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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1914
Page
7
A brief note discusses tax hints offered by regulators. The tone suggests viewers may skip the hints, deeming the guidance sufficient and not requiring further reading. The piece reflects a cautious stance toward tax guidance in the public sphere.
A witty remark contrasts a hypnotist’s claimed control over mood with a janitor’s simpler abilities suggesting similar effects can be achieved by ordinary workers.
The Victoria Colonist lauds Helen Gould and Helen Goulds husband J Shepherd for rich charitable work. It notes gifts including 200000 to the New York YWCA and 100000 to U S war relief, plus libraries, educational aims, and support for soldiers and sailors.
A Christian Guardian reflection argues that imagining oneself in another’s role may misjudge circumstances. It urges focusing on one’s own duties, improving personal efficiency, and saving effort for one’s own work rather than enviously evaluating others.
Earache causes agony in many. Dr Thomas Electric Oil offers relief. A few drops on lint or medicated cotton placed in the ear will ease pain quickly.
A London Express letter to the English railway general manager requests a round trip tourist ticket from Paddington to Penzance for six months, departing next Tuesday at 10.30 am and returning 5.05 pm. The writer asks for a corner seat facing the engine, lavatory carriage, no children, quiet company, lunch and water at noon, tea at 3, and shilling for the guard to oversee safe driving and signal compliance.
A lifeguard recalls humorous beach incidents as a Spruce Street society belle loses her fashion wig to a wave. She cries for help, but the lifeguard quips he is a saver not a hair restorer, turning the moment into a seaside joke.
A teacher in an English rudiments class asks John to use the word indisposition in a sentence. John, displaying a pugilistic impulse, declares when you want to fight you stand in his position, creating a brisk, humorous exchange in Youth's Companion.
A timid youth asks about wedding license fees. The clerk replies with a facetious plan: ten shillings down and most of the salary weekly for life, joking about instalments.
Rob questions Tom about breaking off his engagement to Maud. Tom explains her father proved to be an antidote, implying decisive interference led to the breakup. The dialogue hints at social pressure and family authority in a romantic setback.
Tolstoy recounts his mother’s near blindness aiding his father’s illegible manuscript while his father shows irritation at unclear passages. An anecdote adds Count Elic Tolstoy praising spelling corrections by the countess amid a German farmer’s horse lost ad and a garbled tale of a farmer’s reward offer.
In South Waterville New Brunswick Mrs Wellington Dunlop says she was ill for over a year and spent over a hundred dollars on doctors before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports rapid relief within two days and twelve boxes cured her stomach related troubles, calling the medicine the best of all medicines and a suffering woman's best friend.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes that dictionaries contain errors and cites Worcester’s misshapen word for illusion. It traces the flaw to Jodrell who built one word from Pope’s line and credited it to the poet, a fad repeated in works before 1890 when dropped.
A brief exchange reveals a moment of humor about adapting to evolving styles. One person laments not being able to support the other in their accustomed manner, while the other concedes that styles continually change.
In a clipped dialogue sequence, the fragment mentions Shifohts The fam rody for Doug and a small bottle and deese. A later exchange asks about risk in marrying a widow with a joke about guns and breeches, reflecting humor and banter.
A Baltimore leather goods dealer ordered a carload from a southern Massachusetts firm. The firm demanded payment for prior consignments before shipping. Unable to wait, the dealer telegraphed to cancel the order.
A visitor asks Tommy how he likes his new teacher. He replies that he dislikes her, calling her as fussy as his mother, revealing a child’s blunt view of authority in a Chicago News item.
Mrs Hatch thinks she married beneath her due to Jim’s one eye and beauty, but after six months she breaks her vow of secrecy. Ellen’s blunt appraisal triggers Jim to respond in calm fashion, saying he would have looked further with two eyes.
Advertisement touts Nerviline as a rapid remedy to sore throat difficult breathing and chest congestion. Claims include immediate relief frequent use as a home treatment and a long history as a trusted family remedy with 50c large bottle and 25c trial size sold nationwide.
A Chicago Record-Herald quotation discusses egotism through a joke about a man signing his name with a crooked mark and hoping others understand his meaning.
A political reporter laments six months in politics while a police reporter consoles him with a meditation on a crowded street of people seeking a cheap five cent cigar. The dialogue reflects a weary press atmosphere and urban detachment.
A vintage ad touts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor claiming roots, branches and stems of corns are easily treated. It promises safety, prompt results, and forty years of success behind the product. Sold by druggists for 25 cents.
Reporter notes a brief exchange about a graduate son deciding timing and place of employment. The father asks about work plans while the mother questions location. The dialogue captures family concerns about future steps.
An actor praised being filmed while acting on stage calling it the most extraordinary experience he ever had. A prominent dramatic critic replied that this would help him understand the burden critics endure in evaluating performances.
A compact maxim from Thomas Fuller notes that a life well lived is measured by use of time not squandered. It emphasizes the value of purposeful living and the cost of wasted moments.
Advert reads that bronchitis is a recurring danger and praises Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as a cure. A Calmar Alberta customer claims it helped his family, noting rapid relief for his seven year old daughter and urging households to keep a large bottle on hand for coughs and colds.
A dated testimonial from Hawkshaw New Brunswick on September 1 1905 extols Minard's Liniment as unequal for treating croup. The short notice highlights strong belief in the remedy's effectiveness and urges others to try it.
A speaker argues that worthwhile gains require sacrifice and that only the boss should constantly oversee the clerk, highlighting a harsh view of workplace discipline and ambition. The remark frames power and vigilance as necessary cost for success.
An old time medicine ad promotes a single dose for curing a cold in one day. It urges buyers to call for the full name Laxative Bromo Quinine and notes the signature of B W Grove. The price listed is 25e.
A London Telegraph quip contrasts capital and labor. A rich uncle offers £5 to his impecunious nephew, who answers that money is capital. The exchange highlights the value of wealth in economic terms.
A satirical exchange contrasts Ninard's Liniment with neuralgia remedies and the idea of reformers. The dialogue questions whether any English figure ever advanced legislation to a higher plane, with a student replying Guy Fawkes as an example.
A thin marquise and a seedy stranger trade lines about age. The man wagers a dollar that the stranger remembers him. the stranger acknowledges and the bet is settled with a palmful of mystery.
A short verse warns readers about mail order schemes offering quick cash returns. Two men advertise by mail but the promised results prove to be a cautionary lure and advise against sending money.
Neighbor asks if Daddie improves as Willie reports Mam has stopped using a term of endearment indicating a change in familial relationship.
A reader remarks on a new cook, joking about luck and the idea she could “cock” a meal, reflecting light community chatter.
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