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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
6
A chilling tale recounts how the Abbot allegedly swapped fate with Anthony Clavel as a storm doused a burial, leaving the Abbot interred in Clavel’s place. The chapel’s “Abbot’s tomb” houses a skeletal relic, famed for centuries, while a black robed preacher departs amid uneasy omens.
N Henri Tardif of Quebec writes a 1911 letter describing eight years of itchy widespread skin eruption. After trying many remedies he used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, noting complete cure and urging others with skin troubles to seek samples from Potter Drug & Chem Corp. Boston.
Harry confronts Lady Anne in the orchard under a hot misty sky. He admits his growing worship and love while she trembles, anxious yet relieved, as she responds with guarded emotion about his confession and their uneasy future.
Harry Clavel reveals his suit to Lady Anne after humor and vanity fade. She questions age as he declares boundless love, mentioning their four year age gap and playful banter about being a lad at twenty‑four. The moment ends with a tease of continuation.
A shop window display of Julius Caesar prompts two passersby to explore shaving tools across time. The article notes early razors in Egypt and primitive flints, with Levitical bans on shaving the beard. It mentions Pacific islanders using flints and shell or shark tooth razors despite modern methods.
A June notice from a customer describes a severe bite from a horse on the hand and wrist and credits Minard's Iniment with rapid relief. The writer says pain stopped in five hours and wounds fully healed in two weeks after using the product.
Agricultural progress in Cyprus shows primitive ploughing by oxen with light wood implements. The Agricultural Department promotes steam ploughs and self-binders, with ploughing in January and harvest from May to August. Threshing uses a flint-studded board and oxen, producing broken straw for fodder. Ready-made medicine is advertised for several ailments.
A playful dialogue features George praising a singer who draws flies with a sweet voice, while Tom notes neighbors close windows to hear her. The exchange hinges on the surprising effect of the music.
A fragmentary exchange shows chemist McAndrews advising two pinches of baking soda for the wife’s indigestion at 2 a.m. Sandy replies with thanks as the couple end the night.
A column of humorous vignettes and ad sesquip: Mr Lovelor seeks legal help after repeated insults while a solicitor doubts his case. An aside touts Holloway’s Corn Cure. A punch line contrasts Irish and American heat with jokes about hens and ice cream to stop laying boiled eggs.
A Maynooth School grammar examination elicited a quip about the noun bachelor being singular. A student’s blush and a witty reply drew a moment of class humor as the head of the class and an older cabman figure join in with rustic slang and playful skepticism.
A worried mother considers The Common Sense Medical Adviser by Dr. Pierce for her child's cough. The ad touts Favorite Prescription as a cure for womanly diseases and cites Mrs. Margaret Bert of Baltimore, who says it transformed her health and allowed her to care for family and children.
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