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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 29, 1910
Page
11
A new convict asks the prison governor to be assigned to his own trade, declaring he is an aviator. The governor agrees to arrange the request, reflecting the era's formal tone and the prison administration process. The clipping also includes humorous notes about Corn Cure and a park-walking anecdote.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co with endorsements from Walding Kinnan & Marvin. The pitch promotes internal use and states price seven cents per bottle with testimonials. Also includes a joke about insomnia in a cartoon-style Q&A.
A compilation of comic dialect anecdotes featuring Jim McDermit and a traveling salesman piquing with a South town fishing tale. The piece also touts Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a boon for children and closes with a quip about lying and fishing claims from Yonkers Statesman.
An article extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood building remedy for St Vitus dance in children. It cites pallor, listlessness and irritability as early signs and shares a testimonial from Mrs. A Wouters of Virden Manitoba detailing dramatic recovery after several boxes. Pills sold for 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co.
Fragmentary line compares a colored man in Arkansas to a four million dollar value, with prewar price notes from the Philadelphia Ledger. The readable text hints at racial and economic commentary from a historical clipping.
A humorous Chicago Tribune quip notes Minard’s Liniment as relief for neuralgia, contrasted with a playful classroom exchange about arithmetic rules and a joke about “Three is a crowd.”
The table shows Canada’s eggs and poultry exports from 1899 to 1909, with declines in value and volume. Despite lower export totals, author notes rising domestic use and imports, especially in western cities from Ontario and the United States, while farmers could benefit from improved poultry and horse stock as described by Prof. W. H. Peters.
F Helley Auld Regina secretary of the Live Stock Association of Saskatchewan is compiling a directory listing breeders of stock with names addresses and sale quantities. The text condemns infant mortality from cholera morbus and promotes Dr Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as safe for infants and small children. A quoted Louisville Courier Journal exchange features a witty doctor patient exchange.
Dialogues and social quips mix with early 20th century ads. A judge remarks on Kate Pemberton and a couple discuss ball invitations. Short humor about pound cake and over weight appears beside medical ad lines promising eye relief from Marine Eye Remedy.
Advert describes Dr. Chase's Ointment as a skin cure for eczema not a blood disease. Testimonials claim relief from itching and sores after internal treatments failed. Claims include complete cures after using eight boxes and invites readers to purchase at 60 cents a box from Toronto dealers.
The piece recalls a custom among couples to walk on their wedding day with knapsacks, saving money for a weeklong tramp. A Bavarian Alps tale is told of a young groom who walked alone as his newlywed wife stayed behind due to lack of funds for a trip.
The text notes a high demand for Dr Thomas Electric Oil with a large factory kept busy making and bottling it. It claims the preparation is at the head of proprietary compounds and the leading Oil in the market. The assertion emphasizes popular appreciation and general admission of its leading position.
A collage of quips from various sources features a summer boarder, a farmer, a traveller, and other figures mused on love, civilization, and daily life. The lines juxtapose rural humor with social observations, ending with a note about phonograph use.
An 19th century health warning highlights constipation as a pervasive enemy داخل the body. It claims it causes indigestion biliousness impure blood and headaches and labels Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills as a safe vegetable remedy to prevent decay and disease.
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