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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
3
A Chicago News snippet features Uncle Rastus defending washing as honorable while the grocer teases his wife. The exchange centers on pride in domestic labor, with the grocer pressing for shame and Uncle Rastus insisting there is no degradation in washing.
A boy voices relief after passing through a long tunnel as he exhales in the train car. He jokes that a longer tunnel would have left him unable to breathe, prompting a motherly and judicial comment about why he held his breath.
The passage recommends carrying Dr. J. D. Kelloggs Dysentery Cordial when leaving home or changing habitats. It warns that new food and water in unfamiliar places can trigger dysentery and urges having a standard remedy on hand to cope with the disorder and subdue it.
A Cleveland Leader excerpt shows a tense exchange about a silver watch and a fine gold chased case. The dialogue hints at differing possessions and the implied value of the items amid a dispute.
An old advertisement text claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh and constitutional diseases by a constitutional treatment. It asserts the product destroys disease agents through bloodstream action and builds up the patient. Endorsed by Cheney Co Toledo and listed druggists.
Former Montana Governor Sam Hauser testified in a U S Senate inquiry into William A Clark for a seat dispute. He told how he met Clark in Butte and urged him to loosen up for possible election, a remark that led to raised questions about the witness.
The article explains two beaver types the house and bank beaver. It details bank beavers digging subterranean passages and constructing long reed and stick houses along North Muskoka river, Pettawawa lakes, and Burnt and Catfish lakes. It notes timber drives, dam-building in June and July, and seasonal storage of wood for winter.
The Eskimo people are praised for hardiness and self regard while legends claim God first made Indians and whites then Eskimos. Their language allows endless word formation and complex conjugation. Rev Pecks seven year study produced a 200 page grammar and Moravian syllabic Eskimo Testament transcription. Reading Genesis follows once the alphabet is mastered.
An article advocates deep breathing to improve overall health and lung function. It recommends opening windows to inhale fresh air deeply, expanding and exercising the body, and claims benefits including prevention of chest weakness consumption anaemia and improved temper.
William Wright of Kelvington Saskatchewan credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with curing years of backache lumbago and urinary symptoms after four boxes. Tourists admire Santa Catalina Bay while New York Tribune notes Dr Thomas’ Eclectic Oil offers quick lame back relief through brisk topical rub.
Puck notes a witty exchange about a program at the Centre Orchestra with plans for two sets on October 20 1912. The remark hints at speculative chatter among spectators on the sidewalk and a playful vendor banter.
Alfred Rochay of Roxton Pond Hotel and Livery Stables endorses Minard's Liniment Co. pea ARD'S LINIMENT as the best medicine for his family and stables after years of use.
Fan reveals Nan will marry Jack as soon as he proposes, noting the couple intends to wed quickly once an engagement is secured.
The London Graphic recalls London as a historic watering place with famed wells. It notes the many South London spas such as Lambeth, St George’s, Sydenham, and Dulwich wells, all selling water at a penny a quart and some provided free to the poor.
An English paper describes a canny Scot and his neighbor meeting him fitting. Te Seot had wife and children and household goods piled atop the wagon as he solemnly drove his one horse along the street. So ye re flittin asked the neighbor.
A母 explains that mothers can reduce child illnesses with Baby's Own Tablets. The dose is gentle and thorough, curing colic indigestion constipation diarrhoea and teething irritation while promoting natural sleep. Government analyst guarantees no opiate or narcotic. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from Dr. Wilf Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
The trepang or sea cucumber industry in Northeast Australia is detailed, noting varieties, export markets in China and the Philippines, and uses in high end hotels. It explains diving methods, Great Barrier Reef abundance, and government regulations, with curing steps from cleaning to smoking and the favorable result in soups.
Francis Glaze an eleven year old boy leader of a gang of thieves in Preston is remanded for a week for robbing letter and pillar boxes. He obtained cheques postal orders and more totaling hundreds of pounds and hid the plunder in a school cellar and other crevices. The boy, with a tiny frame, could reach through box apertures to tak contents.
Mr Austen Chamberlain relates his decision to pursue politics after studying abroad and returning to Birmingham. An elder nurse questions the career choice, noting political involvement by his father and Mr Richard and urging a more useful path.
A playful exchange reveals a misunderstandings about generosity and faults. The speaker describes faults while the listener expresses resignation and a hope to avoid future visits.
A cryptic dialogue fragment features a character named Stow as a rich uncle and a request for a $10 loan. The line hints at concern over Stow’s lasting presence and the speaker’s dependence on borrowed money. The excerpt is brief and centers on financial tension between two speakers.
A Winnipeg resident, who chose to remain unnamed, reports sudden back and side pains diagnosed as rheumatism. After trying Gin Pills on his own initiative, pain subsided within hours and vanished after 44 hours of use. Pills cost 50 cents per box or four for $2.50, with purchase through National Drug & Chemical Co. Limited in Toronto.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note records a joke about a husband testing his wife's strict sense of humor by sending self addressed postcards marked personal and noting she never reads them.
The village grocer jokes about a liberal education for a son, while Farmer Geehan admits it cost more than seven hundred dollars, exclaiming in Irish flavored dialogue. The line appears as a humorous exchange from the Chicago News.
An advertisement asserts rheumatism stems from tainted blood due to liver and kidney dysfunction. It claims Pate melee's Vegetable Pills have cured many cases and urges a trial to prove their value.
A eastern college graduate takes a Michigan lumber camp job. He works one end of a cross-saw while an old lumberman handles the other. After two days the young man tires and the veteran warns him to keep his feet off the ground, remarking the oddly risky habit.
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