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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 14, 1908
Page
2
Cloud study draws enthusiasts as photography aids observation. Cirrus forms dazzle with featherlike beauty at extreme heights, measured up to 49 000 feet, while typical cirrus hover near 29 000 feet. They travel rapidly, averaging 90 miles per hour, with winter speeds surpassing 200 mph.
A testimonial from Robert Palen of C. A. R. Station Ottawa claims Collafoote Expectorant cured a two month obstinate cough for him and his daughter. The piece promotes the remedy as the best for coughs colds croup bronchitis and chest tightness and offers a free sample by mail from Dr T A Slocum Limited Toronto.
A list of numerical curiosities spans topics from elephants and ivory to labor unions, canals, cigars, Russian platinum substitutes, deer in Wisconsin, London water costs, world newspaper languages, rural delivery costs and routes, misdirected mail value, and other assorted statistics.
A 14,000 horsepower tidal energy plant is proposed on the Elbe south bank near Cuxhaven. Hamburg capital backs the project aiming to supply electrical energy to nearby towns and support commercial use. The initiative envisions factories or facilities tied to the plant’s output in the area.
Advertises Woilford's Sanitary Lotion as a rapid cure for mange prairie scratch and contagious itch in humans and animals. Claims universal efficacy with a three minute application and notes sale by druggists.
A list of traditional kitchen measures converting teaspoons to tablespoons cups pints quarts and pounds. It includes sugar flour butter eggs and cornmeal with equivalences such as two heaping teaspoons equal one tablespoon and eight eggs equal one pound.
A typhoid convalescent requests reading material two hours after dinner. The doctor stresses maintaining proportion in activities as the nurse provides a spoonful of tapioca and care continues. The patient then asks for a postage stamp, prompting a frantic bedchamber call.
A distiller who built his fortune in an inland town relocates to a major city. He explains that though it may seem mean to spend money there, the city consumes four-fifths of his product, and he plans lavish entertaining to mark the move.
An old advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure as safest remedy for severe cold and sharp cough. It claims guaranteed money back if it does not cure faster than any other product, suitable for babies and priced 25c, 50c, and $1.315
Mercury spills form small globules that spread if touched. Create a wet ring around the spill with a wash bottle to prevent cross spread, then gather globules with a thin card shield or an envelope as a makeshift shovel for safe collection.
A royal love poem attributed to King Alfonso XIII of Spain appears in Harper's Weekly. The piece speaks of longing and fate with imagery of sky and eyes and ends with a plea to Princess Ena, comparing her to Marguerite and referencing bombs and thistles at the gate.
A thrifty Scotch farmer marries a widow who brings a thousand pounds in her own right. A friend congratulates him, implying a wealth transfer, but the farmer explains he paid seventeen shillings and sixpence for a marriage license. The joke hinges on legal costs versus the dowry.
Biologists dispute spontaneous generation while Svante Arrhenius favors a common origin of life. He cites light pressure enabling interstellar germ transport, suggesting microbes could travel from Earth to Mars in days and to stars in millennia, surviving space conditions to seed life on suitable worlds.
Workmen at Collard & Sons monumental sculptors in Exeter drilled into Bath stone and uncovered a cavity containing two to three dozen live bees. Initially sluggish, the insects revived when air was let in and some were able to fly after a few hours.
The best authority says smoke over American cities could be reduced by adopting German chimney and furnace methods. In Germany the stoker must learn scientific firing to distribute coal for complete combustion. Berlin uses fuel briquettes for cleaner domestic burning.
Mrs H Girdlestone of 100 Rawdon Street Brantford Ontario reports her daughter suffered severe ringworm on the scalp. After ineffective treatments a Zam-Buk regimen led to cleaning healing and disappearance of sores. Zam-Buk claims to cure many skin ailments and is sold by druggists 50 cents a box or 6 boxes for 2.50 by Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
Scene shows Countryman awaiting a penny stamp at the counter while Jack in Office directs him to the enquiry counter. A misunderstanding arises over whether a letter addressed to Sheffield or Birmingham will reach its destination by tomorrow, highlighting postal confusion and a light exchange.
Advert says Spavin liniment removes lumps blemishes from horses and treats blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles spraine and sore throats. Claims a $50 saving per bottle and calls it the most wonderful blemish cure. Sold by draggists.
The penal colony of Pernambuco state Brazil sits on a distant island 300 miles offshore with about 600 convicts. They rise at 6 a.m. to cultivate superfine cotton for the State until 2 p.m., then work for themselves. The island is described as an orderly, productive model colony and the cheapest in the world, near waters where currents diverge and rich fishing grounds surround the triangular sea area.
A tribute poem from The Canadian Magazine honors the men who build highway routes along canyon edges and through forests. It salutes engineers and laborers for their skill and courage, noting their unseen sacrifices and the open way they create for others.
They describe linen garments that are single fold and not flapped, possibly paired with a light jabot frill. Colors favored include light blue pink gray and leaf green.
A Dresden facility operates a public bathing establishment dedicated to dogs. The service offers grooming and washing, attracting local pet owners seeking routine cleanliness for their animals.
Nine Australian shearers completed a record work shift, processing 2,304 sheep in nine hours. The feat demonstrates high efficiency and skill from the team across a single operating session.
An international exposition planned in Brussels will be broadly themed but focused on electrical matters. A hall will display small motors and household appliances, with 200 acres of grounds beside the Bois de Cambre allocated for the event.
Edward M Greenaway recalls practicing cotillion routines with improvised methods in earlier days. He describes guiding a partner through crowded rooms while trains trailed, and tying sheets to chairs to simulate a floor full of obstacles.
G F Worden of St John recounts a past quinsy attack that kept him bedridden for two weeks. He says applying Minard's Liniment to a cloth and leaving it on overnight reduced the swelling and prevented a further attack.
A husband shows his wife fifty dollars won at cards at Brown's, offering it for a dress. She accepts but vows never to endure gambling again, stating she shudders at money gained that way and asks Henry to promise to quit gambling after saving for her hat.
A brief Philadelphia Public Ledger passage shows Miss Edith resisting being called Mr Durand and learning the caller is actually Dupont. The exchange blends humor over formal address with a hint of romantic misdirection.
A witty dialogue notes Lil and her husband’s plans for a honeymoon, but a fan quips that there will be none because she is a wasp.
A man misreads a knock as opportunity and learns his bar friends towns and cities would be practicable after investigation. His wife gently suggests caution as the scene unfolds in a reflective moment.
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