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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
6
A fragment describes a home cure involving a Pine compound produced by Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati. It references a child named Marion and a scene of confession to a mother about misdeeds, ending with a note of pursed effort and hardship.
Parmelees Vegetable Pills are described as the result of careful study of roots and herbs with sedatives and laxatives on the system. The pills are praised as system cleansers, long recognized for quality, growing in popularity daily.
A torn fragment mentions Watery Remedy and the Marine Eye Remedy Co in Toronto. A man on shore refuses to come out and declares intent to die by his own action before sinking with a bubbling grin as life ends.
The article surveys audacious Channel crossing attempts near Dover and Calais. Westlake planned a plank craft with a sail and buoyancy tanks but was rescued off Belgium. Walkerel built a two plank boat and was rescued in the North Sea at Rotterdam. Earlier, four men in a four oar skiff nearly drowned when swamped midway.
A Sydney incident reveals opium smuggling through a Chinaman with a bulky pig-tail found to conceal the drug. Authorities warn of a large, organized import network involving both European and Chinese participants. Two customs officers and a water policeman face trial on charges related to the case.
A humorous scene unfolds as E H Herriman jokes that meals like cold beer and stew act as a tonic. A passerby notes Mrs Floyd Smith strolling with her rich husband while a younger couple and a witless observer blur into a comic tableau on an urban avenue.
A medical press writer blames coughing for bursting blood vessels and links coughs to fever congestion. The piece warns against patent medicines and whiskey, promoting a home remedy with wild cherry bark Cardiol essence and white pine syrup as a rapid treatment.
The ad reports cures using Minard’s Liniment for goitre neuralgia and facial neuralgia across towns like Chatham Walsh Parkdale and Bayard McMullin. Names cited include Mrs W Johnson H Bailey and local residents endorsing the remedy.
A Detroit Free Press blurb notes the friend weighs days left for Christmas shopping. Lifebuoy Soap is praised as refreshing for bath or toilet use and for cleansing undergarments, claimed unequalled.
An expedition guide recalls a grizzly encounter that stretched over two days and a night, ending with the bear's death by choking as a curious English tourist probes the method. The anecdote frames the rugged, humorous edge of eastern visitors hearing wild frontier stories.
The text discusses tact as a woman's ability to guide her husband subtly. It frames tact as a gendered skill within marriage and suggests a preferred, restrained approach to directing a partner.
The last term of a Massachusetts county court heard a case of forgery by a former truck farmer named Dennis Orsan. On his return home his wife asked how the trial went and he replied Guilty. Five years. She noted his embarrassment as he was pronounced sentenced.
An old Buffalo Express fragment touts Shilohs Cure for colds and throat pain at 25 cents. The text repeats the claim and notes a quip about a machine and its occupants, mentioning the owner and poor relations.
Windsor woman Mrs. Summers offers a home treatment for uterine and ovarian issues including leucorrhoea ulcers and womb displacement. She promises step by step instructions and a book titled Woman's Own Medical Adviser for free, with ongoing costs about 12 cents weekly.
Dr. Blank, after nearly twenty years as a University of Virginia professor, prepared to depart for Europe for two years. He delivered a heartfelt farewell to his class, saying the moment was distressing and comparing his chest to a window opening into his heart. A student shouted a humorous question about a stomach pain as a parting gag.
A humorous exchange notes Minard's liniment curing garget in a cow. The dialogue shifts to speculation about traveling to New York and quick dealings on Wall Street, with a witty remark about Wall Street’s speed.
A discussion notes that Zulu instrumental music often lacks melody or rhythm quality except for drums. It observes that drum volume is small and the performer primarily enjoys the music himself.
In Valois Switzerland a man’s riches are measured by the number of cheeses he owns. The phrase a cheese rich man describes someone as rich as Croesus, highlighting how cheese possessions signify wealth.
The Jezreelites, followers of the New and Latter House of Israel, were ejected from Jezreel's Tower on Chatham Hill North Kent after rent arrears of 250 dollars. Prince Michael, a Canadian engineer’s son and self styled leader, returns to find the building locked as the sect loses control and later settles nearby. The tower and sect have a long, controversial history with prophets, prophecies, and leadership changes.
A boy tests his father with a pencil that supposedly can write any color. He writes magenta green crimson and purple on paper, challenging his dad to deny the claim. The father agrees to a dime if the pencil can write any color, and the boy proves it by showing the color list.
A string of quips unfolds from a lion's den analogy to college life and hotel intrigue. Dialogues feature a good man, a friend, and a head waiter turning social misadventures into wit while public figures like Dollardy are joked about.
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