Snowed Under in Vermont and a Prison Plot
A Vermont farm tale recalls a tramp hired to shovel snow all winter, only to endure relentless cold and deep drifts until deciding to escape to jail. He notes the farmer warned work would last until April, not realizing the depth of the season. The piece shifts to short ads and notes on medical cures and monuments from a late 19th century paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
M. Quap
Hall
IJ Cheney & Co
Colado
Ohio
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Deep minds like soils of earth rich and poor
A reflective musing notes that human minds vary in depth and richness, comparing intellect to soil beneath us. It suggests some minds are fertile and strong while others are barren, urging appreciation of intellectual diversity.
Hinard's Liniment Cures Dandruff for Fishermen
A curtailed ad-like fragment touts Hinard's Liniment curing dandruff and mocks doctors and “suckers”, suggesting fishermen are targeted. The garbled copy hints at sales language and dubious medical claims.
Blessed is the woman whose husband can always find the thing
A humorous observation on domestic life notes that a wife is fortunate when her husband reliably locates items stored in the bureau drawer. The remark plays on gender roles and household practicality with light satire.
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Blessed
Spring Health Boost With Dr Williams Pink Pills
Spring brings mood lows and weak vitality but Dr Williams Pink Pills promise renovation of the entire system. Testimonials claim renewed energy, brighter eyes, and relief from spring fatigue with toning effects for rheumatism indigestion anemia and other conditions. The pills cost 50 cents a box or six for 2 50 with purchases via Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Market Review Wheat and related agrarian prices rally and dip
Wheat markets show increased activity amid nervous trading on concerns of potential western crop shortfalls due to inadequate rainfall. Prices in Fort William move with exports constrained, while Manitoba markets ease as export buyers hold back. Oats barley and hay rise in price on supply worries. dairy and poultry receive modest gains with butter and creamery output limited. Local Winnipeg prices for hides, wool and flax vary, with tallow quoted at 4.¼ to 5 cents.
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United States
Europe
United Kingdom
Manitoba
Fort William
Fort Williamspot
Liverpool
Dodd's Kidney Pills Bring Relief to Ottawa Railway Man
Ottawa April 21 Special Frank Charland a railway worker at 130 Little Clau diere Street credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing his backache fatigue headaches and kidney related pains after a friend's recommendation. He reports rapid improvement and praise for the remedy noting it works for many railway men facing constant vibration and strain on the kidneys.
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Ottawa
Ont
Frank Charland
Little Claudiere Street
Dodd
Mr. Charr
Canada
Death of a Noted Midgopi in Cardiff Showrooms
A noted midgopi celebrity dies in Cardiff at age 31 from acute dyspepsia. Born in Washington, he had entertained the public with other artists at St John’s Square showrooms. His wife lives in Washington and the couple’s one child is dead.
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Cardiff
Great Britain
United States
St. John’s Square
Washington
Baby's Own Tablets touted as teething aid and lifesaver
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets for teething and indigestion in infants. A testimonial from Mrs. R. B. Bickford of Glen Sutton, Que., claims the product saves her baby's life and calms stomach troubles when used per directions. Sold by druggists or direct by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont at 25 cents a box. Some men consider Friday unlucky.
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R. B. Bickford
Glen Sutton
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Beef cattle prices rise as buyers pay up to high rates
Cattle numbers are tight with buyers paying as high as 4%c per pound for fat cattle in regular trade, prices ranging from 4 to 4% per pound by quality. Stockers fetch 14 to 16 dollars per head for yearlings and 18 to 20 dollars for two-year-olds. Hog market holds steady at 6c per pound for choice packing hogs delivered at Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Deer Hunt Cottage on Flat Car For Newfoundland Trip
Minard's Liniment relieves neuralgia during a Newfoundland deer hunting expedition. Irvine station sends a party with an octagonal cottage fourteen sections in size, assembled in ten minutes on a flat car with iron plates. An Octagon Castle employee built and will install it. The structure measures 1$ feet by 24 feet 8 inches and includes table, seats, mattresses, bedding, a small range and utensils plus three weeks of provisions and a professional guide.
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Newfoundland
Irvine Station
Octagon Castle
A Lit of Correspondence Over Spelling and Etiquette
A brief set of English letters shows two men, Thompson and Simpson, exchanging polite requests about dogs trespassing and spelling. The amusing exchange ends with Simpson returning Thompson’s note unopened, calling it impertinent and vulgar. The piece highlights Irish humor in a genteel quip about language.
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England
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Simpson
Quinine Wine and Sleep Aids Promoted Remedies
An 19th century style advertorial promotes Quinine Wine as a cure for many ills, claiming it strengthens the body and improves appetite through blood stimulation. It also advertises Parmelec's Vegetable Pills for sleep, touting gentle, mercury-free formula and guaranteed satisfaction.
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Parmelec
parable about parents and a bird in hand saying safe norms
A compact remark notes that parents use children to hang clothes while joking that a bird in the hand is permissible if no knife and fork are available, implying pragmatic but odd behavior with a rural rustic tone.
Which weighs more a ton of feathers or coal
In Town Topics a narrator recalls a schoolyard riddle about weight. The children answer that a ton of feathers and a ton of coal weigh the same, illustrating that a larger illusion can mislead the unwise. The tale ends with the observer noting the innocence of the young.
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Thich
Cholly Chubbs Raises Mustache Vainly
A Washington Star quip notes Cholly Chubbs is growing a mustache, while commentators remark it is more a flourish on his valet than a bold personal change, observing the lighthearted fashion statement.
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Cholly Chubbs
Washington Star
Open kitchen aids Berlin patients with dietetic aid
A charitable group in Berlin founded an open kitchen to assist patients with limited means. Tickets allow portions of food at low prices, with some hospitals and individuals distributing tickets gratis. In its first year the kitchen served 365,000 portions, some eaten on site and some delivered hot to patients.
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Berlin
Some People Avoid Straightened Circumstances by Being Crooked
A concise saying notes that some individuals escape strict or difficult conditions by adopting dishonest or crooked means, highlighting a paradox where fairness is bypassed through cunning.
Kinard's Liniment Cares Barns Bio Sayings
A fragmentary snippet presents quirky maxims on needs and consolation. It riffs on desire, attention in marriage, and a paradoxical note about breaking will with a simple line. The text reads like a cultural aside or stray adage from a late era paper.
Minard's Liniment and a baby name debate
A rural scene shows Minards Liniment for sale as a neighbor teases a mother about naming her baby. The mother plans to name the child Samlay while another comment jokes about naming after Robinson Crusoe’s Friday, highlighting light village gossip and humorous chatter.
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Saming
Samlay
Mel
Robinson Crusoe
Priday
Bed Industry and Clover Bees’ Foraging Effort
The text explains that each clover head has about sixty flower tubes carrying tiny sugar amounts. Bees visit many heads, totaling around 6,000 flowers to gather a sugar load. A bee makes about twenty trips daily, visiting roughly 120,200 flowers in one day to fuel the hive.
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Whoo
S. M. Boughnor
Langton
Parmelee
Parmeetece
Waterloo
M. Gerome
Grand Palais
Messrs. C. C. Richards & Co
Mixnard
A. Dairt
St. Timothee, Que
Hinard
Dandraf
St. Paul
Aeapolis
Ocean Steamship Tickets
H. Shaw
Trafic
I —S
Shiloh
S. C. Wexrs & Co
Toronto
Can
Karl
Jersey
Leeming, Miles & Co
Montreal
Wise
New York
Market Review
Ontario
Deakins
Minard
Fiat
Page Wire Fence Co., Limited
Weskerville
Ross & Noss
Man
Northrop & Lyman
Canadian Pacific
Australasia
And
the Orient
Cc. E. McPherson
Towaro
Kinard’s Liniment
Bio
Thomas
Minard's Liniment
A. W. Chase
Lever Brothers, Limited
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