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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1899
Page
9
Fragmented tale notes a girl in a city shop debating how to spend ten cents on a garment. A young man offers payment but she delays, then accepts the loan as he plans to leave town soon. The piece vents about a father's view of daughters money sense and impending marriage.
Fragmentary underlined quotes depict a philologist’s critique of women and perversity, noting a street car conductor’s claim that a woman prefers wrong actions. The text glides between moral judgments and remarks about improper moving, coin handling, and waiting near the rear door.
Minard argues excessive practice of the instrument by girls causes blooms and nerves disorders. He condemns forcing young girls to hammer keyboards before initiation, citing unreliable authorities amid warnings of harm. The violin is deemed even more dangerous than the piano. Philadelphia.
Fragmented text describes a tonic Quinine Wine sold by Northrop and Lyman of Toronto. It references Deacon Johnwen and Deacon Johrson in a garbled dialogue about a cat and asks about a missing person. The piece critiques morbid despond and touts restored vigor and appetite as effects of the product.
An elderly Port Elgin BC owner reports spending over $1,000 on catarrh remedies and specialists over 25 years before stating a cure with a Japanese Catarrh Cure. The text references testimonials and contrasts other remedies, implying a final successful treatment and urging readers to consider the cure despite extensive prior trials.
Offbeat 19th century style humor piece satirizes domestic male behavior during housecleaning. It humorously advises men to avoid quarrels, manage carpet duties with tacks, and tease about baths, babies, and visitors while lampooning gender roles and household chores. The piece closes with a breezy Cincinnati Enquirer tone.
The Chicago Post quotes a czar and a statesman debating peace terms, while a separate aside recalls a wife claiming wealth and past heiress status. The fragmentary exchange hints at political bargaining and private grievances amid a peace conference mood.
A battered text describes in vivid, archaic terms four formidable predators. The bearded monkeylike creature called the suk its fearsome glare and elusive temper frightens both children and nervous people. An aye-aye from Africa, a Tasmanian devil, and an Asiatic ground rat named the bond complete a lineup of fearsome beasts.
Dear Sirs a reader urges strong praise for MIN ARDS LINIMENT calling it the remedy in their household for burns sprains and more and stating they would be without it John A MacDonald publisher Aprior Chronicle backs the testimonial as a wonderful medicine.
A collage of period items includes a humorous exchange about retirement with an insurance clerk, juvenile mischief and parental rebukes, a humorous note on a diplomatic boy, and a mock remedy for rheumatism. Also features a pun on early advertising and a brief jab at fashion for riders.
A short story features Hoberts of 257 Dundas Street London Ontario praising Boan s Kidney Pills for kidney pain and red urine. The tale warns against experiments with unknown remedies and advises taking two pills for kidney relief.
Fragmentary OCR blend mentions Funston and Calumyit with dubious claims about nerve, poison remedies, and digestive health. It references Parmeier’s Vegetable Pills, a claim of universal usefulness, and a claim about a goldfish. The text leans into sensational medicine ads and swashbuckling prose.
An advertisement extols Burdock Blood Bitters as a permanent remedy for chronic constipation and related digestive disorders. It claims to renovate the intestinal tract, tone the bowels, and harmonize digestive organs, with testimonials from readers in Montreal and a dramatic stray-story aside.
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