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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
7
A humorous old item notes dogs do not perspire and when overheated breathe rapidly creating foam misdiagnosed as hydrophobia. It cautions owners to watch dogs for nervous stare and strange expression, corner and deter with a broom or fork, as a cautionary tale from Corner the dog at once.
A fragmented medical note extols a pill with remarkable potency requiring only small doses. It claims the remedy’s full strength is secured in the turn and performs thoroughly, contrasting potency with quantity and promising strong effects from minimal use.
The piece recalls the Sults Grays regiment of the British army dating to Charles II, praising their long service and notable exploits. It highlights the Waterloo era and the famed Union Brigade with the English Royale and Irish Inniskillings, including the iconic image of Sergeant Ewart capturing the eagle of the Forty-First French corps.
The item notes young housekeepers often wear off Kid gloves to guard the bands during sweeping and hard tasks. It suggests men's buckskin gloves as a better option for thicker protection and whitening and softening the bands. Minard's Liniment Cures Dandrut.
A young man of ability declines a lucrative varcation promising high income to avoid wealth's temptations. He fears association with self serving peers would tarnish his aims and chooses a vocation that enables him to best serve humanity.
A Maryland reader requests Baltimore agents for Minard's Liniment while praising civic-minded leaders. The page also notes Paraklee's Pills designed to ease constipation, William B. Rankine's death, and Ohio Attorney-General's plan to probe the International Harvester Co.
Fragmentary OCR remarks praise civilization and benevolence alongside greed for gold. The readable portion extols the growing urge of people to help others over profit and references humanity’s progress, though the excerpt cuts mid thought.
Mozart visiting Marseilles attended an incognito performance of Villanella Rapita. A score error caused a D natural instead of D sharp, triggering a furious outburst. On revealing his identity, Mozart was welcomed, directed the show, and the audience applauded as the correct note restored the impact.
This excerpt discusses ship scuttling as insurance fraud and the legal penalties, noting 1804 US laws and old English penalties. It then recounts a real double of Victor Hugo who mimicked the author for eighteen years, enjoying attention at a Punch and Judy show without other rewards.
A London Medical Press critique argues that selecting human mates to improve the race is fallacious. It notes we breed horses to a known ideal, yet in humans no agreed ideal exists, complicating any eugenic project.
The provincial police seized a lottery operation at Fort Erie. Operated by a syndicate, they were fined over 1700 dollars. The Department of the Attorney General ordered the return of the lottery equipment on the condition it leave Canada and not be used in the country again. The items were boxed at police headquarters and shipped away with a secret destination.
The London Times reports mismanagement affecting dividend distributions and employee bonuses. The piece discusses potential impacts on shareholders and staff, signaling ongoing scrutiny of corporate governance and compensation practices.
A professor with a large lawn works daily to keep autumn leaves cleared from his neighbor's tees. He quips that there is effort involved but insists no graft is involved. The scene highlights suburban friction over yard upkeep and shared space.
A poorly sourced passage claims oriental residents rid enemies by mixing food with tiny black specks under bamboo sheath joints. It describes specks as barbed arrows that resist gastric juices and allegedly cause death when ingested, presented as a sensational claim without evidence.
The maid told the speaker she dreamed she was married. Her father dismisses the dream as harmless, noting only that it is not true. The exchange is captured in a curt breakfast-room quip.
A historical note quotes a formal marriage inquiry with phrases about calling tomorrow and avoiding after hours business, reflecting etiquette and social custom of the period. The text includes archaic spellings and indirect tone typical of era correspondence.
Toronto jury in the Civil Assizes handed the parents of Lily Mulvaney damages of 2000 against the street car company for her death. The rest of the text contains promotional and promotional style lines about a product called Thomas Electric Oil with unclear relevance.
Kaspan Kasparian, an Armenian resident of Hamilton, objected to his partner’s marriage and fired a shot at her. The incident leaves the woman wounded. police are investigating.
In Israntfora a gang member injured a partner with a revolver and then shot himself, both sustaining serious wounds. Police and medical staff responded to the scene with investigators gathering details of the confrontation and motive.
An advertisement promises relief from itch, mange, prairie scratches, and Cu bans on humans and animals within 30 minutes using Wolford's Sanitary Lotion. It claims the product never fails and is sold by every druggist.
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