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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
6
The well known school in Toronto supplies telegraph operators for Canadian railways with a successful fifteen year record. It promises hundreds of officials in active railway service and explains its work in the book Guided by the Key. Write for it to W. H. Shaw, President, Toronto.
Two lawyers discuss a geometry proposition about triangle angles and imagine how one could argue the other side of the case. The quip playfully contrasts legal reasoning with mathematical truth without details.
A west end office cashier ends a fortnight’s break and distributes printed cards to greet fellow clerks. He thanks them for the welcome, recalls walking, hiking, golf and sport, notes the rain, and says he feels fit as a fiddle as he resumes his regular duties.
Wart disfigurement troubles many ladies. Holoway's Corn Cure will remove the blemishes without pain.
In a dim room a boy tells his sister that Mr Jones would miss her if he were not present. The sister rebukes him, calling him impudent and orders him to leave at once.
A Vancouver based despatch reports the Pacific and Great Eastern Railway is viewed by government as a key north south artery through British Columbia. Proposals discuss extending toward Fort George and into Alberta with provincial support in 1914 and potential federal cooperation with Canada and the United States. The line would move passenger and fast freight traffic overland to Vancouver, cutting travel times.
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Electric Oil’s growing popularity with orders from distant western and northern areas. The piece highlights its humanity and affordability while noting migration trends to Western Canada. It cites F W Hopper of San Francisco reporting 3 to 5 daily inquiries about pre emption lands in British Columbia and a Canadian firm planning land seeker parties for the Naas Valley in spring.
A nursemaid's advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as a safe gentle laxative for babies. Mrs Philippe St. Pierre of St. Perrpetue Quebec testifies their quick relief for a constipated infant. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 24 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario Canada.
Management announces that grading for the Railway Buildings and machinery hall is substantially finished. The Buildings and Grounds Committee has let contracts for all Exposition site grading and Fulton Basin improvements to serve as a yacht harbor.
A humorous preacher delivers a long discourse on prophets, starting with minor and major figures. After a back row interjection offers Jeremiah as the speaker’s successor, a tall man proclaims Jeremiah’s place and leaves for home.
A man who often vows he will never do something tends to perform the act given enough time. The observation reflects a behavioral pattern where steadfast refusals crumble under delay and opportunity, suggesting time erodes stated resolve.
Mme Clara Butt the English contralto and her husband Kennerley Rumford to perform a grand recital at Walker Theatre Winnipeg on Monday February 17 with a tour extending through Canada and the United States. The couple, managed by Loudon Cheriton, arrive after recent appearances in New York and are praised for their imposing presence and world renown.
An ad claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with a refund if not cured. The note lists the price as 59 cents and targets druggists as distributors.
In a chatty exchange Mrs Wye notes her husband slept through a church sermon, prompting a sly quip about waking him. She mentions the sermon touched on women’s extravagance, but says she’s glad her husband didn’t hear it.
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