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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 27, 1902
Page
7
The Glenboro Gazette notes unusual taxes in Holland, citing 1791 passenger tax and 1874 levies on tavern entry and entertainment venues. It also mentions taxes on marriages and deaths and double tax if buried outside one’s district.
A medical brief recommends Dr. Ibbet Spa’s Dysentery Cordial as the best remedy for summer ailments from cholera to dysentery. The product is taken in water at first signs of symptoms, promising rapid relief with no further trouble.
The compact City of London covers a single square mile and contains 77 churches. This reflects its dense historical layout with numerous parishes and sacred sites tightly clustered in the financial district.
Minards Liniment cures colds and spins a fine thread from kettles. Parmelees Vegetables Pills claim new medical insights for delicate constitutions. Parmelees Pills act as tonic and stimulant in small doses. A smoker spends about 1750 yearly on tobacco. Mother Graves Worm Exterminator marketed as a worm killer. Garble refers to waste refuse of spices and drugs.
Captain F R Debjardin of the Storke St Andre Kamouraska praises Minard s Liniment as unrivaled for daily ills and accidents, stating he would not voyage without it even if it cost a dollar a bottle.
A ruby of one carat is valued at £14 to £20. A four carat ruby fetches £400 to £450.
A Lancaster man, frustrated by flies in his room, sits on sticky pads twice, then removes his trousers to clean them. The item suggests using Wilson's Fly Pads for a clean safe and sure solution, noting one 10 cent package kills more flies than 300 sheets of sticky fly paper.
The largest wine cooler sits at Wind sor and was crafted for George IV. It could comfortably hold two men at once.
A sportsman near Sullivan County New York bet ten to one that no one could guess how he injured his hand. He explains a bluejay swooped close and struck his hand, bone deep, causing blood to spurt as if from a knife wound. The article notes the jay is highly aggressive, robbing other birds and occasionally killing young squirrels. It adds the bird often preys on the English sparrow.
He speaks in a dull voice admitting doubts, then accuses her of being utterly heartless as her smile reveals fear. She turns pale and gasps in terror at the shocking admission and reaction.
A figure shows British railways carry about nine tons of freight annually for every resident. The statistic highlights rail transport's heavy load in the national economy.
A Bristol Quebec man recounts his illness thought to be gravel and costly doctors. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills he passed kidney stones within a week and four days and recovered fully, claiming permanent cure with no relapse in over four years.
The text lists forty eight English words that have two distinct pronunciations with examples such as bow tear and invalid. It presents a curious note on pronunciation without supplying full definitions or sources.
The Manitoba wheat market remains quiet with steady trade and little selling pressure. Prices for No 1 northern and No 2 northern futures show small fluctuations, while other grains and goods including oats, barley, flaxseed, hay, butter, cheese, eggs, and dressed meats move in modest ranges amid tight supply and weak pasture conditions.
Beef cattle remain scarce as dealers pay 5 cents for nearly all stock with higher values for quality. Four and a half to five and a half cents per pound for butcher cattle off cars. Yearlings up to 16 dollars a head, two year olds 20 to 22 dollars. Sheep 5 to 5 1/2 cents per pound off cars. Hogs best packers weights 6 1/4 cents off cars, up 4 cents from last week. Milch cows scarce with good milkers at 45 dollars. poorer stock 35 to 45 dollars.
Street tree planting has reached four miles on Winnipeg roadways this season as crews plant and care for young saplings to improve urban shade and air quality.
Judge McTavish will investigate an alleged tobacco combining operation tied to Canada. The inquiry aims to determine legality and any potential anti competitive practices affecting suppliers and markets.
Historical article notes human hearing can perceive sounds within a range from 16 to 42000 vibrations per second. It discusses the limits of audible frequencies and mentions how certain mechanical devices replicate or measure these sounds for scientific study.
Health and happiness as a baby's birthright. Mrs J W Booth of Bar River Ontario endorses Baby's Own Tablets noting relief from sore mouth and stomach troubles after doctors failed. The tablets are safe for young babies, contain no opiate, and aid digestion teething worms sleeplessness and minor illnesses. Price 25 cents a box mailed postpaid from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or Schenectady NY.
A historic tip claims flies can be kept from picture frames by washing them with water steeped for a week with a bundle of leeks. The method suggests a simple home remedy using common kitchen plants.
The Covent Garden opera house in London houses the largest orchestras by numbers with as many as 75 performers accompanying grand operas.
Leghorns are top layers, producing 150 to 200 eggs per year. Hamburgs average around 170 eggs. Other breeds lay roughly 130 to 150 eggs annually.
Halcyon Springs in British Columbia is advertised as the best treatment for rheumatism kidney and liver troubles with unmatched water qualities. The site offers a splendid hotel, good fishing and hunting and is praised as an ideal spot for invalids.
An unnamed angler story centers on Jonah claiming a victory tale no other angler has surpassed. The brief notes his reputational edge in local fishing lore and the humorous boast surrounding the legendary catch.
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