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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
3
The Philadelphia Record profiles Reber of Berks County Penn as an expert at sewing buttons. He attached 2 900 buttons in five and a half hours, about fourteen buttons a minute, or seven buttons per shirt. In another timed stunt he did seven buttons in 2 ½ seconds and claims to fasten 21 buttons in a minute.
An 19th century testimonial style classified note claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh and promotes blood and mucous system health. It asserts F J Cheney trusted for 15 years and offers price per bottle for sale by druggists with endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin.
An enthusiastic young musician compliments a prima donna after a principal song. The performer praises the fabric and asks how much a yard might cost, revealing a moment of fashion chatter in Life magazine.
Physicians in England report support from Minard's Liniment as agitation grows over a railway strike. Workers demand union recognition and better working conditions amid the transportation dispute.
An advertisement extols Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as the best cure for dysentery diarrhoea and summer illnesses. It claims prompt relief and a guaranteed cure and urges mothers to keep a bottle for teething children.
Northumberland England coal miners received a further five percent wage increase following the recent coal boom. This marks the sixth quarterly advance since 1900.
An advertisement claims ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT removes hard or soft lumps from horses and treats blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles sprains sore throats and coughs. It touts a $50 value per bottle and warrants it as the most wonderful blemish cure known.
The Paris Economist European reports favorable weather has erased all fears about France's wheat crop. Conditions are now normal, easing market concerns and stabilizing expectations for harvest prospects.
Operation of the universal suffrage law in Austria brings important changes and results in the reconstruction of the lower house of parliament on new radical lines.
General Baden Powell remarked that the Zulus and other tribes are no longer the men of 1879. He said modern Africans, aided by greater comforts, are becoming less warlike while the Zulus remain the strongest fighters among black tribes today.
A Port Maitland fisherman describes a three year battle with rheumatism. After failed hospital care and multiple remedies, he credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring his health. The pills claim to build new blood and treat root causes rather than symptoms.
Seventeenth era view of navigation lights described by Captain Sealby of the White Star liner Cretiec. He recalls white lights in the past and the novelty of colored lamps. A Scottish sailor mistook red and green navigation signals for danger, shouting a warning as a steamer appeared.
A five year old girl in a city hospital surgical ward regains consciousness after a minor operation. She shows heroic nerve despite moaning with pain and a nurse’s stern look triggers a small, determined smile as she pleads I can't help it.
A New York Press column quotes a chiropodist warning against high and spring heels. The expert recommends flat or low heels for children and adults, noting flat feet can develop from early walking and that soft pliable shoes with tiny heels aid weight distribution.
A Philadelphia Press item describes crafting a decorative pillow from upholstery net. Cut a six inch clover pattern from paper, trace on net, add a second hidden petal blossom, and dot two grouped flowers. Outline with duchess lace braid, fill petals with pink rope silk, shade darker for depth, and stitch a mesh background. Made over Nile green taffeta, this washable cover is stylish and quick to make.
Stockings should be turned wrong side out before washing and ironing knit underwear is unnecessary if folded smoothly from the line. Use a telegraph wire as a drying line for durability, avoid soap on silk stockings, and add bran to wash water for silk. Remove all pins and metal parts to protect the laundress.
Apples stay light when peeled in lemon water. Remove kidney fat from rabbit for a tastier meat. For a green omelet mix parsley with beaten eggs before cooking. Replace nut stuffing in Cates with cream cheese for tea relishes. Frying tips include testing fat with bread, browning signals readiness, and adding onion clove carrot bay leaf to mutton liquor.
In a Philadelphia Press exchange a reader asks what constitutes a cord of wood. The agricultural editor retorts that a cord is not defined by hemp or jute, but by standard wood measurement, highlighting humorous debate over terminology.
Medical experiments reveal medicinal virtues in common plants and roots. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, distilled from herbs, are claimed to be a sovereign remedy for digestion disorders.
Herr Dernburg, former director of the German colonial office, is appointed secretary of state for the colonies under a law creating a distinct ministry for colonial affairs.
Pleasant and effectual remedy advertised by Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. Claims to ease feverishness moaning and restlessness during sleep and urges druggists to procure if not in stock.
The Berlin cabinetmakers lockout persists with about 5,000 workers still idle. Signs emerge of weakening by the master side as the dispute drags on.
The sentence notes Winchester served as England’s capital prior to the Norman conquest, distinguishing it from London.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt quotes critics calling box parties chatter and mocking the four flashy men who claim they wish to meet Jeffries. The excerpt captures public scorn for pretension at the opera and boxing circles.
Patent claim states Wetord's Sanitary Lotion cures all forms of contagious itch on humans and animals in 30 minutes. The advertisement emphasizes rapid relief from mange prairie scratches and related skin conditions.
Copenhagen shipwrights walk out after employers refused a wage increase. The labor action stops work at docks and shipyards while negotiations resume.
Advertisement touts Hollo way s Corn Cure as a solution to corns, claiming it stops irritation and removes them. The copy invites readers to try the product and be convinced of its effectiveness.
The long running Treadwell mine labor dispute in Alaska is resolved with an open shop settlement. Workers must not be required to join a union as a condition of employment and management maintains operation without forced collective bargaining.
Agricultural laborers in Argenta Ferra Italy walk out demanding fairer division of labor and higher wages. The action disrupts farm work as negotiations with employers continue.
Dominion Parliament considers regulating patent medicines as leading physicians and druggists back the bill. A Canadian patient reportedly recovered after using Psychine with expert doctors affirming its curative power and broad tonic benefits.
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