Roland News Turns Seven in Enterprising Western Town
The Roland News celebrates seven years as a live paper in a small Manitoba town anchored by the railway, with strong local support and civic pride. Duncan & Tyndale own it, led by young Barrie-born editor Mr. Tyndale, whose energy sustains the paper amid Western bravado and regional prosperity.
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Roland News
Roland
Seelf
Myrtle
Rosebank
Manitoba
Reland
West
Duncan & Tyndale
Tyndale
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Note
An early 20th century advertisement offers one hundred dollars to solve catarrh and praises F J Cheney Co of Toledo. Local druggists WaLpine Kinnan and MARVTS endorse the firm and claim testimonials are free. The ad touts blood and mucous system action and lists price per bottle with a pill suggestion for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
WaLpine, Kinnan & Marvts
Mother's moral lesson backfires on boy
A mother scolds her son George about hurting her by misbehaving. She warns that if she were taken away he would feel grief. She cites Tommy Brown whose mother died last year, only to have George retort that he got another mother right away. The exchange undercuts the lesson.
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George
Tommy Brown
A CASKET OF PEARLS Dr Stan Pineapple Tablets
An advertisement touts Dr Von Stan’s Pineapple Tablets as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach disorders. The copy claims the pills aid digestion and relieve discomfort, priced at 35 cents for a box of 60 pearls, recommended by eminent physicians.
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von Stan
Kitchen Servant Creates Small Household Stir
Mrs Jones questions Mrs Brown about their new servant Mary. Mary proves affable but impractical, leaving Mrs Jones to handle most tasks while appreciating a staff member who does not feel above the family.
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Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Brown
Mary
End to Bilious Headache? Parmelees Pills Claim Cure
The advertisement asserts bilious headache results from excess bile and that Parmelee's Vegetable Pills cure it almost immediately. It emphasizes bilious headache as the most distressing form and promises rapid relief once the pills operate.
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Parmelee
Telephone Operator Calling or Profession?
Quote discusses whether being a telephone operator is a profession or merely a business. It frames the activity as a calling rather than a formal occupation. It contrasts personal vocation with commercial work.
Old Friends at Odds in Concord Court
Judge Sylvester Dana recalls smoothing neighbors disputes in the Concord Police Court era. He laments that old friends appear in court over a dispute that the plaintiff admits could be settled, but the plaintiff insists it cannot be settled.
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Sylvester Dana
Concord
N. H
English Spavin Liniment Claims Remarkable Blemish Cure
A historical ad touts English Spavin Liniment as removing hard and soft blemishes from horses and treating limbs and coughs. It promises savings of $50 per bottle and claims to be the most wonderful blemish cure known.
Harvard student meets Longfellow and wise quote
Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati, a Harvard College student, was introduced to the poet Longfellow. Upon grasping Longfellow’s hand, the poet remarked that worth makes the man and lack of it the fellow.
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Nicholas Longworth
Cincinatti
Harvard College
Longfellow
Longworth
Kidney Disease Cure Promoted as South American Remedy
A short promotional notice urges readers to seek the South American Kidney Cure claiming rapid, permanent relief from kidney disease and presenting it as the leading worldwide treatment endorsed by many patients.
Uncle Reuben Tells Lizzie About Dinner Napkin Habit
In a domestic exchange after a dinner with guests, Lizzie asks Uncle Reuben not to tuck his napkin under his chin again. He shrugs off the request, insisting the napkin helps protect his shirt, and blames a barber for shaving his whiskers closely.
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Reuben
Lizzie
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Endure as Superior Remedy
The text argues against violent purgatives like Epsom salts for stomach cleansing. It warns of incipient chills and stomach injury from prolonged use, noting they do not benefit the intestines. It promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a superior, all-purpose remedy.
Dr Acnew's ointment miracle cure for piles
An advertisement touts Dr Acnew's ointment as a universal skin remedy. It claims to cure piles itching bleeding and blind piles in three to six nights and to treat all skin diseases in young and old. The cost is 35 cents.
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Acnew
Columbus’s theory wins over doubt with love’s force
Columbus deftly answers skeptics who question Earth’s shape by invoking love as the force that makes the world go round. The crowd yields to his logic, admitting the corn as a neat outcome of his reasoning.
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Columbus
Minard's Liniment Mentioned in Phrenology Tale
In a humorous aside, a boy reads about phrenology and asks what a bump of destructiveness is, joking that a railroad collision might be its cause, as physicians and readers discuss remedies and science.
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Little Willie
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil touted as universal remedy
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a soothing remedy for troubled waters and painful conditions. It claims the oil calms the most boisterous seas of pain, cures pain, heals bruises, and relieves burns, serving as a general household medicine and worth much.
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Thomas
Minard’s Liniment Mentioned In Insomnia Banter
Doctors discuss insomnia remedies as Captain Evan P. Howell of Atlanta cites Judge Black’s reportedly infallible cure. The judge supposedly drinks whiskey to sleep, then repeats the step if still awake, with Minard’s Liniment lumberman’s friend named in passing.
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Evan P. Howell
Atlanta
Judge Black
Howell
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