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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1899
Page
9
A long, garbled dialogue blends opinions on banking tips, honesty, and risk with musings on wealth and peril. Characters from the west and east debate fireproofing a building, insurance limits, and the temptations of market speculation amid grim winter tones. References to Washington Star and bank directors appear in a literary, borderless exchange.
A fractured, slang filled piece features characters debating flowers biscuits and a wandering persona. References to medicines, patrons, and eclectic names blend with improvised phrases and street slang in a chaotic, humorous urban vignette.
A garbled 19th century notice touts a Kalzium remedy and a Klondike device, praising a coincedent asthma cure and a line of novelty jewelry with hidden features. It warns of electric shocks in bracelets and perfumed watches, then pivots to dubious cures for fevers and agues offered by Parker’s remedy.
A quirky description outlines an 18 foot boat with elastic tail and gas plates that bend like a shark fin to push the vessel with minimal force. The inventor claims waves plus plate elasticity drive propulsion, aiming for a park lakes competition and a May drawing. Also includes a Tennessee prison shooting anecdote and assorted rural snippets.
In a patient vignette from a periodical, readers hear of delirium tremens sufferers labeled as snakes by an eminent oralist while elsewhere a young woman hawks a patent Polish shoe polish. A sales scene unfolds with a brooding salesman finally buying into the polish, amid claims of bronchitis relief and dramatic testimonials from a Jewelers’ Weekly excerpt.
A Kansas City attorney, skilled in corporate law, schemes to influence a murder trial by inflaming racial prejudice. A mob outside the Oklahoma case erupts with cries of Hang him, Hang the negro, forcing the defendant from the courtroom to a tree as the judge refuses a venue change. The lawyer then confines himself to corporate law.
A short story on Canas Street promotes Doan's Kidney Pills claiming cures for kidney problems and quick, complete relief. The ad style text urges against trying unproven remedies and insists on Doan's as the care solution.
A dubious testimonial fragment touts Bardock Blood Biters and Burdock Blood Bitters as permanent cures for constipation. It cites a Montreal resident and a Washington Star quote, with scattered anecdotes about Mrs Cleveland and a jab at flattery, mimicking a late 19th century sales pitch.
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