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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
14
An unsigned clippings blend medical testimonial for Fruit-a-tives and Parmise's Vegeable Pills with anecdotes about stomach illness. Mrs. J. R. Flock of London Ontario praises relief from indigestion and dyspepsia. The piece includes a child chewing scene and a canned beef joke from a Louisville paper.
The text includes an 1886 oath by Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. offering a hundred dollars for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, plus a note on internal use and testimonials. Also features a testimonial ad for Hall's Family Pills and several short humorous snippets about marriage, alimony, teetotalers, and servant recruitment.
A Chicago News style anecdote recalls two old sailors reuniting after years. One boasts of taking a wife, the other recalls a shipwreck and a wife aboard who perished. The exchange shifts to casual village chatter about oddities in life and a lamb order that grew to mutton.
A promotional piece on anaemia treatment argues for increasing blood supply as the cure. It cites Mrs E M Bell of Red Deer Alberta praising Dr Williams Pink Pills and describes her recovery after nine to ten boxes, noting availability at medicine dealers and by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
An English peer visiting Scotland attends a private dinner. A host's well bred daughter eyes him and asks if he is truly an English lord. He confirms, she laments she remains disappointed, and the anecdote ends with a humorous exchange.
A self aware young clergyman preaches at a country church and seeks feedback from a blunt deacon. The elder compares the sermon to remembering a deer hunt in reverse, recalling a parable about following tracks in the wrong direction.
A vivid scene describes the Blarney Shop near the docks run by Patsy O Toole. Patrons are teased with songs, spades, and sprees from dusk till dawn as whiskey and Killarney lore fill the room while Patsy keeps the mood rolling.
A vintage ad touts Par melee's Vegetable Pills as portable and popular. It claims accurate compounding with ingredients proven to regulate the digestive system and highlights their acceptance. A quick-lunch scene follows with a waiter asking for orders and a humorous line about muffins, coffee, and two rubber tyres.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as fast relief for itching burning and rash in infants and children. It promises rest for worried parents and a potential speedy cure when other remedies fail, noting the products are sold by druggists nationwide.
Postmaster explains the postcard could not be understood beyond the plain address, causing delivery questions about the summer boarder. The exchange highlights a misread or missing details hindering proper routing.
A playful tale shows a teacher using a pound of plums to illustrate a math problem. A girl named Mary buys a sack and a sixpence to win a prize for correctly identifying wholesomeness. The episode ends with Mary proudly presenting the plums to the class.
The New York American quotes President Taft's new secretary with the line but me no Butts as a humorous slogan. The remark comes amid coverage of Taft era politics and White House staff chatter.
State Chemist F W Robinson cites claims that some power companies label sodium aluminum sulfate as an ingredient in baking powder. He says alum may be restricted or banned in foods as a health hazard, with Michigan enforcing prohibitions and Pennsylvania rulings guiding possible action to stop sales of baking powder containing alum.
The New York editor luncheon story has Le Gallienne remarking that poetic fame is minor in the prose era. A schoolboy asked for his autograph, then returned at breakfast claiming to have swapped yesterday's autograph for Jim Jeffries’s autograph.
A tale recalls Whistler inviting Mark Twain to his studio to view paintings. Twain feigns ignorance to outplay Whistler a famed joker by suggesting to remove a cloud while touching the canvas with unseen gloves. The painter reacts with mock alarm.
Uncle Hiram and Mirandy discuss leaving a theatre after discovering Act IV is listed as Act II on the programme. The pair debate staying to see the next act twice, noting the confusion noted by the Boston Transcript.
Dialogue questions about a woman's fiancé. Several remarks ask if he is rich, talented, or from a good family, but the answer is simply that he is willing to marry her, implying practical rather than romantic reasons for the union.
A bottle of Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is praised for home use to ease children’s colds and for adults with pains and aches. The ad notes directions for use on sick cattle and urges keeping a bottle in the house.
A brief sketch unfolds with an office boy pressed to propose to a persistent lady artist. She resists marriage, saying she will not marry him. He confesses many disappointments today and vows to try again next year.
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