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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
2
An advertisement and a collage of anecdotes tout Zam-Buk as a universal remedy for colds chest and limb pains and rheumatic aches. It cites a Toronto testimonial praising relief after applying Zam-Buk to throat chest and limbs and claims additional uses from cold sores to skin injuries.
An odd fragment mentions belief in reward and punishment and doing good for its own sake. It references Peavish like worms harming children and a Worm Exterminator promising relief. A vague line notes hidden roots of virtues and a presented actor praised for merit.
An advertisement from a Niagara Falls reader touts Na-Dru Co Dyspepsia Tablets as a complete cure for stomach troubles. It cites Miss Alice E. Cooper and mentions relief after a few days of use, praising the product and company with promotional language.
A descriptive piece explains Japanese schooling from entering a room with sandals to sitting on a mat and using a brush with India ink. It notes the vertical writing, the rough textured paper, and the absence of Western money units, with arithmetic done by counting on a frame with wooden buttons.
The article extols the mind as limitless, enabling humans to surpass natural limits. It contrasts mental invention with physical methods, noting devices, teeth, and locomotion created by mind. It argues mind outpaces bodily and animal capabilities, advancing geometrically beyond pure effort.
A Quaker pair share terse letter humor with a single question mark on a note and a blank reply. Quin exits Covent Garden amid a clash with Rich, then regrets the hasty departure. Bath exchange ends with a sharp insult. Samuel Foote and his mother exchange brief, witty lines about debt.
Dr May Walt observed a faint meteor cross the constellation Acutla obscuring Gamma for about three and a half seconds. The meteor left a trail of opaque non luminous matter, making the third star of the grain labeled Jamma-Aouilae briefly invisible.
Invention links talking and moving picture tech with wave imprinting on film. Indentations on film surface convert to signals via a metal wire and a steady air current for reconstructing sound. At displays, picture and sound films run side by side.
A Teathern wallet linked to Dick Turpin is shown at the York Museum with RT stamped leather as proof of genuineness. The item, once bought in London, has long been in a family collection. A description notes it as larger than a boy’s school bag and mentions metal sheets as a paper substitute for book pages. Also, obituary notes Mrs. Maria Scott died at 100 in Wethersfield Essex, never seeing the sea.
An advertisement features ETHEL DALCOMBE praising Gin Pills from National Drug & Chemical Co. It claims relief for back pain headaches and sleeplessness after taking the pills. The ad offers free samples and 30 cents per box with six for $2.50 and a money back guarantee.
A patient notes a doctor’s order prompting a shift in eating habits from a dramatic fire eater act to an Eskimo style diet of raw frozen fish, reflecting a medical recommendation rather than performance.
Mrs John McRea of Previl Quebec says two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her long lasting kidney disease after two years of suffering. She reports swelling, neuralgia, rheumatism and joint pain subsided following the treatment and urges others to treat kidneys at first sign of trouble.
A curious claim links Minard’s Liniment to curing diphtheria though a long distance signal. The message describes an Atlantic crossing of 2700 miles to three tenths of a second, combining product praise with a fantastical timing claim.
An old testimonial describes St Vitus dance affecting a fourteen year old girl with left side and speech impairment. It credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring health after weeks of treatment and claims permanent relief since 1908. Pills sold for 60 cents a box or two boxes for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The article notes Siam's gradual Westernization with rich Saia See attire giving way to European coats and footwear. It also mentions Russia's stamps featuring the Tsar for the first time and includes a brief, humorous dialogue about tailoring costs and credit.
The Union Bank of Canada held its 47th annual meeting in Quebec on December 18, 1911. Directors approved moving the head office to Winnipeg to reflect stronger western expansion. Net earnings reached 1 652.40 after expenses, with deposits up by 7.8 million to 45,252,000 and total assets at 58,444,000, aided by acquiring United Empire Bank of Toronto and opening a London branch.
A vendor questions the new filing system and its impact on business. An agent notes quick sales of the system and both parties reflect on how the venture affects daily commerce. The passage also includes savior rhetoric about intent behind good deeds and warnings about illness.
A fragment from a 19th century notice markets Dr J D Kelloges Dysentery Cordial as the best remedy for spring and summer dysentery while a shopkeeper seeks a bright assistant and a dramatic courtship scene unfolds with humor and dialogue.
A humorous scene unfolds as a guest complains of soup choices while noting his lack of money. Walter, irritated, replaces the broth and confronts the proprietor after the guest reiterates he cannot eat due to poverty. The exchange spotlights social class and wit.
A Colorado professor collected his daughter's fingerprints from birth and every year since. Experts find no variation in fingerprint markings. Yet no two people in the world have identical fingerprints. Australia is said to support about 100,000,000 inhabitants. Receipts for money were first taxed by stamp duty in 1783.
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