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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
3
The article reviews fashionable trim details and fabrics for summer gowns and travel costumes. It highlights cording, wash braids, linen edges, toile dacier open meshed ceilings, clung laces, and fabrics like Mohair, English serge, and transparent wools, plus accessories in ribbons and silks. It also mentions an anecdote about a canary and a couple of story notes about a mockingbird.
Warns against catarrh remedies containing mercury which can damage mucous membranes and senses. Advocates Hall's Cathartic Care by F. H. Cheney Co as mercury free and effective. Includes testimonial note and pricing per bottle.
A New York Press column extols boys shining shoes as worthy, self taught labor. It argues against giving children money for shoe shines, claiming parental subsidies train an upstart and rob friends, and urges every boy to learn bootblacking as valuable exercise with future earnings.
A promotional notice touts Bickk’s Anti-Consumptive Syrup as an extraordinary penetrating medicine for colds, lung inflammation, and throat issues. It claims the remedy is agreeable to all, making it popular with women and children.
In this Western quip a tenderfoot misreads the nickname Three Finger Mike as marking a fierce figure. The cow puncher corrects him, saying the man is actually timid and easily scared, earning the moniker because he fears taking more than three-fingered whisky at a time.
Historical note on long lived goldfish in Washington and the Imperial Aquarium in St. Petersburg. The sacred fish in Buddhist temple ponds in China are claimed to be centuries old by priests.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes a rich young man proposing something vague to a young woman, while she reframes the question as a 30 day option. The fragment hints at social awkwardness and parental oversight in courtship dialogue.
A reader reports recovery from Rheumatic Gout in Halifax using Minard's Liniment. Another notes cure of Acute Bronchitis by Lt Co C Crewe Read in Sussex. A third claims cure of acute Rheumatism by Markham Ontario. The brief notices show individual testimonials from nations and places.
Winnipeg markets list current prices for wheat flour oats and cereals with Fort William, Glenora and Lake of the Woods brands. Itemized prices cover millfeed ground feed oatmeal butter eggs cheese vegetables dressed meats poultry hides wool and Seneca root with ranges for quality grades and delivery terms.
In ex parte Scoggin 6 Tex. App. 546 an indictment for William Gerrard's murder cites a handwritten memorandum found near the body. It records a planned duel over $25 with religious language and a fatal shot, noting Scoggins’s piety and his opponent’s death by a shell.
Dr Parmelee presents Venetapie Prue with claims of long research and new medical discoveries. Parmelee's Pills are advertised as a tonic and stimulant that mildly excites body secretions and provides tone and vigor in small doses.
Laughter erupts as Thomas Massey proposes abolishing the suffix mas and replacing it with title to form Christtide. O'Connell retorts that Massey should anglicize his own name Thetide Tidey, prompting laughter and derailing the bill. Paximecce claims power to target disease organs and cleanse multiple ailments, with a reader testimonial praising Parmelee's Pills from Carswell Ont.
In a sharp exchange a columnist questions Pickelton’s Hall of Fame candidacy noting the implication that inclusion would require his death, a grim jab underscoring the veteran players debate.
Brooklin Life profiles Knicker-Jones a self made man noting he wasn’t born rich. The piece hints at hardship and personal grit while mentioning his current stakes.
Zurich reader Mr D Steinbach endorses Dr Thomas Thomas fed cat cure, claiming it mends his cat as if by wood healing and asserts his house relies on it.
Excerpts discuss a ship built with luck, Wabash Bank lands, and 1803 fire losses. Fire safety on ships urged with iron ladders. sea doors made compulsory. Convict labor shifts occur in several states to cotton farms. French generals resign amid war minister tensions.
A terse ad touts a remedy labeled as a remote cure for corns and warts priced at twenty five cents, targeting cost-sensitive customers. It presents minimal details and no medical claims.
Two women discuss a friend who has long spoken of writing a novel. One notes she studies acquaintances for character types but warns the plan fails for her as she wavers between making her husband the villain and then the hero, forcing continual rewrites of the opening chapter.
Fragmentary note reports an exterminate company cited as meeting local concerns. No clear names, dates, or places are readable, leaving the core action and outcome uncertain.
A playful exchange reveals a characters dynamic as Madge and Maud treat each other to ice cream sodas while the narrator ends up paying street car fares due to their funds. The lighthearted dialogue hints at social mischief and the girls' impressions of their day.
An excerpt cites ancient and medieval authorities praising honey and bread as nourishing and cleansing foods. It recounts Dr Thomas Muffet and classical figures on honey’s healthful properties, advising honey prepared from fresh combs and flavored with herbs for children and the elderly in cold climates.
Towne-Hicult argues Browne's plan to pair Browning's poems with Wagner music is infernal. The Philadelphia Press notes theProposal as a grim notion likely to spark controversy among readers and critics.
A Washington Star excerpt features a citizen praising Minard's Liniment curing colds and calling intemperance dreadful. Mr Van Diggle, a wheel man, counters that intemperance leads to strewn broken bottles in the street.
A quirky item notes Minard's Liniment as a cure for garget in cows and as a local favorite with women. A census anecdote follows where a man recounts the census taker asking not for age but year of birth.
Dialogue presents Billy resisting a vacation citing workload. Colleague asks about affordability and need for rest. Billy explains that taking a week off would trigger three weeks of backlog from coworkers.
A short quip argues coeducation means giving girls a chance to prove they are smarter than boys, reflecting a bias in the piece. The dialogue hints at gender stereotypes in schooling.
A clipped gossip note recalls Deacon Short-Robbins giving a lead quarter when asked to change a dollar. The exchange hints at a Montreal incident or travel snippet, mentioning Hotel Balmoral and a small monetary detail.
A sharp social row centers on Marmaduke McCorker and Miss Fitzperkins. McCorker allegedly stimulated Miss Fitzperkins to improve her mind and then ended the engagement, claiming fear at marrying a woman so educated.
Auctioneers Donald Fraser & Co. Suckling & Co. offer men and boys suits overcoats vests and knickers from Tweed to Ulsters. Stock on view Monday before sale. Catalogues available from auctioneers in Toronto Montreal Winnipeg or from the firms.
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