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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
7
Claims that good red blood cures many ailments and promotes overall health. Highlights Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as the remedy, with testimonial from Mrs. Wm. Boothe of Montrose Ontario and purchase details.
Col John T Mosley a Civil War scout now a DOJ special agent in Washington recalls meeting a man named Blank. Despite steady effort the man had failed in business three times in ten years. Mosley consoles him noting his constant pushing and asks if avoiding success is possible while he pursues deposits in his wife’s name.
Dusted in the bath the Wise Head soap powder from Lever's softens the skin and disinfects the wash area. The advert notes the product as a disinfectant powder for bathing.
A suburban resident enraged by a neighbor's goat learns the animal ate his red golf coat. He hires a boy to place the goat near railroad tracks, but the goat survives as a friend reports the creature coughed up the coat and trailed the train.
There is one clear verdict on Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator. It is described as safe, sure, and effectual, offering confidence to users seeking reliable pest control.
A ward politician warns against municipal ownership claiming loss of Alderman leverage while a colleague doubts outcomes. The exchange centers on potential gains from running the railroad versus handling franchises.
The Province of Quebec has at least twelve thousand families with twelve or more children who could claim one hundred acres of Crown land. Since 1890 more than 3,400 parents had claimed land by 1904 and thousands more have applied or accepted cash alternatives, prompting changes to the law and ongoing financial obligations on limit-holders.
An American tourist in Peking recounts a fire near his lodging where Chinese officials halted rescue efforts to verify ownership papers. Firefighters arrived late. the building burned down as neighbors beat the owner for endangering property. The tourist faced brief detention and a forty cent fine.
Professor Mosby told an antiquarian society that feeding bottles date back to antiquity. He cited two Greek vases in the British Museum from 700 B C that resemble later Roman feeding bottles. A red polished ware bottle was found in Canterbury’s St Sepulcher cemetery in 1861, likely buried with a Roman child.
Ottawa May 22 Special reports Mr S A Cassidy proprietor of the Bijou Hotel on Metcalf street has been permanently cured after years of kidney trouble by Dodd s Kidney Pills. He says he suffered stone in the kidneys and doctors failed to help but the pills cured him. A second anecdote features President William J Tucker of Dartmouth College recounting a humorous boarding house exchange about sanitary conditions and pigs.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company offers low rate excursions from Ontario Manitoba and the Territories West of Port Arthur to all points in the Okanagan Valley British Columbia. Tickets go on sale June 7 and are good to return within thirty days, giving Northwest farmers and business people a chance to visit BC fruit orchards.
During a New Hope Arkansas farmers session a maid began piano practice across the street. General Crowley objected but Will Burton, newly elected delegate from Caddo township, explained the noise is the voice cultivation. The general quipped that cultivation has reached harrowing stage.
"ell me, Harry," said May Bright ley's admirer to her young brother, "who is this other fellow that's been calling on your sister?" "I don't know his name," replied Harry. "I used to call him April showers." "What for?" "Because he brings May flowers."
A fragmentary dialogue features a speaker named Fletcher noting a father’s age difference and confirming the parentage question. The exchange centers on lineage and naming.
A Dr Williams Medicine Co booklet titled Baby's Own Tablets is advertised as a cure for minor infant ailments. The company offers a free copy of Baby's Battles and notes a mother testimonial from Leonard, Ontario praising the remedy. Baby's Own Tablets are sold by medicine dealers or direct for 26 cents per box from Brockville Ontario.
Promotes liver health by cleansing kidneys liver and bowels and boosting bile flow to aid digestion. Claims rapid cure for indigestion biliousness and constipation with testimonials from Miss Julie Langlois of Manor Alabama and widespread availability. Includes portrait and signature of Dr A W Chase on each box and sells for 25 cents.
A Pleasant Medicine describes certain pills as causing distress, while Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are easy to swallow, mild in action, and soothing. A trial will prove they provide peace to the dyspeptic.
In a witty dialogue a lady quips that she and her husband never fought. She recalls a single quarrel when he gave their spats to the boy who tended their grass, delivering a brisk, humorous moment.
A grocer tests Augustus, his clerk, after three months, offering a choice of occupation. Augustus replies, I like shutting up. The exchange hints at shop duties and the clerk’s favored end of the business.
A brief health notice warns that small stomach upsets from cold anxiety or food can cause serious harm if untreated. It urges maintaining digestive health and endorses Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as superior for the purpose.
Commissioner Woodbury recounts a friend’s rush through Central Park when he tried to cut across the grass and was stopped by a park police officer.
A New Yorker asks what difference it makes as the grass is half dead. The peace officer retorts that if you had a sick friend you wouldn’t walk on his stomach, underscoring a tense exchange.
The article extols Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as the cure for rheumatism lumbago and back pain noting the pain relief is unmatched by any remedy in popular use. It emphasizes its immediate effect and claims of universal efficacy.
Mrs S accuses the editor of printing unflattering items while Mr 8 claims he visited the office but found no writer there. He did meet a large man who claimed responsibility for the piece, but S says the man looked incapable of authoring it.
A six year old boy discovers four kittens in a cellar. His visiting aunt asks to see them and, as the boy brings them to her, crying and caterwauling fill the hall. He reassures her he will not hurt them, explaining he is carrying them carefully by their stems.
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