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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1909
Page
3
A London vicar’s cook chooses a hymn for family prayer and is praised by the vicar’s wife. The cook explains she picked it because it is the number of her policeman. The anecdote blends church life humor with light social wit.
The advertisement touts Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a leading remedy for coughs and colds and a preventive for lung decay. It claims growing usefulness and urges readers to try the standard medicine to rid themselves of coughing.
A scientist remarks that death is mainly a habit of thought, sparking a playful rebuttal asking who has a habit of dying. The exchange shows a light moralizing debate with wit between speakers.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears in Toledo that his firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason confirms the oath dated December 6, 1886. The remedy is claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Sold by druggists at 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A grandson asks if the grandfather would prefer soldiers at his funeral, sparking a tearful exchange. The scene captures a somber moment about respect, ceremony, and personal wishes in a family setting.
A fragment from Meggen dorfer Blaetter recounts a claim that Shiloh's Cure will always cure coughs and colds. A dialogue notes a noisy nearby sawmill as a quiet-place complaint.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Robson claims he plays a good game of bridge. A bemused remark recalls 27 spent trying to disabuse him of the idea and failing.
A lawyer questions a youth about the exact date of an event. The youth insists it was the seventeenth, noting the day before was the sixteenth and the day after was the eighteenth, under oath and with calm certainty.
A fragment describes cabs parked in the city with cash registers and red warning flags. The dialogue notes a dangerous fare dispute and a grim joke that drivers will "take the skin" if crossed. The passage mixes slang and uneasy humor about crime in a roadside scene.
A mother tells her children they look nice yet notes their hair is overdone while an elder sister defends the trend saying all the best babies wear it that way this year.
A playful dialogue frames a sale pitch for Minard's Liniment with a humorous exchange about borrowing a sovereign. The back and forth nods to availability and lending show a lighthearted ad tone.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes residents discussing a feud sparked by competing cooks. Mrs. Pugsley resents Mrs. Pinkley over a hired cook. Mrs. Pinkley’s loyalty shifts as she replaces the cook, fueling lingering tensions and forgiveness questions.
The notice states impurities in the blood arise from liver defects and show as pimples and blotches on the skin. It promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the most effective inward remedy to stimulate liver action and cleanse the blood.
A jeweler explains that pearls form inside oysters, not by forced opening. Oysters are brought to port and laid mouths downward, then exposed to water to induce opening and natural pearl release.
A witty remark notes Irma’s vexation after attending a Social Equality league gathering where her housemaid presided and repeatedly called her to order, provoking humor about class and etiquette.
In a light exchange Mrs Brighton learns from a milliner that oversized hats are out of fashion next season and that she can craft five new small hats from the last big one. The milliner’s joke hints at a fashionable shift and pleases Mrs Brighton.
A dialogue fragment features a character wrestling with expectation and uncertainty. The speaker hopes for a visit from their mother-in-law, reflecting on how anticipation can outshine the eventual reality and leaving questions about realization.
An article argues anemia causes fatigue and illness in women, urging Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy. It cites Mrs E Smith of Windsor Nova Scotia describing recovery after months of treatment and notes the product costs 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
A Chicago note recalls Giles-Peckem and Miles-How, with a quarrel at home over marriage. Arthur four and Louise two and a half argue over a string until Arthur tricks out a concession by asking for a wife. Louise yields and gives the string.
Dialogue fragment shows a morning check of a clock with two speakers, Gerald and Geraldine, unsure if the time is correct as one arrives. The snippet hints at routine timekeeping and domestic conversation.
A young Vienna English teacher faces doubt about her divine vocation after a pupil’s letter. The exhibit prints the pupil’s brother’s death and the teacher’s sympathetic reply, signed in a clipped, ironic tone that ends with Please do not expect orate me at my next lesson.
William L. Stuart a young New York City businessman has engraved the entire Lord's Prayer on the head of a pin with his name and the year totaling 276 characters. He worked at odd times using ordinary tools, the pin set in wood and a simple microscope costing about 25 cents aided the engraving.
In Detroit the father set a condition for consent to marriage asking the suitor to deposit $500 as a guarantee of good faith. The report notes the odd bargaining demand amid a domestic dispute over unions.
A letter from J. B. Livesque of St Joseph dated August 18 1900 reports his 13 year old daughter was thrown from a sleigh injuring her elbow. Four bottles of Minard’s Liniment cured her and she has had no trouble for two years. The testimonial endorses the liniment’s effectiveness.
A remarkable career has been that of Mr. F C Selous the famous hunter and explorer who will accompany President Roosevelt on his African big game expedition in the spring. He went to Matabeleland at twenty when railways were unknown and the interior was a sealed book to Europeans. He hunted elephants and lions for years and once spent almost three years without newspapers telegrams or money yet was perfectly happy. He spent nearly a quarter century exploring South Africa then toured Alaska on a fifteen thousand mile hunt for moose and caribou. In the Yukon he found a trapper's hut occupied by two Englishmen one recently discharged from the Northwest Mounted Police the other nicknamed Never wash the son of a peer.
The article explains using two large back pillows to support softer ones on a wide divan. It suggests stuffing with excelsior and covering in chosen fabric, edged with a heavy cord. If the divan touches walls, add a third pillow as a framework to stabilize the arrangement.
A humorous exchange mentions Grimley noting his daughter sings with great expression. The remark highlights the unusual power of her singing and a quip about her mother not recognizing her face while she sings.
The housefly wings beat about 335 times per second while honey bees beat about 440 times. These vibration rates reflect insect wing mechanics and flight capabilities observed in early studies.
A quotation attributed to La Rochefoucauld notes that everyone complains of dull memory but no one complains of dull judgment reflecting on human self-awareness.
An advertisement promotes a cough cure combining glycerine virgin pine oil and whisky. It claims the formula breaks a cold in 24 hours and cures curable congestion, urging buyers to ensure the product is from Leach Chemical Co Windsor Ontario.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt quotes a senator noting the strain of public life. He argues buying a Legislature is easy but buying voters individually is weary and costly, prompting sympathetic responses about the challenges of politics.
An advertisement touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a prompt, simple remedy to prevent a child from suffering worms. The pitch emphasizes swift relief and strong remedy effects.
A physician remarks on a puzzling illness while the patient suggests smoking a birthday gift cigar from his wife. The exchange captures a humorous moment illustrating the tension between medical caution and casual relief.
An advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for colic indigestion constipation worms and fevers in children. A testimonial from Mrs. Allan A. MacDonald of Island River New Brunswick says the product cured her baby and she keeps it at home. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
In the Detroit Free Press excerpt, Brown assigns blame for a bad break while another speaker asks for clarification. A remark notes Brown credited an automobile narrative to President Lincoln.
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