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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
6
Fragmented OCR text presents a chaotic mix of phrases about pills worth weight in gold for women. It mentions health, beauty, and supposed cures, with garbled branding and nonsensical lines suggesting a dated, dubious medical ad.
The McGill observatory clock at Mi University Montreal sets the time for Canada and is compared via telegraph with Toronto and Washington stations. Canadian Pacific, naval ships, and colonial stations receive precise signals, with brief synchrony gaps and routine checks across a wide network including Jamaica Bermuda Esquimalt Halifax Victoria and Austra lia.
A long biographical sketch of General Jarvis details his Canadian origins, schooling at Sandhurst, and ascent from Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment to major general. It covers his India Mutiny service, roles in Lucknow and Cawnpore, staff postings in Canada and South Africa, and authorship of a regimental history. The piece also reflects on philanthropic social reform notables and the Salvation Army’s contrasts with London slums, urging Canada to attract migrants with forward looking policy.
The author and explorer RB Haggard spoke in Toronto on a mission to ease urban congestion through Salvation Army led colonies in the Americas. He urged returning from cities to farm life, citing health and opportunity, and outlined support from imperial funds and British government grants. His address, delivered with humor and plain language, emphasized a simple life.
A fragment discusses an ideal of culture as indispensable to power, urging wisdom as a path to beauty and framing culture as the true value guiding the race toward an elevated ideal.
The Globe notes the passing of Arthur Harvey of Toronto a longtime Canadian Institute member. He contributed widely to discussions following scientific papers, valued for versatility and broad culture in literature and science. His urbane manner and readiness to hear other views earned respect among citizens and colleagues.
Calixte Richard J P longtime resident reports chronic kidney trouble for forty years ended after using two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says the pills remove uric acid, cure rheumatic pain, and restore energy, enabling him to work with improved health in his seventy second year.
A fragmentary account from The Optimist mentions a prisoner attempting escape by rope from a building roof. The note describes the fall to the cell block top, partial unconsciousness, and a priest urging public reaction, with odd phrasing and unclear details.
In a pieced tale Sparky Dea and Spoonamore trade quips about scams to extract value from sea water and lobsters. A horse buying anecdote ends with a broken buggy and vanished horse, provoking continued laughter at misjudgments and sly salesmanship.
A dated ad and a travel anecdote share space in this fragment. The first item promotes Baby s Own Tablets as an essential remedy for childhood diarrheal and stomach ailments in hot weather, citing testimonials from Mrs North Portal and Mrs Lancaster. The second recounts General Fitzhugh Lee’s Alexandria visit and a Confederate veteran’s humorous reply about running to safety in battle.
A humorous exchange about a failed attempt to meet a daughter of a renowned collar maker. The elder host dismisses politely while another guest recalls being shown to the front door and receiving a dismissal or turn over, hinting at social salon contrasts.
A neighbor jokes about an ongoing auction plane kept by a proud mother. The exchange centers on a daughter's auto mobile asset described as "going, going, going" as the sarcastic neighbor doubts its durability. The mother defends it with dignity, calling it a defined engagement.
Fragmented dialogue shows Bleeker-ay and Baster-Well in a tense exchange about money and fate. A cryptic ceremony line hints at social status and proximity, while the woman questions belonging in different social circles. The garbled OCR preserves tense curiosity and social stratification.
Daniel Brown of English River describes three years of severe pain and blood in urine from a bladder stone. He spent hundreds on doctors with little relief until trying Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. A postmaster, W Bowen, confirms Brown's illness and its persistence before the ad promises the pills 25 cents a box at general stores.
A Yorkshire bookseller recounts a humorous encounter with Alfred Austin the poet laureate. The tall, sharp man questions various books and remarks on Omar Khayyam while the dialogue shifts to quirky storefront banter about readers and opium and a dry soap ad in passing.
Mrs. J-, described as very nervous, woke from sleep to detect a gas odor. She ventured downstairs, then rushed back to wake her husband John. After alarmed cries, he dismissed the danger and told her to place a bucket under the source and return to bed.
The piece reflects on panacea claims over time and notes Dr. Thomas' Electric OM as a longstanding market favorite. It emphasizes the medicine’s broad acceptance and continued widespread use among the public despite numerous competing remedies.
Towne asks about belief in dreams and Browne recalls losing faith. Browne explains the change was not superstition but a past romance that deeply affected him, tying his heart to someone once.
A quirky dialogue about socialism and stealing a kiss features Minard's Liniment curing a mysterious garget, followed by playful exchanges between Tom and Bela on shared principles and a cheeky kiss memory.
Dr J D Kelloga's Dysentery Corral is described as reliable for cholera dysentery diarrhoea and summer complaints and has been used with gratifying results by practitioners for years It urges readers to try a bottle available at 25 cents a bottle Mr Hotayr quotes Henry Clay on preferring correctness over presidency in a light newspaper exchange about contentment.
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