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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
2
An advertisement touts Putnam's Corn and Wart Extractor promising painless relief in 24 hours. It claims to sift out roots and warts with no pain and offers a 25 cent bottle.
A camp recipe explains baking trout or base on oak planks. Scrub and oil the plank, heat until pale blue smoke, place fish on, baste with oil or butter, pepper, and roast until permeated. Create a potato border with onions and peas, serve on the plank, and store planks in a cloth bag.
Weet Fort William November 7 1908 reports a man troubled with a lame back for twenty years found relief with Gin Pills after failed plasters and ointments. The ad claims Gin Pills relieve pain neutralize uric acid act on kidneys and offers free samples from Nationa and Chemical Co Toronto with 50 cent boxes available.
A jumble of brief quips and vignettes covers many everyday scenes. A lobster dinner costs a woman dear through medical bills while a broker’s leniency and carnal jokes spark conversations about taste and prudence. Romantic delays and matchups provoke barbed humor across strangers and couples.
William Ragan of Brockville Ontario reports eight years of chronic throat catarrh and four hundred dollars spent seeking relief. He claims Catarrhozone, costing six dollars, cured him completely and permanently. He warns against substitutes and endorses 25 500 and 1.00 sizes from dealers.
Archbishop Ireland urged a Senatorial ally to attend services to aid the church but the senator declined, citing hypocrisy. The prelate responded with a jovial remark about still having room for one more attendee as friends greeted one another.
The article lists the 1911 Tennessee Fair Circuit tour with stops from Murfreesboro to Nashville and Jackson, and notes N. Ly Jardy as circuit president with E. L. Whitehead as secretary. It also reports a Portage la Prairie race meeting July 11 to 13 with two 800 purses, plus other amateur events. It covers Winnipeg speed events and prizes at the Dominion meet led by directors and committee members, detailing top purses including the 2,500 Merchant’s Purse and 2,000 Hotel Keepers Stake among nine thousand dollar stakes, plus the schedule and ritual closes for stakes and harness purses under Chas. L. Trimble.
The article notes that U S railroads remain largely unfinished and highlight the need to raise vast funds for improvements, citing the Atchison as a leading example. It discusses those responsible for financing upgrades and suggests substantial investments are required for many years.
Advert describes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as cleansing the stomach and intestines with dandelion and mandrake to restore impaired organs. It claims the pills are the best remedy for diseased function and urges trials to prove their efficacy.
The piece argues Atchison and U.S. railroads must raise billions annually for improvements. With first mortgages exhausted, they must seek other securities or notes. Equipment liens and unsecured promissory notes are deemed impractical due to limited term lengths and high interest, forcing costly refinancing. The public banking support and credit must stay strong to avoid higher rates and worse service.
Mrs. Louis Delorme of St Rose du Lac Manitoba says five years of backache, fatigue, and urinary problems vanished after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports improved sleep, reduced headaches, and renewed strength. The ad asserts many Canadian women share her experience and find relief with the pills.
A rustic advertisement touts Nervilime as a cure for humans and livestock ailments from sore throats to chest infections. It urges purchase of two large bottles and claims strong farm usefulness, signed by Richard Hamiva from Premeh River.
The article argues railroads should finance via stock sales or convertible bonds rather than mortgage bonds. These bonds depend on stock attractiveness and require assured dividends plus surplus to satisfy investors in weak years, while ensuring properties remain up to date.
Thomas Edison weighs the progress of flight. He says aviation remains a sport and perfections like vertical takeoff and cargo lifting are years away. He imagines parachutes triggered by explosives, notes battery limits, and hints radium could someday power aircraft.
Corns cripple the feet and make walking torture but Holloway's Corn Cure provides relief within reach of all.
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