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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
14
The article notes dainty dress materials like Gowered cotton crepes and plain crepes as affordable curtain fabrics. Prices run as low as twenty five cents a yard. Marquisettes in bright shades suit parlors, while muffins and organ dies offer airy options between white net and heavy drapes.
An old east coast caddie, famed for guiding efficient golfers, describes a day when a roguish, dignified client forced him into a comical ordeal. The pair endures a brutal round with bunkers, a broken club, and a stubborn insistence to finish the course.
Dread of asthma causes misery with nightly attacks and constant fear of future episodes. The remedy claims immediate relief and warding off future attacks, leaving the sufferer in peace and happiness. It is inexpensive and said to be sold almost everywhere.
A narrator describes a long preference for open windows at night and the conflict with doctors and a patient listener. After trying a closed window, they sleep peacefully, marveling at animals choosing sheltered spaces. A medical journalist calls the habit animal like and advises opening windows in the morning.
Dr Lyman Abbett argued the suffrage question at a Colony Club luncheon in New York with a prominent suffragette. She pressed him to admit a woman’s mind stays young and unfixed, while he retorted that she changes her mind often.
A neighbor chats with the minister's wife who, while mending yluthes, inspects a basket of buttons. The visitor notes the assortment, recalling a button from her husband's winter suit. The wife smiles and explains the buttons were gathered from the contribution box and will be reused. They bid each other farewell and plan to visit again.
Advice promotes outdoor daily exercise to improve circulation and heating the body after cold baths. Wear looser clothing, rub hands, and light workouts. Suggest figs for complexion, orange juice as a daily morning drink, and a diet of orange juice honey raisins figs brown bread and water to maintain pale skin with age.
A Cleveland inventor claims a new typewriter silencer reduces the sharp click to a dull thud, allowing dictation in a natural voice while the machine runs. The device uses a core for the platen to dampen the type hammer impact and lower noise.
An ad touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for pale complexions and worn health. It features testimonial from Mrs. William Jones of Cre Wake Ont claiming life savings and renewed vitality after using the pills. Readers are urged to send 50 cents for a box or 2.50 for six boxes to Brockville Ont for mail order delivery.
An audience member describes Pogson reacting to a song titled Saily in Our Alley. He recalls a childhood incident about his sister Sally who swallowed a marble while playing alleys. The exchange links the song to that memory as Pogson awkwardly distances himself.
The Chicago Journal notes a home method to brighten tarnished silver teapots. Fill the teapot with boiling water and a large piece of washing soda, then boil for one hour. The interior becomes bright and the soda is claimed not to damage the silver.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a priest meets Pat one day after leaving jail. The priest jokes about Pat’s rumored death and Pat confirms he had heard the rumor himself but did not believe it.
A city reader laments bulky unused clothing filling flats and asks why useless coats and dresses cannot be given to those in need. The writer urges immediate decisions on remodeling or donating outgrown items to help less fortunate girls.
A second floor room rocked and swayed as a violent typhoon battered a building. Shutters split, windows shattered, rain flooded in, a screen flew across the bed, the roof collapsed partway, and coal spilled from an emptied bin. Dawn found the narrator surveying the damage.
Advice notes on handling social lies about a friend's baby and comforting a lovelorn partner. It cautions against common white lie excuses and suggests blunt honesty or small gifts as morale boosters. The tone mimics a period advice column.
A city visitor meets hogs gathered around a windmill on a country farm and jokes that farmers are considerate. The farmer asks what she means, and she points to the windmill as a fan for cooling the hogs. The scene ends with a witty exchange about rural ingenuity.
The long legged man H. Bingha Palmer, known for his height, visited the office limping after a riding accident. He explained he was riding through the park when his foot slipped from the stirrup and a horse stepped on it, ending his quiet ride.
Fifty years ago Nerviline was used coast to coast and in thousands of homes it relieved minor ailments and kept doctors' bills down. From Port Hope Ontario W T Greenaway writes that for twenty years Nerviline has served their family for ear ache toothache cramps headache and disordered stomach and that nothing compares. Mothers urged to try Nerviline for children and the elderly with guidance to rub on or take internally. Large bottles inc 25c trial size available at dealers or The Catarrhozone Co Buffalo NY and Kingston Ontario.
Dominion Forest Reserves spanning about 36000 square miles could host grazing for Western cattle under new regulations. If one million head are grazed at twenty five cents each, annual revenue would reach at least 259000 dollars, with cheaper meat likely for Canadian consumers.
A South Side mother speaks proudly of her infant, who coos and spends hours talking with her, while a caller remarks how visitors today often talk and lie.
A boy explains he was late for Sunday school because his father would not let him go fishing due to not enough bait for two. The teacher remarks that this is the right kind of father to have.
The advertisement extols Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a superior pain subduer over other medicines. It claims thirty years of use have made it a familiar household remedy across the western world and in many homes nationwide.
Gabe says Miss Sweet has joined the great majority and is not dead. Steve asks for confirmation. Gabe confirms she married a man named Smith.
A remark on Mrs Toplofty who allegedly paid customs duties on her diamonds rather than admit they were paste, illustrating pretensions and social vanity in a humorous tone.
A Look salesman pressed a Missouri farmer to buy a book. The farmer, who said he cannot read, asked if someone in the home could. The salesman suggested his wife or children, but the farmer quipped that his daughter can read, yet she already has a book.
The remark frames marriage as a frequent disappointment rather than a complete failure, suggesting expectations influence perceived outcomes. It underscores a cautious view on romantic unions and highlights common frustrations in domestic life.
The text explains that improve originally meant to increase in French usage and Milton's works. Only with time did it acquire the modern sense of making better, while a rebuke meaning never applied.
The article provides step by step guidance for cleaning a sink including washing with hot soapy water, cleaning surrounding wood and stone, behind pipes, and ensuring no food waste remains. It also covers drying towels, airing clothes, daily hot water flushes, weekly washing soda solution, grease management with caustic soda, and rust prevention for iron sinks with kerosene-treated paper. It notes burning used papers and applying fat to idle sinks to deter rust.
Mrs Exe notes her husband walks in his sleep and Mrs Wye expresses a wish to have similar relief. She comments on the confinement of his daily work and the lack of exercise the poor man gets.
Nick asks if Dick is a good card player. Dick responds he is a regular Horatius at bridge and keeps the others from coming across.
A terse exchange notes that Old Shads lost all his money yesterday and died soon after. The heirs are expected to react with anger, though others expect no outrage. The event underscores a rapid downfall and sudden death.
A compact remark on professional etiquette advising against discussing oneself once departing. The brief stresses restraint and suggests that performance or perception improves after exit.
A dialogue hints at mock dispute over peanut politics between two speakers. One asserts no involvement while the other teases the stance with a playful remark about nuts.
A 19th century note asserts camphor gum will effectively drive away mice when scattered on shelves and in drawers. It also protects woolens and furs by repelling moths, though it warns that using camphor may cause more trouble in some cases.
A lamp dome that flickers or half fills with gas can lead to a dangerous explosion. The text warns that improper dome function creates gas buildup and potential blast.
A wife laments her husband bringing a total stranger home for dinner without warning. She notes the lack of preparation and reveals she had just lost market money at bridge, highlighting tension in their partnership.
The dialogue notes a girl Nora pondering her father about a young man named Rawlings who stays out very late. Her mother responds that men haven’t changed at all, implying unchanged behavior despite the hours and expectations.
A middle aged matron confronts a shopwalker over owed change. The walker replies that Amy body is waiting, prompting the matron to insist they stay to settle the payment. The exchange hints at tension over a due sum in a local shop setting.
A four year old, Clay, proudly shows a jacket to grandma who discovers the garment has one button too many at the top and one too many at the bottom. The boy runs home excitedly.
A Philadelphia newspaper notes an umbrella vanishing trend as readers speculate someone is leaving earlier than others, sparking curiosity about where the missing items go. No further details or suspects are provided.
A boy carries a pet rabbit that suddenly bolts away. He chases and calls the animal back with fear and tears, but the rabbit keeps fleeing toward a field. In frustration the boy shakes his fist and declares the rabbit not much of a rabbit after all.
A learned professor is approached by a dirty bootblack offering to shine shoes. The professor offers a sixpence if the boy washes his face. After washing, the boy returns for payment but declines the money, telling the professor to keep it and get his hair cut.
A young man recalls speaking with his father about the likelihood of a Mexican war, noting the father’s hope for a short engagement. A sweet young woman replies with a reference to opposition in Japan to lengthy wars.
In a library scene Miss Carter resents Mr Dodge after a failed courtship. She questions whether men progress after death, and he replies that if they do not, death would seem pointless. The exchange centers on ambition and meaning after life.
A dialog from a domestic setting shows a wife asking for double windows to muffle her singing practice while the husband dismisses the concern, insisting neighbors can install double windows if bothered. The exchange highlights tensions over noise and accommodation in a shared living space.
The Rev H O Fenton described a memorable sight in Portugal where a postman delivered letters to a church congregation on Sunday. He noted the scene as a labor saving moment and a beacon of daily life.
A militant suffragette dismisses a so called bum recipe book calling it useless for waking combs and notes it lacks any pipe related item. The remark frames the critique as a critique of practical household guidance.
Miss Alice F. Cooper of Niagara Falls Ontario writes to praise Na Dru Co Dyspepsia Tablets. She reports relief from heartburn and acidity and says regular use can cure aggravated stomach trouble. National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited, Montreal distributes.
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