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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 07, 1909
Page
3
Contents include a theater aside about crossing the channel eleven miles by mistake, a cordial remedy ad for summer ailments, a quip about love and dressmakers, Lifebuoy Soap praise, a laundry cleaning note, and a joke about a tug and a tug of war.
A customer reports a very bad distemper case cured in a valued horse by Minard's Liniment. The notice emphasizes the product's effectiveness for equine illness and promotes its use by gents.
The article notes market pricing for airships shows only wealthy individuals can claim the status of high fliers. It discusses how the cost barriers limit access to luxury aerial travel and prestige.
A short retail notice promotes Minard's Liniment as relief for neuralgia. The line ends with a quip about a self-made man who cannot talk to a stranger for ten minutes without mentioning himself.
An advertisement argues spanking fails to cure bed wetting and promotes a free home treatment by Mrs. M. Summers of Windsor Ontario for mothers, claiming it also helps adults with urine problems. The piece also includes a mock dialogue about Gruyere cheese and a humorous exchange on attire and a child’s ill feeling.
Dr Eugene Haanel Ottawa director of mines says plans are under way for the first electric smelting plant in Canada linked to the Sault Ste Marie iron and steel industry. Lake Superior company to build several furnaces like those in Sweden. A second project near Shane Falls on the Ottawa river, with a $7 million investment, has secured a strong power source.
At a Halifax session of the Provincial Workmen's Association Grand Council a committee was named to pursue affiliation with the Canadian Federation of Labor. A unanimously supported resolution denounced American labor bodies for trying to control Canadian industrial affairs.
Dr Gray warden of Bradfield College plans to ship the first group of English public school youths to settle 1928 acres of ranch land near Calgary next Easter. He will form advisory committees in Canadian centers and provide one year of training in Canadian agricultural colleges for those not suited to farming.
A powerful London organization led by Sir Christopher Furness plans a weekly chilled beef supply from the Rio de la Plata. The Federal Steam Navigation company intends to build nine high class steamers designed for meat transport.
Local ad copy from Toronto markets an eye remedy claiming relief for weak weary watery eyes. It advertises a product line at Eye Books and offers free samples from a marine named brand.
Sleeplessness treated by Parmelee's Vegetable Pills which regulate stomach action to restore normal conditions and calm the nerves. The advertisement claims the pills provide a sedative effect and bring restful sleep by addressing indigestion nervous upset or mental worry.
Short humor items and snippets claim casual wit from Judge's Lillary, Washington Evening Star, Boston Life, Philadelphia Record, and The Tatler. Banter ranges from sales pitches to family quips and Punch style observations.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a permanent cure for rheumatism by purifying the blood. It cites a Richibucto Newfoundland patient case, detailing long illness and relief after ten boxes, with the cure attributed to improved excretion through bowels kidneys and skin. Pills available from dealers or by mail, 50 cents per box and six for 2 50 from Brockville Ontario.
In a terse New York exchange Mrs Givern asks Willie to head west for harvest work. He retorts that the man seeking office is the real focus, hinting at political motives behind the query. The fragment shows a snappy wartime era style exchange.
The item notes Parker’s assertion that foreign nobles who marry into wealthier American families become the most successful settlement workers. The brief quotes Life magazine framing and reflects 19th or early 20th century social commentary.
The ad extols Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as the most economical remedy, claiming universal availability in Canadian drug stores and by country merchants. It emphasizes easy procurement and low price, urging everyone to keep a bottle at hand.
A husband recalls a single word he spoke to his wife a week ago that offended her deeply and has caused her silence since. The exchange, noted by Fliegende Blaetter, raises questions about communication and reconciliation in a strained marriage.
An Annapolis Nova Scotia reader over eighty reports long kidney and bladder trouble improved after using Gin Pills from National Drug & Chemical Co. He took six boxes and regained sleeping hours with fewer nighttime trips. Free samples offered from Department N.Y. Toronto, with regular sizes priced at 50 cents or six for $2.50.
A Toronto wife plans a homemade birthday gift for her husband and tells their five year old not to reveal it. The child blurts out that the mother intended to make two pairs of pyjamas, revealing the surprise during a circus visit.
F W Thompson of Ogilvie Flour Mills and H L Holt of Montreal Heat Power tour Fort William to consider a new flour mill site with capacity of at least 3 000 barrels daily. Thompson says western prosperity appears solid though full plans remain undisclosed.
James R. Hoskin, 25, died after hogs attacked him while he and farmer Charles Carter drove pigs to market along a public road near Chilliwack. The animals mauled him until help arrived. Carter fetched three men with clubs to disperse the hogs. Hoskin, son of a Church of England clergyman from Mansfield England, had been in Canada briefly.
The Pope is extremely pleased by a telegram received from Quebec. It reports M abaretti and King Edward on the plenary council of the Canadian Catholic church. The Pope lauds the king for reaffirming religious freedom for all British subjects and contrasts it with other nations.
A court session discusses admitting a conversation between Lawyer Fuller and the plaintiff Mr. Barnes. After half an hour of argument and a private judges’ conference, the judge allows Fuller to question. The witness replies that the plaintiff was not at home.
A baseball enthusiast and his wife attend a game. In sleep he is roused by her dream shouting Kill the umpire. He leaps up and crashes the washstand, waking her. He explains he did not kill the umpire but smashed the pitcher in self defense of the night.
Quote highlights women's advancement through postgraduate study in astronomy or mathematics and adds that taking cooking lessons signals broader progress. The Louisville Courier-Journal reference underscores social shifts in female education and practical skills.
A cynic notes a woman readily accepts two things a mouse and a proposal of marriage. The bystander asks for the two items and the cynic names them.
A feature on Roxroy a twenty year occult researcher who claims to read lives with accuracy. He invites free readings by mail detailing birth data and a verse request, praising proven results from patrons and endorsements from astrologers and ministers. Send birth date name and address to Kensington High Street London with optional postage.
A witty remark from London Tit-Bits questions whether soda water should be written as two words or with a siphon between. Holloway's Corn Core is praised as top for results in corn treatments. A ship in harbor may bring only wrecks if you wait passively for a payoff.
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