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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 25, 1907
Page
3
A sensational claim outlines Mrs. Miller building a large enterprise in Kokomo Indiana after promoting a remedy to women. It asserts over a million users and offers free book and medicine valued at ten thousand dollars to new buyers, with addresses requested for mail delivery.
The Corean Daily News reports a gambler in Anak threw a pillow at the head of the winner after a bad spell of luck, fracturing the winner's skull in a Corean bed room dispute.
Fragmentary notes claim Minards Liniment cures a ailment labeled garget in a pave well. The text mentions woman’s rights and a call to run away with Cleveland, but the meaning is unclear and unreliable.
Paris-Said the largest elephant at the Jardin des Plantes died, reportedly from grief after killing his keeper Neef a year earlier. Bought from the London Zoo, Said had lived in Paris for 24 years and declined in health and spirit since the tragedy.
London reports the historic Mitcham fair dating to Queen Elizabeth era has ended. Showmen consented to a declaration that they are not entitled to continue on the fair ground and Mitcham Common Conservators seek an injunction against further demonstrations on the site.
In a Cleveland Leader snippet a sick man declares hearing golden streets and music from the afterlife. His wife reveals the sounds are from a neighbor's phonograph, prompting frustration at the disruptive racket.
A collection of mothers report daily benefits from Baby's Own Tablets covering constipation stomach troubles colds fevers teething and even life saving outcomes. Mrs Robert Pierce of Bell's Pids Ontario says her child improves after a tablet and mothers elsewhere concur. Sold by druggists or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A small boy named Willie plays with two ragged urchins in front of his house. His mother warns him that those boys are bad associations. Willie responds that he is a good associate for them, illustrating a humorous paradox.
Exchange reveals a husband seeks divorce from a wife who brought half a million to the marriage. The wife retains the fortune, while the husband questions the motive, highlighting financial strain as the core issue.
A brief proverb contrasts grievance with pity. The text then offers a nightly facial cleaning routine involving cold cream, cleansing with warm water and soap, and a final cold rinse, noting the rag will appear dirty.
The speaker recalls bearing with resignation and cheerfulness through wobbling chairs clocks lagging thirteen hours, rugs woven by prehistoric hands, antique china and cookware. He warns that when offered antique eggs for breakfast, he draws the ring and addresses the madam in a sharp turn of defiance.
An advertisement recounts a man who cut his left middle finger and faced possible amputation until Zam-Buk relieved the infection and swelling. He reports a swift recovery after using Zam-Buk, claiming lifelong hand function and praises the antiseptic balm for wounds, sores, eczema, and rheumatic relief. The Zam-Buk Company of Toronto sells 50 cent boxes and offers a free sample with a penny stamp.
A 93 year old woman who was born in 1814 in Savoy village Saint Jean de Maurienne died there without leaving the town. Her nationality changed three times due to shifting borders: born French under Bonaparte, then Italian when Sardinia was reconstituted, and finally French again after Nice and Savoy were ceded to France in 1860.
A historic ad copy promises a $100 reward for a catarrh cure not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Watkine and Marvin and notes the product’s internal use and price. The piece also parodies Ben Franklin era jokes about electricity and almanac writing.
The advertisement proclaims universal knowledge of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil across Canada. It asserts there is no equal remedy and warns readers to avoid substitutes, insisting only Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil should be used.
A gold coin dated 1802 was discovered in a collection box at Peterborough Cathedral. The finder requested sale of the coin with proceeds donated to the Cathedral Restoration Fund.
In Paris at the Bureau d illustration Prof Korn showcased experiments on a system to save distance vision by telegraphy. Government members joined tests and called the results conclusive. President Fallers’ photo was transmitted from Lyons by telephotography in six minutes.
A German captain in Von Moltke's compartment salutes the general with Guten morgen, excellens. Two hours later he salutes again as the train stops, addressed as excellenz. Von Moltke expresses disgust saying intolerable gasbag at the waste of words.
An advertisement extols South American ervine as a springtime purifier curing indigestion dyspepsia and toning nerves. It claims disease follows pollution in both nature and man and cites thousands cured as proof.
A witness defends an inmate's sanity by noting the man frequently claims to be Santa Claus. The lawyer asks if such boasting proves insanity. the witness insists it does, declaring he himself is Santa Claus. The exchange appears in the San Francisco Argonaut.
A Wanderer in London notes that preventing bronchial inflammation from neglected colds is easier than curing it. Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup is praised for eradicating the cold and preventing pneumonia, and the piece mentions hospital boards near East India docks and Blackwell tunnel in a brief anecdote about drivers and passing horses.
An advertisement touts a liquid called South American Kidney Cure as a superior remedy for kidney ailments claiming fast, direct action at the source of trouble and instant healing. The phrasing targets readers with urgent health concerns.
General Sir William Butler argues the channel tunnel scheme could be torn apart by sea power if it emerges on land Europe faces. The French are not afraid, he says, and they are right. The ad touts Dr Agnew’s cure for heart ailments claiming rapid relief in 30 minutes for 75 pounds.
A digger on the south bank of the Vaal river at Christiana found a faultless 22.5 carat diamond. The gem is described as perfect in color and shape, and the finder refused an $80 per carat offer.
A Kansas City Journal item depicts a lawyer gently defending a man who confesses to owing $490. The client insists on repayment before death, while the lawyer piles on a sharp rebuke and dismisses him as dishonest, illustrating a sharp, humorous courtroom moment.
Christie’s sale features a Chinese porcelain vase enameled with flowers nine inches tall selling for 98 arcas and an eight inch Worcester dark blue vase fetching 88 guineas. Also advertised is Wolf-rd's Sanitary Lotion claiming 30 minute cures for Itch and Mange. Quips follow with a child’s story about learning to swim and a joke about papa.
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