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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
3
The report notes 650 men in residence at the University of Oxford this year, a sharp decline from 4,100 in the year before the war, highlighting wartime impact on undergraduate housing and enrollment.
In case of dyspepsia appetite varies from ravenous to poor. Dr Hamilton's Pills are praised as the only sure remedy curing quickly and thoroughly. They claim to strengthen the stomach and digestive organs and convert eaten food into nourishment and energy. 25 cents per box at dealers.
Spring weather worsens rheumatic pains but only blood purification cures. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to detoxify acids in the blood and ease symptoms, with a testimonial from Michael Personage of Fenton Manitoba. Sold by dealers or mail for two dollars fifty for six boxes from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A candidate seeking Ohio votes to win Congress says he began life in a grocery store earning $3 a week and saved. A heckler asks if this was before cash registers were invented, illustrating the crowd’s reaction to his tale.
Historical ad copy claims catarrh is constitutional and markets Diall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It touts internal doses and blood mucous action with a $100 reward for failure and urges mail circulars and testimonials.
Dr Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago stated in London that Japan intends to retain the Ladrones and Marshall Islands seized from Germany. He noted Japan’s expansion in postal, telegraph and cable networks and ongoing settlement efforts in these territories.
During a blackout raid at an undisclosed location, Isaacstein was struck by an explosion while leaving a chemist shop. He survived but had both feet amputated after hospital recovery. He quipped about buying corn plaster moments before.
An excerpt highlights Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as effective for fever and ague by correcting stomach and liver disturbances and blood quality. The text also includes humorous dialogue and product mentions for Holloway's Corn Cure and Minard's ointment, reflecting Punch magazine style.
Britain forms an officially recognized home defense force from 250000 volunteers aged 45 to 70 who drilled and dug trenches at their own expense. They wore gray uniforms, were not khaki, and will be assigned to fixed stations to relieve regular troops for service abroad.
A sensational claim advertises Nerviline as a swift, lasting cure for rheumatism. It warns exposure to cold triggers muscle stiffness and joint swelling that can provoke heart attacks and death, promising rapid pain relief and full control over symptoms.
A Trinidad reader from Port of Spain praises Nerviline after rheumatism pain in arms shoulders and knees. He credits cure to Nerviline used as directed and claims immediate pain relief. The ad promotes a 50 cent family size and a 25 cent trial size sold by Catarrho One Co. in Kingston, Canada.
Farmer Corntessel predicts Josh will choose law. Josh boasts he can talk loud in debates and perform handy tasks around an office. The Bay of Fundy is described as the world’s most remarkable title rising a foot every five minutes with tides up to seventy five feet.
A wartime appeal warns that forest fires aid enemies and cripple Canada. It urges forest users to douse camp fires and extinguish cigarette stubs, stressing timber as vital for Europe reconstruction and postwar growth.
Public health guidance urges extermination of mosquitoes by eliminating breeding sites. Drain stagnant water or spray with coal oil where drainage is not possible. Expose damp areas to sunlight and cover rain barrels with fine netting.
Dr Thomas Electric Oil is presented as the result of careful study of curative oils for the human body. It is described as a rare, well studied combination that has won public favor since its first use and will convince skeptics of its healing and repairing powers.
A young man asks how to tell popular from classical music. The philosopher replies that popularity is based on personal enjoyment, while true classical status comes from the speaker not enjoying it.
A visitor at a military hospital, where Irish regiments are treated, asks the orderly what will be done with a severely wounded man. The orderly replies that the man is "going back" and implies he knows who caused the injuries.
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