This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
7
A humorous quip from the Iheosophist scene contrasts a boy claiming his father was an umpire in a prior life with a humorous family jab. An ad extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as dyspepsia relief, asserting long proven use and superior value against other advertised remedies.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure that Halt Cure cannot cure. Cheney & Co of Toledo, with Walding Kinnan & Marvin claim F J Cheney is reputable. Malte Catarrh Cure is taken internally and marketed by Druggists. price 75 cents per bottle. Tratimorin is sent free. Led by all Druggists. Take Jaun’s Family Pills for flu absence.
A Baltimore American snippet satirically notes Minard’s ointment being sold everywhere. A humorous exchange has Jane accusing John of never mailing a letter he allegedly received two weeks ago, prompting the quip about his hand in his pocket.
James Cox of Shoe Lane London created a perpetual clock fed by a mercury barometer arrangement. The device used a bipolar rockered bulb and cistern to drive a one way ratchet, keeping weights wound while the barometer varied. Barrow notes in Travels in China that Dutch Ambassador gifts included Cox’s clock, later damaged and replaced in Pekin under Ho-tchang-tong, with Cox’s mechanism kept by the Chinese premier.
A historical anecdote recounts A W Gamage as a child with a strong instinct for profits. He made two early ventures, first a pastoral deal then a money loan, aiming to buy a watch in Hereford. A dog frightened the lamb, his fund dwindled to four shillings, and his father lent another lamb that later yielded thirty shillings.
Lord Charles Fitzmaurice son of Lord Kerry and equerry to the Prince of Wales, a captain in the 1st Royal Dragoons, recalls a humorous India episode in which a telegraph mix up sent Lord Charles Beresford to a hill station ahead of him causing a guard of honor to assemble for a stranger. The officer in charge was left puzzled by the mistaken message and arrival.
A celebrated French tenor named Roger was hired for 1,500 francs to sing at a financier's party. He performed one number poorly as guests talked loudly, then vanished. The next day he sent a note returning 1,509 francs and asking for 500 francs more for lack of enthusiasm.
A sour-faced man confronts a jeweler claiming he bought an eight day clock twenty-five years ago for ten dollars. The clock supposedly winds every eight days, not seven, sparking a years long calculation of wasted windings and a moral about sellers disclosing clock quirks. The man leaves with a final complaint about honesty in sales.
An old advertisement page features Marine Eye Remedy promising relief for red weak weary watery eyes with 50c price and free eye books from Toronto, alongside Parmelee's Vegetable Pills billed as the best liver pills correcting disordered liver from chill exposure and indulgence. The text includes a dialogue fragment from Detroit Free Press citing opinion disputes.
A Brooklyn Life snippet notes a woman’s stance on wedlock, stating she would not marry until he showed years of discretion. The brief exchange highlights social expectations and personal resolve in union decisions.
U S Government scientists declare the common house fly spreads typhoid diphtheria and smallpox Wilsons Fly Pads kill flies and germs. A passenger mishears street names Blinskoz Jilkzwpb or Kwpzilpb in a Cleveland Leader anecdote about missing the stop Willson.
In hot weather babies face diarrhoea dysentery and other illnesses. Baby's Own Tablets claimed to prevent or cure these conditions, with a testimonial from Mrs. O. Moreau of St. Tite Quebec. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A humorous account of snoozing in a city public library reading room. Officers monitor sleepers who pose as readers using magazines as props, with blue glasses hiding their eyes to fool vigilance. A fellow “snoozer” overcomes the rule, claiming to be pondering rather than sleeping.
A writer in The Wide World Magazine describes a Chinese street stall carried on a yoke with two cylindrical boxes. One box holds a fire where a cook prepares various dishes. The Chinaman is said to eat anything that can form food and shows no squeamishness. The stalls offer fruit, pastries, and sweets at astonishingly low prices.
A Isle of Wight board of guardians member rebuked a colleague after an exchange he deemed insulting. He warned that if allowed to be taunted he would reply with sharp sarcasm, and insists the insult was not acceptable. The remarks, reported by St James's Gazette, reflect tensions in local municipal discussions.
In a witty quip Curran roles Lord Norbody as a gifted speaker who never sings and claims he lacks words. Curran retorts that many have hung on Norbody’s words and thousands moved by his voice, delivering a light court-room moment.
A penniless man visits a hostess and asks if a measles outbreak nearby is present. She confirms, he apologizes, and says he cannot call again until the outbreak ends because he cannot afford to be exposed to the illness.
In China applicants for the postal service must prove courage robustness and endurance through arduous journeys across mountains forests and danger. After approval they are sent to uncanny places deemed as the realms of evil spirits before receiving a letter carrier appointment.
A garbled OCR style snippet shows dialogue about a club outing and a mistaken name reference. The exchange features Mr J and his wife reacting to a misheard invitation. The passage devolves into disjointed phrases about minds and an unclear infection metaphor, with several misspelled or broken terms.
Two strangers meet on a dusty road, one asking the other where he is headed. A brief silence follows as they discuss walking home, with a remark that Tom always walks home. A quip about a torn automobile breaking down adds a tone of urban mystery from the Chicago News.
A Mother Groves Worm Exterminator is advertised as a pleasant medicine for children to drive worms from the system, touted as the best remedy.
A witty note from the New York Times about Becker asking if Jones has anything for a rainy day. Jones replies that he has saved a friend to borrow an umbrella, illustrating a playful exchange on preparedness and resource sharing.
A prosy counsellor argued a technical case before a judge of the Superior Court. The judge sighed with a yawn as the lawyer pressed his point, prompting the judge to remark on the difference between trespassing on time and encroaching eternity.
The Dublin Gazette announces King s county ceases to be disturbed and orders the withdrawal of the additional police force after one month Similar proclamations are issued for County Leitrim and County Westmeath with steps to reduce security and restore normal governance in the affected regions
The construction of a Dreadnought employed 1000 to 1500 skilled workers daily. Out of a total cost of 9,750,000 dollars about 8,225,000 dollars would be paid as wages.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.