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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
6
A fragmented item notes a timid young person asking for guidance about affection, with the reply attributed to a sweet character. The readable text hints at a flirtation of comfort and reassurance without clear context or setting.
A Winnipeg druggist forwards a letter praising Sanol and anti diabetes remedies from the Sanol Manufacturing Co. He asserts Sanol cures diabetes and urges readers to buy the product from Austin's Drug Store. The notice promotes Sanol with dubious claims of complete cures at specific prices and seeks sales in Manitoba.
The article mentions Lary Man Nodies with a newly fixed invention that works when a wire is pulled in bed, provoking debate about safety and laziness. It recalls a country town skull claimed to be Cromwell’s and notes growing salmon prices at $2 a pound as examples of excess interests in land and sea.
The fragment sketches a scene in a shop where a man mentions paying for three, a waiter’s remark, and Muller's Worm Powders praised for cleansing worms and boosting digestion. It then shifts to a tale of an old negro seeking a white doctor, and a conductor confrontation over unpaid fare as a man glared back.
The article recalls Judge Greenhow of Leyte and Winkeleld County Court who just completed thirty two years on the bench. It notes his reminiscences of Lord Russell and a turkish tour remark about customs and a dining table scene ending with a joke about the orchestra and a steak.
A wife confides to her pastor that her husband John talks constantly and wastes time on sermons. To curb his chatter, she feeds him heavy meals multiple times weekly, claiming his appetite helps him remain quiet. The pastor notes the odd tactic and comments on the husband’s loquacious habit.
Halifax to Vancouver reports tout Dodd's Kidney Pills curing aches in Mrs Crastus Pace and others as a standard vegetable medicine. A veteran Halifax crowd hears a dramatic scene in Se cum Bridge about a man’s uncontrollable laughter during a performance.
A fragmented local notice describes a shop scene where a man asks for a decently wild boy and is told a gift reader is needed by parents. A wedding service then shows the question of the bride counting the groom while a clerk notes the matter. A playful miscommunication threads through a bride and youngster remark.
Fragmentary excerpts describe a shipwreck scene with brave sailors engulfed by the sea and cries of the doomed. The text shifts to a medical ad for a cold cure and then to a disturbing note on cordite chewing gum used by soldiers, linked to deadly accidents in several armies.
Conan Doyle recalls four books that shaped his student days and tastes. He praises Macaulay’s Essays for pleasure and profit, Poe’s detective fiction for influence, and Scott’s Border Ballads for vigor. He objects to writing problem novels and prefers direct, bold attacks on injustice.
The article describes a high altitude telephone exchange atop Mount Rosa in the Pennine Alps with lines carried on shortened poles that are removed in summer. It also mentions the Black Forest lake prone to filling and draining over long cycles, then shifts to a dialogue about a job applicant with a glass eye a wax arm and a wooden leg.
A muddled scene in a theatre box office features a dignified suitor seeking an audience, a nagging partner recalling past promises, and rivals debating marriage vows. Interwoven vignettes include a weary draper, a patient mother, and a preacher’s ironic confirmation of life’s delays amid comic misunderstandings.
Ad for Dr Chase s Nerve Food claiming to ease neuralgia and restore strength. It describes two boxes for 2 50 and lists distributors in Toronto. Patients are described as thin and pale and advised to avoid certain powerful remedies while using the product. The text references related nerve aids and cautions about strong treatments that may weaken the nervous system.
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