Liptons Glever Deals and Clever Advertising
A portrait of Sir Thomas Lipton detailing his inventive early life from a nine year old errand boy to a Scots provision merchant. It notes stunts like a five ton cheese and a Queen Victoria gesture, his bold use of publicity, and his rapid response to the Shamrock II accident with efficient rescue and fleet coordination.
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Thomas Lipton
America
Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton
Glasgow
Queen Victoria
Sir Thomas
Bold Health Cures Across Seas Promise Renewed Life
An 19th century piece outlines drastic cures for chronic illness, from seafaring and stoking on merchant ships to marooned isolation and no money regimens. It extols hard labor aboard vessels, isolated Pacific isles, and exhausting routines as life changing, with costs ranging from £ in wages to voyage fares, aiming to restore vigor and discipline.
Sozodont Tooth Powder and Sorocodont Liquid Ad
An old advertisement for Sozodont Tooth Powder and Sorocodont Liquid 25c each with a larger liquid and powder at 75c. Available at all stores or by mail. Sample of the Liquid offered for postage 3c. Hall and Ruckel Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall & Ruckel
Montreal
Sundridge Farmer Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills for Rheumatism Cure
William Doeg of Strong Township tells how four years of back pain and mobility loss ended after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes severe suffering, tried doctors, and medicines before trying the pills, which left him pain free and able to work on his farm. The Sundridge Echo published his signed statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundridge
Ont
William Doeg
Strong Township
Dodd
Bread riot at Frisbie home sparks quarrel over soggy loaf
In a household exchange Frisbie describes a bread riot sparked by soggy bread. Ter Kasie asks what happened. The Franco-German war context notes 59,000 killed, 47,000 died of wounds, 57,000 from disease among 1,713,000 mobilized men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisbie
Terkasie
Raising and feeding hogs for profitable results
The article advises selecting healthy breeding stock and feeding hogs a varied diet rich in protein during the first four to five months. It recommends barley and skimmilk for young pigs, adds gluten meal, bran, oats, and corn with limits, and stresses pasture as essential. It warns that a corn-only diet risks cholera, and promotes salt and charred corn-cobs for digestion, plus practical pasture and root options. It also discusses apple harvesting storage, noting careful handling, grading, and the value of natural cool storage and temperature considerations.
Growth of farm education reshapes urban views
The piece notes far reaching social impact from strides in farm education. It highlights rising city recognition of agriculture, backed by colleges and experiment stations, and cites greater respect for rural life and the attraction of returning from cities to country living.
Apple storage by simple brick house method
Joseph A. Burton describes keeping apples without cold storage using a plain double wall brick house with earth banked outside. He asserts only sound apples keep well and that this method preserves them until needed.
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Joseph A. Burton
Driftaway fishermen face peril on Newfoundland Banks
The article notes a perilous season for Newfoundland Bank fishers, with 94 men landed in colonial ports by July 31 across 47 dories. Dories swamp or capsize, and rescues are rare. one crewman died after Hawkins slipped from the Nems’ dory, while Johnson saved the body for burial. Two more fishermen from Petunia were adrift five days, trapped by floes and fog, with heavy ice complicating survival.
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Great Banks
Newfoundland
William Johnson
David Hawkins
Nems
Hawkins
Johnson
Striving Survivors Endure Arctic Ice To Reach Land
An account describes a small boat trapped in jagged ice for days. The crew rationed leather for food, drank salt spray water, and battled weakness as they drifted toward shore. A passing vessel bound for Labrador rescued them after three harrowing days in the boat. Another pair from the Niagara rowed 120 miles with scant provisions to reach land. More perilous voyages are noted as routine among these mariners.
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Belle Isle Strait
Herry Davis
Joseph Carroll
Petunia
Labrador
Daly
Clarens
Niagara
Secu
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria
Report of a Yorkshire trick where a man in a shop claims a thief outside, prompting the jeweller to pursue. The Yorkshireman then departs with the entire case of watches, illustrating the ruse.
Kinard's Liniment Cures Gorgst in Cows
A terse dialogue mix of boast and banter centers on Kinard's Liniment claimed to cure a lurid ailment in cows. The exchange features two admirers and a witty response naming the second admired man, set in a playful rural tone.
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Kinard
Asthma Cure Claim From Orangeville Farmer
Allan Faulkner of Orangeville Ont reports sixteen years of asthma relief after using Clarke's K Compound. He says he took about eighteen bottles over nine months, improved steadily, and remains free of attacks for over a year. Druggist Thos Stevenson certifies the account and a free sample offer is extended with stamps to Griffiths MacPherson Co. Toronto. Russia's 3.42 inch field gun uses shells no heavier than British 3 inch rounds.
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Pacific
Orangeville
Clarke
Allan Faulkner
P.O
Toronto
Mr. Stevenson
Faulkner
Thos. Stevenson
Ont
Griffiths & Macpherson Co., Limited
West Church St
New Books and Bibles Offered by Toronto Publisher
GENTS WANTED FOR OUR NEW Books Life of William McKinley The Martied President and Juveniles Family Bibles Albums etc. Our prices are low and terms liberal. A free prospectus if you mean business or write for circulars and terms. William Brigas Methodist Book and Publishing House Toronto. Also Sun Savings and Loan Company inviting reliable agents for stocks debentures with good rates. Apply to Toronto address. Stone & Welling One Greatest Nurseries Toronto.
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William McKinley
William Brigas
Methodist Book and Publishing House
Toronto
Ont
Ae Sun Savings and Loan Company
Stone & Welling
Justice-I Fines Auto Speeding In Court
The defendant was fined ten dollars for speeding. The defendant asked for a rebate saying the machine took the bit in its teeth and he lost the reins. The judge imposed the monetary penalty as the court record notes.
Minards Liniment Cures Distemper and a Personal Note
A terse fragment notes Minards Liniment curing distemper while a letter ties to a courtship. It mentions avoiding regretful letters, speaks in a dated tone, and ends with a sign off claiming obedient service to a future wife. The text blends product claim with personal correspondence in a historical voice.
Mae WorneLowS Soothing Syrup Used By Mothers
An old note claims Wixslow and Mae WwrmeLow’s soothing syrup eases teething pain and stomach troubles for children. The text mentions a bottle sold by druggists worldwide at twenty five cents, urging readers to ask for Mae WorneLow’s Soothing Syrup. A separate exchange on an ocean steamer depicts uneasy traveler and dignified steward about the vessel’s example.
Deafness cure claim and Rothschild fund figures
An advertisement claims a cure for deafness via Hall's Catarrh Cure and promises a hundred dollar reward for any case. It asserts most deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes caused by catarrh and urges readers to obtain circulars. It also cites large Rothschild family contributions to Britain and other nations since 1515.
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Hall
F. J
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druite, Tie
Great Britain
Austrian
Germany
Italy
Minard's Liniment Proves Cures For Aches
An advertiser testifies that Minard's Liniment cured a bad earache and sensitive lungs. Mrs S Kaulback and Mrs S Masters share short statements of relief from ailments attributed to the remedy.
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Minard
S. Masters
Gold and Copper Compare as Conductors
The text states gold is the best heat conductor but second for electricity while copper tops electricity conduction yet ranks fourth in heat. It contrasts two metals on their thermal and electrical conductivities.
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North Sea
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Mr. Bethune
Stoker
Sundridge Echo
Grey County
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Grimes
Benoni
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Dawson Commission Co
Standard Hose Co
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Russia
Australia
Queensland
Austria
Hungary
F. E. Karn
WM. Brown
Calvert
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Manchester
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Wood
Engr
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Eng
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Liverpool
Boston
Liverne
Portland
Visa
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Biaborhe
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State St
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