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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1907
Page
6
A sweeping British storm buries the country in gale and snow, wrecking ships and buildings from coast to coast. London endures heavy snowfall and roofs ripped apart. Barclays Bank feared collapse as the storm damages its premises. Casualties and extensive property losses are reported across the United Kingdom.
Frank Tuller, on F. B. Pierson’s Edgewood estate, battled a fifty pound wildcat as his two dogs fell victim. After a brutal, close-quarters fight, Tuller killed the animal and carried the carcass to his home, nursing scratches from the encounter.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote captures a playful exchange about love and identity. The line asks if this is the first time someone has loved and labels the other as a matrimonial fakir, a term implying deceptive charm in romance.
A Kansas City Times brief notes a humorous quarrel in a bear family. Pa Bruin admits no food today while Ma Bruin scolds him for failing to provide honey as promised before their marriage. The exchange ends with a playful domestic scene.
A neighbor's inquiry prompts Reasor to reveal his grief over not keeping two dogs. He explains a cook dislikes dogs, and turns away to hide a tear at Hoaster Post.
A legislator derides a colleague's outspoken address as ill-advised. The exchange recalls a pointed joke about a widow and a new husband. The item cites a Philadelphia Inquirer quotation on harsh wit, cholera, and a medical tonic claim for quick relief.
A Corean hunter describes muzzle-loading versus breech-loading arms with a tale of a hunter facing a tiger and firing until both hunter and tiger lie dead. The text notes London shirts from 1380 and lithography's invention in 1798 by Alois Senefelder.
A short, homely note claims Minard's Liniment cures garget in cows, reflecting a rural remedy advertisement. The passage also includes dated quips about shoes and a dinner-table joke exchange, illustrated by quoted exchanges from Philadelphia Press and other papers.
The 41st Regiment Brockville Rifles honored Lieut.-Col. John Macdonnell at Queenston Heights with a memorial tablet on the Redan Battery site. Mrs. Cruikshank unveiled the memorial, wreaths were laid by the Brockville Daughters of the Empire, and Lt-Col. Cruikshank spoke on the Battle of Queenston Heights. The regiment later toured Lundy’s Lane and Chippewa, recalling frontier battles.
Finance Department shows revenue rising to about one million dollars monthly. For the nine months to March 31 1907 revenue totals 67,969,326 with April to June adding 23,233,298. Total twelve month disbursement reaches 75,873,901 and a surplus of over 15,000,000. Customs leads receipts near 55,000,000 annually, debt stands at 250,6%212 as of June 2.
A fourteen month old colt in Montreal has a growth on its right fore foot above the hoof that resembles tree branches. Three sprays have appeared, one fourteen inches long, with others sprouting. The animal remains unconcerned and moves about normally despite the odd growth.
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a remedy to combat weakness in the heart stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved appetite energy and stamina with testimonials from Fergus Conn and Mrs Geo Beattie and notes Kidney Liver Pills availability in Toronto priced 59 cents a box.
Edward W. Perry lauds bananas as highly profitable for growers, noting earnings several times the value of potatoes and wide uses from bread to brandy. He claims bananas appeal to millions and can be grown profitably in small areas, making banana culture a safe venture. New York Press. Spinning wheels enter women’s work in 1530.
In Trossno a festive ether celebration led to a violent explosion after decanting into barrels. Six children died and fourteen others were injured, reflecting widespread abuse of ether in rural Russia and East Prussia despite official efforts.
A Cleveland Plaindealer excerpt portrays a lighthearted quarrel where George dismisses a cook who has left, while she reportedly took currant jelly, two tablecloths, and a waffle recipe, prompting questions about calling the police.
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