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Newspaper
Cumberland Islander
Location
Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
Date
May 17, 1913
Page
6
In a tense escape, Major Easton and Violet try to calm Mrs. Rivington’s illness while Neil Griswold arrives bruised and desperate. They flee through a gym, a kitchen, and into a quiet tavern, planning to confront Odo Rivington as Violet remains hidden under nurse care.
A Toronto resident reports ten years of facial pimples and skin eruptions, eased after using Culicura Soap and Ointment. The testimonial notes shaving becomes comfortable again and endorses Culicura for eczema, dandruff, and related skin conditions. Sold by druggists worldwide with free samples and a 82-page booklet.
Dr Mary Murdoch told a Yorkshire Temperance conference in Hull that drunkards are often fine people and urged treating craving with milk eggs vegetables poultry and fruit. cayenne pepper and sweets may delay craving, smoking sometimes helps, but faith healing and hard work are key to lasting recovery.
London reports a long running campaign yielding a naturalization fee cut from 26 to 15 dollars. The Jewish community had pressed for lower costs since 1586 when Samuel Montagu urged reform. The Tory return earlier raised fees, but activists continued lobbying for the lower rate.
A diner rejects raw meat and mocks a stiff neck for credence in horse sense. The polite waiter asks about steak preparation, while the diner replies with a stubborn quip about credibility and wit.
A reader explains years of dyspepsia and nervous distress tied to coffee use. After switching to Postum, stomach pain and nervous symptoms vanished. Returning to coffee brought back symptoms, confirming Postum as the better choice. The letter ends noting further letters appear in the book The Road to Wellville.
A Turkish veteran, Mehmed, left with a ruined arm and a bleeding past, laments his wife and three children lost during war. He crawled thirty miles to reach a field hospital at Chorlu after shrapnel wounds, yet faces an unknown future in Constantinople. The doctor consoles him as he questions how to live with no home or family.
Warns against ointments containing mercury as dangerous to health and urges getting genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Notes internal use and 75 cents per bottle. Mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A girl found a wedding ring engraved with F de Beaumont and Charlotte Laboulaye dated 24th March 1892 on Trouville beach. The ring belonged to the Marquise de Beaumont, who lost it there over twenty years ago while bathing.
Sir Ernest Shackleton announced before departing for New York on the Mauretania that he intends to head a scientific expedition to the Antarctic. He will visit several points in the United States and go to Ottawa after the voyage from Southampton.
An advertisement cites cures from Minard's Liniment for acute bronchitis in Bay of Islands by J. M. Campbell, facial neuralgia via Springhill by Wm. Daniels, and chronic rheumatism in Albert County New Brunswick by Geo Tingley.
In Archangel region Moscow, The Monk In nocentius, famed for fanatical propaganda, is jailed after fleeing a monastery exiled in Bessarabia. He led 800 followers across the snow toward a “New Zion,” many frostbitten and starving. A rural guard detachment and a Red Cross team aided the group.
A collage of vintage quips and cures promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for indigestion relief and PAZO OINTMENT for piles. It touts Miller's Worm Powders as child friendly and worm eradication aids, amid humorous notes and moral lines.
A new dysentery cure using injections of emetine preparation was described by Professor Chauffard at the Academy of Medicine. He performed six injections over four days in a desperate case and weeks later achieved a complete cure, per Jox celsior.
An old Vienna porcelain group of Ferdinand IV and his wife sold for 260 guineas at Puttick and Simpson. A peasant and wife fetched 140 guineas, a gardener and wife 105 guineas, and an old Dresden group of King Frederick and his wife 240 guineas.
The Cape department of justice plans measures to preserve prehistoric mural paintings attributed to Bushmen in the Polela caves, South Africa. A reader mentions a cousin in the regimental army and speculation about his official role. The guardhouse in Capetown is referenced but not clarified.
The Berliner Tageblatt reports the sudden death of Herr Lionel Caro, founder and longtime secretary general of the Anglo German Union, who collapsed from heart failure while speaking at the telephone.
Sheriff McLeod was struck with a stick by a labourer after deciding a compensation case. He was knocked unconscious and carried by motorcar to Edinburgh for medical treatment.
German foreign office says Austria will send another note to Montenegro to exhaust diplomacy before naval activity shifts from demonstration to offense. Russia counsels Montenegro to yield. Some people fret, but others take amusement from the talk.
In a probing exchange, two speakers challenge who should shape politics. One asserts women deserve both voice and vote, while the other questions expanding their influence beyond voting. The dialogue highlights evolving views on gender in public life.
The remark suggests that those who lost overlook you, while successful ones stay vigilant about boundary lines and security. It evokes political tension and lingering scrutiny as winners monitor potential vulnerabilities.
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