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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
7
In Macleod Gazette a veteran hunter explains how to glimpse a flying bullet. He describes using glycerin and a line from muzzle to target to spot a dark speck crossing a light field. The old soldier dismisses paranormal bullets and ends with a quip about rash bets and marriage.
Captain F R Desjardin of the ship Storke from St Andre Kamour aus Kit endorses Minards Liniment as unequaled for vessels and family use. He would not voyage without it, even if it cost a dollar a bottle, calling it essential for life and accidents.
Mrs Oldun laments the surge of diseases unknown twenty years ago while Ollun notes the rise in doctors to treat them, reflecting a era of medical expansion.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh and promises a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. The copy explains internal use to affect blood and mucous surfaces and invites testimonials. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and a comical line about an engagement with Jack.
An advertisement from Syracuse firm Stow & Co touts psycho pills for dyspepsia and indigestion claiming superiority over morphine and liver pills. It cites a patient named Mrs Charles A Smith of Ling and notes relief from severe headache after using the pills and recommends them for stomach and liver issues.
A washerwoman states on Monday that they must draw the line and suggests the backyard as the best place, signaling a limit setting. The remark captures local humor and a practical stance on boundaries.
Public notice from a young woman seeking a thoughtful partner to marry a coed wife. She invites replies to Box 2,538, Toro, Ontario.
The proverb notes a lazy person will avoid plowing in cold weather and yet must reap the harvest with nothing. It emphasizes diligence and timely work as the path to reward.
Claiming to cure constipation sour stomach indigestion diarrhea colic fevers and teething troubles Baby's Own Tablets are praised by mothers in Mountain Ontario and said to be safe even for tiny babies. The ad guarantees no opiate or harmful drugs and offers postpaid delivery at 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Breckville Ont.
A well trained mind handles submission more easily than guiding an ill trained mind. The line underscores discipline, focus, and the contrast between trained and untrained mental states.
A small theatrical company boosts the town financially by paying apartment rents and hall charges, bringing money in and taking nothing out, illustrating how modest productions aid local economies more than elite touring groups.
The past week brought mixed signals in wheat with a midweek price drop of 1 to 1 4 cents and a end of week decline to about 1 4 to 1 3 4 cents from Friday. Rain helps some crops but Kansas yields likely to be half last year. Manitoba Wht quiet with prices around 72 to 75 cents per northern. Other grains and products show firmer but limited activity with oats barley flaxseed hay poultry butter eggs and dairy stocks described along with current price ranges and supply conditions.
In Petrolea Ontario Mrs. Rhos Kettle lauds Dr Williams Pink Pills after long illness left her weak and pale. She regained health and weight after seven boxes, saying the pills cure conditions from impoverished blood to nervous disorders and female maladies. Sold by druggists or mail order from Brockville Ontario.
Cattle shipments rise to meet export demand while butchers report scarce supply. High prices reach 5c per pound off cars for choice beef, with stockers in strong demand westward. Yearlings up to 16 dollars, two year olds 20 to 22, dairy cows scarce at 35 to 45 dollars. Horses in steady demand, Ontario and Montana supplies noted. Monkey Brand Soap joke ends note.
A quoted tract condemns free gifts offered with purchases as deceptive, comparing bead and cloth trinkets to coercive schemes used to win land and money. It critiques how ads promise value while hiding true costs, cites Sunlight Soap as a model of honest pricing, and ends with unrelated observations on marriage and a corn remedy.
A House committee in Washington has ruled on subject-verb agreement for the phrase The United States, deciding in favor of the singular form The United States is. The decision directs future usage to treat the noun as singular.
Mr A Nickerson of Dutton writes he suffered back and hip pain after Le Grippe lasting two months. He credits Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil used internally and externally for three days with his complete cure. The Recording Angel notes a tombstone credit discrepancy.
A fragment notes a Christmas present idea for a cousin or likely a coquette a book for recording engagements. The quirky line hints at gift suggestions and conversational tone from a bygone era.
A brief discussion of food etiquette and old proverbs on manners. The piece notes sayings about meat, chatter at meals, and leftovers. It reflects on how manners originated as remnants of a meal given to servants and the humor in collective eating customs.
A Kansas City minister travels to the countryside to preach. Before the sermon he asks for no interruptions. An old woman known for shouting at good points keeps quiet this time, then quips that she spoke nothing to provoke a shout.
Miss Gush chats with Mr Johns about plants and flowers while he reveals his interest in machinery plants. The exchange, quoted from London Tit-Bits, shows playful misunderstanding and a humor tone about hobbies and work.
In the United States a couple married by phonograph due to a smallpox outbreak in the bride’s home. The bride spoke her vows into a talking machine, which was disinfected and sent to the groom to complete the record.
A Columbus reader claims Varinelee’s Pills relieve kidney and liver conditions without causing pain or griping. He notes the pills are gelatin coated with licorice to preserve purity and provide a pleasant public taste.
A new fort at San Paolo Island near Taranto features a large steel tower with 5 foot armour and two 2 ton guns. The tower, weighing 50 000 tons, can spin in any direction by hydraulic force and cost £480 000.
A string of light proverbs and oddities including a pun on Minard's Liniment causing a gag in cows, a tale of a hot Alabama day narrated by locals, a Western lawyer reply about an unpaid debt, and a European courier anecdote ending with a comical register mistranslation “Monsieur Warranted Solid Leather.”
An opal mining expert explains standards for judging opals. Color ranks highest from red fire to multi color combinations. blue alone is weak. True color without streaks matters, with pattern varieties like pin fire harlequin and flash fire. Harlequin common yet deemed very beautiful. regular color checks enhance value. edge shows may vary.
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