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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
2
An English writer recounts parrots at the Eiffel Tower acting as sentinels and warning of approaching aircraft twenty minutes before visibility. Birds bored after a time and became unreliable. pheasants hare and partridge also warned at night. War seen not to affect animals around the front.
A Canadian railway unit earns praise for battle prowess and logistics in a four day attack. Lt Col Frederick Fieldhouse Clarke of Toronto receives the Distinguished Service Order for leadership and frontline leadership, including organizing ammunition transport and gun teams. The unit is praised for self sufficiency, volunteers, and decisive defense under Clarke’s command.
The guide advises drying or canning ripe green vegetables to build a summer stock for winter. Store them until frost to ensure you have enough supply.
A Kansas City Star tribute praises England for steadfast support in war. It notes the Royal Navy’s resilience, American cargo coal aid, and England’s role as a reliable neighbor joining the chorus for France.
A war veteran remains unseen as a humorous exchange reveals a sprained larynx from loudly criticizing how things should be handled. The Boston Transcript notes the irony of wartime sacrifice versus postwar voice.
A vegetarian at a restaurant declares meat injurious and calls for a vegetarian diet. A stranger says he rarely eats meat and points to eggs as not becoming birds. The two clash over whether boiled eggs count as meat.
Mothers can detect worm trouble in children and promptly apply Mother Graves Worm Exterminator stated to be the best remedy. The ad emphasizes ease of use and rapid results for young sufferers.
The text promotes healthy blood as the body's initial defense against disease and touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to combat bloodlessness. It claims bright red blood prevents infections, notes symptoms of low blood and fatigue, and suggests sunlight and food plus Pink Pills as a cure, with purchase details for Brockville Ontario.
Visitors to Western Canada exhibitions praised the high and uniform standard of butter from Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Calgary Edmonton and Saskatoon hosts highlighted interprovincial judging where eight prize samples were closely scored. Judges noted the second ten samples would still rank first class.
A young husband, tempted to roam with friends, phones his wife to join him for dinner and a joint spree. She suggests he come home instead, noting someone else may be there. he then switches to staying in, while she smiles discreetly.
A life size portrait of Emperor William once given to Theodore Roosevelt and later housed in a public library was retrieved by Mrs. C H Pollitz of Oyster Bay after she bought it for 5 dollars. During a Sunday gathering, villagers demanded the painting on a balcony clash the portrait fell and a sailor stepped on it.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a low cost remedy to remove any corn or callus. The ether compound dries on contact and causes no pain or irritation, offering quick relief with minimal infection risk. If a local druggist lacks Freezone a wholesaler can supply a small bottle.
The passage asserts peace must be free of toll for all people and safeguarded by common will and power to advance humanity, highlighting a universal, collaborative approach to progress expressed by Mr. Asquith.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a quick cure for corns. It claims pain disappears, corns shrivel and drop off, and urges buyers to pay a quarter rather than more for a dead-sure remedy.
The Mackenzie River in Canada begins inland and flows north for hundreds of miles to reach the Arctic Ocean. In Brazil, many Amazon tributaries originate far south and course northward to form the great river.
The Pacific Ocean spans about 79 million square miles and stretches 10 000 miles east to west at the equator while reaching 7 350 miles north to south. Its average depth is 15 180 feet, deeper than the Atlantic, with the deepest spot near Mindanao at 22 088 feet.
The Chinese government will deport all Germans between seven and ten thousand people. Deportees will be interned in Australia for the war's duration, with transportation starting soon. A Tokyo correspondent calls it the severest blow to German commerce in the region, as many deportees are prominent merchants backed by subsidized lines and state banks. The action ends German influence in China and aims to end German propaganda in the Orient.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is recommended for internal and external use. It claims to give immediate relief for asthma and catarrh and has testimonials from users noting improvement.
A Berne newspaper reports the Marne defeat has produced despair in Berlin while Paris shows courage and cheerfulness despite four years under German guns. The Kansas City Star highlights contrasting national moods reflecting resilience and morale.
A local guide explains dehydrating vegetables and fruits preserves flavor without added sugar. Drying retains natural taste and can be done over the summer using simple methods and common produce.
A few weeks ago at Fort McPherson Peel River a historic ceremony marked by the all night sun saw Slavinek, the native interpreter linked to Eskimo murderers, receive a gold watch and chain presented by Inspector Phillips of the Herschel Island detachment. The inscription notes services rendered Fort Norman patrol for murderers of Fathers Rouvier and Leroux, 1915 1917. Present were Constables Doak and Fa, A L Lawle, and S Slater of Northern Trading.
An old medical note explains costiveness as clogged intestines and warns of complications. It endorses Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as a speedy cure and urges immediate treatment at the first signs, promising rapid relief.
A Boer who fought with British forces in the East African campaign was operated on to remove bullets. An English surgeon noted two bullets removed, and the Boer replied that one came from the Germans and the other from the British at Colenso.
A physician developed tonic and nervine claiming to ease chronic weaknesses and painful disorders in women. The nonalcoholic remedy comes in tablet or liquid, with ingredients on the wrapper, and offers a trial package for 10 cents. Mrs Sapam Carta testimonials health gains through its use.
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