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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
6
A dialogue shows a son claiming superiority over younger boys while his father notes his role as floorwalker. The mother's rebuke contrasts with the boy Joe's pride in his size and influence, set against a humorous aside about Holloway's Corn Cure. The piece reflects early 20th century manners and humor.
A vintage health ad argues poor health ages women, promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure. It cites Mrs. Warren Wright of Una Sask recovering from severe weakness and fainting, attributing recovery to the pills which allegedly rebuilt blood and strength. Sold by doctors or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A humorous 19th century line mocks a physician advising distemper cure by taking air in an automobile or motor boat. The cartoonish dialogue contrasts at home care with gasoline fueled travel as a supposed remedy suggestion.
The Sunday school lesson discusses the parable of laborers in Matthew 20 1 16, stressing salvation before service and God’s grace. It connects Israel's redemption to believers' call to labor, urges wholehearted service, and notes rewards and the regeneration tied to the new birth.
Prof. W B Richards outlines beef versus dairy cattle. Beef type cattle from Shorthorns Herefords Aberdeen Angus and Galloway gain flesh rapidly. Dairy cows have long faces slender necks and large bellies indicating digestion capacity. Udder quality matters with elastic pliable skin and good milk veins. Relief of low spirits linked to stomach and liver. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills boost digestion nerves and mood.
The piece argues for developing livestock husbandry methods to retain soil fertility from cropping. It proposes supplementing with mineral fertilizers or grain purchases to feed stock, framing it as public spirited and economical. It notes grain farmers might sell grain without depleting fertility if others maintain a compatible system.
An agricultural note argues sowing rape on pasture and hog lots yields better feed and cheaper sustenance than weeds or tainted foods. It recommends fencing land for grazing crops like pasture, clover, alfalfa, or other grasses to feed pigs economically.
A Punch cartoon vignette shows a newly married couple receiving wedding presents. The Old Nurse praises the gifts as practical and valuable, noting they require minimal labor to care for the flock. A pawnbroker would be pleased to handle them.
A Baltimore American excerpt features a husband and wife exchange on authority at home. The piece contrasts traditional headship with the wife's restraint. It notes an August Ladies' Home Journal quote by Ernest Thompson Seton warning the house fly as a deadly threat.
A hen searches her nest and, after a moment of humor, laments misplacing items and the difficulty of locating them. The line emphasizes a lighthearted chase and the hen’s whimsical complaint about where she leaves things.
Fragmentary dialogue portrays a tense scene where Gladys resists a Colonel’s threat to self harm after a mention of a prior peril. The overheard exchange hints at personal conflict and urgent danger surrounding a family dispute in a wartime or veterans era setting.
A fragment shows dialogue where Jack asks why the bachelor quarters were given up and Tom replies he is aiming to save money, implying a practical motive. The line captures a casual exchange and hints at financial considerations behind living arrangements.
When excretory organs fail to function the intestines clog leading to costiveness and possible complications. Parme Lee’s Vegetable Pills promise a speedy cure and should be taken at first signs, with effects said to appear almost immediately.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Recorder-Herald jokes about Poor Wappsleigh buying trousers with turned up bottoms. His wife allegedly cuts one leg to fashion a hobble skirt for herself, causing the wearer to be unable to wear them.
Advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin purity preventing clogged pores and pimples. It claims these emollients help treat eczema rashes and scalp irritations. A brief witty quote from an Ideas section follows about mistaken names in a country cousin anecdote.
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