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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
3
The Treasury Department outlines a surtax on pulp imported from Canada and Ontario. Quebec and Ontario shipments face a per-card counter duty, effectively matching the export tax.
A $100 fine was imposed amid a murky case involving Dr. Byrd Carruthers of Calgary Eye types and references to Frederick Boruen. Unclear testimony and heated political overtones followed the verdict as Os mba sid and Eunice Wigsdale outlined their views and challenged the decision.
A subscriber asks why hens die each morning. The editor dryly replies the fowls are dead and nothing can be done to bury them, labeling it an old complaint from Penny Pie.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills operate on stomach and bowels along the alimentary and excretory passage. They are mild purgatives not drastic in effect, and the pleasure of taking them is matched by their gratifying results. Compounded only of vegetable substances, their curative utilities were tested and offered relief without injury risk.
A Detroit Free Press quip notes supper runs late on the day a mother's card club gathers in the afternoon, highlighting the dependable disruption of plans when social groups convene.
Riddling joke explains deafness cannot be treated by local remedies and quips that the only cure is Hall's Family Pills. A playful exchange ends with a punchline about the North Pole and a champagne cooler.
A humorous anecdote recaps Mark Twain offering loyal neighbors access only within his library and lawn. The neighbor refuses to lend books, while Twain jokes the lawnmower may stay on the lawn, requiring use there. The exchange highlights clever social wit.
A London suffragette extols suffrage as a great cause, while a Member of Parliament dismisses it as a great cause of annoyance. The exchange highlights tensions between activists and lawmakers during the period.
Earl Fitzwilliam earns a claim to aether pri England living in Wentworth Woodhouse. The vast pictures and cathedral like cellars hold about 200 beers. Baron von Liebig once found his way back to his room by dropping wafers to mark the path. The earl, famed for death notice misreadings, faced a joking obituary when Lord Milton died in a hunting accident.
A northern lecture tour turns comic as a speaker laments delays and rain hindering a moving picture. The item includes a quip about making a moving picture of the rain and briefly notes a worm extermination product and a humorous exchange about a college graduate.
Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a swift cure for nervous exhaustion and weak blood. Personal testimonials claim headaches and exhaustion vanish after ten boxes. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from Brockville Ontario at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50.
In a quip from Meg Gendorfer Blaetter a traveler recalls meeting numerous begeing dervishes in the East and notes they become howling when not given anything implying a satirical view of deprivation and demand.
A humorous collage of 19th century ads and quips referencing Minard's Liniment claimed to relieve neuralgia amid playful dialogue. The clips include a rooster joke, a light diet joke by Miss Leghorn and a quack remark from Dr Quackwack as seen in Chicago News and Cleveland Leader.
A sermon text recalls Paul’s voyage to Italy with Aristarchus and soldiers. The centurion's care, the storm, and Paul’s assurance sustain the crew as he cites God's promise to reach Rome. The piece ties in biblical verses and personal reminiscence of sea travel, urging steadfast faith in divine words.
A humorous collage notes a Minard’s Liniment claim on dandruff and recounts quips about Ulysses and romance. It shares a Matinee remark where a girl deduces the play’s humor from its title, and an exchange about marrying for wealth versus affection, ending with an old man puzzled by hair loss and a granddaughter’s switch joke.
Quote from Washington Herald contrasts roles of wife and cook, suggesting uncertainty in predicting personal outcomes from profession. The remark plays with expectations about domestic life and professional identity.
C Lincoln of Cleveland claims meat curing by electricity can cut time by about four-fifths and produce a pest resistant product. He will present the discovery before the American Meat Packers association in Chicago, promising a revolution in packing.
Plain and light sewing at home offered by National Manufacturing Co Montreal. Work available full or spare time with good pay. Jobs sent from any distance and charges paid. Send a stamp for particulars.
The Winnipeg Business College advertises 2nd year individual instruction and good positions for graduates. The illustrated catalogue can be requested from The Secretary, at the corner of Portage Avenue and Fort Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Athabasca Landing Alberta special report tells how James E Brant, a farmer, ignored kidney disease for years. After thirty weeks of pain he crippled in bed and could not rise without help. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his kidneys and his other ailments improved. he warns that neglect leads to lumbago rheumatism heart disease dropsy and Brights Disease.
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