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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1911
Page
3
A man recalls losing a pocketbook with money and beer funds. He hires a detective, who questions him and promises a report. Three days later the pocketbook is found, and the man confesses to the agency. The detective expresses disappointment at the carelessness.
Mr Herbert Bauer credits Gin Pills for curing years of bladder trouble after a free sample led to a six box order. A month of treatment reportedly ended his pain and aided urination. The ad promotes free samples from National Drug & Chemical Co. and sells 50c per box or six for $2.50. An additional quip features Uncle Mose recalling Revolutionary War memories in a village store scene.
Notary public records Frank J. Cheney Co Toledo Ohio swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every uncured case of catarrh. Ad claims health benefit from Hays Catarrh Cure taken internally and advertised by F J Cheney Co. Toledo. Publication includes testimonials and order details.
Mrs M C Maitland of Jasper Ontario writes about her three month old baby suffering a severe itchy rash that spread to arms and legs. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment the child slept and improved, with a box of Cuticura Ointment and Soap kept as a firm daily use. No further symptoms appeared and she praises the remedies for being economical.
The Imperial Veterans Association of Canada announces a grand reunion and parade in Winnipeg during the Exhibition on July 15 to 17. A monster church parade is set for July 16 with medals to be distributed, and a 4300-strong West veteran force from Port Arthur to Vancouver will attend. A 100-member committee and many local volunteers coordinate the event, with potential review by provincial lieutenant governors and possibly the Duke of Connaught.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for rheumatism claiming root cause in the blood. It cites testimonials from Canada including Joseph Ludding ton of New Harbor Nova Scotia and notes sales by mail with prices 50 cents a box or six for 250.
A man in a Washington Star excerpt bristles at lower rates, saying he writes few letters and won’t help reduce bills for others. The dialogue frames a self interested stance on mailing costs.
A wooden angel statue on the Universalist church steeple in Riath Me has long spurred laughter for its high-heeled shoes. The Bath Enterprise recalls a pastor joking with a devoted congregant about whether an angel wears heels, prompting a humorous exchange.
Interest grows in the Gyroscopic mono-rail by Louis Brennan after the Japan-British Exhibition awards him the Grand Prize. A Brennan mono-rail line is planned in Alaska with potential Canada deployment, signaling future engineering advances. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills touted as leading liver pills for disordered liver function. A light exchange about punished theft of head turkeys prompts jokes on rising turkey prices.
A testimonial from A Cote of St Isidore Quebec claims Theodore Dorais was cured of rheumatism after five years by Minard's Liniment. The letter invites verification from Dorais Parish Priest and neighbors, dated 12 May.
The piece argues that the first sleep is the soundest and two hours before midnight can equal four after. It notes women need more sleep due to sensitivity, and waking should require little more than a stretch. It also remarks early rising harms youth and mentions Holloway's Corn Cure for corns.
An array of old time ads and quotes shows remedies for colds with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE from W G Groves and Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as claimed reliefs. A stray exchange hints at bribery and misinformation from a separate report.
A passer by notes a girl at a doorstep in an eastern Pennsylvania village calling to a boy to come and eat with her. She says Ma is at the table and Pa has already eaten. The account captures a rural, family meal moment in dialect.
Report quotes Thomas J. Hogan of Montreal praising Zam-Buk for piles with relief after a few applications and a claim of permanent cure. Additional testimonial from William Kenty of Upper Nine Mile River notes quick complete cure. The ad claims Zam-Buk also cures ulcers eczema and skin conditions with Zam-Buk Soap offered separately for 25 cents.
A humorous exchange from the Toledo Blade cites a husband who is deferential to his wife in choosing a Christmas present, eliciting witty remarks about henpecking and gift selection dynamics.
The text mentions a product claim to cure throat ailments for 25 cents and repeats a fragment about governors of North and South Carolina sharing a remark amid moonshine discovery, attributed to the Chicago Tribune.
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