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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
7
An ad-like note touts GIN PILLS from National Drug and Chemical of Canada Limited Toronto. It claims women with weak backs and headaches felt better after taking three pills, pricing 6 for 256 and offering a sample free.
A reported incident describes Beanbrough Saranahee throwing a carriage obstacle at Sim and biting him on the head. The event occurred at Hemmanéhaw, with the object allegedly belonging to Bocostar tot.
A London Ontario woman reports severe back pain and painful periods. After poor medical results she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and recovered fully. She recommends the remedy for other women with sex-related health issues.
A man with a head wound visits a doctor who suggests avoiding trouble and bad company. The patient laments he has no money or prospects to change his life, explaining his inability to improve his situation and avoid risky associations.
In a Paris fashion shift, women driving cabriolets increased and frightened men. An edict by the minister Sartines forbade women from going to Paris after forty, a rule seen in Mrs Bearne’s Court Painter and His Circle notes, though few cabriolets were then observed.
The text notes a day of trial with flint and buffalo horns leading to an early double hook design. It suggests the genuine double hook emerged from this development, while a single hook arose when one bend proved efficient for most tasks.
The editor at the Wisconsin Experiment Station circulated a request to horticultural and agricultural bodies for their latest resources and reports. Most supplied copies. one organization sent separate cover with their most recent report, noting their last report not yet published.
A passerby describes peering into a Walter shaft causing a head bump as he checked its movement. The report notes the onlooker’s curiosity and a phrenologist’s remark about risk tendency.
A brief dialogue begins with a Bay and an old man requesting attention. Jones responds with a witty counteroffer that highlights the humor and clever banter of the exchange.
Widespread worry about girls aged twelve to eighteen shows symptoms of anaemia and fatigue. Dr Williams Pink Pills are promoted as a remedy to restore blood and vitality, with a testimonial from Mrs James Harris of Port Rowan Ont. The text also includes a bread-yeast recipe from the agriculture department.
A man who owns two small shops waited for a single customer at dawn. He left his boy downstairs while he went upstairs for change. Before leaving, he whispered to the boy to watch for theft. The boy later reported the customer did not steal anything. He said I watched him.
A fragmented verse describes a bright youth and an honest agriculturist in a garden. It references a hen, eggs, and a bed by a fence with hazy dialogue about what happened.
A reader testimonial promotes Nerviline as the cure for lumbago detailing years of pain and ineffective liniments. The letter claims five bottles relieved the condition and urges others to switch to Nerviline with sizes 60 cents and 25 cents, distributed by Nerviline Co.
The fragment notes Friday Street in London as a historic site tied to medieval fishmongers and Friday markets. It mentions the Wednesday club meeting in a hostelry there in 169% under Willem Paterson, guiding the proposals that led to the Bank of England.
The drama began in Greece after the defeat of Darius and Xerxes around 440 BC. Athens is its birthplace with Aeschylus and Aristophanes as its early founders. The theatre declined with Greek and Roman collapse, resurfacing in medieval morality plays from ecclesiastical origins as media drama evolved.
Report notes an archbishop delivering a sermon on Married Life and Duties. Two Irish women exit church joking about the address while one quips she would welcome an arrest as a rescue, highlighting a humorous reaction to the sermon.
A humorous mock dialogue mocks quack medicines and social views. The piece wields playful questions about schooling, spelling, and women voting rights, ending with a man lamenting his wife’s rising knowledge of public affairs.
An editor dismisses a manuscript with haughty refusal while an irregular contributor protests that not printing it isn’t exclusive to the editor. The exchange highlights tensions over publication decisions and author reactions.
Mrs Duff corrects the new maid who miscounted guests in the Duff household. The maid explains the cook mentioned a secret guest, revealing an unplanned third person in the home and prompting a clarification.
In the outskirts of Lyons, France, superb rose gardens display vast rows of varied roses with fragrant blooms. Gardeners graft species to create new kinds, including a coral tinted rose of notable perfume.
Father reads the evening paper aloud and notes a Maine coast change as fishermen abandon the whaling trade. Mother sews. Johnny pretends to study while Pop jokes about becoming a fisherman.
The Foreign Legion, dating to 1831 from Algeria conquest, remains unique. It comprises two regiments with four battalions each, drawing adventure seekers from Europe. It offers open promotion and ranks include officers who rose from the ranks, with diverse nationalities including many Alsatians misidentifying as French. France keeps its troops due to limited replacements willing to endure Africa and Tonkin conditions.
A well known poet is credited with a witty remark. A passerby tells him she has just seen his wife for the first time since marriage and notes she seems shorter. The poet replies that she has married and settled down.
William Sharp a clerk at the London office of the Bank of Melbourne faced dismissal after he took a day off to hear a cuckoo. The manager offered him an agency in a remote Australian location or quit. Sharp left the bank rather than choose the post.
A physician praised a popular aerated water and aided its fame. The company sent a generous payment, but he refused to accept any compensation. He argued that aid was purely for humanity and declined the gift, noting it appeared in their circulars for distribution.
Unclear exchange hints at a notable rise for Jack Jimson amid financial moves. The dialogue suggests a new car purchase while others dispute motives, implying a contentious family or wealth issue.
A fragment discusses moralistic attacks in American papers about renting and a case involving Pankhurst. It argues the pieces are not immoral or indecent, are straightforward and true, and warn to press men to sympathize with women, while noting critics call them shrill and exaggerated like early prohibitionist drink articles.
A historical ad touts Holloway's Cor Cure as a remedy to remove corns, promising relief from toe agony and discomfort with a simple treatment.
A survey notes that bankers, clerks, and bank clerical assistants wear specific attire such as frocks or turned up trousers while Hoare's staff favors white ties. Lawyers avoid bright clothes and wear silk hats. church beadles dress in distinctive garb. Brewers workers and drivers also follow distinctive knitwear norms.
An1890s style social note discusses the shift of girls from home life to work in offices stores and factories. It notes health issues from crowd life and fatigue and promotes Dr Chase's Nerve Food as restoring vigor and vitality to the body and complexion.
The article notes harvest feasts have shrunk from old churn cream cups to ale or cider. It observes lingering customs in northern Ireland with churn suppers and a large farm wife baked cake shared with all, including children, as the horkey cart ends the season.
Fond mother recalls her daughter’s performance at Ms. Highup's last evening. The daughter played with variations on Ocean Wave and half the audience left the room, the mother delighted yet bemused by the response.
Analysis notes a mother’s view that a daughter may marry a poor yet honest man. It argues poverty and honesty shape marriage choices and counters the idea that the self made man completes his work.
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