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Newspaper
Revelstoke Herald
Location
Ravelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
The article warns against mislabeling every cold as grippe and emphasizes genuine influenza signs. It urges self quarantine for contagious patients, warns against kissing, and advises speaking with a physician once symptoms appear. Guidance covers strengthening health, avoiding wet feet, and cautions against self medication while offering aged home remedies and dietary notes.
Advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a spring remedy for fatigue, nervous tension, and skin issues from impure indoor air. It cites testimonials from Mrs Ferguson of Ashfield Nova Scotia and promotes the pills to revive energy, heart palpitations, and weakness. Sold by druggists and by mail at six boxes for 2 50 from Brookville Ontario.
Old Time Business Becoming Profitable Once More as Physeter family spawns more whales. The Morning Star Canton Sunbeam and other ships post record cargoes, with the Eleonor B. Conwell and Dark Canton showing notable voyages. New Bedford welcomes sperm oil shipments totaling thousands of barrels, signaling a revived era for American whaling.
An advertisement touts Baby’s Own Tablets as suitable for newborns and older children, claiming to ease teething, indigestion, constipation, diarrhoea, fever, croup, and promote sleep. It asserts zero opiates and urges purchase from dealers or by mail for 25 cents. The text closes with a family dialogue about a book, noting mixed impressions of it being modern or antique.
Auditor General reports massive irregularities in South African war stores. Short weight jams, surplus tins, and mispriced items led to £337,704 in losses from jam tins. Missing responses from the War Office, faulty packing, and stocktakings reveal widespread deficiencies. The piece notes misbookings at Durban and on the Mpumalanga depots with torn storage, wastage, and unsatisfactory ammo remanufacture.
An advertisement style narrative recounts individual testimonials praising Dorwla s Kidney Pills and related products as cures for chronic kidney and back ailments. It mentions health improvements and references doctors and family members endorsing the remedy.
A university president disowns his son after a failing first year and exposes him to hard labor at Gorton Bridge and Construction Company. Robert Schurman, 19, starts at the bottom as a sledge hammerer, endures faults and mockery, yet steadily applies himself, earning tentative respect in a tough town.
Fragmented note recounts imperial wars with Turkey and Crimea era clashes. Mentions expenditures reaching hundreds of millions and hundreds of thousands of troops, citing historical costs and casualties across multiple conflicts.
The text describes a costly tree in Wie plane tres along Woo Street in Lenton. It mentions a rental of 1260 per annum and a 30 year purchase yielding 37500, highlighting a disputed or unusual land or asset deal with named places.
A garbled note describes printing houses seeking a tram access change with a single street door and a through-way, mentioning rusted wire and a three year delay. It notes a state-supplied allowance and a requirement to display a specimen for inspection, under threat of penalty for noncompliance.
The Grand Trunk Railway issues a handsome booklet describing the Royal Muskoka Lodge in Lake Muskoka, Highlands of Ontario, with colored lake and island prints, hotel features, and Moroccan leather cover. Free copies available at Grand Trunk ticket offices. A stray dialogue scene follows with a stray exchange about a policeman and a cook.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Ísland and Iceland with references to tree growth and climate, Holaway’s medicine, and various individuals like Jus Smith and a Grimsby dairyman. It also notes St. Petersburg, Scotland’s submerged bank link to Feeland, and distant rheumatic cures, all in garbled prose.
Fragmentary text references Minards and a request for information. Mentions London temperature comparisons and July warmth, travel fees to New York, and disjointed personal letters. Contains garbled phrases about courtship, wages, medicine, and Swiss remedies. overall context unclear due to OCR errors.
The text surveys Japan as a land with few domestic animals and imports for foreigners, notes carts driven by slaves, and calls bears notable wildlife. It shifts to a claim about Dunvegan Castle in Skye as oldest residence in the UK and laments violent conduct and faulty English, ending with a personal remark about a supposed artist musician and poet and poverty.
Fragmented column notes quack remedies for teething and headaches, an airship dream, and casual chatter about medicine and travel. It mentions Minard’s Liniment, Dr Agnow’s cure, and pulses, with odd dialogue about progress and health effects at height. Named items include Minard’s Liniment, Dr Agnow’s cure, and New York.
Fragmentary OCR notes praise Minard's Liniment from multiple names and locations including Silverdale Mit, Mel, Chas Anderson, Stanly Of, Matuius Polmy and Oil City Ontario. Claims claim it cures growth, hele and other conditions without verifiable evidence.
A mother recalls a troubling scene as a child pleads to be good after a threat of death. The narrative notes many have acted similarly but calls lying unworthy. It reflects on innocence, punishment, and the burden of truth in a family moment.
A fragmentary text blends comic chat about talking to oneself with an advertising pitch for a kidney remedy claiming rapid relief. It intertwines exaggerated medical claims with sensational lines about pain, neglect, and a miracle cure. The piece also notes a deep Atlantic ocean trench near New Zealand.
An OCR fragment recounts Minard’s Liniment claims and a travel note on New Guinea and Great Britain. It mentions Agnew’s Oinimant and Soonava irritant use, plus a vague health remedy claim. Also references Wall Cities of China and city of Hsien-tu with walls and dimensions.
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