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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
14
An eminent authority in a Montreal daily touted a simple home remedy for rheumatism using common drug store ingredients. The recipe, claimed to cleanse kidneys and relieve urinary and back problems, drew warnings about indiscriminate patent medicine use.
A man enters a shop asking for a potion to remove all remaining hair from his head. The druggist notes he is nearly bald and the man replies he is tired of hair loss and wants a single sweep to end the agony. The exchange echoes a humorous anecdote from Success Magazine.
James Reynolds of Port Hope Ontario says catarrh nearly felled him before Psychine cured head throat and stomach ailments. He claims it boosts endurance for walking matches and overall vitality. Available at druggists 50c to 1 or from Dr T A Slocum Limited Toronto.
A witty saying about the typewriter as a child of the press circulates in a light exchange. The remark notes that no one recalls a man marrying a typewriter and a printing press as a mother.
A nineteenth century advertisement explains that uric acid buildup causes rheumatic pain due to liver irregularities. It claims Parmalee's Vegetable Pills improve kidney function and purify the blood, offering a remedy for sufferers.
A psychology lecturer closed his quiz with a jest about brain food. He joked that if fish improves the brain, some students should try a whale, prompting light laughter as the class dismissed.
The article describes the life of elephants in India from wild roundup to state service. It details capture methods, stockade preparations, training by shikaris, and uses in royal entertainments including elephant and tiger fights. It highlights how state elephants wear gold ornaments and serve in grand processions with princes.
A Blackwood's Magazine writer criticizes Lucerne for early morning bells. Cattle bells and church bells ring from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. by boys, stirring noise, while locals hope for change as peace might return to the capital of the confederacy.
Mrs. H Girdlestone of Brantford Ontario reports severe ringworm on her daughter improved after Zam-Buk treatment. She says sores cleaned, healed, and the condition banished within weeks. Zam-Buk advertised as cure for skin diseases and other ailments with pricing details.
A struggling writer plans riches by autographed books for friends but the venture fails as his supporters buy none and his fame collapses. The tale from Success Magazine highlights vanity, misplaced trust, and a cautionary fall from promise to poverty.
An ad promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills for sciatica claims pain relief comes from cold exposure and anaemia. It presents testimonials from H W Awalt of Hemford, praising cures after multiple purchases, and asserts the pills rebuild blood to feed nerves, curing rheumatic pain and related conditions.
Foresters dispute old figures and urge careful management. Dr. Fernow of Toronto cites 300 million acres as the commercial forest area, while Dominion Forestry head Campbell estimates about 535 million acres nationwide. Both agree on safeguarding and renewing woods for a lasting timber supply.
An advertisement urges parents to use Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for sickly children, claiming worms are a major cause of children’s suffering and should be expelled from the body.
The McJones family plans a move with Mr McJones ahead to prepare the new home and Mrs McJones to bring goods. She wires her husband with a biblical blessing and a note about loading spirits and supplies for the voyage, but the telegram arrives misread as Lard and peanuts on board boat.
A Berner Fremalenblatt report on Wagner's Rheingold in Berne Switzerland notes mixed reaction. The German excerpt mocks the critic as torn between rogue and savage realism while praising the Rhein daughters' antics and joking that the music trails Mendelssohn’s influence. The reviewer deems parts melodic yet calls the overall work stale despite stage effects.
A French tithed lady travels 2600 miles into far northern British America with two Indian guides. She reaches the sixtieth parallel, paddling, trapping, and floating in native crafts while keeping guard over a two week period and meeting only her servants. She notes tribal traits and attempts to hire guides, while Indians refuse to eat with a woman and prohibit moose shooting citing ancient traditions.
A quirky note suggests the country editor views the speaker as a philosopher of typography and implies polite talk improves perception of telephone service, asserting it is not as bad as expected.
An ad touts Engligh Spavin Liniment as removing all spavin blemishes from horses including blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney and thickenings. Claiming astonishing results it promises to cure sores lumps and swollen throats with one bottle costing 50 cents per bottle.
A waiter recalls a regular patron whose tipping shift signals wealth growth. He estimates income rose from under a thousand dollars to around ten thousand, noting a drop from a 50-cent tip to a nickel as proof. The exchange highlights income perception through small gestures.
The advertisement proclaims Holtoway's Corn Cure as a specific remedy for removing corns and warts, claiming effectiveness even on severe cases. No independent evidence of efficacy is provided in the text.
Philatelphia Record notes a book author discusses his heroine described as Being uns manned and hints at a possible divorce in Waco. The column surveys literary interpretation and social implications.
The seven day marriage custom keeps the Arab bride in her room with her husband’s female relatives serving her. The bride may not see her family, while the groom often travels unseen and avoids his wife’s kin, only sneaking out at night after three days. If he encounters his father in law, he hides his face and turns away.
In the Cleveland Leader, a back and forth unfolds between the Critic and the Poet. The critic claims poets are declining while the Poet argues the issue lies with editors.
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