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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1899
Page
3
A mixed page item notes Mudville embracing golf with odd custom attire and jargon alongside a humorous Baltimore American spoof about the game. The piece contrasts local culture with comic sports slang and contains brief comic snippets from other papers.
A collage of quack remedies and satirical verse writes about sleeplessness linked to digestion and nerves. Parmo ee's Vegetable Pills promise sleep and refreshed wakefulness while Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator targets parasitic worms as a common cause of child illness.
Dialogue excerpt shows Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Snapper arguing about differences between husbands and how wind or fate affects behavior after marriage. The exchange hints at social views on marriage and irony in spouses.
A fragmentary dialogue centers on Lambertson guiding a horse past rabbit holes at Lambertson Fall. A speaker warns the pony may fall, expressing fear and urging caution while Ponch jokes about smothering the horse.
Detroit Journal comments on a wealthier figure in the region noting his unique force of character. It contrasts him with others who arrive without wealth and praises his strong personal influence and stature in the community.
An anecdote recalls a physician of advanced age who claims perfect health and lives by the orders he gives others to follow his regimen. He rejects remedies and declares his own method sustains him without medical aides.
The fragment describes traditional beliefs in infant protection using hair, ribbons, herbs, and charms tied to cradles and bodies. It mentions Irish, Roumanian, Estonian, and Vosgae peatants practices and notes myths about newborns' tongues and reasoning, alongside a reference to Minard's Linkment Cares Colds.
A dull theater night yields lines about whether a hiss can join a gape. A Brooklyn tale reports a street car incident where an eleven year old boy injured his foot and recovered after using Dr. Thomas Electric Oil.
An interviewer asks Buay about fatigue and numbers. Hung Chang responds that the task is to tally currencies including Russian rubles, non English pounds, and Chinese taels to assess meat money. The Washington Star is cited in a garbled excerpt.
Advertisement quotes Medical Tribune praising T. A. Blocum as the chemist behind a defined cure for consumption. It offers three free sample bottles of the Slocum Cure to lung throat and debility sufferers, requesting name address and express office to The T. A. Blocum Co. Limited in Toronto.
Captain Langnill reports the British steamer Kensington delivering sugar from Sourabaya Java after a five day voyage through a seaweed field. Dragon flies swarmed the deck attacking crew until a flock of boatwain birds arrived and cleared the ship in calm weather.
Charles Alexandre Dupuy rises again to lead France as Premier and Interior head amid a long public career. Born to humble origins, he taught philosophy in colleges, championed popular education, and entered politics in 1885 as Opportunist Republican deputy for Haute Loire. He led cabinets, faced a bomb in the Chamber, and ceded the premiership in 1895 before Ribot’s brief return.
A New York Tribune suggestion offers a dainty and inexpensive penwiper idea for a thoughtful Christmas present. The craft involves simple steps to create a handy desk accessory using common materials.
A short workshop-style note describes making a tiny kneeling Chinese penwiper figure about 24¼ inches high. It suggests a bright velvet coat, a contrasting silk blouse, and a pinked felt circle base with the figure mounted on top.
Chronic stomach pains and four years of illness end after Mrs. Maggie Brunette of Chichester Quebec uses Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She previously suffered severe weight loss and hospital care with little relief, but after six to sixteen boxes she regained health and now manages her household, dairy, and poultry. The Pembroke Observer notes her testimonial.
Proprietors state sales last year justify calling MINARD'S LINIMENT the best and most trusted preparation for popular use. They urge buyers to choose Genuine articles over imitations.
The passage blends comic verse with a medical advertisement. It mocks an old buffer named Widelick and quotes spoof lines about fancy bread. It then promotes Jarmelee's Vegetable Pills as a restorative remedy for relaxation fatigue and stomach troubles, claiming to restore health and energy.
A note warns that winter brings sad memories and a lingering cough can signal tuberculosis. The piece promotes Bickell's Anti Consumptive Syrup as a superior remedy for throat and lung troubles, claiming herbs with strong curative powers.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip recalls a youth living four years on a five hundred dollar bill by borrowing small sums to avoid breaking even fractions. The page then advertises Dr Ward family medicines for blood nerves liver pills and Minard’s Liniment for diphtheria, listing prices and mail order details.
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