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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
3
An Ontario man Hugh Abernethy of Kin Street shares a positive report on Dodd's Kidney Pills curing rheumatism and joint stiffness. The piece cites others praising the remedy for back pain, lumbago, neuralgia and kidney health, linking purer blood to fewer ailments.
An 19th century ad promises one hundred dollars for a deafness case caused by catarrh and claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can restore the Eustachian tube, urging readers to request free circulars from J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The snippet also includes a humorous aside about Ethel earning money and a taxi fare anecdote.
Short humorous clippings include a joke about a visit to Isaacs the banker and a quip on worm remedies. A dialogue features Orlando and Gloriana with a just-noticed embrace claim. Another joke recalls a baby crying all night and a reluctance to disturb a neighbor.
A small scene at City Hall tower as visitors left the mayor’s reception in Toronto. A little girl asked Lord Charles to pose for a photograph and he agreed, smiling and easing her courage before the picture was taken.
The text traces almanac origins among Alexandrian Greeks and Europe, noting 1150 AD Solomon Jardhus, 1457 Vienna brought by Purbach, and Nostradamus as a renowned almanac maker. It references black art prowess and the enduring appeal of predications and weather lore since the mid fifteenth century.
An old schoolteacher uncle teaches Hetty how to form negative phrases. He demonstrates examples such as you are not going and we are not going, insisting on proper grammar. Hetty answers confidently, though she jokes that nobody is going.
The old time epicurean prized edible flowers and herbs, mixing buds leaves and blooms into sallets. Violets cowslips elder tops hedgehock roots broom buds and mints featured in custards pickles and colorings. Modern cooks show curiosity toward historic flower cookery.
A collage of vintage quips and ad lines appears from Boston to Chicago and Louisville. The items include Minard’s Liniment, Holloway’s Corn Cure, Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills, Lifeknown Loan, and gag exchanges about railway information and domestic scenes.
A Kansas City Journal item claims extreme corn lore from eastern visitors. It describes streets paved with corn grains, hollow cobs as sewer pipes, husks as tent material, and stalks so tall they would reach a church steeple.
A reader testimonial from LL Ashton of 11 Vicker St Fort William extols Zam-Buk as a cure for chronic sores eczema and skin injuries. The letter claims rapid cleansing of a leg sore and lasting improvement plus eczema relief in a baby, urging others to use the herbal balm sold by Zam-Buk Co Toronto at 50c per box.
A mother speaks on Baby's Own Tablets as a trusted remedy for infant indigestion. Mrs John Shortill of Georgetown Ontario credits the product with stabilizing her three month old's stomach and bowel movements after doctors offered little relief. Sold at 25 cents a bottle through dealers or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A wife sent two dollars to a fat loss ad and received a reply advising her to sell it to the soap man. The exchange highlights a comical response to a gullible inquiry in an old newspaper clipping.
A brief vignette shows a girl adjusting to school life after a week and enjoying recess. A playful moment follows with a costume making her look much younger, prompting amused remarks from Miss Old Girl and Mr. Old Beau about age.
A prominent authority describes a puzzling hog market with record prices and scant supplies. High feed costs and fears of price drops curb production, while packers struggle to stock lard and bacon hogs. The outlook is bleak, with a lengthy recovery anticipated for the swine industry and British market position.
A testimonial from T. B. Lavers of St John praises Minard's Liniment Co Limited products for treating rheumatism and sprains with excellent results. The letter is addressed to the company’s Dear Sirs.
A Raleigh query echoes an Atlanta Constitution joke explaining colonel as born, appointed, or made by kindness. One bitter-spirited line notes a man who gives a dollar or quarter earns the rank from then on.
A cobbler recalls taking a flyer in Wall Street and losing nearly all his capital but holding on to the last. A customer comments on the risk, noting the cobbler’s luck in the exchange tale. Minad's Liniment mentioned in a quoted boast.
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