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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1919
Page
8
An advertisement touts Dr Hamilton's Pills as a remedy preventing fermentation and gas, easing heartburn and indigestion. It promises clearer complexions and better general health by toning liver and kidneys, with claims of reduced dizziness and improved energy. Sold in 25c boxes everywhere.
The Montreal Gazette discusses the Canadian Pacific Railway land grant, noting subsidies totalling about 350 million dollars cited by Grand Trunk shareholders. It argues the land was acquired through a government contract, not a free gift, and that CPR’s earnings would cover only six percent while the company benefits from vast lands, effectively funded by Canadian settlers.
The piece argues the land value came from the company’s investments and government contracts, not public grant. It contends government payments for the railway were small compared to debenture and shareholder investment and that lands were worth far less before the line was built. It urges appraising lands at 1880 values, not 1919 valuations.
A testimonial from Mrs. Walter Greives of Apsley Ontario details heart palpitations and dizziness then credits Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills with restoring her health after eight months of illness. The ad invites readers to obtain a box at dealers or by mail from The T Milburn Co. Limited Toronto Ontario.
State Forester W. T. Cox reported several fires across the Rainy Lake area with heavy rains needed to control. Fires are described as acute with several square miles of timber burned northeast of Manstrap Lake as 100 plus lumber workers battle blazes between Virginia, International Falls, and Vermillion River zones.
A reflective remark notes that people often misjudge their own ignorance, missing the breadth of what they do not know. It emphasizes humility and awareness of cognitive biases without citing specific individuals or events.
Ontario Chief Justice Mulock says current deportation machinery is utterly insufficient and that courts should have power to deport aliens. Grand Jury at the Assizes reports foreign elements contributing to serious crimes and endorses legislation to restrict foreign influx. The piece notes the cereal crops of the United States were valued at over 7 billion dollars in 1918.
Mrs Letts of South Fork Sask writes she suffered terrible headaches from torpid liver and kidneys until Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills. She says headaches vanished and health improved after use. A. F Letts endorses the remedy. Mrs Harris of Keatley also reports relief and full recovery after two boxes. The advert notes 25c boxes, genuine label with A W Chase M.D. portrait, and protonated seller Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
J Vedrines, noted French flier, wins 20 000 francs for being first to land a plane on a roof and receives 26 000 francs prize. He landed on the Galeries Fayette in Paris, an area about 45 by 80 feet, with a spread nearly the roof’s width.
Avetis Aharonian, president of Armenia’s delegation, presents a memorandum outlining Armenia’s case for immediate recognition of independence. The document cites Russia’s actions in abandoning Armenians, Armenian sacrifices in the war, and seeks Armenia’s place among other delegations at the peace talks.
Monterey Bay crews discover the first sperm whale along the California coast in four decades off Point Pinos. The 65 foot carcass, reportedly killed by a so called killer dolphin, had its tongue eaten. The whale was towed to a fish company and ten barrels of case oil were recovered from its head.
In a cartoons magazine caption Jiggs notes that Germans saw fighting as a task while Biggs adds the remark that it was Teutonic in style. The exchange plays on language and stereotypes in a humorous frame.
Winona Minnesota woman Mrs A Leer T Sultze testifies she suffered nervousness for over a year and after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound she slept better and could work again. The ad claims many women overcome nervous conditions with the remedy over forty years.
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