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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1908
Page
3
An OCR fragment references a Philadelphia Times item with mentions of a florist wallflower an old customer two plain middle aged daughters and a satirical scene involving a hades execution and punsters. The passage is cut and unclear about any clear event date or outcome.
A fragment from a Philadelphia Ledger item discusses a speech not printed, proving friendship. It notes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil launched over thirty years ago for a small sect and spread across a continent, praised as widely prized in the hemisphere.
Reported in the Houston Post an amusing exchange questions a claim that Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria. A clerk laments an orphaned office boy and the joke turns on why grief exists, implying irony about illness and death in a local context.
A brief notice asserts that using Wil son s Fly Pads as directed prevents dead flies around, signaling improved cleanliness in the household.
Olive use in modern cuisine described with several sandwich ideas. Tiny olive topped breads with celery walnut mix and butter. Russian style with chopped olives moistened by mayonnaise. Describes pairing bread, spread, stone removal, and stuffing olives with butter or fillings.
A Washington Star excerpt quotes a young boy admitting his father caught him smoking cigarettes. He says the father confiscated the cigarettes and smoked them himself, reflecting a stern parental response.
A playful Philadelphia Inquirer quip contrasts a fly pad product with a schoolyard exchange. The mock dialogue suggests kindness toward classmates as the scholar predicts a defiant response, implying social dynamics rather than a real event.
MOSE DEROSCE, Hotel Keeper at St. Phillippe Que, reports buying a horse with a supposed incurable ringbone for $30. He cured it with $1 of MINARD'S LINIMENT and sold it for $85, earning $54 profit on the liniment.
In a light exchange from Pick-Me-Up comic strip dialogue, Tom declares he plans to ask Tess’s father for her hand while Tess jokes about his nerves. Tom notes his career as an insurance agent and a book canvasser.
A fragment from the Chicago News features a humorous exchange about a polar expedition official grass cutter and a weary traveler. The playful dialogue pairs a housewife offering a Peary pie with a man seeking his next line.
A Japanese tale explains enduring love while a Brittany anecdote mocks male bargaining. An elderly Quimper vendor teases a tourist about having a sweetheart or wife, offering a ring for ten francs and scolding him for lacking a real partner.
The article describes four tropical jellyfish species with a sail-like membrane up to five inches wide. The fish-like body strands can sting painfully, used to deter predators. They move solely by the sail and resemble toy boats skimming the water.
Eben Ransom champions a single wage rule and steady work hours. He states a fixed daily pay of one dollar fifty unless hard times reduce it to one dollar twenty-five. A visiting philanthropic spinster urges equal wages for all workers and universal opportunity. He agrees on equal treatment but cites labor constraints.
While serving as minister to Germany Andrew L White received amusing letters from Americans One elderly west woman sent four white linen squares requesting autographs from the emperor the empress and the crown prince for a church fair She asked that they avoid writing too close to the edge to allow sewing the pieces together.
A narrator recalls visiting James Augustus North after a great day passed. He finds the country’s colors still flying at the mast and North with a red face under a bandage. When asked how he felt he cried Boohoo proving he felt extremely blue.
Manitoba woman reports Dr A Chase's Nerve Food cured her nervous headaches and eye strain from reading and needlework. She credits the remedy with addressing the nerve cause and restoring health, noting she no longer suffers and signs with her name. Edmanson Bates Col Toronto advertises the medicine and author A W Chase.
A brief note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for maintaining freshness and potency during travel. The ad touts strength and long shelf life, claims high reliability, and contrasts with other pills. Interleaved humorous quips reference society, suffrage, and a cartoonish butcher dialogue for period voice.
Public health warning against mercury containing catarrh ointments. Recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo as mercury free and orally active. Advises buying genuine product and notes price and availability from druggists. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A Jersey woman is brought into notice after a midnight burglary incident. Gotham reports the suspect may have mistaken her for a husband returning home, per Yonkers Statesman.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr T F Slocum's remedy for female sickness kept as a harmless vegetable medicine. It claims widespread use by thousands of ladies and promotes a 25e bottle available at druggists from Dr T F Slocum Limited in Toronto.
Special to Grain Shippers touts thirty years handling grain in Canada. It promotes a Fort William branch and strong links with major centers for prompt returns and good service. References include Union Bank of Canada Manitoba Commission Co Grain Exchange in Winnipeg Manitoba.
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