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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 30, 1909
Page
3
A mother endures her son Robert asking many questions until she finally warns him he will be put to bed. Later she repents and promises to answer one more question. He asks how far a cat can spin, revealing his curiosity and childlike silliness.
The ad claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills offer a reliable cure for indigestion and liver and kidney troubles caused by irregular life. It touts the pills as effective for a sensitive stomach and suitable for those with delicate constitutions.
A Chicago Tribune note recalls Uncle Zeke visiting Washington's Treasury with a relative guiding him to the engraver, remarking that mastery of a craft may take years and expressing doubt about learning the trade quickly.
A pasted ad list touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with promises of a constitutional remedy and testimonials. The text also includes brief, stray lines from a gossip and humor column referencing a blue car, Miss Pendershute, Lifebouy Soap praise, and a kitchen chair joke, all in a fragmentary newspaper page item.
A dejected youth plans to burn an engagement ring bought recently to replace it with a wedding present. He explains another man had already given her a similar ring, prompting the exchange request reported in Tit Bits.
A Philadelphia patient, now healthy, acted as subject to an extended examination by specialists last year. The patient quoted Dr Blank saying his eyes were beaming and inferred the case was not grave. The doctors tentatively discussed an upcoming October Lippincott event or study related to the patient.
A despatch reports a man required nose amputation due to medical complications. The incident is framed as a notable medical case, with details focused on the procedure and the patient’s condition following surgery.
A Saskatchewan mother reports Baby's Own Tablets restore her child's health across colds stomach and bowel troubles and other minor ailments. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario offers 25 cent boxes by mail.
A Scottish minister, famed for golf, once muttered his resolve to quit the game and, when questioned, clarified he would give up the ministry rather than golf. The anecdote, cited by M A P, portrays lively county golf culture and colorful language.
The article argues that bread safety hinges on clean handling from oven to mouth and promotes immediate wrapping after baking. It cites Canada’s The Eddy Company and baker Wm. Feeley in Hull as early adopters and notes Ottawa Montreal and Toronto bakers using wrapped bread to safeguard purity and prevent contamination.
A reader recalls a twenty year old Wiarton Canadian anecdote about a boastful passenger asking the captain the lake’s name. The captain replies by pointing out the lake is the Lake Huron, prompting amused silence as the crowd notes the polite, correct answer.
In the Sahara near Tripoli Tuareks raid caravans for wealth. Women hold property and rights over children. Men farm camels and carry loads but profits are slim, making raiding essential to secure brides and status.
The quote extols peace with the good and gentle as naturally pleasing to all. It notes true grace lies in living peaceably with hard and perverse people and those contrary to us, praising Thomas a Kempis for the sentiment.
A lone electric plant in Indian forests allegedly produces leaves that shock the air and influence a magnetic compass up to two feet away. The effect peaks around 2 PM and fades at night, increasing in storms but vanishing in heavy rain. Birds avoid it and exhibit unease near the plant.
The popular medicinal oil is hailed by druggists as the most demanded for joint, muscle, nerve pains and neuralgia. Proponents cite its superior healing properties as the reason for its high standing among oils used in rheumatic and pain relief.
A clipped dialogue features a young man declaring departure with a cold good bye while a maid in a parlor replies with a negotiating note about cheaper telegraph or messenger service in the morning and a chocolate gift.
Mr Porter recalls feeling he killed nearly one million dogs when his books were compiled. Dolly Trotter cautions him against contemplating death by own action.
Holmes compares a man to a living omnibus carrying ancestors. Most people imitate those who came before, inheriting faults and virtues. Our progress is sped or hindered by what we receive from our forebears, as summarized by Success Magazine.
The report notes infant fretfulness sleeplessness from intestinal worms. Graves Worm Exterminator is advertised as clearing the stomach and intestines to restore healthful condition in the child.
Fragmentary verse notes a county bank cashier resigning his post while authorities tracing lineage reach back to a man named Chris. The garbled lines reference Pittsburg and a broad ancestry search.
The text contains scattered phrases and playful lines including a query about apples to Mr. Barlow and a mention of Northern Spies apples. It also references a tongue twister by Peter Piper and a humorous mix of words depicting a Polish wrestler created from a cucumber and a pion.
An advertisement promoting Murine Eye Remedy From Murine Eye Remedy Co at Toronto markets. It touts relief for red weak weary watery eyes and invites readers to write for eye books and uggrets. It emphasizes strong eye comfort claims and brand recognition.
A self confident undergraduate confronts Oxford master Jowett claiming no evidence of God. Jowett replies with a sharp ultimatum that if no God is found by 4 o'clock that afternoon the student must leave the college.
Woodsworth Sentinel view laments war’s glamor, urges sight of field hospitals. It notes Japan–Russia war dead bones used for animal charcoal and a new explosive base at 50 cents per 140 pounds, warning of grim realities beyond glory.
In a humorous dining mishap a guest orders an elaborate meal including oysters soup olives radishes planked shad and multiple dishes before correcting himself to request corned beef hash and a glass of milk, noting the hotel runs on a European plan rather than American.
A humorous verse laments fleas biting during sleep and mocks the stubborn pests. The speaker jokes about keeping the Ten Commandments while fleas torment, imagining Noah and the ark dealing with two fleas aboard.
A city editor sends a CNB reporter to cover a society wedding. The cub returns after an hour, admits no story, and the editor scolds him, noting nothing to write as the wedding never occurred. The item ends with a playful note on newsroom banter.
Public health notice promotes a whiskey free laxative cough syrup to treat coughs bronchitis and related ailments. It prescribes mixing wild cherry bark cardiol essence and white pine syrup and taking drops every half hour for four hours then doses daily with adjustments for children.
An English motorist in rural Ireland stops to aid a poor widow facing eviction. He gives five pounds after learning her hardship, and she explains her man is whitewashing the attic, revealing a comic misunderstanding of the cause.
A fragment shows a statesman and his young son in a bedtime exchange. The boy asks about a misquote while addressing his father, reflecting a playful domestic scene reported in the City Journal.
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