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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1911
Page
6
Women suffering from any illness are invited to write to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. All letters are read and answered by women and kept confidential. She offers guidance drawn from extensive experience and provides a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
A Success Magazine excerpt notes a prayer meeting at a preparatory school where a single female teacher was present among male faculty. A student led a blessing and asked the Lord to bless the woman who joined the gathering as a handmaiden of the group.
A standard remedy with years of use and strong reputation seeks to protect children from parasitic worms. Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is advertised as reliable and trusted in home use.
The record notes that Massachusetts colonists started drinking tea in 1719 marking an early adoption of a beverage later central to colonial life and trade patterns.
A brief item notes Minard's liniment claimed to cure garget in cows. A whispered line questions goats and money, with a playful exchange about a goat allegedly eating a rock. The fragment presents a humorous daily-news tone.
A read of Dr. Chase's remedies explains kidney wear in aging people and offers methods to maintain kidney health through practical care and treatments. The piece emphasizes proactive management and traditional remedies for seniors.
A promotional notice extols Dr A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pill as a remedy for kidney and liver troubles. It cites user testimonials from Osborne Ontario and praises its ability to keep kidneys active. Sold at 25 cents per box through dealers or Edmanson Bates & Co in Toronto.
German professor Dr. A Bergfeld argues race color stems from food rather than sunlight. He claims vegetarian diets darken or lighten skin through mineral interactions, noting differences among Negroes Indians Mongols and Caucasians tied to meat milk and salt intake.
Mr Henry David Erskine CVO Sergeant at Arms of the British House of Commons will receive several presentations in the House for his golden wedding anniversary. Born January 5 1838 he served in the 30th Regiment and Scots Fusilier Guards 1854 to 1861 took part in the Crimea. He recalls Britain’s historic free fight of July 1893 and sought to restore order when a Nationalist member refused to uncover his hat during the melee.
An eminent Nonconformist divine known for snuff taking lectured to a church literary society. Afterward an elderly gentleman teased the habit, prompting the reply that some noses turn red by snuff or drink, while others by meddling in others’ affairs.
A postal clerk notes that money order recipients in unfamiliar towns use strong identification. The stranger may visit the paying teller with letters showing who he is and explain he expects money from a specific person. This introductions helps the clerk recall and cash the order when presented.
English gardeners pay 25 certs for live toads, valued as insect destroyers. Each boy killing a toad may destroy 100 certs worth of grain on a farm, highlighting the cost of pest control.
In a Success Magazine excerpt, a mathematician urges his cellmate to steal hogs in Iowa, claiming they could earn thirty four dollars a night. The two inmates pore over a market report as the turnkey interrupts their discussion.
Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is marketed as a remedy for dysentery cholera morbus and inflammatory stomach and bowel disorders caused by food or water changes. The text notes such complaints are more common in summer but can occur any time and promises speedy relief for sufferers.
A French on active service soldier replied to his village mayor with a formal note. He thanks the mayor for his father’s death and notes he is in the hospital minus one leg, adding that the loss is a common family accident.
The text describes a historic method where an accused bore red hot iron or walked barefoot over heated ploughshares. The hand or foot was bound, inspections occurred after three days, and innocence or guilt was judged by whether the defendant emerged unscathed.
Dominion entomologist Dr C Gordon Hewitt links infantile death rate from intestinal diseases and diarrhoea to house flies spreading typhoid germs. He calls the common fly nearly deadly and promotes Wilson's Fly Pads as the sole solution to rid homes of the pests.
The input is a personal reflection about perceiving requests for others' good as prompts to consider their own interests. It does not present a news item, event, or identifiable entities to summarize into a newspaper card.
A provocative remark claims women who cut lawns do so to humiliate their husbands rather than for industrious reasons. The statement sparked debate about gender roles and housework.
A man who distrusts preachers declares that upon his death he will be buried by a justice of the peace, not a clergyman. This unusual pledge highlights his stance on religious authority and public procedure.
A fragment describes a woman who never approaches the front door without checking something outside. The brief text hints at habit or ritual, with no clear context or outcome provided.
Advertisement by Os. Ltd. Ottawa offering a choice list of agents supplies with no outlay required and promising money making potential. Includes address 228 Albor St Ottawa Ont.
In hard times at Tuskegee Booker T. Washington used an old chicken house as a schoolroom and asked an old colored man to help clean it at nine in the morning. He faces skepticism as the elder replies you do not want to start cleaning a hen house in daytime.
If one be troubled with corns and warts, he will find in Holloway's Corn Cure an application that will entirely relieve suffering.
The text recalls a general who favored saying Come, boys not Go, emphasizing a leadership tone fit for guiding a school. It reflects a historical adage on encouraging rather than pushing students.
Public commentary swarms with chatter about many topics while concrete, actionable concerns remain scarce. Community leaders urge focus on meaningful reforms and measurable outcomes rather than empty rhetoric.
A biographical note describes King George as a businesslike ruler who rarely reviews household accounts. Half yearly summaries are prepared by clerks, monthly wages are paid, and private accounts are settled quarterly. The king approves totals with a simple check, avoiding bargaining even for high prices.
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