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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1901
Page
3
A Toronto woman details how she secretly gave her husband a tasteless remedy that cured his liquor craving. She reports improved health and a happier home after the treatment and urges other women to try the remedy, promising confidential samples by mail.
Letter from Mrs. George Grant of Paisley Ont reports a cure using the Samaria Prescription, leading Paisley W C T U to adopt the remedy to aid the liquor habit. The 1900 correspondence praises the medicine and urges its use in homes, noting a positive outcome for a local youth.
A concise proverb notes that even small sums can invite risk and trouble, highlighting caution about wealth and temptation in everyday life. The saying warns that modest riches may attract danger or complications beyond their value.
A terse remark notes that a few drinks of tangiefoot, like Pride, often lead to a fall, reflecting a cautionary proverb in a compact civic diary style.
A quotation notes a speaker tied by physicians and a childhood memory thread that can be touched to gentle issues, attributed to George Eliot.
A poetic invocation of comfort and support across life and death. The speaker pledges balm for dawn and night, a dream of joy, a pillar of strength, and enduring fidelity. By Maedline and Bridges in a period woman’s magazine.
The article recounts Arab myth asserting Adam and Eve sinned in a garden near a mainland isthmus. When punished, Eve turns to salt after looking back, Adam cursed. the neck of land cracks as waters flood in. Arabs say yearly tides erode salt mass while bulk remains unchanged.
Travellers note Chinese distance notions differ from linear miles. Distances depend on energy required to travel, so downhill paths count as shorter and uphill paths longer. Carriers adjust charges to reflect energy expended, explaining seemingly inconsistent distances as rational rather than vagary.
A man confronted with his old love letters in a breach of promise case realizes that kind words endure beyond time. The scene suggests lasting impact of affection and memory amid legal dispute.
An advertisement claims uric acid excess in blood vessels causes rheumatism and liver irregularity. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised to restore liver and kidney action, purify the blood, and relieve pain, urging readers to try the remedy.
Believers claim Minards Liniment cures diphtheria and promotes hair growth. Petitioners include Mrs Reuben Baker of Riverdale Mrs Chas Anderson and Matthias Foley of Oil City Ontario.
The line suggests a critique of aging minds and stubborn habits. It implies that later life reduces willingness to learn or adapt, highlighting a tension between experience and motivation. The quote frames age as a barrier to growth rather than a cure for ignorance.
Nova Scotia seaman Capt Adnah Burns of Dayspring recalls severe 1895 to 1898 illness from dyspepsia kidney trouble and nerve strain. After trying various medicines he reports rapid recovery using Williams Pink Pills and urges others to trial them for renewed health. The article extols the pills as addressing root causes and promises restored strength and vitality.
A captioned moment depicts a woman wearing a hat adorned with a bird motif whose wings symbolize wealth and status, reflecting era flair in accessory design.
Ad claims Holloway's Corn Cure removes corn with quick results. It asks readers: is there anything more annoying than corn stepping on you and more delightful than getting rid of it.
A terse maxim on exposing deception. The saying implies firmness and decisive action help reveal falsehoods and secure truth through firm, direct confrontation.
A concise line noting fame grows best when natural, not coerced by artificial means. It implies that true recognition requires time, effort, and authentic merit rather than artificial manipulation.
A terse note requests Minard's involvement while another person delays commitments. The line implies persistence in seeking aid compared with the ease of letting a favor fade from memory.
The ad claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills cure nervous debility and digestive disorders like panna and day disorder. It asserts testimonials prove efficacy and promises restoration of balance to the nervous system through digestive toning.
A proverb-like line states that silence before speaking ensures words influence the speaker. Once spoken, the words return to touch the speaker as if an unseen force asserts itself. The verse explores the power and consequence of speech.
Mrs A and Mrs B discuss neighborhood borrowing habits revealing mild friction over shared goods. The dialogue hints at social quirks and practical limits of neighborly exchange in their community.
A man asks Ethel to marry him. she replies she does not know. He leaves to await her word, saying he will be at Mabel Hick's until 10 o'clock and will ask if he hears nothing by that time.
A humorous exchange over propriety at table highlights family tensions as a mother defends household remedies and a father jokes about wealth enabling extravagant dining manners. The dialogue showcases domestic attitudes and social norms.
Advertises a medicine as a cure for severe colds coughs and lung inflammations. Describes it as penetrating and healing with pleasant taste favored by ladies and children.
The largest square that fits in a round metal piece equals the diameter times 7071. From a 1.25 inch diameter disc a square piece 0.8838 inch in diameter can be cut.
Hampstead letters tell of Edna Rathburn, nearly eleven, once bent by an early accident and crippled by kidney disease and diabetes. After failing at hospitals, Dodd's Kidney Pills allegedly restored health, straightened the spine, and brought color and vigor back to the girl, praised by her mother.
A playful proverb notes that a wife may be seen as the better half of a partnership and, in some quips, as the entire union, reflecting light humor about marriage roles.
S E Crandell of Port Perry writes of total deafness in one ear and partial loss in the other after a severe cold. He tried remedies and doctors with no relief before using Thomas Electric Oil, heating it and using it in the ear until hearing was fully restored. He notes other cures from the same medicine.
A compact aphorism notes that many men who know their own mind possess a surprisingly narrow circle of understanding about others and the wider world. The saying hints at self awareness paired with closed perspective.
A brief plea urges immediate relief for children with a promotional note naming Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator as a pleasant and sure cure and asking why parents delay when a remedy is near at hand.
The note observes that one flaw of youthful romance is its tendency to devolve into a nightmare or sleeplessness. It presents a compact caution on emotional turbulence affecting lovers and sleep alike.
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