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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
3
An advertisement promotes Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a remedy for spring fatigue and weak blood. It claims to restore red blood cells, boost appetite and digestion, and revitalize nerves, heart, brain, and complexion, with testimonials and pricing.
Berkowitz and Sternberg meet on a train and trade quips about a recent St. Louis sale. Their banter centers on guessing half of a reported figure, with Sternberg applying the joke to mischief and business talk. The excerpt reflects light humor from Every body's Magazine and a domestic scene of children and cake.
Dialogue excerpt opens with a claim that Minard's Liniment cures distemper in animals. A courtroom scene follows with characters Miss Chatters and Mr Patters arguing about family relations and a judge overseeing the exchange.
An 1844 sworn statement by F J Cheney’s firm asserts a one hundred dollar reward for each cured case of catarrh. The document references Hall’s Catarrh Cure advertised as an internal remedy, with notary A W Gleason witnessing the oath dated December 6, 1844 in Toledo. The ad promotes testimonials and mentions to take Hall’s Family Pills.
An experienced traveler advises against paying extra for outside staterooms on ocean liners. She finds inside rooms comfortable and ventilated, and notes port holes are often locked and offer little advantage. Salt water leaks and deck noise can reach lower rooms, making the extra cost seem unwarranted.
A dialog unfolds between a veteran writer and a younger colleague about payment for a story. The elder asks for only a life subscription to the editor’s new journal, while the youth clarifies the subscription would extend beyond his own lifetime.
At a London luncheon hosted by Mrs. Asquith, Winston Churchill sat with dancer Maud Allan. Churchill appeared moody and abstracted while Allan remarked they shared one unique thing, prompting curiosity about their exchange.
The ashes of George Meredith were laid to rest at Dorking Cemetery in Surrey on a bright spring day. A two mile journey from Box Hill preceded the ceremony with a metal casket draped in flowers, attended by family, friends, and notable mourners including the Duchess of Rutland, Lady Diana Manners, and J. M. Barrie.
The Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshall and premier peer since age thirteen, is seen as autocratic by some yet admired by tenants. An excursionist ordered him off his own grass at Arundel. His marriage to Hon Beatrice Maxwell and curious wedding footwear are noted, with his Howard family prominence among English Catholics.
A historical note from Old and Odd Memories recounts a girl cited by a farmer for killing a duck with a stone. The magistrate rebukes her for a chain of misconduct from cursing to blasphemy, ending with the stone-throwing act.
A Natal correspondent recalls a years ago encounter near Durban at Umgeni with Mr Bradley’s brick works. Mrs Bradley lures out a large troop of monkeys who beg for fruit from the party and behave with human familiarity, then depart when instructed. The observer notes the scene’s primal, theatrical quality and monkeys’ habitual trespass if windows are left open.
During hot weather babies face fatal risks from diarrhoeal and stomach illnesses. Baby's Own Tablets are advised as a preventive and remedy, with Mrs. O Moreau of St Tite claiming a severe cholera infantum episode was cured. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for two cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
An exchange between Dartmouth sophomores’ parents over when the last letter arrived. The mother questions a date while the father confidently checks his records in the check-book. A light domestic vignette from a bygone campus era.
An advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for indigestion and related ailments. It claims a course of treatment will prove their value and notes they are recommended for general relief. Two travelers discuss children and family, with one revealing he is a doctor.
A January 14 1909 letter from John L Funk of Butler Colorado reports a mare with a broken artery fully cured by Absorbine. Swelling vanished and the leg returned to normal size after a month with praise for the remedy. The note urges others with horse blemishes to request a free booklet and lists Absorbines price and distributors in Massachusetts and Canada. A second item describes an aspiring actress threatening suicide. a manager calms her by offering a recitation audition and briefly presents a revolver from his desk drawer.
An advertisement touts Murine eye remedy for red weak weary watery eyes to treat eye strain and pains. It claims soothing effects and offers Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago products at 50 cents with free eye books.
During a royal visit to Australia the Prince of Wales walked with a host official as Sunday school children gathered. All fled except a single girl who watched him. He invited her to play, and she replied with the polite rebuke that they do not play on Sunday.
Viscount Wolseley, a veteran field marshal aging 76, recalls a comic episode with Cetewayo after exile. The Zulu king had many wives, but Wolseley allowed only three to accompany him, despite Cetewayo’s pleas to swap or add wives when Wolseley prepared to return to England.
Harold Macfarlane notes in They's death that a London season drives high spending as theatres and concerts total about $3,000,000, a week at racing costs $14,500 per minute, Henley Regatta and the University match $250,000 each, royal garden parties $250,000, drawing rooms $200,000, state ball dresses $150,000, and a state concert $75,000 to guests.
In a playful quarrel two women mock magazine tips urging wives to flirt to keep their husbands interested. The first cites a department instruction about coyness and charm, while the second counters with a sharp retort suggesting flirting with another woman's husband.
Archdeacon McKay in the Sas katchewan diocese argues Indians are increasing except for prairie bands whose living conditions worsen on reserves. He compares future disappearance to Saxons Danes and Normans in England and notes one third of western Indians belong to the Anglican Church dating to missions at Pas in 1540.
A Scotsman in a Montreal bookshop asks for Robert Burns but reveals he seeks rubber bands. The shopkeeper retrieves several Burns editions, only to learn the customer wants bands, not poetry, delivering a light misdirection anecdote.
The article promotes Par melee's Vegetable Pills as a safe remedy for women suffering from stomach and liver derangements due to restricted activity. It claims the pills correct irregular digestion and restore health and vigor with mild soothing action suitable for delicate women.
A classroom moment shows a boy boasting of medals while the teacher redefines the lesson as saving people from drowning. The gag includes a dental fly pad product and a father and mother sharing a wedding date, illustrating old time humor from Harper's Weekly.
A brief note reports Minard's Liniment effective against garget in cows. A humorous exchange follows about congratulating Jack on a golden wedding rather than a new marriage, noting his bride is said to be worth a million.
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