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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
3
A teacher challenges Peter Jones and Walter with a work rate problem. Walter answers that a father and mother would take three hours to complete the job together, reasoning it would be three hours even with their prior wasted time included.
The piece urges rapid use of Dr. 7. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial for cholera and summer complaints. It claims the remedy never fails and patients report prompt relief and complete subdual of pain and disease.
A salesman, newly promoted to the curio department, claims the necklace was originally made for the Duke of Buckingham and given to Anne of Austria as he notes the store is moving many of them.
An old advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It includes testimonials from Toledo wholesalers Walding Kinnan Marvin and claims the remedy acts on mucous surfaces. Prepared by Cheney & Co. Toledo and distributed by druggists.
A playful exchange prompts the line Now children what would you say if you saw your teacher coming to school with a dirty face and hair uncombed. Little Algernon replies We wouldn't say nothin we’d be too perlite.
A weary Memphis to Bald Knob rail journey stalls after a long stop. The conductor seeks a passenger with string as the engine breaks, implying a mechanical trouble on the hot afternoon.
President Taft, famed for abstaining from alcohol, favors a horse's neck a cold beverage made of ice ginger ale and lemon juice. This simple drink reflects his temperate dietary habits during his presidency.
A prominent New York society figure who recently traveled by car through France says the highlight of the journey was watching French peasants sing the tune titled mayonnaise.
During a walking tour two exemplary youths chose milk at a dairy over a saloon. A pretty dairymaid teased them about writing her name on an egg and sending a postcard. A later reply arrived—three years later—from an actor.
The ad urges farmers to keep Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a family remedy and as a potent horse and cattle medicine. It claims strong efficacy for equine colic and cites superior performance as a substitute for sweet oil. Safety and medical claims are presented without context.
A New York horseman recalls the late Frank Work a noted bookseller who loved Dickens and standard works but had little time for poetry. He mentions a garden party remark by a young lady about poetry and Work’s witty response about it being fine or imprisonment.
A mother chastises her daughter in the morning, causing hurt feelings, then in the afternoon the child sits in a cafe deep in thought. The mother softens and asks what she is thinking about, and the girl replies she wants six or eight bridesmaids for her wedding.
Dear Sirs T had a bleeding tumor on my face for a long time and tried remedies without success. I was advised to try Minards Liniment and after using several bottles it made a complete cure and it healed all up and disappeared altogether. David Henderson Belle Isle Station Kings Co New Brunswick September 17 1904.
A disheveled man burst into a police station shouting vengeance and identifying the car as No. 411-44 that struck him minutes earlier. Police were summoned to investigate the alleged hit-and-run incident.
Sore throat is not trivial and may spread germs via food. When symptoms start, Hamlin's Wizard Oil is recommended as a remedy.
A classroom joke ends with Tommy answering that a hypocrite is a boy who comes to school with a smile on his face. The exchange captures light schoolyard humor and classroom dynamics.
A minister asks Sunday School children to name the organ that continuously throbs inside the body, describing a vital heart. A child’s cheeky interruption reveals the gas meter as the humorous answer, lightening the moment during the sermon.
A Philadelphia newspaper picked up a New York fire report about a midnight blaze during an evening show. A reader’s note prompted the editor to alter the line, printing Two Twins burned out at Herald Sefture Theatre instead of Three Twins.
A terse literary fragment shows a character in desperation stamping and crying out about a noise like a gun. The scene centers on fear and urgency, with references to weapons and a boyish exclamation.
A sermon study on Daniel and Ezekiel highlights their Babylonian captivity, divine favors, and wisdom from God. It notes Daniel's faithfulness over food offered to idols, God guiding kings and rulers, and Paul linking past prophecy to present understanding through Jeremiah and the prophets.
Corns cause much suffering but Fol loway's Corn Cure offers speedy relief. The ad-style note markets a quick cure with claims of certainty and satisfaction for sufferers seeking relief from painful corn discomfort.
Like a bloodhound on the trail, Herlock Shames in a dressing gown and straw hat bent to inspect torn road. Heavy wheel-tracks, dust, and petrol odor reveal a motor car passage. Shames sprang up with triumph, crying to Johnson that a car has been there.
In Topeka Kansas a row of three clothing shops faced a dramatic window display. The middle merchant posted bankruptcy notices with the signs Bankrupt and Losing Out at Cost while twenty minutes later a large sign appeared above his own door reading Main Entrance drawing attention to the storefronts on the block.
A sea pie creation by Skipper Marman served seventy guests with plenty to spare. The shipboard crust weighed heavily, formed of three layers with thick crusts and compartments. Inside were ski rabbits, kidneys, beefsteak and vegetables, a hardy eight hour water-processed bake. The meal pleased guests and the soup was praised as welcome by the town’s poor.
The article discusses the status of Queen Mary as Princess of Wales amid claims of no such title. It notes King George’s actions and the ceremonial creation of a titular Wales by the king while Mary retains her second title. It recalls that only Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII, has held the title in history.
A London Tit-Bits blurb recounts a remark by Lord Palmerston after a maid refused to return to the Isle of Wight saying the climate was not embracing enough. He suggested taking her to the Isle of Man next time.
A father corrects his son on the meaning of equinox. He jokes that the term comes from myths and claims schools have changed since his boyhood. He asserts the equinox is a fabled animal half horse and half ox, and offers a playful linguistic aside about its name.
A House member remarked on Water L. Fisher’s appearance as he arrived to succeed Richard A. Ballinger. The exchange noted Fisher’s long chin and strong jaw, with Murcock of Kansas predicting tough knocks ahead if Fisher endures Ballinger’s fate.
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