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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
14
A Pittsburgh Leader item notes a young wife in Harlem entering a butcher shop on the eve of a house party. She asks for six tough chickens for a special reason. seven are set aside and the butcher confirms all are tough, then she orders five more sent to her home.
The article explains impurities in the blood arise from liver dysfunction and show as pimples and blotches. It recommends Parsnelee's Vegetable Pills as the most effective inward treatment, claiming they improve liver action and purify the blood to eliminate maturities.
In a Brooklyn classroom a teacher asked a boy to define multitude. The reply: a multitude is what we get when we multiply. August Lippincott's.
Mothers urged to keep Baby's Own Tablets to prevent stomach troubles and fatal diarrhoea during heat. Warns delaying treatment can cost lives and notes a government analyst approval and no opiate. Available for 25 cents a box or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
In a Lippincott's style anecdote, a preacher tells followers that scriptural giving is one tenth but may adjust to a sixth or fourth per means. He proposes skipping the next hymn to take up the collection instead.
Mr. John Stoney of St James Manitoba, 63, underwent tumor surgery last week by Dr. F W E Burnham of Winnipeg and has already fully recovered, a notable outcome for his age.
A five year old girl named Helen asks about how much money each class gives and who decides the total. She concludes the person must be rich, wondering aloud about the man and the total given during Sunday school. The remark originates from a feature in The Delineator.
An Irish landlord, Valentine Charley Browne, Earl of Kenmare, is described as owning lakes and surrounding lands in Killarney, dating back to a James I grant from February 16, 1622. The claim extends to hills, villages, hotels, a railway station site, the insane asylum with six patients, and the Kerry poorhouse housing about 400 destitute residents.
A humorous illustrated Bits exchange shows a teacher catching Tommy fishing on Sunday and asking about wages of sin. Tommy questions sin but refuses wages, choosing to fish for fun.
Office boy to editor about drawings provokes humor in a Harper's Weekly cartoon caption. The editor declines, saying the drawings make him sick while the office boy reports the artist’s reaction, capturing a playful editorial moment.
A vintage advertisement touts Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a simple strong remedy to relieve children from worm symptoms promptly. The copy emphasizes quick relief and parental care.
A fragmentary Philadelphia Ledger snippet shows a quarreling exchange with a claim of a coir member in Jersey. The wife questions a remark about singing and the husband mentions quitting an environment or die. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or full names.
Dr. Jackson, former Health Officer of Newark City, reports to Governor Hughes that war house uses cause about one thousand deaths yearly from typhoid fever and related intestinal diseases in the city. He blames Wilsons Fly Pads for contributing to the disease germ spread.
An Irishman in a country inn orders the best whiskey, drinks it, and contemplates leaving without paying. The landlord accuses him of not paying, the Irishman asks for clarification, and the landlord confirms payment. The exchange ends with the Irishman observing that both paid, so why keep paying, in a light Bit-Bits style joke.
A short wartime style notice claims that ten cents' worth of Wilson Fly Pads will kill more houseflies than three hundred sheets of sticky paper, highlighting an inexpensive pest control product's higher effectiveness.
A brief chat notes Nell married an elderly man with one foot near death. Bell remarks she believed he would pass soon, yet he still buys shoes in pairs.
A Yonkers Statesman quotation joke features lines about sawing wood and gender roles. The exchange centers on a father and son banter with a punchline about women and woodworking. The snippet showcases period voice and casual humor.
A London despatch reports J. H. Greene, traveling representative for Curzon Bros., leaving Liverpool to begin a tour at Victoria British Columbia on August 29. He will visit eastern cities and carry the latest designs in spitings, over coatings, and trouserings, able to take measurements and orders mailed from Curzon's London warehouse.
A Paris newspaper cites estimates that supplying plumage for hats requires slaughter of about 300 million birds annually. It notes Paris milliners import 40 000 seagulls yearly and a London firm last year supplied 32 000 hummingbirds and 80 000 seabirds. It lists species at risk such as the Labrador duck Auckland rail Reunion starling and the Azores bullfinch and mentions live plucking to preserve feather beauty.
In a rustic exchange at the village store a reader mentions Jonas Perkinbine as a familiar subscriber and then probes for the other subscriber, revealing local curiosity about who is paying for the paper. The country editor confirms the connection and hints at more names among readers.
Wicks says a motor car knocked him down and he received £300 in damages from the driver. Dicks wonders what will be done with the money and Wicks reveals it was spent on buying another man’s car.
A Penny Pictorial caption frames a domestic scene with a girl asking about a piano and marriage. The exchange highlights the piano as a cherished item and underscores a playful, private family moment.
An anxious husband in the home scolds his wife for mistakes during a restless evening. The infant remains in the cradle as the couple quarrel, ending with the wife replying meekly that she started by placing the wrong baby to bed.
The advertisement asserts Holloway's Corn Cure penetrates to the root to kill corn growth, preventing recurrence. It presents a strong claim about curing corns by addressing their foundation.
A Washington Star fragment notes how the telephone once sparked laughter and now provokes profanity, reflecting on evolving attitudes toward new technology and central urban life. The exchange contrasts an old view with a modern reaction, framing tech adoption in social terms.
In a damp street dialogue a shopper begs a chemist for cod liver oil. He warns not to give too much as he must drink it himself, reflecting local color and humor of the period.
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