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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
7
Malcom McKinnon, a Cape Breton resident, followed a friend’s advice and used Dodd’s Kidney Pills, reporting backache relief and improved urination. He also used Dodd’s Dyspepsia Tablets, which he says fully stabilized his stomach, enabling him to return to work.
An old Chicago Tribune snippet includes an advertising pitch for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a reward offer and testimonials from Toledo druggists. The gag line features a humorous exchange about a Dr Squillips and a life insurer stock holder, reflecting product promotion and satire.
A timeless local advertisement extols Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as the proven remedy for children's coughs and colds. It urges vigilant care by parents to prevent lung damage and cites Mrs. Chesney of Innerkip Ontario praising its effectiveness against whooping cough. The text promotes buying from local dealers and Edmangon Bates & Co in Toronto.
The article argues that a powerful voice is essential for grand opera success more than beauty or acting. It notes many great singers lacked theatrics yet captivated audiences by voice alone. It stresses meticulous voice care, health, and extreme weekly work limits, with the evening stage as the focal point of a singer’s life.
The article describes Far North Eskimos from Greenland to Alaska thriving on ingenuity and social virtues during extended darkness. It notes their cheer, practicality, and socialism as environment shaped, with winter hunts on ice and blubber lamps lighting the long nights.
The National City bank vault on Wall Street New York built from 400 tons of steel and 75 tons of fire proofing cement is ringed with brass steam pipes both inside and outside. These pipes can be turned on to create a lethal scalding and suffocating blast to deter rioters or burglars even if staff flee.
In reminiscences Phil May's coal black hair sits flat while Mr Lucy favors a life long upright style. After Punch dinner Lucy asks why May's hair looks the way it does. Next week cartoons show May's bristling style and Lucy's hair plastered down in May's fashion.
A faded German singer, once known to the public, performs at a small company where she readily consents to sing. Otto Lessmann, the critic, is asked to accompany her but declines due to the venue. The exchange highlights her decline from public prominence and the critic's reserved stance.
A speaker compares a milliner bill to two bookkeepers’ salaries and decides to discharge one. The exchange ends with a proverb about unseen costs and a cautious approach to financial strain.
An irate old lady argues with a bell boy over a room described as a pigsty by her, insisting she won’t pay for a folding bed. The bellboy bluntly corrects her, directing her to the elevator as the intended route.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills use mandrake and dandelion as harmless sedative purgatives. The pills cleanse and purify the secretions of the digestive organs and aid those with dyspepsia and liver or kidney ailments with a concentrated medicine.
Fragmentary remarks quote Dr. Madison Peters on New York debutantes and their prospects. The dialogue depicts officers joking about marriage, status, and the cost of a wife, reflecting social pretensions and class humor in a naval setting.
An appeal from Mrs M Summers of Windsor Ontario promises free treatment and a medical adviser for female ailments billed as home cure with 12 cents weekly cost. The ad also notes a political joke exchange about women's suffrage and voting rights.
A customer letter from Port Mulgrave endorses Minard's Liniment Co. product as a remedy for sore throat coughs and ordinary ailments. The note claims prompt relief and cure for readers addressed as Sirs.
In a London Tatler snippet a nursemaid explains a baby’s terror of a policeman, saying the child is so frightened he cannot hear one. The exchange underscores domestic life and public authority in a light, humorous tone.
The passage lists habits to prompt memory for letters, ribbons, and appointments. Techniques include taping a walking stick, tying a handkerchief, storing cash in an unusual pocket, urging pepper or snuff on a handkerchief, and placing finger rings on a key ring to trigger reminders whenever rings are missing or keys are used.
The article explains how icebergs drift from polar regions to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, traveling up to 2,500 miles over a year. It notes bergs originate mainly from Melville Bay and Greenland glaciers, reaching immense heights and lengths with most of their bulk underwater.
A Moscow social tale recounts Baroness Urusoff who stayed secluded until a peasant girl, later revealed as Maximoff, posed as a maid. He won her love by masquerading as a servant, and the couple married recently after months of concealment and perseverance.
The Explorer of Elk Lake reports its latest issue published under difficulties after printers failed to appear and two were intoxicated while two others were lured away seeking silver. Despite errors, township election returns are included.
The Bishop of Moosonee presides over a vast diocese spanning 400000 square miles and extending to the North Pole, making it one of the largest see areas in the world.
Robert Lamb of Castel Hedingham England aged 94 has just harvested his half acre crop of wheat using a sickle and holds it with a flail. The tale highlights enduring rural tradition and lifelong farming.
A reader, Lewis Macpherson of Dunvegan Inverness Co, reports kidney relief after six hours from Cin Pills. He claims three months of good health and credits the remedy after doctors failed. Sold by druggists at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50. Toronto department listed.
The advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as having a unique power that other oils lack. It promises valuable, remunerative uses and asserts the product has long been prized as a leading remedy for both people and animals.
A dialogue notes polite youth praising a song while the audience shows no applause. The exchange implies mixed reception and suggests a theatrical setting with a restrained response after a performance.
An offer for Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co claims quick relief for infant stomach and bowel troubles. The ad features Mrs. R. G. Flewell of Uxbridge Ontario praising the medicine and notes sales by mail for 25 cents a box.
A quoted exchange shows Mr. Comrox saying his wife and daughters did the sightseeing abroad while he spent his time traveling to places where they cashed letters of credit. The item cites the Washington Star and mentions Minard's Liniment used by physicians.
The passage presents a fiery old Southern colonel angry at a vulgar correspondent. He contemplates an emphatic retort but hesitates, then dictates a clever line to his stenographer noting propriety. The colonel hints at sending a sharp message while framing the exchange as a genteel defense of decorum.
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