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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1915
Page
6
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a rapid remedy for sore throat coughs and tickling sensations. It claims relief for chronic colds rheumatism neuralgia headache and sciatic pain with a history of forty years of success and availability in 60 cent and 26 cent trial sizes from Catarrhozone Co Kingston Canada.
Retired world wrestling champion Frank Gotch, living near Humboldt, Iowa, spends days raising corn stock and oats after a famed career. He mentions 900 acres of corn yielding 68 bushels an acre and a farm value near $60,000, with land sold for as high as $200 an acre.
A reflective quip contrasts present bragging with talk of the future, noting some boast about what they can do now while others hype what they will achieve later. The line hints at vanity and time bias without naming individuals or events.
The Paris attack plan is outlined as seven districts in Paris to be garrisoned by German troops with a pan for a grand peace offer followed by punitive actions. Britain’s resistance and naval power are praised as decisive in halting the march, ending Germany’s dominance and threatening France and Russia.
Visiting forward Cruickshanks, low on hockey knowledge, misreads fans shouting sticks. He jokes with the referee about his legs, then learns the crowd meant hockey sticks, not walking sticks, in a lighthearted exchange.
The article urges men with sedentary lives to take outdoor exercise as a stomach and digestion tonic. It promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills to regulate the stomach and liver and restore healthy action, advising to keep a packet on hand.
The passerby judges a farmer by his surroundings. A neat fence, straight gates, and solid orderly outbuildings mark him as respectable. Financial status may be modest, but his orderliness earns respect and will pay off over time.
A clipped discussion notes Canada’s vast area versus Belgium’s population before the war. It asserts Britain as protector of email states and argues larger areas require greater protection during emergencies.
A garbled line reads quote give and take end of quote, mentioning a watch and a tip eaten cok a Watch. The fragment lacks clear context or complete details about speakers or events.
Sailors bearing two crossed flags keep the British fleet in constant contact through flags semaphores and flashlights. Long range signaling uses semaphore while night messages flash code words. Wireless telegraphy replaced hand signaling but still relies on coded messages and strict room access. A single misread signal once sank a ship, costing 700 lives and over a million pounds.
Spring fatigue and skin troubles are blamed on poor blood and exhausted nerves. Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are advertised as a cure, claimed to cleanse bad blood and strengthen nerves, with mail order option from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville.
A Seed Branch Ottawa bulletin notes men with truck farming experience living in cities pay up to 200 dollars yearly rent for small urban houses with lots. It says an equally good country home with twenty acres could cost less and yield larger returns for the family than city occupations.
The London Telegraph describes a national mood in France of complete unanimity and stern resolve. It frames the collective spirit as greater than ever, looking back on past failures and the shame of Paris’s capitulation as part of a half-remembered nightmare.
A brief scene shows a child bargaining with his mother over a penny to buy apples, wagering his cap with Billy Robers for the wager. The exchange captures a rural, pennywise moment typical of small town life.
The Barker-Famer cites Uncle Sam urging Western Canada to be self sufficient. It recommends home gardens, ample corn for own use, hay and forage crops, and legumes. It argues for poultry and hog production, reduced fertilizer use, and less cotton acreage to boost local meat and milk, noting Southern states’ livestock shortfalls and high imports.
An old advertisement claims Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills cure constipation indigestion and backaches by keeping bowels regular. It quotes testimonials from Professor A T Smith of Montreal and a Boston man who healed after using several boxes. Pills sold by Edmanesen Bates Co Limited Terenta and other dealers for 25 cents per dose.
Secretary Houston remarks on diversification for home supply production while noting that in a large scale the section would not be in its current hard case. Minard's Liniment is cited as a dandruff cure.
Persistent efforts by commercial travellers led by F J A Cox secure Manitoba legislation to improve ventilation and sanitation in hotels and boarding houses. An inspector will enforce the new rules under the provincial board of health, including hinged double top windows, top rope fire escapes, ventilation for basement pool rooms and barber shops, window screens, and food protection measures.
A New York Commercial editorial argues that nations now at war must prepare now for the postwar rebuilding boom. It stresses that profits depend on early readiness as the race for commercial supremacy will be short once the conflict ends.
A vivid advert declares that worms cause pale sickly children and that Mother Graves Worm Exterminator will relieve them and restore health through treatments.
An apparently innocent fisherman on a French riverbank was found with a wire attached to his boot. The wire stretched across the river and connected to another wire leading to a German camp, where he signalled using a steel blade on his other foot. He had no use for boots now.
A reader advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for muscular rheumatism noting rapid pain relief from brisk rubbing and sustained application until relief is achieved, claiming the product holds greater virtue than can be fully estimated.
An American traveler in France gets delayed at a small station and, after wandering, fears missing the train. He attempts French, asking a passerby for directions. The man replies he speaks no French, and they team up to search for the train together.
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