Free 160 Acre Homesteads Draw Interest in Canada
The Canadian Government office in St. Paul reports 160 acre homesteads offered free to settlers. Western Canada provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta showcase grain vegetables and apples, with steady exhibits in Indiana and other states. Many former US citizens move to farms yielding profits with minimal outlay and government support. Send name and address to receive the pamphlet Last Rest West.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Indiana
Western Canada
United States
Dominion of Canada
Use of Road in Philippine Battle Ends in Fist Fight
An American detachment sheltered on a flat military road under fire from Filipino trenches. An Irish ex-British soldier tells a grim quip about British soldiers never losing their heads. John and Jim settle a quarrel by fighting while a bystander notes Jim’s repeated cries of nough.
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Philippines
Reilly
Uncle Sam
Mike
Torr
John
Jim
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
Franks J Cheney offers a $100 reward for each case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by using Hall's Catarrh Cure. Oath sworn December 6, 18406 in Toledo. Advertisement urges دریافت testimonials and lists product from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Keli's Family Pills for constipation.
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Onto
Crry
ToLepo
Luvas Coury
Frank J. Cueney
F. J. Cagney & Co
Toledo
Frin
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Keli
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Bride’s Looks Theme in Miss Verner’s Wedding
In the church Tess notes the bride’s beauty while Jess quips the groom looks run down after a long chase. The exchange carries a light social tone in the wedding scene.
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Tess
Miss Verner
Mr. Timmid
Jess
Veteran of three wars and Colorado pioneer testimonial
Matthias Campbell, a Civil War veteran and Texas Indian War veteran, now of Blair Nebraska, says back pains and nearly stopped urine plagued him. He and his wife both used Deans Kidney Pills for advanced kidney troubles and claim complete cure. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Matthias Campbell
Colorado
Nebraska Street
Blair
Neb
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Witty Albany Editor Tells of Finger Bowls Etiquette
The piece recalls William Cassidy once editor of the Albany Argus with Irish wit at a political banquet in Albany. Guests debated finger bowls as a novelty with most plunging hands into the dish while Robert Pruyn correctly moistened a napkin and cleaned his fingers, prompting Cassidy’s approving remark.
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William Cassidy
Albany Argus
Albany
Robert Pruyn
Mr. Cassidy
Pruyn
Harper’s Weekly
Doctors Form Union in Toronto Territory Division
Toronto physicians west of Yonge street organize as No 11 Territorial Division of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Goals include fighting quacks, setting minimum fees. Fees set: $2 for medical exams, $10 minor operations, $50 major operations. First patient visit $2, subsequent visits $1, night visits $3. Office visit $1, anesthetics $5.
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Toronto
Ont
Yonge Street
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Four Shafts Of Humor In Quotations From Puck
A playful musing contrasts art with value and compares aging to reputation. The piece argues a shopper should state wants to guide sales, notes commerce sells the unwanted, and reflects on the ease of maintaining youth versus redeeming a later reputation.
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Puck
Perfect Care by Cutiura Remedies Quiet Skin Breakout
A Bay City Michigan mother reports her daughter’s skin rash worsened under a specialist care before improving after using Cutiura Remedies. She states the condition started behind the ears and spread to knees elbows neck and face, with prior salves ineffective. May 20 1906.
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M. Curley
Sixteenth St. Bay City
Mich
Castoria and trust in familiar remedies
The note emphasizes inspecting bottles of Castoria for the signature In Use For Over and urges associating with prudent men, claiming judgment comes from conversation and company. It reflects a mid-century emphasis on trusted products and social influence in choosing remedies.
Discharged juror dispute stalls bribery trial
A bribery case ends without verdict as the judge discharges the jury after repeated deadlock. A salesman among the jurors asserts bias, claiming payment from the defendant's lawyer, delaying the process. An unrelated ad praises Defiance Starch for crisp laundry results with thinner application.
Nature's Management
There is a playful exchange about aging and beauty with a joke that wrinkles are headlines. The dialogue treats wrinkles as inevitable and part of character.
Doctors Indicted in Grand Jury Case in Waverly Iowa
Bremner county grand jury has added indictments against Dr. W A Rohlf and Dr. O L Chaffee for conspiring to force an independent doctor from a surgical case after he refused to sign the union scale. The six states with annual legislatures are New York New Jersey Massachusetts Georgia South Carolina and Rhode Island.
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Iowa
Waverly
Bremner County
County Medical Association
W. A. Rohlf
O. L. Chaffee
United States
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Georgia
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Hides and Fur Trade Ad From Minneapolis Firm
An advertisement invites shipments of hides pelts wool to N. W. Hide & Fur Co. in Minneapolis Minnesota for full value. A separate line notes the pope possesses a million dollar lace collection.
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Reliable
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Pope
Nature Provides for Sick Women
A short piece extols natural remedies from roots and herbs as more potent than drugs. It credits Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for studying plants and creating a remedy for women’s ailments.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia Ek
Pinkham
United States
Lydia BE
Lydia 1. Pinkham
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Nebraska
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Talesman
Lippincott’s
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Revillon Freres, Inc
Revillon
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25Th St
Wabash Ave
Chicago
McGill St
Montreal
Can
Edmonton
Southwest
W. S. St. George
Wainwright Building
St. Louis
Nsas
Ayers
Moy
Mya
Kamsas
Felixstowe
England
Darvel Higrschell-Spillman CO
Nouri Posowa
Husement Spa
Des Moines
Wheat Field
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gulf Coast Country
J. F. Haxel
Los Angeles
Cal
Cardui
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Earl S.sloan
Boston
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