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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1908
Page
6
A 1920s style advertisement touts Virgin Oil of Pine to cure bronchial issues and colds in hours. It claims uric acid relief for rheumatism and kidney pains, with vials sold by Leach Chemical Co. Windsor Ontario and mail order options for a 50 cent vial.
A blue dyed rat released to study travel and retention in Seattle's antiplague efforts traveled about a mile in a week before capture. Health officials reported 2025 rats received recently with 1529 paid at 10 cents each, against a total 15831 since the campaign began.
The ad advocates Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia in young women, claiming the pills restore red blood and energy. It features a Joliette Que. testimonial from Miss Albina St Andre detailing relief from weakness cough and insomnia after use. The promotion lists prices and mail order from Brockville Ontario.
A weary guest at a small dirty country inn is repeatedly awakened by the black handyman who argues about respect and the need for sheets. The guest insists he does not want to be called and wants to sleep as breakfast is being prepared.
Prof Thomas Shaw of the University of Minnesota argues flax seed is a profitable Northwest crop when grown in a judicious rotation. He notes flax suits land breaks well, benefits from sod land with manure, and should follow wheat with intervals of four to five years to maintain soil fertility.
A playful quip from the Philadelphia Inquirer jokes about family mischief. The speaker muses on a child’s temper while dismissing immediately tackling the cause.
In a lighthearted snippet from the Houston Post a man asks for hair removal and a reply suggests humorously that his mother in law is the method. The piece promotes Holloway's Corn Cure as a quick remedy for corns priced at 25 cents.
A plain citizen questions the idea that public office is a public trust while a frustrated office-seeker agrees, likening the office to a monopoly held by a few. The exchange reflects ongoing concerns about fairness and access in local governance.
The article recounts Ellsworth Huntington’s visit to Matayan in Ladakh at 10 500 feet where villagers welcomed him with a bowl of Himalayan tea. Despite poverty the hosts shared warmth and simple furnishings as a half palsied old woman ladled tea into a worn bowl.
George Trobridge assesses Dante's humor as unconscious and grim not comic. He notes the poet's sober stance, the hellish punishments like sinners pinned in circular pits, and Dante's stillness even amid vivid torture as he converses with a tormented soul.
In the sunny south along the blue waters of the Mediterranean fishermen use a long forklift like instrument instead of a net to harvest fish by firelight. The ancient peche aux flambeaux tradition keeps night fishing with a blazing fire alive, sustaining many local livelihoods.
A fragment from a dialogue shows a committee member from the Third Floor asking a tenant to sell a flute while a Second Floor tenant expresses delight at seeing the other committee member about to ask for the sale of a baby.
A Canadian widow from Ste Julie de Vercheres says Peruna cured five years of stomach pain cough and breath difficulty once thought tubercular. She thanks Dr Hartman and notes widespread cold related catarrh and lung issues can be alleviated by the remedy. A Toledo Ohio man also claims three years of throat trouble and chest pain were cured by Peruna after following directions.
A Sphere report notes tattooing shifting from the smart set during the war to humbler slums where working girls pay about threepence. A tattooer says business thrives on love and recalls a girl inscribing I love Jim Curly on her arm who later, at dawn, demanded it be covered despite his charges.
The text extols Bickle’s Anti Consumptive Syrup calling it grand and effective at stopping coughs and eradicating colds. It claims many users have benefited and notes the product is handy at home and without equal as a ready remedy. It urges readers to try it at once.
A Boston Transcript quip contrasts chess and card play arguing chess uses two bishops while cards use four knaves. The exchange highlights concerns about gambling and social associations.
An advertisement promises to cure itching bleeding and protruding piles with Pazo ointment in six to fourteen days or money back. The offer states a 50 cent price and a guaranteed result.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a narrator tries to spell Narragansett and plan a two week visit to Narrangansett Pier while a typist struggles with the name. The scene shifts to a sharp quip about a local business figure described as judicious and involved in half fare circus access, highlighting town bets and misremembered details.
An aeronaut and an agriculturist argue as a balloon passes above a farm. The pilot asks what town they are over, others name Oskosh. The agriculturist insists the reply was a swear word, not a name, in a humorous Chicago Tribune exchange.
A humorous 1908 New Year anecdote involves a young lady delaying engagement due to leap year. The item also advertises Minard's Liniment and Minneapolis fur trading. A brief courtroom joke questions a theft suspect who declines petty snatching for trivial items.
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