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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
3
Claiming constipation causes biliousness skin issues liver indigestion and kidney strain the ad touts Man-A-Lin as an excellent gentle bowel mover replacing pills and drastic laxatives. A few doses are advised for mild fevers colds and influenza.
Preparations are made to furnish German soldiers with pliable paper kettles, a Japanese invention. The water folds easily, can be boiled by hanging over a fire, and each kettle lasts about eight uses at a cost of one penny.
A mother recalls her son Johnny Ralston, once praised as a good boy, who kept fighting until a schoolyard accident caused a swollen nose and cut cheek. The tale concludes with the line that the clash resulted from not holding a friend’s feet, described as an accident.
A collection of curious notes on perpetual motion patents based on gravity and other forces, a rattlesnake shooting anecdote, Hannibal's use of snakes as weapons in naval combat, and a claim about cats retriever-like in ancient Egypt. The piece blends whimsical science, military trickery, and archival curiosities with cautious comment.
The passage asserts German loyalty to homeland and adoption country, noting that a German heart stays true to its birthplace until death. Dr Niebo as Senn remarks that loyalty to birth nation generally extends to the country of adoption, with few exceptions.
The article notes Niagara as a Seneca ford term veagara meaning across the neck, recounts over thirty readings by early explorers and geographers, and then includes a playful dialogue between Grandpapa and Tommy about misbehavior and what a grandparent would do to a boy.
A compact reflective note on how Shakespeare contemplates universal order, linking the heavens, planets, and human institutions to a disciplined sense of degree, proportion, season, form, and custom across all things.
A terse dialogue about the rent of a house is followed by a joking exchange on landlords and regular requests. The text includes a playful comparison to a kangaroo leaping between six and seventy feet and notes a horse leap of thirty seven feet, reflecting exaggerated measurements.
A garbled message hints at free painting books and colors already prepared. It mentions adding a quarter of something labeled starch for a mother to try and refers to ironing. The readable elements are unclear and no concrete names or dates are present.
A portrait of Queen Taitu, ruler of Abyssinia, described as elderly and dignified by Ethiopian standards. She prefers a sedentary life yet appears publicly on a richly caparisoned mule, with courtiers surrounding her. Access is restricted to formally presented individuals. The palace scene, etiquette, and a note on merry health contrast with a light aside about Dr Thomas Electric Oil.
A scattered account details a series of items from a dealer’s dubious horse purchase and a cure using MINARD'S LINIMENT to a hotbed of quill pen to toothpick factory history in Paris, plus notes on Holloway's Corn Cure and a baguette of oddities. It closes with a ballpark crowd scene and a popcorn plug from Chicago.
The article explains saline solution as a temporary substitute for blood to maintain circulation during shock. It compares saline infusion with direct blood transfusion, noting reduced heart stress and the need to later regenerate blood from body tissues. It mentions historical use of animal or donor blood and the preference for using the patient’s own blood when possible.
The note discusses early Chinese bank notes around A D 1000 and unusual facts about blood air content, a wasp nest made of papier mache, snapdragon honey extraction limited to bumblebees, and the first trapdoor inspired by an African ground spider.
The text blends remarks on poets like Sidney Voltaire Rousseau with a medical note on toenail thickening and a brief joke about an engagement. It presents historical opinions, a dental style health tip, and a humorous line about marrying a sister, all in compact, newspaper-card form.
The cartoonish dialogue contrasts capital and labor with a pun about a loan of 25 cents. A character suggests one loan is capital while repayment is labor, followed by a quip about work and wages. The strip ends with a garbled line implying a change in payments or status.
Articles discuss imperial kitchen control under the czar, with M. Kratz overseeing palace chefs and tasting ceremonies at Peterhof and other residences to guard against poisoning. The piece blends historical detail with lighter notes on food and court life.
A New York Press clipping describes a prosperous east side bottling business employing deaf mutes. The article claims these workers show higher productivity and earnings, with superior perceptive and receptive faculties, and cites a sober, disciplined workforce as a contrast to hearing workers.
A Philippine duty-bound couple traveling east to New York with their twelve year old daughter, left in a friend’s care, discuss lodging as the child awakens and asks for a cherry aboard near Grand Central. The scene captures a family moment during travel.
A man carrying a large ham on his shoulder along South Street in Philadelphia was challenged by a large policeman who demanded where he obtained the ham. The man, shocked, asked who placed the ham on his shoulder as the officer questioned him.
The Rochester Herald reports a comical notice from a Stamford man about unclaimed cheese sent to a private. It jokes that if the cheese remains uncalled for after two days it will be shot, reflecting dining and rank humor of the era.
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