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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
6
Young men are urged into Telegraphers Freight and Ticket Clerk roles as fast as training allows. Railway officials back this system praising its specially prepared instruction. Day and evening courses offered. Free book 19 Cominion School Railroading Toronto.
A whimsical note asserts microbes abound in affectionate kisses from pets. The piece playfully laments the tiny organisms sharing smiles with beloved animals and their humans.
The captain lectures his soldiers on duties and Private Murphy is asked why one should fight for his country. Murphy pauses then smilingly replies that the captain is right, and questions why anyone should. The moment captures a witty exchange during a discipline session.
The article urges new mothers to prepare for childbirth and cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to support female health. It promises better nerve balance and strength, and offers confidential personalized advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
A shop master leaves the apprentice in charge for a short period to handle messages and orders. He returns and discovers no one came in, and the apprentice claims no customers were present. The master fires the apprentice for failing to complete tasks and for not understanding the assignment.
Two tramps debate the value of education by a dusty hedge. One claims edducation is useless, while the other lists tangible "benefits" like coats hats a stick and eight umbrellas. The exchange ends with a blunt verdict on schooling.
The well known remedy, though not born in Canada, is produced there and has gained fame across Central and South America, the West Indies, Australia and New Zealand. It is sold and in demand in these regions, testing its quality abroad.
A traveler in a small western township buys a gold watch and chain. The shopkeeper, surprised, includes a fearsome revolver with the purchase, noting the buyer will want the gun to keep the watch in these parts.
The dealer recounts buying a horse described as incurably ringboned for 30 dollars, curing it with 1.09 dollars of Minard's Liniment, and selling it for 85 dollars. The profit from the liniment was 54 dollars, with Moise Derosce noted and the hotel keeper in St. Philippe Que.
A man explains his engagement ended not by a breakup but by revealing finances. The friend questions the dissolution until the man says the dressmaker’s yearly bill and his income caused the quiet disengagement. A patent remedy advertisement for Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator follows.
A four year old asks if Gog knows everything and if God knows he is hungry. His aunt confirms, prompting the child to declare God must know he is hungry. Parker jokes that dismissing the cook was the only way to get guests to leave.
A Black servant hands her savings to her mistress the day before marriage. The mistress questions keeping the money at home with a Black person in charge and debates trust and prudence on the eve of the wedding.
In a light exchange a motherly hostess jokes about the single bath, inviting a nervous youth to choose a time. A policeman questions a woman who lost a boy, while a patch on a trousers prompts a boy named Bobby to describe him.
A dialogue features Miss Cayenne arguing that being among strangers eases irritations of climate. The Prosecuting Attorney questions the buildup and the court Bible, while the Judge suggests causing the witness to kiss the bull pup and notes not adjourning court for a week to locate a new Bible.
A McCall's Magazine exchange notes a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria. The discussion includes a jab about charity, contrasting liberal giving with practical aid such as sending alarm clocks to Africa to combat sleeping sickness.
A doctor prescribes laughter before and after meals for dyspepsia. Mrs. Bink objects, saying she cooks and washes dishes herself. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding about treatment.
A speaker laments over loving a dog and questions adopting a child. The worry is that if a child dies one cannot stuff a memory away in a library corner. The dialogue contrasts attachment to animals with human bonds.
A private gentleman owned a grand pipe organ with nearly a hundred stops. The sexton quips that his old woman’s tongue is the most remarkable organ, noting it has no stops at all.
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