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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1914
Page
2
The Iron Duke nickname stems from Wellington and a Mersey steamship named after him. A schoolboy’s slump leads to a teacher’s fault joke, and Professor Beanbrough claims a plesiosaur find while Farmer Sodbuster reveals old logs’ teeth.
Saskatchewan minister Langley warned a Winnipeg grain sample market would cause heavy losses to farmers. He cited expert witnesses and warned of rail congestion and higher blending that would hurt the Saskatchewan trade and lead to reduced returns for growers.
The Original New Zealanders were described as ferocious cannibals and warlike savages. They were tall gaunt men with immense muscular strength and great ferocity. They reportedly ate enemies, buried their dead, and believed the heart separated from the body on the third day and rose to the clouds with an attendant spirit.
A vintage advertisement style page touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for headaches neuralgia and various ailments claiming to restore health via red blood. It includes a testimonial from Mr I Ashford of Haileybury and a child’s doorway tale. It also promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for intestinal worms and related discomfort.
A string of brief anecdotes shows a farmer refusing a petition against a woman’s movement, a restless young man in court, and a judge scolding the disorderly behavior. The humor plays on signs of domestic angst and petty mischief with a light, old fashioned tone.
A western visitor visits a seaport and questions the local diet. The host explains the town eats fish, claiming it keeps the people intelligent. The westerner remarks on their looks if they did not eat fish, while a host admonishes to live life fully.
An article links eye trouble and headaches to nervous exhaustion and weak optic nerves. It claims Dr. Chase's Nerve Food rebuilds nerves, improves light sensitivity, and reduces the need for glasses by boosting overall vitality and heart health.
The passage reflects a sensationalized blend of domestic guidance and quack remedies. It mentions Holloway's Corn Cure as a potent yet dubious cure and offers humorous advice on facial care and nose breathing, attributed to a physician.
A druggist may obtain a greasy imitation of Minard’s Liniment from a Toronto house at a very low price and label it as his own product. The counterfeit is the poorest example yet seen among many similar attempts to ride Minard’s name.
A work gang on a railway tells of Pat the Irishman who boasts at figures. The boss tries a trick question asking how many shirts come from a yard, and Pat replies it depends on whose yard you get into.
The peony, Paenia montan, a tree peony native to China, has a centuries long aura of beauty and fragrance. It has symbolized Chinese pride for about 1500 years and was prized by emperors as the Siwa Wang king of flowers, inspiring painters and poets.
A conversation turns on bets about a woman's actions with cautions that outcomes are unpredictable. A young man argues he will bet on the unexpected, while the order repeats that nothing is a safe bet.
A man says his wife wakes him to hunt burglars so often that he contemplates divorce and marrying a night watchman instead.
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