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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
3
An old newspaper snippet touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a versatile remedy for coughs colds sore throats burns and cuts promising unsurpassed healing for wounds ulcers and similar ills. A Western settlement mayor dismisses a claim about bar business while a tourist relays a misheard exchange.
A humorous extract describes a talking tramp tale about being arrested after thanking a man who gave sixpence. The dialogue contrasts two tramps discussing politeness and a purported remedy for distemper, reflecting period humor and slang.
Caution against catarrh remedies containing mercury. The ad claims mercury damages mucous surfaces and advises avoiding such products. It promotes a cure named Mail's Catarrh Cure and mentions a vitamin product and constipation pills.
A Canadian Rockies trip inspires Rev. Dr Sipprell president of Columbian College New Westminster to praise the mountains. He jokes about digging to their base as a train brakeman quips that would reveal hard work.
The article recalls a tale from The Kincardine Review about a captain who was sent to sea, contrasting old and new attitudes. A boy argues that things have changed since the elder generation’s day, highlighting shifts in perception of naval careers.
A Western newspaper man in Washington shared a tale about former New York Sun city editor Amost Lineninen. On a Saturday night it was announced saloons would close next day. Cummings sent his star reporter Murray to investigate if the saloons were selling liquor, and on Thursday Tom returned with the finding that they were not selling.
Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is described as a special compound to combat dysentery cholera morbus and inflammatory stomach and intestinal disorders from food or water. It is said to provide speedy relief and is not limited to summer months.
In a tense moment Bessie and Mabel discuss a quarrel with Harry who asks for the return of his rig. The exchange reveals the core issue is not the fight but forgetting which ring belongs to him.
In a Washington Star excerpt Farmer Corntessel quips about tomatoes, string beans, and summer boarders. He notes his vegetable garden is a decoy as he relies on canned goods and a liniment claimed to cure garget in cows.
An advertisement cites a New York City census showing 17 928 children needing eye care and touts Murine as a non irritating remedy for red weak weary watery eyes and eye strain. It claims soothing, physician prepared formula with no prohibited drugs and suggests use for babies with eyelid scales.
Lord Alfred Tennyson’s own copy of a first edition Maud and Other Poems, bearing only his name on the title page, featured in a recent Ander sons sale in New York. The sale included another first edition of Maud with Tennyson’s letter to Bulkeley Platt, and rarities such as Helen's Tower with Lady Dufferin stanzas and a Browning poem, which fetched $390 at a prior Lapham sale.
Summer brings stomach and bowel troubles that threaten many babies and young children. Baby's Own Tablets are recommended to regulate digestion and prevent summer ailments. These tablets can be given to newborns or older children and are sold by medicine dealers or mail order at two cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. in Brockville Ontario.
During the Fredericksburg siege a Confederate skirmish unit suddenly attacked a Federal brigade. One hungry Johnny hurried from a fallen soldier’s knapsack and, shouting a cheer, waved the loot and urged a charge saying they have cheese. A mock ad suggests Holloway's Corn Cure as a painless remedy for teething issues.
A dialogue shows a ticket seller informing Mr Parkay that one seat is for a lady and that he should sit behind her, with a remark about hats and responsibility. The exchange highlights evolving seating policies in venues as depicted by the New York Evening Journal.
A St Antoine carpenter reports a vicious horse bite in June 1898. After using Minard's Liniment, pain ceased in five hours and wounds healed in two weeks, leaving hand and arm restored. The testimonial underscores quick recovery and effectiveness of the remedy.
A note cites Scott claiming to be an agricultural authority after a country summer. He advised milking by sitting on the side farthest from the cow and nearest the soft spot in the pasture.
A brief note inquires why Canadian grocers and general dealers stock Wil son's Fly Pads while some stores do not. The item is mentioned as a common insect control product in certain markets.
A tall muscular man walked through the office. A bystander asks if he is a prizefighter, but the answer is no. He is the art editor, hired for strength to compel engravers to redo work, not for knowledge of art.
Little Mary studies the penny given for the collection plate and asks how much her aunt will give. The aunt opens her hand to reveal a quarter, and Mary protests that it isn’t worth it.
An exploration of good taste as an innate sense of fitness guiding social behavior. It condemns loud, bragging, or costly displays and praises restraint, propriety, and considerate speech in public and private life. A well bred woman avoids ostentation, scandal, and rudeness while affording others respect.
In the Zuyder Zee Y bay and Amsterdam’s river Y a town in China shares the brief name. Henan city France river Sweden town all bear the same label. An amusing story tells of Theresa O in Brussels and a Paris Madame as shop proprietors with this name. A drafted son, unable to write, signed with a cross on military papers.
A correspondent notes vandalism inside St Peter’s as glass panels in the choir chapel bear scratched names of tribes and tongues. The grisaille like glazing reveals dates of folly and a flourish of hand where Renaissance light would otherwise be.
J A C Cameron arrives from Cornwall to succeed Neil McLean as referee and clerk to the Master in Ordinary at Osgoode Hall. He advocates updated furniture and ventilation and installs Osgoode Hall’s first business telephone. The novelty prompts government to decide to equip with telephones.
An ad touts Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a universal cure for kidney disease and related symptoms. It claims spring temperature shifts worsen kidney strain and asserts the product awakens liver and bowels to cleanse the excretory system. A testimonial from Mrs F O Bacon of Baldwin Mills Quebec supports the cure and lists price and availability.
A cross-examining lawyer asks a woman her age and she hesitates then stammers out a clipped T I. The attorney appears uneasy and urges her to answer quickly as the situation grows more tense.
The article warns that when excretory organs fail the intestines clog, called costiveness, risking dangerous complications. It promotes Pare melee's Vegetable Pills as a speedy cure and urges immediate use at first signs, promising quick noticeable effects.
A courtroom exchange notes the defendant Talisman declaring marriage and freeholder status while the judge probes opinions. The statement about Wil son’s Fly Pads being used in summer suggests a humorous or promotional line about eradicating house flies.
A reader narrator enters Montenegro and finds himself in a historical era at the Montenegrin Abanian border. He witnesses border raids and vendetta acts from medieval times, echoing tales of English and Scottish feuds.
Heroine Florence Nightingale has just turned ninety. She is frail and confined to her room but has received many gifts and congratulatory telegrams from all parts of the war.
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