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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 16, 1908
Page
3
A clerk warns that careless stamp use costs Americans money and delays mail. Stamps lost in drawers or envelopes go unused, while over postage is common, with excess funds kept by the government rather than corrected.
A health oriented note urges eliminating underground cellars as relics of a dark age. It cites sickness linked to decaying vegetables, advocates locating an above ground cellar near the kitchen, with easy access, ventilation, and regular airing to prevent infection.
Oakwood Victoria letters praise Zam-Buk for curing barber's rash on a husband and a child’s arm after vaccination. The writer notes several other cures and urges others to try it. Zam-Buk advertised as soothing antiseptic healing wounds and skin troubles 50c per box or 3 for $1.25.
Excerpts cite a poetical clash in a Cleveland Leader page and humorous exchanges from New York Press and Philadelphia Press. Nostalgic lines reference Browning like verse and playful misfires about gifts and pets amid brief ads for medicines and personal quips.
A short dialogue from Success magazine features six year old Harry asking if he will marry and have a wife like his mother. His father says likely yes or no and Harry reflects that it’s a mighty tough world for men.
State of Ohio Toledo firm Cheney & Co promises one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney swears to the agreement on December 6 1886 before Notary A W Gleason. Cure taken internally and said to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists 75c. Also advertise Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A wealthy Northerner in a Southern Black settlement spots a destitute family and gives the oldest boy a dollar to buy a Christmas turkey. The boy is told to spend it "in the natural way" by the mother, prompting a humorous regional remark.
Meaford Ont engineer Charles A. Duxbury reports cure after applying Dr Chase's Ointment to barber's itch on neck. He describes rapid relief, then complete recovery, praising the product's effectiveness and noting availability at local vendors for 60 cents a box.
A mountain near Liouchek in China stands twelve and a half miles from the village. It measures at least ten miles around at the base and rises 1,940 feet. Alum is quarried from large stone blocks heated in furnaces then boiled in vats to crystallize a six inch layer which is broken into ten pound blocks.
Switzerland tops Europe in public ownership of telegraph and telephone services with 10 548 miles of wires reaching rail stations and most towns. It has the highest telephone usage per capita in Europe, 1 per 48 residents, far above Britain Germany France Russia. The government plans to manufacture instruments, with annual phone charges about 12 45 dollars and low long-distance rates. US had 3 939 000 phones in 1907, about one per 22 people.
A Vancouver Island note highlights panther shooting as a popular sport. Several skins have been trophy material and a $15 government bonus. Chisholm of Duncans fired a panther near his town, while F M Kelly of Victoria killed two cougars near Quatsino Sound, indicating rising big-cat numbers in the area.
A testimonial from Wilfrid Gagne, proprietor of the Grand Central Hotel in Drummondville, states he cured a valuable hunting dog of mange using Minard's Liniment after several veterinarians failed to produce lasting results. The note is dated August 3, 1904.
An Ohio church event becomes comic when a deaf deacon Uncle Thomas, after ordering extra Sabbath school song books, inadvertently announces in a loud voice that baptized children can be obtained at his house for a small price, provoking laughter in the congregation.
A traveler describes a Burma jar trap used by locals to capture rats. The jar holds paddy and is buried with a top board and stone sealing the opening, catching many rats in a single night while preventing escape by smooth sides.
In the plains of Colombia a small tree called chaparra resists prairie fires. Its thick bark layers insulate the trunk allowing it to survive heat and provide shade in treeless regions after the rainy season. Locals link its growth to gold-rich soils and auriferous districts.
Wigs first appear in England with Queen Elizabeth for private use. After her death a few women adopt the French fashion, but widespread male wig wear begins in the restoration period in Louis XIV's court. The term periwig derives from perruque. Wigs started for cleanliness, not baldness. ancient Egypt shaved heads, while Romans wore wigs due to natural baldness.
Two hunters trek a soggy meadow when the first steps into a narrow stream hidden by dense growth. He struggles to pull free and wrings water from his clothes, muttering about creeks and grass.
In a contentious exchange, Stangey claims he once tramped through Switzerland on the level, Dowter denies it, and a standard Catholic outlet notes the dispute over the feasibility of such a feat.
In a humorous Ordeal scene Judes recalls Beaker the absentminded man. He once sat in a barber chair and tied a newspaper around his neck to read while a towel was wrapped. The anecdote highlights Beaker’s notorious distraction.
William 4 Ryan president of the Supreme Council of Public Hackmen New York says panic reduces receipts and forces lower fish rates from 12 to 5 cents per mile. He notes widespread hardship with a tramp’s grumble in a public square. A vermicide claim praises Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for saving many children.
Brown Green plans a trip to Europe citing health concerns. The article notes the motive centers on medical needs and potential treatment abroad, with Chicago News highlighting the financial cost of the journey.
A brief item notes Minard's Liniment advertised as a remedy amid a porch campaign atmosphere. The New York Sun quips about the secretary needing a strong hammock to endure the debate and rallies.
Fragments show farmers named Hnayseed and Corntassel discussing a single tree and initials carved in wood. Locale implied as New York. Context unclear due to garbled OCR.
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