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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1910
Page
6
A brief notice from Jasper Ontario reports a baby named Nea died after a rash described as licking. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and associated remedies as proof of their efficacy and economy.
A wealthy retired contractor, Mulligan, attempts to tear up a board to gain value as a prank while a friend watches. The scene blends humorous dialogue with a nautical newspaper fragment. Dysentery Cordial ad copy follows, touting a remedy to protect intestinal lining and prevent death. The piece closes with a cartoonish exchange about the moon and its beams.
An odd London Opinion snippet touts Minard's Liniment for sale everywhere and features a quip about a man enjoying a quiet smoke and a veteran smoker avoiding crowds, reflecting era advertising and social humor.
A brief farmyard exchange features a border worker and Farmer Corn tessel debating memory and business. The banter touches on rural livelihood and selling spring chickens as a humorous aside.
The piece recalls Col. A K McClure and a WW era yarn about ladies in Conshohocken sewing pajamas for soldiers in Cuba. McClure denies the tale as a political fabrication while noting he never wore such night wear. The anecdote circulated via telegrams and a national magazine context.
A vendor praises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as long enduring and highly favored, claiming widespread use and public esteem without further advertising. The excerpt also includes a humorous exchange about marriage as a business partnership and silent partners.
A testimonial ad for Dr Williams Pink Pills claiming to regulate blood supply relieve menopause symptoms and improve vitality. Mrs Richard Lobb of Red Deer Alta credits the treatment with restoring strength after childbirth and helping other young women recover from related conditions. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 50 cents a box. six boxes for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A ship’s doctor consoles a seasick sailor who has exhausted every remedy. The patient quips that he has not yet tried the ocean itself, highlighting a humorous exchange on coping with sea conditions. The brief vignette captures nautical humor from a periodical era.
An odd clipping notes Minard's Liniment as a cure for dandruff. The text then shifts to a fragment of dialogue about courting Mrs. Williams with a humorous exchange between Mr. Brown and an admirer.
A Chicago News item recalls a town youth who feared he caught microbes from his sweetheart and, after rushing back the next night, kissed them again. The tale plays on superstition about contagion and romance in a small community.
The text argues there are multiple future judgments with Christ’s return. It links the sheep and goats to nations gathered before Him and outlines judgments of believers, Israel, and the nations, contrasting mercy to Israel with punishment for enemies. It emphasizes faithful service and divine justice.
A Bear Island business letter from August 26 1903 commends Minard's Liniment Co Limited for its product. The writer states a traveller is selling large quantities and notes13 years in business with success surpassing competing liniments.
A witty exchange from Le Rire about breaking a large parlor mirror and concerns over superstition. The joke hinges on the superstition of seven years bad luck.
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