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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 09, 1914
Page
6
A tense confrontation unfolds as Helder threatens a woman with coercive control and violence. Comstock Bell intervenes, exposing Helder’s deception and condemning his behavior while comforting the frightened young woman. Bell aids her recovery and urges caution.
A Toronto reader recounts seven years of eczema on arms and legs with water blisters and itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the sister is reportedly completely cured, per Miss Bessie McManus in an advertisement dated May 17.
Miss Jennie Findlay reports severe chapping and facial rash from winter winds. After trying salves she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and saw relief, with hands and face cured within a week. The ad promotes Cuticura for skin and scalp ailments and offers samples via Potter Drug & Chem. Corp.
Mr. B C David of Cornwallis N S says a year ago a dreadful lame back and hips left him unable to stand straight. After taking about twelve boxes of Gin Pills his pains are gone and he speaks highly of the remedy. 60c a box, 6 for 2.50. Sample free from National Drug & Chemical Co Canada Limited, Toronto.
In a tense confrontation at Helder's office Comstock Bell accuses Harold Willetts of forgery links and betrayal while Helder reveals a police warrant and a blotting paper letter predicting Willetts' arrest. Bell hints at ruin if Helder betrays him, forcing a dangerous standoff over crime and morality.
A new vertical one hand clock face appears as a major upgrade breaking a 1100 year tradition of two hand dials. The narrow strip shows six hours per side with five minute marks, the single hand traversing up and down to indicate hour and minute while also guiding schedules and timetables.
A well dressed woman asked for Pepys Diary at a local shop. The assistant said the diary is not advertised this season and the firm may have stopped publishing it. The scene suggests confusion with a famed diary.
In 1885 a farmer named Jim digs in his yard and mocks a professor who seeks bones. The arch eologist proclaims a great discovery of a prehistoric mammal unknown, but the farmer reveals the “bones” are an old wire bustle buried over two decades ago.
A grateful user credits Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Asthma Remedy with relief after thirteen years of seeking help. The notice urges first warning use, cites simple use and low cost, and claims it can be purchased almost anywhere.
Two girls Margery and Helen, neighbors who sometimes played, boast about their households. Helen claims they keep a butler, Margery then triumphantly proclaims they keep a boarder, revealing their playful banter about status.
A humorous exchange features a mother scolding Mamma-Harry for forgetfulness and a child’s quip about remedies. The light dialogue captures a domestic moment with playful banter and a hint of workplace curiosity about liniments.
The Bon Marche in Paris is believed to house the largest kitchen in the world supplying food for 4,000 employees. Its kettles range from seventy five to 875 quarts, with fifty frying pans handling 300 cutlets or 220 pounds of potatoes. omelets use 7,800 eggs, and coffee machines brew 750 quarts daily. The staff includes sixty cooks and 100 kitchen boys.
A classroom exchange escalates as a teacher questions Willie about chewing gum. Willie admits it came from under the desk, prompting a demand for honesty and a sharp rebuke from the teacher.
In a brief diary fragment Mary admits she heard the bell but did not answer the call, noting she had long noticed it before her company knocked at the kitchen door.
An Eastern woman recounts how using Grape-Nuts daily cured years of bilious headaches from indigestion, improved sleep, and restored vitality. She says she feels like a new person and has recommended the product to others, noting a friend who worked on ice all winter felt better than ever.
A University of Pittsburgh program labeled the school of childhood aims to revolutionize kindergarten education. Children aged four to seven engage in spontaneous, supervised play with large wooden blocks, rhythmic movement, and individual progress records kept by teachers and assistants.
The district’s chief grocer Mr Buggins sees customers vanish leaving takings shrinking. Mrs Robinson reappears asking for a cent’s worth of soap, provoking his outraged reply and a sharp exchange about washing the canary.
A Western judge attempts to curb street gunplay as a youth faces trial for drunkenness and firing a revolver in a crowded street. Despite protest, the judge fines five dollars plus costs, while defense notes no one was hit. An odd mix of humorous quips and animal trivia follows in the text.
A young girl described in playful verse earns praise for a lavish wardrobe. The poem notes a gownlet valued at five hundred beans and furs in four figures, with a hat linked to her father and a tease of youth.
A Connecticut farmer unveiled a unique tractor that uses a large 52 inch wheel driven internally by a 1245 horsepower gasoline engine. The wheel, 5 ft 6 in diameter with a 20 inch tread, climbs the wheel surface to propel the unit like a squirrel in a cage, and can operate between rows and on hills.
A playful item notes that a remedy called Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator works independently without help. It reports an amusing incident where a well turned ankle leads to a handsome young doctor who is stopping at the same hotel.
A report describes goats marched to housekeepers doors in Athens to be milked before patrons. A milkman uses a loose coat and rubber bag to siphon milk, pushing a tube to blend adulterants into the milk pail while milking.
An American singer not world famous spent over 50000 dollars on building and furnishing his house funded by fees earned from singing into a receiver, showing money in phonograph era recording.
An 1890s ad claims deafness from Eustachian tube inflammation can be cured by constitutional remedies. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes a catalog and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In a Trenton social gathering the governor-elect relayed a rule from a fellow native about extreme precautions. He recalled a city encounter where hygienists discussed the water supply, noting about 10,000,000 microbes per drop, and the Jerseyman said their method is to filter the water and then drink apple-jack.
An old advertisement urges married men to ask their wives about corns and promotes Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as a quick painless remedy. The ad notes available through druggists and priced at 25 cents.
An authority based on terrestrial currents advises sleeping with your head to the north. The article notes that feet nearer the north pole are more likely to feel cold, combining scientific data with common sense.
A Hungarian citizen devised an interest instrument the size of a watch that shows instantly the amount of interest due for any sum, period, and rate. By placing hands on the dial, the precise interest appears on the face, with simple construction and low cost.
An anecdote recounts Jord Ballyrot escaping danger in America as Duke Mixture recalls a misstep while traveling the wild and wooly west. He mistakenly called a cowgirl a heifer, highlighting a language slip in frontier life.
Mrs. D. L. McIntyre of McIntyre's Mountain Nova Scotia testifies that Baby's Own Tablets are a grand medicine for little ones and deliver reliable results. The tablets are guaranteed safe by a government analyst and sold for 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario or medicine dealers.
Webb notes dancers wore simple outfits during a dress rehearsal revealing a natural look. The exchange highlights the informal preparation and absence of costumes for the session.
An agent announces a new device that combines a talking machine a carpet sweeper and a letter opener. The proprietor responds that he already has one and states he is married. The brief exchange occurs in an office setting highlighting a sales pitch and local reactions.
Warwick and Wickwire discuss Wilkins latest novel where an heiress rejects the hero for the villain. The hero later serves as the heroine’s lawyer, adding a turn of fortune and irony.
Marcella notes Mr Beanbrough is greatly bothered by indigestion after refusing to attend a moving picture show because a scene depicted a banquet. The exchange shows Waverly and the discomfort over cinema content.
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