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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
2
An old doctor jokes with a young practitioner about the “six shabby” people he has hired to sit in his reception room. The young doctor explains he plans to impress a rich patient arriving that morning. The anecdote is relayed by Judge.
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk Balm and Zam-Buk Soap as preventive and curative for cuts burns rashes and blood poisoning. It claims affordable protection for families and cites a testimonial from George Hobden of St Thomas Ontario. Products sold by druggists and stores at 50c balm and 2c soap tablet.
A method from Scientific American instructs rubbing the iron with a halved onion at the desired spot before applying a paper label smeared with paste or glue. This prepares the surface to help the label adhere.
In a Cleveland Leader snippet the Duchess of Blankshire jokes about a wayward drive while Obsequious Professional offers offhand reassurance. The scene shifts to a playful exchange about love and a proposed marriage as a doting suitor assures his devotion. A quip about driving and escaping pursuit closes the fragment.
A warning against fake versions of Dr. Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine urges buyers to seek the genuine product with Dr. Chase's portrait and signature on the bottle. It touts proven ingredients, mentions use for croup bronchitis and whooping cough, and notes the 25 cent price with Toronto distributors Edmanson Bates & Co.
A Treasury official notes the honor of currency portraits while Senator Sorghum quips about not recognizing whose picture is on a dollar bill. An advertisement touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for rheumatism with claims of liver and kidney regulation and uric acid balance. A Garrulous Barber line and a Sensitive Customer quip finalize the page.
A collection of cartoon captions and newspaper quips including claims about a cure for a cold in one day with laxative bromine tablets and Groves signature bars. The clipped lines parody consumer ads and urban humor from multiple papers.
A testimonial from Mrs. E. Sandwell of Coldwater Ontario promotes Baby's Own Tablets as the best medicine for teething and minor ailments in infants. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells the tablets at 25 cents a box by dealers or mail order.
A fragment from Harpers Bazaar features Stella’s insomnia due to exhausting beauty routines and Belle’s long nightly regimen. A Skedunk justice of the peace contemplates time while chewing tobacco, and proclaims prowess at horseshoes in six counties.
A collection of short jokes and quips from various papers. The items include a beggar asking for help to Glasgow, a bit about dandruff cure, a dead letter joke about a father’s pocket, and light humor about crowd curiosity and a poem submission.
A dialogue exchange shows Mrs Blueblood and Blueblood debating a bowing man, with Blueblood claiming to have kept him at bay for two years. A separate ad copy promotes Holloway's Corn Cure. A line from the Chicago News quotes Marie saying she will marry rather than improve.
The Washington Star quotes Mrs Chatteral as a constant peacemaker who hears news from both sides of disputes. A dialogue reveals social club chatter about membership and informal courtship inside a group.
A reader from an unknown locale writes that after a bad jarm on the foot a bath with Minard's Liniment restored it to full function by the next day. The letter is signed T. G. McMullen and features a testimonial style typical of period advertisements.
A satirical caption compares Dix and Nix to Daniel Webster and ready money, with a quip about nomination chips and a seller, reflecting political humor of the era.
A collage of satirical quips and advice notices from era publications. It recalls household remedies from Hamlins Wizard and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills, jokes about college studies, and a suffrage exchange reflecting social debates of the time.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy that reaches the disease source, treats mucous surfaces, and offers testimonials. It credits F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with manufacturing and marketing this ton ic and asserts a free trial offer through its mail order.
A brief Galveston News item references Tagtime on a pipe organ in a fashion context noting tan shoes paired with a frock as a style choice.
A fragmented captioned exchange appears in the Newark Star with a photographer instructing a sitter to pose and a terse remark about hosting relatives, hinting at a domestic scene captured for publication.
A Baltimore American sidelight recounts Chang Chuan during a plague outbreak. The Russo Asiatic Bank and Yokohama Pecie Bank stay open but are disinfected hourly. Staff wear white smocks and nose mouth pads while locals continue daily routines amid the crisis.
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