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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
3
J. T. Hanrahan, head of the Illinois Central railway, is hailed as the world s chief traveler. He averages 150 miles daily for 15 years totaling 21 250 miles and 200 miles daily for 20 years, reaching 2 281 250 miles in 35 years with only one minor railway accident in all U S travel.
Public health warning against mercury in catarrh remedies. Claims Alls Catarrh Cure from P J Cheney Co Toledo contains mercury and should be avoided. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as the genuine internal remedy from Toledo. Includes druggist selling points and testimonials offer. Also mentions Hall’s Family Pills for constipation and a satirical exchange about an airbag collapse.
A collage of health product pitches and jokes appears in the Philadelphia Record and Nashville American, touting Wolferd's Sanitary Lotion and Thomas Eclectric Oil for wellness while quips about old maids and old bachelors punctuate the column. A brief aside notes Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria amid light humor and anecdotal exchanges.
A deaf guest misunderstanding grace prompts hosts to repeat a prayer louder amid laughter. The remainder mixes humorous vignettes about products: a worm killer advertised as safe and effective and a spavined horse blemish remedy with bold claims and a $50 saving warrant.
The prisoner thanks the jury for vindication after acquittal. The foreman retorts that vindication is not the same as a streak of good luck, highlighting the thin line between justice and chance per the Philadelphia Ledger.
A brief item notes a dialogue about forming a partnership to open a life insurance and trust company, reflecting a business idea proposed in Pittsburg Leader. The exchange includes accusations of theft and lying as a setup to consider a new venture.
An advertisement extols Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills for dyspepsia and nervous derangement. It claims the remedy tones digestive organs, restores nervous equilibrium, and yields reliable improvement, supported by testimonials. The passage also includes a leaked narrative scene from a Chicago Tribune page.
A sailor’s testimonial praises Minard's Liniment as essential for travel and everyday ailments. Captain F R Desjardin, skipper of the vessel Storke from Kamouraska, says he would not voyage without it even at a dollar a bottle.
A centennial missionary conference debated Chinese ancestor rites. A Chinese official argued against idolatry labels while urging respect for filial piety within Christian practice. An English colleague echoed this stance. Hartford Courant notes the compromise. Railways in the United Kingdom reportedly lose about 1,000 parcels daily.
The text describes Arctic and Antarctic conditions with six to eight foot ice, frequent snow even in summer, and rare warmth. It notes long twilights, auroras, and striking solar and lunar phenomena. It warns polar nights depress mood and can cause sleep problems, insanity, and digestive issues, while dry air reduces illness.
The New York Globe quotes Ione romy Shoo fle as a plain panhandler who drinks Bowery beer with plutocrat attitude. Midway he visits the free lunch counter and reduces the sausage pile. After more ale and sausages he leaves but is told to buy beer at a butcher shop, a quip from the barkeeper.
In a cafe kitchen a waiter collapses and is wiped with wet towels while staff rush to revive him. A patron suggests a single woman left shortly before, claiming she gave him a small tin and caused the incident.
The article notes Queen Alexandra maintains a renowned private library and welcomes gifts of books and magazines from authors. Her majesty consistently accepts volumes and ensures a courteous thank you note is sent to each contributor by return mail.
A 1920s style health note urges mothers to prevent and treat summer stomach and bowel troubles in babies with Baby's Own Tablets. It promotes keeping the remedy on hand for newborns and older children, claiming safety and government analyst approval, with a price of 25 cents per box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A father questions a son who says the phrase is darkness that might be felt. The Cassell's Journal quotation captures a humorous exchange about vivid figurative language and perception.
American Vice-Consul Woodward reports high prices in the Yukon territory that keep many tourists away. Visitors from the East find coins scarce, everyday items bought at home cost several times as much, and baggage delivery fees range from 1 to 2.50 dollars for short distances.
In New York pawnbrokers report a surge in business as fashionable women devote time and money to the card game bridge whist.
The article explains that uric acid intrusion into blood vessels causes rheumatic pains due to liver derangement. It states Parmelee's Vegetable Pills offer a remedy by acting on the kidneys to restore healthy function and correct impurities in the blood.
In a nuts shop a bareheaded James McNeil Whistler faces a hat-holding clerk and a rushed intruder. The man confronts the supposed clerk about a hat that does not fit, Whistler retorts with dry humor about the stranger's coat and trousers.
A new Parisian diagnosis describes applying a finely powdered precipitate of typhoid toxin into the eye as a treatment for typhoid fever. The method reportedly causes mild ophthalmia in sufferers, prompting caution from clinicians.
A London Evening Standard note claims Prussian Poland has so many noble families that the 400 families in Konitz parish are all of noble birth per a government circular.
The article discusses Wild Plums P anus Americana and related varieties, noting Manitoba’s related wild plum and the potential for improvement. Buchanan Nursery Co. of St Charles Man offers a 5 prize for best native wild plum sample. entrants should mail about a pint of fruit with name and address.
A humorous exchange notes that the professor has been honored by many colleges and has earned enough degrees to qualify him for a first-class thermometer.
An advertisement extols Holloway's Corn Cure as the unmatched remedy for various foot troubles with numerous testimonials.
A man at an inn loses all his money and his coat during a card game. He leaves briefly then returns asking the players to bid for his umbrella and rubbers as rain begins, offering a trade rather than funds.
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