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Newspaper
Pas Herald
Location
The Pas, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 07, 1914
Page
3
The article advises cutting firewood in winter for efficiency and cost, urging cleanup of logs, rails, and debris near buildings, transforming old fencing into posts or fuel, and removing dead trees in the wood lot before touching live trees.
A humorous exchange has one speaker asking why the other associates with university professors while the second cites a doctor’s instruction to live in a dry atmosphere. The light moment reflects campus social life.
Comic line from the Houston Post features a quip about asking a father’s permission to kiss, referencing Minard's Liniment Curee as a humorous product mention in a period advertisement.
The jocular dialogue centers on Madge and Jack in a story of romance and money. A wife laments being dumped for a richer rival after a purchase of a cheap waist and receiving two cents change, prompting a playful moral about guilt and honesty.
A tailor insists on settling the previous bill before producing any new garments. The dialogue suggests no new suit will be offered until the outstanding charge is paid in full.
A fragmentary item mixes an 1860s battle memory with a patent remedy pitch. It recalls Cedar Creek combat behavior and a veteran captain’s attempt to halt a reckless march, alongside a faded echo of sensational medicine advertising for SENLOFL at 25 cents.
A reflection on everyday benefactors with large tender hearts who aid others in hard times. The piece lauds unseen helpers who brighten life through sympathy and small acts, urging readers to recognize and value such friends during storms and stress.
The London Chronicle notes Major Adrian Porter among nine officers who wear the Silver Greyhound badge as the king's messengers. They personally carry the sovereign's autograph letters and vital foreign dispatches, bound to keep them secure until final delivery and defend them to the death if needed.
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil has existed for over thirty years and proven a blessing to thousands. It is highly favored in Canada and abroad, with no equal in liniments. Even at double the price it would still be a cheap liniment.
Edward T. Devine argues in The Survey that relief, medicine, and jails fail to solve poverty, disease, and crime. He calls for real remedies through adequate social programs, criticizing wasteful and undemocratic approaches and urging smarter, educational policies.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote ponders where jailbirds come from. The reply claims they are raised by larks bats and swallows, presented as a rural anecdote or humorous legend.
A practical suggestion encourages every living room or library to keep a dedicated box or drawer with wrapping paper string stickers clips mucilage paste tags and other small items. Having these handy in a known place saves time repeatedly and reduces inconvenience.
A brief exchange features Mrs Goodsole remarking on appetite to Hungry Higgins who laments having little left to call his own. Blobbs weighs in with a motto about empathy and self-interest, framing an office seeker’s perspective.
The Minesota State Mejestry association advocates amending the state constitution to reserve lands classified as non agricultural as fore reserves. It argues homestead use leads to abandonment, denuding soil, and state reversion, urging settlement only on land clearly suitable for farming. Similar issues are noted in Canada.
Hon. Louis Coderre minister of mines donated a silver trophy to the St. John Ambulance association for a Canadian annual mining first aid competition. The piece aims to promote training among mine workers, noting deep underground work delays medical help. The gesture follows similar trophies for general first aid and for railway workers and cadets.
A shy young man courting the sweetest girl in town delays his advance until she offers a kiss for his rose. Blushing, he accepts then exits to fetch more roses, seeking to impress with boldness after a cautious start.
Last year Port Arthur and Fort William on Lake Superior shipped more grain by water than Duluth Superior and Chicago combined. The Canadian north west’s growth threatens American lake commerce, yet will boost overall trade with Europe through new canals and a sea route via the Gulf of St Lawrence. The Cleveland Leader notes the shift favors Canadian industry and American manufacturers.
A farmer helps a boy stranded atop a tall haystack by instructing him to shut his eyes and walk round until a safe descent is found. The scene, recounted by the Pittsburg Chronicle, captures a simple rural problem and a clever, if peculiar, solution.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a dispute over church funds with remarks about lawyers from out of state and many locals involved. The dialogue hints at lingering hard luck stories and community tensions surrounding the deacon’s money.
A concise dialogue fragment references a man named Smith aboard a steamer crossing the mid ocean with a light exchange about origin and destination. It captures a nautical moment or passerby remark rather than a full narrative.
Feeling unusually tired and run down in spring often signals poor blood and exhausted nerves. Dr Williams Pink Pills promise to cleanse bad blood and strengthen nerves, creating new red blood and restoring energy, skin clarity, and better sleep. Pills sold by dealers or mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 50 cents a box. six boxes for 2.60.
Articles of rubber lose elasticity through oxidation but may regain form by soaking in one part ammonia to two parts water. This method is noted as especially effective for restoring rubber bands rings and small tubing that are drying and becoming brittle.
In a refined exchange a Sky Terrier is praised as the centerpiece of a private collection. The dealer and a visitor revel in the dog's charm calling him heavenly and the star of the display.
Two dollars down and a dollar each time the collector sees me first reflect a joking verse about debt and clever hustle in urban slang. The fragment hints at a streetwise transaction or witty exchange involving borrowing and repayment.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using laxative bromoh quinine tablets. It notes druggists will refund money if it fails and includes E. W. Grove’s signature on each box. 26.
A census of attendance at Protestant churches on the last Sunday in February shows only 35,240 attendees from 2,080,000 Protestants across 78 parishes in Berlin. An estimated clergyman, criticizing the figures as too low, places the count barely above twenty out of every thousand worshippers at the latest estimate.
An advertisement touts Dr. J. D. College's Asthma Remedy as miraculously effective against suffocating asthma attacks. It claims rapid relief and lasting control, asserting the remedy is reliable and widely sold.
The exchange notes Marjorie is too busy to shop or attend theatre as she dances constantly. The remarks imply she leads an active social life and is perpetually occupied.
A teacher asks what oysters have after listing animal coverings. A bright kindergartner raises her hand and answers crackers, prompting a lighthearted moment captured in a National Monthly feature.
A brief, comic exchange unfolds as a caller demands the other person identify themselves. The shouted question echoes with playful confusion, framing a light moment of miscommunication and curiosity.
An advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a guaranteed quick cure for colds. It highlights medicated piney vapor inhalation, claims instant relief for head, chest, or lung symptoms, and features a testimonial from P. F. Clement of Augusta. Available in $1 full outfit, 50c small, 25c trial sizes. dealers listed.
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