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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
10
A Detroit News editorial notes Canadians know little about the United States while Americans overlook Canada. It argues for deeper, lasting ties through mutual understanding in the postwar era.
In a Calgary Herald exchange a reader accuses a politician of calling him a jobber. The editor explains it was a typographical error and that the compositor was dismissed after the error.
A 19th century testimonial-style notice claims local applications fail for Catarrh while an internal remedy by Hall's Catarrh Cure treats mucous conditions. It touts a blend of tonics and purifiers and urges sending for more information from Toledo Ohio. It also advertises a "Fasaidy Pills" for constipation.
Under the Canada food board program 25000 Canadian boys aged 15 to 19 were invited to work on farms this summer. So far 23000 have enrolled in Ontario and western provinces with Quebec and the Maritime Provinces still enrolling.
Dr Thomas Electric Oil is described as a carefully investigated remedy rather than a generic medicine blend. The text argues it has sustained public favor since its inception and promises convincing results for healing and bodily repair.
A New York Evening Sun note jokes about the Kaiser taking various grand titles including Grand Duke of Courland Lithuania Estonia and Livonia along with protector of Finland and even a jab about Belgium. The satirical line questions why not designate him Grand Ravisher of Belgium.
Advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cure as a painless solution to hard to remove soft corns, claiming it will draw them out without pain.
The Boston Transcript weighs a tongue in cheek question comparing plain girls to pretty girls in business. It notes plain girls make fewer mistakes while pretty girls may trigger more blunders, presenting a humorous contrast without asserting a clear winner.
The British proposal urges government aid to erect 300000 houses in England and Wales and 50000 in Scotland with work to start during demobilization. The national housing and town planning council will study a comprehensive London and Greater London scheme, with steps to clear slums and prioritize large slums areas and housing shortages.
The piece honors General Pershing and the American forces in France for sacrifice and unity. It cites Pershing's remark that all they have are theirs to dispose of as they will, praising the selfless spirit that wins.
A sailor describes an anchor accident that left a knee swollen and immobile for six days and says two bottles of MARC'S LINIMENT cured the injury.
Thousands of men are urgently needed to work on farms this summer. The expanded cereal acreage makes farm labor an imperative wartime necessity. Employers should permit men with farm experience to return to agricultural work.
The danger season for forest fires is near as dry soil leaves grass and leaves highly flammable. Fire rangers aim to minimize losses this year and urge campers to extinguish campfires and smokers to discard burnt matches responsibly. Settlers’ fires are the worst source of blazes, and citizens are urged to act as deputy rangers from now until November first.
Spring health ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a year round blood builder and nerve restorer. It asserts spring impurities from indoor winter life make these pills essential for purifying blood boosting appetite and clearing skin and lists a testimonial from Miss Anna Patterson of Thorold Ontario. Pills sold by medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario at 50c a box or six boxes for 2.50.
The懒 tramp refuses to chop wood or cart coal saying it's against his prince. The farmer's wife proposes a compromise offering gas stove use and turning on the gas this afternoon.
The text touts Miller's Worm-Powders as preventing worm related ailments in children and reducing mortality. It claims the remedy boosts strength in infants, helping them resist disease and maintain life.
The Montreal and Winnipeg builders exchanges urge men to pursue farm work offering contracts for cultivating large tracts of land or breaking prairie.
Citizens propose two improvised steps to tackle hunger with humor. One involves charcoal pots and the other venerable figures placed in vacant lots to feed pigs using kitchen waste. The plan reflects local frustration and inventive responses to shortage.
A resolution by Hon. T. A. Crerar, minister of agriculture, proposes confiscation and destruction of unsound foodstuffs in packing houses and cold storage. The plan brings abattoirs and packing houses under the meat and canned foods act and includes inspection and marking of imported or exported foods.
Newton P. Smith of Parker's Ridge in York County NB says years of back pain and partial relief from other medicines ended with Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes relief from kidney disease symptoms including rheumatism and lumbago and urges neighbors to try the remedy.
Mrs Rawler and Mrs Blunderby trade quips about the rift with young Mr Sharp. The exchange touches on a supposed locomotive ailment and an alleged whistle at crossings, revealed in a playful, theatrical manner.
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