If you insist upon being a worm
Bold aphorism from the New York Evening San warns that persistence under pressure invites large-scale consequences. The columnist reflects on resilience and social response with pointed imagery and a curt moral.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
7
Bold aphorism from the New York Evening San warns that persistence under pressure invites large-scale consequences. The columnist reflects on resilience and social response with pointed imagery and a curt moral.
A Sexsmith Alberta letter praises Dr Chase's Nerve Food and Kidney Liver Pills for improving nerves liver and kidney function. The writer says sleep improves weight rises and daily energy returns after using the products. Addressed to readers, it cites prices and distributors in Toronto.
The excerpt contemplates the difficulty of choosing one's crosses, noting the hardship would be even greater if individuals were allowed to select them themselves. It reflects on fate and personal responsibility without offering concrete actions or dates.
Farmers in the Swift Current district report strong seeding progress during ten days of favorable weather. From the forth and west districts large areas have been seeded and wheat is already visible above the ground in some fields. A dental note promotes Miller's Worm Powders as effective against worms, claiming improved stomach health and digestion.
Delegates at the Great War Veterans association provincial convention in Moose Jaw will review a plan to form a western farm machinery company with $3,000,000 capital. One third of stock would be held by farmers and two thirds by returned soldiers.
An 19th century advert claims kidney weakness causes backaches headaches and drags pains in women. It promotes Hamilton's Pills Mandrake and Butternut as a cure that purports to restore kidney function blood quality and vitality, priced 25 cents per box.
Whalen Pulp & Paper Co Ltd in Vancouver is adding finishing touches to its Port Alice plant on Vancouver Island. The mill will manufacture 70 tons of pulp daily and expects to employ over 800 men in logging sawmilling and related operations.
An advertisement notes that Minard's Liniment is used by physicians. It promotes medical utility and includes a testimonial line. The text also features a quotation about progress and mentions "Black Watch" tobacco in the market context.
The Rotary club arranged with city officials to plant trees again this year. The club will supply trees to applicants and the city gardener’s staff will perform planting. Applicants must excavate and prepare the ground.
British naval circles oppose Atlantic patrols in connection with the trans Atlantic fight due to low sea visibility. They fear aircraft may drift off course, preferring to keep vessels in Irish and other harbors ready for emergencies with merchant ships nearby the proposed route.
The British Columbia Electric Railway company dedicates $50,000 to assist employees in building or buying homes, aiming to aid staff in securing housing.
Mrs. Jones of Alberta after two years of neuralgia headache and rheumatism says Dodd's Kidney Pills gave her a new lease on health. She urges neighbors to try the remedy noting relief from cramps lumbago and sleepless nights. She warns to avoid unwanted worms with Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
The British commission in London reports that the allies have withdrawn all black lists against London and abolished trading disabilities. The move entails immediate effect and affects commercial relations with the allied powers.
A newspaper advertisement warns that fainting and weakness signal severe heart and nervous system problems. It promotes Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills as a direct remedy and cites a testimonial from Miss Mary McCoy of Algoma Mills Ontario who reports lasting relief after using the product.
Moose Jaw officials seek labor union support to build a city swimming pool for boys and girls. The plan calls for the city to provide the site merchants to fund materials and labor to construct the facility at no charge.
The Hungarian Soviet government announces the nationwide draft for all men under 45 for the red army. Exemptions will be limited to essential industry workers, with the rest subject to conscription as the state reorganizes military manpower.
Baby's Own Tablets are a mild yet thorough laxative that regulate bowels and stomachs, relieve constipation and indigestion, help colds and fevers, banish colic and worms, and aid teething. Mrs. S. P. Moulton of St. Stephen NB endorses their effectiveness. Sold by dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. One today is worth two tomorrows.
An old advertisement offers 100 for an incurable case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It notes the medicine works through the blood and mucous surfaces, sold by druggists for over forty years at 75 cents with testimonials free. The closing line states there is only one way to acquire wisdom but many ways to fool oneself.
An advertisement touts Putnam's softening salve for bunions warts lumps and callouses claiming fast relief. It urges using only Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as a companion product and notes a price of 25 cents at all dealers.
A wartime exchange highlights Britain as a small target while a speaker says 70 million Germans once attempted an invasion, four years of effort failed. The line underscores overreach and defiance during the conflict.
Mrs C D Prince of Nauwigewauk writes that she suffered from quinsy and nearly strangled before using Minard's Liniment. She reports a rapid cure and says she would not be without it again. Dated October 21.
It has been observed that bars of pure silver heated and left in a magnetic field for several hours become permanently magnetized. The finding suggests silver can acquire lasting magnetic properties under specific conditions.
An OCR fragment markets a cold remedy named Exouo with a claim it stops ache and cures in a day. The ad includes a quoted aphorism attributed to Barry Pain and a line about a woman's beauty fading as brains rise to the fore.
An aged fragment notes a program offering nurses a $25 weekly wage while staying home. It mentions a free booklet and a College of Science in Toronto with a postal designation Dee 137. The text is incomplete and lacks clear entities or dates.
Sir Eric Drummond, secretary of the League of Nations, will receive a 25000 yearly salary with a matching amount for office expenses and staff, Reuters reports from Paris.
The article describes l armedee s Vegetable Pills as carefully studied herbal remedies with sedative and laxative effects on digestion. It claims long standing recognition as the best system cleansers and notes growing popularity amid the world s strife and market laughter.
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