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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
6
An express train at a station saw a passenger lean out of a window and topple over. He landed on a sand heap, escaping serious harm though with torn clothes and bruises. A porter reassured him, noting his ticket allows a break in journey.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for childhood stomach and bowel ailments with a government analyst's guarantee no opiates. A Dumfries mother backs the product, noting quick recovery, and the firm sells boxes for 25 cents via druggists or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. The text also notes the Mackenzie River system length at 2 500 miles.
An advertisement touts Bileans as the best blood purifier and liver corrective, claiming it cured a Toronto gas company employee of boils and liver disorder. It promotes 50 cent boxes, six for $2.50, and samples via one cent stamp from the Bilean Co. in Toronto.
French government trials of the X ray detective by Alphonse le Roux examined 167 people in forty five minutes, locating concealed items from watches in skirts to locket under a tongue and gloves under a chest. Also notes a pill for generous eaters claims to ease digestion and restore health.
A Swiss factory features an almost fully automatic machine that threads, knots, cuts, and places needles for lace making. Previously done by hand, the device moves a needle through a series of steps and places it in a rack, illustrating industrial automation.
A stately note asserts Canada contains one third of the empire’s area, underscoring its vast expanse within the British dominions.
A New York visitor told Thomas A. Edison at Menlo Park the front gate needed repair. Edison joked that every caller pumps two buckets of water into the roof tank, a simple custom reflecting his practical humor.
The Designer presents a mix of home matters fiction and readers’ sections. A continued story Economy Farm by Miles Bradford begins while Edith Parker Johnson writes An American Garden in Korea. Also Sabin contributes and a Minna Irving poem appears.
The article notes an application to the Dominion parliament to incorporate a company to build a rail line from the northern British Columbia boundary to Dawson City via the most feasible route. Applicants include Henry Blitz and Louis Auerbach of Boston, following a prior charter for a Vancouver to northern boundary line by the British Columbia Northern and Alaska company.
Mrs E J Vanderburgh of St Catharines Ontario testifies that after twenty one years of heart trouble nervousness cramps and twitching she used Dr Chase's Nerve Food for six boxes and her condition improved completely now enjoying better health. The ad explains iron plus restorative blends aid blood and nerves and notes the product is mildly laxative. Available at dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
A Louisville Courier Journal item notes a telegraph line busy while a cowboys crew allegedly borrows it to hang a horse thief. An advertisement promotes Graves' Worm Exterminator as the safe effective worm killer. A weather joke and local forecaster banter conclude the fragment.
A clipped item contrasts Halifax to Vancouver with London to Halifax, notes a misprint about scholars, and captures a quip where Mrs. Harris praises Harry’s schooling while Mr. Harris corrects the word. The fragment includes a Minard’s Liniment cow joke and a chatty family exchange.
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