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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
11
An advertising notice proclaims Virgin Oil of Pine as a cure for cold in 24 hours and cure for couching, rheumatism, and kidney-related ailments. It claims the product contains forest health and offers home relief, with packaging details and the Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati as the maker.
A Kansas town youth, meticulous about washing, mailed two letters to the wrong addressees. The washerwoman received an invitation for a ride, while the sweetheart read a blunt note about washing a shirt bosom. She cried and vowed not to speak to him again.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only constitutional remedy for deafness caused by Eustachian tube inflammation. Promises $100 for any deafness case due to catarrh not cured by the remedy and notes availability from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo with local druggists selling Hall's Family Pills.
A student quips that in a controversy the difference lies in the line of argument. The professor asks for the exact distinction and the exchange highlights debate misdirection versus reason.
A bottle of Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup, taken as directed, will subdue a cough in a short time. Hundreds testify to its merits, noting its efficacy and value. Join the many who have benefited for just 25 cents.
Last year a lifesaving record shows 5230 people saved by the United States Life Saving Service with only 29 drownings, meaning one life saved roughly every ninety minutes. The figures highlight the service's effectiveness and continued peril at sea.
A veteranWashington instructor is quoted in the Philadelphia Ledger: a pupil misstates a line about Richard and the teacher notes the subtlety of spoken language. The exchange highlights how phrasing can affect meaning in classroom discussion.
The account recalls a Saturday evening remark by the second Duke of Wellington about a Catholic guest who could not attend church due to distance. He offered his carriage and arranged an early breakfast so she could travel to worship, noting the impracticality of living up to such a faithful standard.
In a rural school physiology class a girl names the bones of the head skull and is corrected to cranium. A boy quickly offers noggin as the lighter, common answer, revealing a playful moment in Judge's Library.
An advertisement proclaims Wolford’s Sanitary Lotion cures itch, mange, prairie scratches, and other contagious skin conditions on humans and animals in 30 minutes.
In court Magistrate Pat Murphy questions a man about a minor altercation over a white shirt and coat after a dispute in the stables. The exchange reveals pride in the garment and a quick departure to avoid further trouble.
Dyspepsia deranges the nervous system and causes debility. Testimonials claim Parmelee's Vegetable Pills restore digestive tone and revive nerve equilibrium, producing good results in treating this disorder.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a theater goer vowing revenge on a play after a long wait between acts. The exchange highlights the delayed gratification and desire for refunds as the audience contemplates act progression and interest on time.
Mrs De Smythe-Tommy discuss plum jam for bread but the pantry key is lost. Tommy suggests reaching through the window to open from inside. Mrs De Smythe-Tommy waits for the father’s return.
G F Worden of St John recalls a severe quinsy episode that laid him up for two weeks. He says after bathing with Minard's Liniment and applying the saturated cloth overnight, the swelling disappeared by morning, attributing warding off of another attack to the product.
Editorials urge action on forest policy and reforestation. A Springfield Republican call to plant trees echoes in Chicago Tribune appeals to future generations. A Norway law mandating saplings for chopped trees is discussed, while U S forest reserves exceed 150 million acres west of the Mississippi, much still treeless.
Tales of Cities Atlanta notes a 35 member symphony orchestra. St Louis population around 750000 with most in flats. Temple NH reports a year with no deaths twice. NYC police arrest about 3672 weekly with average arrestee age 23 years.
A roundup of new and touring productions including Edgar Selwyns The Energetic West and The Outlaw’s Christmas. Lillian Russell headlines Wildfire with Broadhurst and Hobart. McIntyre and Heath tour The Ham Tree. Frank Daniels dups Tattooed Man. Trixie Friganza joins vaudeville. Mile Fely Dereyne debuts with Met Opera in La Bohème.
The New York Post outlines fur coats including short furs and Persian lamb trimmed with jeweled buttons, and a breadfill tailored suit with a ground-escaping band. It notes band trimming fringe on overskirts, color-matched fringe, and smart walking suits in black velvet with tight jackets.
A historical advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as the safest medicine for stomach and teething troubles worms colds and croup in babies. It promises a government analyst’s guarantee against opiates and cites a Saskatchewan mother praising the product. Sold by dealers or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A Chicago Tribune item depicts a physician reassuring a delirium tremens patient that a snake is not real, prompting the patient to respond with a snappy laughing line. The exchange highlights the patient’s confusion and the doctor’s attempt at calming him.
The advert claims the oil works both externally and internally. It says external rubbing opens pores and relieves tissue pain while internal use stops throat irritation and cures bronchial and respiratory ailments. It invites readers to try the product to be convinced.
An elderly lady thanks a laborer who gives up his seat on a crowded tram. He replies that a man should not let a woman stand and adds that his politeness is not based on her looks. Judy was the
In Baltimore American style chatter, a neighbor recalls a reticent Mrs Jenkins and her husband. The exchange notes she would not reveal what he gave for a birthday, prompting uncertainty whether a bric a brac or a quarrel was involved. She finally says he gave her a jar.
A conductor told the general manager that his train struck a bear while en route last week. The bear escaped onto the woods, not the tracks, prompting the train to divert into the woods to continue.
Browne counters that the idea of natural progress benefits the rich while making the poor poorer, as stated in the Catholic Standard and Times.
The Houston Post quotes a quarrelsome wife crying that she and her husband were never meant for each other. He replies with sarcasm as she laments a supposed mistake in their marriage.
A Baltimore American snippet notes a social remark about Miss Pedi gree described as a society belle with aplomb. A friend retorts that his girl must have everything too, reflecting era etiquette and status talk.
In a nuanced dialogue the rising broker says he owes much to a love like hers while the wise business woman acknowledges he is a preferred creditor under the circumstances. The brief exchange captures modern urban flirtation and fiscal metaphors from the Baltimore American.
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