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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1905
Page
6
Winnipeg man Ben Rafferty a C P E engineer describes long engine hours and mental strain that left him unable to rest or sleep. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports rapid relief, sleep returns in three days, and he discards a belt worn for years.
Rev. Dr. R Heber Newton argues at the American Institute for Scientific Research that belief in spirits and psychic powers is being vindicated by science. He cites dowsing, stigmas, clairvoyance, and Mesmerism as phenomena now treated as real or investigable despite past skepticism.
The speaker urges educated and philanthropic men to support psychic research as a transformative force. He cites new therapeutic agents, mental medicines, and rehabilitation of insanity and drink habit, arguing philosophy and religion gain foundations through science and immortality becomes demonstrable.
Berlin enforces strict quiet city rules forbidding railway whistles and fined drivers for squeaking wheels. Street hawkers may not shout and pianos are allowed only during specified hours.
Mrs. Thomas Vincent of 98 St. Peter Street Quebec describes long standing acute indigestion last year worsened by food intolerance. After trying many cures she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring appetite sleep weight and vitality after three months and urges others to seek the genuine product.
An old Louisiana man, sick and unhealed after a first doctor visit, is examined by a second physician who checks his pulse and tongue. The patient quips he has only lost his watch, not the thermometer or temperature, in a humorous exchange.
Breeder's Gazette urges extra care for foals and nursing mares as weanling time approaches. Start foals on crushed oats and bran, provide shelter from autumn rain, and gradually increase grain to promote growth. Ensure mares receive ample grain and shelter, then ease mares and foals through the season to avoid lasting harm.
Postal experts from member countries prepare for the Rome congress to discuss lowering the five cent rate or adopting a universal stamp. They may instead raise letter weight limits and address compensation for transit countries, with decisions by majority vote of one delegate per country.
The essay argues money overestimates value, noting most wealthy individuals could recover riches and those with money rely on brains and character to protect assets. It claims many ventures succeed without money but none without brains, criticizing framing money as the key measure of worth.
The passage asserts public roads as a landmark of civilization, contrasting them with trackless wilderness. It notes that civilized commerce and social interaction require these traveled routes, distinguishing them from the savage path through forests or plains.
A rumor says the Dominion Government may press a customs duty on fence wire now free. Canals of production lack Canadian factories, so farmers would bear higher costs. A 25 to 30 percent duty could add 150 to 175 dollars to farm fencing, delaying farm improvements and lowering land values. Removing the 20 percent duty on certain wire grades is proposed to avoid revenue loss while improving fence quality.
Age old remedy claim touts Baby's Own Tablets as fast, safe relief for colic indigestion constipation diarrhea fever teething and sleep issues. A Ontario mother testimonial from Mrs Mary Fair Escott endorses the product available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Rockville Ontario at 25 cents a box.
Mr Henpeck jokes that his wife should talk about something pleasant, while the paper asserts that married women live longer than single ones, prompting a pointed remark about keeping conversation cheerful.
A writer mocks Russell Sage on his eighty eighth birthday noting his extreme frugality. Sage allegedly amassed a fortune of 70 to 80 million dollars and lives as a human cash register. He travels on a daily pass to save five cents attends directors meetings for a bite of gold, wears a decade old suit, buys one hat yearly, avoids shoe shines, eats crackers and milk for lunch, and makes his clerk pay for the shared milk when away from the office.
A dialogue unfolds with a rich donor pressing a poor delinquent to be content in poverty. The delinquent replies he cannot, but challenges wealth to prove its happiness, testing true contentment.
A farmer and wife debate flour quality as an Honest Flour Barrel reveals that pure flour costs more for thorough purification. The tale ends with the wife choosing Royal Household flour after tasting improved bread, prompting the grocer to drop the cheaper “just as good” variety. Readers can request free Royal Household recipes from Ogilvie Flour Mills Co. Montreal.
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co reports strong 1904 progress with low death claims, reduced expense ratios, and rising surplus to policyholders. The note marks ten years under current management, highlighting a $5,261,023 increase in assets and urging confidence from prospective insurers.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh in all stages. It claims constitutional treatment via the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a hundred dollar reward if it fails to cure. Address F. J. Cheney Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists.
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