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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 27, 1910
Page
3
Wellington man A M Brooks reports eczema covering his body improved after using Zam-Bak, claiming relief from itching and raw flesh. The ad promotes Zam-Bak as the best balm for eczema ulcers wounds cuts and rashes with a Toronto company at 50 cents.
A wry Chicago News quip notes that a man attempting dignity in a small town often earns a reputation for a swelled head.
An old Philadelphia Record ad extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a household remedy praised by many. It claims the inventor’s belief in its power and asserts widespread praise from users as a benefactor to humanity.
Claim offers one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Letter from local doctors attests to F. P. Cheney's honesty and ability to fulfill business commitments. Advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials and price. Also mentions Family Pills for constipation.
In a Philadelphia setting, a tense exchange highlights a mistress and her partner arguing over business and social circles. The mother urges agreement while the other expresses frustration at daily calls and perceived social limits.
In a satirical exchange a judge questions a doctor’s watch and a patient explains he followed a prescription that read a spoonful every r with no timepiece available. The quip highlights medical quackery and legal humor from era periodicals.
In a Shoreham classroom in Cleveland a teacher tested an arithmetic lesson. Johnny Smith, the star pupil, answered “Three” when asked how many tons of coal must be paid for at $6 a ton with a $24 bill, prompting a puzzled correction from the teacher and Johnny’s aside.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt humorously reveals King Leopold of Belgium exiting his palace in plain conversation with a soldier. The soldier asks the king to identify himself and, after questions about rank, concludes the visitor is the monarch, who modestly accepts a request to present arms.
In a terse exchange from the Philadelphia Record a suffragette asserts the equality of women while Slobbe counters with the notion of female superiority, highlighting a clash over gender roles and rights debates.
An Alberta era medical ad claims eczema and salt rheum are blood disorders cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites Mrs. Chas Davidson of Amherst Nova Scotia as a patient healed after weeks of use. The pills, priced 50 cents a box or $2.59 for six, are offered by The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A Cleveland Plain dealer note reveals Mr Crankleigh, identified as an active member of the society opposing high priced foods, involved in a boycott of costly provisions. The informal dialogue underscores community tensions over dining costs and costs of living.
Guaranteed to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Advertisement claims Paz Ointment provides a cure with refund if not satisfied for 50 cents.
A fragment discusses kissing as art versus pleasure and the idea that a kiss must signify everything in a settled relationship. It contrasts male and female views with a note about a speeding arrest and a police report.
In a crowded arena the two prize fighters inspect the ring while heavy cigarette smoke fills the air. The referee asks for help and the participants promise action, noting the smokers must remove the ropes to proceed.
Neighbors note a boy caught a cold and fear illness but warn neglect can worsen. The piece urges care and presents a dubious home recipe mixing glycerine pine oil and whiskey as a cure, claiming sale at drug stores.
A fragment references a deacon and a god man pondering happiness in the hereafter. It mentions Mother Graves Worm Extemnator as a valued remedy kept at hand, implying a humorous or satirical tone about church affairs and mortality.
A light verse note from the Cleveland Ledger lampoons a man slipping on sleet and stanzaic whimsy as he declares sanity while attempting to kick a cloud. The snippet captures a playful street humor tone from the era.
Harkness of West Fort William reports relief after twenty years of back trouble using Gin Pills. He claims the pills act on the kidneys to relieve pain and neutralize uric acid, advising others with strained or lame backs to try them before buying regular 50c boxes and offering a free sample from National Drug & Chemical Co.
A lady speaks to Sir Arthur W. Pinero about a comedian described as the kindest of fellows who writes to his wife. An actress adds he writes flummery on absence yet never remits a cent. The exchange ends with calling him unre mitting kindness.
Lifebuoy Soap is delightfully refreshing for bath or toilet and for washing underclothing it is unequal. It cleanses and purifies.
Two Scotch ministers share a summer dinner in a High land manse. On a Sabbath the day is calm and scenic with trout streams and birds. One asks if temptation to fish ever comes, the other replies he never feels tempted but simply goes.
The article analyzes Jesus message to disciples in the Sermon on the Mount, contrasting with Luke’s plains discourse. It links the Beatitudes to the kingdom age, explains law fulfilled in Christ, and emphasizes blessedness, salt and light, and living as faithful witnesses amid persecution.
A religious exhortation asserts light must shine in homes and lives to testify to faith before men and the world, warning that a private belief without visible deeds may lead to a claim of ignorance by the Lord. Bee chapter vii 21 23. Indigestion treated with Parmelees Vegetable Pills praised for restoring stomach action and longstanding popularity.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Miss Tinkley counting six finches perched overhead as the focal point of the gag.
Mrs M Sune mers of Windsor Ontario advertises a free home treatment for bed-wetting claiming a constitutional cause and no payment required. She urges mothers to write today for full instructions and stresses not blaming the child as the cure targets adults with urine difficulties.
A fragment from a Bon Vivant item mentions Minard's liniment claimed to cure colds and similar ailments. A quoted exchange questions a Bow’s friendship and whether a man or his wife is dead, suggesting a humorous or satirical note.
The ad claims BAD BLOOD stems from constipation and kidney clogging. It asserts Morse’s Indian Root Pills cleanse the bowels kidneys and skin by filtering the blood for better health.
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