Cure a Cold in 24 Hours With Glycerine Pine Oil Whisky
An advertisement promotes a home remedy claiming a cold can be broken in a day by mixing two ounces of glycerine with half an ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine compound and a half pint of straight whisky then taking a teaspoon every four hours. The Virgin Oil of Pine compound is stated to be prepared only by The Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati Ohio and sold in dual ounce vials in wooden cases for freshness and purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Willie Prayers and Time Tells After Bedtime Gag
A humorous tale from Harpers Weekly recounts Willie asking if his prayers were heard after a day of mischief. His father questions the timing and Willie replies that he has to give the Lord time to respond, noting he added a postscript about “R. 8. V. BP.”
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Willie
Harper’s Weekly
Inflammatory Rheumatism Cure Hoax Advertisement
A satirical collage notes a 1907 Stamford Connecticut testimonial praising Cuticura remedies for inflammatory rheumatism, skin shedding, bed sores, and hair restoration, alongside other ad blurbs and dialog snippets about distemper cures and assorted curiosities from the era. It preserves names like Lavina J. Henderson and the address 188 Broad St Stamford Conn. March 12 1907.
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Lavina J. Henderson
Broad St
Stamford
Conn
Red Cross appoints Bicknell as directing head
Tinnest P Bicknell has become director of the Red Cross of the United States. He leaves his Chicago secretary role with a $6000 salary to lead the national relief effort. He aided San Francisco after the earthquake, organizing finances and charity work, and now plans to strengthen nationwide municipal charity ties for rapid disaster response.
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P. Bicknell
Red Cross
United States
Associated Charities
Chicago
San Francisco
Bicknell
Red Cross Society
W. H. Tats
Aicknell
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mighty White Marble Mountain in Colorado Town Marble
An article extols White House mountain near Marble Colorado as a vast white statuary marble deposit. It details enormous reserves, ongoing quarrying, future production hopes, and contracts for courthouse and park projects. A side note recalls a Little Italy restaurant guest singing, revealing the famed tenor Caruso.
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White House
Colorado
American Named Lord Fairfax of the Scotch Peerage
Albert Kirby Fairfax, a native American born in Share, has been confirmed by the House of Lords privileges committee as the twelfth Baron Fairfax, gaining peerage privileges in the United Kingdom though not a House of Lords member. He cannot vote in Parliament unless elected by Scottish peers as one of 16 delegates. Fairfax lineage traces to the 11th century with a Virginia estate near Northampton, Prince George County.
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House of Lords
Cameron
Albert Kirby Fairfax
Lord Fairfax
United Kingdom
House of Fairfax
Cromwell
Marston Moor
Hidgon
Naseby
Fairfax
Amvuriea
Virginia
Brevoir
Greenway Court
Northampton
Prince George County
Belng
Share
John Contea Fairfax
America
Brian Fairfax
England
Albert Kirby Pairfax
Gov
Edmund Kirby
United States Army
Albert
New York
Barving, Magnon & Co
Wall Street
London
Edward
Knighthood For Boston Hodcarrier Reforming Labor Leader
Cavalier Dominick D Alessandra a Boston hodcarrier was knighted by the king of Italy in recognition of his work for laboring people in tenements. He exposed padrone abuses among Italian child laborers and other systems of slavery, aiding prosecutions in New York Boston Philadelphia and beyond.
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Little Italy
Italion
Caruso
New York
Dominick D'Alessandro
Boston
Italy
D'Alessandro
Efe
West
Hodcarriers Organization
Withal
Philadelphia
May Be Made Heir To Throne In Servia
Prince Alexander of Servia, formerly overlooked, rises in prominence as potential heir amid turmoil caused by elder brother Crown Prince George. George’s rash actions threaten war with Austria and shake royal stability. Aleksander is favored as safer, more conservative successor if a new decree names him heir instead of George.
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Alexander of
Servia
Peter
Crown Prince
George
Austria
Olllusion
Prince George
Alexander
Plotting Up Information At Oxford Schools
A Westminster Gazette report cites a speaker at a religious congregation in Oxford accusing the schools of coining phraseological coincidences. He claims no better method exists for a competent student than gathering commissions for articles to gain useful information, noting his own ignorance of any sub facts yet obtaining insight.
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Oxford
Westminster Gazette
Sixty Miles of Logs Raft Towed to Boston
A vast raft of logs from Nova Scotia to Boston measured 400 feet long, 60 feet wide, and 28 feet high, with 7000 logs. The floating mass stood ten feet above water and eighteen feet below, forming a massive transfer by sea.
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Novae Scotia
Boston
A Posing Exchange At A New York Dinner
An odd dialog unfolds at a New York dinner where Mrs. Whim asserts she can perform complex feats with a hair pin. Champion Hayes of Marathon fame praises a walker and predicts the next race, while a remark about a novice walker meets skepticism. The exchange includes jokes about experience and ownership of an $80 second-hand motor car.
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Hayes
New York
Mr. Ayes
Mr. Hayes
Beasle's Task I Remember Now What It Is
A school scene at table shows Bessie recalling an assignment. Her family jokes about possible terms like essay ovation valedictory and finally asserts the word she remembers is imposition. The playful dialogue captures family banter over a school reading.
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Beasle
Bessie
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Cure and Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It promises a $100 reward for a cure and cites testimonials from physicians while urging readers to order from F J Quinney & Co Toledo Ohio. The notice also mentions Fall’s Pills for warts.
Island Privileges Hint at Women Bar in Ferdinand de Noronha
Fragmentary text cites a ban on women for the Island of Ferdinand de Noronha, tied to Brazil, with complaints about privilege and misused authority. It also includes ad snippets praising Defiance Starch and other unrelated slogans on laundry and consumer goods.
Jewish Name Anglicization Noted In Recent Changes
The Hebrew Standard cites six cases of foreign-born Jews anglicizing their names. Examples include Levit to Lee, Limburger to Limburg, Lipaki to 18, Moncovits to Morningay, and others like Oshinaku and Brownie.
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Levit
Lee
Limburger Limburg
Lipaki
Moncovits
Morningay
Oshinaku
Brownie
Snakoo as Ghoate and the Zulus in Ancestral Ghosts
Fragmentary note suggests a discussion of Snakoo and Ghoate with reference to the Zulus and other primitive peoples, describing ancestral ghosts and the nation arising from serpentine origins in a cryptic, unsettled tone.
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Snakoo
Ghoate
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Questia
Tom Gort
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Omaha
Risor
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Cleveland
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Cheesman Park Memorial
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Winslow
Roeshing
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Welch
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Avolda
Ee Setaaedt
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Samuelpterer
THE
Centaur Company
Foodie
Bears
Mr. Ostrom
Mr. Podolsky
Mr. Podal
Mr. Habinowicz
Mr. Stein
Mr. Raskowsky
Mr. Roe
Western
Canada
Corresponderhe National Ediforat Association of Artist
Ratway
Ottawa
W.¥. Deshett
York
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Lane
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Douglas
Boye
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Beagles
Bok Tiediene
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