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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
4
Thousands of working women suffer nervous exhaustion from indoor office and clerical work. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a restorative to improve blood and energy. Testimonial from Miss Alexandrine Bedard of Quebec describes collapse and recovery after using the pills, with price details for Brockville Ontario.
A late night assault on a gentleman yields a robbers’ warning and theft. The tramp steals watch and chain then pockets, offers half a dollar as a jeering farewell and cautions the victim about a partner’s approach.
A remarkable discovery called Nugget shoe polish will be shown at the Toronto Exhibition Process Building. Demonstrations include water resistant shine that lasts, leather remains soft, and free shoe shines offered at the exhibit. Nugget polish sells for 10 cents at regular dealers.
The article notes the fair’s horse section will be notably strong this year with Hackneys Clydesdales and ponies leading. Saddle horses hunters and harness horses are expected to perform at average to high levels with many animals imported for display. A domestic scene follows with light dialogue about visitors and a worm exterminator product.
An advertising pitch touts Salada Tea as a payoff of quality and satisfaction. The claim emphasizes value and consumer reward for choosing the branded tea.
A Liverpool hotel sighting linked to a mysterious man with large black eyes sparks a police hunt. A London to Liverpool train incident leaves a squire robbed of watch and money under a hypnotic influence. Subsequent jewel heists deepen the mystery and hint at a student of hypnotism seeking funds abroad.
Instructions for reviving a apparently drowned person include airway clearing and artificial breathing with chest compressions, followed by warming measures and patience. Examples cited from The New York life saving service and Atlantic City show revival after long submersion, stressing careful handling and avoidance of quick fluids.
The speaker argues most conflicts arise from self faults and failures rather than others. Until we rid ourselves of selfish thought, continual trouble remains, regardless of how others behave.
A vintage skin remedy pitch claiming Zam-Buk heals rough inflamed skin by soothing and repairing tissue. It touts rapid pain relief for cuts burns eczema ulcers and insect stings with claims of germ killing and tissue rebuilding. Available at stores for fifty cents a box or three for a dollar twenty-five from the Zoam-Buk Co Toronto for family use.
A riddle at school centers on Noah's Ark and a dove. A small boy answers that Noah sent a dove, prompting surprise. A big boy quips that the class’s youngest pupil is the only teacher, noting his father runs a bird store.
A railway representative offers to settle out of court after a train killed a farmer's horse. The farmer agrees to five dollars, joking that the railroad will stuff the horse’s hide for its museum. The exchange ends with a quirky note on the horse’s value.
Advert claims a promotion by Orange Meat Kingston awarding a life annuity of 52 dollars yearly or a cash prize of 700 dollars for the top number of orange meat package bottoms received by May 31, 1909. Prizes include 100, 20, 10, 5 dollar awards and many one dollar prizes.
The message notes thousands live in neglect of health and offers Ferrovim as a tonic to restore strength and vitality. Aimed at readers seeking quick improvement, it presents Ferrovim as the remedy for weakened bodies.
A farmer, avoiding a town trip and dentist fee, asks his man Jake to pull a tooth. Jake uses large rusty pincers from the harness room, removes a huge tooth, and the farmer protests it’s the wrong one. Jake, bracing again, explains he can reach the other handier tooth.
President Roosevelt recounts a village church incident where a colored minister called twelve chicken thieves, naming William Sanders. Sanders threatened violence, the minister promised to withdraw, and did so by admitting the next Sunday he erred by excluding Sanders.
If you suffer from bleeding itching blind or protruding Piles send your address and I will explain how to cure yourself at home by the absorption treatment and will send home treatment free for trial with references from your locality if requested Immediate relief and permanent care assured Write today to Mrs. M Summers Box 102 Windsor Ont
A Yankee and a British man discuss business abilities with a quip about sharp men. The Yankee claims never meeting a sharp business man in London. the Britisher retorts that sharp men are put in prison.
A collage of old advertisements touts various tonics and elixirs for kidney and blood disorders, including a nitre syrup mixture and Thomas Eclectric Oil. It weaves in farm and domestic uses, medical quackery, and light humorous exchanges from a social page.
The piece notes a prevailing heat wave and announces daily concerts in the Dairy Building at the Exhibition, aimed to delight visitors from the country. A humorous exchange with Singleton and Wedderly appears, alongside a health ad for Holloway's Corn Cure and a Vienna law about balloon ascents requiring family consent.
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