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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
3
A Dundee Advertiser note recounts claims from French and Italian papers about a wasp cure for rheumatism. A man reportedly endured a wasp sting on his rheumatic knee after prior treatments, and his pain vanished, prompting cautious optimism that the wasp might become a medical specialist for aches.
The remedy is highly popular for treating ds and coughs and throat ailments caused by exposure and temperature changes. Drug stores keep it in stock as demand remains strong. It is described as pleasant to take and claimed to prevent throat and lung diseases.
A Washington Star exchange quotes producers debating which improprieties the public accepts. One producer notes many performances are described as improper while the other says it grows harder to distinguish acceptable behavior for audiences.
The text promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as taken internally with claims of action on the mucous membranes. It includes endorsements of F. J. Cheney & Co. and local druggists in Toledo. The copy mentions testimonials, price, and references Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A manager reveals the clerk sold long stored olls by advertising them as Lat est Parisian dolls fully dressed. The back room stash was declothed and marketed to customers, prompting questions about ethics and legality.
A old goat posed as a sheep was exposed by a vigilant shepherd. The shepherd killed the intruder and then sold the meat as mutton, reported by Chicago Tribune.
A short note from the Hueston Chronicle records a personal exchange about marriage plans. A niece informs her aunt that they are to be married next month. The fragment hints at social life in the periodical's pages.
A Life magazine quote celebrates a honeymoon as a great success. The couple reflects on returning with money and still loving each other, praising their experience in a brief, upbeat exchange.
A suffragette speaks on women’s power when a doorbell interrupts her rehearsal. She asks to see the head of the house, learns he is not at home, and resumes her oration in this vivid fragment of a scene.
Moses Sherwood of Poodiac King’s Co New Brunswick, after eight years of backache and kidney trouble, reports full relief from a single box of Great Canadian Kidney Remedy Dodd's Kidney Pills. He had tried belts plasters and liniments without lasting benefit before reading a Dodd's Almanac led him to use the pills.
In a Life magazine excerpt a club guest asks about a downcast man at the next table. The host admits not knowing his name and jokes he is either a Republican or married to a suffragette, noting the difficulty in telling them apart today.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil combines six essential oils into a powerful liniment claimed to ease pain. Thousands testify to its healing properties and many owe their lives to its use, though critics note its cost is not a measure of value.
A Chicago Tribune snippet notes Rivers shouting to his wife six miles away through a telephone. Brooks replies that raising the window would eliminate the need for the telephone, capturing a humorous early-telephony exchange.
Miss F irt asserts she never accepts a kiss from a man unless engagement is in place. Miss Bright replies with a playful jab about engagements, noting how they often bring trouble and complications.
The Detroit Free Press notes a daughter’s vocal lessons progressing well with quoted praise that she speaks of music with new confidence and says she cannot sing without her music, illustrating early musical development.
A satirical note from Puck reports Minard's Liniment curing a disease in cattle. It also parodies Cornelia returning to Rome with her Gracchi sons and a customs guardian’s indulgent jest about jewels at the port.
A six year old Elizabeth loved kindergarten songs but could not harmonize her voice with other children. She told her mother she felt full of words yet empty of tune, a poignant line from Woman’s Home Companion.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation retells a sailor's boast about a captain's rare moment of fearlessness at sea. The speaker recalls the captain donning his cap as enemy bombs began to fall, portraying the crisis as a test of leadership.
Advice on managing a mixed flock emphasizes separating males, rotating duties, and providing dry quarters for ducks and geese. It warns hens and ducks against snow exposure, recommends clean food and litter, and urges sunlight into the poultry house as a cheap purifier. It also notes incubator hatching for hens and ducks, but cautions against housing turkeys, ducks, and geese with chicks.
A Halifax letter from September 21 1905 extols Minard's Liniment as a trusted remedy used for twenty years. G G DUSTAN a Chartered Accountant credits a Montreal physician who dubbed it the great Nova Scotia liniment and highlights its effectiveness for rheumatism and sprains.
In Tit-Bits a playful exchange notes a dog that supposedly steers with its tail. The scientific gentlemen comment on tail guidance while the humorist questions the wandering bark.
An offhand remark in a Baltimore American clip notes a dramatic claim about Minard's Liniment curing diphtheria. A manager fears critics will scrutinize the premiere of the first production, stressing the significance of press reviews that night.
Hiram E Carpenter of Henderson New York chronicles twenty years of skin disease and severe suffering until a family member used Cuticura products. He reports dramatic relief after six weeks and a complete recovery with continued use of Resolvent Ointment and Soap. Endorsing witnesses from Henderson corroborate the account.
The piece lists London leopard's head, Edinburgh castle and lion, Glasgow tree and salmon with bell, Birmingham anchor, Newcastle three castles, Chester wheat sheaves, Exeter castle with two wings, Sheffield crown, York five lions and cross, and Dublin Hibernia as hall marks on British gold and silver. It contrasts hall marks with the universal merk sterling and notes marks indicate place of manufacture.
Peevish pale and restless children suffer worms. Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator promises relief and restored health. Question about moving out reveals women preferred different breads, salt rising and compressed, showing domestic routines in a humorous aside.
A druggist offers a money back guarantee if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days. The notice emphasizes a refund if the treatment is ineffective.
A traveller questions a farmhouse structure claiming it is an asylum and mentions a man named N C Lage kept inside. The farmer explains it is a silo used for ensilage, leaving the visitor’s wife uncertain about the claim.
An ad copy promotes Shilohs Cure claiming to stop coughs and cure colds affecting the throat and lungs for 25 cents. A brief dialogue references weather forecasts with a panel exchange noting rain hail thunder and lightning. Boston Transcript quotation appears in the excerpt.
The Philadelphia Record notes a hoax warning about following the races. It suggests keeping ahead by not following them and hints at a skeptical approach to racing cues. No specific names or events are provided in the readable text.
A teacher asks Tommy which apple to give a boy. Tommy says choosing the digger apple is unnecessary because the choice would not be required.
A Chicago News excerpt has a character asking about the Lays of Ancient Rome from Macaulay’s poems in a Carnegie library setting. The boarder responds with a cautious “I know a little.” The dialogue reflects a casual literary reference in a library milieu.
A snippet shows humor where a speaker taunts others about poker luck and money. An older man asks for $25 while a remark about a baby’s aristocratic origin highlights a joke about a teething ring worn as a monocle.
A female shopper asks for pinchers while a floorwalker directs her to the shoe department two aisles to the right of the Boston Transcript scene. The brief exchange captures a domestic shopping moment in a city store.
Mrs. Shadder laments reports that women’s shapes mimic men while Mrs. Leeder calmly notes the trend as fashion. The Chicago Tribune quote captures a witty compare and contrast on dress and gendered style.
A humorous exchange shows a newsboy asking for papers while the customer jokes about needing a porous plaster for a week back. The brief line captures a local flavor and a playful street scene.
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