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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 12, 1903
Page
7
A fragment from The Herald concerns a faded town scene at the Crossroads Store with locals recalling a superstition about averting an omen. Two characters Mildred and Jack discuss kissing seven times every seven minutes during a tense seventy minute interval to escape misfortune.
A testimonial records seven years of bronchial trouble and hoarseness cured by two to six bottles of Minard's Honey Balm. The writer, Jop. Vandaskirk, Fredericton Tam, endorses it for threat or lung ailments and recovery after extensive use.
An advertisement claims Stanfield's underwear fits men of all sizes and shapes. It promises unshrinking material and a guaranteed fit, noting the product is carried by all good dealers.
Readable fragments tell of Joseph Boon from a Maryland town who was deemed incurable after seven years of illness. Dodd’s Kidney Pills are credited with curing his kidney disease and returning him to fishing. The story includes mentions of hospital discharge and prior doctors, with other stray OCR lines about unrelated topics.
Disjointed snippets discuss Winard's Liniment for cows, a British Blue Book on weekly wages, sanitary inspectors, and a physics note on foam in soda water. The text mentions gas escape from liquids, mucilaginous additives to increase viscosity, and explains foam formation in carbonated drinks with no coherent narrative or clear event.
Market review notes dull wheat trading with a bearish tilt and sporadic strength in American speculative markets. Winnipeg and Ontario markets show quiet activity, with prices for No 1 northern and lower grades slipping, while cattle, sheep, and pork prices edge lower as export demand weakens. Milch cows remain scarce and expensive. horses hold high values.
The article traces antimony known as tartar emetic, its name meaning against monks, and its historical medical role. It notes its decline alongside other depictions of bleeding and departs into a science table showing a sequence of elements including nitrogen phosphorus arsenic antimony and bismuth with shared properties and the shift away from older practices. Sir Lauder Brunton is cited on the shared properties and their variation along the element scale.
A reflection on how moral qualities such as loyalty, charity, and generosity surpass intellectual prowess in true friendship. The piece contrasts younger emphasis on mental power with an aged view that affection and selflessness in friends are ultimately more valuable, citing a late lesson many learn too late. A Venetian anecdote follows about paternal ease and enjoyment abroad and a hotel window fish tale.
A small kindergarten pupil answers a question with a cheeky reply about making a Maltese cross by stepping on a cat’s tail. The scene features Uncle Eben commenting on patient resignation and a day’s loaf. The dialogue hints at rural dialect and humor in a local setting.
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