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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
3
A New York Sun inspired fashion note describes white pique yachting suits with red collars, toques of tulle with ostrich feather, black chantilly appliques on white organdie gowns, and braided veiled hats. It praises old fashioned gowns, pale waistlines, and fine open meshed veiling as summer favorites.
A woman's testimonial describes giving the Samaria Prescription to her husband to end his drinking. After secretly administering the remedy, he quits whiskey and becomes loving and attentive, prompting the couple to seek more information and a free pamphlet from The Samaria Remedy Co. in Toronto.
The plaintiff sues WILY Company's service over severe injuries from a railway accident. The defense counsel, noted for an overbearing style, clashes with opposing counsel Afton as testimony unfolds. A quoted remark about a scientist and the Busy Bee gives a veiled major digression in Detroit Pred Press.
The narrator recalls a young, foolish moment when he nearly proposed to a girl named Inininoek, which broke down and interrupted him. He reflects years later, expressing gratitude for the mind that invented the word bhininoeks and the path that followed.
Fragments show a superior officer urging restraint while holding gold collars as a plan unfolds to prevent Yankee overtures. The dialogue hints at a cautious approach to a challenging undertaking amid wartime stakes.
English travelers in Catania witness Mount Etna's eruption as Capt Charlecote and Col Stracey lead a perilous ascent toward the crater. A dramatic lava flood traps Frederick, saved by a brave crossing to a rock by a companion, while the party retreats amid smoke and falling stones.
Police Judge questions a man charged with disorderly conduct amid a quip about a clock and a trip to China. Detroit Free Press notes the courtroom banter reflecting the era tone and the charges in a brief humorous exchange.
Mrs. Gilbert of Hamilton reports long asthma ordeal eased after trying Clarke's Kala Compound. She paid for two bottles and rapid relief followed, enabling her to resume daily work. The Griffths & Manpheron Co advertise the remedy and offer a sample upon request.
A Philadelphia Times report recounts an Austrian doctor's cocaine confession detailing escalating side effects. He describes heightened senses, paranoid hallucinations, insect-like visions, self-suggested fears, and violent delusions. He details attempts to self-medicate with syringes and even shooting a dog during a delirious episode.
A Chicago Inter Ocean article explains the diamond nipper tool and the slang term nip to describe stealing a diamond from a shirt front. It details the concealed instrument, its use, and the thief’s distraction tactic. The piece cites a coast guard or police quote and ends with garbled dialog about German language.
A fragmented humorous vignette mixes nonsensical verse with brief sketches and a stray testimonial. The scene centers on a frightened woman reacting to an odd creature, a clumsy suitor, and a moral about propriety and conversation, punctuated by stray jokes and a testimonial for Dr Thomas Oil against inflammatory rheumatism.
A Perugia professor contends that three-fifths of distinguished men are firstborn, naming Luther, Dante, Raphael, Leonardo, Confucius, and others, with the rest being later siblings or youngest in large families, attributing this to physiological reasons and a natural law. The text then promotes Parmeleo’s Vegetable Pills as a remedy for fatigue, depression, and low energy from overwork and stress, claiming they restore healthful digestion and vitality.
Mrs S Horning of Glasgow Street Guelph Ontario says Doan's Kidney Pills cured back sprain and kidney symptoms after 25 years of suffering. She reports terrible burning pain in the left kidney, backache and salt rheum but notes complete relief after taking five boxes, restoring her health.
An advertisement touts Laxa-Liver Pilla as the most perfect cure for constipation dyspepsia biliousness and sick headache. It claims to work without gripe pain or weakness and leaves no bad after effects.
The article extols kindness as a remedy for prejudice and despair citing Wordsworth and Kant, then discusses sleeplessness linked to digestive derangement. It promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a sleep aid offering temporary relief and refreshed happiness.
An Ontario newspaper item notes cures advertised for pruntul goitre inflammation and facial neuralgia using Minard's Liniment. It cites testimonials from residents in Chatham Walsh and Parkshire. The piece also describes current fashion trends with boleros fichus stole ends and lace and net gowns in New York Post style.
Damaged wording describes Griffiths Menthol Lintment as a complete repair kit for damaged linen. Claims remove kinked fibers and relieve pains from sprains and bruises with immediate effect. Sentences imply general druggist availability at 26 cents.
A New Yorker complains about a miscalled subway stop at One Hundred and Sixteenth Street. The conductor says he announced the stop clearly, but the passenger claims the cue was misheard, prompting a humorous exchange quoted from New York Weekly.
An Indy writes that he was enabled to remove coins by Holloway's Corn Cure and that others who have tried it share the experience. The account emphasizes relief and a common outcome among users.
A terse couplet from the Detroit Journal quotes a dismissive exchange about engagements and needs. A man concedes a reduced alliance while a woman remarks that desires are not always triggered by reduction. The brief scene captures social tension and gender expectations in a compact, ironic note.
Fragmentary OCR text suggests a nonsensical wartime style or advertorial item about a product named Ulcerkure and claims of cures. The readable phrases reference a pew spray, feeding someone on an automobile, winding it up and letting it go, and a line about Allpard's Linkment cures Davdrut. No coherent news event or clear entities emerge.
A garbled excerpt discusses reputation, virtue, and credit, noting that a wicked person may gain more praise for a deed than a good person receives for a similar act. It references neighbors, judgments, and a Cleveland leader in a critical, opaque tone.
A comic exchange features Willie and Ma debating language as Willie asks the last word in a grammar-like sequence. Ma tells him to ask his mother, reflecting a playful, domestic dialogue about words and usage.
A Chicago Herald style ad praises Sickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a cure for coughs colds and lung ailments. It claims immediate throat and chest relief and appeals to children and adults seeking pleasant medicine.
A display of Robert Hicks, a 19th century Cornish wit and storyteller born in 1808. The account recalls Hicks as a memory master of funny happenings and his friend Custard the artist. It recounts an anecdote from Bossiney involving a misnamed garden and a humorous exchange about a gate and a hidden “black but.”
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