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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
3
Two old friends with musician spouses meet. One has triplet girls in a baby carriage. The other, newly married, recalls at their wedding supper the trio of songs sung by the groom’s orchestra friends as they serenade them. The shocked friend recalls similar prior performance.
The advertisement asserts external rubbing opens pores and relieves trouble, while internal use eases throat irritation and bronchial or respiratory ailments. It urges readers to try the product to be convinced.
Miss Brush and farmer Gobel exchange light banter about birds in Gobel’s field. The farmer says the longer a visitor stays, the better, noting birds have been troublesome this season.
A government study shows house flies carry disease germs on their hairy bodies. Wilson's Fly Pads are advertised to prevent infection by killing both germs and flies.
A door scene from the Chicago Record-Herald shows a woman asking if her mistress is home and another woman answering she should be back any minute. The caller instructs to give a card and relay that Mrs Jennison called.
A sensational health claim declares Hall's Catarrh Cure a guaranteed treatment for catarrh, urging internal use to reach blood and mucous surfaces. The ad promises $100 reward for any case not cured and directs readers to F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo for testimonials.
The Pittsburg Post quotes a quip about always agreeing with others and notes a jokey line about trying that with one’s wife. The item records a brief newspaper humor snippet and the sentiment about judgment.
In a witty exchange a man boasts he lives on the fat of the land while a woman questions his line of work. He replies he runs a business selling an anti fat medicine, highlighting a humorous take on wealth and commerce.
An Ottawa area family physician endorses Baby's Own Tablets to prevent summer stomach and bowel troubles in children. A Georgetown mother also praises the product for keeping babies healthy, with sales through medicine dealers or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
Canadian writer Isidore G. Ascher reflects on meeting eminent men in London after arriving from Canada in the sixties. He notes London as the world capital, discusses letters from Dr. Henry J. Morgan, and recalls questions about the American war and Yankee invasion.
In the Louisville Courier Journal a farmer admits buyers are purchasing automobiles, noting his hired man’s surprising energy to be pinched for enhancing work as part of a rural modernization trend and the liniment’s branding as a lumberman's ally.
I was cured of bronchitis and asthma by Minard's Liniment. Mrs A Livingstone Lot 8 et al. I was cured of a severe rheumatism attack by Minard's Liniment. Mahone Bey John Mader I was cured of a severely sprained leg by Minard's Liniment Joshua A Wynacht Bridgewater.
In a Judge's Library exchange, the teacher asks the class for the meaning of a well read man. Stub McGuff answers with a pun describing a healthy Indian as the joke's definition.
The article reports that Wilson's Fly Pads kill many house flies, addressing a common pest problem. It notes these products outperform other methods, offering a practical solution for homeowners dealing with fly infestations.
The Standard of Empire notes more British travelers choosing Canada over the United States this year. The Winnipeg meeting of the British Association in August will attract many, while general interest grows as travelers seek lower costs and finer scenery. Canadian Pacific in London reports high demand for Canada tours amid easy transatlantic passage.
An enterprising reporter holidaying at a seaside resort with Lord Northcote, once tipped as Canada’s next Governor General, sought policy advice for a proposed paper position. The lord dismisses the idea as cheap, then recalls a tale of a boy pushing a heavy cart uphill and insisting on helping rather than taking tips.
General Sir O Moore Creagh, Irish born, on his 62nd birthday becomes Commander-in-Chief in India overseeing about 337,000 troops across 4,000,000 square miles with an annual income of £6666. He earned the Victoria Cross in the Afghan war at Dakka after leading a small force to Kam Dakka and holding a cemetery against Momund attacks. He later served in China during the Boxer rebellion, earning despatch mentions and the Order of the Rising Sun.
An English effort promotes women farmers through the Woman's International Agricultural Club at Fian Bethan manor on Bredon Hill near Tewkesbury. A gardening school teaches French gardening, beekeeping, and dairying as part of a broader plan to create a women driven cooperative farming colony with international ambitions.
A short dialogue quotes bewilderment at gossip about strangers and wonders if strangers hear similar tales about themselves, reflecting a newspaper humor style.
Police investigate another attempt to wreck the Eastern Bengal State Railway lines at Singhita Station where a veil piece obstructed a switch. Reports note repeated bomb outrages, stone-throwing against officers, and low detection and conviction rates in Bengali administration.
In British Guiana a remote gold district hosts a quaint church with a paper roof and two empty metal jars for bells. A barrel serves as pulpit, and altar is a box with white cloth. The minister also leads services in a neighboring dancing-hall church with a table pulpit and a triangular steel bell.
Mr Satyendra Prasanna Sinha is named a member of the Viceroy's council. He is the first native to join the body and was a leading Calcutta Bar figure. Sinha earns four times $26,000 as salary for his council work and is described as a self made man with many whirlabouts in India and England.
In St George Manitoba a man named Charles Dayon credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with ending a long inherited illness. He describes weakness backache nervous fatigue and memory problems before using the remedy. He reports strength return and hopes continued treatment will finish his recovery.
Congressman John T. Lenalan of Luzerne pressed a key witness in a bribery matter asking if the witness ever refused a bribe. The witness remained silent after a brief exchange. Lenalan later said he dismissed the witness because the witness implied no bribery attempt would be admitted.
A 19th century advertisement extols Parmelees Vegetable Pills as a remedy for bilious liver distress. It describes bile overproduction souring the stomach and claims the pills quickly correct the disorder, asserting they are the best medicine in the catalog.
Sir William Van Horne, prominent CPR magnate, oversees Cuba Railway Co with interests in sugar cane and a 100 acre grape fruit plantation in Camaquey. A tale recalls his hotel in Camaquey and painters sealing floors with ox blood, prompting amused reactions from travelers and staff.
A mother praises Lily's growing sense of beauty as she describes a park walk. Lily speaks in a shrill treble about the bears smelling awful, recounting the afternoon outing to guests at a social gathering in the New York Herald’s report.
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