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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
2
A fragment recalls a quip by the atheist Lavinia Ingersoll praising Robert Burns as the poet he would name on his epitaph. Dooley asks what line would be written and the reply is the epithet of Burns alone.
Nearing sixty, Mrs. John McRae of Prewil Qua says two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her kidney disease brought on by strain and cold. She suffered two years with swollen eyes, muscle cramps, New Balgia, rheumatism, and back pains, after failing to improve under a doctor. She urges neighbors to consider the remedy as life renewing via healthier kidneys and purer blood.
Attacks of cholera and dysentery come quickly with little warning. Immediate remedial action is essential to spare suffering and interference with bowel membranes. Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysertery Cordial is recommended and affordable at drug stores. Scafford relief can precede a doctor.
A brief quip shows a lively exchange as a speaker asks about Fletcherizing food and another person asserts she pays for every bite. The line highlights thrift and humor in domestic banter.
Halifax reports the Liberal party remains in power in Nova Scotia after the June 14 election. The Murray government secured a 16 seat majority with 27 Liberals and 11 Conservatives. Three ministers lost their seats: C P Chisholm Antigonish, F Pearson Colchester, and H S LeBlanc Yarmouth. Halifax also elected three Liberals.
Washington senators hear Armour and Company executive Alfred R Urion defend cold storage meat saying less than five percent of products go into cold storage and that inspection costs about 500000 annually arise from rejecting meat bought as sound.
One safe teething medicine for babies exists Baby's Own Tablets praised by a Quebec mother for easing teething and constipation. The product carries a government analyst guarantee and costs 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Winnipeg Free Press reports an extensive three province crop survey showing ideal conditions for a tremendous grain yield. No damage is reported from any source.
The piece notes Cyril Asquith, son of the eminent scholar, winning a first in Meds at Balliol after securing a Balliol scholarship. It recalls elder brother Raymond Asquith’s celebrated Oxford career and cites a remark by the late Master of Balliol praising the directness and bright future of the Asquiths.
A jumbled slice of 19th century humor and early advertising notes. A boastful delivery boy, a roadside quip about cheese, a patent medicine claim for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil, a child dog exchange, Wilson’s Fly Pads brisk warning, and a light quip about rain and a furnished house in Cleveland.
A fragmented local page quotes a concerned parent about a careless boy and jokes about turning him into a taxi driver. It also references a saying about saving time and a marketing line for fly pads. The text mentions Pat Cassity opposing strikes and Mike's reaction to a strike tied to marriage.
In Mahone Bay Mrs A Livingstone reports relief from bronchitis and asthma, while John Mader and Joshua Wynacht in Bridgewater credit Minard's Liniment for a severe rheumatic attack and a badly sprained leg respectively.
Workmen on the whaler Morning now undergoing overhaul in Victorian Dock Dundee uncovered two Norwegian coins at the mast base. A gold 20 kroner and a silver 2 kroner dated IR8 were placed there when the mast was last renewed. Built in Tonzberg Norway in 1870 the Morning later served sealing in Arctic waters and aided Commander Scott in the South Pole relief voyage.
An Oxford undergraduate and his father spar over writing for pay with a Johnson quip. The son replies he will write for money and asks for twenty pounds. A miscellany of vignettes follows including a worm remedy, a Charleston quake dawn scene, a burglar confronted, and a humorous exchange about household items.
An old colored man explains naming his mule Corporation after reading the papers. The mule draws more blame than praise for his stubborn ways as he plods through the township, unyielding to town rules and commentary.
Romeo dies from poison and Juliet laments amid a dramatic scene. A local doctor’s assistant rushes up and declares he will fetch a stomach pump as Juliet kneels beside Romeo. The moment captures heightened emotions and medical intervention on stage.
Sufferer asks for a cure for a toothache and a friend recounts a wife’s kiss easing pain yesterday. The Sufferer considers trying the same approach and asks if the wife is at home.
A colored man was brought before a police judge on charges of stealing chickens. He pleaded guilty and received a sentence. When asked how he lifted the chickens under the owner's window with a dog in the yard he replied in thick dialect that explanations would be useless and warned the judge to be familiar with his own bench.
An old sea captain recalls crowded ships during California gold fever. A passenger complains of lack of space and asks for sleep, saying he slept on a sick man who is supposedly improving, reflecting rough voyage life.
The Australian Government offers 15000 dollars for the best plans to lay out the new Panera copes. The Home Affairs Minister calls it to be a smokeless slumless mudless garden city.
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