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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
3
A bum taunts a mate about luck while selling Perfectly True twothy, an anti consumptive syrup claimed to clear a cold. The dialogue boasts its certainty and effectiveness as a medicine. A separate jab questions Jones as a dead hustler, implying poverty and danger in their world.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment affecting blood and mucous surfaces. It features testimonials, a Toledo company, and a 75-cent price, with a note to also take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A separate note reports a Atlanta pastor resigning after two deacons advertised a prize fight in church services to draw a crowd.
Mr Herbert Bauer of Daniaville credits Gin Pills with ending years of bladder trouble after using six boxes. A free sample led to a full course and a Roots treatment claim to have cured him. National Drug & Chemical Co. offers free samples and bottles priced at 60 cents each or six for $2.50.
The Danish immigrant agent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad promotes a radical land and farming program in Alberta and Bow River country. The railroad mails ready made farms, builds facilities, and guarantees irrigation for top European and American settlers. The policy aims to attract 80,000 farmers and create a highly efficient agricultural region, with Grand Trunk Pacific soon adopting similar methods.
A Scots newspaper laments printing funeral notices for a man who was not dead, highlighting overreliance on sensational reports and urging caution in believing every story from the press.
The advertisement promotes Dr Thomas Eelectric Oi as a universal remedy for internal and external ailments. It lists sore throat, croup, whooping cough, chest pain, colic and other symptoms, claiming unrivaled curative qualities and urging readers to keep a bottle at hand at little cost.
In a brief quip from Chicago News a couple recounts the path of romance to rupture. Aunt Julie questions how the quarrel began and Pretty Niece replies with the classic line about falling in love then falling out.
An ad warns against harsh purgatives for spring health and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building tonic. It claims purgatives weaken the system and misstate cures, urging use of the tonic to improve blood, nerves, and skin. The copy promotes availability by mail from Brockville Ontario.
A practitioner certifies using Minard's Liniment and prescribing it in practice for a linkage required case, reporting consistent desired effects with every application.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are described as acting on the stomach and bowels for a mild purgative effect. They are composed of vegetable substances tested for safety and are claimed to provide relief without risk of injury.
A brief comic exchange quoted in the Boston Transcript shows a speaker questioning a lasting commitment and another expressing doubt about permanence. The dialogue hints at social duties and future plans among peers.
A collage of old advertisements and brief lines references Shilohs Cure for coughs and throat healing, Minards Liniment for burns, and various household hints. The text includes character quotes from Brooklyn Life and Tit Bits style snippets about a rector and household authority.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Floral Department sends over 80,000 seed packages to agents, section foremen and staff willing to cultivate flowers on company property. Each package holds 32 varieties from Britain, China, Japan and more, promoting gardening among employees and travelers.
A Chicago Daily News snippet reports a bizarre claim about Minard's Liniment curing dandruff in a dubious exchange. The dialogue mentions a $5,000 life cure and a moment of relief about street cars and automobiles.
An Oxford professor overindulges in port at a banquet and staggers from the table. In the parlor he faces a young hostess with twin babies. He speaks hoarsely and oddly, saying to the child, What a bonny little child.
Dr Morse s Indian Root Pills claim to open and regulate the bowels and purify the blood. They are said to relieve constipation and aid in breaking up colds and fevers by cleansing the system and curing ailments such as biliousness indigestion and sick headaches.
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