Sealing Industry Perils and Memorial Day Reflections
A detailed account of Newfoundland seal hunting notes 8000 to 10000 workers and perilous hunts with storms wrecks like Huntsman Bloodhound Monticello and Neptune describe pelts fat processing and cargo returns. The second section argues Memorial Day should be a day of uplifting remembrance, flowers and shared honor rather than mourning.
War time photograph and grandpa drummer boy reminiscence
A fragmented wartime photo caption recalls a young drummer boy and a veteran grandpa. The speech bubble exchanges reveal laughter at youth then pride in aging, with a playful line about keeping up appearances as a grandparent.
Memorial Day memorial observance urged for Sunday
Memorial Day on Sunday. The best day for his memorial observance is Sunday. We must make up our minds to take the people as they are and bring this memorial institution to them. When we adopt such a broad plan of expediency patriotism and sentimental regard for noble sacrifices will go well, and people feel it.
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St. John'’s
Lee-Floos
Nnt
Duabrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Coust
Seal of Commerce
Labrador
Union
Anatay
Albans Mee Banger
Don’t Poison Baby Forty Years Ago Warns Parents
A public health warning recalls that narcotic eyed drugs like paregoric and laudanum were once given to infants to induce sleep, risking death or lifelong harm. It notes narcotics are prohibited for children and urges checking ingredients, citing Castoria as free of narcotics if signed by Chas. H. Fletcher.
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Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Ill
Alexander E. Mintle
Cleveland
Ohio
J S. Alexander
Omaha
Neb
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn
C ‘Astoria
Practical romance and laundry starch tale
A dialogue about a practical suitor for a daughter and a husband’s writing duties. The advertisement notes Defiance Starch as superior for home laundry, enabling thinner, stronger starch to preserve fabric beauty and wear.
Romulus and Remus clash over founding Rome tale
In a Roman tale Romulus explains starting a big town without oil or copper. Remus interrupts claiming the city is a Butte, and receives a sharp rebuke as detailed in the Latin reader.
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Romulus
Rome
Remus
Deafness Cure Claim and Catarrh Treatment Ad
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and links ear tube inflammation to deafness, promising a $100 reward for a cured case of catarrh. It asserts a product called Calarrh Cure by Chenmy and U0 of Toledo in a Daily Bile style notice.
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Toledo
The Little Things and a Widow's Dilemma
A fragmented ad filled with medical cures and oddities. The wordy jumble mentions a doctor, worries over a widow with children, and a shoe remedy for sore feet. It ends with a Shakespeare quote about virtue.
Millionaire Whiners and Senator La Vollette at a Washington dinner
A Washington dinner remarks recount Senator La Vollette defending millionaires who complain of harm from attacks. The speech quotes a muddled phrase about a Primrose boy and a lesson on disappointment turning to blessings, ending with a nod to Wise women and rights.
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la Vollette
Washington
Millonaires
Johnny
Sittle
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Buffalo, N. Y
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