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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
11
Malcolm McKinnon of Shunacadie Cape Breton says his backache from wet feet and hard work eased after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He also credits Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets for stabilizing his stomach, claiming two boxes set his stomach right and improved overall health.
A defendant pleads not guilty after telling the judge he was convinced by his lawyer he was not guilty. The exchange reflects a defendant's shift in stance during the larceny case as legal counsel advised. The Catholic News quotes the remark about consulting counsel.
A humorous ad-like note claims worms sap children’s strength and promote vitality when treated with Mother Graves Worm Exterminator. It frames the product as a solution to parasitic weakness.
A man confronts a stranger asking whose feet he is on. The stranger replies he does not know but is willing to oblige and steps off into the crowd.
One hundred dollar reward for an incurable case of catarrh promises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co of Toledo. Endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists, with internal cure claim and 75 cent price. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Chicago Tribune style dialogue, Maria seeks heart treatment from Dr. Squillips while John learns from Mr. Gotsyum, a stockholder in an insolvent life insurance company facing a $29,000 risk on the speaker’s life. The exchange highlights concerns over medical advice and insurer reliability.
Parents should use proven remedies like Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine for coughs and colds in children. The ad argues against common cough mixtures and cites Mrs John Chesner of Innerkip Ontario praising the treatment after whooping cough. Available at all dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
The article argues that success on the grand opera stage hinges on a powerful voice rather than beauty or acting. It notes many famed singers were plain, yet their voices captivated audiences, and stresses relentless care for the voice and health as crucial to a prima donna’s career.
The polar Eskimos the northern dwelling people survive by ingenuity and social virtue. They greet dark evenings with glee and eagerly anticipate winter with the frozen sea and hunting on the ice. They celebrate blubber lamps lighting those who go out to fetch meat and the return of late sledges.
The National City bank vault on Wall Street New York weighs 400 tons of steel and 75 tons of fire proofing cement and is protected by a network of brass steam pipes around and within the safe. The pipes can be activated to flood the interior with scalding steam, intended mainly to deter riots and ensure the vault cannot be entered even if staff flee.
In a Punch reminiscence H W Lacy recalls Phil May’s habit of wearing coal black hair flat to the head while Lacy’s hair sticks up. A playful exchange at the Punch dinner leads to caricatures showing May with bristling hair and Lacy with hair plastered down.
A country visitor protests a hotel room, calling it a pigsty with a foldin bed. The bell boy bluntly orders her into the elevator, insisting the space is the elevator, not her room.
An advertisement touts Parmellee's Vegetable Pills with mandrake and dandelion as sedative and purgative ingredients. The maker claims they cleanse secretions and aid digestion, promising relief for dyspepsia and liver and kidney ailments.
Dr. Madison Peters notes extravagance at a New York debutante scene. A pair of young naval officers discuss a wife described as a revenue cutter, highlighting class and wealth preoccupations in society chatter.
A Windsor Ontario advertisement offers a home treatment for leucorrhoea ulcers displacements and womb disorders along with other female health issues. The seller promises ongoing home care at about 12 cents weekly and free delivery of a medical adviser book upon request to Mrs M Summers Box H I Windsor Ont.
A dialogue from the Baltimore American shows a man asking women if they would vote if allowed. A woman replies no, and counters that men block their right, illustrating early suffrage tensions.
A letter from Charles Whooten of Port Mulgrave endorses Minard's Liniment as a reliable remedy for sore throat colds and common ailments claiming prompt relief and cure from the product provided by Minard's Liniment Co Limited.
A London Tatler note reports a nursemaid telling a mistress she plans to leave because the baby is so afraid of a policeman that she cannot get near one. The remark highlights child welfare and policing in everyday life.
A business minded man suggests practical tactics to jog memory. He describes taping a reminder to a walking stick and tying a handkerchief with pepper or snuff to trigger recall when handled. He also notes keeping rings on a key ring to force attention during use.
The article explains how icebergs form near the Arctic and travel 2000 to 2500 miles to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. It notes bergs can reach nearly 300 feet high and over a thousand feet long, with much of their mass hidden underwater.
A Russian baroness living in seclusion in Moscow became engaged to her maid who proved to be Maximoff, a young nobleman in disguise. He spent months posing as a peasant girl and later a maid to win her trust, culminating in their marriage.
The Elk Lake Explorer reports its latest issue published under difficulties as printers failed to appear with two drunk and two lured away for silver. Despite many typos the paper carries township election returns and other bright news.
The Bishop of Mocosonee presides over a massive diocese spanning 400 600 square miles and extending to the North Pole, among the world’s largest.
Robert Lamb of Castel Hedingham England at 94 harvests his half acre of wheat with a sickle and thrashes it by hand, showcasing his enduring farming tradition despite advanced age.
Lewis Macpherson of Dunvegar Inverness County credits Gin Pills with a full recovery from kidney illness after ten months of pain. He followed his doctor’s diet but found relief only after using the pills, purchased through the National Drug & Musical Co. of Toronto at 50 cents a box.
A young man laments his aunt's death and recalls that he kept her in a lunatic asylum for five years. He now faces proving she was of sound mind to inherit her money, with a newspaper quote from the Pittsburg Observer.
Dr Thomas Ecclectric Oil claims a subtle power not matched by rivals and widely valued as a leading liniment for both man and beast. It is praised for its many uses and long standing popularity among users.
APolite Youth characters debate audience reaction after a performance. The audience did not applaud as the Youth exited, while the Polite Youth insists the crowd was pleased. The exchange reflects tensions over perceived reception in a musical world context.
An old advertisement warns that delicate children need prompt care at the first sign of trouble and promotes Baby's Own Tablets for indigestion stomach troubles constipation and teething. It claims quick relief for babies and older children and cites Mrs R G Flewell of Uxbridge Ontario praising the medicine sold by The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario for 25 cents a box.
In a brief exchange, Mr. Comrox says he did little sightseeing abroad as his mother and the girls handled most of the sightseeing tasks while he spent time seeking places to cash letters of credit.
A fiery old Southern colonel, wrathy and proud, receives a vulgar letter. He contemplates how to express his contempt but refuses to insult because his stenographer is a lady. He finally dictates a polite refusal and implies a sharper rebuke to the correspondent. The moment reveals his caustic wit and gentlemanly restraint.
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