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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1910
Page
6
Thomas Moon of Maidstone Saskatchewan reports complete relief from dropsy caused by kidney disease after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes leg and abdominal swelling, initial doctor visits, hospital stay, and final cure attributed to the medicine.
A garbled excerpt shows Mr Tolan and Ms Myln in a tense stairwell exchange. The text hints at a man asking for Paddy Mhynn while a shouted reply tells someone to shove their head on the second story wind. The overheard scene suggests a street confrontation or informal inquiry in a building.
A collage of light anecdotes and quips from bishops, painters, governors, and lawyers. It touches on a late bishop's sleep talk, a high priced Miller picture sale, blunt barbs about public figures, a Siamese note on a shooting outrage, a Connecticut pastor’s classroom riddle, and a Lord Mitzgibbon murder case with a sharper courtroom remark.
A survey of unusual English leases reveals ships kept on stocks to satisfy Admiralty terms at Deptford Cattle Market and very cheap rents in west London under perpetual renewal schemes with fines payable at intervals. Historic Holborn pubs and Holborn hotels illustrate quaint terms, including a daily beer shanty tied to a rebuilt Holborn hostelry's lease.
Chatham Island in the Galapagos hosts jet black cats wild dogs and flocks of wild chickens plus wild horses and rabbits behaving oddly. The great tortoises once weighed up to six hundred pounds. ten million have been taken since discovery, and a turtle oil factory once produced about three thousand gallons yearly. Only infants remain now, and turtles are believed to grow throughout life.
A long-standing touting of Kendall's Spavin Cure as a universal horse remedy, widely known and trusted for nearly fifty years. The piece notes its national reach, ongoing popularity, and availability at drug and general stores. It mentions a companion guidebook, The Horse and His Diseases, and directs readers to Dr. Peabody Wendell Co for copies.
The joint committee of the American and National Trotting Associations approves a plan to end hoppled pacers by 1915, arguing natural gaits improve breed and entries will rise. Owners, trainers, and secretaries fear no loss of entries as free legged horses replace strapped ones and the sport gains public confidence.
An old advertisement claims Murine Eye Remedy soothes red weak weary watery eyes and offers 60 cents at druggists. It invites readers to try Murine and mentions Eye Books and Free Murine Eye Remedy Co based in Toronto.
Roberts-Austen showed over four years that a lead column resting on gold allows slow diffusion. Traces of gold appear in the lead, accelerated by heat below melting point. Gold particles tend to move upward into the lead, and evaporation occurs only with another metal present.
A lively verse describes a biscuit colored hat with olive green plumes and a flat mushroom crown. A bunch of cherries adds whimsy to the image, creating a vivid, playful character study.
Charles Barrett of Harbor au Bouche writes in March 1909 that after fifteen years of biliousness and dyspepsia he found relief from Fruit a tives. He claims complete cure where physicians failed and endorses the fruit medicine with pricing for soca boxes and trial offers.
A playful verse describes Pio perched on her chestnut hair and shrimp pink gown with a string of oyster pearls. She sports a Persian turb, frog motifs, and scallops in abundance, confidently strolling the street as she looks good enough to eat.
A scientifically prepared, proven remedy marketed for women's ailments. Described as quick and permanent in effect, offered at drug stores.
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