Wonders of the Basilica of La Bonne Ste. Anne de Beaupre
G W Weippiert describes the shrine near Quebec famed for miracles and relics of St. Anne. The article covers the basilica’s history from 1657 through its 1876 blessing, the 1886 enlargement, and relics from Carcassone and Jerusalem. Pilgrimages draw thousands who seek cures and intercession through St. Anne.
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la Bonne Ste. Anne de Beaupre
Quebec
Our Lady of Lourdes
France
Chicago
Boston
la Bonne Ste
Anne de Beaupre
Canada
St. Anne
St. Auspicius
Apt
Marseilles
St. Anne d’Auray
Brittany
St. Anne de Beaupre
la Bonne Ste. Anne
Louis Guimont
Leo XIII
Carcassone
Jerusalem
Seed joke turns seed into bicycle balls in toolbox
A Detroit Free Press note tells how a business man with a plant hobby stored bicycle balls in a toolbox and mistook them for seeds. The tale ends with playful chaffing from wife and friends over a crop of bicycles. Also advertised are Chicago Great Western railway job openings across several states including Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri with listings for many trades and industries.
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Detroit Free Press
Chicago Great Western Ry
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
W. J. Reed
C.G. W. Ry
Endicott Blq
St. Paul, Minn
Made'ry wine order left with dusty bottles row
In a blunt exchange, Mr Nurox complains to a wine merchant that his dozen bottles of Made'ry wine were stale and shop-worn, boasting the bottles bore an inch of dust. The merchant notes the delivery occurred and rejects the quality claim.
The Aermotor Co Ad Promises Wind Power Mill Details
Advertisement from The Aermotor Co of Chicago touts wind powered mills for pumping water sawmilling grinding fodder and general farm work. Readers urged to write for catalogue and full particulars.
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The
Aermotor Co
Chicago
Fragmented midwestern ads and quips from old papers
A collage of vintage clippings includes stray quotes, testimonials, and jokes. Items reference promotional lines from druggists, tales of consumer goods, and brief witty lines about manners, libraries, and public life, reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor and advertising tone.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Oath in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney sworn partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. promises one hundred dollars for each catarrh case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimony dated December 6 before notary Gleason. Company touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as acting on blood and mucous surfaces. pills also sold.
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Ncas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney
A. Et & CO
Toledo
Hall
Flying machines deemed perfectly safe by buyers
Watts and Potts discuss safety myths in a quip from the Indianapolis Press, noting there are many flying machines already but they cannot reach dangerous altitudes. The exchange humorously challenges the idea of absolute safety in flight.
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Watts
Potts
Indianapolis
Palmer's Lotion Proves Cure for Eczema After Years
Saint Louis resident J H Chassanng writes that Palmer's Lotion cured fifteen years of eczema with no relapse over a year. The pamphlet notes Palmer's Lotion Soap shares the same medicinal properties and speeds recovery. Drugstores stock these remedies. or send a name to Solon Palmer in New York for testimonials and a free sample.
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J. H. Chassanng
Saint Louis
Missouri
Palmer
Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
Not Pleasing. Navy Tale Sparks Chuckles in Chicago
A humorous chat from Chicago News recalls a navy veteran Billy Coalgate regaling with a wood burning tale. The speaker, Sandy Pikes, recalls the moment and passes along the lighthearted memory.
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Sandy Pikes
Navy
Billy
Chicago News
Peruna praised by Mrs Gresham in Virginia letter
Mrs Col E J Gresham treasurer of Daughters of the Confederacy and president of Hernden Village Sm ee Society writes from Hernden Fairfax County Va I cannot speak too highly of the value of Peruna I owe my life to its merits after catarrh of head and lungs doctors gave me up I used six bottles to cure me and it was worth a Kings ransom I tell my friends and believe in its worth Thousands of women owe their lives to Peruna Tens of thousands owe their health to Peruna Hundreds of thousands praise Peruna nationwide Address The Peruna Medicine Co Columbus Ohio for a free booklet Health and Beauty for women
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Col. E. J. Gresham
Daughters of the Confederacy
Hernden Village
Hernden
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Peruna
Union
Columbus, O
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Beaupre
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Monroe Drug Co
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