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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
14
Dr. Martin Brumbaugh, Philadelphia public schools chief, recounts a St. Louis encounter. A boy says the teacher already knows much, cautioning the educator not to reveal too much to teachers present at a teachers’ institute.
In June 1898 E Roy of Carriage Maker St Antoine P Q describes a horse bite injury to his hand and wrist. After using Minard’s Liniment the pain ceased in five hours and wounds healed in three weeks. The letter praises the product and its agent’s help.
A brief scene at a Louisville drugstore shows awoman requesting a stamp, the clerk weighing and affixing it, and the woman asking for the stamp to be placed upside down as a gesture to Charlie. The clerk loses interest after complying.
The ad touts Holloway's Corn Cure as a sure remedy for warts and corns, claiming it improves appearance by removing disfigurements from the hands. It emphasizes quick relief and uses promotional language typical of old newspaper notices.
The Count asks about his bad cough and the doctor warns him about age. The doctor advises quitting smoking and alcohol, avoiding excitement, and focusing on general health to improve his condition.
Prairie patients and animals relieved as Wolford's Sanitary Lotion reportedly cures mange itch and contagious skin conditions in half an hour. No further details on usage or scope provided.
The Corean premier seals a deal with Japan granting the Japanese resident-general near absolute authority. The accord draws swift scrutiny over sovereignty and governance in the peninsula amid international reaction.
A Philadelphia report notes a Barvard man beating all his rivals, drawing attention to ongoing public chatter. The dialogue features a playful exchange about colleges and criminals as part of the quotation.
A blue book on India's progress notes plague as the era's grim scourge with nearly 1,000,000 deaths in 1905. Bombay deaths drop to 71,400 while Bengal and the United Provinces rise. Punjaub declines. health among European and native troops improves. education expands with two women earning degrees at Rangoon.
A Washington Star excerpt notes disappointment at not finding grand Cuban mansions. It describes haciendas as fortress like compounds with ugly walls and retinues ready to defend, while large plantations shift from private owners to corporations and proprietors relocate to Madrid Seville Paris or New York as salaried administrators govern.
A Chicago Tribune anecdote tells of a mule that stops work exactly at noon each day. After two hours of feeding he resumes tasks, regardless of weather or location, as if perfectly keeping time. The tale notes the mule refused work at noon in a coal mine just as in open fields.
The Montreal Standard notes that India’s sacred fires remain alive. The oldest still burning fire was consecrated twelve centuries ago to honor the Parsee voyage from Persia to India. It is fed five times every two hours with sandalwood and dry fuel.
A Good Medicine requires little advertising. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil earned its good name by merit as a remedy for bodily pains and respiratory ailments. It has carried its fame to distant lands and is prized both at home and abroad. Dose small, effect sure.
A missionary and an officer were killed in French Congo as native soldiers mutiny. Nine natives also died in the violence amid escalating unrest and security concerns in the colony.
Mark Twain praised King Edward VII and expressed interest in buying Windsor Castle after touring London with humor. The piece recalls Artemus Ward’s London visits and Punch writings, including a museum anecdote and a comic mishearing at home.
Readers including clergymen entered the anecdotes competition and Rev G Emery of Penmaer Glamorgan won for a village church wedding tale. The groom mistook the bride and the rector asked where the right man is. The punchline has the groom saying the right man is at the bottom of the church.
An advertisement for Dr J D Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial promotes a speedy remedy for dysentery diarrhoea cholera summer complaint seasickness and teething complaints. It claims immediate relief from indiscretion in eating unripe fruit and cucumbers and asserts it always conquers the disease. Having a bottle is urged to avoid cholera fears.
Mrs Noobride asks Miss Jellusse to call on her at a pretty little flat she has just rented. The exchange appears in London Tit Bits with a casual tone and light domestic note.
Budapest chimney sweep M Koloman Zanzi works mornings to clear soot and spends evenings studying science history and law. He earned a BA and mining engineering qualification and is pursuing a Doctorate in Law, choosing to stay in his trade for income and connections. Minard s Liniment is advertised for cows.
Madame Fromkita, known for several ineffectual attempts to kill Russian police officials, was secretly executed by hanging in Moscow. The case drew attention to her audacious but failed schemes and the Russian authorities' handling of the affair.
Describes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as mild in effect. They do not cause stomach griping or disturbances like other pills. Suitable for the delicate and can be given to children without the penalties of harsher preparations.
Historian note cites Taurens Janszoon Coster of Holland as a rival to Gutenberg for inventing movable types, claiming wooden tones in 1428 and later metal types, though Gutenberg is widely credited.
The coroner's records show asphyxiation as a common self harm method in New York City with roughly one death every three days, and a shooting death about every four days.
Advertisement asserts English Spavin Liniment removes hard or soft lumps blemishes and various horse ailments including blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney and sprains. Claims remarkable cure and save 50 with one bottle. Warrants it the most wonderful blemish cure known.
Col. Dobrowisky of the 291st Infantry was shot and killed in Tiflis by a fellow regiment member. The incident highlights internal danger within the unit.
A newly married man waited outside a shop for his wife who lingered inside. When she emerged he complained of being left standing. She replied in affectionate humor that she could not alter how he stood, remarking softly on his patience.
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