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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
3
Baleombe of Port Dat feriz N S writes of kidney disease and sleepless nights. He says a tonic called GIN PILLS cured him after three boxes. A box costs 260 and samples are offered by National Drug and Chemical Co in Toronto Canada.
In a curious incident at a wedding, a friend hurled an old shoe into the carriage as Heomandhaw married, striking at the head. Shimmerpate wonders who owned the shoe, while Kemmandhaw insists it belonged to a horse.
London Ontario report of Mrs K C Young crediting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from back pain heavy periods and restored health after poor results from a doctor. Letter urges others to consider the remedy and invites confidential correspondence from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
A man with a severe head cut visits a doctor who treats him. The physician admonishes Henry to avoid bad company as he departs. Henry laments he has no money to divorce or improve his situation. A separate line mocks the idea that some girls cannot learn to flirt as fish cannot swim.
The article notes women dominated social influence in Louis XIV era Paris, causing fear among men. It claims cabriolet driving by women led to more accidents and that Gabriel de Sartines banned women from driving until age forty, after which no cabriolets were driven by women, as described by Mrs Bearne in A Curt Painter and His Circle.
The text traces early fishing hooks from a straight flint buried in bait to a curved form resembling buffalo horns and hints at the later development of the double hook. It notes how the line’s tension pulled the flint through a fish’s throat and suggests gradual invention through trial and efficiency.
The editor of Wisconsin Experiment Station sent a circular to horticultural dairying and other agricultural groups asking for their latest reports. Most replied. one group noted its last report is not yet published and sent a copy under separate cover.
A phrenologist notes a bump on the back of a man’s head signifies curiosity and recklessness. The man admits it came from sticking his head into a dumb waiter shaft to peek if a waiter was ascending or descending.
A humorous dialogue shows Bilmson asking to lend his ear while Jones jokes about lending both ears to avoid further requests. The banter highlights quick humor and playful obstinacy in a brief exchange.
An article warns of health issues in girls aged twelve to eighteen, describing symptoms like pale appearance, fatigue, headaches, and dizziness. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best option to restore blood and vitality, citing a Ontario mother’s testimonial and offering purchase through The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville.
The article provides a detailed bread making formula using yeast sugar salt and water to produce three pound loaves and describes steps from mixing to baking. It also recounts a shopkeeper leaving his son to watch a lone customer who the boy reports did not steal anything.
A fragmented dialogue recalls a garden scene where a youth asks why a hen is not set on egg plants. The agriculturist replies with a vague acknowledgment and mentions a previous year when a hen hatched chicks, though the exchange is garbled and hard to follow.
EH P Bushby, a plumbing and tinsmith, writes of chronic lumbago ending after five Nerviline bottles and cerca roned erozone taken with meals. He warns against liniments and urges others to try Nerviline, requesting public sharing of his letter.
The archbishop preached on Married Life and its Duties. Two elderly Irishwomen left church joking about the sermon as a policeman approached to arrest a man whose wife trouble prompted him to hug the officer and declare a rescue rather than an arrest.
A humorous anecdote describes a vermifuge sales claim and a child returning from his first day at school with a stubborn answer. A mother asks about spelling a common word and the boy replies he was told nothing and did nothing. The setting suggests a rural or small town paper style of humor.
In a witty exchange a husband jokes that his wife’s suffrage interest forces him to read constantly to keep up. He quips that she is becoming so informed on public matters that he fears her finding his ignorance on such topics.
An editor dismisses a manuscript with a haughty response while a rival contributor defends the work, claiming others would print it. The exchange highlights tension over editorial standards and publication rights.
Mrs Duff corrects the maid who thought a piano player joined the family of three. The maid explains the cook said there was a piano player in the house, prompting an extra place setting.
Post Toasties praised for convenience and time saving. A trial reference notes the product from Postum Cereal Company of Windsor Ontario and Lu in Canada.
Historic Friday Street in London dates to 1305 city records and housed the Nag’s Head tavern linked to the Parker consecration under Elizabeth. Its name comes from medieval fishmongers and Friday markets, while the Wednesday club met there in 1695 under William Paterson to discuss proposals leading to the Bank of England.
The piece traces dramatic origins to ancient Greece after the Darius and Xerxes defeats around 460 BC, naming Athens as birthplace and Aeschylus and Aristophanes as tragedy and comedy fathers. It notes theater’s extinction under northern barbarism, then revival in medieval morality plays that gradually evolved into modern drama.
Wonderful rose gardens lie on the outskirts of Lyons in sunny France. A vast flat plot hosts endless rows of roses, each barely a foot apart within 18 inches between rows. Gardeners graft species to create new varieties, including a coral tinted rose with rich perfume reported recently.
Father reads aloud an item about fishermen along the Maine coast abandoning whaling. Johnny wishes his father were a fisherman as mother sews and listens.
The French Foreign Legion, dating to 1831 with Algeria conquest, remains the sole such unit. It comprises two regiments of four battalions, draws adventurers from Europe, offers open promotion within limits, and includes many Alsatians among diverse nationalities.
A familiar poet is cited with a witty remark about his wife. A visiting lady comments she has just seen the poet’s wife since marriage and jokes about her height. The poet replies that she has married and settled down, implying changes post marriage.
William Sharp, a clerk at the Bank of Melbourne in London, faced a stark choice when offered an Australian agency. He took a day’s leave to hear a cuckoo, prompting the manager to insist on his transfer or resignation. Sharp chose to quit after the encounter.
A popular physician praised an aerated water and earned a celebrity endorsement. He expected nothing in return but received a letter from the company offering a hundred in gratitude. He refused, citing humanity over profit, and turned the page to see the circular text.
The text hints at Jack Jinson claiming a sub planta raise while noting a new car purchase. It also mentions Jim denying any raise while implying involvement in harm to a wealthy relative using the same vehicle.
Critics in British and American papers attack Christabel Panthurret and her Suffragette articles on marriage dangers as immoral and indecent. The pieces are defended as straightforward, truthful warnings that urge men to self rest-raint and improve relations with women. Some compare the style to early prohibitionist rhetoric, noting shrill exaggeration.
A historical ad copy touts Holloway's Cer Cure as a remedy to remove coins from the body, promising relief from agony. The brief promotes a miraculous, painless cure framed as a medical solution.
Distinctive dress codes emerge in English professions from bank clerks required to wear frocks and trousers not rolled up to Beadle dress at Presbyterian churches and silk hats among lawyers. Brewers and draymen wear scarlet nightcaps as part of trade custom.
A mid article notes a shift over twenty five years with girls leaving home to work in offices stores or factories. It claims health suffers from crowding and fatigue and promotes Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a quick remedy to restore vigor and vitality.
The article notes that modern post harvest feasts in England are smaller than the historic harvest suppers. In northern counties farmers once served churns of cream in cups to laborers, with ale or cider replacing the old feast. The custom persists in parts of northern Ireland as the churn supper, and a large cake baked by the farmer’s wife is shared with all, including children, during the horkey cart procession carrying the last load of the season.
Dialogue captures a mother praising her daughter after a concert at Mrs Highup’s. The daughter notes guests were entranced by a performance of O Life on the Ocean Wave with variations and half of the attendees left the room. The mother expresses ecstasy at their reaction.
A mother accepts a marriage to a poor but honest young man not for wealth but for his honesty. The girl is willing to wed him despite poverty due to his character rather than his finances.
A concise moral observation on ambition and persistence. It notes that self reliance often leaves tasks incomplete, suggesting ongoing effort and persistence define true progress. The remark implies personal drive without final completion.
A man seeks to sue for slander after being called a rhinoceros. The judge asks when he was called such. The man reveals he only realized the insult after seeing a rhinoceros yesterday, making the three-year delay ironic.
A female car owner delights in treating her poor friends to outings at first yet grows exhausting over time. The text notes women give life’s gold and receive only small change in return, reflecting a critical social vignette.
Patent attorneys at 154 Bay Street Toronto offer free sketch reports and information on patenting inventions. They advertise rapid processing and promise to sell meritorious ideas on behalf of inventors through the J A Mac Murtry Co.
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