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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1913
Page
3
A comic verse vignette praises a worm exterminator for easing children's suffering and restoring health, with the cabby dismissing travel tales as mere boasting. The speaker emphasizes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a blessing to families.
A passerby confronts a woman beating a boy in a segregated town. He asks what the boy did and learns the woman blames chickens escaping from a chicken house. The man comments chickens come home to roost, prompting the woman to insist the chickens will go home.
London Zoo will receive a panoramic wild animal display funded by J Newton Mappin of Mappin & Webb. The gift includes terraces, rock work, and animal enclosures to showcase goats bears and ruminants with a public viewing area. Sir James Caird backs an extra insect house and a charity film series at Holborn Empire to fund open air animal accommodation.
Deafness cannot be cured by local applications says the advertisement. It argues the only cure is a constitutional remedy for catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars are promised free. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Also duplicates Tran’s Faulty Pills for constipation.
The plain Bennett arrives at the ball dressed as a bargain marked down at Tie while despondent Cavaliers and kings watch. Ophelias and Geisha girls cluster around the short man as girls fight to reach him.
An old advertisement promotes UROMO QUININE described as LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. It urges readers to look for the signature of 8 W GROVE claiming Cures a Cold In One Day and Cures Grip in Two Days for 26 cents.
Sir John Rees questioned in the House of Commons about Germany converting merchant ships into warships. The First Lord of the Admiralty declined to confirm figures and declined to state steps taken to counter the issue, citing ongoing concern for British trade protection.
An article promotes Miller's Worm Powders as a sure cure for internal parasites in children. It argues worms impair vitality and growth, cause unrest, and threaten life if untreated, promising relief for the child and reduced anxiety for the mother.
Mrs. C Hanson of Poplar B C describes years of bleeding piles and failed remedies including surgery. She reports immediate relief from Zam-Buk within a few boxes and full cure after three years with no recurrence. Zam-Buk advertised as a cure for piles and other skin ailments with druggists and Zam-Rank Co. as distributors.
Visitors touring a model prison hear from a warder that all new arrivals are washed and ironed if they make a fuss. Pills of Attested Value Parme les's Vegetable Pills are praised as the result of study on herbs and sedatives to cleanse the digestive system and are increasingly popular.
The Dominion Express Co extends its network through the Intercolonial and Prince Edward Island lines with a direct link to Newfoundland and connections to Moncton and Baltouche Kent Northern North Shore International Caraquet Temiscouta Quebec Central and Atlantic Quebec and Western. The expansion yields over 18000 miles of Canadian railway mileage, nearly two thirds of the Dominion total.
Muriel quotes a sharp remark about a dull young man in the parlor last night. The daughter recalls his plan to return with cough drops on the next visit.
A humorous scene recounts Murphy lamenting tardiness as the head clerk and an office boy clash over being late. The chatty exchange riffs on oversleeping, replayed Cup-tie, and a draw with extra time. Maisie and Pansy banter about a war seat and a standing army.
A Canadian letter extols Grape-Nuts as reversing ill health from poor eating. The writer credits the cereal with restoring digestion and energy, noting a healthier 32 pound child and improved sleep. The ad claims ongoing reader letters prove the product’s value.
In Rhos near Colwyn Bay London. Two women Miss Elizabeth Gaskell aged 54 and Miss Jennie Robinson aged 20 drowned after attempting to rescue a collie at the sea embankment. Robinson followed the dog into the surf and was overwhelmed. Gaskell attempted to aid her and was submerged. Scoutmaster Butler and PC Roberts saved them from the water but both died. Artificial respiration failed on the younger woman after three hours.
The regimental ball features a lively scene as the colonel's daughter and a young lieutenant vie for a chair behind a palm backdrop. Their flirtation ends abruptly when the fatherly intruder arrives, prompting the suitor to report a duel of hearts and request official sanction to surrender terms.
A tramp asks a taxidermist if he will stuff any object the tramp brings in. The respondent confirms blankly and the tramp requests to be stuffed with a good dinner.
A clipped line notes Gibbs and Stout as hardly capable of wrongdoing, contrasting Gibbs with Well and commenting on their reluctance to act dishonorably. The terse aside implies public skepticism about accusations or motives surrounding them.
The historic London Rochford Market in Essex is to be discontinued after almost seven centuries of operation. The closure ends a market tradition dating back around 700 years and affects sellers and local shoppers who relied on the stall layout and weekly trade.
A collage of testimonials and anecdotes includes a Quinsy cure claim for Minard's Liniment and a Londoner named Bill Brown seeking work, then folding sheep. A health ad touts Dr Kelloge's Asthma Remedy with dramatic claims. A somber chatty vignette ends with Mrs Brown sharing grim news.
A boy cried beside a penny in the slot machine after it failed to work. A passerby offered another penny, then returned hours later to find the boy still by the machine, pocket full of pennies and still sobbing.
After sickness nothing restores health and vigor like Scott's Emulsion. It nourishes without drugs, using cod liver oil and hypophosphites to build and sustain the system. It aids after croup, measles, pneumonia, colds, and throat troubles, with relief and strength. Scott & Bowne Toronto Ontario.
Two amps sit on a park bench and exchange views as strangers. One recalls being a line operator and a former proof reader. The scene ends with a policeman noting it as the worst fight he ever saw.
In Madrid the Infante Ferdin, brother-in-law of King Alfonso, rode in the royal palace gardens when his horse bolted. He leaped from the saddle to avoid a fall and broke his left arm. Minard's Liniment Cures Colds, Etc.
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