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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
3
A hotel in Carlsbad paid unusual attention to a visitor named James I King from Buffalo New York. Guests puzzled by the marked deference until they read the printed register which misrendered the name as James the First King of Buffalo New York.
A vintage note touts Komas Electric Oil as a remedy for colds and related ailments. It claims rapid relief of throat inflammation and coughing, plus strengthening of the airways against future attacks. It urges readers to try the product.
A benedict remarks on women as a bachelor asks what is peculiar. The other explains that after marriage a woman wonders three times daily what to prepare for the next meal. The piece jokingly references Orpheus and Hades to lampoon married life.
Readable fragments recount a Beck style impresario and exchange about bores on a hotel piazza in Atlantic City. Desh the steel man and Cash remark on Maine lobsters while a bore is confronted and dismissed. the scene includes a dressing down and a summer plan inquiry. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are praised as enduring public favorites and a letter from Boothby is noted with amusement.
A playful classroom exchange ends with Carl declaring a ground hog is sausage. The joke unfolds as a teacher reads natural history stories and a student’s punchline lightens the mood in a Chicago Tribune cited moment.
A merchant on Bear Island writes Aug 26 1903 praising Minard's Liniment Co. Limited for selling quickly in thirteen years in business. He notes the traveller delivering large quantities and that only Minard's Liniment remains, others must be pushed.
After a hotel room quarrel, Smithers resolves to exploit a woman's weak point by discussing longer dresses this season. The exchange ends with a sharp retort about sheet iron limits, and they drift back to their ongoing argument.
The article reviews Paul’s defense before Felix in Caesarea, detailing the charge, the plan of the accusers, and Paul’s testimony of faith. It notes Felix’s cautious handling, Paul’s liberty for visitors, and the governor’s continual postponement, with a warning on “today” as the accepted time.
The passage blends moral themes on sin and temperance with a note on judgment and comfort from Romans and Titus. It then shifts to a medical aside about spring illness, describing winter to summer strain on the body and identifying dysentery and the common remedy Dr. Dysentery cordial as widely sold.
A bitter exchange quoted from the Louisville Courier Journal shows a husband and wife describing a strained marriage with an odd bargain about cash and promises, revealing a tense personal disagreement.
A short note praises Lifebuoy Soap for refreshing bath or toilet use and claims it cleanses and purifies. A separate anecdote shows a caller asking a wealthy suburbanite Mr Stinjay to support a city’s fresh air fund for poor children, promising generosity but noting logistical concerns.
An advertisement notes Minard's ointment for sale widely. A lighthearted quote from the Detroit Free Press frames domestic humor about promises to weed the garden. The item reflects period marketing and humorous tone.
Mrs M Dixon of West Toronto says kidney disease pain and backache vanished after using three boxes of Gin Pills. She praises the product and offers a sample and purchase details from National Drug & Chemical Co. Dept N.Y. Toronto Ont. 50 cents per box or 6 for $2.50.
A participant points to Green as the future best man in a Princeton event while a woman remarks on the suddenness of the moment.
An advertising blurb touts Marine Eye Remedy Co. of Toronto as a cure for red weak weary watery eyes. It claims soothing effects and invites readers to write for eye books while including a stray quote about a boy who remembers tunes and could compose musical comedy.
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces a fare of one third for the round trip for Thanksgiving Day with sale windows from October 22 to October 2 inclusive and a final return limit of October 27. The note hints at social humor reflecting on marriage and honesty.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills purify blood and restore health. It cites Miss Bernadette Lopoine of St Jerome Quebec who improved after use and asserts the pills build blood, strengthen nerves, relieve headaches, indigestion and other ailments common in women and girls. Sold by dealers or mail from Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box. six boxes for 2.50.
The Washington Star quotes a playful exchange where Johnny protests a lickin while insisting he was not beaten. The brief caption highlights a child’s backchat and defiant mood.
Sterling Bulletin editor Junkin with red hair jokes about losing hair after a gold brick sale. Sedgwick Pantograph editor Cretcher has no hair and quips about the cause. Mention from Everybody's Magazine.
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