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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1908
Page
2
Montreal readers report a homemade mixture claiming to cure rheumatism and kidney trouble. The recipe mixes Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Kargom, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla with guidance to take one teaspoon after meals and at night. It is advertised as a gentle blood cleanser and kidney tonic with broad relief claims.
Mr. Chas Noble of Montreal and several of his family were cured of eczema by Zam-Buk herbal balm after failing with doctors and other remedies. He reports sores on hands, itching, and persistent eruptions disappeared within weeks with repeated applications. The Zam-Buk Co. offers 50e boxes via druggists or postpaid in Toronto.
An advertisement touts English Spavin Liniment as removing lamps and blemishes from horses and curing conditions such as blood spavins cords splints ringbone sweeney stifles and sore throats. It promises savings of $80 with one bottle and labels the product the most wonderful blemish cure known.
The London Globe notes French troops used a concave lance shaft eight inches wide at the base with a twelve inch handle. It functions as a shovel, pointed bar, trenching pick, wire cutter, wood chopper and can be used for bread and meat.
A derelict nearly mile long railway tunnel in Edinburgh has been repurposed to grow mushrooms. The tunnel portals feature doors and a removed track plank, while the remaining rail supports a delivery truck for Wide Awake Magazine.
A German traveler brings a tiny monkey from southwest Africa to Genoa, where customs redefine it as a bird then a cat and finally a dog as it moves across Europe. The zigzag journey ends at Heidelberg with the animal styled a dog, illustrating comic misclassification under customs rules. The column closes with a medical ad and a light joke about a cross examination.
A letter from Chas. F. Tilton of Fairville dated Sept 30 1902 commends Minard's Liniment Co Limited. He calls MINARD'S LINIMENT a superior article and a sure relief for sore throat and chest stating he would not be without it even at one dollar a bottle.
A recount of Abraham Lincoln defending a stranger charged with murder. The circumstantial evidence seemed damning, but Lincoln pressed witnesses and admitted doubt. He spoke directly to the jury and won acquittal, later the real criminal was found. The piece praises Lincoln’s straightforward, honest method.
Hoarseness bronchial irritation and mucous surface irritation are relieved by Virgin Oil of Pine a pine derived compound. It claims kidney benefits and quick back pain relief and is sold by Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio in .5 oz vials sealed in wooden cases with directions.
The brief boxing banter from London Opinion features a challenger taunting the fighter with a dare to finish the match. The exchange highlights bravado and a public betting mood surrounding the bout.
An advocacy text extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for indigestion and related ailments, claiming they strengthen the stomach and enrich the blood. A testimonial by Paul Charbonneau of St Jerome Quebec describes relief after months of suffering, noting improved appetite and health. The advertisement lists price and availability and closes with a jokey exchange about educating a daughter in music and purchasing a neighbor.
The ad extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as superior and immune to imitators. It asserts that any counterfeit products fade quickly and that genuine quality will always prevail. It emphasizes goodness over mere imitation and reinforces trust in the authentic remedy.
A poetic line recalls a maiden shivering with winter as she departs from her lover and turns away from the steam radiator. The mood blends bleak cold with romantic distance in a brief, lyrical vignette.
A fuffy young passenger on a liner quips about wasteful food, while Algy remarks that savings occur as the voyage progresses and the passenger recovers. The exchange reflects a lighthearted aboard mood in a Chicago Tribune excerpt.
The article notes that post offices were first established in the year 1464. It emphasizes early development of mail services and the foundational role of these offices in communication networks of the era.
The dolphin is described as a weatherwise fish. Mariners watch a dolphin riding high waves during a gale or storm, signaling that danger or the end may be near for those at sea.
A description of a book's back cover art shows a pasteboard surface with dark gray lines and a rope suspending tuslin clothes. A lute maiden in black and white hangs laundry as a blackbird snatches her nose, with a gray sky gradient and printed caption in ludia ink.
Use a flannel dipped in lemon juice or vinegar and rub the faucets with a rot ten stone then polish with a dry flannel cloth. They will look like new.
The piece explains that early pencils used lead or graphite to rule faint lines before Cumberland graphite mines were found. It then shifts to a light exchange about tongue twisters and social notions, ending with a remark about a bachelor owning his house.
An article argues that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be addressed by constitutional remedies. It states nine of ten cases arise from Catarrh and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 promise for any infallible case. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A healing ad-style query lists symptoms such as fatigue nerves jumping sleep loss appetite loss headaches and bodily aches. It suggests kidney illness and lists potential conditions Rheumatism Sciatica Lumbago and Neuralgia as possibilities.
The tale describes Bishop Williams, longtime Episcopal Church leader in Connecticut, as a bachelor facing a hypothetical state tax on bachelorhood. A friend quips about the cost rising every ten years, and the bishop replies calmly that the tax would be “with it” at his age.
Captain P. Tiller of the Salvation Army testifies that Psychine cured a severe bronchitis and restored health after cold and throat trouble. He notes his voice became stronger and less tiring since using the remedy. Advertisement lists price 50¢ and $1.00 and Medical Dr. T. A. Slocum Limited, Toronto.
Readable lines show a dialogue about a pretend marriage and a mother's instruction on a Sunday, revealing a domestic dispute over playacting and rules.
A brief miscellany passage notes Minard's Liniment curing colds and a lighthearted anecdote about Johnnie visiting town with his father and drinking whiskey while his mother notes a brown drink called ditto and Mr Hinkley drinks Scotch. A dog named Fido causes concern as the Gadsbys react to the baby's cries.
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