
The article argues childhood illnesses stem from stomach and bowel derangements and promotes Baby's Own Tablets as the best remedy. Mrs. Thomas Holmes of Blissfield NB cites local use. tablets sold by druggists or by mail for 2.50 a box from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
The Eclectric Oil by Dr. Thomas is not Canadian born but is advertised as famed from Canada. It is claimed to be on sale and in demand across Central and South America the West Indies Australia and New Zealand.
A humorous exchange recalls Jack and Nellie’s wedding with Jack’s solemnity and a pun about ringing his Nell. A teacher apologizes for a boy’s poor progress, while Jones argues the boy is sharp in private chat.
The article explains aerial bomb dropping as a war science with pilots trained to have wind at their backs and craft bows aimed at the target. It describes using a formula for ship speed and wind direction, and practicing with timber models on a lake to perfect aiming through varying speeds, altitudes, and approaches.
A concise axiom on governance stressing the risk of aligning with populist pressure over virtuous leadership. The maxim warns that serving popular demand without integrity may betray long term aims and moral responsibility.
The British expedition trudging through the Mesopotamian valley faces harsh days under a blazing sun. A soldier jokes about Eden on earth, noting endless fleas mosquitos and desert hardships as they press onward amid Turks and Arabs.
An officer reports Canadian workers digging new trenches behind their lines in France found a jar with 200 intact silver crowns dating 1745 to 1747. The coins, from a period of heavy fighting on the same Flanders ground, were shared as souvenirs by each member of the digging party.
A shopper asks for trousers with a single pocket to speed up dressing. He explains his wife is busy and wants to streamline items she must sort. The clerk notes the request as a custom alteration option.
A fragmentary notice credits several individuals from Dalhousie St Peter's Bathurst N.B. with curing horses using Minard's Liniment. Names Christopher Saunders C B Edw Linlief Thos W Payne appear in short testimonial lines describing healing effects on mange and bad swelling.
In a wartime context a speaker asks what to do against Germany while another voice indicates plans hinge on obtaining a large supply contract. The exchange hints at wartime policy leverage and industrial requisition dynamics.
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