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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
4
A Truro couple report Dr Williams Pink Pills cured the husband’s yearlong dizzy headaches and restored their wife’s strength and color after taking six boxes. The pills claim to enrich the blood, addressing anemia and general weakness. Sold by dealers or The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
A short fable where a reckless rounder urges the wise youth to join the push and soar as a high flyer. The youth declines noting that the high flyer often ends up the one who falls hardest.
A columnist claims brain workers suffer digestive issues from nervous strain and recommends Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a superior remedy. The piece argues brains require nervous energy and that pills can restore stomach and liver balance.
The western Canadian wheat crop this year is estimated at 115,651,000 bushels with a second figure of 267,51,000 bushels. Neither crop shows significant damage from smut rust or frost.
A claim that Shiloh's Cure will always cure coughs and colds appears in a locally circulated notice. The piece notes that maintaining a show keeps many families in poverty.
A brief note extols Minard's Liniment as a remedy for colds and similar ailments. It comments on temperamental people as not the salt of the earth, reflecting a humorous or moral tone of the era.
A viewer quotes praise for Salady tea as purer and cheaper per drink, claiming it lasts longer and tastes better than rivals. The excerpt shifts to a Philadelphia Ledger joke about a bankrupt creditor meeting, where the debtor vows to pay debts with all income pro rata except $50,000 a year.
The Wentworth Woodhouse estate in Yorkshire is famed as England's largest private house. Its core once housed the ill fated Earl of Stratford and later passed to William Earl Fitzwilliam over a century ago. Tales say the Stratford ghost roams Fridays and a Liebig visit featured wafers guiding him back to bed.
In Donegal investigations into old age pensions three centenarians emerge. Bryan O'Donnell of Tower Inver claims over 108 years and has not spoken English, Charles Kelly of Burbane Inver says 111, John McGinty of Townawilly Donegal 106, and Pat Reynolds of Cootehall district 109 remains strong. All attend to duties and show clear faculties.
A Montreal boarding house dinner features Cave-Browne-Cave insisting on his long name while next to him Leonard Holme answers simply as Holme. The landlady asks beef or mutton of each, drawing a sharp punning clash that cements a rift between the two men.
The Catholic Standard and Times notes Blugore faces very slight chances as he lacks strong backing. He has a family tree but his opponent features a plum tree, implying stronger backing and advantages for the rival.
A debate unfolds between a cynical critic and a weather prophet as they spar over faulted predictions and political forecasting claims. The exchange highlights tension between skepticism and attempted assurances amid public weather and political discourse.
Mr. C. E. Sanford of Weston King’s Co NS a Justice of the Peace and Baptist deacon reports Zam-Buk cured twenty year eczema on his ankle and relieved itching piles after other remedies failed He endorses Zam-Buk for burns cuts ulcers ringworm scalp sores and general skin ailments priced 50c per box or three boxes for 1.25 from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a janitor philosopher muses that Providence sent the weather, while a stout policeman and another man named John debate whether the poor weather shapes the grumbling regulars who haunt cigar shops and grocers, highlighting local casual chat.
The article explains that a healthy liver improves blood quality, reducing skin blemishes. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised as acting on the liver to purify the blood and yield clear, healthy skin. Ladies are urged to use this standard medicine for gratifying results.
A brief note discusses the prevalence of incarcerated individuals and the ongoing concern about criminals roaming outside, highlighting public safety anxieties and law enforcement priorities.
A letter from Mathew Bain es of Lakefield Quebec recounts using Minard’s Liniment after a 1905 accident. He details hip and back injuries, a long recovery, and declares he is now fully well after applying the product following a recommendation from William Outridge of Lacnente.
A humorous dialogue references Shiloh’s Cure claiming to cure coughs and colds and Holloway’s Corn Cure as a strong, seldom failing remedy. Characters discuss life patterns and a fake pen name Penyer Liner, noting the source as a Baptist Catholic standard paper.
A brief exchange shows a bachelor predicting marriage will reveal his future, and a spouse retorting that marriage will indeed reveal why. The quirky dialogue captures a lighthearted view of domestic life in a bygone era.
The London Gazette stands as the oldest authority paper in England with a two century existence and 23 185th issue. It rose with the plague year 1665 and shifted from Oxford, yet now reveals official notices with a measured pace and occasional direct royal or ministerial contributions.
In Kingston harbor the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. steamer Trent found a passenger, Hans Ole Wilhelm Wind, dead in his chair. Nearby were empty whisky bottles and alcohol poisoning was given as the cause. He was returning to Denmark with nearly $15,000 won two months earlier.
Rev. J. Martin of Wilmslow England, the oldest Wesleyan minister in England, died on his 91st birthday. He was among the first missionaries sent to West Africa and worked to suppress the slave trade.
Montreal veteran R J Arless describes long nasal catarrh and hearing loss eased after using eight to ten bottles of Peruna. He attributes decades of post office service and drafts exposure to his condition and credits Peruna with improved hearing and nasal breathing.
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