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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
3
The tale ends with a British plant near Paris used as a hospital during the war. Bonds left in a safe were stolen and passed through several hands from a wounded French soldier to a German fighter. A French sergeant then sold them, a comrade redeemed them at a bank, which uncovered the bonds were incomplete, leading to a joint detectives’ investigation that cleared the case.
A Christian Science Monitor note remarks on wartime language innovation, citing a French term from a front line letter about touring a tankdrome. It highlights how new words emerge under stress and reflect changing military tech and culture.
A British Food Controller statement reports 1500 women officially employed in English farm labor, showing national reliance on female workers. Talbot notes conditions are made pleasant and women perform diverse tasks from hedging to milking, with workers ranging from cottage to university backgrounds and even an officer's daughter.
Semi official Russian front correspondence laments shell and cartridge shortages driving troops to improvise. Soldiers dig up stones and hurl them at the advancing enemy in a brave, desperate stand before they fall.
E. S. Archibald, Dominion animal husbandman, reports buckwheat screenings as a valuable feed for swine of all ages. Finishing and young growing hogs show gains comparable to a mix of three parts wheat shorts, three parts fine ground corn, and one part linseed oil meal. The mixture, at current prices, is worth fifty four dollars per ton on eastern markets.
Mrs. Eugene Vaillancourt of Saint-Mathieu Quebec reports her baby suffered constipation until using Baby's Own Tablets. She praises prompt relief and now keeps them in the home. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells boxes by mail or through medicine dealers at 25 cents each.
An English barber in London joked to a customer about crepe in the air and brushes, clarifying he means the air in the atmosphere, not the head hair or hat environment, reflecting wartime or epidemic era humor.
A testimonial from B. Lav ers of St. John recommends Mi NARD S LINIMENT for rheumatism and sprains after using it with excellent results. The letter is addressed to Minard's Liniment Co Limited, Dear Sirs.
A plan to use fifteen more refrigerator cars for fish shipments to central Canada was approved at a meeting of the fish committee and railways and producers. The new schedule adds through trains from sea board to interior points, widening fish distribution and improving arrival quality.
Cincinnati authority endorses freezone as a quick cure for corns. A few drops applied to the tender spot relieve soreness and shrink the corn, with the entire corn lifting out as it dries. A small bottle is inexpensive and available at drug stores. ask your pharmacist to stock it.
Spain's government protests to Portugal's foreign ministry after Seculo published a Madrid dispatch titled The Last Bourbon predicting the king would be the final Bourbon ruler. The note seeks legal action in response to the article implying the end of the line of Spanish monarchs.
Wise mothers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator keep it at hand for its proven value.
A tongue in cheek exchange from London Tit-Bits mocks women entering the auctioneering trade. A man asserts the field is unsuitable for women, while a woman counters she can perform as well as any man. The debate highlights gender roles in a humorous period piece.
The notice urges using Parmelee's Vegetable Pills at the first signs of stomach and liver disorder. It claims the pills blend laxatives and sedatives for effective relief and faster return to healthy digestion.
Argentine foreign minister informs British minister no need to return 180000 tons of wheat and 30000 tons of flour sent to England during the food embargo. Britain offered to return stocks if Argentina demanded it, but current supplies render return unnecessary.
President Wilson has ordered licensing of all sugar importers, refiners, and manufacturers by October 1. The move, to be enforced by the food administration, aims to regulate prices, curb speculation, and ensure equitable distribution through licenses, rules, and industry-wide cooperation.
The six essential oils in Dr Thomas Electric Oil are concentrated in every bottle providing a potent liniment. Thousands attest to its ability to ease pain and improve health though its value is not judged by price.
Honey production in British Columbia is projected to break records this year amid higher prices of 23 cents per pound. George Coe of the BC Beekeepers Association credits abundant clover from heavy spring rains and prolonged warm weather for increased yields. Main gains are on the lower mainland with Okanagan and Kootenay yields fair. Top reports include John Reagh of Ladner with 183 pounds across thirty colonies and J W Austin of Heffrey Creek with 1,500 pounds from nine colonies averaging 166 1 2 pounds.
Experiments show sweet corn can be grown in large quantities across Western Canada. Under irrigation in Southern Alberta, varieties thrive. The Southern Alberta Land Company reports consistent good yields from 1914 on their Suffield Retlaw farm, with 1000 to 1500 dozen ears per acre and shipments to Medicine Hat Calgary Banff Moose Jaw and Regina.
Military authorities in Berlin reduce street lighting by a third to save freight cars and coal. A census of private coal stocks is planned for commandeering. Public venues will stay dimmer and households faced with caps on electricity and coal use. Baths are banned and hot water for tea and coffee limited after public outcry.
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