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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 04, 1906
Page
6
J J Yokom of Crowland township and Welland outlines his struggle with kidney trouble. He details persistent symptoms, ineffective medical treatment, and his recovery after taking five boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills, claiming a complete cure.
During the French Indian War period bounties were offered by France and various colonies. In 1754 the French offered a bounty for British scalps, and colonial authorities offered £100 each. In 1755 Massachusetts paid £40 for each male Indian scalp over twelve, and £20 for women and children. In 1764 John Penn, governor of Pennsylvania, offered $150 for every Indian buck killed and scalped.
Rev J T Sunderland denounces the urge to take what one has not earned calling it rogue or swindler. He warns that longing for nothing in return corrupts character and fuels gambling. A true man contributes his part, supports himself, and seeks active service to better humanity.
The text argues for consolidating sparsely populated rural districts to form centralized schools with transportation. It claims unified, properly equipped facilities and trained teachers reduce per pupil costs, extend school years, and improve instruction compared with scattered, underpaid teachers in small rooms.
A humorous home scene shows the husband accusing constant piano practice and talk while the wife recalls pre marriage restraint. They joke about how hands and lips were kept busy before marriage, implying secret flirtation and constraints.
A historical note describes the octopus as a formidable foe to humans, able to tear away prey with its long arms and suction cups. It can hide in narrow crevices, ink changes color to blend with ground, and darts about rapidly to escape capture. It roams rocky shores alone, varying in size from an inch to over two feet, and sometimes coils arms to resemble the argonaut shell while resting.
A short piece narrates a butcher overcharging by giving more than asked and charging for the weight he chooses. It questions his honesty and implies you learn cunning from greasy surroundings before closing with a playful urging to run and play.
The Tangon Telegraph notes that the finest fishing lines are made from silkworm gut. Spanish silkworm grubs are prepared by vinegar killing, drawing the natural spun thread, washing in pure water, drying in shade, and sometimes bleaching with sulphur vapor to achieve a glassy brightness.
The piece notes that over 90 percent of circus performers and specialists are foreigners. It cites Mr. Bailey’s Prospectus arguing European conditions push people to dangerous feats unseen by Americans to secure employment in the American circus, where salaries are good. The view appears in E. B. Hallock’s Century.
The Exchequer served as the royal accounts table twice yearly at Easter and Michae las with a checker patterned russet cloth. Lords and clerks present counted and entered entries on the table, its checkered surface giving rise to the room's name ex chequer and linking to the star chamber origin.
A Fort Rouge Winnipeg ad urges doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and professionals to write for information about the Keeley treatment at 133 Osborne St. The copy claims it saves property, reputation, family, sanity and even life, presenting a broad endorsement from multiple trades.
J. W. Commeford of Robert Street Toronto has saved 33 lives over 14 years and has applied to the city council for the position of official life saver.
A historic patent remedy named Mother Graves Worm Exterminator claims to cure worm infestations without purgatives. Advertisers urge readers to try the treatment and be convinced by its self-contained efficacy.
The Ontario government says it will keep the British gunboats at the Thames near Chatham and at the Grand River mouth due to high raise costs. Chatham offered $500, which is described as a mere bagatelle.
Mild but thorough action on the body's secretions makes Par melee's Vegetable Pills a valuable tonic. They stimulate lagging organs to healthful action and restore vigor. Doses are graduated and can be discontinued anytime without a relapse of the ailments they addressed.
Montreal's ordinary income for next year is projected at $4,505,117, up by $427,341 from the current year. The increase reflects expected gains across city operations and revenue sources.
D Kilpatrick a farm hand was slashed with a knife by another farm worker on a farm near Crooxs N. oe ee. The incident is reported as a violent assault with minor details available.
Dr. Kellogg’s Dysentery Cardial is prepared from drugs well known to the profession as reliable for curing cholera dysentery diarrhoea griping pains and summer complaints. It has been used by practitioners for years with gratifying results. If suffering from a summer complaint it is described as the medicine that will cure you. Try a bottle. It sells for 25 cents.
Emerson linked greatness to simplicity and asks if modern life can be simpler. He wonders whether tomorrow will bring more ease, and if not, whether true greatness seen in the past can recur amid growing complexity.
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