Peruna Restores Health Through Small Bottle Testimony
A Montreal reader Mrs. John Henderson reports neuralgia relief after using Peruna claiming renewed energy and health. She recalls trying many remedies before following a friend's advice to use Peruna and says she now feels like her old self with improved well being. The notice notes many testimonials to Dr Hartman’s remedy.
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John Henderson
Overdale Avenue
Montreal
Can
Elso
Lr. Hartman
Equine spectacles promote high stepping in horses
A well known optician firm manufactures leather horse spectacles to raise the ground perception and encourage high stepping. The apparatus, worn from youth, may reveal why horses shy and suggests testing equine sight to restore workability with artificial aid.
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Opticians
Aise
Salada Tea Co Seals Freshness From Garden to Cup
The article praises Salada Tea Co sealed lead packets for keeping tea fresh and fragrant from garden origin to teacup, noting bulk teas are easily contaminated. It emphasizes the advantage of sealed packaging in preserving flavor.
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Salada” Tea Co
A New Baby
A short notice describes a joyful birth and family welcome for a newborn, noting the parents and local community celebration.
Dust in the Atmosphere Affects Heat by Particle Load
The article explains that thick hazy air contains 10 000 to 20 000 dust particles per cubic centimeter while clear air holds only a few hundred. Observations link dust quantity to air temperature, suggesting dust traps heat by absorbing solar radiation and slowing nighttime cooling, forming a protective atmospheric blanket around Earth.
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Philadelphia
Earth
Airship Adventure Ends With Comic Egg Incident
A Bohemian snippet recalls a voyage where an egg aboard an airship rolled to the deck and, once on the ground, was promptly condemned by a Board of Health. The anecdote highlights the surprising heights of air travel and a humorous municipal rule.
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Board of Health
The
Bohemian
Scaling Down by the Retired Professor
The painter and decorator crew prepare in the professor's study while he moves his books and papers to another room. He laments age saying he is "three-fourths of the man I used to be" and recalls once being a reporter now acting as a porter.
Justifiable Tears in a Family Row
A wife laments a daughter's engagement to a poet whose verse moves her to tears. The sister’s fiancé boasts of the dramatic effect, while Willy acknowledges the harsh truth that the poems are unflattering.
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Willy
Plastic as Clay Suitor Exposed in Chicago News Poem
A Chicago News verse depicts a narrator praising a pliant partner she can command and mold. The piece contrasts affection with control, noting debt avoidance and a claim the lover will fulfill any desire while revealing stubborn steel beneath.
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff
Brief item notes the New York Sun quote about a moral awakening and industry claim regarding Minard’s Liniment curing dandruff. The snippet contrasts Becker’s remark on alarm clock discipline with the Sun’s humorous aside.
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Minard
Knicker
Becker
New York Sun
Handout man spins tale of woe and lone aid
A handout man laments his life and responds that he has no friends to help him. He compares himself to a baseball umpire with few supporters, reflecting on isolation and hardship in a concise vignette.
Canada to-day spirit drives brisk national effort
Quote from London Daily Chronicle extols Canadian optimism. It praises self confidence, resolve, and cheerful facing of problems as Canadians press ahead with energy, comparing to Spain’s manana and highlighting the urgency of today.
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Canada
Old Spain
Manana
New Canada
London Daily Chronicle
Small office boy wins raise after request
A two year office helper earning $3 weekly asks for more pay. After suggestion of $2 extra, boss agrees and the boy says he is small for his age but has no time to rest. The piece ends with noting he got the raise in Kansas City.
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Zam-Buk
Neil Devon
Lennoxville
P.Q
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Kansas City
Support Mention Appears in Pock Quote
The fragment quotes Pock noting support from a wife two children and a mother in law while maintaining life insurance during the last campaign. The passage reflects personal backing and financial planning tied to political activity.
The Parrot Train by Phonograph and Bird Trainers
The article notes how phonographs repeat phrases for hours to train noisy parrots and other birds. Bird experts develop specialties and gain fame for their exclusive skills in training different species. It mentions the distribution of 400000 imitations across the country and a yearly cycle benefiting fowl raisers and game seekers.
Rabbit Fights and Ferret Thwarted in Chestnut Street Bar
In a Pearson's Weekly piece a doe rabbit defends her young with fierce charges and powerful hind legs. An old buck rabbit defeats a long-experienced ferret in a public house on Chestnut Street, leaping above the attacker and knocking the ferret into the wall. The ferret fails after three attempts.
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Chestnut
Ferret
Pearson's Weekly
Propitiating a Chinese God at Tin Hau Temple
Villagers in Wang Kong village San Wui district report a hole in Tin Hau Temple roof directly over the god's head. A worshipper claimed a dream promised prosperity if funds were raised to repair the temple. A large donation followed and a large illumination with a theatrical show is planned to honor the god.
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Wang Kong
San Wui
Tin Hau
South China Post
Better Than Spanking Home Treatment Claims Cure
A Windsor Ontario notice claims spanking does not cure bedwetting and offers a free home treatment by Mrs. M Summers Box W.8 Windsor to solve urinary difficulties in children and adults with no payment required and instructions included.
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M. Summers
Box W
Windsor
Ont
Ireland must plant 700000 acres of forests says commission
A crown commission urges Ireland to create one million acres of forest land to meet agricultural and industrial needs. It proposes 20000 acres as state bought forest land, 500000 acres planted and managed by private owners or counties, with 300000 acres existing forests. Denmark's 1881–present gains cited.
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Ireland
Harper’s Eekly
Denmark
Scrap Copper Wire Proves Valuable In Brassmaking
A writer on the copper and brass industries notes that scrap copper wire with high conductivity melts well when pressed into small bundles, reducing melting loss. Scrap telephone wire is less suitable for brassmaking due to silicon content.
Anted-Ladies Wanted For Home Sewing Work
Advertisement from National Manufacturing Company seeks ladies to plan and light sew at home with good pay. Work available full or part time, return postage provided, seed stamps required for particulars.
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National Manufacturing Company
For and Against in Murder Trial Voices Juror Bias
A Philadelphia lawyer defending in a murder case describes the trial jury pool as prosecutors seek views on the death penalty. A butcher among prospective jurors responds to the question with a blunt lack of opposition, illustrating the challenge of shaping a jury open to execution questions.
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Philadelphia
Distemper Cured in Horse by Minard's Liniment
A customer reports curing a severe distemper in a valuable horse using Minard's Liniment. The note emphasizes the remedy's effectiveness and user endorsement.
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Minard
Elevator Turns Misread Room Demand Into Humorous Mixup
An aged hotel guest complains about a room and a folding bed, vowing not to sleep there. The boy corrects her, explaining in a dry punchline that the space is not her room but the elevator. The Philadelphia Inquirer humorously captures the clash.
In fishing for compliments it is just as well to bait your hook with one
A concise quip notes that using a compliment to gain favor can be as effective as baiting a hook. It frames flattery as a deliberate tool in social interaction.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted
Miss M R Morin of Montreal writes of poor health and nervous dizziness finding relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims the remedy cures displacements inflammatory issues fibroid tumors and digestive and menstrual complaints. It invites sick women to try the product and visit Lydia Mass for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
M. R. Morin
Ontario St
Montreal
Lydia ‘ Ar Ham
Pin
Lyan
Mass
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