The Amateur Swoon Line Sparks Roaring Stage Scorn
A performer snarls his quips on stage as the audience roars with laughter and mockery. A heckler from the wings shouts a sharp rebuke and recalls a prior insult amid the chaotic scene.
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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
2
A performer snarls his quips on stage as the audience roars with laughter and mockery. A heckler from the wings shouts a sharp rebuke and recalls a prior insult amid the chaotic scene.
A collage of humorous snippets and anecdotes from social life and politics. Jokes about chaperones weddings and gifts mix with quips about suffragists and a notorious trial. Memoir like remarks touch on betting, marks, and mistaken impressions in a lively, ironic tone.
English trotting has an irregular history with weak governing bodies and dispersed venues. London area tracks at Imber Court provide weekly racing March to November on natural soil, while Lancashire and Glasgow hosts offer year round action on cinder tracks that hinder speed.
The advertisement claims Holloway's Corn Cure eliminates corns without surgery, offering a noninvasive remedy for affected feet. The copy emphasizes ease of use and quick relief.
Doctors condemn white oily liniments for rheumatism claiming they damage skin and fail to reach pain sites. Nerviline praised as a penetrating home remedy for cramps, headaches, toothache and many pains with decades of use and professional endorsement. The report also notes horse racing trends in Britain and notable pacers like Flying Jim and Lord Bantam.
A quip exchanges between a caddie master and a nervous novice about choosing a caddie. The novice asks for a boy with little golf knowledge while seeking a specific wrong number to request during Mayfair. The dialogue hints at humor in a golf club setting.
The text promotes Bickles Anti Consumptive Syrup as a cure for neglected colds and a prevention against pneumonia. It claims inflammation follows untreated colds and that the syrup eradicates the cold and stops inflammation. It emphasizes low cost and strong satisfaction with results.
John McElroy of Benton New Brunswick recovered from severe heart trouble after a year of ill health and failed doctor’s treatment. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his strength and enabling him to work again.
The advertisement touts Catarrhozone as a superior catarrh cure outperforming cough medicines and sprays. It features a testimonial from Alexander P. Savary of Hamilton Pa, praising relief after using the inhaler. The ad lists price options and dealer locations in Buffalo New York and Kingston Canada.
The article notes Welsh pony lineage and the 3 year old record by Young Dolly. It highlights the role of Icelandic ponies 11 to 12.2 hands sold in London, and the use of apples to develop speed in ponies 13 hands and under. It cites a 2.49 mile record by a 12.2 pacing pony and mentions Sea King 2.18 used to breed mares to American trotting stallions to improve pacing pony stock.
Advertising copy urges early use of Dr. J. D. Kelloges Asthma Remedy to aid asthma sufferers. It claims rapid, sure relief of air passages and comforts the patient, urging households with asthma to obtain the remedy.
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