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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 28, 1901
Page
6
Women discuss Milburns Heart and Nervo Pills, exchanging tips and experiences. The overheard conversations reveal curiosity about remedies, side effects, and perceived benefits amid social chatter in the town.
Mrs Hannah Holmes of St John NB shares a testimonial praising Milburns Heart and Nerve Pills. She describes relief from fluttering heart dizziness and smothering feelings, improved appetite and energy, and says she feels stronger and healthier after using the remedy.
An advertisement claims a liver remedy will work during sleep, relieve constipation biliousness sick headaches and dyspepsia, and leave users feeling better in the morning. The tone imitates old period medical ads with generalized benefits and no clinical details.
Advertises B B B Burdock Blood Bitters as a cure for chronic ailments including liver and bowel issues and skin diseases. Claims thousands testify to permanent cures for dyspepsia biliousness headaches ulcers sores and all blood humors. Ends with urge to use B B B for lasting cures.
A Washington despatch reports Rev. Dr. Talmage arguing that practical religion promotes long life by treating health as a Christian duty. He cites the body as sacred, warns against dissipations, and portrays faith as a cure for worry. He compares divine protection to a limitless, omnipotent friend and ends with a call to embrace gospel longevity.
A man hurrying onto a crowded omnibus trod on a woman’s toes. He apologized with a phrase about a thousand pardons, she retorts with a single pardon. The moment draws general titter as he sits down and avoids further toe-stomping.
A clipped dialogue shows Mrs Modus-Well and George arguing over a promised bonnet. She laments the shabby headwear, recalling vows before marriage and questioning how she can endure such disgrace. The exchange captures domestic tension in a light period tone.
A tender meditation on an adored vision that stays near though distant and guides the speaker through life. The speaker finds both joy and longing in the vision, calling it their heart's wealth and sole joy when apart.
Frederic Yale arrives at a shore town boarding house and enthralls residents with charm and travel tales while a whispered romance locket hints at a secret. To pry loose his past, the guests stage stories until Yale reveals a dramatic letter to his beloved Lucie ending with a witless wig mishap that leads to a playful confession.
A minister helped a woman at a railroad station with her parcels and children. After the train left, he realized he was carrying her silk umbrella with pearl and gold trimmings. The incident left him wary of offering courtesy to strangers.
A compositor recounts a rabid dog bite scene noting the animal bit Mr. Sampson and several other dogs before being shot. An ad offers a splendid young mare for sale to a nervous lady or gentle man with a long black tail. A biweekly editor remarks a well known writer now rests in grave amusement. A leading daily reports a bark wreck with only passenger W. J. Smith owning most of the ship and the captain's daughter.
A young child argues the world is round and held up by the sun while Uncle Rastus, former owner of the man, jokes about the limits of the boy's reasoning. The exchange features playful dialect and a moment of gentle wisdom.
A witty remark about reputation follows a man who once backed a theater venture. The speaker notes one man was regarded as reliable because of the company he kept, implying character is reflected in associates.
Barrie Stroud orders answered by telegraph or telephone. Coffins and caskets in stock. Robes and crepe and all funeral requisites supplied. Dolmage, manager, Stroud showroom and workshop, Collier Street, Barrie.
Mr. P. M. Burk of Glen Miller Hastings Co Ontario says he suffered kidney disease for ten years. After trying many remedies he began Doan's Kidney Pills and reports his backache vanished and urine cleared after finishing three boxes. He calls the pills the best kidney specific in the country.
A Liverpool despatch notes the Liverpool Company’s year end revenue from Government chartered troopships. Cunard leads with net revenue well over £509,000 ($2,509,000) from troopship service. Aurania has earned $10,000 monthly since war began, with the company due to recoup its value twice over before release. White Star earnings from the same source exceed £250,000 ($1,250,000).
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