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Newspaper
Macgregor Herald
Location
Macgregor, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
7
An old tale recalls Charles H. Fobt, famed for postal fraud busting, now a Vermont village lawyer. A visitor named One Away allegedly traded a blind cow, misrepresenting it as healthy, leading to a dispute with a neighbor and legal action. The piece weaves rumor with misdirection about remedies and pills.
A fragmented OCR passage shows a waitress denying a request for a certain kind of dish or item with old fashioned dialect. It mentions a cheap restaurant, a spring in the green, and a remark about having not that kind that gambolled on the green, instead offering something described as amb?
A summer writer recalls a country man who asks a fisherman to sell a gallon of sea water for fifty cents. The fisherman returns with a jar of water and the gullible buyer pays, believing the sea itself was sold. The story ends with the man realizing the water had receded from the shore.
Ironside jokes that some members will seek relief from summer ailments with Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial while quarreling church matters unfold. Elder Keep asks about Brother Hardesty as Deacon notes complaints of creation and excess carp and dogfish with too few black bass.
The text recounts a sensational anecdote from Andrew Carnegie about a 30 minute cure with Wolford's Sanitary Lotion for itch and mange. It then shifts to a circus near Skibo Castle where an orangutan dies after a fall, triggering whispered jokes about national origins and a plan to check for missing American gentry.
Features testimonials about Dr Chase's Nerve Food promising nerve repair and renewed energy. Claims sufferers with dizzy spells back pain and exhaustion can recover after using fourteen boxes. Mentions product price 50 cents a box six for 2.50 and distributor Edmonson Bates Co Toronto with Dr A W Chase portrait on box for authenticity.
The article traces dentistry from ancient Egypt and Arabia to modern times, noting early tools and methods. It highlights Harvard's dental collection, including a tooth extraction key, chisels, mallets, forceps, and a pelacca, and contrasts past torture with today’s improved, less painful care. It also observes the shift from blacksmiths treating toothache to the world renowned Harvard Dental School attracting international talent.
A fragmentary serialized reflection cites thinkers like Meredith and Tans, debating civilization, work ethics, and memory. It references a stage trick by Richard Sweder involving a sugar and chlorate mixture that ignites with acid, warning of peril in theatrical illusion and scientific display.
General Benjamin F. Butler encounters a Georgia driver who reveals his twin namesake Abraham Lincoln Backus and a sly quip about being born first. An odd tale closes with medical ad copy touting Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for cleansing the blood and clearing skin blotches.
During a Cheyenne stop President Harriman noted Plank Jones, son of the Master Mechanic’s chief clerk D A Jones, being sent in a private car with a telegram. The exchange touched on duties and the Union Pacific, revealing a humorous moment as Harriman questioned the boy’s role.
John McVicar of Mer Offices, 308 Meintyre Block, Winnipeg, is listed in connection with Grain Canadian Co operative Company Limited. The notice catalogs the firm's address and principal contact.
A Health movement touts the Keeley Cure as restoring weariness to prosperity and happiness for 500000 people previously diseased by liquor and drugs. The notice directs readers to contact 183 Osborne St Fort Rouge Winnipeg Man for information and address details.
A young man in Gaylord Kansas threatened to hang himself in front of a girl’s house if she refused to marry him. The girl pleaded with him, saying her father does not want him hanging around.
A lighthearted panel notes Minard's Liniment for sale across markets. A humorous exchange follows about a woman adding a postscript to her letter. The ungallant reply suggests she believes she will have the last word after considering the letter’s effect.
The party recalls the first house of birth on the first floor. McBooth Rantington, a famed tragedian, occupied the upper rooms. He was a celebrated actor and reportedly connected to a sharp joke about a lucky star. The management calls it one of the season’s most elaborately worked out jokes.
A lyrical passage extols a consoling woman whose presence reshapes sorrow. A soldier, a youth, and a statesman respond to her influence, their emotions quieted and their burdens softened as if under a sunlit tower blooming with resolve.
Fragmentary dialogue about the old saying there is no place like home. The exchange questions belief and notes that interpretation varies by whose home is considered.
Fragment reads as a scene where a man stalls and a woman immediately fixes him on the spot then sends him back to continue with a proposal. The line suggests a rapid, action driven moment without full context or dates.
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