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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1910
Page
3
A genial man seeks an empty bottle from a chemist to mix a solution. He offers a penny for the bottle, and the clerk offers the contents free. The exchange ends with a joke about corking the bottle and a quip about medicines and their aimed destinations inside the body.
Jane Addams of Hall House speaks to the Chicago Civic Club, urging action beyond rosy phrases. A nearby remark recounts a trial where a man’s brother killed someone. the speaker notes a month in jail and hints at harsher punishment to come.
A tale from a backslums guest at a charity dinner ends with Tommy admitting he cannot sing and will outperform others in pranks. The anecdote follows playful quips about public figure figures and a wedding toast where the groom jokes about being unprepared for speech making.
An advertisement touts Baby's Own Tablets as the cure for stomach and bowel troubles worm removal and teething ease. Mrs H Lavoie vouched for perfect results for indigestion and constipation in children and praised the product. Sold by dealers or 25 cents a box by The De Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
The item notes Dr C H Parkhurst lamenting frequent American divorces over a linner in New York and jokes about a new obituary style in papers. It mentions Peter H a broker losing his wife last Wednesday and the absence of flowers. It also advertises Parmalee's Vegetable Pills for dysentery and dyspepsia.
Brantford Ontario report claims rheumatism stems from diseased kidneys and that Wood's Kidney Pills cure both. Durham Brown says his backache and kidney disease improved after a few boxes and fully cured after six. The piece asserts uric acid in blood is the cause and pills restore kidney function.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for preserving and beautifying the skin hands and hair, cleansing irritations, and preventing chronic conditions. It claims swift relief for eczema rashes and inflammations when other remedies fail. A jokey exchange about cost follows with fictional characters.
An advertisement from Windsor Ontario promotes a home treatment for female health issues including leucorrhea ulceration womb disorders and menopausal symptoms. The offer includes a free instructional booklet and a plan costing about 12 cents weekly, with Mrs. M Summers as the contact and Box H 77 Windsor.
A fragmentary exchange suggests early medical cures and lodging concerns. Two speakers discuss remedies and possible eviction fears as a portmanteau is locked and contents remain unseen. The dialogue hints at domestic tensions and improvised medical claims.
A theater crowd jokes that a Shakespeare play feels familiar and overused. They complain the lines sound remembered from boyhood. The banter highlights the enduring fame and fatigue of the renowned playwright.
Promotional claim asserts Pazo Ointment cures itching bleeding and protruding piles within six to fourteen days with money back guarantee. Includes filler quotes and jokes from a Chicago Daily News page.
A recipe touts a follower mixture as an excellent cure for coughs and bronchial troubles. It calls for glycerine Virgin oil of pine compound pure and whiskey mixed in a large bottle and sold in drug stores. The Virgin Oil of Pine is said to be prepared only by Lesah Chemical Co Cincinnati.
A New York Tribune excerpt shows a boy on an omnibus asking a conductor if he is a conductor. The official names himself Word, but the bow remarks that nowl is a nonconductor, reflecting a playful pun in an era of electric study fascination.
Winnipeg broker seeks buyers to deliver scrap copper and brass old iron and rubber items to 396 Princess Street. Also wants crown lager bottles pint and whiskey bottles. Immediate payment offered for agreed upon quantities.
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