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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 22, 1913
Page
3
A letter from Charles Beauvais of St. Jean, Quebec, reports chronic piles eased by Dr. Chase's Ointment after failing surgery. He bought three boxes for full recovery and endorses the treatment as valuable. 69 cents per box, sold by Fedmannon Bates & Co. Limited, Toronto.
Berlin report says Count Leopold von Saldern Ablimb and Countess Louise von Saldern Ablimio faced Wiesbaden charges for obtaining 3750 dollars by false pretenses. Accused of lavish living and debt totaling 150000 to 200000 dollars, they pursued a wealthy heiress through a matrimonial agent in 1911.
A Hammond Ontario woman cites years of illness during menopause and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief. The ad claims the product uses native roots and herbs, contains no narcotics, and urges letters to Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential guidance.
In Montenegro and Serbia rival houses Njegust and Karageorgevitch challenge dynastic sway amid a war. King Nicholas faces dwindling troops, famine, and unpopularity while Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia gains momentum with early victories. Political attempts at reconciliation clash with mounting turmoil in the region.
The board of trade shows a collection of convict made models for the Ghent International exhibition illustrating prison management. Items include old fashioned iron cells carved from corrugated iron and bread models colored with wash. Also shown are skeleton keys from bone and life size scenes of convicts at work. Dr David Heinrich Mueller of Vienna dies aged 66. Emperor Francis Joseph grants nobility patent days before death.
Two girls discuss a home coded signaling game after a ban from the house. Emily asks about the handkerchief signals. Angelina explains the code uses five waves to mean I love you and a five wave reply to mean yes, darling, with no other questions included.
Figurative lines describe an old bachelor who pretends to hide emotions as a meek man soothes a crying infant. The text suggests blood will tell and asserts that people keep hidden traits or truths from others.
Berlin critics praise Thomas Beecham and his London Symphony Orchestra for a warm, polished performance in Berlin. Reviews highlight technical excellence, expressive conducting, and strong violin tone, calling Beecham a master of effects with a temperament suited to modern and operatic works. A second note promotes Dr Kellogg's Asthma Remedy as a sure treatment.
A class practicing with improvised weapons sees a boy confess he swallowed his object a banana to the astonishment of the teacher. The scene highlights the quirky, cautionary trend of using everyday items as pretend weapons in districts.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building cure for la grippe and its after effects. It features a testimonial from Emmanuel Laurin of Saint Jerome Quebec and notes sales by doctors and mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. It ends with a homemaker style quip about money and neighbors.
Dialogue excerpt shows a tense exchange between a mother and Franklyn about football. The mother warns against playing again while Franklyn defends himself with a quip about courage and usefulness in the sport.
In Newcastle New Brunswick a relieved sufferer named Wm F Black credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with curing his sciatica and lame back. He describes severe pain and limited mobility before trying the pills and now urges neighbors to use the remedy.
A collage of humorous sayings and patent medicine pitches appears, including claims for Minard's Liniment curing colds, laxatives for quick cures, and whimsical proverbs. The text reflects satirical and commercial ad filler common in historical newspapers.
A western writer praises the Grand Trunk Pacific approach along the Edmonton to Calgary line, showing how a single jetty town and numerous smaller sites were planned to foster a thriving regional economy. The divisional point midway between Calgary and Edmonton already has rail, repairs, stock yards, hotels, and about 500 people with rapid growth projected to 5 000–6 000, driven by carefully created conditions rather than wildcat boom.
A letter from J G Lesue of Dartmouth praises Minard’s Liniment. The writer claims twenty four hour relief for colds when rubbed in and inhaled, and lauds its effectiveness for bruises and sprains after long use.
Hamburg authorities approve a new university project with three faculties jurisprudence philosophy and colonial science. It will be funded by the interest on a 6 250 000 loan, not annual grants, and a generous citizen will cover enlargements. Merchants will join the administration to liaise with the colonial department.
A 19th century ad style item notes Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as effective for fever and ague by correcting digestive and blood conditions. It also includes anecdotes about a Cleveland employer and a bigamist joke, illustrating moralizing humor of the period.
Under subsection F of section of the Manitoba Game Protection Act, every big game hunting license holder must return the license to the Department of Agriculture & Immigration sworn before a Justice of the Peace or Commissioner for affidavits. The return must show number kind and sex of animals killed, after season and by January 1. Penalties apply and failure may bar renewal of licenses.
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