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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1909
Page
11
The old Erskine and Baptist churches on St. Catharine Street were repurposed, with St. Gabriel Church sold for a restaurant for $90,000. Now St. James Methodist Church faces a bid of $250,000 with permission to remove the building, for a theatre or hotel site.
A Hueze steer raised 30 miles north of Gleichen is bound for Alaska Yukon exposition to illustrate Alberta’s grass potential. At 3 or 4 years old the animal stands 6 feet tall, 11 feet 2 inches long, 8 feet around the girth, and weighs 2,560 pounds, with expectations to reach 3,500 pounds by season's end. It worked in an ox team last fall and spent winter on grass.
An advertisement touts Dr Thomas Electric Oil for home use on humans and sick cattle. It claims benefits for children with colds and croop and adults with pains, urging every farm house to keep a bottle on hand.
A Chicago News quote features a lady asking a ship captain how he navigates trackless seas. The captain replies that his compass points north, prompting the passenger to ask how to go south.
Feark J Cheney states under oath that the firm F J Cheney Co will pay one hundred dollars for each case of Catarrah that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The affidavit is sworn before A W Gleason Notary Public on December 15, 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and advertised by F J Cheney Co Toledo. Sold by all Druggists 75c. Taxe Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In the London Globe style excerpt a friend visits an invalid named Bill with flowers to lift his spirits. The dialogue shows humor and grim imagery as the speaker jokes about stairs to a coffin while trying to comfort Bill.
An advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy as relief for red weak and tired eyes among New York City children. It claims 17 938 children need eye care from a census and promotes Murine as soothing and safe with no injury, priced at 50 cents and sold by The Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago with free eye books.
A park scene features a male asks about a brass band and a woman replies she enjoys brass but desires a gold one instead, reflecting a lighthearted exchange about music tastes. The dialogue highlights charm in everyday talk and a playful wish for something grander.
The Domestic Servants Benevolent Institution notes hundreds of servants with fifty years or more in service. One London maids’ record tells of Miss Cook who served from age seventeen to her mistress’s death, and Caroline Chipp who has surpassed eighty years in domestic work. Susan O Hagan, Lisburn, died at 107 after ninety seven years serving three generations of the Hall family.
In India betting at horse races centers on jockey colors and fan loyalty, not horse ability. Wealthy natives form rings to back every horse, while authorities warn that up to thirty lacs rupees flow through Indian bets in a season. The craze causes theft and crime as desperate bettors replace losses by stealing neighbors’ goods.
Sir Robert Hart met Gen Gordon at Quinsan during Allied Army days in China. Gordon watched a review where officers improvised uniforms, making the march past memorable. He laughed and repeated Go it ye cripples as the soldiers paraded in full dress with comic, varied attire.
A published interview recounts J M Barrie’s smoking routine during a sixty five minute visit. He begins with a calabash pipe, moves to briar pipes from two pockets, and ends the session with a cigarette.
Sir Henry Burdett warned against the growing tendency to perform surgery at the smallest pretext. He urged conservatism and courage to protest. Dr Chase's Ointment is cited by patients as a remedy for bleeding piles after failed operations. A Toronto distributor, Edmanson Bates & Co., advertises the product at 60 cents per box.
A Chicago Tribune exchange portrays an oil magnate boasting of aiding students through education while a muckraker counters with a critique of unequal access, referencing poor boys studying by coal oil lamp light.
The advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as essential for restoring stomach function and overall vitality. It claims long use and general acceptance in medicine, urging a trial to prove their value.
Mrs Jagsby greets Mr Jagsby at daybreak as they recall a late night airship mishap with Mr Misher Wright. The craft ascended and could not be brought down, leaving residents awake and curious about the strange event.
Government scientists state that the common house fly is the principal means of spreading typhoid fever and diphtheria. Wilson's Fly Pads claim to kill flies and disease germs.
Mrs. Von Cerious was found at 5 a.m. reading the encyclopaedia. She explained sleep troubles and a recent Harper’s Bazar article noting learning can occur during odd hours. Her husband asked why she chose that hour as she sat upright in bed.
Wilfrid Gagne of Grand Central Hotel Drummondville reports curing a valuable hunting dog of mange using Minard's Liniment after several veterinarians failed to help. The testimonial is dated August 3, 1904.
An elderly passenger on a Kansas railroad branch train annoyed the conductor with constant questions as the train neared the station asking which door to exit. The conductor replied with a curt quip about going either way, illustrating the lighthearted exchange reported by the Kansas City Leader.
A brief note cites Minard's Liniment as a remedy for garget in cows. The Cleveland Leader fragments mention a club and a woman's murder resolution, reflecting satirical editorial content.
History recalls the capture of Calcutta after the Black Hole tragedy and Clive's expedition. Surajah Dowlah fled to Patna but was betrayed in Rajemahl and seized by Meer Jaffier’s forces. He faced execution in Calcutta as Meer Jaffier consolidated power, paving the way for British rule in Bengal.
Sir John Gorst, recent surrenderer of a 6000 dollar pension, is praised for independence and political craft. Once a Primrose League trustee, his views puzzled many as he pursued offices and a possible bishopric in New Zealand. He edited The Lone Sparrow on the Housetop for natives, but it lasted only six numbers as Maori raids for bullets disrupted the office.
The memoirs note that George IV as a baby was bathed only once every two weeks and that royal instructions urged delaying linen changes. People feared clean linen and full body cleansing, while doctors bled patients, often weakening them or causing death.
The Westminster Gazette recalls Canewdon as a historic Essex village where Canute and the Danes won a decisive victory over Edmund Ironside. It notes the ground named Canute's Down, the five manors, and the founding of a church that gives its name to a deanery including Southend eight miles south.
Mothers warned of summer risks to infants from cholera infantum chierrhoea and dysentery. Baby's Own Tablets are advertised to prevent or quickly cure stomach and bowel troubles, with a testimonial from Mrs Geo Howell of Quebec and price 42 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A tiny Long Island Sound tugboat, neglected and unpainted for decades, sits at a dirty, dilapidated wharf. Its stern bears the bold name Dreadnought, a striking contrast to its humble appearance as reported by the Boston Herald.
The advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as compact portable medicine. It claims the pills regulate digestive organs and constitute the most popular, accurately compounded remedy available.
A witty exchange notes that Christopher Columbus owes his fame to the simple fact that America had not yet been discovered, framing his achievement as a consequence of circumstance rather than exploration. The remark appears in a Detroit Free Press context.
A quoted exchange shows a waiter relaying a coded breakfast order by wireless to the cook, with the line One in the jerk an' two rubber tires. The fragment reflects a humorous or slang dialogue from a Chicago Tribune item.
A playful exchange frames a joke about beginnings in life. The Young Reporter questions a Successful Citizen about humble origins, who quips that he began life as a red-faced, yelling baby.
A quarrel over delayed correspondence ends with a demand for a firsthand look at terminal facilities. The Chicago Record-Herald quotes her scornful response as she dismisses the sender’s note. The exchange highlights tensions over communication delays and on-site inspections.
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