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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 10, 1913
Page
6
A fragmented scene unfolds with Mr Gaunt, a failed promoter, misplacing a notebook and contemplating a theft. Detective Roberts and Faber feed suspicions as Gaunt suspects a thief may have hidden a stash. Gaunt suggests the keys were never stolen but in a pocket, prompting an awkward search.
In a tense scene, Gaunt presses for keys to a safe while Roberts argues, then Faber returns with news that Francke’s wife died at the Savoy from poison. The Jew, once lured by gold, now seeks nobility and purity beyond wealth as he contemplates what comes next.
The Bell Telephone Company completed a No 4 Lamp Signal Multiple switchboard at Montreal's Wind Station, the largest in Canada with capacity for twelve hundred lines. It features two sections of eight positions, a special rest room for operators, and is wired for five hundred local and one hundred trunk lines with room to expand. During a day, 7180 calls were handled, and a single hour record reached 628 calls.
Ora John of Cold Brook reports her two year old daughter suffered severe facial eczema with burning and itching. After trying many medicines without relief, a Cuticura Ointment ad was found and allegedly completely cured the condition. The testimonial requests a sample and address return.
A verse declares that the speaker will not sew a bird on a hat nor wear animal fur. It denounces winding a cat around the neck nor equipping the back with a pony coon or bear nor wearing a fox or beaver. The lines reflect a protest against animal products in fashion.
A garbled, archaic verse fragment speaks of living peacefully with the earth and animals, dreaming of filling the stomach with potatoes, while musing on what would wear upon the head. The text is fragmented and lacks a clear narrative or full context.
Fragmented testimony from Nards Liniment Co Ltd of Yarmouth describes Francis Leclare being crushed by a falling tree. He allegedly received pain relief after three bottles of Minard’s Liniment, enabling a return to work. The garbled text includes unrelated notes and boilerplate claims.
A speaker recounts shifting from garden work to other tasks after crying due to an overwhelming worm presence. The vivid struggle with pests alters daily intent and prompts a last minute change of plans.
A Canadian woman testifies Postum eased heart palpitations and nervousness caused by coffee. She reports weight gain, increased stamina, and ability to climb stairs without distress. Her sister and children favor Postum, now sold as Instant Postum in concentrated form.
In Nagasaki, coal bunkering to ships is performed entirely by girls. Large barges bring coal as the liner anchors, with a living ladder of workers passing half bushel baskets up to the crane. The process runs nonstop, averaging about 365 tons per hour per ship, a remarkable efficiency.
An Irish hunter misses a bird and finds a dead frog instead, baffling him as Mrs Doll and Mrs Spiteful banter about indulgent husbands. George is mentioned with amusement as the exchange shifts to playful chatter among neighbors.
A futurist declares art as an attempt to portray the infinite. An innocent bystander asks what the infinite really does, prompting a brief exchange over meaning and perception in art.
The fragment hints at a humorous scene with a nurse and patient arguing over buttered bread. A schoolmistress asks Master Isaac a biblical riddle about Josephs brothers selling him. The dialogue shifts to imagined visions of a blonde or brunette type.
T he bulletin reports on the eastern slope forest conditions from the point of the Rockies to latitudes, detailing tree types, altitude and aspect effects, fires, lumbering impacts, and renewal aims. It compares U S National Forest methods in Montana, with tables and half tone illustrations, available gratis from the Forestry Director.
A health ad explains spring malaise from indoor living and touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a safe blood builder and tonic. It claims the pills strengthen appetite, mood, and nerves, with testimonials and pricing, then includes a humorous aside about professions and a merchant tale.
The tale describes a Richmond England bishop and his farmer father who grows flax to make a tablecloth. During dinner the bishop reveals he planted a napkin, after a lady questions how the cloth was grown, prompting a flash of humorous misdirection about intent and secrecy.
Parmelee's Ver tablets are tiny yet effective for stomach troubles and widely trusted as a safe simple remedy. A printing error recently displayed meat-precip ing labels and misled buyers by marking beer and mutton tins as without bone in a kidney soup entry.
A clergyman voices indignation over gratitude while Burke replies that he has nothing to be thankful for since his neighbor Hayes has just lost his wife to influenza. The exchange highlights contrasting responses to grief and misfortune.
An exchange mentions Upton's Pure Fruit Jam as tasty and economical while discussing why a wife canceled a European trip. The discussion notes the gardening fad sparked by Viscountess Wolseley, with young royals and nobles showing interest in gardening as a pastime.
A speaker, noting the quickest path to creating an enemy, advises that lending five dollars is a trap. He then, with wary eagerness, asks if anyone nearby would lie to make an enemy of him, prompting tension and suspicion among listeners.
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