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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
3
A Cape Breton man Malcolm McKinnon credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with ending his backache from wet feet and hard labor. He also reports relief from stomach issues after using Dodd's Dyspepsia Tablets, noting improved urination and nourishment. The ad-style testimonial emphasizes kidney health and digestion as essential.
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with testimonials from Toledo wholesalers Walding Kinnan and Marvin. The ad offers a $100 reward for incurable catarrh and cites internal use for blood and mucous surfaces. It includes price 75 cents and calls for druggists to stock the remedy.
A promoter urges parents to treat children’s coughs and colds with Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine arguing it prevents lung damage and pneumonia. Customer testimony from Ontario supports its efficacy and notes ongoing household use. The ad lists a price per bottle.
A historical view argues that vocal health outshines beauty in opera success. It notes many great singers lacked acting flair yet charmed audiences through powerful voices. It stresses constant care of the voice and limited stage appearances to preserve performance quality.
The article describes northern Eskimos from eastern Greenland to Alaska living by ingenuity and social virtues. It contrasts the long days of summer with the dark nights, noting the sea ice hunting, sledge journeys, and the social cheer sparked by blubber lamps and gathering for meat.
The Wall Street vault of National City Bank, a 400 ton steel chamber with 75 tons of fireproofing cement, is ringed by brass steam pipes. In an emergency the system can flood interior passages, turning the vault area into a deadly trap to deter riots and intruders.
In reminiscences Phil May kept his coal black hair plastered forward while H W Lacy’s hair stood erect. After a Punch dinner Lucy touched May’s head asking why he wore it that way. Soon sketches showed May’s bristling hair and Lucy’s flattened style with the legend comparing the two geniuses.
A cantankerous elderly woman clashes with a bellhop over a hotel room, insisting she won’t pay for a cramped space. The scene pivots to a hotel elevator miscue as comic tension escalates alongside ads for a Purely Vegetable Pill and a quip about debutantes era gossip.
An advertisement offers free home treatment for female ailments from Mrs M Summers of Windsor Ontario with a medical adviser book free on request. The piece transitions to a humor strip about suffrage, asking if women would vote if allowed and replying that men won’t let them.
Letter from Charles Whooten of Port Mulgrave endorses Minard's Liniment as a reliable remedy for sore throat colds and ordinary ailments claiming it never fails to relieve and cure.
A nursemaid tells a mistress she fears a policeman and cannot approach a baby when leaving. The London Tatler item notes the child’s terror of authorities.
The passage describes various memory aids used by busy men to prompt letter writing and appointments. Methods include taping a cue to a walking stick, tying a knot in a handkerchief, placing cash in an unusual pocket, sprinkling pepper on a handkerchief, and wearing rings on a key ring to trigger recall whenever the keys are used.
Observations detail iceberg origins near Greenland and Melville Bay, drifting 2000 to 2600 miles to the Grand Banks. Large bergs reach hundreds of feet in height and extend underwater, with Arctic glacial activity driving continual formation along Greenland's coast.
A Moscow society tale ends happily as Baroness Urusoff marries Maximoff who posed as a maid to win her heart. The baroness, famed for seclusion and beauty, was courted by many in Moscow before a peasant girl helper’s revelation led to marriage.
The Explorer at Pik Lake reports its latest issue was published under difficulties after two printers drank and two were lured away seeking silver. The paper notes many typographical errors but carries bright news including township election results.
The Bishop of Moosonee presides over one of the world’s largest dioceses covering about 400,600 square miles and including the North Pole region.
Robert Lamb of Castel Hedingham England aged 94 harvests his half acre wheat crop using a sickle and carries it in a daily.
A reader from Dunvegar Inverness reports a kidney complaint cured after using Gin Pills. Six hours after the first pill he felt relief and after three months he is well. He credits the remedy against medical advice to seek Halifax and praises Tepay U. National Drug & Chemical Co. Limited Toronto for selling at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50.
A historic advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as having a unique “power of its own.” It claims the liniment is unmatched by competitors and valuable for both human and animal use, with numerous applications and long standing leadership in its category.
Brief exchange depicts Polite Youth performing to an unresponsive audience who do not applaud after the stage exit. Polite Youth insists the crowd was pleased, while She contends the reception was poor, reflecting a muted theater moment.
An Ontario testimonial promotes Baby's Own Tablets for infants and children to treat indigestion stomach troubles constipation and catarrhoea. The ad asserts early use prevents worsening illness and notes a 25 cent box sold by The Williams Medicine Co Brockville.
The Washington Star quotes Mr. Cumrox saying he did little sightseeing abroad. He notes his mother and the girls helped with the sightseeing while he spent time locating places where they cashed letters of credit.
A vivid portrayal of a fiery old Southern colonel who scorns a vulgar correspondent. He contemplates a sharp rebuke but, constrained by his stenographer being a lady, ends with a witty line implying his true thoughts while remaining decorous. The piece captures period voice and social expectations.
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