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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
14
A. C. Robinson explains in Outing Magazine that removing 87 percent water from cow milk yields a dry powder packed and shipped easily. Heated briefly to 240 degrees F kills germs, moisture is kept low at 6 percent, preventing bacterial growth and allowing indefinite shelf life once water is added.
A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls a grand English hall gathering honoring Mr and Mrs Gladstone. A discussion among chatty ladies about a lingering question leads Mrs Gladstone to quip that William will soon descend to explain, highlighting a witty remark about divine answer.
A historic note advises that eating green fruit in summer can cause cholera morbus in children and that Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is the safest remedy to check inflammation and save the child's life.
Inquirer notes He Grace appears youthful yet acknowledges increasing annual expenses she faces. The piece suggests age defies time while costs grow with each passing year.
A garbled excerpt shows chatter about a curbside claim that Minard’s Liniment cures diphtheria. The text includes names like Clarence Sixper-What and an undertaker Bill Mope with a sale. The passage appears as a jumble of dialogue and stage whispers.
A warning against liquid medicines for stomach and bowel troubles that often contain opiates. Baby's Own Tablets are promoted as opiate free and effective for preventing sickness, with a government analyst confirming no narcotics. Mrs. Wilbert Bone of Carrville Ontario endorses the product sold by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
Newlyweds stay in a sky scraper hotel on their honeymoon. The bride Alice returns seeking entry but hears no reply. A man’s voice from the other side corrects her, noting this is not a beehive but a bathroom, ending the misunderstanding.
Sir Harry Johnston recalls a pet monkey named Jacko in Zanzibar who caused a wedding breakfast ruin by grabbing the tablecloth and tossing champagne and pepper about. The monkey was killed by the furious bridegroom’s gun, ending his mischief.
The meeting occurred on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington when Riley and Bliss Carman, longtime artistic peers, were introduced by a Washingtonian. The Canadian poet, about six feet four, lowered his eyes then looked up with a dry smile and quipped about his parents training him on a trellis.
The London Army Journal describes how every horse in the English army is numbered with a unique hind foot mark and a veterinary history sheet. The left hind foot bears the thousands and hundreds while the off hind foot shows the units. Each horse’s full record includes its history and details over time.
A comic line from London Tit-Bits shows Brownbigeye asking a waitress for humor while heating. The waitress points out a looking glass in front of him, delivering a wry visual gag.
A prospective tenant questions suitability of a studio for sculpture while noting some spaces are already rented for that purpose. The caretaker confirms, mentioning a sculptor working nearby and the eager demand for such spaces.
The article extols instruments that extend perception beyond human limits. It cites photographic plates with telescopes, microphones, thermometers, galvanometers, and wireless coherers as revealing millions of stars, faint sounds, minute temperature differences, and minute electrical signals. It argues instruments vastly surpass the human senses and expand knowledge beyond what our organs could perceive.
The diary recounts a dinner with Bulwer Lytton and others where Ke nealy describes Lytton as a clown. He criticizes Lytton’s appearance manner and suggests he did not write the works attributed to him. Ke nealy notes Lytton’s silence and crowd’s doubt about his genius.
A Sunday night scene after church features Tom and Mary on a sofa. Mary asks Tom to promise any heroic act for her, and he affirmatively agrees to marry her, declaring willingness to do anything for her sake. The moment leads to a proposal and mutual commitment.
A traveler who spent a year among Arabian people reports no dolls or domestic play by girls and no ball or marble games by boys. A grave sheik says Western youths are odd for letting children soil their hands in sport as the youths focus on tasks and learning.
The article notes that Switzerland had forest systems and scientific forestry by the 1400s and that under Louis XIV France’s forests and resources were depleted. It states France now spends $34 per acre to reforest watersheds, while Italy spends $20 per acre.
The Buchanan Nursery Co of St Charles Manitoba offers a five dollar prize for the best sample of wild plums of this season's growth. Entrants mail a labeled sample to the nursery with name and address, avoiding tin or perfumed boxes that could spoil flavor.
Medical advice stresses keeping bowels open as essential for healing most ailments. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are described as bowel-specific, effectively promoting healthy bowel action and digestive organ health.
If one boy needs two errands in one hour, two boys can finish one errand in half a day. Pathfind er poses a riddle about combined work speed and parallel effort.
The ad urges using Wilsons Fly Pads in dining rooms and kitchens to prevent flies. It claims genuine Wilson's products outshine all other fly killers.
A brief Yonkers Statesman line questions leisure options between a bridle watch for a ride and a choice of church or park during a local discussion. No further context provided.
Mrs. D Mackay of Winnipeg shows marked improvement after surgical treatment by Dr F W E Burnham following a period of serious condition.
A persuasive appeal urges merchants to support the local newspaper through advertising. It praises editors for building towns and retail success, warns against poor copy, and frames the paper as a hidden gold mine that benefits the whole community.
Peruna combines two kinds of herbal remedies for catarrh and tonic needs. The ingredients have long tested reputations with physicians of different schools. Chronic catarrh is widespread and many patients seek effective relief, while Peruna on its label lists principal active constituents for scrutiny.
Mrs Drayton asks for help with Bobby who resists medicine and bed. Mr Drayton delivers a stern ultimatum promising no medicine and a bedtime without it. Bobby, alarmed, takes his medicine and goes to bed meekly, ending the matter.
An advertisement touts Halloway's Corn Cure as the simplest and best public remedy for corn treatment, claiming it works on both old and new growth without complication.
A brief cartoon caption shows a man asking which drink is preferred lemonade or champagne. The woman responds it depends and asks who pays for it.
An advertisement promotes Wilson's Fly Pads as the best fly killers and warns against unsatisfactory substitutes for controlling diphtheria spread via the common house fly.
Comic Cuts snippet features a bantering exchange between two spouses. One declares incompatibility, the other humorously accepts continued independence after marriage. The brief dialogue captures domestic humor and resilient ego.
A Havana judge fined Albisu theater management $30 for violating a ban on the Cadiz March. The ban stems from historical Cuban-Spanish tensions with the march tied to old executions under Spanish rule. Manager Valdes says the Spanish audience demanded the piece, and he yielded to avert trouble.
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