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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1915
Page
6
Saskatchewan ended 1914 with 20 634 immigrants, including 3 249 English, 691 Scotch, 275 Irish, 808 Ruthenians and 718 Russians, well below the 1913 total of 44 543 as overall Canadian arrivals dropped to 168 930 from 418 909. The province has hosted 274 635 immigrants in eight years, with 111 042 settling there in the last three years.
Mrs. Fred vanGorder of Dunaville Ontario reports four children benefited from Baby's Own Tablets. The medicine regulates bowels and stomach, relieves constipation indiges tion colic and fevers, and costs 25 cents a box from the Brockville Ontario company.
A wandering man declares love to a woman who asks why he follows. He says he fell in love, she counters that her sister is prettier. He doubts the honesty of the claim, she notes his look back shows he did not tell the truth, revealing a witty paradox.
The Oil of the peane oils have come and gone, but Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil continues to maintain its position and increase its sphere of usefulness each year. Its sterling qualities have brought it to the front and kept it there, and it can truly be called the oil of the people. Thous ands have benefitted by it and would use nO other preparation.
A kind-hearted minister interrupts an elder who strikes his fourteen year old son. The elder defends corporal discipline by saying it makes an impression when the wax is soft, while the pastor counters that the blows are not soft. The exchange highlights differing views on child punishment.
A humorous wartime exchange has the Kaiser asking about Australians. The general recalls a line about eleven beating England, prompting the Kaiser to fear twenty thousand Australians marching to fight. The joke plays on exaggeration and national pride.
The Journal of Commerce notes that Canada’s water powers, once estimated at seventeen million horsepower with only about one million used, have since seen major development. Ontario's Hydro Electric Commission under Sir Adam Beck expanded lines from Niagara Falls, Manitoba reports eight sites near Winnipeg with 409000 horsepower, and Western Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan hold power potential under federal control, signaling reliance on water energy amid coal shortages.
Mrs C. D. Prince of Naut Ignewauk reports illness from Quinsy and credits Minard’s Liniment with a sudden cure. She writes Oct 21 asserting she is never without it again and remains grateful to the product.
Two correspondents asked advice on teething twins and grasshoppers. The editor’s exchanged initials led to a thunderstruck father receiving absurd harmfully misdirected teething tips and a farmer reading an odd warm bath remedy for grasshoppers.
Mrs White admits advertising for a Scandinavian cook. Paralysia Pearl Waddles retorts about law and religion and a lady’s right to cook, prompting a quip about distance and taste.
Reported letters from patients claim Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills cured long standing kidney disease and related ailments. The testimonials cite renewed strength and ability to work, endorsed by a Baptist minister. Sold for 25 cents a box with dealer listings in Toronto.
Farmers resist generic advice on farming methods yet welcome technical data on sails, fertilizers, and crops. The Toronto Globe argues for government runs an economic farm to compare profits, costs, and yields across varieties, cattle, and equipment, to determine true land value and efficient practices.
Joseph Gagne of Ltee Marguerite Bay Mills Quebec suffered kidney disease for over two years, developed pleurisy, and credits his wife’s advice with relief after taking three boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He states the remedy cures the kidneys and improves overall health by purifying the blood.
A government report on the Shell Committee chaired by Col A Bertram and chief adviser David Carnegie highlights Canada wide shell and explosive production for wartime. It notes 89 million units of orders and ongoing western factory setups with copper imports minimal and thousands employed in case, primer, powder, cordite, fuse work.
Britain’s trade commissioner in Canada, C Hamilton Wickes, tells London chamber members that Canadian market opportunities demand closer cooperation among manufacturers. He urges an intelligence network for primary materials, firm registration, and banker-manufacturer collaboration to promote branch factories in the Dominion and better sales during wartime.
At a railway station an Irishman alights for a snack but the bell rings and the train departs. He cries Hould on and dashes after the car crying that a passenger has been left aboard on board the muggerish old steam engine.
The text notes Singapore’s 1819 founding by Sir Stamford Raffles and mentions a suppressed mutiny. It contrasts a crime-free colony with a riot that provoked indignation, describing minimal housing security such as no windows or door fastenings at hotels.
A London bet correspondent reports humor in recruitment. A recruit says he belongs to a grasshopper denomination. The clerk asks which sect it is, and the recruit answers that it consists of those who sit in the park on Sundays.
A playful exchange contrasts a figure asking if one is a pillar of the church with a reply that jokes about being a lying buttress supporting it from the outside. The brief repartee highlights architectural terms as humor.
Sleeplessness is described as a vital loss and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are recommended to restore normal sleep by regulating stomach action. The pills are said to exert a sedative effect on nerves and bring rest where there is unrest.
A woman questions a shop assistant about black kid gloves noting fashion reports about tan stitches. The clerk confirms new stock after two days, clarifies vice versa is French, and the customer ends up buying three pairs.
Grubbs dismisses Blowhard as tiresome and cites Blowhard’s claim to a European war settlement plan that mirrors Grubbs’s own idea. Stubbs asks what is wrong with Blowhard.
Physicians endorse Nerviline as a penetrating remedy for side chest and back pain, colds, pleurisy and coughs. The advertisement claims strong healing properties, recommends a porous plaster, and promotes a 50 cent family bottle sold by Catarrhogzone Co. in Kingston, Canada.
Canada’s farm production has risen sharply with field crops area up 79 percent and farm product value up 98 percent in 12 years. Livestock value jumped 145 percent and overall land and equipment value up 163 percent, signaling strong growth and expected gains this year.
A mother worries about Johnny's growth while a teacher defends his behavior. The New York Globe quotes the anxious exchange highlighting parental concern and school discipline.
A meticulous artist tells a customer he can paint a portrait of the wife that will be a speaking likeness. The customer replies with a wry demand for a still life instead.
An excerpt describes early settlers and hill collectors ascending their froit steps, implying rugged pioneer life. The fragment hints at social contrast but offers few concrete details, leaving the historical context unclear.
Corns arise from tight boots yet relief is simple with Holloway's Corn Cure. The ad asserts a quick fix for painful corns using this remedy.
A man recalls a favor and the other warns that dwelling on obligations breeds resentment. The cold blooded speaker implies gratitude fades when people brood on oweeds.
A humorous exchange reveals Harold’s fondness for the narrator and the moment a dog named Fido was kicked from the room into the hall after the narrator left. The vignette hints at domestic tensions and playful jealousy within the home.
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