Island Ethnology and an Irish Saddler in Montserrat Tale
Ethnological notes describe Montserrat as a old British colony with a mixed population from Irish ancestors and African slaves. A comic tale follows an Irish saddler who, misunderstanding a Caribbean greeting, fears remaining three months in the sun will turn him black and quits with $1000 per day imagined as insufficient.
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St. Vincent
Barbados
Montserrat
St. Lucia
Guadeloupe
America
Connaught
Antilles
Africa
Kerry
Donegal
Trish
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Ireland
Boy Endures 18 Mile Ride For Lifesaving Remedy
W H Brown of Leesville Indiana endured asthma agony as family faced potential death while a son rode 18 miles for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. The medicine is praised for instant relief and cures of throat lung troubles with bottles 50 cents and one dollar. trial bottles free at Miller Drug Co.
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Miller Drug Co
Enroughty Pronounced Darby Folklore
A Virginia family named Enroughty is pronounced Darby, tracing to a country squire who received a fortune on condition he change his name to Enroughty, but friends kept calling him Darby, a tradition carried down through generations.
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Darby
Cholmondeley
Chumly
Beauchamp Beecham
Virginia
Enroughty
Devoured by Worms Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims White's Cream Vermifuge ends children's hunger cries by curing intestinal worms. It asserts the medicine makes kids thrive quickly and lists J. L. Wikles and J. B. Privett in Oxford Alabama as sellers at 25 cents.
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J. L. Wikles
J. B. Privett
Oxford
In Ostrich Plumes the Male Feathers Black and Gray from
The piece explains ostrich plumage colors. male birds yield black plumes while females provide gray. Feathers are clipped with a knife, leaving the quill end in the flesh for two to three months until it dies, then pulled out with forceps.
Croup Remedies Recommended by Local Practitioners
Croup often starts with cold symptoms such as chilliness sneezing sore throat and hoarseness with rapid pulse and difficult breathing. Parents are advised to give Ballard's Horehound syrup in small frequent doses and apply Ballard's Snow Liniment to the throat at the first sign of a croup cough.
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Ballard
J. Wiksles
J. B. Privatt
The Skin of a Seal
An article describes the richness and softness of sealskin jackets, contrasting live fur seals with tanned skins and explaining the fur processing. It outlines un der fur, the hair structure, and a method where a knife thins the flesh side to remove roots of long hairs while preserving the fur.
Cure for long trouble touted by Wood man
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana reports multiple prior hemorrhages and lung illness. He credits Foley's Honey and Tar for restoring his health after other physicians failed. Miller Drug Co endorses the remedy in advanced stages of lung trouble.
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A. M. Ake
Wood
Ind
Foley
Miller Drug Co
Proper Oral Hygiene Across Daily Routine
The guide insists brushing teeth thoroughly twice daily with a pure dentifrice and rinsing after meals with an antiseptic lotion. Use the quill toothpick to remove food, brush up and down to avoid gum injury, clean inner surfaces and molar contact areas, and avoid metal picks or extreme temperatures.
Local Ad Claims Snow Liniment Cured Neuralgia
Porter of the Oriental Hotel in Chanute Kansas says the product cured his neuralgia after one bottle and that he was “raised from the dead.” The ad notes available sizes 250 500 and 1.00 dollars at J L Wikle and J B Privett in Oxford Alabama.
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Oriental Hotel
Chanute
Kan
de Trus
J. L. Wikle
J. B. Privett
Ox Ord
Ala
The Wife's Mistake
An old woman disputes a tax notice in a tax office. Jones shows the unpaid tax and jokes that his only mistake was marriage. The woman retorts that his wife made that mistake.
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Jones
Remarkable Relief From Cough Remedy Testimony
A man from Bagnell Missouri credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for ending three years of bronchitis and sleepless nights after trying doctors and patent medicines. He says his wife bought a bottle and it completely relieved him. the remedy is sold by J L Wikle.
Warter's Hand Made Cigars Market Claim
Local advert promotes Warter's Hand Made cigars as always fresh and wrapped in tin foil to preserve flavor and quality.
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Warter
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