Fright of riches and sudden downfalls of money kings
The piece surveys historic cases of rapid wealth and collapse. It highlights Hooley and Grant as dramatic rises and falls, notes the Glasgow Bank scandal and losses by investors, and recounts John Law's Mississippi Scheme, Lesseps, and George Hudson as examples of fortunes built high and ended in poverty or exile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Law
France
England
Law
M. de Lesseps
George Thudson
The Cheapest Cavalry in India and Its System
An analysis of Bengal Lancers as affordable, efficient troops under the silladar system. It explains fixed monthly costs, the ownership of gear by soldiers, and how pay and equipment were managed. It notes native officers sometimes owned horses and gear, while sowars received separate pay.
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India
Cery
Silladar Cavalry
Government of
England
Dr Williams Pink Pills Restores 65-Year-Old Gardiner
From The Record Smiths Falls a 65 year old resident, Andrew Gardiner, described years of despair from swollen limbs and poor circulation. After trying many doctors, six to twelve boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills brought steady improvement, enabling him to walk in boots again and enjoy life. The piece touts the pills as a tonic aid for weak health, sold nationwide.
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Smith's Falls
Smith's Balls
Williams
Pink Tills
Gardiner
Dr. Williams
The Red-Headed Club in Washington
A Washington organization called the Red-Headed Club admits only government employees and those with red hair. About half the members are women. The chief is titled Most Lit Luminary, with Satellite and Lesser Light as subordinates, and the aim is to shield red hair from jokes and ridicule.
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Washington
Sorodont Tooth Powder and Liquid Ad
Sorodont Tooth Powder 25 Sorodont Liquid 25c. Like Liquid and Powder 75c. At all stores or by mail. Sample of the Liquid for the postage 3c. HALL & RUCKEL Montreal.
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Sorodont
Hall & Ruckel
Montreal
Baby's Own Tablets Aid Teething and Digestive Troubles
Mothers praised Baby's Own Tablets for teething discomfort colic restlessness and upset stomachs in infants. The lozenges are sweet easy to take can be crushed or dissolved and contain no opiate or dangerous substances. If unavailable at a druggist send 25 cents to Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for a mailed box. A cremation of a human body yields about 3 pounds of ashes.
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W. J. Wright
Brockville
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Ont
Waved a Salute Custom of an English Family on Bosphorus
An English family by the Bosphorus long exchanged salutes with Russian ships as they passed. The practice spread, with Russian officers joining in and the Grand Duke Michael later renewing it. A Russian gunboat captain hosted a dinner aboard, praising the goodwill fostered by these small gestures and their impact on sailor morale.
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Bosphorus
Black Sea
Turkey
Michael
Teetotallers share hospitality with socks and shirts
Two men, Jones and Brown, who were teetotallers, exchange modest gifts as a hosier offers items. Brown accepts a pair of socks, then Jones replies that next time he would like a shirt, and they part with good will.
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Jones
Brown
Japanese Catarrh Cure advertised in Toronto notices
A fragmented clipping promotes Japanese Catarrh Cure as a cure for catarrh and deafness with testimonials from D N Spencer of Toronto. It claims relief after use and offers samples by mail for 50 cents plus postage. Also includes a brief employment agent joke.
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D. N. Spencer
Coolmine Ave
Toronto
Winnipeg
Lt Drovg
Ista
Griffiths & Macpherson Co
Limi
Churen
British Earthquakes and a Flinty Heart
A historical note on earthquakes in the British Isles shows 255 quakes recorded to 1850 with Comrie in Perthshire as a hotspot, noting autumn as the peak season and detailing seasonal counts. The excerpt also includes a literary dialogue about ice and Cupid, contrasting aging ardor and a cool reply.
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British Isles
Comrie
Perthshire
England
Scotland
In Bed Three Years Mrs Hughes Recovers with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Morley Ontario November 25 Special Nelson Leslar Justice of the Peace relates Mrs Thos Hughes tale of four years of illness. She suffered severe bloating and pain, slept poorly, and could not walk. After fourteen boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she regained strength and weight, now at normal weight. Doctors said rheumatism and nothing could help. Claims pills cured Bright's disease and dropsy in her case and urges others with deranged kidneys to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodd
Mrs. Hughes
Longest Hair Records Noted in Beard and Head
The record states the longest women’s hair at eight feet, while a man’s beard reportedly reaches twelve feet in length, marking remarkable feats of hair growth noted in the report.
Minard’s Liniment Cures Dandruff and Egg Care
A note urges using Minard’s Liniment for dandruff and advises that fresh eggs arriving from afar should be kept for twenty four hours before being placed under a hen. The guidance reflects practical household remedies and poultry practices of the period.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Mercury Risk
Caution against mercury containing catarrh ointments warning they dull smell and derange the system. Promotes Hal's Catarra Care by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as safe with no mercury and to buy only with guanine. Internal use claimed, testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills recommended.
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Hal
Catarra
F.J. Cheney &o.Toledo
Hali
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Ford B. Dewpett
Hall
Local Markets Echo Odd Trade Phrase
A clipped exchange hints at a swift market tale where a trader, praised for a swell trade, is said to be collecting payment for goods sold three years ago. The fragment suggests a longstanding debt and a bustling commerce scene in the era.
The Odd Family of Ipswich in Old Records
A historical fragment recounts the so called odd family of Ipswich Suffolk living in William III's reign. Father Veter and mother Rabah with seven sons Solomon Roger James Mathew Jonas David Ezekiel exhibit numerous peculiarities. Notable events include deaths in 1701 and 1713, Ezekiel's military service, and the 1723 double drowning of Solomon and Ezekiel, all claimed to be verifiable by Ipswich records.
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Ipswich
Suffolk County
England
William III
Veter
Rabah
Solomon
Roger
James
Mathew
Jonas
David
Ezekiel
Grenadier Guards
Fezekiel
Thames
Old
Sozodont Tooth Powder Literature Exchange
An odd literary aside notes that literature can be a livelihood if unconcerned with income. It contrasts Britain’s 23 million wheat quarters bought abroad with Europe’s shortage. Germany’s farm animals rise in value by 20 million dollars annually.
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Great Britain
Germany
Minard’s Linimaat and Bridel Trousseau Sale Note
A fragmented advertisement mentions Minard’s Linimaat for sale everywhere and a visitor describing her bridel trousseau and going-away gown. It also references a cough remedy and a note on British brewers with large annual outputs, noting ten exceeding one million gallons and fourteen over half a million.
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Trousseau
Wiveton Syrup Promoted For Teething Relief and Digestion
An advertisement touts Scorrixs Syrup as a multifacted remedy for teething children and upset stomachs. It claims soothing effects, relief of pain, and regulation of bowels, along with claims of universal availability through druggists worldwide. A claim about a bushel weight for wheat and oats is also included.
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Wiveton
Notable Ontario and Nova Scotia Gentlemen Claim Cure
Jas McKee Linnwood Ontario Lachlin McNeil Mabon C B John A McDonald Arnprior Ontario C B Billing Markham Ontario John Mader Mahone Bay Nova Scotia Lewis Butler Burin Newfoundland report these well known men say they were cured by Minard s Liniment.
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Jas. McKee
Linnwood
Ont
Lachlin- McNeil
Mabon
C. B
John A. McDonald
Arnprior
Agents Wanted and Ice Formation by Sun
Job notice offers agents for a home labor venture, with earners per day and permanent positions, while a science snippet reports a French observation of ice forming from sun heat in Pontgibaud Auvergne. Peasants use underground evaporation to harden cheeses by depositing ice in caverns during summer heat.
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Pontgibaud
Auvergne
Student boarder explores psychology and mystery
The landlady asks what studies the new boarder pursues. He replies he is studying psychology and delving into uncharted fields, fathoming the mysterious and unknown. Guests at the table smile knowingly as a dish of hash is passed.
A Matter of Effect
Pauline asks how to differentiate wit and humor. Emeline replies humor makes us laugh and wit makes us feel expected to laugh. A note on tools: any hard steel tool will cut glass when kept wet with camphor dissolved in turpentine.
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Pauline
Emeline
Jewish marriages rise in London and provinces last year
The report records 1,263 Jewish marriages in London during the previous year and 488 in the provinces, highlighting regional variance in nuptial rates across the Jewish community.
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London
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Baron Grant
Leicester Square
Kensington
Europe
Tussaud
Marylebone Road
Glasgow
Messrs
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Lewis Potter
R. Salmond
W. Taylor
Inglis
J. L. Wright
R. Stronach
City of Glasgow Bank
Bengal Lancer
MR. Gardiner
Smith’s Falls
Bridget
Baby’s Health
Gir
E. W. Grove
Minard
Aw S&s
Potatgoes
F.o.b
The
Dawson Commission Co.; Limited
Beats All Family Records
Minard’s Linimaat
Epps
Wiliam Briggs
Methodist
Isdok- Room
Ontario
Bess
Henragla
Calveert
Whaley Royce & 60., Limited
Man
WGOV
Photo-Encraving
Galtae
Pattun Ae
Dominion Line
Liverpool
Boston
Liver
Portland
Queens
Sasa
Sapertersen
Lee Cerriere
Rickards, Mills & Co
State St. Boxton
D. Torrane
Montrea
Tad
Giileadine
Etampa
Adress
Cileadine CO
Oni
Webster’s International
W. T. Harris
United States Commissioner of Education
Irene
C. Merriam Co
Springfield
Mas
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