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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 30, 1910
Page
14
A terse courtroom exchange shows a doctor advising iron, a visitor asking for reason, and a convict replying that bad medical advice led him here. The judge weighs the men’s statements amid the medical and legal confusion.
An 19th century notice promotes Parmalee's Vegetable Pills as a swift remedy for bilious liver disorder. The pills are advertised as the best medicine in the entire list of pill preparations and guaranteed to correct the ailment.
A Philadelphia Record item notes Nell’s aunt has become totally blind and is losing hearing. Belle asks if she would consent to go away with them this summer as a chaperon.
An advertisement claims Baby's Own Tablets are harmless for all children with no opiate or narcotic, backed by a government analyst. A Quebec mother cites reliable relief for her sick child and sends fifty cents for two more boxes. The product is sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co in Brockville Ontario for 25 cents a box, via dealers or mail.
Mrs A Livingstone from Lot 6 P E I suffers bronchitis and asthma relief after using Minard's Liniment. John Mader of Mahone Bay reports rheumatism relief. Joshua A Wynacht from Bridgewater notes a severely sprained leg healed by Minard's Liniment.
A tale in Harper's Bazaar recounts a dealer boasting of a bull-terrier that subdued a burglar by the throat and struck fatal blows with its tail proving the animal’s prowess as a watch-dog in a sensational barter scene.
A religious reflection outlines the harvest as the end of the age with the good seed as chosen believers, the tares as false professors, and theComing of Christ as decisive in judgment and the establishment of His kingdom. It contrasts wheat and tares, links to scriptural prophecies, and stresses redemption through Christ’s shed blood.
Mrs Walter Hooper of Hillview Ontario credits Fruit-a-tives with curing her rheumatism after severe arm immobility. The ad claims the fruit tablets purify blood by acting on bowels kidneys and skin to prevent uric acid buildup. Available at 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 or 25 cents trial box.
A Baltimore school pupil, son of a prominent businessman, tells his father after class that he plans to quit. The father asks why and the boy replies he enjoys school but it breaks up the day, prompting the humorous interruption cited by Harper's Magazine.
An article urges rapid action against cholera and dysentery noting no warning for visits and urging immediate treatment with Dr Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial available at drug stores to relieve symptoms before a doctor can be summoned.
West Philadelphia men greet Edward who beams with news he has secured their leading lady for another season. The joke reveals the source of his pride is their cook, not theatrical business, in a humorous exchange cited from Lippincott's.
A collection of brief quips and jokes from the era includes Minard's Liniment jokes about an unmounted friend, a misunderstanding about sight and social propriety, and an illiterate Irish woman fooled by a Dublin optician. A Dublin anecdote ends with the countryman exclaiming he could only read if he could read what he would be after buying spectacles.
In a courtroom moment reported by Tater, a defense attorney probes a witness during a burglary trial. He mocks the reliability of identification by noting the moonlight and the witness’s inability to see her husband’s face. The exchange ends with the bald husband comparison, highlighting uncertainty in witness testimony.
A quiet knock prompts Mistress to ask the caller to identify the item bought on installments. The man arrives seeking payment for potential purchases such as an encyclopedia phonograph brass bed piano or sewing machine.
Hidettstown New Jersey mourns Alonzo Wire once renowned as the sleepless policeman. Struck by lightning twenty years earlier he lost normal sleep but rose to chief of police before retiring. He died after bronchitis and asthma, whispering to his wife that he would finally sleep.
House flies hatch in manure and spread typhoid, diphtheria, dysentery, and infantile bowel diseases. For family welfare and public health use Wilson's Fly Pads, the best all fly killer, to keep homes free from these pests.
A theatrical manager seeks a novelty for a stage production. He rejects realism such as naval disasters or livestock and wonders if using real actors could work, prompting a weary consideration of options as the playwright weighs possibilities.
A woman quoted in The Commoner recalls an officer's wife who mocked her coat button search. She describes the wife calling, offering troubling help, then producing many matching buttons from her handbag and smiling while chatting.
An advice column recommends Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a simple corrective for dyspepsia indigestion and liver and kidney troubles caused by irregular life. The pills are described as suitable for all constitutions including delicate ones and claimed to be easy to take.
A brief exchange asks for fly paper and then offers the Aeroplane Journal or the Aviator’s Gazette, with the Boston Transcript as the reply. The line captures a quirky snapshot of early air journalism preferences and a clerk’s prompt service.
An odd market note quotes physicians using Minard's Liniment while a joke line about Agnes and a gyroscope jokes about balance at the bank appear in a Puck-style item.
In a Toledo Blade snippet, playful exchanges between Bobby Honest and Tommy Honest hint at twins or close kin. The lighthearted dialogue centers on rights and tests among family members, reflecting local humor.
A column lists various remedial recipes and doctors’ notes for illnesses from grippe to digestive and urinary issues. It prescribes tonics such as compound syrup of hypophosphites and cadomene compounds, with instructions for dosing before meals and at bedtime, plus dietary cautions and home remedies for appetite loss, catarrh, bedwetting, and chest colds.
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