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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
6
A Missouri Clipper item warns of a traveling impostor offering a wart removal receipt. The supposed cure involves rubbing with a potato and burying it in a graveyard northeast corner at midnight. The wart supposedly vanishes once the potato decays.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to cure run down health by building new blood. It features a Quebec City testimonial from H R Heiti about overwork and recovery, and cites cures for anaemia rheumatism St Vitus dance kidney trouble indigestion headache and back ache. Pills sold by mail or at pharmacies for 50 cents a box or 2 50 for six from The Mr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A Boston club man married a Wellesley woman noted for her cooking. He found her tired after a day of shopping and domestic effort. She had been preparing a surprise meal a broiled rabbit but admitted she had not finished dressing it.
The article explains how packing houses now dominate the domestic meat trade in Canada, paying higher prices for dressed meat but preferring animals bought on the hoof. It outlines the new Meat Inspection Act regulations permitting dressed carcases with organs attached to be inspected before entering plants, requiring proper chilling and denoting diseased meat for condemnation, and urges farmers to dress hogs and animals to meet these standards to ensure sales through packers.
An advertised home remedy touts fluid extract dandelion and compounded syrups as a universal cure for backache kidney trouble and urinary disorders. It pledges prompt relief by purifying the blood while noting no stomach injury. It urges trials and cites an eminent authority from a Montreal daily paper.
A humorous column excerpt notes a sick man avoiding doctors and considering Parmalee’s Vegetable Pills as a digestive aid. It contrasts a failed manuscript submission scene with a quip about marital arguments and a safer outside stance.
Minard's Liniment Co. receives high praise from M. A. Hagerman of Bear Island. He notes his business has run 13 years and now stocks only Minard's Liniment, calling it the best and self-sellling product, with others needing push to move.
A curious exchange jokes about sympathy and luck between two figures, with a punch line on meeting when five dollars is in pocket. An old ad promotes vegetable pills as a preventive for internal disorder and dyspepsia, framing it as simple if the method is known.
A cheeky note claims Miss Plainleigh will marry, quipping that even an ill-mannered woman can find a fool to wed, referencing the London Regiment as the presumed groom's unit.
Advertisement claims English Spavin Liniment removes bone and soft lumps from horses and treats blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles sprains and sore throats with one bottle saving 50 dollars. The text touts the product as the most wonderful blemish cure known.
A brief dialogue records a man asking another to send two louis to Sat urnin to settle a debt. The exchange implies a financial transaction tied to repayment and cordial, albeit informal, assistance among acquaintances.
A humorous meditation on marriage and learning. The speaker jokes that marriage can tighten a man’s finances and limit his understanding as a woman shares information, while noting the value of expecting the unexpected and staying prepared.
A quip-filled exchange features Stinjay asking about a cigar and a doctor’s advice, Knox joking about tobacco cures, and a horse reporter probing a wife’s help. A dinner incident at the Mayor’s house ends with a servant dropping the turkey yet calmly promising to fetch another.
Two Canadian Northern Railway daily trains connect Port Arthur and Winnipeg with Edmonton and major points in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. The Superior Express links Port Arthur to Winnipeg and transfers to the Alberta Express for western destinations. Dining and steering car service operates from Edmonton to Port Arthur. For full details contact C. W. Cooper assistant passenger agent Winnipeg.
A tongue in cheek exchange shows a guest requesting rice pudding and a waiter replying no pudding is available. The vignette appears in Textile World reflecting a dining snag in a period-appropriate voice.
An old advertisement touts Holloway's Corn Cree as a cheap remedy to remove corns with a quick trial. It appeals to men seeking justice and mercy, claiming proven results and personal satisfaction.
The piece cites Mr. Sargeant on immigration and wages, arguing higher U S wages attract immigrants despite labor opposition. It notes immigrants supply labor plus consumers, and that labor seeks a protected wage through monopoly, while wage highs coincide with heavy immigration. The NY Sun quote from September 19 is included.
The latest official Chinese inquiry lists the overseas population excluding students. Figures show Hong Kong 314,301 and Formosa 74,506 among total emigrants. Regional tallies include Europe 1,760, America 272,821, Africa 8,200, Asia 37,000, Siam 2,755, Korea 11,200, Philippines 83,785, Burma 134,560, Japan 16,675, and a global total of 6,703,529.
A historical claim extols Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as pleasant to take and effective in destroying worms with many reporting best results after use. The text emphasizes safety and reliability of the remedy.
A humorous exchange at a Georgia wedding ends with the groom answering affirmatively to the question of taking the bride. The bride gently corrects the phrasing as the clergyman proceeds with the service. The overheard moment captures local wedding ritual and character.
In a Ladies' Home Journal vignette a physician of the last generation is described as brusque and old fashioned. A mother urges castor oil for her baby, and the doctor retorts that babies are old fashioned things, defending the remedy.
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