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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1910
Page
2
An 80s era testimonial from Newbridge Ontario describes relief from acute dyspepsia after taking Dr Hamilton's Pills. The patient details improved appetite digestion sleep and vitality and endorses the remedy as a cure available by dealers and The Caratthozone Co Kingston Canada.
A collage of funny sketches and anecdotes features a candidacy talk at a week meeting, a honeymoon tale, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, a New York bankruptcy referee's humor, a Raw recruit’s misstep, and a flood crossing in Arkansas. Various characters, from a bride to a colonel, share quips about manners, patriotism, and everyday life.
The narrator recalls a former governor of Illinois remarking on prison religiosity and wit, then shifts to a mother administering medicine to her ill son Robert who promises a zoo visit. The dialogue touches on elephants camels and a child’s curiosity about animal stomachs and tummy aches.
A precision thermometer erected by N H Neil at 274 Portage Ave is highlighted for its high quality. The device features a distant bulb, engraved degree marks on the tube and scale, and a seasoned glass tube tested for stability. Tubes are aged for two years and graded in a Corinthy testing process to ensure near perfect accuracy.
The English novelist Deemond Homphries visiting New York comments on rising divorce rates in America. A city clerk mentions retentive habits and a man asks how a family on a small salary enjoys well cooked meals, answered by kissing the cook. A boy recalls strict parental guarding by two policemen in town.
Halifax Nova Scotia hosts a free for all Northwest Arm rowing championship during summer and autumn regattas. The informal event uses a line many yards from shore and judges to determine the winner. The victor gains local fame and media prominence, with a notable tendency for non consecutive wins.
A Brooklyn Eagle account tells of a prominent New York businessman who profited from cotton money sent south during the Civil War. After the Confederacy collapsed the funds remained unclaimed, he kept the money, and grew wealthy in the North.
An 19th century advertisement urges readers to use Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup at the first throat irritation to prevent pulmonary diseases. It warns that neglect leads to gnield suffering nationwide and claims the product offers a protective benefit against lung illness.
The report notes a prominent New York banker and philanthropist whose fortune grew through investments in Cary Educates and the Lageen, with his generosity far surpassing his holdings. It also mentions the death of Richard T. Wilcor at 5th Avenue in Manhattan on Friday at midnight.
A London Times report hints at scarcer foreign oysters this season with higher prices for French and Portuguese varieties. Flooded beds, suffocating slime, and abundant predators like starfish and dog whelks reduce yields. Cancale cites storms as a further factor.
The article traces the history of effigy burning as a sign of contempt and punishment. It describes ritual fires in various cultures from Madras tribes to Britain, the belief in a proxy link to the target, and how the practice evolved from vengeance rites to a penal custom with punishments sometimes carried out in multiple towns. It notes France as a possible origin and recalls Guy Fawkes traditions in England.
The article recalls 1605 English celebrations of Papal authority during the Gunpowder Plot era. Processions in London and Exeter burned effigies of Pope and Cardinal Wiseman amid mock torture devices, with crowds and bonfires symbolizing public derision. Now such burnings are forgotten as memories fade.
A long narrative describes horses like Eph Cinders nicknamed Old Bob, Iris owned by L H Edmonds, and Hall Jr. plus Hal B Jr. It covers breeder notes, past performances, and owners’ plans for upcoming ice track races, with references to races in Columbus Akron and the Grand Circuit, highlighting strong pedigrees and prospects for new entrants.
A London paper lists the attire of a London bank clerk at about 13.50 in pounds and compares it with a Toronto clerk's outfit costing around 22.00 plus extras. After currency and allowance adjustments the Toronto outfit appears nearly double the London clerk's outlay, suggesting higher purchasing power for two dollars in England than in Canada.
A student asks what a standpatter is and a senator explains it as avoiding a new deal. A campaigner notes the party cannot be bigger than a single man, while a mining joke and college exam quip punctuate the satire.
Edenbridge Susk Special reports Mr Sam D Vickar credits one box of Dodd’s Kidney Pills with curing his three year battle with lumbago. He says headaches fatigue and thirst vanished as kidney trouble cleared and uric acid drained from blood.
Report from various Canadian training centres notes a record number of harness horses including trotters and pacers will race on the island and in the mainland this coming season. Strong entries promise competitive action across tracks and meets.
The article promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pill as the most effective inward treatment for impurities said to arise from liver defects. It claims pimples and blotches signal blood issues and that the pill improves liver function and overall health.
Doctors condemn oily liniments that contain acids and ammonia claiming they irritate skin and fail to treat rheumatism. They praise Nerviline as a superior penetrating liniment and a reliable home remedy for cramps, headaches, and many aches.
Readers note a shift toward winter racing as beneficial for horses and their welfare, suggesting enhanced care comes with the sport. The piece frames the discussion as addressing a broader controversy over racing practices and animal treatment.
SbE Daily Nugget of Cobalt Ontario releases an illustrated edition on the northwestern clay belt farm lands. It highlights 16 million acres of arable soil, with half dollar per acre offers and free homesteads. Wheat and crops thrive, attracting settlers to Gowganda South Lorrain Monteith and Porcupine areas as mining camps expand demand for foodstuffs.
Although Canada was not the birthplace of Dr. Thomas Helectric Oil, it is the home of that famous compound. Its good name spread to Central and South America, the West Indies, Australia, and New Zealand where it is on sale and in demand.
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