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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
7
A colored man was brought before a police judge charged with stealing chickens. He pleaded guilty and offered evident penitence, explaining the situation with a stubborn refusal to explain further. He warned that attempting to justify it would only worsen his trouble.
A dated advertisement claims catarrh inflames mucous surfaces and affects ears, promising a cure for deafness with Hallie Catarrh Cure. It touts a $100 reward for a case it cannot cure and urges readers to request free circulars from Cheney & Co. and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A collage of Old Pete Flood anecdotes in Franklin cemetery and folksy exchanges. Bizarre quips mix with a burglar scene where a chair stumble prompts comic exchanges about stolen items and family curios in a rural setting.
An advertisement features a testimonial from George E. Jefferson of Philadelphia praising Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for dandruff dry scalp and hair loss. The patient recounts severe scalp disease and recovery after using the remedies with claims of regrowth and improved scalp condition. The ad notes availability through a Boston mail order and urges readers to request a free booklet.
Lieut Col Onesiphore Ernest Talbot of Bejachasee amuses the Commons with the Canadian folk song Alouette and other numbers while interjecting with sharp parliamentary barbs. He is described as a skilled interlocutor and master of checkers, delighting in the crowd-pleasing routine.
An Edmonton daily carries a small ad announcing 800 acres in Hudson Bay pasture now open for stock with city water and fences. The piece contrasts the historic vast, untamed pasture with a fenced, farmlike landscape, noting dramatic western change from buffalo rents to modern development.
Provincial Agriculture issues a 144 page expansion of earlier weed bulletins by J E Howitt MS Agr lecturer in botany at Ontario Agricultural College. The work includes 56 clear illustrations to help farmers identify and combat weeds and follows prior editions from 1900 1903 1906 1908.
A report from the Canadian Trade Commissioner in New Zealand shows exports to the colony for the year ending March 31 totalled 1 404 535 dollars, up 404 625 from the year before. Increases include chassis for motor vehicles 75 000 and newspapers 35 000, mainly manufactured products from Eastern Canada. Automaker exporters are gaining a foothold in the New Zealand market with one firm expected to sell 320 cars by June, and there is steady demand for solid serviceable cars at reasonable prices.
Lord Wenlock, aged sixty three, accompanied King George and Queen Mary on their royal tour aboard the Ophir. He serves as a Lord-in-Waiting and is noted as a former five year Governor of Madras. Escrick Park near York is among the nation’s finest sporting estates at about twenty thousand acres. The royal party stayed there in 150.
A letter from Mrs Josian W Hicas of Midgie Station N B credits the remedy with curing ten months of female illness after other doctors failed. Another testimonial from Mrs Frank Cooper of Indian Head Saskatchewan praises health gains and money saved. The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's product as the most successful cure for female complaints.
A collage of brief quotes and advertisements. The Washington Star note about simple country pleasures contrasts with early 20th century remedies, theater quips, fly control products, and aphorisms. Readers encounter playful lines and promotional blurbs in a fragmented page snippet.
A series of short testimonials from Mahone Bay J Mader and J A Wynacht of Bridgewater report cure or relief from bronchitis asthma rheumatism and a severely sprayed leg after using Minard’s Liniment Mrs A Livingstone also endorses the remedy.
A royal pigeon once owned by the late King Edward set a lasting record, flying 519 miles at a pace of 1000 yards per minute, showcasing remarkable speed and endurance.
An advertisement claims a product stops itching and heals the skin curing eczema salt rheum and all skin diseases with results you can be sure of when you use it. The copy emphasizes quick relief and restoration of clear skin through the tested remedy.
Advertises Dr Chase's Ointment as a fast remedy for eczema piles and skin sores. Claims to stop itching, cleanse and heal, with testimonials from Mrs Oscar Vancott and a Toronto distributor. Emphasizes suitability for babies and relief from chronic skin conditions.
The article lauds Dr Wilfred Grenfell a medical missionary on the Labrador coast described as preacher teacher physician and more. It recounts his daring rounds in the frozen Northeast and tells of his honorary degree from Toronto University and a shipboard romance resulting in a marriage to Miss Clananan of Chicago with a son expected.
F H Mackie of the Interior Department will start a three season survey of the Alaska boundary from Portland Canal to the open sea. He is a top technical staffer for W F King the Dominion chief astronomer. The effort uses triangulation and follows treaty lines near Eagle Point and Dixon Island as Canada claims rights to the halibut banks.
In Ontario a judge who loves a game faced a test of self control as he described his struggles with strong language. An associate recalled his early trials and the vow to change, recalling a debate about whether a prince’s language should reflect his station and how ecclesiastical ranks factor into such impropriety.
Dominion immigration commissioner Bruce Walker says 200000 American farmers will move into Western Canada this year, with additional gains from the British Isles. The forecast anticipates a substantial population rise across the western provinces, including Warner, Alberta, where winter wheat fields span thousands of acres.
A country house host’s daughter observes a bishop staying there and questions his identity. She tests him with a series of checks about being a bishop and his appearance, finally acceding to his claim after noting his head placement and walk.
Dr Sweet, a Melbourne University graduate, became the first Australian woman to receive the Doctor of Science degree for her work on the marsupial mole at Central Australia. She later held roles as Government Research Scholar, acting lecturer, demonstrator in biology and parasitology at the University, and joined the Faculty of Science as a full-time lecturer.
The Mark Lane Express reports the first shipment of frozen eggs from Australia arrived in London with extreme hardness surprising brokers. A man at a shipper’s office tried to crack one against a wall but only dented it. he pocketed two eggs to scare his wife and later struck the new father with a thawed egg at dinner, ending in disappointment.
The ad claims neuralgia results from nerve starvation, stating Dr Williams Pink Pills create rich blood to nourish nerves and banish pain. It quotes Mrs Sophia H. Johnson of Moran Sask praising relief after six boxes, with price details and distributor The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
Disjointed OCR style passage references Minard s Liniment in a house scene. Mentions feminine figures and an amateur performance with tense dialogue about a wife and a watchful husband amid a tame, spiritless lovemaking moment.
Mrs. John McRae, a farmer's wife near here, tells neighbors she regained strength after two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her kidney disease caused by a strain and cold. She describes relief from puffiness, muscle cramps, neuralgia, and rheumatic pains, noting renewed energy and vitality.
Two Yorkshire crabs decorated with brass numbers traveled at least forty miles from Saltfleet to Withernsea and back, demonstrating strong homing instinct. The voyage occurred as studies by the Marine Biological Association reveal crab migration patterns and the sea fisheries value on Britain’s coasts.
The Canadian Century notes stowaways increasing as western emigration to Canada rises with ships opening the St Lawrence navigation. Unlawful travelers seek passage aboard outward-bound liners, slipping past mates and stevedores until searches prompt detentions. Some are deported or left ashore at immigration discretion.
A Canadian home party sketches series by Mr Hasall earns a $2 check from Barrett after the first five drawings show guests arriving, room readying, dancing, Barrett refurnishing, and a happy return home. Hasall plans to pursue more drawings and trains to return.
A grocery salesman finds the store run by a delivery boy who declares he is the whole cheese. The traveler leaves a note for the proprietor advising they are nearly out of cheese.
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