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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1905
Page
3
Archibald S. Hurd notes in Booklovers' Magazine that early Japanese gains at Port Arthur prompted Britain to order two larger battleships. Yet experts warn these ships remain vulnerable to submarine mines and torpedoes even with higher costs spent on waterline armor.
The advertisement promises rapid relief from tetter, rashes, eczema, and other skin eruptions. It touts Dr Agnew's Ointment as soothing, quieting, and effective within one day, claiming to cure baby humors and various inflammations. The tone reflects a period medical remedy claim with price notation.
The Great Northern Railway advertises annual winter trips to Eastern Canada at 40 dollars round trip to Montreal and points west in Ontario. Tickets on sale December 4 to 31. Liberal stop overs both ways. Details from D T Cummings at 447 Main Street Winnipeg. Great Northern Steamship sails Seattle to the Orient with the 8 8 Dakota on December 16 and the Minnesota on February 1, 1906.
Mrs. J. S. Goode of Truro Nova Scotia says valvular heart disease left her speechless until one dose of Drews Cure for the Heart restored her ability to move. She reports becoming a well woman after finishing a bottle. The Algomaine steamer Monks haven wrecked on a rock twenty miles from Fort William.
Regional testimonials from Two Rivers Antigonish and Dalhousie claim Minard's Liniment cured back pain diphtheria and muscle contractions after doctors failed. Names Robert Ross John A. Forey Mrs Rachel Saunders appear with locations Two Rivers Antigonish Dalhousie.
Major Moodie says the Churchill to Liverpool proposed route can be navigated for at least four months each year, outlining seasonal feasibility and potential planning factors.
There is nothing equal to Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator for destroying worms. No article of its kind has given such satisfaction.
Rev William Gunn of Aneityum writes from the New Hebrides to Rev R Douglas Fraser in Toronto. He recounts Futuna island natives finally entering the church building after twenty years of steady effort by Gunn and helpers. The locals remain far from fully Christianized and require instruction in proper dress.
Professor Mosby spoke before an antiquarian society asserting Greek nurses used honey pots to soothe crying infants. He cited two 7th century B C Greek vases in the British Museum and a red Roman feeding bottle found in Canterbury 1861, implying burial with a Roman child.
Dundee whalers relay news from the Admundsen expedition stating the exploring ship was wrecked in the Gulf of Boothia. One explorer died and the remaining crew are living with the Esquimos.
In Great Britain more than fifty Canadian doctors pursue post graduate study, with forty based in London. Dr. George W. Ross, son of former Premier Ross, has rapidly advanced to pathologist and registrar at Victoria Park Hospital in two years.
John Davidson in London Outlook argues Byron embodies passive tragedy of the imaginative temperament as poet while Napoleon represents active tragedy as warrior and world power. He notes both share loveless upbringings and conclude with abortive efforts in Greece and memoirs respectively.
A preserved excerpt from Benton McMillin reflects on a bygone era when American ships carried commerce under the flag with American sailors. The speaker notes pride in national symbols and the global reach of United States trade, contrasting distant shores with homeland imagery.
The London Telegraph notes Britain claims the honor of saving originated the postmark. The first mark used in London around 1680 was a simple circle split in two, with month letters on top and day on bottom, while year was not indicated.
Advice to Kickers presents a playful taxonomy of kickers including a four legged hybrid high on the market, a two legged amusing creature, and a chronic taunter. It notes kickers never build up and excel at tearing down while urging readers to self reflect rather than join dissenters.
The tale recalls Cyrus W Field stopping an Irish peasant to ask about Blarney castle. Field poses a riddle to the man about Lucifer, and the Irishman replies that Lucifer would take him first because he is always sure of him.
Mrs. Chase laments the store, while Mrs. Shoppen counters that the shop has everything. Chase voices dissatisfaction with shopping there, but Shoppen insists the range meets any need.
In an English court a man was fined £2 for contempt. He offered a £5 note to pay, the clerk said no change available, and the man replied keep the change, I’ll take it out in contempt.
The piece urges readers to consult lawyers physicians congressmen clergymen clerks and book-keepers to verify the Keeley cure and its claim to restore property reputation family and life. It emphasizes acting today to obtain information about the treatment.
It is estimated that buying all the world’s railways would cost about £8,480,000,000. This sum equals Europe’s eight years of revenue or one-tenth of global wealth. Steam power has made railways extraordinarily valuable in a short time and has made them the most distributed asset.
An old health claim links male vigor and female beauty to blood purity via kidney function. It describes South American Kidney Cure as a treatment that supposedly purifies the body through its kidneys, repairing weak spots.
Dispatches from southwestern Russia report a strong push for Zionist movement as anti Jewish unrest grows. Hundreds of Jewish families are fleeing or preparing to depart for Palestine.
Portage la Prairie staff prepare a 2000 bag flour shipment for Japan leaving Vancouver December 16 bound for Kobe. A second large order is to depart the coast on January 15.
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