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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1916
Page
4
An advertisement extols Bovril as a strong beef extract that cannot be mass produced in cheap tubes. It claims Bovril uses the beef of a whole lock to make a dozen bottles and urges readers to add Bovril to cooking for nourishment and butcher-savings.
The Dominion Entomologist’s annual report for the year ending March 31 1914 covers nine field laboratories, pest regulations, and the fight against the Brown-tail Moth Gypsy Moth and other insects. It notes outbreaks in 1913, including army worm, and details work on crop, forest, and public health pests with free distribution of the report on request.
An asthma remedy by Dr J D Kellogg claims real relief and permanent benefit. It promises genuine cures when other remedies fail and asserts conservative claims without extravagant advertising.
Dr M Inglis, a Canadian army surgeon aboard the Anchor Liner Cameronia, described the capture of seventeen German submarines in British nets. He recounted discovering a submarine crew shot to death after being towed ashore and claimed to have descended into the vessel to see the bodies. He said an admiral shot his men and himself to avoid death by suffocation. Inglis added that glass bottom boats are being used with hydroplane fleets to scout submarines, with glass allowing clear water depth views of fifty to sixty feet.
A letter from the admiralty to Sir Gilbert Parker reveals about 300 000 naval personnel plus 2 to 3 more for each, totaling over one million engaged in ship construction repairs and related naval work across dockyards reserves and civilian crews.
Mr. Jas A Bryce of Paisley Ontario praises Dodd’s Kidney Pills for back pain linked to kidney trouble. He says after a box he felt well, crediting the pills with healing kidneys and purifying blood, noting the almanac self examination suggested kidney involvement.
Edward Bigelow notes seed for potato breeding is rare and highly valued at six dollars per thimbleful. He recalls 13 years of searching in Connecticut for seed balls and confirms widespread scarcity. William Stuart says pollen limits seed ball development, thriving in Maine Northern Michigan and Wisconsin.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for women suffering headaches back pain fatigue and pale nervous weakness. A Canadian testimonial from Mrs Jas S Francis describes long illness and hospital care followed by improvement after using the pills on a west Coast trip and at home. The notice promotes purchasing from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A French hospital nurse from Valenciennes recalls German behavior after August 25 1914. She recounts Major Kintzel planning to execute French news vendors and notes his satisfaction in causing fear before sentencing.
In wartime reporting Auntie praises the four hundred meter gain by the French against enemy positions, noting it as a potential relief from gas attacks and a morale booster as quoted in Tit-Bits.
The article profiles Felix Ernest Maximilian Harden of Die Zukunft warning that Germany may exhaust the world with new conquests and submarine warfare if Britain rejects peace. It notes his call for a limited, honorable peace and possible disarmament while Germany presses its submarine campaign. Harden, born 1861 in Berlin, writes as Apostata and faced imperial displeasure leading to publication from Swiss neutrality.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises one hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and invites readers to send for a free circulator. It notes the product is sold by Druggists and by Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
May Set Standard for Canada Wool George T. Willingmeyer, head of the sheep and goats division in Ottawa, told a Vancouver audience that Canada will soon implement a wool standard. The effort targets standardizing all Canadian wool and expanding production beyond domestic use to support exports. He noted the growing flock and potential for increased sales abroad.
An early ad copy promotes mothers recognizing worm problems in children and pressing remedies. A rough street exchange references sending a crate of chickens and locating ten after hours of neighborhood scouring.
A dangerous agent in France levelled a rifle at a staff car chauffeur after the driver refused to stop instantly. The driver warned that the car cannot be stopped in less than twenty yards and cautioned that someone could be shot if threats continued.
A magazine publisher debates the write up on Ex-Congressman Flub and his supposed endorsement of Minard's Liniment. The exchange questions the relevance of a congressman’s past actions, noting it may not affect the product's reputation.
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