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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
14
Mrs. Capt. Clinansmith of the Salvation Army in Essex Ontario testifies that Dr Chase’s Ointment cured her protruding piles after doctors failed. She says a Saturday night application let her rise by Monday and she has had no pile trouble since. The ointment is sold for 69 cents a box at dealers or Edmanson Bates & Company Toronto.
A tale features a poor player who invites a friend to the links and misplays in a humorous way. The narrator builds a sand hill, places a ball, and repeatedly misses all three times while the friend feigns praise. The exchange ends with a puzzled question about the small ball’s purpose.
A Victorian ad announcing Parmelees Vegetable Pills as a safe remedy for women suffering from stomach and liver derangements due to sedentary life. It claims mild effective action suitable for delicate women and promises restoration of health and vigor.
In a brief Chicago News moment a janitor philosopher debates a riddle about what wears out faster, a battleship or a woman's hat, while Officer Casey questions him. The exchange blends humor with a street corner scene as the two converse about aging and relevance.
Advertisement claims tea is more than a drink and promotes Salada Tea as a delicious refreshing beverage sold only in sealed lead packets with the number 55.
Augusta and Mr Wyss clash in a pointed exchange cited by Bohemian Magazine. He says she has devised many ways to call him foot while she retorts it is a matter of necessity and that he has devised ways of being one.
A Chicago News quip notes a child Ramund as the smartest keen as a razor and his mother’s praise while a grumpy grandpa jokes he reminds him of a razor and needs strapping, in lighthearted fashion.
A humorous exchange at a prison: the warden asks the newcomer what he can do, and the prisoner offers to practice a week to forge signatures for the official panels, implying a clever escape plan.
A guide to buoy colors and patterns used to indicate channel centers, ends of spits, reefs, and wrecks. It explains red right returning, red and black horizontal bands for center of narrow channels, vertical stripes for spit ends, red and white checkers for obstructions, and green wreck buoys with numeric markings indicating side of channel.
The Minneapolis Journal recounts how inmates in a jail ward feign illness with ruses such as chalk on the tongue, red undergarments to flush cheeks, tobacco to upset the stomach, gum cutting to simulate consumption, nettle rash from shellfish, soap chewing to foam at the mouth, and even eye needle pricks to mimic cataracts.
The first recorded banking house is Egibi & Sons with advance exchange and finance in Babylon around 600 B.C. English and French archaeologists uncovered clay tablets bearing their signatures. Similar bills of credit and drafts have been found across Asia Minor suggesting Egibi notes may have traveled widely.
In Rutland Vermont two men shared the same name W O Jones a bank teller and a saloon keeper with a rear attached. The teller denied ties to the other Jones and later disappeared with 15000 dollars, was found in Denver and returned to stand trial. The other Jones far later was described in a similar denial of connection. Also included is a vignette on the wooing of the woodcock as twilight dances and spring songs unfold in willow and alder thickets.
Ebony wood, valued by ancients for luxury, used for scepters and cups due to alleged poison resistance. It comes in three commercial varieties Gaboon Madagascar and Macassar noted for darkness density and large pieces. Imitations are lighter and scratch marks reveal fakes.
W. J. Connors then head of the New York Democratic State Committee recalls a past freight contract at the Buffalo Ohio street dock. He commands a thousand dock workers with bravado claiming he can beat any man, but Fingy challenges him and asserts he can’t be whipped. Connors dismisses the challenge and invites the worker to the office for payment.
A terse remark asserts that seeing a man and a woman publicly intimate suggests the woman is not his wife, reflecting social judgments on private matters.
A historical note states Corns and warts disappear when treated with Holloway's Corn Cure and leave no scar. The claim implies a quick remedy with cosmetic safety.
A collection of alleged spectral events and eerie premonitions. Examples include John Palmer dying on stage in Liverpool and a London shopkeeper seeing his shade in the shop. Cardan reportedly saw a bloody sword mark and heard a warning to go to Milan where his son was beheaded. Dr. Blombey's father in America and six officers were said to be visited by a Banquo, culminating in a death on the same day.
A city observer quips about Bluffington suffering from rheumatism and gout. The exchange notes the patient’s pride and happiness about his condition as described by a doctor.
Mr. Bigtvyre explains his automobile is a Berkman Jandorf Litchenstein Smith Armquist Birkenhead Wittenmeyer Brown Sampson Bill Hoover. The punchline reveals the list are repairmen, not a single make. The exchange highlights humorous misnaming.
The searcher for curiosities among plants finds much to interest him at Kew gardens. Primroses blister the hand, leaves snap shut trapping insects, some plants live on air without roots, and others walk, sleep, or grow whiskers. All marvels are free to visitors.
Word arrives that Harry Cutfield, who traveled to Winnipeg for surgical treatment, underwent a successful operation performed by Dr. F. E. Burnham.
In a colorful exchange the speaker Colonel Hankthunder warns that without curbing the prohibition movement he would advocate plowing up mint beds in his states. He questions the mint without the julep and declares the stance in a Chicago Tribune tone.
The description notes dimmed eyes and a wrinkled brow, calling it a shame. It comments on Grecian nostrils and a fixed hectic red, suggesting a portrait with faded vitality.
The Cork Harbor Water club, later the Royal Cork Yacht club, began in 1720 with small vessels. By 1812 the Cowes Yacht club formed with about fifty five yachtsmen. Since then yachting societies expanded rapidly across Europe and America.
A tired prosperous young actor returns from a successful play with a tired plea for rest. Grumpy reader remarks that actors indeed need sleep, while Life presents a wry aside. The exchange captures a quiet backstage moment and public persona.
A mother comforts her crying daughter Clara who struggles with sewing. The girl reveals she started a doll bonnet but it turned into bloomers, prompting a sigh and a gentle lesson about sewing mishaps. The moment captures a playful家庭 scene with a touch of humor.
A brief dialogue hints at relationship dynamics about wealth and affection. Nel suggests questioning love if money changes, while Beille asserts effort could increase affection despite concerns.
The fragment presents a reflective note on aging as a waste of time with no clear names, dates, or events. It lacks concrete entities or a reporting angle to establish a news item or dated context.
A country clergyman on his rounds interviews a youngster about Bible stor ies. He asks which parable the boy likes best and the boy chooses the loaves and fishes tale despite his mother's frowns. The anecdote appears in The Argonaut.
A medical advertisement promises relief for indigestion and concentration problems. The text claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills can ease misery and loss due to digestive issues and recommends a treatment course per directions. It asserts the pills will meet all claimed benefits and are confidently recommended.
A witty quote from the New York Press contrasts two perspectives on love discovery in marriage. It highlights that the spouse may recognize love first, while the other learns it later. The remark plays on timing and mutual realization in relationships.
Digby N S Write up describes a horse injured by barbed wire with eleven wounds. After trying many medicines a doctor advised Minard's Liniment. In four weeks all sores healed and hair regrew, with strong praise from John R Holden and Perry Baker as witness.
A scene shows a crowded farmers dinner as Chairman Mr Thas Son asks for grace. Mr Thamson begins to whisper in prayer, a farmer beside him prods him to speak, Thamson snaps back and refuses to speak.
A playful dialogue shows a mother asking if the girl will be a good wife and a son answering with a joke about learning kindness by asking for kisses. The exchange satirizes traditional courtship signals.
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