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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
2
The New York Times contrasts Lincoln's condolence to a widow of Civil War fallen sons with the Kaiser sending a signed photograph to a Germany mother. It argues Lincoln served the Republic while the Kaiser sought personal prestige, underscoring why Americans fight.
A fearfully grateful Mr Tightfist rewards a bravely risked rescuer with a single quarter after praising the hero. The hero downplays the gesture, remarking that the rescued woman is worth more than the payment.
Promises high earnings with a fast selling cooker. Claims $388.55 first month and $10 daily for agents with no capital. Territory limited. ships to reliable men. Write to Combination Pro-Co. at 100 Thomas Bldg Foster, Me.
The figure breaks down into 1008 officers from the Canadian Expeditionary Force 1640 other ranks discharged 10603 enlisted in Canada for the RFC and RAS 94 loaned to airplane construction who came to England at their own expense and enlisted Canadians are noted as highly capable flying officers and about 35 percent of flying officers in France are Canadians
Guard against summer illnesses with Baby's Own Tablets for children. The ad claims early use prevents complaints and treats sudden troubles, with a government analyst's safety guarantee. Sold by dealers or mail order from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ont at cents per box.
The Hercules Powder Company won a five million dollar contract by developing a kelp based process to produce acetone and related solvents. The plant runs at full capacity, yielding potassium chloride as a byproduct and addressing a critical wartime need.
The ad declares Kellogg's remedy brings prompt relief from asthma and safeguards the future. It promotes systematic inhaling of the remedy’s smoke or fumes to prevent re attacks and claims possible permanent cure.
A Texas quarry eight miles from Llano supplied a thirty five ton granite block rolled to the railroad. Log-tired stone was pulled by a rock-moving engine along rough roads, crossing streams, and finished at seven by ten feet before placement on a railroad car. The block rests at the Terry Ranger Monument in Austin.
A reader from St. John endorses Minard's Liniment Co. Limited noting excellent results for rheumatism and sprains after using the product. The letter is signed by T. B. Lavers.
Stanley C. Smith of Cincinnati reportedly turned a vacuum cleaner into a potato bug extermination device. He attached a live wire to the cleaner and ran it into his cellar and yard, claiming the current would shock and kill pests as he tested with potato bags.
A British armed yacht hunted a German submarine in the English Channel after a distant periscope sighting. The craft rammed the conning tower and dropped three depth charges, surfacing air bubbles and one survivor who died hours later.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil has existed over thirty years and proven a blessing to thousands. It enjoys high favor across Canada and beyond the seas. Its liniment quality is unmatched and would still be a bargain even at double the price.
An operation performed 1800 miles away under a surgeon's direction saved a man's life after a fall at Hall's Creek Northern Australia. With no doctor within 1000 miles telegraph instructions from Perth guided Hall's Creek postmaster using improvised tools including a razor to perform the life saving procedure.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Extractor as a quick painless corn remedy. It claims drops on the corn dissolve and shrivel it, causing the corn to drop out by the roots. The ad asserts instant relief and a quarter price in any drug store.
The Amsterdam Telegraaf reports hunger sickness caused by food shortages among Dutch workers in Germany and widespread exhaustion. Westphalia and Rhine districts see daily deaths. hospitals overflow. rations drop further. Berlin notes meatless weeks and a weekly 250 gram meat allowance shrinking to 125 grams in large cities. new potatoes arrive with hopes of three pounds weekly per person.
The notice states that no surgical operation is necessary to remove corns if Holloway's Corn Cure is used, implying a non invasive remedy. This reflects an advertisement style claim promoting a topical treatment for corn relief.
Representative Mudd compares German aims to a bank check joke noting Germany seeks peace by any means. The anecdote likens a young lady presenting a check whose payment is refused, highlighting skepticism of diplomatic guarantees.
In a Brantford Expositor piece a bulky man attempts fittings for a pair of shoes. He complains that the styles are too narrow and pointed while the salesman notes the season’s narrow boots. The man retorts that he is wearing his last pair of sea boots.
The first milestones in England were erected on the Cambridge road between Barkway and Cambridge in 1727, with general use arising only after forty years. Two early milestones dated 1700 survive at Tadcaster and near Withington Herefordshire, but they do not show distance to places.
An 19th century style ad claims catarrhal deafness results from Eustachian tube inflammation. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures most cases by acting through the blood and offers $100 for any untreatable case. Circulars are offered free with a 75 cent license fee. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
Whale meat from the Pacific coast totaling 20000 pounds recently hit Boston markets. It sold in ten days at 15 cents a pound, pleasing households that seek both quality and economy, with plans for regular supply. Some of the meat reached Portland Maine.
Maxine in a juvenile class explains the difference between electricity and lightning with a witty reply about not having to pay for lightning. The joke appears in the Chicago News.
Seven hundred women join Furness's extension yards reclaiming Tees waste land to aid ship building. They replace fit men of military age, work in gangs under female forewomen, and contribute by laying concrete platforms for keel laying, praised as superior to the same number of men.
The excerpt humorously notes multiple generals with national titles such as General French General Scott General Irish General Welsh General English and General St Germain. It suggests they may wait for a General Yankee or a General Canado from Brazil to arrive before action.
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