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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 11, 1916
Page
3
Miller's Worm Powers Complete in Themselves
The text claims Miller's Worm Powers drive worms from the system repair damage caused by them and invigorate the constitution so digestion disorders from parasitic intruders recover quickly. It asserts thorough work and resulting strength and soundness.
A Stitch in the Side Proves More Distressing
A saying about medical woes and timing contrasts a stitch in the side with a stitch in time, suggesting sudden pain surpasses delayed worries. The quip reflects humor on misfortune and practical advice.
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff Claim Parodied
Dialog shows Freddy and Miss Tabasco exchanging quips about vanity and acting. The piece presents a mocked claim for Minard's Liniment curing dandruff as part of a humorous exchange. Freddy defends his persona while Miss Tabasco expresses boredom with the performance.
Handy Husband cooks with Grape Nuts for breakfast
A wife recalls her husband volunteering to cook breakfast with Grape Nuts. The dish proved easy to prepare and perfectly cooked, illustrating the product's convenience. The letter describes improved health after using Grape Nuts and Postum, noting a friend's digestion and sleep improved by a small dish of Grape Nuts with cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agere
Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Manitoba Game Protection Laws
Manitoba enforces the Game Protection Act prohibiting use of poison or poisonous substances to kill gophers rats or other vermin near habitats of game or insectivorous birds. The act specifies poison must be placed in holies to be legal.
Can Do My Work Pain is All Gone Alberta Lady Tells of Care
Alberta Lady Dollie McClain testifies that Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her backache enabling her to work without pain. The ad touts kidney-tonic benefits and urges women to use the product, claiming improved blood and strength. A separate note announces G. G. Bramhill named flax expert for Canada with $1800 annual salary to study flax fibre and industrial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson Flats
Alberta
Dodd
Dollie McClain
Canada
Miss McClain
G. G. Bramhill
Ontario Agricultural College
Agricultural Department
Bramhill
Ontario Department of Agriculture
Lambton County
Worgram’s Wit Put Whiskers On Hold During War
A humorous note from wartime shortages where Worgram adapts to dye shortage by trimming his whiskers. The exchange highlights scarcity and quick witted response to suppliers halting dye stuffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worgram
Wogram
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for Child Worms
A safe and proven medicine is recommended for a child troubled with intestinal worms. The product is marketed as reliable and effective, with emphasis on safety for young patients.
Pursuit versus capture in a rainy night tram chase
A pompous man claims happiness is chasing things, while a plain friend challenges the idea with a photo of chasing the last tram car on a rainy night. The exchange contrasts pretension with simple pursuit and a vivid urban image.
Dining table purchase sparks square meals quip
Mrs. Hasher notes buying a round oak dining table this morning. The star boarder counters with a dry joke that square meals should not be expected anymore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hasher
Star Boarder
Fly papers and infant mortality linked to poisoning
The piece warns that poisonous fly papers pose lethal risk to children amid flu poisonings in 1915 and 1914 tolls. It notes similar symptoms to cholera infantum, cites Michigan and calls for civic action in Canada and the United States to curb infant mortality from this preventable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Song
Michigan U.S.A
Canada
What Else Matters The Times of India Opinion Excerpt
A Times of India editorial argues the fight against a barbaric foe is the sole priority for victory. It frames the enemy as outlaws from humanity and promotes decisive action to uphold Christian civilization and human liberty against German Kultur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times of India
Wordy rival calm under pressure in golf final
Two pitter rivals finish level on the eighteenth as one, a talkative old gent, taunts Logan. Jones retorts to swing away and warns the cost in strokes, ending with a dry exchange about perceived chatter during the round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Jones
France’s War Aid to U.S. a War Measure Against Britain
The text recalls France spent 772 million in aiding the United States toward republican government, noting the aid was primarily a war measure against Britain during their observed conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
United States
Britain
Hard Times in the Mines Echoed in Laborers’ Talk
A fragment from a wartime labor page quotes two miners exchanging grim remarks on hardship. The brief utterance hints at exhausted labor and bleak conditions as they work with pickaxes.
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Regular Stomach For Children
To keep children well the ad claims regular bowels and a sweet stomach, noting nine tenths of childhood ailments stem from gut upset. Mrs. Chas. A. Turner backs the product after a year and a half of use. The Dr Williams Medicine Co offers 26 cent boxes by mail from Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. A. Turner
Marie Joseph
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Indignant Professor-Quit this quib bing
The fragment questions who was King Henry VIII and challenges the responder with a binary yes or no.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry VIII
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An old medical claim proclaims catarrh a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as the remedy. The ad claims the product cures by acting on blood and mucous surfaces with a 100 dollar test and invites readers to request circulars and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Tey
Toleno
Druggstsa, Tsc
Hall
God of war and asthma remedy ad satire
A humorous passage asks who is the god of war and recalls Ananias as a name. It then discusses asthma attacks at night and the need for rest, promoting Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a proven relief through years of service and a persuasive trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. & McEwen
Dundas
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Bix
Waa
God of
War
Dix
Duffer
Ananias
J. D. Kellogg
Queen Wilhelmina Seen as Europe’s Richest Sovereign
A report states Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ranks as Europe’s wealthiest sovereign in her own right with vast income from crown lands and colonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Europe
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Oa As
Nature
Creation Company of Canada
Cosgrave Bidg
Yonge Street
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Marine Eye EU
Mab W.hsk Pe
Minard
Dandruff
Freddy Pickle
Centleman
Miss Tabasco
Freddy
W. WN. U
Manitoba
Maden Canada
Ewgillett CO. Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Winmipeo
Montreal
Minard’s Liniment
Epier
CO. Voeshts
Gera CO
Beekman
New York
Siam
London
Ierapion
Lee Rich
Hilt i
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Chase
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