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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 13, 1910
Page
14
A Shipley Ontario man recounts using Zam-Buk after a rusty nail pierced his thumb. He says the antiseptic balm soothed pain, prevented swelling, and kept infection at bay, enabling him to work while healing. Zam-Buk marketed as universal cure for skin ailments sold for 56 cents a box.
An advertisement urges immediate use of Parmele's Vegetable Pills claiming they are the best laxative and stomach regulator. It promises quick relief and urges readers to try a trial to be convinced of their efficacy.
A comic dialogue excerpt features a Deaf Old Woman and a Visitor discussing Jimmy. The Visitor confirms he is now a bombardier while the old woman reminisces about his fondness for beer. The tone is humorous and dialect heavy.
An old patient ad claims Shilohs Cure stops coughing and heals throat and lungs for 25 cents. The text repeats the claim and price, then shifts to a fragmented dialogue about a motor car and an arrest, with a humorous exchange about obstructing a highway.
An advertisement promises Marine Eye Remedy relieves sore and weak eyes and soothes eye pain while promoting its sale. A separate dialogue shows Jack and Jess involving romance and a coercive plan to separate a woman named Smith from him.
A fragmented quote piece centers on self-made men and wealth, with remarks about earning by the sweat of others brows and a relative pointing out a grey-haired father. The passage blends boastful talk with casual family banter, lacking a clear news event.
A humorous clipping recalls Keir Hardie the Labour M P joking about his rough appearance in Hyde Park crowds. He describes being asked if he works on the roof during a Commons library visit and replies he works on the floor. A quip about beating the bookies and a retort about carpet systems follow.
A fragment from a humorous dialogue features Harry remarking he got looks from his mother and brains from his father. Dora retorts with a pointed jest about his parents and generosity to their son.
An advertisement asserts rheumatism is caused by poisonous blood and not weather. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the fast cure, citing Mrs. F. X. Boisseau of St. Jerome Quebec and detailing her recovery after multiple boxes. Also includes a Detroit Free Press joke about Mrs. Robinson.
A garbled OCR fragment presents dialogue snippets involving Husben and Merv, a wife, and mentions of Pittsburg Leader and Chicago News. The text shows misheard lines about belief, devotion, and gender questions, reflecting collage-like sourcing from multiple papers.
A New Jersey wife sought separation citing a long list of offenses by her husband. She tearfully added a claim that he had taken their baby's golden hair to make salmon flies for fishing. The court granted a separation, though no record confirms this act influenced the decision.
Dr Thomas electric oil is described as simple to use with plain directions. As a liniment it is rubbed on the skin and as a dressing it is applied directly, stated to be easily understood by both young and old.
A humorously misdirected exchange about train tickets leads W C McClean of 14 St Paul Street Baltimore to request near events from Minard's Liniment Co. He reports using the product for a sprain from track training and asks for the closest event to Baltimore. The note is dated November 11, 1903.
A Baltimore American quip notes a newly married couple involved in a odd scene. A husband allegedly threw stones at his wife but she was unhurt and amused, as the stones were said to be diamonds.
The Baltimore American reports the poet laureate threatening resignation after a perceived insult to his poetic dignity. He cites a gift to the Queen of an Angora cat as the cause and vows to write no more verse until addressed. His friend counsels patience and continued work.
Claim that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutional with Hall's Catarrh Cure. States most cases arise from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. Offers $100 for any case cured by the remedy and urges sending for circulars from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A Washington Star report captures a confrontation between a visitor and farmer Carntossel over repairing a road mud hole. The farmer defends local conditions detailing mortgage debt from hauling automobiles to cover costs.
A Connecticut girl and companions bought return tickets in New York and hid them in their stockings. In a hurried gate rush the girl’s ticket was found, she lifted her skirt to reveal a shapely ankle with the ticket visible. The gatekeeper and crowd approved, allowing entry.
A sales pitch asserts that Mother Graves Worm Exterminator brings sure and lasting relief for suffering children. The text includes a humorous aside with Patchwork Peterson denying yard work and claiming a twin brother was the black sheep of the family.
A Massachusetts motorist recalls visiting a dry town where the innkeeper refuses to issue a liquor license. The car remains parked as the group chats with the proprietor before moving on, illustrating local prohibition norms described by the Boston Record.
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