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Newspaper

Russell Banner

Location

Russell, Manitoba, Canada

Date

Oct 13, 1910

Page

11

Fruit-a-tives praised by Ottawa man for life saving cure

James Dingwall of Williamstown Ontario recalls chronic constipation and a bladder and kidney illness. He credits Fruit-a-tives with a swift cure and urges others to try the remedy, noting price 25 cents for a trial box and six for two dollars and fifty cents.

James Dingwall Williamstown Ont

Seven Reasons for Selling A House Cited in Exchange

A Chicago Tribune quip cites a seller listing seven reasons for sale. The owner explains the motives are two cats in the right house and five dogs in the left, used to illustrate an ironic point about advertising for a cheap sale.

Chiergo Tribune

Dr Morse's Indian Root Pills Promote Regular Bowel Action

Regularity of the bowels is essential for health. Daily waste removal prevents biliousness and indigestion. Harsh purgatives irritate the bowels. Morse's Indian Root Pills work effectively without weakening, sickness, or griping.

Dr. Morse

Sanitarium and Sanitarium Distinction Explained

The Literary Digest clarifies that sanitarium and sanitarium derive from different Latin roots. Sans i tori um emphasizes health restoring care at a place for invalids, while sanitarium focuses on preserving health through hygienic conditions.

Literary Digest

Rivalry sparks a coy exchange about hair and eyes

A playful dialogue between two rivals centers on losing locks and catching eyes. The banter hints at flirtation or competition as they tease one another with suggestive remarks. The lighter mood reflects social tension and attraction in a curt, intimate moment.

Shilohs Cure Effectiveness Questioned Amid Medical Hype

An OCR fragment notes Shilohs Cure stopping coughs and curing throat and lung afflictions. It mentions a nurse doctor and a missing sponge possibly sewn inside a patient, with a surgeon thanking someone and recalling a two guinea bill addition for materials.

Fisherman’s dispute sparks feeding claim in mock scene

A fragment from a humor digest shows a trespasser denying stealing fish while declaring he is feeding them. A coastal proprietor questions the intruder about the visit as the exchange ends in playful banter.

Lippincott’s

Perfect Consideration and a Cream of a Hat

Fragmentary humorous vignette describes a couple walking after a new hat quote and a husband’s wry reply. A separate ad fragment touts Holloway's Corn Cure. A farm boy ferries a summer girl across a stream, quipping about charges and old ladies.

Sonny

Mother praises Babe's Own Tablets for upset baby

Mrs. R Sanford of Inverary Ontario reports her sickly baby cried day and night for a week until Babe's Own Tablets relieved the distress. The letter claims the medicine cleanses impurities from the stomach and leaves the child healthy with rosy cheeks. The Dr Williams Medicine Co offers the tablets for 25 cents a box by mail.

Psychine promise touted as vitality booster

An advertisement extols Psychine as a 30 year vitality builder curing many ailments and boosting white blood cells. It offers a free 50 cent bottle via mail coupon to prove its value, citing medical history and foreign research about phagocytes and immune action.

Pains of Nervous Collapse and Headache Relief

An Ontario testimonial touts Dr Chase's Nerve Food as relief for severe headaches heart pains and indigestion. The letter from J Law of Peterborough credits the product with improved digestion, fewer headaches and restored vitality. It urges regular use and notes the product is sold by Edmanson Bates Co in Toronto.

Chase J. Law Hunter Street Peterborough Ont Peter Hamilton Co Dr. Chases

A Virginian's Timepiece by Daniel T. Davis

Daniel T. Davis of five miles from Bernard Madison County creates a clock with standard timekeeping plus day month year indications. It features a moon phase display and a miniature sun that appears at sunrise and disappears at sunset. The device’s moon mechanism shows quarter and full moon phases, showcasing notable mechanical ingenuity.

Daniel T. Davis Bernard Madison County

Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promote Liver Health

The ad touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a gentle liver remedy free of griping, claiming they restore liver activity and improve mood and vitality. A playful Baltimore joke about courting an heiress is included as light filler.

Parmelee

Edith and Bertha discuss George's blunt fault finding

Edith praises George for always pointing out her faults even when she asks him to. Bertha probes, but Edith says he has never found any faults and claims she is flawless.

Beltimore American Edith George Bertha

Local Humble Jokes and Advertisements Fragment

A mosaic of old humor and advice items. Minards Liniment claims burn relief and quick stomach ease. Short anecdotes about mistaken identities, letters, and a garbled stock tale appear as a pasted clippings set from a small town paper.

Umpire Accused of Monopoly on Local Ball Game

A street scene quotes a bystander and Chimmie debating umpire authority in a neighborhood game. The dialogue questions why the umpire controls all gear and calls, highlighting tensions over fair play and ownership in local sport.

Puck

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