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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
3
The ad urges mothers to keep Baby's Own Tablets for summer illnesses like cholera infantum, diarrhoea, and stomach troubles. Mrs. Frank Moore of Brookfield endorses them as safe and effective, sold with a guarantee of no opiate, 25 cents a box from Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont or via mail.
The Buffalo Commercial reports Judge Shelby discussing the distinction between swearing and affirming. A witness named Erastus explains he prefers affirming, citing uncertainty about the facts of the case as the reason, noting he had sworn previously.
The notice urges everyone to carry Dr. J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial to prevent summer illness from water, cooking, or climate changes. It pledges a reputation for prompt relief of summer complaints and saving lives by being ready with a sure remedy.
A guest questions the greens at a social gathering. The cook reveals the spinach meant for a cow was used, while noting the parrots palms were artificial. The scene underscores a kitchen mix up and social scrutiny.
An ad touts Lever's Y Z Wise Head powder as superior to other soaps. It claims the product combines rising quality with disinfection power, positioning it as both a cleaner and disinfectant.
A reader jokes about a new car costing more than expected as the narrator waits on a physician, a Police Magistrate, and a repair shop for final word. The exchange hints at delays and unresolved payments in a humorous tone.
Dialogue excerpt between Bluster and Blister exploring manners and social expectations. Bluster questions insult and Har interactions while Blister concedes unable to be ungentlemanly. The exchange highlights etiquette concerns in a humorous tone.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are very mild in their action and do not cause griping or stomach disturbance. They are safe for the delicate and can be given to children without the penalties associated with harsher pills.
A man named Bach taunts a young woman about marriage in a brief exchange. The girl agrees, and Bach reflects on the intonation of her voice, revealing underlying tension and social attitudes toward marriage.
A damaged account recalls Moliere's last appearance on 1673 stage despite failing health and a worsening cough. He urged bread for workers and performed with difficulty before a fatal hemorrhage at home, his final words comforting friends and urging courage.
The article explains how traditional Japanese mirrors show a back-engraved pattern as a light reflection on a screen. Polishing creates surface ridges that alter light rays, reproducing the engraved pattern. Such mirrors command high prices, selling well above ordinary mirrors.
The piece notes that both scientific and ordinary people show a shift after death toward dirt and squalor, preferring seedy back rooms and ignorant company. It laments the neglect of metaphysical questions, focusing instead on trivial relics like shoestrings left behind.
The London Globe notes the meal call as a social ritual. The dinner bell dates to medieval monasteries where bells summoned monks to the refectory, a practice echoed in later eras as a common mode of summoning meals.
A grandfather works on a project and sends Mary to the hardware store for screws. She cannot recall the word and, after hesitation, describes needing nails with rough textures, prompting a humorous misunderstanding.
A North Carolina man visited a preacher at night and asked the cost to marry him. The preacher replied with five dollars, prompting the man to insist he would not marry more than one woman.
A fragment notes Nervine treatment and dysment as a disorder in a melee context. It hints at medicinal claims involving vegetable pills and their perceived effectiveness in managing the condition. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear dates or named entities.
A woman in a uniformed setting asks to alight just as a conductor hesitates to signal, steps away from the bell, and exits the car smiling after saying she wanted to fix her hair.
A short squib notes Minard's Liniment curing distemper. The piece pivots on a joke about a dog named Boggs a setter who stays under the stove all winter, implying the remedy’s efficacy in a humorous old newspaper voice.
A merchant proclaims Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as the era’s top worm destroyer. The tongue in cheek boast presents a memorable pest control name framed as a notable health remedy.
Kirke La Shelle recalls a star actor wearing a mourning badge after his father’s funeral. He notes the actor’s grief, says he handled the arrangements, and jokes about crowds at the service being turned away.
John R. Holden testifies that after an August barbed wire injury left eleven wounds on his horse, standard medicines failed but four weeks of Minard's Liniment healed every sore and regrew hair. Perry Baker signs as witness.
An old man is repeatedly ignored as a collector plans to present a bill in the presence of witnesses. The office boy protests this, noting the man’s blindness. The dialogue hints at a payable at sight arrangement and possible deceit.
In a heated exchange Mrs. Nagget accuses critics of sneering at women and hypocrisy while denying they use religion as a cloak. Mr. Nagget retorts that religion is not fashionable enough to be worn as a cover.
An old ad claims Wolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch from mange and prairie scratches on humans or animals in 30 minutes, with a guarantee that it never falls and is available at all druggists.
A coroner sternly questions a quack doctor after a patient dies from his treatment. The doctor admits planning to give Ipe cacuanha but says he intended aurora borealis instead. The exchange highlights unsafe remedies and the risks of unknown cures.
A New Yorker visiting home receives a sister’s letter describing mailing a golf coat with heavy brass buttons removed to save postage. The note adds the buttons are tucked in the coat’s right hand pocket.
The medicine earned good name through merit not advertising. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil is praised as a remedy for bodily pains and respiratory ailments with small doses yielding reliable effects, valued from home to distant lands.
Henry Wollman recalls a Kansas City murder trial where a witness refuses to specify body location. The exchange centers on where the bullet entered and whether it hit the body, with the witness ultimately confirming the victim was killed.
Local chatter notes a claim that Minard’s Liniment cures diphtheria, paired with a rustic exchange about aid and self-help as a child asks for cake. The fragmentary dialogue hints at a rural, informal setting with household humor.
The speaker called Uncle Rufus offers a blunt view of emancipation saying some farm hands were not earning their salt and that emancipation was just a polite way to tell whites they would not be responsible for their board or keep anymore.
A humorous exchange features Mr Meek ton noting Henrietta dislikes seeing umpires bossing players, underscoring a domestic tilt against baseball authority.
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