Portage la Prairie editor J. J. McCulloch’s career profiled
The Manitoba editor and proprietor J. J. McCulloch of the Semi Weekly News in Portage la Prairie is highlighted as a native son who rose from a local printer to owner and editor. Born February 1879, he trained at Portage schools, learned type setting, and advanced from the Liberal office to manage the Daily Graphic and Weekly Liberal before acquiring the News and reshaping its format into a semi weekly publication.
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Manitoba
Prairie Province
J. J. McCulloch
News
Portage la Prairie
Mr. McCulloch
J. J
Jake
Collegiate Institute
Manitoba Liberal
Portage
C. D. McPherson
The
Graphic
Liberal
McCulloch
Daily Graphic
Weekly
Portage Bachelor Wena Musician Gains Popularity
The subject, known as a serbe and musician, increases social and business appeal. He remains a bachelor living with his parents in Portage.
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Ee Eee
Portage
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff, Says Nosegrind Exchange
A humorous exchange features Mister Nosegrind and Millionaire Nose grind discussing a dog's name. The witticisms center on a pup named Wages and a claim about Minard's Liniment curing dandruff.
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Minard
Mister Nosegrind
Bickle’s Anti Consumptive Syrup Advertised
The text proclaims that many inherit weak songs and that dis ease attacks the weakest point. It promotes Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup as a preventive protecting against colds and pulmonary disturbances, claiming it strengthens the organs and resists atmospheric changes. It also asserts the syrup is cheap and good.
Edie and the Photographer’s Plate Line
A playful exchange between Edie and a photographer shows a flirtatious banter about photographing and sharing a toasted romance. Edie teases the idea of being on a plate as a joketurn of phrase.
Untitled notice from Rockville Ontario reports relief remedy
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a local Rockville Ontario remedy for rheumatism affecting a sufferer, with brief mentions of symptoms and a patient who could not work after illness but later felt relief following treatment.
Parrot Joke Sours Prospects of Marriage
In a witty exchange Miss Gettington questions Mr Batchleigh about marriage. He replies he kept a parrot for six weeks to test life with a partner and concluded he could not endure it.
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Miss Gettington
Mr. Batchleigh
The Most Popular Pill in Medicine Exposed
The pill ranks as the most popular form of medicine and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are claimed to be the favored option due to their claimed effectiveness. They are compact portable easy to take do not nauseate or gripe and provide relief in stubborn cases.
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Ogilvie Flour Mills Co
Canada
Royal Household
The Young Theologian Refuses Degree in Jest
A young theologian named Fiddle declines his degree, declaring it sufficient to be Fid dle rather than Fiddie D D. The anecdote hinges on a playful name pun about identity and achievement.
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Fiddle
Signals of Danger Parmelees Vegetable Pills Advertised
A health notice asks readers about signs of stomach trouble and suggests Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy. It promotes quick restoration of health and urges readers to keep well.
Ancient eggs prompt grocer apology in holiday trade
Mrs Younglove complains the eggs were ancient to which the grocer apologizes. He explains the shortage since most young chickens were killed for the holiday trade leaving only old hens to lay. She responds with a reflective remark about the situation.
Nervous Debility Toll From Long Torture Record
A fragmented notice profiles M. Williams once known as a nervous wreck after four years of torment and alleged suffering. The brief mentions battles of South American origins and ongoing mental strain.
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M. Williams
Sis Bettles
Hat Trickled Shilling Swap At Amateur Show
A conjurer asks the man with a red nose to retrieve a marked shilling from his pocket. The rising friend admits the shilling was used earlier in the day and returns the sixpence change.
Medicine Chest in Itself Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The article promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a portable medicine chest for rheumatism lumbago sore throat colds coughs catarrh asthma and wound healing. It emphasizes affordability making it accessible to the poorest and suitable for every home.
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Thomas
British Emmanency in Washington Yarn
Mr Lowther toured America and London and recounted a tale of a woolly waiter in a mining town who served quail in a surprising way. The Englishman learns quail order becomes quail, then the waiter draws a revolver and warns the scene with a tense no entry line.
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Washington
Veteran's Star: George Lewis Seeks Catarrh Cure
The veteran George Lewis of Shame Tin reports fifty years of chronic catarrh and claims one box of Dr. we Catarcha cured him completely at age eighty, describing long trial of cures with no relief.
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George Lewis
Tam
Ceute
Long Distance Mind Reader Charms a Telephone Clerk
A playful exchange unfolds as a caller compliments a telephonist, joking that she is a long distance mind reader. The clerk asks for clarification while the caller hints at a trickster persona on the line.
Minard's Liniment Sale and Regina's Fortunes Cited
Fragmentary speech cites Minards Liniment for sale everywhere and Regina's future, with a boast about Omaha real estate rising. The speaker predicts Chicago Minneapolis and St Paul will rise, claiming Omaha could have been bought cheap twenty five years ago and will fetch high prices later.
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Regina
West
Chicago
St. Paul
Cure for the Heart by Dr. Agnew and its claimed effects
Fragmentary item presents a historical medical claim about Dr. Agnew’s Cure for the Heart. It references heart trouble relief within half an hour and mentions other unspecified ailments and a dye or pigment. The text is garbled with multiple misspellings and names.
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James Riley Beles Rland
Agnew
Untitled Exchange Sparks Private Plan
A terse dialogue shows a couple weighing commitment and finance. One person pledges devotion while the other hints at starting with a bank book, signaling shared plans or money matters ahead.
Twain mystery uncovers neighborly reading offer
A late discovered Mark Twain anecdote recalls the humorist asking a neighbor to read a set of his books. The neighbor curtly replied he could read them in his library but offered no further help.
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Mark Twain
DROWSINESS AFTER MEALS PROMPTS NERVE FOOD CURE CLAIM
An advertisement claims chronic dyspepsia causes drowsiness, headaches, and nervousness due to poor digestion. It touts Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a blood building nerve restoring remedy that boosts appetite and vitality, with a customer testimonial from J A Gibbs of Hamilton and a price of 50 cents a box.
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Dr. Chase
J. A. Gibbs
Tom Street
Hamilton, Ont
Edmanson, Bates & Company
Toronto
A. W. Chase
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