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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1915
Page
3
An advertisement extols Nerviline as a powerful household liniment that loosens congestion from colds in about an hour. It claims rapid relief from chest tightness and coughing with deep chest rubs, promotes the large 56c bottle as economical, and notes availability through distributors like Cat arrbozone Co in Kingston Canada.
The London Times extols Canadian Red Cross workers for war service in England. It highlights volunteers, doctors, nurses, and orderlies aiding victims, with facilities described as ideal from lab to baseball field. Noted organizer Gionel Gorrell is praised for hospital administration and patient care.
An old ad copy touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic for skin eruptions rheumatism and nerve pains. It claims the medicine restores appetite boosts energy and builds new blood. Available 50 cents a box or six for 2 50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A local government board report notes summer cases of ptomaine poisoning from meat and shellfish. Pork beef and veal foods and “made-up” diaries like pies and sausages are common culprits, with shellfish and tinned goods also cited. Raw potatoes can carry solanine, but cooking eliminates it.
A Rhode Island bill defines cold storage eggs as eggs cooled 30 days or more at or below 40 degrees. It requires clear labeling on wholesale and retail packaging and signs displaying cold storage eggs for unshelved displays. Violations carry fines from 10 to 100 dollars and the act takes effect September 1, 1915.
The advertisement claims Miller's Worm Powders relieve worm attacks in children. It asserts strong action that invigorates the youthful system and remedies fever biliousness loss of appetite sleeplessness and other ailments following stomach and bowels worms.
The Boston Globe argues that modern warfare hinges on gear, training and resources rather than bravery. It notes that any nation’s soldiers face danger and must advance or retreat when ordered, with victory determined by comprehensive preparedness.
A civil engineer in Mexico explains the railway will cut travel to the market to a single day. The mule rider replies calmly that with two days saved he still has two days to fill, highlighting practical limits of imagined gains.
Mrs. Peacock praises Dr Chase's Nerve Food in letters to the paper. She describes exhaustion, nervousness, and insomnia from overwork as a railroad conductor's wife, claiming the remedy restored her health and sleep. Further letters promise similar results and invite others to share experiences or order.
Bulletin No. 89 reports a 1913–14 Canada seed inquiry by Edgar D. Eddy detailing 3,700 samples from farmers for Ottawa seed laboratory analysis. It highlights poor seed selection, cleaning gaps, and impurities spreading via seed, with conclusions on varieties, treatment, and regional differences.
The article argues poultry raising can yield solid returns with proper facilities and knowledge. It highlights growing egg demand, advantages of free-range flocks, and affordable, dry ventilated housing. It urges using reliable market information and official bulletins from agricultural bodies to develop profitable poultry operations.
A lettered testimonial collection from thousands supports Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a positive blessing for asthma sufferers. The ad urges readers to obtain the remedy today from their dealer.
After two years he proposed to her and she accepted, bringing happiness. She says the joy is not just about marriage but also a chance to laugh at relatives who doubted the engagement. The couple looks forward to a shared future with smiles.
Advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a deep acting skin cure that heals at the root, builds healthy tissue, and prevents return of sores. It contrasts with mineral rich ointments and promises a free trial box by mail with a stamp to pay return postage. Sold by druggists for 50c a box.
The article contrasts White's tariff hike to fund public business with Grain Growers' Guide urging Canadians to question whether patriotism means buying imported or Canadian made goods. It calls readers to write to Sir Robert Borden and W T White with their views on patriotic purchasing amid rising duties.
An editorial condemns shallow ploughing as ruinous to soil fertility, urging deep subsoil ploughing to three or four feet and green manuring. It notes a farmer’s failed shallow system, describes resulting hardpan, drought impact, and argues deep cultivation and green crops restore soil health.
Dame Rene Bouchard from Partneus Hamilton Cove in Saguenay Que says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her kidney disease after she dropped from eighty to one hundred twenty pounds. She credits four boxes with restoring health and urges friends with kidney issues to try the remedy.
An anecdote from Tit-Bits recalls a Haitian gunboat in Port au Prince where a mess cook left a pail of knives and forks in a gun muzzle. The admiral fired a blank salute toward the Grand Hotel and guests on the porch were showered with knives and forks that stuck in wooden walls, causing narrow escapes but no injuries.
A fragment shows dialogue about a group of women, questioning siience and identifying the oldest among them. The lines hint at memory and perception within a domestic setting.
Mothers praise Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator for relieving children from suffering and restoring health, claiming notable improvement in their well being.
A Liverpool to Manchester railway trenching anecdote recalls a workman who rounded shovel corners to ease digging. His idea, resisted then embraced, led to a patent and a rush for the modified spades, making the inventor a wealthy man after the contract triumph.
A defendant questions the judge before sentence asserting the defense attorney was appointed by the judge. The remark frames the case as a critique of trial representation and raises accountability questions in a courtroom exchange.
The note claims cures for a horse with mange a badly torn leg from a pitch fork and a bad swelling all attributed to Minard's Liniment. Names Christopher Saunders Edw Linlief Thos W Payne appear with locations Dalhousie St Peters Bathurst. The brief advertorial style echoes a local business testimonial.
A man confirms engagement to Miss Pepley and explains a plan for a joint venture. He envisions a love match with business union, completing salesmanship and advertising courses while arranging a notary and a clergyman to formalize a double partnership.
A brief exchange explains why a woman keeps a hyphen between Burke and Martin. Mrs Dearborn asks about the hyphen, Mrs Wabash clarifies it shows she is separated from her husband.
A farmer, who stuck a lighted match into a car gasoline tank, was injured and sought compensation from the storekeeper. The merchant argued it was the farmer’s fault, while the farmer claimed the gasoline was defective and had caused previous incidents with the same supplier.
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