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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1907
Page
3
Magistrate Roger F Perry tests Zam-Buk and reports it cured a five year skin rash and more. The herbal balm claims to close wounds, prevent infection, and treat burns, ulcers, eczema, and boils. Available at druggists or the Zam-Buk Co Toronto, 50 cents a box, six for $2.50.
A humorous silhouette quotes a neighbor who keeps a brand new overcoat borrowed from the speaker. The wry line reveals the speaker’s grumble about the suit’s owner not returning the garment. The tailor emerges as the unexpected focus of the borrowing tale.
A transient guest notices a collar button in his beef stew and protests loudly. The waiter insists it was a mistake and deflects, saying extras are never given to non regular customers. Catholic Standard and Times.
Major Powell-Cotton returns from 27 months in Africa and recounts his 13th lion attack near Lake Albert Edward. His wife joined him, learned the local tongue, and aided the caravan while the party visited lake-dwelling tribes with floating huts and unique customs.
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal treatment that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It claims physicians endorsed the remedy and promotes testimonials, with an offer to send them free. The ad notes the product is sold by druggists in Toledo and markets Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A distinction in storm lore notes white squalls do not darken light and thus can catch ships unprepared. The term contrasts with black squalls seen as darker and more ominous, potentially signaling hidden danger to crews and navigators.
Scientists report butterflies observed in the Andes at heights near 27,000 feet marking an extraordinary ascent for lepidopterans. Observations note the species adapting to extreme conditions and high-altitude wind patterns aiding ascent.
Dr Wilfred T Grenfell warned before leaving on the Oceanic for England that the Eskimo race in Labrador is doomed unless white expeditions stop. He blamed liquor and vices for the decline and said few Eskimos may remain in a few years. He plans to visit his mother in Chester England before resuming his Labrador mission work.
Beef feeders once skeptical of silage now see rapid gains when silage is fed with corn. Dairy type steers produce lower dressing percentages and more offal, while beef cattle accumulate fat on higher priced cuts.
Letters from readers Mr C B Fizer and Mrs Geo H Simser praise Peruna for kidney and bladder issues. They claim relief after three months and two bottles respectively and credit Peruna with improving their health and vitality. The text explains kidneys remove poisons from blood and suggests Peruna provides needed assistance.
A Cleveland Leader humorous brief features Jinks declaring danger from a savage bulldog on the street while threatening with a revolver. The exchange highlights urban dog menace and streetwise bravado in a satirical tone.
A mother trusts Baby's Own Tablets for colic indigestion constipation diarrhea fevers and teething pain. The ad claims safety guaranteed by a government analyst and cites Mrs. Robert Watson of Combermere Ontario endorsing the product. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents per box.
A Kansas report says a thrifty broom manufacturer tried to reuse old broom handles by collecting them and attaching them to new heads. Women offered the half new brooms rejected them, demanding bright new handles made of maple. Maple handles sold for about 27 dollars per thousand.
A short health note advises miners who work in cold water to rub feet and legs with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil to prevent muscular rheumatism and protect the limbs from cold exposure. It suggests stocking supplies before leaving for mining regions. The piece ends with a humor quote about wife talkativeness from the Baltimore American.
The West redefines its scope beyond Manitoba and the North West Territories as Western expansion attracts Ontario producers. Mooney Biscuit and Candy Co of Stratford leads in western reach, shipping to within 100 miles north of Edmonton, meeting rising demand in the region.
Marlboro Mayor E Brown recalls a founder of the trade telling how a peg once flew into a hole and drove itself in. He notes modern shoemaking no longer uses that method, recounting the anecdote to the Boot and Shoe club.
A Washington man touring a Virginia farm for summer rental balks at hiring the farmer’s cow, despite the calf nearby. The farmer boasts the cow yields six quarts of milk daily, which the man says would exceed his family’s needs, prompting a humorous reconsideration.
Hon. C. W. Robinson former Speaker of the New Brunswick Legislature and recent cabinet appointee is identified with prominent manufacturing firms in the province. He is a large stockholder and director of the Record Foundry and Machine Co. of Moncton and Montreal, producers of the Penn Esther ranges and Admiral and Calorific furnaces.
In a Pennsylvania town two brothers run a retail coal business. The elder accepts Christianity after a visit by a noted evangelist and spends weeks urging his brother to join the church. The younger, Richard, jokes that if he joins, someone must still weigh the coal.
A Venetian noble Charles Magnes commissions Paul Veronese to paint his life. The biography spans eight vellum pages and features a central image with ten surrounding scenes, each with inscriptions detailing notable episodes of his life.
Miss Cayenne explains she does not read books to stay informed. She prioritizes studying advertisements to keep really informed.
In a dialect passage Brother Williams defines faith as the faculty that turns the song of a sawmill into a ballad of the angels. He then defines hope as the faculty that keeps you looking for something you never get.
An eminent physician endorses Psychine as a universal home cure for la grippe cough pneumonia and run-down health. Directions mix two teaspoonfuls with sherry whisky or water and take before meals and at bedtime and the ad claims widespread success with testimonials from patients in Henderson St. John NB and others.
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