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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
3
February 1915 saw 54 fires with a total loss of 3 218 173, the smallest since the five year period. Dwellings accounted for 264 fires, many from preventable causes. defective pipes and fires remain the major cited causes.
Mrs Wiseneighbour recalls a past chat about Eddy's Washboards and insists the missing tool is an undurated Fibren tub essential for successful washday. She emphasizes practical equipment to improve domestic laundry routines.
Mrs Newlywed notes Eddy fibreware pails and tubs offer a single solid piece baked at high heat. They claim warp resistance and no splinters, describing them as lighter and nicer looking than woodware. Mrs Wise, a neighbour, endorses them for kitchen use.
Pall Mall Gazette stresses recognizing the base workers who supply troops with essential goods. It laments bureaucratic delays and misrouted deliveries that hinder soldiers, noting weary officials and red tape. The piece urges appreciation for those sustaining front-line efforts.
Wise mothers know when children are troubled with worms and use Millers Worm Powders. It clears the system of worms and restores health for comfort and robust growth. It is touted as the most trustworthy worm exterminator.
A dialogue from Musical America depicts a concert party proprietor addressing Miss Deerly about harmony in the troupe. He expresses a desire for all to be like a family, despite quarrels and jealousy. Miss Deerly responds that she has never seen cause for jealousy in any other singer's work.
The article describes how forests could serve as camouflage and defense in warfare. It notes US plans to plant screens near eastern coast batteries for New York Harbor and other ports, while European forests have been heavily damaged by war. It compares French and German forest layouts and outlines wartime forest destruction and the long recovery ahead.
Dr. J. D. Kelloge's Asthma Remedy is advertised as inexpensive and effective, contrasting with costly, uncertain treatments. The ad claims broad accessibility, urging readers that dealers can supply it and that it offers genuine relief for asthma.
Ontario Department of Agriculture releases Bulletin 229 by J. E. Howitt and R. E. Stone on smuts and rusts in grain crops. It details causes and seed treatment methods to prevent losses, with oats and wheat as the most affected. Free to applicants, the bulletin serves as a practical guide for farmers seeking relief from these grain diseases.
Doctor C A Kinu M D confirms using and prescribing Minardo's Liniment with consistent, desired effects in his medical practice. The statement notes personal use and professional recommendation of the product.
The excerpt envisions a future housing and town planning movement centered on wide roads, open spaces, and hygienic houses for rich and poor around cities. It compares this movement’s significance to the Renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries.
British imports show food costs averaging about one thousand million dollars annually, excluding tea coffee and cocoa and beverages. Notable 1913 imports include two million dollars of potatoes and eggs from Germany and almost two million dollars of hen fruit from Austria Hungary. An additional drinkable import in early last year totals fifteen hundred thousand dollars worth of fruit from Turkey.
A historical overview lists Britain’s peacetime navy strength with 38 battleships, 68 cruisers, 113 destroyers, and 50 submarines, organized into divisions and squadrons. It explains battleships, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines with details on cost, size, speed, armament, and roles, plus notes on torpedo nets and harbor mines.
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases and, once deemed incurable, is now treated constitutionally. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. claims to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for failing to cure and invites inquiries.
The Detroit Free Press notes it is now impossible to find a Turkish bath in London or an Irish stew in Berlin, reflecting quirky dish shortages and changing tastes across cities.
A new British pension plan would cost the government about 1.725 billion dollars until the last pensioner dies. Actuaries for a nonpartisan committee appointed by the House of Commons project first year outlays near 280 million dollars and 65 million after the war begins. The estimates assume a three million man army, a two year war, 10 percent deaths and 12 percent disability. The plan would exceed Europe’s total revenue capacity by more than three billion dollars.
The Canadian building, among eighty four structures, showcases Travertine columns and bronze lions facing the Golden Gate. Visitors view coast liners, Canadian stock farms, gold fields, lumber camps, and a vast array of agricultural and industrial displays. A New Yorker calls Canada’s exhibit superior to local state displays.
Miss Mary Bridget Whelan, teacher at Rom an Catholic school in Trinity Bay Newfoundland, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring her health after confinement to work. She reports rapid strength gain and overall improvement, praising the pills for rebuilding health by curing the kidneys and improving blood quality.
The essay recounts German reliance on Krupp for naval guns and the British response. It highlights the arms race, espionage, and mounting innovations that shaped 12 to 14 inch naval artillery, the Coventry works, and the impact on battleship design and global naval power.
Mrs Jones buys a chicken at the family butcher shop and after bread crumbs celery and cranberry sauce is served. The father, carving the bird, fears the chicken was a coward. The wife asks what's wrong and the father quips the bravest are the tenderest.
A humor piece mocks editorial voice as the editor defends using inclusive pronouns to sound like a crowd, suggesting self perfection and avoiding offense in a playful quip.
A dialogue presents a medical exam moment where the doctor asks to see the tongue and the patient asks for the reason, but the text is garbled with stray words and unclear details. The readable parts show a standard clinical question and patient response amid transmission errors.
The article notes nervous diseases peak in April and May due to vital changes after winter. It recommends Dr Williams Pink Pills to strengthen blood and nerves, cure headaches, weak appetite, limb weakness, pimples, and eruptions, and to restore health for all ages. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville, Ontario.
A tourist chats with a querulous Highlands farmer who yawns through a long tale. The tourist urges selling corn to London, noting land and seed are available. The farmer sighs that the old woman is too lazy to plough and plant.
Advertiser claims Hollo way's Corn Cure can remove warts regardless of depth when used as directed. This brief notes the remedy's effectiveness and adherence to instructions.
A concise humor exchange shows a wife reacting to wartime news with a mistaken belief that the loss refers to a theatre seat. The brief dialogue contrasts serious wartime talk with domestic misinterpretation.
A letter from Mrs. Thos Allan of Ontario describes nervous prostration signs including restlessness insomnia and low appetite. She credits Dr Chase's Nerve Food with restoring strength and eliminating nervous spells after five years of breakdown and heart palpitations. The ad pitches a 69 cents per box price or two dollars fifty six cents for the larger supply.
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