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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
7
Miss Ninette Porter of Braintree Vermont writes that Peruna cured her after doctors failed. She recounts starting the remedy, initial slow gain, and a lung discharge diminishing as treatment continued, noting she became more fleshy and self-identifies with renewed health.
A Glasgow area girl who worked as a gan tal servant in London returns home after six months and tries to show off with ignorant speech. The porter ribbed her in a humorous exchange about locating a cart to carry luggage.
Advertisement notes a fast cold cure with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. The slogan uses a misread or playful line about Druggists refund and E W Groves signature on each box, priced 25 cents.
A jab from Lomion youth about American girls sparks a playful scene at a social event. A callow suitor is mocked after a girl pins a bouquet on his coat, while the hostess teases the meaning behind the gesture.
A Southern man tells of pigs and a neighbor in a tale from the New York Times. The old man explains a pig died after being hit during hungry times, while a community dynamic and humor surface in conversation.
A testimonial recounts severe grip illness leaving heart and digestion harmed. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills the patient improves, regains strength, and leaves bed within weeks. Pills offered at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A Washington Herald quip notes a husband who insists on bidding and proposals for any new hat order. The wife jokes his bus iness mind dictates open competition. Caption highlights humor about procurement habits and domestic life.
Ad touts PAZO ointment claiming cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days with money back guarantee. Includes a note about a book agent and a sensational claim from the Boston Herald.
A fragment from a page notes Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria. A quoted exchange suggests skepticism or humor about medical remedies of the era, reflecting public reliance on home remedies.
Recent findings at the Combined Goldfields properties at Larder Lake show stronger results than expected. Engineers estimate wide reefs and long stripping on key claims, with costs projected between eight and nine dollars per unit, suggesting Combined Goldfields may exceed the historic Treadwell mine.
London Telegraph outlines primitive clocks from gmmmon index rods to water clocks. It notes sundial roots in day length, a 2000 year old egg timing method, and two water clock designs with floating markers or sinking vessels to mark fixed intervals.
A commercial traveler tried to bribe a Scottish merchant with a box of cigars. The merchant refused, saying he cannot take them for business. The traveler pressed, offering a shilling per box. The shopkeeper finally agreed to take two boxes.
The remedy for colds and throat ailments remains highly popular as druggists and patent medicine dealers keep stocks plentiful to meet demand. It is praised as pleasant to take and claimed to prevent throat and lung diseases. The piece notes shoppers delaying Christmas purchases due to crowds.
A reader testifies that last winter Minard's Liniment helped greatly during a severe La Grippe attack and has since shown effectiveness in inflammation cases, confirming favorable results from its use.
The Baltimore American notes an odd fiat and questions how Jinks keeps expanding his business. They remark that his role as a contractor raises why he should be allowed to grow.
A vintage ad style notice offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh via Dr. Cheney’s Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from Walling, Kinnnan and Marvin and endorses Ball's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. The text parodies a product pitch with quips about an elephant’s false teeth from the Cleveland Leader.
A testy Philadelphia private ward patient, an old millionaire, challenges his doctor about his condition. The physician replies with calm confidence noting swelling but remains hopeful. The exchange ends with the patient insisting his legs swelling would not trouble him either.
A Vienna despatch to Matin reports Austria plans a major naval expansion. The scheme would give sixteen battleships by 1913 equipped with the latest high power guns and heavy armor. Ships would boast high speed and long range, with four years to fund the expenditure.
A Punch sketch features Lady Goliberg Well and a gallant General debating a portrait remark. The General states he never comments on traits to avoid exposing the original likeness, implying tact and discretion in such social exchanges.
W P Wertman urges brother publishers to curb free advertising graft as country papers shift to businesslike operations. He notes pressure from public relations bureaus and advertisers who seek free readers and space, urging editors to charge fairly and maintain community boosterism without overdonating.
An Western ad offers a free 48 page illustrated Eye Book from Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago advising proper application for readers eye trouble. The copy claims Marine remedies relieve sore eyes strengthen weak eyes soothe pain and sell for one dollar. It also suggests trying the product for babies eye conditions like scaly eyelids and granulation.
An old medical advertisement touts Misino glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine compound and whiskey as a cough remedy. It notes the Virgin Oil of Pine is produced by Prev Chemical Co in Cincinnati and sold in half ounce vials. Also promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a powerful liniment with healing properties.
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