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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
6
A comic dialogue shows a woman claiming to have kept a secret for twenty years while a man doubts her. The exchange ends with the woman asserting she is near a "cogon" to keep it, reflecting playful talk on secrecy from a Philadelphia Public Ledger column and assorted advertisements.
The text blends clipped dialogue about a lost dog, a railway accident, and brief product praise for Lifebuoy Soap. It appears as a garbled newspaper fragment with quotes and promotional phrasing from the Detroit Free Press style.
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment curing distemper in a humorous exchange. A speaker questions a man’s gentility asking why he is thought a gentleman after describing a dinner at his house where neither his wife nor daughter corrected him.
An account of labor agents recruiting natives for diamond mining in Africa detailing remote raids by armed parties in Portuguese colonies, the dangers faced by scouts, and a veteran observer recalling raids, village sieges, and deadly ambushes by archers in the thorn jungle.
Mowbray Bell of The London Times cites militant suffragette tactics as damaging the cause. He recalls Asquith's house protest and laments waning support in Britain while contrasting New Zealand views. He suggests restricting franchise to nonvoting women and notes police and prison difficulties including proposals to shave suffragette heads.
A belt in a wooden box sent from German West Africa to Kimberley contained £3750 in banknotes. Thomas Istad, once in Griquatown then in German colonies, traded second hand jewelry and kept the belt with his cash. His widow in need had learned of his death and the master’s office revealed the discovery.
Nova Scotia based Stanfield's Limited solved wool shrinkage by pre removing shrink before knitting. Founder C. E. Stanfield developed a method to produce durable warm wool underwear in 3 standard weights plus 17 other options. The catalogue offers fabric samples and styles for order.
A doctor offers sleep advice and a prescription while Mr. Blinkers misstates taking the opiate. The next day the patient says he slept well, revealing he gave the medicine to a baby, prompting a punchline.
Detroit Free Press notes a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria along with a domestic quip about a pony coat and family labor. The fragment hints at household remedies and wartime era tone without confirming efficacy.
Ad touts Baby's Own Tablets as safe for children, claiming they regulate stomach and bowels and speed recovery from illness. It features testimonial from Mrs N Paquin of St Wenceslas Quebec and markets the product at 25 cents per box via The Dr Panana Medicine Co Brockville Politician joke and a mention of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a potent vermifuge for delicate children.
A young man living far from his bride elect delayed by friends missed his train and sent a telegram to her to wait for him. The note read Dont marry till I come with the name William attached. This report comes from the Philadelphia Inquirer.
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