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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1909
Page
7
A compact page note quotes a Houston Post line about a crippled man who broke his leg avoiding a freight train. It then discusses spring dysentery and endorses Dr Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as effective relief. A brief joke recalls a poet's wife earning $59 from a mil liner's window.
One hundred dollar reward offer for an incurable case of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted. Faced by Toledo wholesalers Walding Kinnan Marvin and others who vouch for F J Cheney & Co. The remedy is taken internally, claiming to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. price 75 cents per bottle. hall’s family pills for constipation also advertised.
Italian authorities face a legal dispute over who owns land beneath modern Portici and Resina as they try to excavate Herculaneum. A pending law may use eminent domain to claim rights to treasures and subsurface resources, challenging Resina landowners who hold surface title.
Alfred Crew the postmaster of Elliston Trinity Bay in Ld says he was cured of Lumbago and Sciatica three years ago by Dodd's Kidney Pills. He took six boxes and the pain relief was permanent. The ad claims the pills cure all kidney diseases and sickness caused by kidney issues.
The article outlines Theodore Roosevelt paying 250 for a license to hunt sixty animals in Uganda with a roster including elephants, rhinoceroses, hippos, zebras, cheetahs, ostriches, antelope, gazelle, wild pigs and smaller cats. It notes weaponry, travel costs, retinue, and the Uganda king visit with local serenade.
The piece argues dreams as warnings transcend superstition, citing Napoleon and Lincoln. It notes Collins novel Armadale shows limited science for dreams and recounts Lincoln’s belief in a prophetic vision linked to Antietam Fredericksburg and Gettysburg, culminating in his assassination warning.
A young advocate asks Dean Swift who would win if parsons and the devil litigated. The dean replies the devil would win, for he would have all the lawyers on his side.
Dialogue hints at hierarchical divisions among servants with roles such as dog handlers and nannies. The excerpt suggests tensions over who may supervise certain tasks and social access within the household staff.
An official notice states that negotiations for debenture purchases will be conducted in the agent's own name, not in the former representatives in Regina, with whom the agent has severed connections. The announcement targets officers of Western Municipalities and School Districts.
An abbreviated note lists a lunch sequence with items Mush Gobble Rush, water, pie, and an exit cue. The fragment appears as a brief food order or stage direction with no clear date or place.
The advertisement extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a versatile cure for sore throat croup whooping cough chest pains colic and other ailments with claims of unsurpassed curative qualities. It stresses low cost and ease of keeping at hand while noting Britain’s national debt rose during the South African War from 335 to nearly 797 million pounds.
A dialogue about punishment and fairness shows Child being punished by Auntie for something not done. The exchange reveals tension between Child and Auntie and the mother's protective stance.
Mrs. Wm. Bell of Falkland British Columbia praises Baby's Own Tablets for children from one to eleven years old, saying they bring prompt relief for stomach and teething troubles. Thousands of mothers share the sentiment. Guaranteed safe by government analyst. Sold for 25 cents a box by Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario or medicine dealers.
A Danish youth who grew up near Aalborg recalls Ibsen visiting his family home and sharing prosy dinner stories that angered him when they failed to provoke laughter. The anecdote underscores the playwright's habit of telling long tales and reacting strongly to audiences’ reactions.
The corn crop of 1908 totaled 2,666,000,000 bushels with 518,000,000 bushels used for flour and grist mill products starch malt liquor glucose export and seed. The remaining 2,148,000,000 bushels largely fed livestock feed.
A party favor game uses a silk umbrella covered in cay pictures with ribbons and bells. Packages tied to ribs are opened as a central child whirls the umbrella to reveal gifts while others sing and dance in a circle.
The article describes making rissoles a croquette wrapped in pastry and fried in lard. It also details rissolettes sheets of pastry filled with jam or marmalade, shaped and sealed, then fried or baked. It notes simple improvised methods and optional pastry irons.
At a card party guests earned beads on a gold wire bracelet for each win. The beaded bracelets became bright keepsakes as colored beads and large stones adorned the bangles. A hostess expanded the idea with ten cent toys hooked on the bracelet.
The Denver Post reports a new artificial stone made from blast furnace slag with lime. Slag is crushed, quicklime added, formed into molds, dried, then cured in hot cylinders with carbonic acid to carbonate the hydrate of lime, binding the mass into a hard, chalky rock that polishes well.
Comprehensive pamphlet outlines Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Pacific Coast terminus Prince Rupert landholdings totaling 24 000 acres townsite first subdivision of about 2 000 acres opening to the public May 1 1909 map and harbor details provided Duff Winnipeg address for copies
A Paris letter to The London Globe cites a Frenchman who traces the bank check to early London fogs. He notes that dense fogs once let marauders strike, prompting tradesmen to invent the check to limit cash on hand and deter purse snatchers.
Cattle shipped from the West in 1908 surpassed 190,000 head while prairie herds improve. The national totals reach 2,978,440 cattle 737,000 horses and 307,000 sheep, indicating steadier conditions on the plains.
An old advertisement touts Parmelie's Vegetable Pills as a mild purgative for stomach and bowels, claiming gentle action and no injury, then shifts to a humorous domestic exchange about vanity and a mention of Minard's Liniment, Lumberman's Friend.
An old grad loses a fraternity pin and later regains the emblem, while another pin resurfaces years after. A brother spots the pin on a bandanna worn by an old colored mammy in a Virginia town who retrieved it through washing chores.
A hotel salesman's remark about an Englishman sparks a punchline. A coffee salesman explains the man is a victim of circumstances after his shoes left outside his door were thrown at a cat in the area.
A chilly autumn morning at a London Academy breakfast table shows a worried mother and irritable father muttering about elbow room as a small child asks whether someone should die. The tense domestic scene highlights strain in a bustling family.
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