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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1918
Page
5
Canadian soldiers come home from the trenches to crowded steerage and cramped quarters while lieutenants who have not seen France enjoy the first cabin. The piece questions whether the sacrifice was worth it.
An advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as the best vermifuge to spare children from worms. It claims the medicine acts directly on worms without purgatives and that its qualities make other products unnecessary in households.
The article notes that boys working with horses in the fields are an essential part of country life and the farmer's ability to grow crops. It warns that crop costs rise when this labor shifts to hired help, and this year labor is scarce, stressing that young farmers support the food supply and breeding concerns.
A New York Times editorial argues that Russia and Romania face the same peril from militarism and urges help from the civilization to prevent the monster from swallowing Russia. It contrasts Romania’s brave defense with Russia’s war weariness and warns of civilization’s broader danger if Russia falls.
The New York Evening Sun notes Canada’s three and a half years of war effort and urges American citizens to reflect. It praises Canada’s example as worthy of study and imitation, urging Americans to recognize their looming task ahead.
The ad touts Putnam's Extractor as the easiest corn remedy with instant relief. It claims the solution dries and peels the corn without harming healthy flesh, loosening it so it can be lifted out, all for a quarter in any drug store.
Despatch from The Ag ue to London cites German consul statements claiming Turkish troops re occupy Armenia and slaughter Armenian males from infants to adults. It says atrocities spread town by town and village by village, and warns Russia handing over trans Caucasus would enable German approved extermination of remaining Armenians.
The Christian Science Monitor notes Japan produced 9 million lead pencils in 1914 and 168 million in 1916. It speculates on 1917 output, stressing global interest in Japan's eraser manufacturing as political maps shift in Russia.
To keep Treasury secrecy, the U S war department orders a strict ban on soldiers sending telegrams or messages from ports of embarkation. Reports after the Tuscan sinking claimed an officer wired his family about the ship's departure.
A reader from Port Mulgrave endorses Minard's Liniment as a remedy for sore throat and colds. The letter praises its effectiveness, while another fragment notes a British concern over Allied food supply during the war.
A fragment shows a witty exchange where a literary minded person jokes about buying a carriage by balancing a book on the ear. The dialogue hints at humor about learning and practical purchases.
Advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming rapid relief from suffocating attacks and long term dependability. It asserts the remedy is quickly effective and readily sold everywhere.
The passage claims Ireland’s soul lies in its body and memories, noting English songs lack genuine Irish figures. It argues Irish history flows naturally into street ballads, while English songs feel foreign and affected. It highlights Drake, Sydney, Nelson, Gordon as outsiders.
Hull Quebec special reports Miss E Demers of 190 Maisonneuve Street cured of chronic indigestion sick headache and rheumatism after six months. She took seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills and claims her condition and her father's kidney trouble improved. She praises the pills as restoring healthy kidneys and acting as the greatest tonic.
Willie answers questions on plural forms with a brisk joke about man and child. The exchange appears in a Boston Transcript clipping, illustrating playful linguistic banter in a domestic scene.
The notice promotes Holloway’s Corn Cure as a painless remedy to remove warts on the hands, described as a disfigurement that troubles many ladies.
A damaged OCR passage describes a football crowd pushing to exit. A small boy climbs toward a fence and a police officer orders him back. The garbled text mentions someone named Phelps and a vanished figure, with references to Mile stones and a tense exit.
J H Evans acting under Hon Val Winkler orders a policy shift to boost efficiency. Heads of sub-departments including livestock, extension, immigration and colonization, and the agricultural college will meet regularly to cut duplication and cross purpose work, with Evans as convener assisted by George Batho and J B Reynolds.
The annual report of American Telephone and Telegraph Co. shows 3,500,000 miles of toll wire reaching all areas. Last year’s traffic broke records with 1,009,000 toll connections daily and 30,845,000 exchange connections, averaging about 100 calls per person in the United States.
A Washington Star quips that a friend is praised as a statesman not for policy, but for publicity savvy, as Senator Sorghum questions the designation.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a year round blood builder and nerve tonic ideal for spring fatigue. It claims the pills create new rich red blood and restore energy, cheerfulness, and health, aiding pale or sallow complexions, headaches, rheumatic twinges, and nervous irritability.
Mrs. C Forsythe of Fisherville Ontario reports her fourteen year old daughter Viola grew weak after whooping cough. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills her appetite returned, sleep improved, color returned, and she gained weight from 87 pounds to a stronger, healthier condition.
Miss Gladys Marshall of Chatham Ontario describes nervousness and a poor complexion with pimples. After six boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills her complexion cleared, pimples disappeared, nerves strengthened, and energy returned, prompting enthusiastic praise.
Mrs. M. B. Rickert of Kitchener Ontario reports improved health after a month on Dr Williams Pink Pills. She says she gained strength and weight and when her daughter-in-law started the pills she rose from 103 to 137 pounds, praising the medicine for all weak people.
Mrs Chas Winegarden of Delhi Ontario reports her daughter Ruby suffered a severe cold with side pain and paleness. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills she recovered fully, noting restored color and strength. Pills priced 50 cents a box or six boxes by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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