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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1908
Page
3
The ad touts Virgin Oil of Pine from Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati Ohio as a healthful forest pine extract. It claims it will break up a cold in 24 hours cure coughs neutralize uric acid and relieve rheumatism kidney ailments. Sold in one ounce vials in wooden cases with the name Virgin Oil of Pine.
A Kansas town tale tells of a young man who mixed up addresses on two letters. One to a washerwoman and one to a sweetheart caused amusing confusion as the wrong envelopes were delivered. The washerwoman warned she would not speak to him again after the comical mishap.
A historical advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It asserts a constitutional cure with Hall's Catarrh Cure and promises one hundred dollars for any deafness case (from catarrh) that cannot be cured, listing Toledo as a location and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A professor asks for the precise difference between logic and sophistry. The student replies that in controversy the distinction lies in the line of argument. The fragment ends with a muddled name and incomplete statement.
The ad claims Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup quickly subdues a cough when taken as directed. Hundreds testify to its merits and invite others to join the many beneficiaries at a price of 25 cents.
A report states that last year the United States Life-Saving Service saved a life roughly every ninety minutes. Of 5 230 people in peril, only twenty nine drowned, highlighting the agency's effectiveness.
A Philadelphia Ledger extract notes a veteran instructor in Washington remarking on how boys speak. He recalls telling a pupil not to say Richard done it and the pupil quipped Richard lied about it, illustrating language lessons amid anecdotal medicine advertising.
In a remark about religious observances, Wellington suggests using his carriage and horses at Strathfieldsaye. He promises breakfast at daybreak and notes the arrangement can be easily done, reflecting social hospitality during a stay.
A teacher quizzes a small Ila class about head bones and asks for other terms. A girl answers skull correctly, then the teacher prompts for cranial terms. A quick learner blurts out cranium, sparking silent study before a confident boy responds Noegin, prompting a brief exchange in the library.
A curative claim for Walford's Sanitary Lotion prices relief for itch and mange in minutes. Magistrate Pat Murphy reports a fight in the stables with a man over a white shirt as the exchanged words reveal a row and defense.
Dyspepsia deranges the nervous system and nervous debility is hard to overcome. Testimonials claim Parmelee's Vegetable Pill restores digestive tone and reestablishes equilibrium in the nerve centers, yielding good results.
Excerpted lines show a theater quip about demanding refunds after a long delay and a comedic domestic exchange. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a feisty demand for repayment after sixteen years between acts. The Catholic Mirror adds a kitchen scene with a missing pantry key and a playful ruse to access jam.
G F Worden of St John testifies that a past Quincy attack caused two weeks of illness and expense. After applying Minard's Liniment overnight as a soaked cloth, morning swelling subsided and he credits the product with warding off further Quincy symptoms.
The clip urges forest agitation and planting trees for future generations. It notes a proposed law in Norway requiring three saplings per cut and describes U S government forest reserves dating from the past sixteen years covering about 150 million acres west of the Mississippi, much of it treeless.
A concise collection notes Atlanta with a 35 member symphony, St. Louis population 750000 with most residents in slums, Temple New Hampshire twice reporting a year without death, and New York police arresting about 3672 people weekly with average arrestee age twenty three.
An array of new productions and touring companies highlights a busy season. Edgar Selwyn debuts The Energetic West, Lillian Russell stars in Wildfire, George Broadhurst and George W Hobart contribute The Outlaw's Christmas, and Meclotyre and Heath tour The Ham Tree. Frank Daniels tours in The Tattooed Man, Trizte Friganza joins vaudeville after Eddie Foy, and Mile Fely Dereyne debuts with the Met in La Boheme.
The New York Post notes short fur coats and mink with jeweled buttons, broadtail jackets, and banded overskirts with matching fringe. It describes black velvet walking suits with tight jackets, front-button fronts, and braided detailing in military or French back styles.
A hospital trusted remedy touts Baby's Own Tablets as safe and effective for stomach and bowel troubles teething worms colds and croup with a government analyst confirming no opiates. Logan Valley Sask resident Mrs J Laroque praises the product and the Dr Williams Medicine Co offers boxes for 25 cents from Brockville Ontario.
A physician reassures a delirium tremens patient about a non existent snake. The patient reacts with a wry laugh, capturing a moment of clinical humor in a Chicago Tribune strip.
The advertisement claims external rubbing opens pores and relieves trouble by Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. It also says internal use reduces throat irritation and cures bronchial and respiratory ailments, urging readers to try it and be convinced.
An elderly woman thanks a laborer who gave up his seat in a crowded tram. He replies that a man should not let a woman stand, adding that while some men won t rise for a pretty passenger, it makes no difference to him.
In the Baltimore American amusing exchange a woman named Mrs Jenkins remains tight lipped when asked about her husband’s birthday gift. The reporter notes their troubled marriage and her evasive reply he gave me a jar.
A conductor's report to the general manager recalls a humorous line from the Philadelphia Ledger. The train did strike a bear, but not on the track, as it went into the woods after the animal during the journey.
Towne-Old Skinner vows to do all he can for the natural progress of all men. Browne counters that real progress only widens the gap, enriching the rich while leaving the poor poorer, as the Catholic Standard and Times notes.
A cartoonish exchange features a shrewish wife declaring a bad match with her husband while he flatters her in a playful retort. The Houston Post captures a humorous moment highlighting discord and wit in domestic banter.
A fragment from the Baltimore American notes a social scene as Miss Pedigree is praised for her aplomb and a suitor declares his daughter must have everything, reflecting society aspirations of wealth and status.
A Baltimore American snippet presents a witty exchange where a rising young broker claims debt of affection and a wise young businesswoman counters, calling him a preferred creditor under the circumstances. The brief vignette plays on finance terms for playful effect.
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