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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
18
The piece argues Canada must end special rights for immigrants and focus on quality over quantity. It urges universal loyalty, equal rights and duties for all residents, and immediate termination of prior agreements granting exemptions. It condemns past lax policies and calls for a stricter, anti special-privilege citizenship policy.
A humorous exchange from Car toons Magazine features a friend asking to buy a hat and the other noting it would be a sin to spend so much. They conclude the sin would fall on the speaker's own head in a playful quarrel over spending.
Circular issued to Regina banks announces hours revert to pre June 1 1918 schedule. Banks will operate 10 a m to 3 p m from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays from 10 a m to 12 noon.
An old article extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for rheumatism rooted in the blood. It cites a testimonial from Jennie Stockdale of Hall's Bridge Ontario who claims recovery after eight boxes and urges others to try the medicine at 50 cents per box or 2 50 for six.
A record price for creamery butter was set as Saskatchewan Co-operative Creameries Limited sold a carload for shipment to Vancouver at 58 cents a pound.
Men swear while women complain about corns and ache. The ad claims Putnam's Corn Extractor cures corns warts and callouses in twenty four hours, offered for 25 cents at all dealers.
Reports from Edmonton show a large stream of settlers traveling north toward the Peace River and Grande Prairie regions. Travelers come from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nebraska, and Iowa, often moving with livestock, signaling familiarity with northern farming. Also noted is a population figure of one hundred thousand Japanese in the United States, mostly in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific coast districts.
G Raynes, director of boys and girls clubs at the University of Saskatchewan, reports strong interest in forming clubs throughout the province. About 3,000 youths aged ten to fifteen are enrolled, with new clubs forming weekly. This year features contests in pig raising, poultry raising, potato growing, gardening and canning.
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as a universal healer for sailors soldiers fishermen and outdoorsmen. It claims to ease pain relieve colds dress wounds cure lumbago and rheumatism and urges households and travelers to keep it handy.
The British flag is described as the first standard of a Christian nation to float over Constantinople as that of a conqueror.
The preparation acts mildly and without injury to the child while causing a deadly effect on worms. Long used successfully and recognized as a leading remedy, it has proven its power in countless cases and relieved thousands of children who would have remained weak without it.
The father recalls how his son was urged by friends to pursue the stage and later derided by the audience, highlighting how encouragement turned to rejection in a public scene.
Ad copy notes Bromo Quinine tablets as remedy for colds and flu. Mentions single product line with E. W. Grove signature on the box and a 30 cent price.
A brief ad style note asserts Holloway's Corn Cure provides relief for corns. The piece reflects period promotional language and contrasts philosophers with rag pickers and pickpockets. It also mentions Brazil's coffee wealth linked to a monk planting two seeds in a 1754 Rio monastery garden.
A period advertisement touts Black Watch as the best plug chewing tobacco on the market. The claim centers on quality and prominence, highlighting the product against rival brands and stressing its superior flavor and enduring smokey appeal.
Alberta pure bred beef steers will be shown at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago this year. Prof. W. L. Carlyle heads a committee representing each provincial association to select the animals for competition.
A vintage ad blurb extols Minard’s Liniment for burns and more, paired with a cautions note that prudence in speech matters. The quirky line about not airing stale opinions hints at light editorial humor in the page.
A pithy aphorism notes that resolutions meant to reform or improve often fail to hold. The statement suggests that initial good aims degrade when commitments lapse and actions falter.
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