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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
6
A mix of satirical asides on profanity and brain work, a joke about constant labor, a note that the Veterans' Reunion is postponed due to leaders attending the Coronation, and a brief item on timber protection using a saccharine solution developed in Australia.
A Washington Star quip portrays John being pressed on temperance with a sly line about needing water at once. The dialogue riffs on wealth, death, and unexpected widows as a humorous social jab.
A historical note describes loss of appetite and stomach fatigue with a focus on an overwhelmed digestive system. It discusses poisons and the need for relief through remedies and interventions.
Claiming to purify blood and renew energy the advertisement promotes Dr Chase s Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy for weak digestion constipation and spring fatigue. It promises rapid liver and kidney action regular bowel movements and restored appetite with a dose sold for two pence per pill at Edmanson Bates Co Limited Toronto dealers.
A mother consoles her eight year old son William who learns from a note that a girl named Isabel loves him but Henery comes ahead. The piece mentions a remedy for sore throat using Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to prevent ulceration and quinsy.
A chaotic bargain sale scene includes a voice calling for help with a leg injury. A polite clerk directs the injured person to the fifth floor crutch department for assistance.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as the sole safe medicine for infants with a strict guarantee against harmful drugs. A testimonial from Mrs. Albert E. Wood of London Ontario praises the product, sold at 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. The note also mentions Saxony's low forest-fire risk due to vigilant foresters and strict prevention laws.
The New York Press notes that about ten thousand people over 65 die yearly in New York, the city with the highest elderly death rate ever recorded. It calls New York the best old folks town in the world.
A digest of humorous lines on patriotism, love of country, and common sense from multiple sources. The snippets reference telephone exchanges, world peace remarks, poker and national stereotypes, plus a soldier and a tramp exchange recalling Tel el Kebir.
Senator Curtis recounts a Kansas tale of a drunken young man named Frank who wakes undertaker George in his top floor rooms at 3 a.m. The man confesses George is the worst lash in the world and vows he won’t do business with him, illustrating a cautionary moral about excess.
A chauffeur explains to his employer that a tire change is needed not for a puncture but to refresh air, noting the other tires are worn. The exchange hints at a practical, observational moment rather than an accident.
A Montreal reader praises Zam-Buk for curing her baby's scalp sores after two applications and urges mothers to use the balm for skin sores ringworm cuts and bruises. The ad also markets Zam-Buk Soap and mentions other remedies while a separate note highlights Hamling Wizard Oil and a humorous exchange about shoes and shoe trees.
Sa...e duval of Elgin Road LIslet Co Quebec reports a lumber worker Francis Leclaire crushed by a tree in January. After applying Minard's Liniment three bottles, his body recovered and he could return to work.
A terse exchange shows a prospective employer asking about the silks and satins department and sheets and blankets. The applicant replies with a lifelong immersion among them, noting he was born among them.
Pessimistic musings on Mexico contrast with praise for bravery and duty in the sayings of Will Carleton. The poem travels from Toltec shadows to Mexican battles, then shifts to a moral about nations and human striving. A Dental ad about Mother Graves’ Worm Eliminator follows with a quip on Enoch’s language and translation.
A series of reader testimonials from Ontario New Brunswick and Massachusetts praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments including ulcers displaced uterus menstrual pain backache and indigestion. Advises seeking advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts and notes free helpful guidance.
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