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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
6
Proclaimed as a truly remarkable treatment, the product claims to cure obstinate coughs and lung trouble promptly and completely. The advertisement asserts that no other preparation equals its quality and notes that thousands of men and women testify to its effectiveness despite claims of exceptional merits.
In a bleak prairie winter a mail contractor suffered severe colds and lung problems from cold and wet exposure. He states he was saved by prompt use of PHYCHINE and signs off as Hugh Wyli of Glencairn Manitoba.
The article surveys eugenics as a science, arguing natural laws govern mating and offspring vigor. It cites instances from biology and Oneida, notes environmental factors alter heredity, and warns against artificial selection. It ends with naval and military title usage observations.
An account recalls the uprooting and destruction of the sacred bo tree on Cesion in October 1887 by a cyclone. A Chinese monk noted the tree’s ancient origin planted in 28 BCE by King Devinipiatiosa. Mourners held funerals. the tree was cut, wrapped, and cremated piece by piece.
A discussion from American Medicine on how natural selection governs mate choice. It argues that pairing like types can harm species resilience, while intelligent humans should avoid rigidly artificial matrimonial selection, noting historical failures and the risks of eugenic methods.
The piece notes a silk neckerchief called a kingsman signaling caste among costers and gypsies, with red and yellow favored colors. It explains how wearers prize the neckerchief, and how fighters secure it. The term’s historic use includes references from Holinshed’s Chronicle and London traders as wholesale spice merchants.
Harvey Waters, a patent case expert, wrote Rufus Choate on a crucial issue. After receiving Choate's reply he could not read a word. Waters showed the message to Choate, who said he never reads his writing once dry. He offered to explain the topic first, then describe his writing.
A fragmentary dialogue shows The Authoress comforting a friend after rejection. The Judge chimes in, arguing that being rejected does not prove lack of merit. The exchange hints at literary critique and resilience in creative work.
A fragmentary exchange references marrying for money with lines about fair division and entry for shared life. A quotation attributed to Aristotle contrasts suffering with cheerful courage in calamities, suggesting a philosophical tone amid the dialogue.
A speaker defends women using a garden hoe as vigorous exercise, arguing it builds health and character. She rejects social scorn for women who dig, rake, and harvest, vowing to work with wheel hoe alongside bicycle and tennis gear for mental growth, fitness, and food.
A Nova Scotia reader describes indigestion and fatigue eased after seven weeks on Dr Williams Pink Pills. The letter praises improved appetite, strength, and health, claiming the pills heal anemia and related ailments by restoring good blood. Substitutes are warned against. genuine pills sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Success Magazine notes men are majority in the U S population by about 1 638 221 in recent census data. In age groups 16 to 25 and elderly years women edge ahead in life expectancy and in dense regions women outnumber men in some states.
A Success Magazine passage urges readers not to blame external limits for failure. It insists real constraint lies within oneself, noting some unfair employers exist but such cases are temporary and people typically find their level.
An elderly nobleman Lord Balcarres visits Miss Dalrymple who wins his favor and marriage. He dies leaving a will favoring her. She later marries him, then bears ten children despite his age of fifty eight at the time.
A collage of short historical vignettes mentions Burma and Bermuda misnaming, a discussion about an Easter timing remark, and a digression on the Necropolis graves subdivided by Greek letters. It recounts Henry Ward Beecher meeting a famed hunter, a sharp-eyed remark about a man’s eyes, and a puzzled Auckland editor explaining missing lowercase K’s in print.
A historical snippet notes a puzzling space in a word and the letter K counted as fourteen letters in the alphabet, comparing its frequency to E in English. It references Maort and a shift from instant to government printer, urging readers to notice the odd spelling detail.
A passage describes the krea ritual among Orthodox Jews where a slit is cut in the lapel of a coat during mourning. It notesYiddish murmured prayers and the ritual’s ancient roots. The act serves as a public sign of grief and acceptance of divine will, sometimes used as punishment for a child who marries out of the faith.
A banker warns against deceit by recounting a jeweler scam. A society woman eyes a pearl collar priced at 4000, offers 3000, asks her husband to verify. The husband pretends to buy, returning home with joy, then feigns the gift by saying the seller sent it to his wife.
A Ressnntian gunner stood by his piece as the ship passed De Grasse's. A shot struck his leg off at the knee but he bound the stump and used his detached limb to ram the gun, which fired moments later. The story, drawn from Frasier's Famous Fighters, highlights daring aboard the Ville de Paris.
In Port Arthur Ontario a farmer and his wife report relief from kidney troubles after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. They say two winters of grippe, frost and cold affected their sleep and health, but after taking two boxes each they now enjoy better health and vigor.
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