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Russell Banner

Location

Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Dec 05, 1912

Page

2

Scott's Emulsion Promises Restore Health and Strength

After sickness bathing rapidly restores health and vigor as Scott's Emulsion. It is nature's body nourishment with curative rebuilding properties and no drugs. It contains cod liver oil hypophosphites lime and soda glycerine and is easily absorbed. It aids after croup measles grippe colds and throat troubles. Sekt A Bowne Toronto Ontario 42-59.

Scott Nature

Nat Willis and Mrs Gales Dinner Table Wit

An American writer Smart N P Wa livened a Washington gathering. Mrs Gales at the table sent a card admonishing flirtation with Nat Willis. Willis replied with a quip about her niece and named Campbell in a playful exchange.

N. P. Wa

Pleasure First

A child asks where news comes from and learns a newsboy sells papers for a penny to earn a fair shout, illustrating a small entrepreneurial moment. The benevolent reader frames the exchange with Jimmy Wilson, the newsboy, as the source of the papers.

Jimmy Wilson

Central Telegraph and Rail Road School in Toronto

The Central Telegraph and Rail Road School in Toronto trains telegraph operators for Canadian railways. With fifteen years of success and hundreds in service today it stands as a proven program. The book Guided by the Key outlines the curriculum. write for it to W. H. Shaw, President, Toronto.

Toronto Canadian Railways W.H. Shaw

No power on earth shall force him to peel potatoes

A woman compels a man to perform a domestic task as a test of pride and honor. He resists while she threatens discipline, then knives him into compliance by forcing a potato-peeling demand with a sharp blade. The scene ends with him reluctantly agreeing to obey.

Agi Ane

Hilarious Calaveras roadside sign shocks traveler

An Englishman touring California encounters a grim joke nailed to a tree along a perilous mountain road. The stark white board bears the black warning How would you like to have a broken neck and a dirty shirt on Try the Snowhite Laundry, delivering dark humor amid rugged terrain.

California

Inquisitive Boy Probes Graysmith About Weight

A young man in the parlor responds to a small boy's questions with a boastful estimate of his weight and a flustered denial. The boy then asks about lifting, and the man jokes that the sister plans to throw him over at the earliest opportunity.

Distemper cure claim overheard at Blackpool holiday season

A playful remark overheard in Blackpool during the holidays contrasts a boy asking about sand on the shore with his father’s line about rocks next week, referencing Minard's Liniment in a humorous exchange.

Blackpool

Gall Stones Cured After 12 Years

A Winnipes tady woman claims relief from gall stones after twelve years using SANOL. The notice touts cures in Canada and nearby towns and promotes SANOL MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF CANADA LTD in Winnipeg with bottles at 60 cents.

Sanos Sanol Canada BANOL Sanol Manufacturing Company OF Canada, Ltd Main Street Winnipeg

Indigestion Relief Promised by Dr Williams Pink Pills

A testimonial from Miss L. A. Brown of Port Albert Ontario credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of indigestion and related ailments. She reports regained appetite, improved health, and renewed vitality after using the pills sold nationwide and by mail.

Williams L. A. Brown Port Albert Ont Dr. Williams Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co Brockville

Jones the trouble seeker sparks sharp wigwag exchange

Wigwag quips about Jones as a constant trouble seeker while Henpecke questions why he remains unmarried. The dialogue hints at social pressures and personal choices in a light, humorous tone.

Wigwag Jones Henpecke

Not a Complaint Involving the Saddle on Miss Jennie’s Horse

A groom reassures a man inspecting a saddle injury to Miss Jennie. The saddle slipped as she mounted, but the groom claims he caught her and offers half a crown. The speaker suggests keeping the girth loose for tomorrow’s ride.

Jennie John

Dr Thomas Electric Oil advertised as cure for sprains

An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as best for sprains and bruises. It claims to reduce swelling cool inflamed flesh draw out pain prevent discoloration and speed the disappearance of injury. The copy emphasizes magical speed and effectiveness in treating sprains bruises and related soreness.

Thomas

Old Literary Figure Recalled for Half Crown Favor

A reader recalls a notorious writer linked to the phrase half a crown and asks about the author of Ten Thousand Ways of Making Money. The dialogue hints at a seedy character connected to financial schemes and a long literary history.

Minard Liniment touted as cold cure in era piece

An influential ad claims Minard’s Liniment cures colds. A separate health statistic notes that in England ninety eight per thousand married women are widows and over half of women aged 15 to 50 are unmarried, reflecting social conditions of marriage.

England

Football players earn vast wages estimated at five million

An estimate puts annual wage expenditures for professional football players at around five million dollars, reflecting the scale of compensation in the sport.

Dysentery Cordial Seen as Life Saver for Infants

In infant mortality causes cholera and bowel complaints destroy child life. Dr. J Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is praised as a safe remedy that can be given to even the smallest child with no harmful substance, potentially saving lives.

Portraits by Mr Brushaway Reflect Your Wife’s Lamp

Henry Peck asks for a lifelike portrait of his wife. Mr Brushaway promises a likeness every time he sees her lamp.

Henry Peck Mr. Brushaway

Accidental Insurance Plea Ends With a Wife’s Wry Warning

A commercial traveller recalls purchasing accident and life insurance while on the road. He explains the policy would pay a thousand pounds if he dies and one pound weekly if injured, while his wife begs him not to get hurt on his travels.

John

Corner chemist faces irate customer in tonic dispute

A shop proprietor and chemist at a busy corner store meets a furious woman who accuses him of remarking about a tonic that led her husband to assault her. He calmly suggests she buy two bottles to “get even” and send her home.

St. Martha‘s College of Housecraft Colchester St. George's Square S.w Chichester Street St. Martha's College Fedden Maintin

Promoted Clerk Sparks Cream Mixup at Counter

Tommy, promoted by the chemist, serves a middle aged woman asking for complexion cream. He misreads requests with polite humor and she buys six boxes, pleased by his quick wit.

Tommy

Thoughtful Poets and Everyday Demands

A curious scene shows Mr Khymer the poet deep in thought while Mr Rhymer jokes about daily chores like sugar from the grocer and beef from the butcher. A second tale features Dr Bledse responding to a pedant who boasts of learning with a wry remark about knowledge and humility.

Khymer Mr. Rhymer Mary

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