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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1907
Page
7
In North Adams Massachusetts a Herald columnist questions who pays for advertising and infrastructure costs. The piece argues nonadvertisers bear hidden costs through higher prices and lost business, with a tale of a Missouri editor’s witty takedown of a local schemer named Spike Thunderbush.
A flawless diamond weighing twenty two and one carate was found by a digger on the south bank of the Vaal river at Christiana. It is regarded as perfect and the finder sought eighty dollars per carat. Minard's Liniment is cited as curing distemper.
An old advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as effective against la grippe after effects such as headaches backaches fever and chills claiming they build rich red blood and drive disease from the body. Testimonial from Miss Eugenie Donaldson of St Jerome Quebec describes initial failure with other remedies and relief after taking the pills. The copy urges readers to buy genuine pills from medicine dealers or by mail at Brockville Ontario and emphasizes the product cures anaemia indigestion paralysis and headaches.
The report weaves a murky tale of a murder trial and mentions dubious remedies such as a worm exterminator for children and adults amid scattered quotes. It cites the Milwaukee Sentinel and Corean Daily News, highlighting sensational lines and confusing fragments from various sources.
The readable slice shows a stray exchange about hat, food, and recognition in a noisy Philadelphia Pro fragment. Names and clear context are limited, leaving a fleeting snapshot of street talk rather than a full event or report.
A column notes that men in Philadelphia saloons mix unlikely beverages like egg and beer and a graveyard cocktail. It describes regular whiskey and beer, plus egg and sherry mixes, with patrons accepting odd combinations and one regular known for extreme mixtures.
A fragmentary passage depicts a mother and her dog offering comfort to a boy under ridicule. The text contrasts the boy’s resilience with a parent’s and society’s pressures, noting affection in the mother’s smile and the dog’s sympathetic gaze as essential support amid scolding and neglect.
Forester G B Lull experiments with eucalyptus trees around Fort Brage Mendocino hills to form windbreaks for ships. In two months the trees grew several inches, prompting hundreds and soon thousands of trees to be planted by major lumber firms across cut areas. The effort aims to protect ships, viewed as experimental and watched with interest nationwide.
A jumble of quips and brief anecdotes about cures for itch and mange, a fishmonger joke, a father son exchange on secrets of success, and a joke about a horse that misbehaves after a questionable sale. Also references to digestive health claims and a light domestic gag about smoking and curtains.
The passage discusses Elbert Hubbard and Roycroft ideas, praising simple living and refined recipes. It describes a celery and apple salad with mayonnaise, and outlines Hubbard’s favorite “Roycroft Breakfast Food” using whole wheat soaked twelve hours with chopped nuts and dates added before serving.
An article from City Times extols Parmerees Vegetable Pills as the best regulator for digestion. It claims that good digestion preserves the nervous system and helps even delicate stomachs handle atmospheric changes without discomfort.
An eclectic slice from a damaged page mentions Chinese porcelain pieces sold for guineas and fuineas, a dark blue vase, and scattered anecdotes about elephants, a Paris transfer, and a stray street conversation. It also recalls Ben Franklin experiments and a dentist bargain in Paris with a humorous misquote about pulling teeth.
A fragmented 18th century note recalls famous highwaymen like Dick Turpin and a "S. Sixties Strings Jack" of evil tale. It mentions July 1774 disguise in scarlet coat and laced hat, leather band, and a life of robberies near Marylebone, with guards, watchmen, and frequent garden visits for pleasure amid perilous journeys and bold escapes.
A recalled riot case features Daniel O Connell humorously cross examining a crown witness a beggar crowd. The witness cannot count the crowd and jokes about tribes prompting O Connell to erupt in fury as the court laughs.
Irish agriculture statistics show growers favor the old Champion potato beyond all others, occupying most land despite blight risks. Newcomer Up-to-Date is making headway but unlikely to supplant Champion soon, according to the Dundee Advertiser.
A London News correspondent recalls Prof Anderson known as the wizard of the north. In Aberdeen market he buys an elf woman’s egg and cracks it to take a sovereign, then asks for another. The vendor cryptically answers about dates and riches as she rushes home, finding her eggs still fresh with sovereigns.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman proposed making the Czar an honorary colonel of a British regiment but faced PM hesitation over setting a European precedent. The Queen agreed to the idea and the Cear was made colonel of the Scots Greys, sparking chatter in the regiment. A subaltern reportedly told his servant about the Emperor of Russia being named colonel.
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