Wouldn't Hurt 'Em Visitor and Cottager Exchange
A farmer declines to move his pigs from near the house despite a visitor and doctor warnings. The cottager retorts that proximity cannot harm the animals, highlighting rural stubbornness.
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 09, 1919
Page
3
Baby's Own Tablets Offer Quick Relief For Constipation
Advertiser cites Mrs Gaspard Daigle of Dewmain Quebec praising Baby's Own Tablets for rapid relief of constipation and indigestion in her child. The tablets sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 23 cents a box from The Dre Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario. Prohibition note briefly mentioned as breathless topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspard Daigle
Dewmain
Dre Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Secret Mine at Hudson Bay Supposedly Worked Since 1710
Report from The Pas Manitoba claims the Hudson Bay Company operates a hidden mine on the east coast of Hudson Bay at Little Whale River. Ore is reportedly shipped to England as ballast. Tyrell cites galena with lead and silver, with London as the head office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Say
Hudson's Bay
Hudson Bay Company
Hudson Bay
Little Whale River
England
Little Whale Post
Tyrell
London
Storm Toll and Losses From Corpus Christi Storm
A long distance message from Corpus Christi reports a tropical storm that struck the region causes heavy casualties in San Antonio with 15 to 25 dead and 4000 homeless. Property damage is pegged at 400000 dollars as the city faces shortages of power, water, and food. mayor appeals for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Corpus Christi
Express
When Mr Casey’s Death Reveals His Legacy
A quip about Mr Casey who died leaving his twelve children as his bequest to the orphan asylum. The exchange notes the humor and the value placed on form and dress in society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey
Orphan Asylum
Less Wheat Sown In Britain
Provisional Board of Agriculture estimates show a decrease of 336000 acres in wheat sown during the war with a slight rise in arable land since 1918. Livestock figures hint at steady cattle numbers but reduced dairying. sheep flocks are smaller than any prior record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Agriculture
Putnam's Corn Extractor Advertises Pain Free Cure
An old advertisement touts Putnam's Corn Extractor claiming a one day cure for corns with no pain. It stresses that it is available at all dealers and warns against using other remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam’s
Putnam's
Winnipeg Doctor In Serbia Arrives With Canadian Hospital
Belgrade papers report Col. Fred E. Burnham arriving in the city with a well equipped Canadian hospital to aid the stricken people of Serbia. Burnham, a Winnipeg physician and Red Cross worker during the war, organized a Canadian unit after witnessing medical needs firsthand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Belgrade I
Serbia
Fred. E. Burnham
Winnipeg
Burnham
Red Cross
Canada
Sloan's Liniment Ad Claims Rheumatic Relief
An advertisement touts Sloan's Liniment for rheumatism and muscle soreness. It targets men and women with claims of relief from arthritis neuralgia and back pain, emphasizing economy and quick effect, with prices 35c 70c and 1 40 and noting manufacture in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Canada
Sloan's Liniment Studies and Wife Exchange Quiz
A humorous exchange shows a wife asking about fish behavior and a husband answering with a pun on going about in schools. The dialogue turns on a mishearing as the wife teases about hurting the fish with igoh.
China Declares Peace With Germany Under Sept 15 Mandate
The China government announces on Sept 15 that China is at peace with Germany by mandate, while Chinese delegates at the peace conference refused to sign the treaty over the Shantung economic rights clause. China returns to a peace status without a formal treaty with Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Germany
Washington
District of Columbia
State Department
Japan
Shantung
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory visit reveals the making of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Over 350 000 potent herbs yearly gathered at optimal season. Solvents extract medicinal properties while sterilized utensils and pasteurized sterile bottles ensure cleanliness. Letters from women attest to its health benefits for female ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Snaky humor at Dyaka of Borneo dinner joke
A playful exchange has Hicks asking for coffee and a waiter revealing the cup was empty, followed by a humorous line about mistaken soup. The Dyaka of Borneo are referenced as eating snakes and alligators with a punchline about toasted monkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks
Sin Hicks
Borneo
Painful Corn Cure Promises Fast Relief With Freezone
A Cincinnati author touts freezone as a quick remedy for corns, claiming drops on the corn dissolve it without harming nearby tissue and urging buyers to try it. The ad-laden piece hints at light humor and mentions seaweed obstructions in the Saragossa Sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Minard's Litiment Co. Liniment Cures Distemper in Horse
A customer report from Minard's Litiment Co. notes a valuable horse recovered from a severe distemper after using MIN ARD'S LINIMENT. Signed by Vilandie Freres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard’s Litiment Co., Limited
Minard
Vilandie Freres
Neutral Zone May Be Established in Copenhagen Talks
Copenhagen discussions among Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian prime ministers and the Finnish Minister of States considered Soviet peace proposals and measures to prevent Bolshevik spread to border states. A definite line will be set after consultations with each government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Russia
Cargo Arrives on Hamburg American Liner at New York
The 1500 ton steamer Jason, formerly the Virginia, arrived with the first postwar cargo from Germany. Captain W H Bevans said the voyage left Hamburg September 5 carrying meat to Germany and returning 350 tons of sugar beet seed plate glass artificial flowers and beaded handbags. He noted Hamburg's port was nearly stripped of ships with six present and three more under construction including the Bismarck, the largest vessel afloat. He reported food plentiful for Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jason
Virginia
Germany
Hamburg
W. H. Bevans
Bevans
Bismarck
Tlamburg
No Calls for Jail Food in Butte as Jail Empty
In July no prisoners were fed in Anaconda Montana city jail as 36 arrests occurred and no inmates remained long enough to be fed. The report notes a contrast with Montana's pre dry era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Montana
Anaconda
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
Historic ad claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It asserts Hall's and Wal l's Catarrh Medicine purify blood and affect mucous surfaces, urging Druggists to offer testimonials and free samples from F. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Wall
F . Cheney & Co
Frops
Toledo
Obie
Unchangeable Teuton and Bolshevik Influence Amid War Tempests
The piece cites a London Morning Post view claiming Germany seeks control over Russia by weakening it and backing Bolshevik leaders to rule the rulers. It contrasts German duplicity with domestic woes, noting social changes like aging and street mud, and offers a medical ad claim for Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a familiar household remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Russia
London
Thomas
Curious Pens At St Paul Prison In Lyons For Guillotine Receipts
A French prison in Lyons uses a fresh pen at each execution to sign regulation receipts for prisoners handed to the guillotine. Ink is left to dry on the pen after use. Miller's Worm Powders are claimed to expel worms and improve health, easing a child's misery from worm-related illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Lyons
France
Two old school chums meet in restaurant
Two former schoolmates encounter at a restaurant. Greetings exchanged. One asks about music. the other replies he now plays the second fiddle at home, implying he plays a minor role.
Asthma Remedy Claim by Dr Kellogg Draws Testimony
The ad touts Dr J D Kellogg’s Asthma Remedy as a positive blessing with testimonials from thousands of users. It urges readers to obtain the remedy from local dealers. A separate note mentions a Bedouin marriage where the groom kills a sheep and spills blood on the threshold in a brief ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
American Settlers In Canada
Good prices are being paid by American settlers for farm lands near Regina Saskatchewan and land is changing hands. Two farmers from Iowa purchased two sections near Gray at 100 dollars an acre and the How farm at Rotteay on the Soo line sold for 110 dollars an acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Sask
Iowa
Gray
Rot- Teay
Soo Line
Dominion Express Money Order Offer Claimed
A reader notes the availability of Dominion Express Money Orders with a five dollar value plus three cents in fees. This item records a simple money order transaction notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anata Cieh Carder
Henaananhaaeneers
Dominion Express
Costa
Russian General Bombed in Trans-Caucasia Scene
An explosive missile hit the automobile of General Buratoff the Georgian representative of General Denikin. He was severely wounded along with Georgian General Odesledizo. The incident occurs amid anti-Bolshevik activity in South Russia and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tifles
Trans-Caucasia
Buratoff
Georgia
Denikine
Russia
Odesledizo
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Beecham
Thome Beecham
St Helens
Lancashire
U.S
Beres
Hudson Bay Minerals
Dodd
Britain
Sloan's Liniment Studies
General Post Office
Howell
Powell
Saragossa Sea
Ercoeme
St Ma Tits
Ord
V. A. Hayne
Lormont
N.S
Soap. Ne Cin
Prem Bee
Dept.a
Reerman
NESY
BROOK
Ang Fry
Cook
Cook Medicine CO
Joronto
Minard's
Liniment
Clark
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