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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
7
In MacLeod a tense exchange centers on a plan to block Beasley’s “little game” as a threatening, barely veiled vow to defend chicken coops. The dialogue mocks Beasley’s prowess while revealing community tensions and potential retaliation.
A Detroit Free Press quip questions Billy Bobbs and a wife’s memory for messages. The piece then notes skepticism of the era yet endorses Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a cure for coughs sores and inflamed skin.
In the Philadelphia North American humorous item Mrs Bunk jokes about burglars entering the house while Blinfs sleepily counters the joke will be on them if they come. The piece mentions coughs and a patent remedy Rickies Anti-Consumptive Syrup and includes scattered garbled content from the Indianapolis Press.
An unlabeled OCR fragment references risk and literary, with garbled phrases about eminent Americans and immortals. The readable parts lack coherent facts, names, dates, or events to verify.
A faceteous doctor claims one cure for insomnia is to sleep and forget. The Philadelphia Press is cited in a playful exchange between the physician and his patient.
A fragment recalls Kinard's Liniment and shifting views among local figures. Starkley is praised by a source as one of the cleverest men, with remarks passing between Borem and Markley about evolving opinions. The Philadelphia Press is cited as the source of the quotes.
A fragment mentions Minart’s Liniment and an item labeled Gareet with a note that Gone Mia’s Liniment a Ditepe remains unclear. The readable text suggests a product reference and a possible disappearance or misprint surrounding Liniment names.
A vintage ad offers pay scrip for Dominion Lands with 20 percent discount on any payments under 80. It promises to handle payments and return the Land Office receipt, then directs readers to request e payment prices from ALLOWAY & CHAMPION. The piece then shifts to a long quotation about newspaper men as outcasts and observers of society by Gerald Stanley Lee.
A hotel guest praises a clerk in New Orleans for his valued service and knowledge of golf clubs. The tale contrasts the clerk’s quick wit with a judge’s caution, and a lawyer notes that judging a case from a face alone can mislead. The piece blends anecdotes about perception and merit.
An English overland tourist arrives from the Santa Fe Pacific while camping in the Wallapai mountains. After greetings he offers to join the desert burro train prospecting. At Maggie Springs he starts a bacon breakfast but a king snake falls into the hot grease from the embers, startling the cook. Origin: Xima Arizona Territory. Sun.
The article offers gardening guidance on selecting healthy young trees, planting in every corner, avoiding year after year mulching to keep roots deep, applying copperas under grapevines to combat mildew, pruning to shade trunks, and using strong soapsuds with a brush to wash fruit trees to destroy lice.
An old newspaper brief extols small stomach disturbances and urges precautions to avoid serious outcomes. It claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are superior for maintaining digestive health and preventing debility from minor illnesses.
The article notes water boils at 212 degrees F above zero and liquid air at 312 degrees below zero. It estimates city air contains about 3,000 bacteria per cubic yard, and up to 80,000 in wards with sickness. It claims artesian wells ebb and flow daily like tides, with their peak flow aligning to ocean low tide.
Advertisements claim Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills restore strength in weakened hearts and ease faintness and dizziness. A testimonial from Mrs. A Stratton of Fredericton, N B describes relief from nervousness breathlessness and palpitations after using the remedy.
Walter Buchanan, a Sarnia baker for 15 years, testifies Doan's Kidney Pills cured his chronic back pain and urinary issues. He notes improved sleep, clear head, and overall health after using the remedy.
A period piece ad touts Quinine Wine from Northrop & Lepenan of Toronto as a tonic for frail systems. It claims to calm nerves, aid sleep, and boost digestion with gradual, judicious use, noting widespread Druggists sell it.
The piece quotes a woman expert advising packing heavy books in small boxes to reduce strain. It notes books are heavy and large boxes break under weight, suggesting small square boxes like those used for starch or oats. Such packing lets movers handle many boxes efficiently.
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