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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 16, 1909
Page
3
An article promotes a medical compound said to cure deep seated coughs or lung colds in five hours. It describes a home remedy made from cherry bark essence cardio and white pine syrup with instructions for dosing and preparation. It claims rapid relief for both adults and children.
An English boy visits two cousins during summer with a daily breakfast of plain oatmeal. He tires of it and jokes with his cousin about milk, while another quips that the lad thinks it’s Christmas, reflecting a light, humorous vignette from Success Magazine.
A fragment discusses liver ailments and the efficacy of Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. The dialogue compares doctors and lawyers, noting doctors’ mistakes are buried while lawyers’ errors are blamed in a witty exchange. The tone mirrors a historical newspaper advertisement style.
Readers are informed of a $100 reward for a cure of catarrh. The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure acts internally on the blood and mucous membranes to destroy the disease.
A Boston Transcript quip notes a man and his wife often think alike during late evenings at the club. Each contemplates what the other will say, signaling synced responses in social settings.
A fragment from a St. Louis column features a sensational line about Minard’s Liniment curing diphtheria. It includes caustic remarks about Flaherty as an extravagant chump and references a money dispute over a new flat iron, highlighting domestic tension from a public-neighborhood scene.
An infant of a Dutch settler in South Africa strays from its parents. A search party finds the child sitting in a doll and bread in a clearing as a lion lunges. The child comforts the lion. the father fires, killing the beast to protect the child.
A Denbigh Ontario man Julius Glacier testifies Zam-Buk cured his piles after long suffering. The ad extols Zam-Buk as a herbal balm free of minerals promising fast relief for inflamed skin and various conditions. Available at 50c a box or post free from Zam-Buk Co. Toronto.
GC A King leaves Montreal for Vancouver covering 2896 miles in Catapaw Rubber Heels. He passed Sudbury on Nov 16 and began Oct 23 at 1 o clock. Walpole Rubber Co offers 133 prizes for nearest guesses by postal card.
Commissioner M Bowers of the US Bureau of Fisheries discussed black bass prospects in Washington at Col Roosevelt's request. He warned against miracle expectations and contrasted with Canadian salmon tales about heated or mineralized rivers, noting practical limits.
A school boy notices dust on a classroom globe and claims an inch thick dust. The new teacher calmly replies that the finger is on the Sahara, prompting the inspector to question. The amusing exchange appears in the London Daily News.
The ad claims weak lungs and consumptive risk can be prevented by Bickle's Anti-Consumptive syrup. It touts strengthening effects to resist cold and sudden weather changes and describes the product as cheap and effective. The piece ends with a humorous farmer joke from a Chicago News excerpt.
A historical note praises Minard's Liniment as a cure for lumbago earache and sensitive lungs. Mrs. S. Katlebak and Mrs. S. Masters claim relief, attributing their recoveries to the product.
In a brief exchange from the Boston Transcript, a suburb resident deems it penal to wake to leaves whispering at dawn while a city resident finds it odd to hear the whisper but dislikes the sound of grass being mown, reflecting urban rural contrasts.
A fragment shows a house hosting a suffragette meeting with a quarrelsome elder warning destruction if one occurs. The old man is on the roof, and neighbors arrive to enter, removing hats. The snippet mentions worm exterminator ads and a street scene with a beggar and banquet proofs.
A brief note reports Minard’s Liniment curing distemper and Jonah stepping ashore. The observer claimed records should be set in the whale, inviting views, with the New York Sun noting no one challenged the exploit.
At a social gathering a man learns Senator Julius C. Burrows of Michigan, saying Burrows is the prominent man he expected. Burrows responds by recalling a famed line about being the man who died at first before Casey joined in that famous ball game, as cited by Success Magazine.
A fledgling note explains rope setup for a fire escape on the Nordfjord. It says fix one rope end at a window hook and run the other end outside, with a plaited snotter under the arms to slide down. If more people remain, pull the other end to lift up and continue until all are saved.
A fragment from Cleveland Leader and Detroit Free Press jokes about loaf sugar and misidentifying visitors at the door. The quote contrasts old and new household roles and hints at social norms of courting etiquette.
An Ontario mother offers a home treatment claimed to cure bed wetting in children and adults. She provides free instructions by mail from Windsor, asserting no money is needed and advising not to blame the child. A separate anecdote features a painter and a visitor noting a painting resembling a man’s portrait.
A small Iowa town election saw a Democratic hopeful Evakipl lose despite a $250 yearly salary. The party blamed the loss on improper spending and Ezekiel explains he bought a tract farm instead, noting the office pays only $250 a year. The tale comes from Lippincott's.
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