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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 14, 1909
Page
6
Claiming persistent use of Dr. Chase's Ointment ends eczema, the ad cites a Welland Station Ontario case where a girl named Fanny recovered after nine days of blindness and severe facial sores. It promotes the 60 cent box and lists Edmanson Bates & Co. in Toronto as sources.
Dr Wilfred T Grenfell says TB is highly prevalent in Labrador and explains locals kept rooms hot and windows closed, fostering the bacillus. He notes open air treatment as very successful after addressing the cold as the mistaken enemy.
An advertises Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as quick relief for throat and chest ailments. It claims use during a cold will protect the lungs from attack and notes the product is especially effective for those with throat weakness.
Kilby recalls an odd morning moment when he gave a tip to the man who had shared his note as described in the Boston Transcript. The anecdote captures a small lapse and the unspoken connection between strangers in daily street life.
A dialogue notes Shiloh's Cure as a cure for coughs and colds. It questions affordability of a motor while Wingo, an amateur photographer of three years, suggests it would not be a break to own one.
A Kansas City Journal report notes a football altercation with a referee questioning foul tactics. A player attempted a stomach kick but was blocked by an opponent with his head amid the onfield dispute.
Knicker The Uplift Commission backs gymnasiums for farmers. Bocker Fine they should have no alarm clocks for the roosters. New York 5Sn.
Aged British field veteran Sir George White, described as the only non-royal in a world of deeds, faltered at a platform edge and fell four or five feet while delivering a public address on military service and preparedness. He recovered and continued, noting danger can arrive unexpectedly.
The Poseidon goldfield in Australia yields notable finds including a surface nugget shaped like a cricket ball. A 10 ounce nutlike nautilus shell nugget found by an Irishman, and a 38 ounce nugget near Mackenzie’s claim. A boy on a baker's cart spotted four ounces of gold in the grass.
An old advertisement claims only one Bromo Quinine laxative with the signature of E. W. Grove and asserts worldwide use to cure a cold. It lists the price as 25 cents and mentions On: Day.
In a Kansas City Journal item, the groom asks the Atchison clergyman how much the ceremony costs. The clergyman replies the law allows $2.50. The groom adds 50 cents, making the total three dollars.
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills are advertised as the most portable and compact medicine. The copy claims they are accurately compounded from ingredients proven to regulate the digestive organs and asserts there is no surer medicine available.
A quip from Fliegende Blätter notes a pair of friends who joke about marriages between them and Jones. The pair claim the speaker married Jones’s second wife and Jones married the speaker’s fourth, reflecting humorous mischief rather than a factual biography.
Two inmates at the almshouse describe the facility as starved for repairs with dishes and mirrors broken. One inmate confirms the condition saying they would not be there if they were not broke.
G G DUSTAN of Halifax writes that Minard's Liniment has served him 20 years and was recommended by a Montreal physician as the great Nova Scotia Liniment. He asserts its effectiveness for rheumatism and sprains in a 1906 Halifax letter.
A Cleveland Leader quip notes a dispute over a bill sent with handwriting on the back ordering a call to settle. The editor jokes they ignore such manuscript notes and proceed by rules about payments.
In Southampton Massachusetts a respected resident praised a grouchy neighbor for repainting his dwelling. The homeowner quipped that the improvement would require washing windows twice as often to keep up appearances, in a brief Harper's Magazine style exchange.
A Eastside teacher asks students to name a non conductor and explain it plainly. A street urchin volunteers with a quip about Billy Hogan and his father, joking that he is a non conductor after a fare incident seen on a streetcar.
Mrs. Wm. Wilson of Essex Ontario testifies that PSYCHINE saved her life after a severe lung illness. She credits the medicine with restoring health after two years of doctor visits and a 12 year illness. The ad promotes PSYCHINE as a health tonic, urging free trials and mentioning prices 50c and 1.00.
A Columbia Missouri Herald report notes a Jackson county home named Hadherway at the front gate. The owner’s friend recalls the name attracting attention from passers by as years of Kansas City life gave way to a farm.
Advertisement touts Dr Thomas's Eclectric Oil as a superior pain subduer. It claims a thirty year track record and household familiarity across the western world, urging widespread use and trust.
In a playful kitchen exchange, a man urges a woman to try lobster saying she might like it once tasted. She resists noting she dislikes it and would not eat it even if she liked it, while clarifying her current stance and preferences.
A Washington Herald note quotes a claim that Shilohs Cure will always cure coughs and colds and comments on conveniences like ears to hook spectacles, reflecting period advertising tones.
The advertisement claims Hol loway's Corn Cure can remove corns and warts promptly when applied as directed, promising effective relief for stubborn barefoot ailments.
In a Detroit Free Press vignette a sobbing woman laments not receiving a present from her beau. She fears gossip among friends and the social mortification of admitting he sent nothing.
A mother warns against giving sleeping draughts or opiates to children without a doctor. The ad promotes Baby's Own Tablets as safe, government-analyst verified and harm free. Testimony from Mrs. Geo. M. Kempt praises the product, sold at 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co.
A humorous snippet from the La econ Journal of Illinois jokes about wives waists and buttons. It playfully contrasts men with and without wives and waists suitable for buttoning, using exaggerated scenarios and a comic tone.
A man who works as a train announcer at the Union Depot laments that no one understands him. The line captures a long running motif of youthful despair, yet here the speaker’s isolation is presented as sincere and poignant.
A western millionaire in seclusion falls for a ruse involving a widow and a German doctor who cures the widow’s child by feigned disease. The scheme centers on coercing the millionaire to deed Texas land for a socialist colony and pay the doctor nearly $50,000. The con collapses as the pair vanish to Buenos Aires, and the accuser is not pursued.
Sir James Whitney is among the few prominent men still bicycling for pleasure. He enjoys playing with his grandchildren and strolling Yonge Street to view store windows. He is an authority on England’s notable figures and follows English and American politics through newspapers and periodicals.
Reverend J A Bowman Presbyterian representative at the immigration office returned from a western trip to Estevan and eastern provinces to locate married couples who recently immigrated to Canada for the winter. He placed all desired couples. Western farmers report a prosperous season and expect to hire more help this winter, suggesting ample employment for those seeking work.
From Clayoquot B C comes news of the sealing schooner Thomas F Dayard leading the fleet with 928 sea otter and 606 seal skins valued above 30000 dollars. Two crewmen were lost, swept overboard in northern waters while the vessel was bound to sea.
Mrs Joseph Hall Chase of Washington DC authorizes use of her photo with testimonial for Peruna. Mrs A L Wetzel of Terre Haute Indiana describes improving smell and hearing after Peruna treatment and credits recovery to the remedy. Peruna Drug Mfg Co of Columbus Ohio promotes a free 1909 almanac.
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