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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
6
An advertisement claims Fruit-a-tives cures intestinal paralysis by strengthening the liver to move the bowels regularly. It touts fruit juices and tonics as the only medicine to positively cure constipation in any form and offers boxes priced at 50 cents each, two dollars fifty, or a trial box for 25 cents with Ottawa as the source.
The article surveys high altitude Peruvian lakes near 14 250 feet, describing Saracocha and Cachaposeana owned by former President Romana, their constant depth, hidden outlets, and whirlpools. It notes dangers for navigators, local beliefs, and mentions mysterious forest debris and the firefly as a scientific interest, ending with a playful verse about a ball and a two legged visitor.
A collage of humorous exchanges and tales contrasts English wit with poaching methods. Stories feature a wooden leg joke, social misreads, a Petersburg nobleman at a Virginia home, Admiral Marsden’s Maltese dinner retort, and Dr. Hans Rich ter anecdotes. The piece shifts to English poaching lore detailing traps, decoys, and keeper countermeasures against night trespassers and egg theft.
Poachers’ snares threaten private game preserves across the United States as traps and devices lure and injure hunters. The article contrasts English poaching warfare with American practices, noting fences and improvised devices used to capture or deter game and the high market price for game meat.
A lengthy praise of Rudolph Jordan Jr.s The Gait of the Trotter and Pacer published by Wim Jenkins & Co New York. The reviewer notes exhaustive charts figures and illustrations and credits Jordan with advancing the science of foot balancing beyond Bonner and Roberge while cautioning that no method guarantees perfect motion for every horse.
A detailed discussion reviews a harness racing book on gait, balance, and shoeing. It contrasts old and modern methods, compares Goldsmith Maid and Cresceus as era-defining trotters, notes weight and cart differences, and asserts progress in the sport with a new stallion champion likely to emerge.
An old advertisement promotes Murine Eye Remedy Co products from Toronto. The copy claims relief for eye troubles and urges readers to consult their druggists. It invites readers to write for eye books and hints at consumer health claims.
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