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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 20, 1905
Page
2
Guarantee to Mothers. A Quebec publication promotes Baby's Own Tablet for infants and children. Claims verify no opiate or narcotic, soothing teething fevers colds and colic, aiding natural sleep. Sold by D Willame Medicine Co Brantville Ontario for 25 cents per box.
Dec. W Colby of History at McGi University urged objective, colorless history writing for Canada. He noted scarce monographs and called for cooperative work, planning a history of Canada linked to the 1908 Champlain celebration in Quebec.
A discussion on the need for careful study of primary sources to build a durable national history. Emphasizes that art and history rest on solid foundations, with each era responsible for preserving historical materials and ensuring accurate custodianship for future generations.
An automatic gambler defeats the famous Monte Carlo bank in a display of nonhuman play. The machine allegedly banks on chance, remaining unshaken by wins and losses while the human rival is driven by nerves and temper.
A physician notes how loss of taste and often smell alters food judgment. People misjudge and joke about flavors, as illustrated by tales of onion juice mistaken for perfume and a man praising corked wine while rejecting a merely addled egg.
A Utah anecdote shows misdirected hospitality as an apostle seeks a gentile dinner, the guest finding Emma’s house by misread address. The hostess seems surprised, a slip clarifies the correct address, and a girl enters with news of Papa packing for Aunt Emma.
The text argues digestion rates for meats like veal roast beef and pork as measures of quality and price. It notes veal must weigh 120 pounds in New York markets and compares digestion times from veal to roast beef and pork. It highlights a contrast with rice digestion in China and Japan and questions what is best for humans.
A chaotic scene unfolds as a cab driver named Jad hurries a fare along a crowded street. His wheel narrowly grazes a horse ridden by a thin youth who shouts a taunting question. The youth replies that the whip is in front, exposing a tense, confused exchange in a fragmentary diary-like clipping.
A New York city teacher received a note of excuse for Emma stating she was cleer at yesterday because she had to take her with me to help an old lady. The note explains Emma’s absence was to assist an elder relative and complete her assigned work.
An observer recalls a ship led by a religious captain favoring moral suasion over force, yielding slow work and low morale. At anchor, sailors from another vessel, where the mate used harsh language but orders were brisk, note the contrast and agree they crave encouragement aboard.
A recruiting sergeant notes that romantic motives drive many enlistments. Women influence many cases as heartbreak or desire for uniforms spur young men to join Uncle Sam’s army, filling gaps in the ranks through romantic incentives and self sacrifice.
A New York piece argues that Parisian seamstresses milliners and lingerie workers immigrate to save wages. They avoid American culture learn no English and rarely leave their rooms except to shop while dreaming of returning to Paris.
A quirky snippet argues coughing is costly energy wise. It claims a person coughing every 15 minutes for ten hours expends about 250 heat units, comparable to three eggs of nourishment or two portions of milk. The piece notes normal breath expels air slowly, but coughing can shoot air at 300 feet per second.
A distorted excerpt discusses mountain sickness with vivid symptoms. It notes that eyes appear insane due to inability to focus, speech slows, and mental coherence falters, illustrating the burden of high altitude experience as described in Landor's Lhasa.
The passage describes a caste custom where a man courting a girl must submit to whipping by male relatives to prove his worth, sometimes with severe chastisement that He may even derive apparent enjoyment. Often the maiden herself enforces the test.
A historic anecdote recalls Baron Graham asking an epicure how many oysters would whet the dinner appetite. The epicure, the Laron, reportedly ate ten dozen oysters, then protested that he was not as hungry as when the feast began.
A humorous exchange from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper features a roast speaking of masquerading as spring lamb. The mint sauce interjects with exclamations, highlighting punning on shepherd and sheepish behavior in a playful style.
A dialogue on what counts as an idle jest describing a joke untouched by newspapers and refined by time. The speaker mocks superficial cleverness, implying true wit is rare and not easily grasped by fools.
The Toronto World notes Gold en Tips by Henry W Care and describes Ceylon tea estates at 370 acres across 60 districts, with 100 to 1000 acre units in the central highlands. It praises Sinhalese benevolence, explains tea processing steps from withering to dust, and highlights Broken Orange Pekoe as the premier grade.
A historical advertisement explains paralysis as nerve-failure causing loss of motion. It claims Dr Chase's Nerve Food increases nerve force, revitalizes nerve cells, and restores vigor, presenting a testimonial from Mrs Sutherland of St Andrews, Man, and noting 50 cent boxes available through El Bases & Co. Toronto.
A London letter praises the popularity of Ceylon tea citing soil and climate as factors. It notes a Scotch society president's daughter, raised in England, delights with singing native dialect songs and surprising listeners with her clear Scotch enunciation after performing Logie O Buchan.
A period ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring health cure for weak blood and related symptoms. It cites testimonials from a McDonald and an Esti B. and urges purchase via mail from Brockville Ontario. The piece ends with a prison visitor and convict exchange about mottoes and living up to them.
The Czar laments finding absolute truth about government and is told by a sardonic official that such a person can be found by going to Siberia. The exchange underscores political oppression and exile as danger work in the regime.
Tommy Twaddles asks about a bootless attempt as Ma Twaddles explains it. The dialogue reveals the family coping with Pa Twaddles returning late from the club and not being heard at home. The scene hints at domestic unease and routines at the staircase.
Federal grand jury probes beef trust methods uncovering secret dealings of Aetna Trading company. Eight trunks from the bank vault reveal transactions, prompting new witness subpoenas. G B Godfrey and R H Cowan linked to trunks and recent movements include departure from Chicago and sighting in Toronto.
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