Destruction of Shanghai City Wall for Development Spur
Reports detail removal of sections of Shanghai city wall facing the old yamen to widen streets and enable new development. Officials order removal of obstructions, fill creek, and repurpose the area while residents are required to clear debris. Two major gates have already been removed as part of the plan.
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Eaye Noeth Chins News
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Yamen
Town Hall Works Department
Great East Gate
United Fire Brigade
Shan Tes
Casiblican
Thees
Piieutius
Sandbow and Rainbow Tales From the Storm
A mixed column of weather oddities and a shy joke. Beatrice Parker notes sandbows formed by peculiar pearly particles after a storm. An Inchman tries to dodge drunkenness with chrysanthemums, prompting a stuttering quip about asking for “reel.”
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Arizowas
Algermine Bay
Beatrices M. Parker
Michigan
Oisletinn Advocate
Zam-Buk and Odera Advertised Remedies Noted
An advertisement fragment extols Zam-Bak Junt and Yam-Bak products as cures for wounds and diseases, claiming dramatic long term recoveries and urging purchase through mail orders. It also touts remedies like Mother Graves Worm Exterminator and warns against inaction. The text includes promotional lines about success through effort and learning from failure.
Parmentes's Vegetable Pills Promote Bold Social Prowess
An excerpt extols Parmentes's Vegetable Pills as a remedy to ease revulsion toward pills while boosting vigor for civic and family duties. It claims the pills improve tonicity for the stomach and make even delicate appetites tolerate pills, framing them as popular for their tonical quality and social usefulness.
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Parmetes
Asthma remedy claim and college court martial tale
A garbled article mentions Dust Causes Asthma and a Dr Kellogg asthma remedy, promising relief and restored breathing. It also recounts a North Scottish college incident where a male student was court-martialed for visiting boarding ladies with a stern rector describing escalating penalties.
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Gocher Hook
Nocherds
D. Kellogg
Bootland
Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills Promoted in Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills with claims to calm nerves, improve sleep, and aid fatigue. It mentions box pricing, a distributor in Ontario, and broad consumer benefits for men and women, including travel use and general wellness.
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Lee O
Perea
Milburn
Worm Powder Promises Quick Cure for Worms
An advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powder as a rapid remedy that destroys parasitic worms and improves health, claiming no rival equals its benefits for the young constitution. A separate reader scene depicts a skating rink exchange with a playful glance at a hidden jewel in a portrait case.
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Geornge
George
Pneumonia Cure Promoted by Wood's Norway Pine Syrup
An advertisement extols Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a cure for pneumonia caused by cold exposure. A caller testimonial from Hugh McLeod of Enterhazy, Hask notes rapid improvement in a child after using the syrup. The price is 35 or 5 cents per bottle, sold in a yellow wrapper with three pine trees.
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Wood
Norway
Woodla
Ping Bynigena Tang
Hugh McLeod
Enterhazy
Milburn Co., Limited
Toronta
Ont
Instructions on simple home repairs and pantry tips
The text gives practical advice for household care such as securing pantry entrances with soap and pepper to deter pests, protecting table corners with cloth pieces to reduce wear, and using sour milk to brighten fabrics. It also discusses mop maintenance, floor dust absorption, and methods to improve cooking by altering breading and cream usage.
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Theo
Bamburg
Ull Heuley
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Offer Bowel Health Aid
In this health note a cautious advocate praises Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills for delivering reliable bowel action and digestive health. The piece warns against laziness and indolence as chief causes of illness, noting mental fatigue and weakness can be mistaken for disease.
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Parmelee
Headache Cure Claim Prompts Cleanse Trial Results
An advertisement touts Burdock Flood Bitters as a remedy to headaches by cleansing the system. It claims the stomach and bowels are purified, the headache vanishes, and the user feels well, praising the product from Menufseturrd onliel ag as Ca Limited.
Mammoth Cave Decline Traced to Lost Advertising
In a provocative tale Ebert Hubbard notes Mammoth Cave in Kentucky fallen into ruin as a hotel deteriorates and locals dwindle. The essay argues that the death of the advertising manager killed the cave’s fame, causing crowds to disappear and a once celebrated wonder to fade from sight.
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Ebert Hubbard
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Great Cave
Bow Fe
Grest Cave
Grand Rapids
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