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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 19, 1908
Page
7
Mrs F Carr of Vineland Ontario chronicles a years long battle with catarrh that affected her stomach and health. After trying many remedies she used four bottles of Peruna and reports complete relief, praising the medicine as a grand remedy for catarrh and a cure for her persistent symptoms.
An old joke unfolds a schemes to trap a host family with a lie about being a racing balloonist. Also included is an advertisement for Hall's Catarrh Cure promising cures and testimonials, plus a quip about Mary and Maude.
A peasant insured his house against fire and asked what he would receive if it burned down tomorrow. The clerk replied that he would get three or four years' imprisonment, a remark noted in Tit-Bits.
The article outlines home methods to improve eyebrows lips and throats using vaseline diamond oil and weak hydrochloric acid washes. It promotes facial exercises for singers massage techniques for the throat and hands along with nail care including hot soaks cuticle pushing and cold cream for nail maintenance.
A single candle power is plainly visible at one mile while a three candlepower light becomes visible at two miles, showing practical limits of candlelight perception.
A note on cigar box making explains the process from rough material to final box, detailing seventeen distinct stages required before packaging holds a cigar.
The British royal mint traces to 1817 with 1810 buildings completed at a cost exceeding £250,000.
The Great Pyramid spans thirteen acres and stood originally 475 feet high, holding about 90 million cubic feet of stone. A high authority asserts that its original cost could not be rebuilt today for less than 150 million dollars in American money.
An old advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as absolutely safe and government-verified, claiming they cure colic fever teething troubles and more while warning against opiate syrups. Also promotes English Spavin Liniment for horses with broad cures and a $50 savings claim.
George hired a hand organ man to play outside the house all afternoon to annoy his visiting aunt. His wife reported the scene at night, but the aunt was deaf and heard nothing. The husband quipped about her reaction, noting she could not hear the music at all.
A simple two sash curtain setup uses a flowered muslin on the upper sash and a filmy madras on the lower. The light shade protects the colored curtain from fading and ruffling with white adds a pretty contrast. This scheme offers color at the window while allowing cash curtains as a screen for the lower pane.
Residents near damp land in France trial a simple remedy. Laurel and sunflowers reportedly improve air quality by emitting ozone and destroying malarial contagions when planted near homes.
An old ad-like snippet highlights Minard’s Liniment as a diphtheria cure alongside humorous asides about pedestrians and new storage batteries enabling wider car use. It also touts Hollo way’s Corn Cure as removing corns and warts with claims of remarkable effectiveness.
The piece traces parson to Latin per sond meaning a person and links parson to persona the church’s representative. It notes Blackstone’s view of the parson as a body corporate protecting church rights. It adds that parsing a sentence derives from the Latin Pars question used by schoolmasters.
Mrs. J. E. Berryman of Hamilton Ontario reports a chronic leg and ankle ulcer improved after Zam-Buk applications. She cites reduced swelling and pain, with a full recovery after other remedies failed. Zam-Buk also claims to heal cuts burns eczema and skin diseases. Available from druggists 50c a box or Zam-Buk Co Toronto postpaid 3 boxes 1.25.
A Philadelphia resident recalls winning a first jackpot with a humorous claim that his breath was one of his prizes, sparking a memory of the moment and his reaction.
Many men and women believed they faced lifelong suffering from kidney disease causing back and hip pain, rheumatism, and sciatica each winter. They found no lasting relief until they tried a treatment that changed their condition.
The piece urges housewives to save by planning market purchases, buying in season, reducing bread by notifying bakers, reusing soap scraps, spending on carriage to protect clothes in rain, embracing sun and air for health, and choosing rest over overwork to avoid doctor bills.
To refresh fur that has become rubbed from packing, use a stiff clothes brush dipped in cold water and shaken dry. Brush the fur the wrong way, hang to air, and beat occasionally with a stick. Combing carefully helps restore softness and beauty without pulling out much hair.
A librarian offers a jiu jitsu treatise as a substitute when a customer asks for The Art of Being Happy at Home. The playful exchange quotes Pele Mele and frames the martial guide as a workable stand-in.
A short, rasping line notes a clash between a herder and a pungulist. It mentions an uppercut as a referenced action without further detail or context. The item reads as a clipped historical fragment from Philadelphia Recon.
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