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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
2
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Ointment as a cure for eczema and skin ailments. It cites a mother's testimonial from Mrs. Oscar Vancott and mentions a seven year old boy fully recovered. It claims the product soothes chafing in babies and treats pimples, barber's itch, scalds, burns, and itching skin. Available for 60 cents per box.
A school geography lesson from London to Labrador to Timbuctoo wears the class out while the teacher introduces Germany under the Kaiser. A humorous exchange has Tom Jones misdefining a Kaiser as a geyser of hot water. The clip also notes cholera and dysentery treatment with Kellogg's Cordial and ends with a courtroom-like anecdote about a chairmanship altercation at an entertainment committee.
A hotel clerk challenges a guest over a signature on the register in a sharp exchange. The ad copy promotes Holloway's Corn Cure as a speedy relief. The quoted dialects add period flavor to the piece.
A clipped comic exchange features Percy's chase after Kitty and a courtroom scene noted by Philadelphia Bulletin and Meggendorfer Blaetter. The fragment suggests humorous banter about speed, privacy, and a courtroom moment with a prisoner addressing his wife in the audience.
W H Orr of Toronto recalls Sir John A Macdonald and Hon George Brown, noting reporters omitted much of speech while printing. He describes pay, leaders, and the role of shorthand in Quebec debates of 1865, and lists colleagues and earnings. The piece weaves in light satire and ads about fly killers and farm remedies.
An Ontario Windsor woman advertises a home self treatment for leucorrhoea ulcers displacements uterine and ovarian issues and other sex related troubles with a promise of cure. The offer includes a free book titled Woman's Own Medical Adviser and a weekly cost of about 12 cents. The message is signed by Mrs Summers Box H. 77 Windsor Ont. The ad ends with a misfit line about a New York Sun cartoon caption.
A letter from David Henderson of Belleisle Station New Brunswick dated September 17 1904 attests to a bleeding facial tumor clearing after using Minard's Liniment. The note claims a complete cure and disappearance of the tumor. The document includes a Punch cartoon caption about daughters learning languages.
A fragment from a humorous column references Minard’s Liniment as a cure for burns and includes satirical quips about weather and love. The excerpt mentions restless thoughts about earth’s two thirds water, a cheer up line to Sandy Pikes, and a jokey exchange about marriage and the first dollar earned.
An English tragedian Frederick Warde faced hardship in America as he prepared for a premier role. With limited funds he created costumes, studied lines, and rehearsed in a poor home. His wife and child prayed for his success as he boarded a midnight train for the crucial debut.
The stamina of A. W. Gore, a small spare man, astonishes all as he defeats Ritchie to win the lawn-tennis championship of England. Gore, a veteran of the sport, has shown enduring energy and a long career in lawn-tennis, first winning the event in 1901 and outlasting many superior players of prior years.
A domestic quip recalls Eleanor whose mother bans starch heavy meals. Eleanor heaps butter on potatoes insisting they are too stiff. Her aunt objects while mother denies having said so, sparking a playful family exchange about language and starch.
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