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Newspaper
Millbrook And Omemee Mirror
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
4
A Canadian testimonial campaign claims every indigestion case can be cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites neighborly proof across Canada, detailing relief from dizziness, headaches, sour stomach, and back pain, and notes the pills build red blood. It advertises 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Tere Williams Mocisine Co Brockville Unt.
A lioness defends her cubs as Arabs raid a lair. After a tense chase, the lioness injures a nephew and dies fighting Ali who fatally wounds her with a ball to the chest. The nephew dies the following day.
A parenting advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as a home remedy for common childhood ailments. It highlights quick stomach and bowel relief, worm destruction, cold remedy, teething ease, and general health. A testimonial from Mrs. Jos. Levesque of Casselman Ontario praises the product.
The Bass and Co brewery at Burton, England, headed by Lord Burton, produces nearly two million barrels yearly with over 30 million dollars in turnover and more than 3,000 workers. A shipwreck led to its rise after founder William Baas started exporting to Russia and India, expanding to a global trade. The works feature 17 miles of rail lines, 120 trucks, 11 locomotives, large cold rooms for hops, and a vast cask stock, plus extensive bottling and manufacturing of all firm items. The Bass family is noted for philanthropy with annual seaside trips and worker benefits.
New Zealand boasts year round forage for 20 million sheep on vast pastures. Crops per acre include wheat oats barley turnips and mangles with turnips reaching 40 60 tons and mangles 90 100 tons. Annual frozen mutton and lamb reach about 3.5 million carcases valued over 15 million dollars. The Kauri gum industry near Auckland yields yarn material and a value over 5 million dollars. Three fifths of the profit in America.
Charles Dayon of St George Manitoba describes lifelong kidney trouble inherited from parents. He suffered back pain cramps weakness and memory issues but after using Dodd's Kidney Pills reports rapid improvement and believes continued treatment will fully restore health. The ad claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cure kidney disease at any stage.
A platinum gilded counterfeit Charles IV Spanish doubloon dated 1801 sold at a New York coins sale for $0, despite being nearly flawless. Its intrinsic gold value was about $15, the platinum weight implying $17.50, reflecting widespread counterfeiting and the ease of blending bullion value with face value across Spain and other nations.
A Travel writer recalls the popular Russian air Matushka Volga heard across the empire from Petersburg to Siberia. The melody, in a mournful minor key, symbolizes the mother river for all Russians and haunts prisoners banished to exile on the prison barge and later dispersal via the Trans Siberian Railway.
A recently released countess, once jailed for the Bologna murder of 1904, contemplates a lecture tour in Italy and abroad. In Turin the case featured Tulio Murri, who later confessed to the crime, along with Dr. Carlo Secchi, Dr. Pio Naldi, and a maid Bonetti.
The trial called nearly 400 witnesses including a cardinal bishop two generals several Senators the grand master of Italian Masons and many medical experts. Murri faced pressure from relatives to shield him but the grand master refused. The Countess wrote phrases begging for love as the case concluded with guilty verdicts and long sentences for Murri Naldi the Countess Secchi and Bonetti.
Summer skin needs care when sunburn heat and mosquitos cause itchiness and rough patches. Zam-Buk is advertised to cool soothe and promote new skin on face neck and arms. It claims to ease footsore chafed areas and stop itching from insect bites. All dr. ugists and stores carry it.
A Swedish engineer devises a canvas coated underwater kite with a two part, light metal frame. The device aims to serve as an automatic watch for ships, giving instant alarm when entering shoal water or approaching shallow depths.
Policemen advise running with a galloping horse to grab the reins from the side and bring it under control. Also warnings on eating green fruit causing cholera morbus in children and recommending Dr Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial to halt inflammation and save lives.
Court records reveal a courtroom exchange where the judge commends a wife for her actions after a contentious incident. The defendant confirms his spouse struck his head with a cup, prompting the judge to respond that pride in her conduct is deserved.
Advertisement-style copy touts Marine Eye Remedy as a solution for red weak weary watery eyes pink eye eye strain and granulation with claims of safety and lack of injurious drugs. It invites readers to try Marine for sour eye troubles and promises free eye books.
A compact meditation on the influence of tiny tools and words. Small pens and ink drops symbolize how minor acts can unsettle power and spark thought among people.
The article describes a 5000 acre public land tract in Holland divided into six model farms. Poor applicants for relief may join a free farmer program after learning agriculture and rent a small farm. A forced labor colony exists for beggars and vagrants, where they are compelled to work.
An attuned travel notice highlights Temagami Ontario offering birch bark canoe heritage guides ease of Grand Trunk access and lakeside camping. It promotes fishing hunting and hotel stays with a free descriptive publication from J D MeGo Union Station Toronto. A humorous aside mentions zero temperatures in Switzerland.
After eating onions a girl should immediately sit down and peruse a work of fiction calculated to take her breath away. The suggestion frames a playful remedy in a dated tone.
An Ontario woman offering a free box of a tonic claims to cure pain and reduce doctor's bills, asking readers to send a 2-cent stamp for delivery. The piece includes assorted ads and jokes about cures, weight scales, and quack remedies.
A collection of promotional quips and jokes cites Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a rapid pain reliever for various aches. Advertisements tout fly killers, corn cures, and humorous anecdotes while referencing public concerns and household remedies.
An old style notice touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a safe and mild remedy for women's digestive irregularities and fatigue. It cites a skeptical town debt remark and a salary raise as context for the period ad.
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