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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1913
Page
3
A poetic reflection on April as Spring courts nature with shifting moods. The verse notes her frowns and smiles, portraying the season’s playful, wooed mood and humanlike temperaments in April’s character.
Female help wanted to work at home decorating cushion tops. Earn about $3 to $5 per day. Amon Arm Co. Dept. N 43 Steele Bik Winnipeg.
The former Yale football stars emerge as the more humorous act compared with the Floradora sextette, signaling a shift in campus entertainment.
A playful dialogue shows a student confessing a memory lapse to a teacher. The student claims the answer is in mind but cannot recall it, while the teacher appears to prompt or guide the recall process.
An advertisement extols a car by Mrs Melapro a boastful listing of improbable features including a cymbeline boly dispersible rims and autocratic headlights. The text shifts to a health ad promising Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy to relieve dust caused breathing issues and restore normal respiration.
Slithers expresses deep grief and vows never to recover after Mickey's death. Jimpson questions a marriage to Mickey's widow, prompting Slithers to fall into uneasy silence.
An illustrated celebration shows a workman receiving a supper gift, while a rural man on a wall explains his telegraph testing work. The sketch prompts the comic exchange about who feeds workers and who knows telegraphy. A benevolent observer attempts to share knowledge, but the farmer reveals his role as a telegraph lineman testing a tow line.
In a light hearted exchange Mrs. Neighbors learns from a child named Frances about a newborn with unique eyes that stay open when laid down. Frances adds the baby’s eyes resemble her doll but wonders if something is wrong with its works.
Mrs. Marshall relays her husband Charles Marshall Sr recovery after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Doctors failed to help with urinary trouble and back pain but pills cured his kidney disease and associated pains. Urinary issues, backache, rheumatism and heart disease can stem from diseased kidneys. The natural remedy is to restore kidney health.
A head clerk admonishes an office boy for lateness while the boy explains oversleeping after dreaming of a replayed Cup tie. He describes a drawn match and extra time, blaming a referee for the delay as he stays to see the finish.
Dear sirs a reader from Port Mulgrave endorses Minard's Liniment as a cure for sore throat colds and ordinary ailments noting it relieves and cures promptly signed Charles Whooten
A country girl newly in town asked a dentist for his fee. He said five deals with gas and two without. She replied she would drop in tomorrow to have the tooth pulled by daylight.
A tale from The Bystander recounts Mr. Morgan inviting two gentlemen to view his old silver collection at Prince's Gate. They selected thirty thousand dollars worth of pieces, with Morgan lending many items but denying a Queen Anne salver that belonged to his father. The exhibition proceeded with Morgan’s valet sharing the family link.
Elaborate preparations are under way for the annual nine day excursion organized by Winnipeg business men. The lineup includes a Buffalo Park wildlife roundup at Wainwright by Hermey and a frontier celebration by Peace River Indians at Athabasca Landing with dances and fur displays. Also arranged is a trout fishing expedition at Fitzhugh along the main line of the Grand Trunk Pacific in the Rocky Mountains.
An elderly woman advertised for a page-boy to assist her at home. A friend dispatched by post a bottle of Blank's wrinkie filler and skin tightener a pot of fairy bloom a set of false teeth and a flaxen wig, suggesting a whimsical or offbeat household scenario.
A young Swiss man shocked friends by consuming fourteen hard rolled eggs with shells. Despite the feat he remains simple and unaffected, his behavior drawing quiet curiosity rather than judgment.
A New England tale recalls Bill Brown a man given to drink who bought a fine beaver hat from Mr Smith. After a long spree he boasted the hat would last a lifetime. Smith retorted that it would if Brown had died when he ought to.
Thornton Ontario resident James McComb reports eight months of eczema relief after using Zam-Buk. He claims sores vanished within two weeks and praises Zam-Buk for skin conditions and related ailments. Available from Zam-Buk Co Toronto for 50c per box with post free pricing.
A traveler on a late night stop at a village inn asks the landlord if he will clean his boots. The guest’s complaint reveals a misunderstanding about a polishing pad on the bed, humorously misinterpreted as a pillow.
A romantically inclined young woman ends up rescued by a brave swimmer who carries her home unconscious. She later asks to marry the hero, then learns he is a Newfoundland dog. Witty anecdotes follow about Holloway's Corn Cure and a western legislature with women lawmakers.
A jumble of scanned items shows a notarized oath by Frank J. Cheney regarding a Catarrh Cure contract and distribution hints for Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills. The text alternates with a domestic scene of Riley’s wife complaining about supper after a hot day and light comic dialogue about gender roles and work.
A terse exchange hints at a final break between Jack and his father. The joke reveals a plan for Jack to receive a five pound box of chocolates from him within an hour, implying mischief or a lighthearted payoff.
A quirky reflection defines a lofty character as one who can smoke a poor cigar without resenting the famous man it bears the name of. The piece uses satire to explore reputation and taste.
Parson Hardly expresses discomfort with delivering a full or sincere obituary for Brother Grabbitt. He worries about hypocritical praise at the town funeral, while Martha suggests naming a more deserving recent deceased to justify the ceremony.
A concise musing notes that reducing effort before reaching hills could lessen tiredness globally, suggesting restraint in striving to avoid fatigue.
Old Bil Titcomb takes grain to an old-fashioned mill and watches slowly ground meal drip out. He jokes he could outpace the mill at eating, then proves his point by declaring he would starve before finishing.
A young man tells the clerk of his wish to wed the best girl in the world. The clerk smiles and notes that this would be the 1,300th license issued for that girl this season.
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