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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
6
The article describes thumb licking and joining as a customary signal of finalizing bargains in Scottish classes. It traces the practice from ancient times to later periods, citing Tacitus and noting its presence among Goths Iberians and Moors as a solemn pledge.
A traveller notes Balkan laundry culture where a Cabinet Minister's wife misses a court function to meet the laundress. Despite ample staff, none could satisfy the laundress, so the lady stayed home and a sympathetic queen accepted the excuse with understanding.
The ad proclaims asthma as a thief in the night and promises relief through Dr. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy. It claims immediate relief after one trial, with lasting cure if used persistently, urging to avoid substitutes.
Washington Star notes a conservative view that the rising generation feels entitled to superiority. Parents are quoted praising their children's clever remarks while not hearing children echoing their parents' insights, prompting questions about generational attitudes.
The passage frames work as a choice between war and welcome. It argues the way we meet work shapes the day from dawn to night, urging an approach that treats work as a friendly companion rather than an adversary.
The speaker cites sleepless May mornings caused by a garage, several stovies in the backyard, and the arrival of the last joy river followed by the first mil wagon departing for Washington Herald.
A mother from Jasper Ontario details her three month old son’s severe itchy rash spreading to his body and near death, crediting Cuticura Soap and Ointment for rapid improvement and eventual full cure over twenty years ago. The letter promotes Cuticura products and mentions free samples from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. in Boston.
An unsigned health ad urges mothers to seek early treatment for teen girls showing anemia symptoms. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to enrich blood and improve mood energy and complexion, citing a testimonial from Miss Zola Gordier of Morrisburg Ontario and noting availability by mail or at medicine dealers.
A Detroit Perce Press item quotes a spouse asking if her husband reveals all, noting he keeps secret how much pocket money he spends weekly.
In a column of light verse and short notices a warning to keep Minard’s ointment at hand and a humorous exchange about posting a letter is followed by an advert for Holloway’s Corn Cure. The Gospel News of Tokio reports 1900 missionary activity in Japan with fifteen missionaries and forty six believers across Tokio and other cities.
A brisk humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript shows a wife claiming her own attractiveness while a husband notes firing the maid this morning as a response to a provocative question about opinions of the new maid.
A mother questions a baby’s future as a politician while a father claims the child will say things that sound impressive yet amount to nothing. Horace asks Miss Sweet about books and she notes one in particular, a father’s cheque book.
Singularities Rome outlines an electric line to the coast at Ossia and a double track subway from the Forum to St. Pauls Gate. Construction starts after a government franchise grant. Subways to finish in three years, then Rome Ostia line in about two more years.
A camp report from the Yarmouth Y M C A Boy Camp states MINARIUS LINIMENT provided relief for sunburn colic and toothache at Tusket Falls in August as noted by Alfred Stokes General Secretary.
A dialogue between an artist and a farmer sets a stark tension between creative work and logging. The farmer insists on clearing the woods while the artist delays, highlighting a clash over land use and purpose. Pele Mele.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as a blood and mucous surface remedy prescribed by physicians and sold by druggists. The ad claims a tonic and blood purifier formula with testimonials and a related product Hall's Family Pills.
Male help wanted for railway agents telegraphers and clerks with six months training. Day and evening courses possible and positions secured. Free book explains. Dominion School Telegraphy Toronto offers program nationwide.
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