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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1911
Page
2
A courtroom tale recalls an old lawyer instructing his client to sob whenever he tapped the desk. In court the woman cried at a tense moment, the judge asked what was wrong, and the lawyer cheekily claimed the act proves crime and innocence cannot mix with such candor.
Fragmentary OCR text references Senator Lodge and a St Patrick's Day event in Boston. The quoted dialogue centers on despair and a humorous exchange about a woodsawyer and medical advice. No clear reportable event, date, or full names to confirm.
The ad claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills act through the stomach and reach the bowels, offering a highly effective purgative and cleanser. It asserts decades of use have established them as unmatched by any other pill.
A 19 foot parchment showing the family tree of Henry VI has been placed in the Welsh national society at Aberystwyth. The illuminated work traces the royal pedigree from Adam, presenting a striking historical artifact.
English buyers pay five to ten cents per pound on the London market for tomatoes. Last year England used about $1,000 in tomatoes, with sixty percent of the supply grown in the Canary Islands.
Public health warning notes springtime disease risk as air carries germs. It emphasizes rich, red blood as a defense and promotes blood health as essential to ward off illness. The message frames blood quality as key to germ resistance.
An advertisement extols Dr. Chase's Nerve Food as enriching blood with more red corpuscles to resist germs, especially in spring when blood runs thin. It claims lasting benefits from a building up of blood and cites relief from weakness and nervous disorders, urging mothers to use it to prevent infant bowel diseases.
William Jennings Bryan commends the Canadian Government Annuities Act in a Galt address, praising thrift promotion and self respect. He notes Americans should adopt a similar pension scheme, contrasting it with Poor Law relief and urging inquiry to the Ottawa Superintendent of Canadian Government Annuities.
A humorous vignette recalls a teacher quizzing students on the difference between results and consequences. A bright pupil answers that results are what you expect while consequences are what you get, highlighted by a Harper’s Bazaar anecdote.
U. S. Government scientists state definitively that the common house fly is the principal means of distributing typhoid fever diphtheria and smallpox. Wilson's Fly Pads claim to kill flies and disease germs.
A cheerful man recalls plans for a country trip that were dropped. Instead they settled for a simple meal, sharing hard boiled eggs and canned goods in the backyard as a modest alternative.
In a sleepy scene a man named Simkins dozes on a train home from a holiday trip. A ferocious crab in a bucket awoke and crawled around the carriage. The crab grabbed the nun’s ear, causing gasps among passengers while Simkins muttered about an official evening.
Mothers warned of summer complaint threatening babies with illness and death. Mrs Jos Steffs of Court Alta. credits Baby's Own Tablets with stopping vomiting and restoring health. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The Regina City Council failed in an attempt to muzzle three daily papers by holding meetings privately for three months. Public opposition and lost advertising forced a return to full publicity of all meetings, as residents demanded transparency and accountability.
The Regina Agriculture and Industrial Exhibition Association issues the Dominion Exposition prize list for Regina, July list to Aug 12 1911. About 30000 in prizes, 25000 to livestock, with large funds for Clydesdales Short horns and Canadian bred stock. Percherons rise, Ayrshires Holsteins Jerseys prominent as dairying grows in Saskatchewan and the West.
Fragmentary Harpers Weekly dialogue between Binks Siithers and Slithers urges ambition to build a reputation, with old ladies on a piazza referenced as caution.
A terse anecdote recalls an Indiana assessor jokingly asking residents to list dogs for taxation. When told none, the response suggests taxing anyway, highlighting the humorous approach to property or dog taxation. The fragment captures local tax whimsy and community wit.
A reader testifies that a fall caused chest pain and breathing difficulty. After trying several liniments, one bottle of Minard's Liniment warmed on a flannel and applied to the chest cured the pain completely.
A light exchange about a stylish chiffonier in a Life magazine fragment shows a flat-dweller admiring a cleverly fitted piece. The conversation riffs on the furniture and its fit into a reception area, capturing a domestic vignette.
A cautionary note warns that house flies roaming freely in homes can carry typhoid fever diphtheria and smallpox. The article urges cleanliness to prevent potential tragedy caused by these insects.
An associate judge of Patagascar sits by a river when a traveler asks to cross. The judge replies the boat is his, so lawful to use. The traveler sails away and drowns when the boat sinks. Spectator calls him heartless. The judge says the boat’s condition was the matter before me.
Morocco consumes about 2,090 barrels of American cottonseed oil each year. The note contrasts with Russia, which manufactures neither clocks nor watches.
A Hamilton reader details nearly dying from bladder stone and describes relief after using Gin Pills. The testimonial claims stone passage in six weeks and urges purchase, with price and ordering details from National Drug and Chemical Co.Toronto and Canada Limited.
Jacob Wendell Jr the actor who plays the dog in Maeterlincks The Blue Bird was dining when a man approached claiming to bark better. Wendell replied that he had to learn the part, illustrating the training behind performance.
They praise Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for treating many ailments at home. It is a true household medicine, effective for ordinary complaints and cheaper than a doctor. Keep it on hand for unexpected calls.
A fragmented exchange shows an employer asking James about saving most of his salary and a suggestion to buy a cheap automobile. The lines indicate a potential sale scheme discussed between workers and an employer.
A fragment from a sketch highlights a farmer’s claim that a treatment called miment cures garget in cows and a nurse tries to console a mother with soothing love stretchers as a comic moment.
Advertises part time work for women and girls with no experience required. Mentions use by mothers and daughters and directs applicants to the Women's Department at 22 Albert Street, Ottawa Ontario.
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