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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
A small cake of white soap kept in the machine drawer saves needles and eases sewing. Rub the fabric with soap to let the needle pass through thick seams without breaking or bending, especially when stitching sheer lawns or mousselines with fine needles.
An advertisement extols Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as the leading remedy for worm destruction, claiming the product seldom fails and brings relief to suffering children.
Dialogue captures humor as Brooklyne Eagle notes a reddened back from sleeping on a corn husk mattress for three weeks. The exchange prefixes a casual hometown banter about travel and comfort.
An old advertisement promises 100 dollars for an incurable catarrh cure and cites endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others. It describes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials offered and price 75 cents per bottle, plus a note to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A heroic sea rescue goes awry as the rescuer loses the victim's hair during the grab. The survivor is drawn to shallow water, yet the woman offers no thanks for being saved. The incident highlights danger and unusual outcomes at sea.
A reader asks if bilious attacks are caused by foods and urges focusing on liver and stomach care. The passage suggests dietary adjustments alone may not solve digestion problems and hints at a remedy approach to biliousness.
Beecham's Pills claim to settle the stomach regulate the liver and ease bowels with immediate effects. They are said to improve digestion nourish food and carry off residue without irritating the intestines. Sold everywhere in boxes for 25 cents.
A. H. D. Ross argues at the 1908 Canadian Forestry Association meeting that planting a township to fund a fire ranger system may be costlier than protecting western woodlands. He cites rising fire risks from new railways and settlements and urges government action to employ rangers and cooperatives to save valuable forests.
The article urges sufferers of chronic digestive disorders to try Parmelee's Vegetable Pills. It claims the pills are specially compounded to combat dyspepsia and related ailments and are always successful in restoring health.
Shyne discusses a rapidly growing bald spot and the sorrow it causes, while Raynor expresses concern about air quality. The Chicago Tribune presents a personal reflection on appearance and coping with change.
An odd dialogue unfolds as a dead girl challenges an attendant spirit about going to the infernal regions. The spirit replies they will thaw her briefly, framing a brief, eerie exchange in a Catholic periodical voice.
Minard's Liniment ad aside, a jailer describes a queer case in cell 27 where a prisoner only wants silk underwear. A visitor notes it isn’t a crime yet, but a store detective saw him concealing the garments under his coat.
Oscar Hammerstein recalls late guests at a New York theatrical dinner sharing a joke about a waiter and a fish. A guest complains the fish is undercooked, the waiter retorts that the dish was for the guest's wife, implying she would not be particular.
Local telegram reports the death of Mrs Faith, a longtime resident. Patrick mourns her loss with pats of sympathy expressed by neighbors. The obituary notes her role in the community and the sorrow felt by Mr Faith and friends.
An advertisement extols Dr A W Chase's Nerve Food as a cure for nervous disorders and general debility tied to rich red blood. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Darrah of Chipman New Brunswick and notes the product costs 50 cents, sold by Edmanson Bates & Co in Toronto.
The Dundee Advertiser recalls Captain Dugge of the Hamburg American liner Prince Oscar comforting a seasick passenger. The man jokes about his will and stocks, asking his wife Jenny to bury him on the other side to avoid another voyage, alive or dead.
Dr. Jackson reports to Governor Hughes that house flies cause about five thousand deaths annually in New York City from typhoid and related intestinal diseases. Wilsons Fly Pads are advertised as killing flies and disease germs.
A Louisville Courier-Journal excerpt captures a witty exchange where a woman notes her entertaining calls, while acknowledging they are not all of haute variety. The dialogue showcases genteel humor reflective of the period.
A letter from a user recounts severe mosquito bites while abroad and praises Minard's Liniment for easing irritation and preventing sores. The writer notes the product also helps deter mosquitoes.
A Montclair man who claimed he could eat two boxes of dry crackers in thirty minutes disappointed onlookers by failing the stunt. He did not choke to death, though the attempt ended anticlimactically.
A local pest control note claims ten cents' worth of Wilson Fly Pads kills more house flies than three hundred sheets of sticky paper, highlighting cost efficiency and effectiveness for households.
A Chicago Tribune quotation frames honor as a curious notion with a tale of a man who would starve to settle a gambling debt yet still owes the preacher who married him twenty seven years ago.
The excerpt presents a humorous exchange about naming a church auxiliary and a colored supplement, with a caricatured debate over propriety and race. A judge challenges the choice, while speakers debate identity and imitation within the community.
Lord Wolseley once hailed as England’s greatest general relinquishes the Farmhouse Glynde Sussex after lease expiration. Furniture and contents sold at auction as his health keeps him from finishing his Marlborough biography. Hampton Court Palace apartments remain with Lady Wolseley.
The text recalls famed authors who died in poverty or confinement after brilliant careers. Ouida died in exile and poverty, Richard Savage in debtors prison, Doctor Dodd hanged for forgery, Gissing and Stow starved or beggared, Wycherley and Cotton doomed to debtors’ prisons, Burns pleading for higher salary, Llorente starving while guarding corpses, Campens begging bread, and Ben Jonson rebuking King Charles for charity.
The article contrasts two mud barges built identically in San Francisco. One was slow while the other, despite identical design, became the bay and Pacific coast leader. It notes the 1851 America’s Cowes race win and a later hull modification that led to a loss in all races.
A European visitor notes the Ottoman practice of starting the day at sunset. Turks set clocks to twelve at sunset each day, requiring daily adjustment as the sun’s routine remains constant. A watch that runs without drift would be useless in this time system.
"I'm down and out" says Mr. Flatte as he faces eviction and cashless ruin. He pawned possessions and cannot secure a place or a loan. He plans to stay to observe how someone in such despair might exit the crisis amid a show tonight with Miss Gotsum.
The British Postmaster General endorses a new regulation on puzzle addresses, promising stricter delivery for clearly addressed letters while still attempting to deliver insufficiently addressed mail. A recent tale involved two ponies exchanging a postcard to test how many addresses could be squeezed on it.
A fragment from the Nashville American quotes a jesting line about honesty and trickery, noting that some believe the most honest men can be the most foolish. The brief item captures a wry Midwest or Southern press tone.
A vintage advertisement urges readers to take Parmelee's Vegetable Pills to restore energy and ease deranged digestion and liver issues. It claims the pills regulate digestion, lift mood, and reenergize the user, available at any drug store.
A short quotation from the Louisville Courier Journal shows a maritime setting with a call for a taxi. The fragment hints at travel or movement aboard a vessel and the presence of a steward. No additional context is provided to identify people, places, or events.
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