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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
14
An Ottawa reader touts Fruit-a-tives as a cure for chronic dyspepsia after years of medical treatment. The ad claims 60c a box or 6 for 2.59 and includes a testimonial. The clipping also features Mark Twain at Chevy Chase and a note on Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for bowel health.
Public notice warns against ointments containing mercury for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and internally taken. Includes price per bottle and suggestion to consult reputable physicians. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a farmer joke from a Louisville paper.
A clipped humorous item notes Minard’s Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria. A colloquial aside about Jim quitting smoking and a pipe emptied into a gunpowder barrel adds comic color. The fragment reflects light gossip style in the periodical.
A Missouri College of Agriculture bulletin reports on E B Forbes experiments with hogs showing corn plus protein supplements yields better gains than corn alone. Western Canada hogs may profit from similar tests, while Ontario sheep exports to the United States illustrate cross‑border sales and duties.
The article discusses farming as a business aligned with mercantile and banking practices. It argues that each enterprise thrives or fails by initiative and systematic methods. It stresses adopting up to date machinery and scientific methods to ensure every invested dollar earns an interest and every acre yields a marketable product.
The 1909 market saw Texas cattle drop by about three million head as prices fail to drop with demand. The commentator urges readers to acquire cattle now, claiming meat consumption remains strong and cattle are profitable investments.
A Massachusetts farmer endorses college training for boys, citing an Eastern agricultural college graduate who learned to spray and boosted his home orchard profits over 1,000 in a season. The piece argues such education plants new farming ideas, improves livestock, and raises farm finances, urging investment now for future returns.
Guests waited half an hour in a Berkshire church for the bride as messengers were sent to livery stables to locate her carriage. The liveryman admitted fault and apologized but argued fetching her would be useless since the service would be over.
A naval captain from Kamouraska testifies to long term use of Minard's Liniment on his vessel and in his family, calling it unequaled for daily ills and accidents and saying he would not voyage without it even at a dollar per bottle.
Chambers declares he began improving his mind as a young man and has continued ever since. Chubbs counters with a humorous remark about the state of his mind when he started the process.
A humorous dialogue discusses sending a boy to college and the cadence of learning. Rippleton questions home influence while Binks defends college education and notes the lasting effect of “the touch” Lip Incott’s.
A June bride asks to exchange a china ware gift for a frying pan while a floor walker approves the idea. The column notes a light, humorous exchange from a Kansas City Journal item.
A fragmentary Chicago Record-Herald note mocks an umbrella thief who believes in laying up reserves. Another line playfully questions a prospective bride about cooking and pantry readiness, mentioning Wilfrid and gas ranges.
A Bow Street court heard that a man acted violently and quarrelled with a cabman in Leicester Square on Tuesday evening. A constable took him into custody, suspecting intoxication, while a medical exam noted tobacco chewing had the same effect as alcohol.
An Easy Pill to Take promises relief with pills made to taste agreeable and avoid nausea. The advertisement claims even the most fastidious can take them without revulsion and credits their high tonical quality as the medicine for the stomach.
A fragment from Life magazine quotes a speaker contrasting a husband with a neighbor during illness, noting informal term usage and a colloquial tone. The passage highlights social expectations of marriage and care within a moment of sickness.
A poet scolds his child as Eliza answers with a lullaby sung to the little darling. The exchange appears in the Catholic Standard and Times, illustrating domestic scenes and public tone.
A Chicago man travels to a Western oil town in its early boom days to seek honest work and fortune. He reunites with an old friend at a local restaurant and discusses chances amid a bustling frontier economy.
An old advertisement explains kidneys depend on liver and bowel health, urging Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a prompt cure for kidney disease biliousness and indigestion. It cites a testimonial from John O Neal of Annapolis County and lists price and dealer details in Toronto.
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