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Newspaper
Tisdale Recorder
Location
Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1914
Page
5
A historical note describes sleepwalkers showing unconscious memory influences. It cites a poor reader who preached sermons during sleep, later recognized as parts of a discourse learned forty years earlier in church. A girl mimicked violin sounds after hearing a fiddler nearby, puzzling physicians until root cause emerged.
A Victorian tip explains using a thimble fitted with a tiny magnet to recover dropped needles. The magnet attracts the needle, making the search quick and easy for sewing enthusiasts who keep a magnet handy in the sewing basket.
Dread of asthma ruins nights and lives with endless attacks and guilt. Dr J D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claims instant relief and prevention of future attacks, leaving sufferers in peace and happiness. Inexpensive and sold almost everywhere.
The article explains that the word book does not come from Latin but from Saxon or Danish roots. Early writers used wood, bark and parchment to record accounts calendars and histories. In the north the beech tree supplied writing material and the word boc described a written bit, evolving into book.
A lyrical exchange features a pretty maid and an old boy arguing in jest about parading and an axe used to bust shop windows. The dialogue hints at mischief and playful street bravado within a humorous banter.
A fragment recalls a jokey exchange about a prize dog at a show yard. The speaker jokes that the dog’s short legs are mismatched with its body, noting the joke about its chances and misperceived height.
A ragged note warns that flickering lamp flames can explode if not snuffed promptly. The city discusses lamp gas buildup and safety while a comical remark critiques conceit and vanity in a cheeky proverb about a man showing off his concert.
Admiral Lesoffsky commands a Russian fleet in New York during winter 1963 64 with another in San Francisco. Thurlow Weed cites that Farragut asked why idle in port and the answer cites sealed orders to be opened only if a foreign power attacks the United States. France Gortechakoff corroborates the czar’s order in St. Petersburg. The supper table scene features Mary’s quip about automobiles frightening horses and pants without a man.
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy to boost blood supply and combat pallor wrinkles and headaches. A testimonial from Mrs. William Jones of Crow Lake Ontario credits renewed health to the pills after severe blood loss and pale appearance. Availability is by mail order from Brockville Ontario with prices listed.
The article traces early dirigible ideas from 1784 Meusnier to the 1852 Giffard craft and the Zeppelin era. It also includes a brief anecdote about a New York restaurant encounter and a tip on preventing potatoes from turning black by adding vinegar to water.
A vintage Nerviline advertisement touts the liniment as a cure for all pain and common ailments. It cites long usage in Canada and a Port Hope reader testimonial, urging mothers to use Nerviline for children and adults with options for large and trial bottle sizes from The Catarrhozone Co.
A Philadelphia North American note suggests buttonholing around glove tears to prevent further ripping. For white kid gloves soak one glove on the hand, scrub with gasoline and white soap, rinse with clean gasoline, and hang to dry away from fire. Repeat with the other glove and stretch gently after drying.
The ad proclaims Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a superior pain subduer, claiming its long thirty year use has made it a familiar household medicine across the western world. It asserts broader efficacy than gallona or other medicines and notes near-ubiquitous availability.
A male wardrobe treatise argues one dress suit serves a man for years while a woman needs a new gown for each party. The piece contrasts fashion norms and enduring cost in men’s versus women’s attire.
The Chicago Journal describes a method to restore shine to a silver teapot. Place a large piece of washing soda inside, fill with boiling water, and boil for one hour over a spirit lamp. The result is a bright interior and exterior without harming the silver.
Readers are urged to clear closets of unused coats and dresses and donate them to help less fortunate girls. The piece argues many garments stay unused in trunks and shelves, and remodeling delays waste valuable items that could provide warmth and dignity to others.
A second floor room trembles as a Japanese typhoon hurls shutters, breaches windows, and floods the space with rain. The roof sheds, coal bins clatter, and dawn finds the narrator assessing soaked clothes after the storm moves seaward.
A Royal Photographic Society lecture by the Rev. H. O. Fenton recalls a postman delivering letters to a church congregation on Sunday, praising the labor-saving value and comfort of such a service as he notes diphtheria cures.
The word Improve originally meant rebuke or condemn in English, with the French sense aligning to its opposite. Milton used Improve to mean increase, and only with time did it acquire the modern sense of making something better.
A reflection on finding deeper satisfaction once one has left a group or company. The note suggests personal growth and improved fulfillment come with removing oneself from prior workplace dynamics.
A reader laments a marriage lacking consideration as her husband brings home a total stranger for dinner without warning. She notes no available food at home and references a personal setback in bridge, highlighting strain and unequal partnership within the household.
A terse opinion warns against lying about a newborn’s appearance. It suggests a crude joke to tell the friend if the baby resembles its father. The piece mocks common gags and notes failed efforts to cheer a grouch with chocolates or light humor.
A minister's wife mends clothes while a neighbor visits. They discuss a basket of assorted buttons found in the contribution box. The editor notes the woman has many buttons, including one like the minister's husband wore this winter. They exchange a friendly farewell as the chat ends.
A local resident named Gabe Smith is described as an unscalable and difficult figure during a community meeting. Report notes tensions as Steve and others express irritation with his behavior and refusal to engage.
A tall, long legged man known as H Bingha Palmer limped after a riding accident. He described riding through the park when his foot slipped from the stirrup and the horse stepped on it, explaining the cause of his injury.
A city visitor visits a farmer in the countryside and marvels at hogs gathered near a windmill. The tale pivots to a kitchen recipe for a beef and potato luncheon bake and a quip about women lawyers in England.
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