Zam Buk praised by Gourley in patent medicine praise
D. B. Gourley advertising manager for Gourlay Winter Leeming of Toronto and Winnipeg testifies Zam Buk cures a severe back sprain after a few applications. He says doctors nurses and trainers endorse it and athletes find it invaluable for muscle stiffness sprains rheumatism and skin troubles. Product sold 50c per box or six for $2.50 with trial box offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Gourley
Gourlay, Winter & Leeming
Toronto
Winnipeg
Zam-Buk Co
China Forest Loss Evident in Ancient Graves
Frank N Meyers deep China journey reveals irrigation farms predating Columbus and temples surrounded by cherished trees. The Outing Magazine notes extensive tree destruction, as Chinese uprooted nearly all saplings above ancestral graves, reflecting widespread forest devastation.
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Frank N. Meyer
China
America
Outing Magazine
Onion Prank Ends With Grief Swallowed
A practical joker kept an onion in his pocket at the depot to bid farewell to a young lady and ate it piece by piece to induce tears. Before the train left he had finished the onion, prompting the young woman to exclaim that he had swallowed his grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Salada Tea Opinion Sparks Family Banter
A Chicago News snippet captures a playful family exchange on tea and rain fate. The dialogue touches on honesty, umbrellas, and a joke about Shiloh's Cure. A rich manufacturer’s son weighs in on marital bets and smoking prior to marriage, amid witty interruptions from a spirited group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reas
Chicago News
Minards Liniment Cures Dandruff and Near Beer Talk
A Philadelphia Ledger quip notes talk of near beer in Georgia and its link to prohibition. The line about near beer reflects public curiosity and the humor of a culture adjusting to evolving liquor laws. The adage about ignorance and happiness closes the snippet.
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Georgia
Philadelphia Ledger
Fruit Crops Weather Report and Trade Notes
Weather favored plums peaches and grapes but hindered pears and winter apples. Apples nearly harvested while winter fruit ripening early reduces yield. Pears ripening fast and good quality. Exports to Great Britain higher than usual. Peaches almost all harvested, prices below average. Plums nearly all harvested except north. Grapes full crop excellent quality with lower prices. Tomatoes ripened too early for canneries but high quality. Cranberries good with demand for Canadian berries in the United States. Insects and fungous diseases up slightly. pink rot serious. Winter apples in the United States down in quantity and quality. Prices for Canadian pears and apples in Great Britain good with larger shipments. J A Ruddick Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner A McNeill Chief Fruit division.
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Great Britain
United States
J. A. Ruddick
A. McNeill
Guard in Snowstorm
During a Highland snowstorm a train was held up for an hour or two. A cheery Scottish guard tried to cheer passengers while an angry old man warned he would die of cold if the train stalled. The guard quips a corpse toll of a shilling per mile.
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Highlands
London News
The Great Trouble Reformers and Corporations
A Washington Star quote dialogue contrasts reformers seeking strong, reliable minds with senators noting that whenever such men emerge corporations recruit them at high salaries, underscoring the clash between public service and corporate lure.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Mothers Feel Safe With Baby's Own Tablets
Mothers report Baby's Own Tablets provide safe, reliable relief for minor babyhood illnesses. Mrs. Arias Cressman of New Hamburg Ontario praises the tablets for stomach trouble and constipation. The product is guaranteed by a government analyst to contain no opiates or poisonous drugs and is sold by druggists or mail order for 25 cents a box.
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Arias Cressman
New Hamburg
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Love's Laws and Lovers Sayings Card
A collection of witty old proverbs about love and marriage. Pithy maxims warn that bold moves, careful choices, and willful hearts shape romantic outcomes, while cheeky lines suggest actions often reveal feelings more than words.
National Manufacturing Co Montreal sewing jobs offer
Issue No 43 1908 small ad seeks ladies to do plain and light sewing at home with flexible times. Good pay, work sent any distance, charges apply. Send for full particulars. National Manufacturing Company Montreal.
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Eharget
National Manufacturing Company
Montreal
Spike Mackerel on Maine Coast First Catch in Years
Fishermen in Portland on Wednesday noted spike mackerel among herring catches marking the first spike mackerel seen along the Maine coast in several years The fish are smaller than tinkers and thought best for table use and packing Small mackerel were found in the lower bay inlets puzzling observers from the Lewiston Journal.
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Maine
Portland
Lewiston Journal
Shilohs Cure and the Unfed Elephant Cartoon Voice
The excerpt humorously notes Shilohs Cure promises to cure coughs and colds while describing an awkward elephant. It argues the creature is not a beast of prey, not a pet, and rarely useful to humans. The piece muses on the impact on cartoonists if the elephant were unknown, referencing the Chicago Record Herald.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Horse Sense Reward Tale From New England Village
A New England man posted an 85 reward for his lost horse. A half-witted man found the horse in half an hour by reading him via his bridle. He collected 5, explaining he would go where a boss would go and found the horse there.
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New England
Kansas City Star
Piles Cured at Home by New Absorption Method
Advertisement offers home cure for piles using an absorption treatment. Promises immediate relief and permanent care with free trial samples and local references upon request. No money required, and readers urged to write to Mrs. M Summers, Box P. 8, Windsor Ontario.
Cure Claims For Minard's Liniment Across Provinces
In reader testimonials from Oxford Nova Scotia and Yarmouth Nova Scotia, individuals report relief from severe burns a terrible sprain and black erysipelas after using Minard's Liniment. Names cited include RR F Hewson Fred Coulson and J W Ruggles with affiliations to Oxford Inglesville and Yarmouth.
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Minard
F. Hewson
Oxford, N.S
Fred Coulson
Yarmouth, N.S Y
Inglesville
J. W. Ruggles
Minards Liniment Relieves Neuralgia
A Kansas City Times excerpt notes Minard's Liniment as relief for neuralgia. A dialogue from a Skyby hotel resident reflects urban life as a traveler claims to have visited every floor of the skyscraper, highlighting features of modern city architecture.
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Skyby
Kansas City Times
Milk yields in British Columbia herds show wide variance
In BC Cow Testing Association data for 19 herds 260 cows averaged 812 pounds milk and 28.7 pounds fat per test, while individual cows ranged from 200 to 1,580 pounds of milk. Highest fat tests reached 3.5 and 5.2. The report notes herd averages mask extremes and urges selecting cows with year round profitable production.
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British Columbia
T.e
Cc F. B
Druggist Missed Calling Praised for Ipecac Wine
A reader quotes a local chemist who, after considering an order, supplied ipecacuanha wine and declares it the best item yet published. The note is enclosed in full, ending with a playful Holmesesque flourish.
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Epy
London News
Shiloh's Cure and Dublin Street Children Comedy
A Freeman's Journal description highlights Shiloh's Cure as a cure for coughs and colds while Dublin Street Children stun visitors with their wit humor and busyness. The barefoot group perform a day-long comedy that embodies Ireland's gay poverty and humor amid depressing circumstances.
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Ireland
The
Freeman's Journal
Tommy's Tac Car Repair Pretence Under Sofa
A Chicago blurb notes Tommy hiding under a sofa with his sister and fiancée. He explains he is pretending to mend an automobile rather than watching them, causing a slight commotion as they discover him.
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Tommy
Chicago News
Minards Liniment and a Tennessee Senator's Anecdote
A fragment features Minards Liniment claims and a humorous anecdote from Senator Bob Taylor of Tennessee. He recalls a letter from a Missouri state prisoner seeking release and his exchange with Missouri’s governor. The piece ends with quips from the Wise Guy and the Simple Mug.
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Tennessee
Bob Taylor
State Penitentiary of
Missouri
Tennesee
Bob
The
Washington Herald
Poor Material for British Army
A Pall Mall Gazette summary argues the Army Medical Department finds British recruits are youngest and in poorest physical condition among civilized armies. It says many are unemployed, malnourished, and cigarette dependent, needing two years to train into soldiers. The piece questions if training can yield an efficient force from such materiel.
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Army Medical Department
Pall Mall Gazette
Difference Between a Loader and a Campaign Boss
In a comical exchange Bones-Mistah Walkah explains that one man stacks lamps in an electric light factory while another cannot secure campaign funds, with the other jokingly noting the rival lacks stamps. The scene ends with a playful stage interruption announcing a ballad performance by Prof. Tatter de Malon titled I Could Love Him Like a House Afire if He Wasn't Knock Kneed.
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Bones
Mistah
George
Tatter de Malon
Hard Work Scalping in a Creeping Pull Market
Boston News Bureau notes brokers await business as a creeping pull market develops, calling it a Sitting Bull market while supply and demand shift. The term reflects cautious trading and tentative optimism among traders awaiting clearer signals.
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Boston News Bureau
The Heiress Abroad Quips on Romance Abroad
A witty exchange from Harper's Weekly imagines an heiress abroad hearing a ruin express romantic interest. The arch reply confirms a humorous twist of fate as the conversation pivots to marriage prospects during travel.
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Harper’s Weekly
Maud Hats Big Red Hat Wins Look
A brief noted exchange describes Maud's headpiece making a striking impression as a hit on first wear, with Belle acknowledging payment for the hat. The Boston Transcript is cited.
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Maud
Boston Transcript
Helpful Advice For Women From Mrs Pink Lynn
A fragment on secret illness discourse advises women to share more with doctors. Drawing from decades of correspondence with ill women, the text promises empowering knowledge and reliable guidance for patients facing modesty and privacy concerns.
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Pink- Lynn
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by reader
A woman from Ontario writes that after suffering severe female troubles and an operation risk, three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health and left her recommending the product to others with similar conditions. The ad emphasizes long standing use and relief from pains and backache.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Eiseedsay
Ontario
Lydis
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Eddy
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Minard’s Liniment
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