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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
3
A speaker warns against removing women from a co-educational college while a voice in the audience replies with a bold affirmation. The brief exchange reflects heated debate over women's presence in shared higher education spaces.
An old belief that catarrh is incurable gave way to a constitutional view. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo claims to cure via blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for failures. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with a companion laxative pill.
A Chicago Tribune item quotes a lecturer who spoke on the high mission of women in modern civilization and invites questions. A questioner asks humorously where breakfast food names come from, sparking light amusement.
Two Canadian institutions now run forestry programs with Toronto hosting the older faculty under Dr. B. E. Fernow. The four year undergraduate course grants a B S F and a post graduate F E. New Brunswick at Fredericton offers a similar four year program led by R. B. Miller. Quebec plans a forestry school as other universities expand offerings.
In a brief illustrated bit a child tells his mother that he removed his clothes on the bridge to avoid falling in the river. The exchange records the humorous misdirection about wet hair and dry clothes.
For Sprains and Bruises. There is nothing better for sprains and contusions than Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. It will reduce swelling cool inflamed flesh and draw the pain as if by magic. It will take the ache out of a bruise and prevent the flesh from dis coloring. It seems as if there was magic in it.
A practicing orator Demosthenes accidentally swallows a pebble while training to cure a stammer. He quips that if it had been buttered he would have mistaken it for his wife’s biscuits, adding a humorous note to a tense moment.
Dialog notes a claim that Minard's Liniment cures distemper in animals. A character asks about a sister forbidden from singing for six months by a doctor.
A historical notice promotes Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a simple cure for colds and early coughs. It claims relief when used at the onset and asserts protection against serious pulmonary consequences. Priced at 25 cents at all dealers.
In a sharp exchange, Miss Gaddie declares she is in everybody’s business while avoiding a scandal, contrasting her retailing of rumors with her own discretion. The line underscores social intrigue and reputational risk in the community.
A short, humorous excerpt notes Mirard's Liniment curing garget in cows. It then shifts to a dialogue between two five year old girls Mary and Stella about future dreams. Stella envisions being a mother to four and punishes misbehaving children at her future school.
A boy rearing bantam fowls faced complaints about small eggs. He replaced the drawing room ostrich egg in the pen and inscribed a bold incentive in red ink to urge the bantams to grow larger eggs.
A suggestion that moths are best kept out by sealing fur storage with paper. Pasting paper around crevices and the lid of the box helps keep furs intact upon unpacking.
Pleasant Point Ontario reports Mrs. Merril C. Clarke a Salvation Army member found relief from twenty years of kidney caused sickness with Dodd s Kidney Pills. She describes fatigue fainting fits bloating and head and feet pains that stopped after one box and fully ceased after seven.
A touching moment in which a boy Tommy asks his mother for a comforting line for his gravely ill grandfather. He then proposes a grim joke about having soldiers at the funeral, revealing hopeful innocence clashing with grim illness.
A notice urges mothers to protect child health by using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to prevent or treat worms. The message emphasizes sound and healthy kids as primary care.
A clipped quip shows Mrs Benham blaming fools and Benham noting a June gathering where one fool pays the minister five dollars, a brief humor piece attributed to Lippincott's.
On a ship deck a passenger and crew exchange lines about remedies and fashion as a cargo shift prompts concern. The first officer reassures that passengers cause the list to starboard while a woman in a sheath skirt appears on the promenade deck.
Sleeplessness signals illness in infants and can stem from stomach or bowel upset or teething. Baby's Own Tablets are claimed to restore sleep naturally, with no opiate or narcotic, backed by a government analyst. Sold by druggists or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
The Buffalo Enquirer notes a late registrant who forgot to vote but was prompt when it mattered, highlighting the tension between participation and timely action in a local electoral moment.
A young Swede named Yonny Olsen appears before the schoolma’am and dodges age questions with a joke about none being born and a stepmother. The exchange, recounted by the Atchison Globe, highlights playful mischief in a classroom setting.
A shoe clerk vents about customers lying about foot problems to avoid admitting bunions corns or misfit shoes. He notes burly men deny discomfort and women deny corns while calling their feet peculiarly shaped. He admits hiding true fit issues to keep trade.
The article catalogs pumpkin pie as a cherished American staple, contrasting it with historic pies like meat pies and even live bird pies mentioned in 16th century cookbooks. It cites Harriet Beecher Stowe and Mother Goose while noting pumpkin’s gastronomic superiority and humorous family quips about a senator relative.
A wealthy Newport matron questions a young guest about her friend Miss Blank. The other woman replies she cannot reveal Miss Blank’s identity, likening it to not disclosing who the matron herself was when she first arrived in Newport.
A Los Angeles Times note reflects on a stage sketch titled The Buttonhole that failed to land as intended. The author explains the piece revealed a hook rather than the intended charm.
A brief humorous exchange quotes a milkman and a lady in Chicago on a pale milk joke. The remark plays on curiosity about milk pairings in a light cityite banter.
A weary wife fears forthcoming days while her husband speaks of vote statistics. The scene centers on strained nerves amid the election count.
Rich Land idle. In the mountain regions of Cuba there are many ridges and valleys of extremely fertile land nearly all untouched and existing practically as they did before the time of the Spaniards.
A Tibetan week now runs five days marking a shorter schedule for work and markets. Officials note the change reduces fatigue and aligns with regional customs while maintaining public services.
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