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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
6
A Victorian style notice discusses a proverb about finding a needle in a haystack and references a hay bottle tale. It then promotes worm powders claiming they cure morbid stomach and intestinal conditions by expelling worms and ending child suffering.
An Irish couple whose marriage faced squalls receives a homely lecture from their spirit and adviser on their disgraceful quarrels. His Reverence suggests the dog and cat coexistence could ease tensions though tense feelings linger and the couple contemplates change.
The juvenile Puddiefurrow cricket club opened its season on a fine day with players in good form. A sharp lady nearby complained of the umpire, while neighbors teased about pies and dressing gowns as the match got underway.
A Seatch doctor new to the gun struggles during a day's rabbit shoot. He chases the swift quarry while ferrets pursue, lamenting the beasts move too fast for him. The keeper teases that his patients are no slower, and the doctor endures the mockery with stubborn patience.
Dialogue fragment shows a couple negotiating marriage conditions with family consent and financial support. The woman finally rejects the marriage proposal despite discussions of a separate establishment, parental dowry, debts, and a motorcar.
Canadian fall weather is hard on children causing colds cramps and stomach upset. The ad promotes Baby's Own Tab tablets to sweeten the stomach regulate bowels and help babies thrive. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
A. J. H. Ekhardt of 107 Niagara Street Toronto writes to Ontario Motor League secretary W. G. Robertson urging contributions to the Lincoln Highway fund in Detroit Michigan. He argues Canadians gain more from the project than some U S residents and cites Lincoln’s abolitionist legacy and Canada’s road-building challenges.
A golfer complains a strange boy carried his clubs and asks if he won. The lad replies that they had a toss to decide caddie duty and the golfer lost the bet, not the match.
A woman orders at a furious pace asserting control over their marriage while her meek husband, usually compliant, begins to resist. He asks if she believes she rules the whole universe, she retorts that she rules the first letter of it.
A blunt description notes Jones as indolent and prone to passive inaction. He enters a revolving door and waits for others to turn it, illustrating a pattern of dependence and hesitation in taking initiative.
The article argues Canada’s forests are not inexhaustible and stresses a crisis from overcutting and erosion. It cites Gifford Pinchot and B. E. Fernow on forests and rivers, urges public domain exploration, reforestation, tree planting, and education to achieve lasting forest management and waterpower confidence. It calls for active citizen backing to sustain prosperity.
Pentwater Michigan resident Mrs. Alice Darina says a severe displacement left her unable to walk yet after a year on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she is strong again. In Peoria Illinois Miss Clara Gauwirz reports relief from backaches and fatigue after one week of use and continued improvement.
Mike Murphy endures a stern lecture from his spiritual adviser after being caught stealing Widow Maloney's pig. Confronted with a Day of Judgment question, Mike brightens at the thought of surviving witnesses, quipping that Widow Maloney and the pig will testify against him.
In a jocular locals tale a band leader hears a cousin requests his group play at a cousin's funeral. The caller insists the deceased wished all present to be sorry, prompting a wry exchange about having a price.
A writer recalls Booth Tarkington’s poor handwriting seen in New York. A Peorian meets him in Naples and twice praises the hand. After a third remark, Tarkington asks what he would do. the reply: go to China and write labels for tea boxes.
In 1594, while aged 33 and a leading House of Commons orator, Francis Bacon’s mother advised him to guard his health. She cautioned against late nights and drinking, noting it harms digestion and health, urging moderation and timely observance.
Mr Smart visits the zoo and chats with a keeper. The keeper asks if he has seen a black faced antelope and Mr Smart, suspicious of deception, replies that he has not. He then confronts a mock question about an elopement, prompting a sharp, humorous exchange.
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