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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
4
The ad explains a stomach tonic to relieve indigestion by strengthening digestion helping heart and lungs. It claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cured a long lasting dyspepsia in Lizzie Macdonald of Harbor au Bouche Nova Scotia with weight gain and renewed health, offered at 50 cents a box or two dollars fifty for five boxes from The Williams Medicine Co. Brock Ont.
Elizabeth Kirkwood Docherty was acquitted at the Ulster assizes of murdering her husband near Ballymoney County Antrim last June. The defence argued poison fell from the loft rafters onto an egg. the jury accepted this. The case noted a second death of the prisoner’s child from strychnine in milk.
A communication read at the French Academy of Sciences describes a new method by M. H.- for making artificial diamonds. The stones, inspected by Professors Lacroix and Maquenne, were deemed identical to real diamonds though tiny. Maquenne doubts profitability, while financiers fund continued experiments.
The Ontario Registrar General reports 111 infant deaths per thousand births from stomach and bowel disorders. Baby's Own Tablets are praised as a safe remedy to treat and prevent these illnesses. Mrs. N. Shaffer of The Brook Ontario endorses the medicine, noting peace of mind with its household presence. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
After five years of suffering Mrs Margaret Brady of Green's Brook Nova Scotia describes kidney and liver illness that caused rheumatism neuralgia and heart flutterings. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills with curing her and improving vitality. The ad claims these remedies cure diseased kidneys and related blood issues.
Mile Jusselin, age 30 and a dressmaker by trade, was sworn in as a trade judge in the Paris Civil Court. She is the first woman elected under the new law granting women judicial status and will sit at the first court sitting with a silver Republic medal on her sash.
A Teague Texas father writes that his three year old son suffered fever last June. After recovery the doctor prescribed Scott's Emulsion and the child drank it from the bottle and grew plump and strong. Two bottles fixed him.
An advertisement extolls Scott's Emulsion as ideal for babies and young children, claiming quick, strong benefits and urging buyers to avoid imitations. It promotes letters from Mr. Tedder about his brother-in-law's children and offers information via a Peat Card, with Scott & Bowne contact in Toronto.
The Clover Bar Bridge on the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway features four all concrete piers, two at 140 feet and two slightly shorter, spanning 1 660 feet between abutments. Construction occurred in midwinter, requiring heated facilities and steam pipes from the river bank plant to work concrete in the cold. Piers were heat cured for at least a day before gradual setting.
Expert chemical experiments seek a preventive for inflammation of the lungs and consumption by destroying disease germs. The syrup claims to avert dire cold consequences. a 25 cent trial is suggested to prove the claim. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are praised for easing dyspepsia biliousness and related ailments.
An OCR fragment outlines Perry Davis Painkiller and Parmecee’s Vegetable Pills with endorsements and warnings. It mentions Shiloh’s Cure for coughs and colds and a social aside about lodging and family treatment. It notes tax policy opinions and a stray exchange.
Com missioner Capard of Belgium's Royal Museums buys two scarabs for about $2000 on dubious inscriptions. The stones allegedly recount circumavigation of Africa and Necho's audience with Phoenician sailors. Paris engraver Baubien exposes the fraud. Mme Bouriant and her son confess and face prosecution in Belgium.
The Traders Bank in Toronto reports strong 1908 results with net profits of 500 217.60 and total assets at 34 959 590. The bank paid 7 percent quarterly dividends and increased deposits to 25 285 117.02 while maintaining liquid assets over 30 percent of public liabilities. President C D Warren and General Manager Stuart Strathy are highlighted for steady leadership.
An Irish anti vivisectionist named Cowan circulated a printed threat promising to use prayer to remove vivisectors. She aimed at Dr Starling of University College London but postponed and later notes a prominent vivisector died, allegedly due to divine approval. The circular warns recipients their fate rests with God.
Several eminent figures praise Zam-Buk as a superior antiseptic dressing. Frank Scudamore recalls leg ulcers healed after Zam-Buk use, Dr. Andrew Wilson lauds its unique healing properties, and W Lascelles-Scott certifies its purity for open wounds. Available from Zam-Buk Co Toronto at 50c a box.
A vintage column extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for rheumatic back pain and lumbago. The letter prompts women to request a free box, claiming cure and urging payment by mail. humor edges with church supper jokes and community notes.
An old advertisement touts Shiloh’s Cure as a universal remedy for coughs and colds. It also mentions Worm Exterminator for children and Allen’s Snog Balezin for stubborn colds, urging readers to try these products.
An old humor piece notes that when a man speaks of luck he usually means bad luck. It suggests prosperity leads to taking credit for one’s own effort, while misfortune reflects unseen struggles.
The piece notes an estimated 75 000 Aborigines in Australia and about 20 000 in Queensland. It describes a Protector system to care for natives, progress in reading and writing, difficulty teaching arithmetic, and very tall individuals. It mentions savings by 186 Aboriginal girls in domestic service, and a ban on opium sales to natives with penalties.
Mile. Trefiloff, famed Russian actress, fined ten roubles for kissing her mother on a tramcar. Public kissing is illegal in Moscow and St Petersburg, with fines of seven to ten roubles for street and railway car kissings. The piece also notes a five-rouble fine for love declarations on postcards.
A historical advertisement argues Peruna's herbal ingredients prove valuable for chronic catarrh across nose throat lungs and stomach. It credits Dr Hartman and asserts large scale honest production with uniform quality and direct to consumer sales. Free booklet offered by The Peruna Company Columbus Ohio.
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