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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
11
Dialogic snippet shows a grocer challenging Uncle Rastus about a wife who supports the family by washing clothes. Uncle Rastus replies proudly that there is nothing degrading in wash work. Ends with sentiment praising Ab’s old lady in Chicago.
A train tunnel sparks a boy’s fear as he jokes about suffocating while holding his breath. His mother asks why he held it and the boy quips that he did not want to breathe the black air. A judge voices the humorous reaction.
The text advises that at every move or habitat change a traveler should carry Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial. It argues unfamiliar foods and water can trigger dysentery and that having the remedy at hand helps cope with the illness and recover.
The Cleveland Leader quotes a dialog about misplacing a watch and noting that circumstances alter cases. The brief exchange contrasts a silver watch with a previously gold one, suggesting vigilance against misplacement and possible theft.
Readers learn of a claimed universal cure for catarrh, with Hall's Catarrh Cure said to affect blood and mucous by constitutional treatment. The ad offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and invites testimonials, listing F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Pittsburgh Observer recalls a club moment when the self important woman and the witty critic reunite after a meeting. The sarcastic woman says they were tired of discussing the egotist while she was present.
Former Governor Sam Hauser testified before the U S Senate inquiry into Senator William A Clark. Hauser recalled telling Clark that he might have a chance if he loosened up. Hoar pressed for clarification as Hauser described meeting Clark in Butte City at his house.
The article describes two types of beaver in Algonquin Park and recounts how industrious bank beavers dig subterranean passages and build substantial houses along North Muskoka River and Pettawawa lakes. It notes seasonal dam and house building, the practice of relocating families in June and July, and the method of winter wood storage with careful brush piling.
The passage describes Eskimo self-view as salt of the earth and details their harsh Far North life. It notes their language allows unlimited word length and complex conjugation. Rev. Peck studied their tongue for seven years and produced a 200 page grammar and syllabic script for reading Genesis.
Article extols deep breathing to improve lung function and overall health. Opening windows to draw fresh air through the body is said to prevent chest weakness and consumption, and aid anemia and bad temper.
Kelvington Saskatchewan farmer William Wright says kidney pills cured years of backache and lumbago after symptoms included bitter morning taste dizziness dry skin and urine sediment. He credits four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills with lasting relief and urges others with kidney issues to try them.
A party of visitors views the Bay of Avalon on Santa Catalina Island and extols its beauty. The group compares it to the Bay of Naples and jokes about using a photo as a cigar label, reflecting mid century travel enthusiasm.
A brisk rubbing with Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil will cure lame back and bring speedy relief as the oil is absorbed, penetrating tissues and easing pain. Consumers are urged to try it and be convinced that its touch is magical.
A fragmentary exchange mentions two seats in the centre orchestra in October and a warning to a reader about speculation on the sidewalk. The quotation evokes a street scene and a casual demand for theater seating.
Alfred Rochayv proprietor of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables endorses Minard's Liniment for family and stable use. He considers it the best medicine obtainable after years of experience with the product.
In a Chicago Tribune snippet Nan plans marriage to Jack but has not yet received an official proposal. The joke implies they will wed as soon as Jack proposes.
The London Graphic recalls a time when London featured numerous wells and spas. It mentions Lambeth wells, St George’s wells, Swayneharm wells, and Dulwich wells, selling water at a penny a quart and aiding the poor, with Minard’s Liniment urged for household use.
A wary Scot named Te Sest drives a wagon with wife, children, and all household goods piled atop. When asked if he is moving, he replies he is flitting to be near work, though he admits he has no job yet.
A mother cannot shield children from all illness but can reduce severity. Baby’s Tablets are promoted as a mother’s ready helper and best friend, claiming to ease colic indigestion constipation diarrhoea teething irritation worms and promote natural sleep. The manufacturer guarantees no opiate or narcotic. available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 25 cents per box.
The trepang or sea cucumber industry in Northeast Australia is described. Divers harvest slugs from Great Barrier Reef areas, with several varieties like holoturia edulis and holothuria elegans valued at different prices. After cleaning and drying over four days, the product is smoked. soup from it is famed in London, Paris, and among epicures, and export targets China and the Philippines.
Eleven year old Francis Glaze was brought before Preston magistrates for leading a gang that robbed letter and pillar boxes across the town. In one Sunday raid he obtained cheques and postal orders worth £460 and more than £60 on another occasion. The boy had a small hand able to reach through box apertures to take contents and hid the plunder in a school cellar and other town crevices.
Mr. Austen Chamberlain tells a tale of returning from the Continent to Birmingham and considering politics as a vocation. He recalls an old nurse wondering why one more Chamberlain would enter the field and suggests the family already has two in politics.
The fragment suggests a humorous or vexed exchange about generosity and faults. A speaker recalls telling a woman about his faults and she replies she knows them and hopes he stops visiting. The passage hints at social awkwardness and a mismatch in perception.
A short exchange hints at a financial request as a character asks to borrow ten dollars from a relative while discussing an aging uncle. The fragment suggests a tense moment centered on money and family urgency.
A unnamed Winnipeg resident reports sudden severe rheumatic pains in the back and side. After trying medicines and electrical treatment without relief, he used Gin Pills, and within 48 hours he was pain free. Pills cost 50 cents per box or 2.50 for a carton, with the National Drug & Chemical Co. of Toronto handling sales.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation notes a husband tests his wife’s honor by sending himself several postcards marked Personal to gauge if she reads them. The anecdote highlights trust and privacy in marriage as a social commentary.
A village grocer asks about a son's college education and the farmer responds with a witty mispronunciation about the cost, noting it "coat me more'n seven hundred dollars by grass." This brief exchange captures local color and humor.
The ad claims rheumatism is caused by blood impurities from liver and kidney defects. It says uric acid taints the blood, causing pain in tissues and joints, and promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as curative with strong recommendations and a trial suggested to convince readers.
A Michigan lumber camp job ends with an old lumberman warning the young worker who, though rising on a cross-saw, keeps his feet from the ground. The exchange reveals practical bootstrapped wisdom from the seasoned foreman.
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