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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
11
A church missioner received a letter from a long term convict begging him to reform the writer’s wife who was also in prison. The convict feared loss of credit for receiving letters from prison. In a separate note a pauper convict told his brother he’d never sunk as low as the workhouse.
An old medical note touts Dr J D Kellogg to claim a simple remedy cures dysentery by clearing intestinal canals of germs and protecting the lining to restore health. It urges all sufferers to keep the cordial on hand to prevent deadly ravages.
A dealer admits the pictured item was not a genuine artwork but defends a convincing tale used to sell it. The exchange highlights the tension between attribution and deception in art transactions as reported by the Catholic Mirror.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice, dated December 6, 1886, promotes internal use and blood mucous action and lists Toledo, Ohio, as the firm location with 75 cent sales.
A reflective note frames a girl’s coming of age around the idea that womanhood is earned when she causes a man heartache. The line hints at social expectations about romance and maturity without detailing events or names.
In a brief exchange from Leslie's Weekly a reader asks for an oil painting of John D Rockefeller. The reply notes such a portrait has not existed or been completed.
A downtown studio offered portraits at eight dollars per dozen. A woman with eleven family members asked about a group photo and paused the plan after hearing the price, saying she would wait.
Sufferers describe nervous dyspepsia as near a breakdown with stomach paralysis affecting digestion. A testimonial from Ferdinand Buteau of Berthier Quebec praises Dr Chase's Nerve Food for rebuilding strength, noting lasting benefits after using multiple boxes. price listed as 50 cents per box, six for $2.59.
A modern farmer describes French tenants who carry their farms with them. He praises the French farmer's top soil, saying a quarter acre can sustain a family and that renters may take eighteen inches of soil at lease end. He compares soil to a prima donna and notes migration with small carts and large drays laden with soil.
A Berliner Umschau writer notes hats dominate attention for women while men face health concerns. A healthy subject tested sun exposure with thermometers in crown of several hats. Results showed Panama 77, straw sailor 81, silk 89, felt 95, black hat and yacht cap 100 degrees respectively.
Describes Persian bathing customs where people visit public baths once a month. Men and women have fixed bath days. baths include washing, shaving, hair and nail dyeing, shampooing, and a day of buns and sherbet. Men shout Hamum to announce bath day. after bathing women plait hair into many thin braids that stay until the next bath.
A United States Gazette item recounts a grim tale from the Punjab where a young subaltern in charge of works reports the accidental death of twelve native laborers due to dynamite. A terse reply from the commander in chief asks whether more dynamite is needed.
Two Englishmen on holiday in Paris clash during a restaurant meal. Mr Smith orders in broken French while Mr Cross critics, prompting Smith to snap at him. Cross replies that he only meant to note Smith asked for a staircase when a spoon was all he needed.
A New York Sun item notes a woman in Knickerbocker era society who recalls wedding anniversaries and birthdays while a Becker figure recalls what counts as trump cards. The piece contrasts memory and strategy in social life.
John Jones and Mary Drew dine together as a curious scene unfolds with Mary’s lamb and John’s lamb in a Chicago setting. The quirky anecdote centers on a spring lamb joining the pair at a restaurant in the city.
Across Canada many women suffer anaemia and loss of vitality. Dr Williams Pink Pills promise new red blood to restore health, appetite, and brightness. Carrie McGrath of Halifax testifies to life saving improvement after taking the pills, with broad claims of cure. Sold by medicine dealers or mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A merchant questions an applicant about past job duties asking if the bank was cleaned out. The applicant replies he worked there but the cashier did the cleaning.
Mother Graves announces a patent remedy named Worm Ex Terminator claimed to relieve pale restless children and restore health by eradicating intestinal worms.
In a brief exchanges between Gillespie and Hardrum, Hardrum offers a ten day trial period to see what sort of collector Gillespie might become, prompting a playful test of compatibility and curiosity.
Governor Fort of New Jersey recalls a Jersey courtroom tale. An old Quaker woman refused to remove her poke bonnet that muffled her ears. Judge Garrison urged compliance she refused saying her will should be respected. The judge retorted implying she would like his seat. She shot back that there are already enough old women on the bench.
The article notes several humorous missteps by artists and in galleries. Turver’s rainbow behind the sun sparks laughter in English circles, while Constant’s Queen Victoria portrait miscolors the Order of the Garter ribbon. Adam and Eve glimpse a monk procession in Lisbon. Antwerp old masters mix ideas with fine technique, and a heaven scene shows archangels with bows. The Murder of the Innocents is set in a Dutch city with Dutch soldiers and burghers, and infants become stout schoolboys in bulgy trousers.
An archbishop of Bordeaux relays episodes of sleepwalking clergy and others who write sermons in the night without sight. A sleepwalker named Negretti carries a candle yet can function with a substituted bottle. A man dressed in darkness retrieves wine from a cellar without spilling any, yet loses his way when awake.
Johnny Hobbs from Hillbury visits his grandmother in Worcester Massachusetts and mistakes spearmint tea for milk. A surprised grandmother retrieves the bowl and corrects the error, highlighting cultural differences between home and city life.
A Paris Revue piece recalls spiders drawn to music and listening at performances. Pel lisson’s spider, Consoler of the imprisoned, perished after listening to a captive’s violin. Gretry and Rubinstein also note spiders approaching pianos and listening during recitals in Brussels.
The text notes that anaesthetics existed in ancient times with Homeric references and records a 2000 year old Chinese hemp preparation called ma yo used to dull pain, compared to modern cocaine.
Freckles may run in families as a hereditary trait. Cases of freckles across the body are noted. Diet is not linked to freckling. Exposure to sun and wind causes some facial freckling.
Authorities note that 85 to 9 percent of men in civilized lands are right hanced and display a low right shoulder. The phenomenon is not new as ancient Greek sculptors already posed figures to appear more symmetrical.
A humorous Brooklyn Life snippet shows a millionaire visiting a tailor to settle a two year bill and then reveals a desire to start buying clothes from the same tailor in the future. The exchange highlights a witty return of service and business rapport between client and tradesman.
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is sold in small portable bottles at a very low price and is described as more powerful in concentrated form than hundreds of applications of common salves. The advertisement claims its cheapness and versatility make it the poor man's friend and insists every dealer should stock it.
A newly married friend seeks how to address his wife's mother avoiding mother-in-law jokes and sacred connotations. Will Maupin narrates his own approach from his first year calling her "say" then "grandma," illustrating evolving etiquette in a light anecdote from Everybody's Magazine.
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