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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
3
A travelling salesman at a railway dining room in a southern town orders two boiled eggs. The server, an old darkey, proudly explains he brought three because one might fall. The humorous exchange appears in Pers Weekly.
An eminent scientist hails Zam-Buk as the most wonderful discovery of recent years. A thin layer on a wound prevents blood poisoning and stops smarting in cuts and skin ailments. Zam-Buk is said to stimulate new healthy tissue, casting off diseased tissue for permanent cures. A Montreal man reports long eczema relief after using Zam-Buk. Available at druggists for 60 cents, with a free trial offer by mail from Zam-Buk Co, Toronto.
The London Chronicle records a Northumberland coalfield strike in September 1765 where colliers refused work for a higher bounty before their yearly bond. It notes coal sold at 9d a poke, with the carrier clearing 6d per poke, illustrating early labor struggle and profits from labor disruption.
Mrs J G Johnson of Scottville Michigan says the vegetable compound and Sanative Wash kept her healthy while managing a farm and thirteen children. She notes relief from backache and bearing down pains and cites benefit for her eldest daughter's painful periods.
A Constantinople theatre posts a radical seating rule to improve sightlines for all. Spectators in the first three rows must recline, next three rows kneel, others stand, ensuring everyone can enjoy the performance. A joke suggests Turkish women lack romance by forbidding laughter during a tragedy.
A grateful user credits Dr J D lllogg’s Asthma Remedy with lasting relief after ten years of suffering. The notice touts Mis as one cure among many, claiming it is now the market’s recognized remedy and the greatest asthma specific within reach of sufferers.
In patches of trouble some folks claim to spot four leaf clovers easily and pick a load with little effort. The remark suggests luck or hope amid difficulties.
A visiting farmer in London wakes to a hotel fire chased by "buttons" rushing in with alarms. He rises calmly and warns them he will not pay for the bed if he moves, uttering the sharp line that he will not be cheated.
Amable Lamarche of Lefaivre Ontario shares how kidney trouble began as a cold and sprain, worsened into rheumatism, and how six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his health. The article touts the pills as a sure cure and warns kidney problems can become serious.
A reader from the community extols Minard's Liniment noting a severe foot jam healed overnight after a thorough bath with the product. The letter is signed by T. G. McMullen.
The article notes the two hundredth anniversary of the Royal Society of London, celebrated with events from July 10 to July 18 in 1912 marking the institution’s foundation in 1712.
A humorous dialogue features a parson and deacon discussing a sermon and a claim about Minard's Liniment curing burns. A separate note states Germany has 35,297 male railway workers.
Prominent railway, banking, and commercial figures urge the North West to adopt mixed farming. The piece argues caution, notes geographic suitability, cereal export limits, soil fertility, and the need for affordable credit and farmer banks to finance cattle, dairy building, and modern husbandry.
A Canadian resident near London Ontario reports using Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills to cleanse the blood and cure sores indigestion and low spirits. He says the pills purified his blood healed sores and eliminated indigestion after trying other medicines. Sold by all dealers at 25 cents a box.
The text urges government action to fund and supervise dairy cattle breeding milk processing and marketing. It proposes training overseers to educate farmers on butter and cheese, government buyers to set prices and broaden markets, import of premium dairy cattle and establishment of model dairies creameries and cheese factories. It links dairy expansion to soil fertility reduced wheat area lower transport strain and broader farm income.
The article argues for adopting the metric system based on the meter as a basic unit derived from Earth distance. It contrasts with other systems and notes the meter’s origin in France and its link to the Earth’s geometry.
Dr Elliott of Queen Street East Toronto is listed as a specialist focusing on private diseases and drink habit treatment. The notice references medical services in the Toronto area.
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