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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1913
Page
6
A garbled historical paragraph describes a notable ship or vessel nicknamed Historic Bo, a New Yorker trip on Mary Pare, and references to halted steam boats, travel miles, passenger care, and upcoming retirement with continued special trips.
During hot weather many infants die from sudden stomach and bowel disorders. Diarrhoea cholera infantum and dysentery strike quickly. prompt treatment is vital. Keep Baby's Own Tablets at home to prevent or quickly cure tummy troubles. Sold by druggists or by mail for 2½ cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brock.
The report discusses the Great Locachterg Tunnel in Switzerland and the Simplon Tunnel connection, promising a major railway boost from England and France to Italy. It mentions the distances of various lines, including Lontschberg and St Gotland, with notes on recent events and a brief quoted remark by George regarding initial skepticism fading after assurances.
A reader describes a muddled scene at the window as a ticket purchase fails and the office appears never closed. The remark hints at confusion about classroom slang and a student named Johnny-On not yet marked in records.
A Canada letter from Upper Lahave Nova Scotia thanks Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health and enabling a successful delivery. The writer notes prior illnesses and urges others with menstrual or fertility concerns to seek advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts. The ad emphasizes confidentiality and woman-to-woman correspondence.
The article recounts long elapsed since Africa’s first diamond find and estimates global diamond trade losses from theft. It cites the Braganza royal diamond, the Star of the South, and a Brazil mine stone, noting historic sales, bank loans, and syndicate control, with prices reaching hundreds of thousands.
An aged advertisement lauds relief from severe asthma with Dr JD Kell Asthma Remedies. It claims immediate symptom easing and introduces an elixir designed to shield the patient from smoke or fumes, promising prevention of reattacks and possible permanent cure.
A historical piece argues that microbes are fictional beings created by doctors to frighten people away from natural death. It claims microbes replace old spirits in Vogue and rise as imagined agents affecting fear, money, and profits within medical practice. The prose ridicules the idea that all events are symbolized by microbes, noting varying types and the manipulation of fears and finances.
Amid a tense scene in a restaurant near Incheon a fight erupts over a knife as two men clash over a secret order. The altercation results in about ten dollars of tableware damaged, while a New England mother debates the value of butter with jam on bread as a humorous aside.
A terse exchange at the Miecari fair shows a buyer and seller clashing over prices. The man claims higher costs while the girl remains unfazed, blocking the insult and continuing polite commerce amid a tense moment.
A terse snippet describes a man despised by suffragettes for claiming to have invented an acid-proof cure. The fragment signals controversy around scientific claims used to undermine or dismiss women's rights activism.
French naval planners classify small kites as aeronautic gear for warships to aid coast defense and blockaded coast surveillance. Kites enable scouting when wind is calm, with crews readying a balloon-like ascent in about fifteen minutes, reaching up to 100 feet in ten minutes.
An advertisement declares Dr Chase's Nerve Food restores health for women with irritable restless nerves sleeplessness and nervous headaches. It claims a Toronto reader cured after a prior shock and urges purchase from dealers.
A Park Slope Sunday lesson by a senior teacher urged inward cleanliness over outward appearance. She offered a prize for the motto best expressing purity of heart, noting the need for a spotless, polished inner life. A student delivered a motto printed in large black letters, prompting questions about its source.
A conversation at the police station shows a couple seeking to interview a suspect linked to a recent home robbery. They discuss how the offender evaded waking the wife and plan to speak with him, noting twenty years of effort to uncover details.
A garbled exchange centers on a young man who mimics a pan flute style and a performer named Em, with interruptions about profanity and a question of possession. The dialogue hints at social friction but lacks coherent narrative or clear events.
A distorted text fragment questions whether indigestion has caused concern, suggesting a reply about a completed prima matter when asked by an office. The passage centers on avoiding disgrace and defending reputation rather than presenting a clear event.
A historic ad for Eye Remedy Co of Chicago touts Marine Eye Remedy W for red, weak, watery eyes and granulated lids. It markets Drargists sell oe eye Kemet lignd 25 with aseptic eye salve tubes, touting mail order eye books free by mail and urging readers to try the product despite unclear details.
An antiquated account details dog smuggling methods across borders and aboard ships, describing a web of affluent people paying high prices to dodge quarantine. It covers cases of concealed dogs in boxes and crates, bribe reliance, and the involvement of actors, actresses, and wealthy women. The piece traces methods to import dogs into the United Kingdom and references historic banking as context.
A jumble of anecdotes notes that animals are generally bad on ships with many whines and eye watering, yet some birds like the redwing and robin are cheerful aboard. Other bits feature a Virginia tale, a joke about business with a rich man, and a quip about a boy who knew someone as a child, all in lighthearted style.
The farmer suspends hollow gourds from poles to offer nesting sites for native wrens and bluebirds while limiting the English sparrow’s access. The gourds’ size and placement deter sparrows but allow bluebirds to nest, protecting the native birds.
A terse epigram by Justice James W. Gerara at the Coxedo Club defines a flirt as a rose whose thorns protect a future husband. The remark, cited in the club setting, reflects a playful social conventional wisdom about romance.
A garbled OCR passage shows an officer questioning a crime while a relative mentions money and advice. The scene references a supposed concealment and a cage or mice, but many words are unreadable. The exact charge remains unclear.
Fragmentary text shows a boastful remark about someone who could outwit the speaker. Includes references to eyeing a red-faced moment and implies a confrontation or mockery. No clear event, date, or location is discernible.
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