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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1907
Page
6
The London Globe reports a new Juvisy station near Paris will become the world’s largest when finished. It will unite Paris-Lyons-Marseilles and Orleans systems, with about thirty rail pairs interlaced. From Juvisy lines extend to Southern France Italy Spain and Portugal. The station will use the latest construction principles.
A fragmentary news item reports a sensational claim that Minerd'sLiniment cures diphtheria sparking indignation. The piece includes a quoted exchange with a man named Mr Nuritch accusing someone of pressuring him to buy champagne, ending with a quip about bottles.
An editorial note extols self knowledge for right action during illness. It promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a cheap pain reliever and bronchial cure. Olympia oysters near end of supply. Puget Sound beds badly frozen, recovery expected in two to three years.
Josiah Flynt recalls life as a coal passer on the Elbe ship during a grueling voyage. He describes heat, food, and celebrations after climbs, his eye pain from cinders, a near attempt to skip a watch, and a jokey doctor who notes crew shortages as critical to keeping the ship afloat.
Physicians abandon the view of quackery in endorsing 30 meritions of a remedy labeled South American Nervine for indigestion dyspepsia and nervousness. They claim it marks a medical advance and offers a sure permanent cure for stomach diseases.
A New England farmer known as Old Man Stonefield begins planting several acres of corn to impress city visitors and showcase that borders can be a profitable farm apart from tillage. Neighbors question the effort while Stonefield jokingly says he plants just enough to convince city folk the place is a real farm.
Dr. Louis Bell argues in Cassier's Magazine that solar power could power industry, with recent southern California experiments yielding 10 to 15 horsepower. The system, using a boiler focused by a concave mirror, would vary with sun, peaking after dawn and fading at sunset, making it less fit for railways or factories but valuable for pumping water where sun is abundant.
A Brockville farmer chronicles lasting relief from sciatica after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He details years of pain, failed treatments, and eventual full recovery after several months of the remedy. The ad claims the pills improve blood and treat numerous ailments, selling for 50 cents a box or two dollars fifty for six.
The Kansas City Journal presents a playful arithmetic puzzle. It asks the reader to take living brothers, double the amount, add 3, multiply by 5, add living sisters, multiply by 10, add deaths of brothers, and subtract 150. The final three numbers reveal deaths, living sisters, and living brothers.
Health advisory warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury as harmful to smell and overall health. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as an internal remedy. Mentions authenticity, testimonials, and availability through druggists with price info.
The tug Dauntless pushing a scow ahead demolished the final barrier blocking the river from reaching open water at New Westminster British Columbia, allowing access toward the river mouth.
Advertising feature touts Dr Chase’s Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as a safe effective remedy for croup chest colds and bronchitis. Includes testimonial from William McGee of Toronto praising its rapid action and urges buyers to insist on the Dr Chase portrait and signature on every bottle. Sold by Bates & Co Toronto.
A London Answers summary notes that 6 086 people were saved from wrecks around British shores in 1903 04. Most survivals came from the rescuing boats of the individuals involved, with 2 159 saved by their own boats and 735 by their own craft. Lifeboats and rocket apparatus played smaller roles.
They advertised themselves and quickly gained public demand for dyspepsia biliousness liver kidney disorders rheumatism fever age and related ailments. The pills are now regarded as among the first medicines for these complaints.
Quote from Chicago Record-Herald notes a street sweeper who previously grabbed a person with dust and germs halting his assault. The exchange signals tension over social control and public disturbance in an urban setting.
A satirical piece rails at evaluating cows by milk output using scales and testers. It then pivots to a medical ad for Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder claiming rapid cure for catarrh with a price of 5 cents.
Lawson argues he is not a Kentuckian despite his claims. Dawson questions the proof. Lawson cites a rusty corkscrew in his knife as decisive evidence, a detail remembered from the Somerville Journal.
A note reports Minard's Liniment curing distemper. Nearby, weather notes say nearly all snow along the northern coast of British Columbia has disappeared.
In the Uganda Protectorate Sir Harry Johnston reports a rare whale headed stork among his discoveries. The bird resembles a stork but with an enormous beak giving a whalelike look. Scientists question the purpose of this peculiar appendage likely built to catch small fish.
The London Globe mentions a proposed flag for Canada and presumes Canada will adopt a simple emblem. An advertisement touts Hollowey's Corn Cure as effective for hard and soft corns, urging readers to buy a bottle now for relief.
It is announced that Augustine Birrell will become chief secretary of Ireland, with Reginald McKenna M P succeeding him as president of the board of education.
A Maritime Provinces publisher writes that MINARD'S LINIMENT is the medicine that has stood the test of time and remains an unfailing remedy in their home. He notes it has outlived many imitators and competitors.
A recently released prisoner recounts how he used a flattened steel pen nib cut to a double edge to achieve a clean shave. He describes bending the nib and shaping the edge as a makeshift razor in a pinch.
London correspondent Sig. Emme reports a two column telegraph story about Wolford's Sanitary Lotion curing human and animal itch in 30 minutes. The item notes the English Channel France and much of Italy as intervening factors in the tale.
The testimonial from Thomas Hicks of Perth Ontario claims Dr Agnew’s Cure for the Heart relieved years of constant chest pains and tearing sensations, describing it as a veritable miracle despite prior suffering and near death.
Cardinal Francis Segna, a member of the ec ecclesiastical affairs congregation, says the Vatican does not expect practical results affecting the situation in France from the bishops assembly.
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