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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
3
A brief item notes Miss Howells signaling across the street and a nearby gentleman closing his window in Peterboro. The scene captures a quiet moment of neighborly chatter and a close observer noting the exchange.
A claim touts Dr Oma's Electric Oil as a universal remedy for everyday ills. The text extols its value for coughs colds sore throats bronchial troubles scalds burns bruises sprains cuts sores ulcers and similar injuries without needing physician or testimonials.
Lord Rhondda the British food controller warns the allied food situation will be most difficult during the next two months highlighting supply strain and wartime shortages.
The article notes that older boys can handle light but essential farm tasks such as milking feeding weeding and delivering cream freeing regular labor for tougher duties. It cites reports from last year showing productive boys completing hoeing harrowing seeding and other chores and discusses an authority estimate that 25 000 boys could equivalent to five million bushels of wheat.
Lac Bouchette Quebec special reports M Joseph Larouche credits two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing two years of cramps and severe headaches. He sought medical care without lasting relief before using the remedy, which he says addressed his kidney ailments and related rheumatic and back issues.
A reader from St Catherine’s reports rapid relief from severe eczema after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The letter notes itching and skin irritation improved after applying three cakes of Cuticura and two boxes of ease. Signed B F Grosch July 4.
Sunday allotment work spreads through London as residents cultivate gardens for seed sowing. Workers in blouses and shirt sleeves dig from morning to evening while many allotments increase, such as 80 new plots at Richmond athletic ground. Women recruits are notably numerous, with couples often sharing plots.
More than 500 British soldiers at the front have sent in their names for afterwar training through the Liniment Lumberman’s Friend program, aimed at church-related postwar preparation and community support.
The Bible Society issues a pocket edition of the Gospel of St. Mark for U S soldiers. Each page presents French text alongside its English counterpart to aid language learning and make Bible reading more engaging.
An advertiser extols Parmelees Vegetable Pills as a superior liver regulator. The remedy is claimed to gently aid a delicate liver affected by irregular habits and poor diet, suitable for even the most delicate users.
The New York World remarks that in a peaceful country the grandson and grandnephew of two famed generals join the new army from civilian life. It notes U. S. Grant and Robert E. Lee referenced in a camp conversation and contrasts with a Prussian Junker.
Alfred Rochay of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables endorses Minard's Liniment as the best medicine for both family use and stables. He writes with strong recommendation and gratitude.
The Springfield Republican warns that the current offensive will reveal Germany's maximum power while Russia is out of the war, suggesting the full extent of German striking capability will be known when the conflict ends.
An ad claim touts Holloway's rnture as the simplest and best cure for corn, suitable for public use regardless of growth stage.
A small boy claims a unique skill answering a reader question. He asserts he can do better than others, replying that he can read his own writing better than anyone else. The exchange highlights confidence in self-authored work.
Tangier correspondent for the London Times reports a proposed German plan to incite tribal revolt in Morocco upon a German victory in France. The scheme targeted Raisuli and Moorish chiefs to massacre allied subjects and then proclaim Moroccan independence with a pro German sultan.
The two German agents landed by submarine on the Greek coast have been caught and executed. The Springfield Republican notes that wartime spy plots of U boat landings were once common in sensational fiction and may have occurred more often than commonly believed.
A testimonial touts Baby's Own Tablets as a mild laxative that relieves constipation colic colds and simple fevers in infants. Mrs Saluste Pelletier of St Damas des Aulnaies Quebec says she always keeps a box and would not be without them. The tablets sell for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or by mail.
An exchange notes a former employer calling the speaker among the best men his firm ever produced. The comment underscores high regard for the individual’s work ethic and contribution.
Hamburg reports that in ten days 5 829 citizens deposited over 20 095 ornaments of gold including 845 jewels valued at 425 000 for the imperial bank melting pot as part of a government initiative.
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