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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1919
Page
2
A health advertisement touts mandrake and bitter-nut pills by Dr Hamilton as a cure for constipation and related ailments, claiming women suffer from bowel sluggishness and that harsh purgatives worsen conditions. The piece shifts to fiction with Dave wrestling guilt, considering church, and beginning a life of purpose after a night of hard living.
Advert says wheezy breathing signals danger and urges immediate use of Catarrhozone inhaler to cure bronchial and lung troubles. Claims physicians endorse it and hospitals use it, with two months’ treatment priced at a dollar and smaller sizes at 25 and 50 cents from The Catarrhozone Co Kingston Canada.
A Ontario mother credits Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry with saving her two month old baby from diarrhoea. She reports rapid improvement within two days after using the remedy. The letter urges mothers to avoid unproven treatments and notes the product is sold for 35 cents by The T Milburn Co Toronto.
The Prussian minister of agriculture authorizes local communities to seize farms whose owners refuse labor contracts, fail to meet wage scales, or breach contract terms. Seized lands will be administered by the communities for the common good.
A clergyman about to board a street car asks the conductor if drunkards are allowed aboard. The conductor replies that they are not allowed as a rule, but to slip in quietly if needed.
Regina readers learn the Royal North West Mounted Police now numbers over 1600 at all ranks marking a historic high. Initial wartime enlistments totaling 500 for one year boosted strength to 1500, with subsequent drafts and re-enlistments sustaining the force after those units did not go overseas as a group.
A home remedy warns women’s high heel wear causes corns and urges stopping the habit. Freezone drops applied to a sore corn promise quick relief lifting the corn root and all. Ask for a quarter ounce at the drugstore. the compound dries fast and shrivels the corn without skin irritation. Clip this and pin on your wife's dresser.
Minor quoted exchange about killing time and a reaction to a mock murder scene. The dialogue mentions a young girl and a judge, implying a dramatic or theatrical context rather than a reported event. No verifiable facts or entities to anchor a news-style summary.
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