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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1914
Page
4
Five dollars guarantees delivery by registered post for Alver’s tape worm remedy. Claim promises painless, guaranteed results. Address: Alver, 501 Sherbourne Street, Toronto Ontario.
Workmen dismantling an old palace near the citadel in Cairo uncovered a large sculptured case containing real treasure. The trove includes Arabian manuscripts, magnificent silver and bronze mosque lamps, cups and carpets from the Arabic apogee era.
Exchange notes a street talk about Old Jock Ooch with crookit eyes and a brotherly remark on infairmity while joking about his straight look. The fragment sketches local gossip and humor in a coarse dialect.
The article recounts how President Wilson, a self-reliant learner, wrote the Thanksgiving proclamation on a typewriter. It notes his unusual direct typing for this document, the quick turnaround to print, and the careful archival process preserving both copies and the original, which is kept in a metal-lined wooden case for centuries.
After a decade long trial Dr. J. D. Kellogg presents a remedy praised as the sole relief for asthma sufferers. The product, described as the market’s recognized cure, boasts never failing effectiveness and broad appeal among those seeking relief.
The natives of Anam south of China under a French protectorate construct sampans from five planks without curved ribs. Planks are mortised with double eyelets, bound by rattan ropes, calked with vegetable fibre, and reinforced with board lappages to make watertight vessels.
A survey lists ten top inventions: the electric furnace steam turbine gasoline automobile motion pictures aeroplane wireless telegraphy induction coil linotype electric welding and the cyanide process of gold extraction. The author suggests safety razor users should organize.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. 60 cents.
Thomas C. Logan visits a restaurant and scans the menu. He asks about calf's heart and, learning it is tender, orders it saying he wants a tender heart if such a thing exists. The quip reflects his humorous appetite and curiosity.
An old advertisement promises Shilofe quickly stops coughs cures colds and heals the throat for 25 cents. A humorous vignette from the New York World features Meandering Mike offering to eat a whole meal without fault and a woman inviting him in to dine.
The Bulletin of the National Acclimatization Society of France records a white swan that glowed at night from July to October last year. Other lake birds could not be seen after dark, explained by fungal spores on feathers causing bioluminescence.
A young woman and a small boy boarded a tramcar. When the conductor asked for payment the woman offered a five shilling piece. She revealed she had only been married a year and blushed as she admitted this was her smallest coin. The exchange, with a fisherman joke about caviar and tins, ended with a quip about paying to count fish eggs.
Mrs D J Bourbonierre of St Rose du Lac Manitoba reports severe kidney troubles including fatigue headaches backache and nervousness. After four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she says she is now well and credits the medicine with curing the kidney problem and restoring health.
A Brimstone Corner exchange features two Urchins discussing hair color and scarlet fever. The first notes the bright red hair while the second explains the illness settled in his head after fever.
The ox is used as a transport animal in Portugal and is shod like a horse or mule with two shoes on each cloven hoof. Blacksmiths work under protective suspension in a wooden frame, since the beast can kick powerfully, making the farriery a careful, stationary operation.
A politician, mocking his failed campaigns, quipped about a tramp who kept climbing hotel steps to a ball only to be kicked down each time. The punch line: those people don't want me at that ball.
An Atlantic Canada reader from Port Hood Island reports a severe leg injury with a large knee swelling. After applying Minard's Liniment the pain subsided quickly and swelling reduced, prompting praise for the remedy.
A Baltimore paper quotes a humorous exchange about telegraph fees, noting quips on paying in advance and no ticking charges. The light anecdote reflects early communications costs and caller etiquette.
A brief exchange reveals Crawford objecting to a proposed action as improper while Crabshaw responds with impulsive readiness. The back and forth underscores clashes between restraint and spontaneous appetite in their dialogue.
A Chicago Journal quote highlights a long running plunder by a person against a large corporation. The counterpoint notes the corporation’s own busyness masking the theft. The exchange implies a subtle, extended white collar crime.
In a Daily Express remark, an aggressive minority is said to misrepresent the bulk of public opinion. The quote notes the tendency of minority factions to claim broader support than exists.
A historic advertisement proclaims Nerviline as a fast, proven cure for neuralgia and various pains. It cites forty years of success and a testimonial from G C Dalgleish of Evanston praising its rapid relief and wide use in chest colds sore throat cough ear ache toothache back pain cramps and more.
A sharp exchange questions potential gains from a rising mining stock and the contrasting outcome if the mine fails to rise, implying personal fortune tied to market movements.
Grey makes a formal complaint as Benny asks about a rasping sound. The exchange frames a disputes moment with implied tension between two individuals.
Dialog captures a tense exchange where a father questions a suitor about marrying his daughter while the young man states he is in love and has no other justification. The brief exchange implies parental concern and romantic motive as central themes.
Bridgeville resident Darriel F Frase reports a twenty year struggle with kidney and bladder disease ended after using four boxes of Gin Pills. He credits the treatment with a cure and notes the 50c per box price and a Canada company offer for a free trial sample.
A fragment quotes a dialogue on whether lovex is a sickness. One speaker likens it to a rash. The source lacks broader context or identifiable people or places.
A playful quip about golf faults and vocabulary, noting how anger and language shift with a missed strike as a learner named Newcomb explores early lessons in golf and frustration.
A bishop visiting a friend with two charming daughters joins a trout hunt. An old fisherman heckles the group with a joke about fishing. The bishop responds that he is a fisher of men, prompting the fisherman to quip that the bait is right.
The text claims Miller's Worm Powders are pleasant to take and not repulsive, even for children. It notes possible vomiting from an unsound stomach, but frames this as a cleansing effect, asserting the product will clear all worms from the system.
A church vicar advertised for an organist. Among the replies, one applicant states he has been both organist and music teacher for several years and applies for the position.
A prisoner faces a judge in a comic exchange on drunkenness. The judge quips he will send the man to the house of correction, while the reader responds with a formal question about the business. The moment captures a humorous courtroom interaction.
The French government will spend funds to repair Longwood at St Helena where Napoleon died. A report notes the house’s decay with cows stalled in the former emperor’s bedchamber, illustrating the historic site’s poor state.
Louise comments her husband is in clover while Laura jokes she always thought it was wheat, reflecting playful domestic banter between women.
An advertisement touts Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor as a painless remedy for all corns and warts. It claims to act within twenty four hours, operates at night during sleep, and is priced at 25 cents.
In a fragmentary exchange a rural visitor debates whether work on a farm is feasible while living in New York City. The dialogue hints at cultural and economic tensions between rural labor and urban life.
A newly married young man without wealth proves honesty in the wedding rite by saying he endows the bride with all his worldly goods, a line that may have been a tongue slip yet underscores airtight honesty as the tale’s punchline.
The defendant claims he took funds with the intent to repay but faced a ruling from the boss who argues ignorance of basic financial principles cannot excuse the act. The exchange underscores tensions over repayment and accountability in a dispute likely tied to a financial matter.
Tax assessor muses on wealth and choices in a Philadelphia Ledger column. The piece frames the hypothetical value of a million dollars and contemplates prudent use, investments, and civic considerations.
British manufacturers provide about nine tenths of cycles imported into Japan, highlighting strong export demand and UK industry share in the Japanese bicycle market.
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