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Newspaper
Canora Advertiser
Location
Canora, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
3
A garbled OCR page mixes political notes, vessel and public works mentions, a holiday rent matter, and a dyspepsia remedy pitch. It references a Port reopening, electricity driven machinery, a five year timeline, and a solicitor with unclear duties.
An old newspaper snippet notes the orange tree as the longest lived fruit tree with rapid early growth and yields for a century, possibly to 300 years, while its height outpaces its fruit production in early years. It also records a dealer presenting an antique violin claimed as Nero's fiddle, dismissed as myth.
A dialogue recalls a Stockley's deal with a participant who invested $10,000. The exchange asks how the investor fared, hinting at the outcome of the venture.
A quip on fate recalls a speaker noting that fate selects from many attendees the one person with a personal stake in a relationship. The exchange, attributed to a Detrok Free quotation, hints at romance and social intrigue.
Mrs Many Jahnston of Philadelphia reports nervous prostration with heart palpitations and restlessness improving after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises its efficacy and recommends it in every household they visit. Another testimonial notes weight gain and healthier appearance after taking the remedy.
In October 1912 the 21 year old Rye known as Pitts ie starts afoot around the world with a fall pack and a Remington rifle. He aims for 20 000 to 25 000 miles and plans to return around 1916. He funds the journey by selling papers in towns visited. He travels via Hawaii Australia Africa and Europe meeting leaders and drawing praise from General Louis Botha in Johannesburg.
A bulletin from Kew Gardens describes a curiously destructive crab pest on Grand Cayman. The species raids edible plants, destroys coconut saplings, and fills burrows with stolen items such as knives and pocket compasses. Eggs are devoured, leading to coconut trees needing replacement in affected clearings. Crabs hide underground early year for shell changes, using barricades of sticks and rubbish, and damage saplings up to three quarters of an inch in diameter.
Joseph Daniels, a gardener once employed by Charles Dickens, recalls the writer’s hands on approach to garden care. He describes Dickens supervising plant placement, pink geraniums, and a fern filled conservatory. Daniels notes Dickens was kindhearted and helped villagers, giving Christmas boxes to servants.
A famed railroad figure laments the mismanagement as stories unfold of Smith tidying his garden, Jones challenging him about trash, and Brown revealing divided efforts. A light tale about politeness lessons and a birthday gift ends with Malloon receiving a cow from a busy husband.
A garbled OCR fragment references a person Derangie and a pilot named Sater in unclear context. The readable bits point to a transient or miscellaneous note without a clear event or outcome. Further readable details are needed to form a concrete news item.
Best medical authorities warn nervous diseases rise in spring with head aches poor appetite and weakness. Dr Williams Pink Pills claim to restore red blood and nerves, curing spring troubles and emotional eruptions. Sold by dealers or mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville at 50 cents a box or six for 250.
A Lord recalling youth contrasts the old slow travel with modern speed and future hopes. He began life in Scotland traveling by stag coach taking forty eight hours, now reaches home by train in minutes and envisions rail, auto, and even aerial advances like wings. Minard's Liniment advertised by physicians.
A Welsh blacksmith, unable to read or write at twenty five, hears a chapter of Robinson Crusoe in a farm kitchen. He leaves ignorant complacency, dreams of books, then learns Welsh and later English to read Robinson Crusoe, finding only an English copy to borrow and read with delight.
The Bay of Plenty district in New Zealand sees steady timber trade growth led by sima timber export. Mills expand and larger plants are installed to meet demand as exploitation of farther lands remains decades away. A unrelated family anecdote about Adams croquettes appears as a humorous aside.
An advertisement asserts Dr J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy removes the cause of asthma attacks and restores normal bodily trim and mental liveliness. It promises relief and regained vigor by dissipating the cloud of asthma.
Dr Naegel of Liege University extols yawning as beneficial for lungs and breathing organs. He notes deep yaws energize throat and chest muscles and refresh vital organs, and cites cases where yawning eased sore throats. He ter...
Fragmentary funny exchanges feature a customer complaining of a wood piece in his sausage and a waiter replying with a wild remark. The humor leans on wordplay and a running gag about eating a kennel and a dog. Other snippets show a character named Tommy expressing fatigue with repetition.
A discussion notes leprosy affects two percent of residents in shared housing and outlines treatment via concentrated toxin injections. Without treatment two percent improve. selected cases show partial gains. Cures are uncertain for five to ten years. Segregation reduces spread, with Basutoland and the Philippines cited as examples of population changes.
A London scientist Mr T Thorne Baker reports a rapid ripening method using high frequency electricity on an unripe peach. A spray of sparks touched the fruit, ripening reached the stone, then the peach tasted luscious. Electric power cost is stated to be very low.
J C Mapp a farmer near Ponsonds Quebec had kidney disease lumbago and rheumatism for five years. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills after two boxes and then two more to complete his cure. The notice urges others with multiple kidney symptoms to try the remedy.
A detailed description outlines a razor driven by an electric motor via a flexible shaft. The mechanism uses cylindrical cams and a raking arm to convert rotation into reciprocating blade motion. The design aims for repeated hammer blows to hair, reducing blade sharpness requirements.
The report notes a man in frail health sent to a southwestern location to tag cattle. He writes a garbled note home with fragments of phrases and words that appear to reference a frontier setting and routine livestock work.
The passage lists famous figures such as Horace Socrates Galileo and Descartes who faced derision persecution or punishment for their ideas. It notes reactions from rulers and society including banishment imprisonment and burnings as history shows how new truths meet resistance.
The article surveys temperature ranges from minus 273 to about 3,730 degrees and beyond. It notes key melting points and fusions for metals and illuminates how little is known about extreme heat. It envisions breakthroughs in high temperature research as potentially epoch making.
A reflective piece urges children to value roots and breadth as the foundation for true growth. It compares growing tall to developing deep roots and wide branches, advocating openness to learning and inner strength for safe ascent.
Snowstorms occur in the Canadian Rockies above 100000 feet, with ground cover inches deep. Flowers are small, fragile, colorful, and scentless, surviving freezing due to dry air. After snow melts, blooms regain vigor though look wilted briefly. A tiny four petaled flower thrives about 11500 feet, often following melting snow to allow scavenging flowers and snowballs from the same spot.
Government expert notes that a cubic mile of lower air holds at least 225 tons of dust in ordinary dry storms and up to 126000 tons in severe cases. Dust storms can last twenty to thirty hours and disrupt travel as trains run behind schedule. A solitary passenger weighs himself on or out.
A brief scene shows a family meal with Willie's grandpa eating soup while children Josie and others listen. The narrator notes their choices about dinner and joy in gathering.
Wigg-Young Bjones proclaims leadership, while Wageg-Ob quips that many born to command marry someone born to countermand, framing a playful clash of destinies and roles in a quip-filled dialogue.
Druggists claim PAZO ointment cures itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to fourteen days. First application provides relief and the claims include retard money if not cured.
At a New York dinner President Howard Elliott pleads for fairer public opinion. He recalls a farm girl who walked twenty miles at dawn to see a car hanged, cried on return after learning the man had been reprieved.
A conversation fragment shows an agent claiming a current company is superior after noting a prior boast about the former firm. The exchange highlights shifting allegiances in the insurance industry and the speaker's evolving claims of superiority.
A brief Chicago Record-Herald remark notes that one of the simplest methods to avoid prison abuse is to stay out of prison, presenting a stark view on handling confinement risks.
The notice explains corns result from tight boots and promotes Holloway Corn Cure as a simple remedy to relieve discomfort and prevent trouble from corns.
Foresters note competing claims for the largest and oldest tree in the United States. The Mother of the Forest, a giant redwood in Calaveras grove California, is said to hold about 140 619 board feet of lumber though verification remains uncertain amid rival opinions.
Dr A Orenstein outlines a hygiene regimen for the aged emphasizing reduced food intake to match lower metabolism. He warns that overfeeding overloads digestion and burdens kidneys with waste, urging regular baths of moderate temperature and ample water intake.
Maud has long searched for a husband, while Marie questions the persistence. The exchange hints at a twenty year pursuit and lingering search for a partner.
An old ad claims Catarrhoze clears the head and opens nostrils by inhaling a healing vapor. It argues tablets are useless and that the antiseptic mist travels to nose throat and lungs, promising relief for chronic catarrh with a product called Catarrhozone.
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