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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 23, 1913
Page
6
The article argues most people favor the right hand at maturity with many born left handed or ambidextrous early on. It notes cultural shifts toward two handed training in Japan and Germany and cites Sir Robert Baden-Powell praising equal skill on both sides for soldiers.
The article notes royal journeys are guarded along almost every yard of the route, comparing unseen security in England to the visible lines of soldiers in Russia. It emphasizes that the railway line is as tightly protected as in Russia, even when no guards are visibly present.
A patient reports rapid weight gain of 29 pounds alongside relief from long standing invalid symptoms. Head pain dizziness sinking spells and extreme weakness diminished after using the treatment.
Mrs. Geo. Bradshaw of Cosy Nook Harlowe Ont says Dr. Chase's Nerve Food relieved years of weakness from nervous headaches and dropsy. She notes weight gain from 116 to 133 pounds after six boxes, with further improvement after more. Sold by Edmanson Bates & Co Limited Toronto.
A German merchant living in Moscow bequeaths about half a million to employees with five or more years of service. Each share equals the first annual wage times years of service, while staff under five years share a lump sum of 56 600 dollars. The staff plan to organize the inherited business into a joint stock company.
A light exchange between Mrs. Kaden and Henry features a warm compliment on a homemade shortcake. Henry gently notes the need for innocence until proven guilty, reflecting a cautious, respectful tone.
A new fur industry in Prince Edward Island attracts attention as climate proves ideal for breeding black foxes. High prices are reported with live pairs selling for 25 000 and over 20 000 dollars, spring pups at 10 000 and 5 000 dollars per pair, and deposits of 10 to 25 percent for unborn cubs expected in spring 1913. Ranches are small, usually about an acre, with a 50 foot square steel wire enclosure and shelters for two pairs.
A Harper's Weekly passage surveys how nature suggests future inventions. It notes the electric eel releases energy only when needed, avoiding heat waste, and compares it to ligh gence in fireflies and glow worms. It hints at centuries of imitation and medical advances like Minard's Liniment curing diphtheria.
A Kansas City Journal snippet notes a sharp discovery that a vacuum cleaner can shake fleas off a dog, framed as an example of progress in modern times.
The article promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the best medicine to relieve dyspepsia after meals. It claims the pills are specially formulated to combat indigestion and cites many satisfied users as witnesses to their effectiveness.
A new dime-in-the-slot photographic machine is announced to go on sale. The user inserts a coin, pulls a lever, and the device activates a light, exposes a plate for three seconds, develops fixes and washes it, then delivers a finished picture in fifty seven seconds, with automatic coin return if it fails.
A reflective remark from the Chicago Record-Herald noting that honesty pays over time and a wish for a shorter path to truth. The exchange contrasts caution with optimism about enduring ethical conduct.
A reader reports encountering disestablishmentarian plus the prefix anti to form a twenty five letter word. The note suggests this word's length and weight may persuade acceptance in discussions on language. London Chronicle
Belgium ranks as the most densely populated nation with 656 inhabitants per square mile. The figure highlights high population concentration in a small European country.
A Troy Standard Press remark argues that if produce is sold by weight a pound of beer should cost a nickel. The quip suggests price fairness and broader implications for consumer goods.
Lew Shank, Indianapolis mayor, registered at a hotel under the name Frank Dawson while at a distant convention. An acquaintance confronted him about the alias and Shank defended it saying public figures rarely have privacy. He noted that traveling public figures often face intrusive visitors and cranks.
A satirical exchange features a father challenging a suitor who kisses his daughter. The dialogue voice questions propriety and prompts a tense, humorous response about decency and affection within a charged family scene.
Yonkers Statesman notes a provocative classroom moment as a teacher asks, What is the stuff that negroes are made of, Tommie? Tommie replies with a witty refusal, prompting discussion on race and language in school.
The London Chronicle notes Welsh monarchs paid court doctors on a fixed scale. The physician ranked twelfth in household precedence and received fees tied to wound severity including blood stained garments and a 126 pence cure fee plus maintenance during treatment.
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