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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
7
I suffered for years with catarrh and tried remedies and treatments without help until Pe ru na was prescribed by my doctor in Hamilton. After steady improvement, the old trouble began to fade, and I now feel much better. Peruna is presented as a universally recognized catarrh remedy.
A secured safe is described as burglar-proof and placed in a bank in England. It is lowered to a concrete and masonry sub vault at night, fastened with steel lugs, and protected by a triple time lock. Breaking in would require dynamite to the vault chamber, risking collapse of the building.
A fragment from Philadelphia Record humor and social notes recounts Blobs and Stobbs at multiple balls, with chatter about pawnbroker, parties, and a late night. The piece shifts to an ad blurb about an oil for relief and a misquoted medical claim. It ends with a social quip about neighbors and a threat of poisoning.
A vivid account of desert life detailing hardy plants and animals, from rattlesnakes to kangaroo rats, and the constant thirst-driven adaptations. The text describes how prospectors and travelers survive with water, canteens, and storage barrels amid a harsh, water-scarce environment.
A Berne review in the Berner Fremdenblatt sparks comment after Wagner's Rheingold performance. A German paper reprints excerpts, noting the critic questions whether the writer is rogue or Twain-like. While amusing, the critique laments staging and music with Meistersingers echoes and steam clouds. calls the overall effect bearable yet lacking.
A French titled lady travels 100 miles into northern British America with two Indian guides. She traverses sixty degrees latitude by foot, canoe, and boat, facing superstition and harsh conditions. She notes indifference and honesty among Indigenous hosts, and recounts legends warning against white women hunting game.
An archaic advertisement promotes a pine oil preparation labeled as a cure for various conditions. It asserts internal use and mentions a specific company, Tench Chemical Co, as the sole purveyor and preserver of a vialed formula claimed to be “virgin oil of pine.”
A fragmented humor piece shows a streetwise plan to secure meals and clothes by posing as a racing balloonist after descending in the woods. The text includes a quip about fitting into a tiny room and a joke, Not long enough to become a kernel, by an officer.
Foreign visitors press for a native execution and the governor, in a grim humor, offers a cruel toss of fate. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are extolled as mild and safe for all ages while a visiting priest and a self-made millionaire scene highlights perception of wealth and literacy.
A health warning notes that many soothing syrups and powders marketed for babies and young children conceal poisonous opiates. Overdose can be fatal, yet some ad copy claims cures for colic, fever, worms, and upset stomachs. The text references The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario and a violinist death anecdote involving Paganini and Joachim at a Manchester concert.
An old England Christmas custom features “Happy months” or little mince pies offered to guests during visits. The pies accompany tea and symbolize good will for the year, with some regions baked by families or friends. An anti consumptive syrup advertisement appears, praising Buckle’s Syrup as a tested remedy.
Puln from Bamboo Gras The Agricultural College Tokio announced it had discovered a process for making pulp from sasa. It claims the highest results and proposes to teach Japanese farmers how to produce pulp cheaply. The matter is still under investigation with no details available.
A Ontario woman reports chronic leg ulcers improved after using Zam-Buk, noting swelling and pain diminished within days. Ad promotes Zam-Buk ointment, 50c for Zam-Buk Co, Toronto, and 3 boxes for 125c, citing a testimonial and a humorous London Standard quip.
A reader from Nova Scotia endorses Minard's Liniment as the best liniment after a foot jam. The note thanks the provider and signs TG. MeMULL.
Mrs Lapham negotiates a trolley fare by tallying her children and debating if the conductor should reduce the charge. She lists Willy eight Myra four Neddy two and jokes about bribing them as she clings to a ten cent piece while explaining the family math.
A garbled text from multiple items references a lawyer seeking dismissal over a warrant not stating malicious intent, a country justice's blunt remark about literacy and battles, and a Terre Haute teacher noting a pupil’s essay about each day of the week. The Philadelphia Ledger and Philadelphia Record appear as sources amid disjointed snippets.
A 19th century note from Ceylon remarks that male elephants bear no tusks, possessing only tiny downward pointing grabbers. The writer compares African elephants, buffalo, cattle horns, and deer antlers, suggesting geological shifts as causes and speculating on ivory formation in ancient pastures.
An Austrian court case recounts a Wachau peasant blamed for throwing stones at rabbits to protect his garden. The defense argued the rabbits fed on his crops, but he was sentenced to three days in jail. Judges praised their use of conditional reasoning in dispatching the appeal.
The Yale sundial, bragged about in New York papers during the bicentennial, stood in Berkeley Oval but performed poorly. Undergraduates tried to steal its spring and the elaborate, costly structure sparked mockery and confusion among students and faculty, with phrases overheard about its fate and the project’s fate.
A fragmented dialogue shows a servant and mistress debating engagement, wedding plans, and readiness. The text circles around marriage timing and distant expectations with nonsensical interjections, illustrating a comical, disjointed scene from a bygone era.
A garbled clipping mixes Mark Twain talk with stray phrases on introductions and nervousness, interwoven with unrelated ads and quotations. It references a stray London Opinion tone and a dubious sanitary lotion claim, plus a line about a young reporter and Harper's Weekly.
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