Notable Lifestyles and Explorers of the Era
Sires and sons feature a list of prominent figures including Herbert Henry Asquith born in 1802 in York shire and Alfred H. Booth of Worcester. The piece mentions Dr Wilfred T. Grenfell outlining Seamen and Fishermen home plans in St John s Newfoundland and Labrador, and Henry Savage Landor planning a south pole expedition.
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Herbert Henry Asquith
England
Yorkshire
Usford University
Alfred H. Booth
Worcester
Mass
St. Matthew's Church
Toronto
Wilfred T. Grenfell
St. John’s
Nfp
Henry Savage Landor
South Pole
Shadle Top
Catarrh Cure Puts Constitutional Remedy To Test
A historic claim touts Catarrh as a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo sell a remedy claimed to cure by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, offering $1000 for any case not cured. Includes testimonials and circulars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wea
Ieatinert
F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Sen
FJ Cheney & CO
Toledo, Obi God By Deagents
Marine Eye Remedy ad and fashion note
The article includes an ad for Marine Eye Remedy Co of Toronto claiming soothing effects for eye troubles. It also mentions a new fall hat called the Cook hat by milliners, noting prices are high and comparing them to other prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tome End
Spain
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Toronto
Gonner
Guyer
Poem Idea Question Sparks Brief Dialogue
A speaker says they wish for a poem idea while another asks why embed an idea into verse. The exchange highlights curiosity about poetic creation and purpose.
The English Pompeii rediscovered at Verulamium site
Forty acres are planned for excavation and exploration of Verulamium the ancient city near St Allens cathedral. The Roman capital of Cassiu, later rebuilt as a municipal town with villas temples baths and theater, may yield pottery coins and artifacts as digs proceed.
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Britain
St. Allens Cathedral
Sid Tar
Lompel
Erutigiium
Claudius
Feadicea
York
Itonastery
Barrie Demonstrates Notable Nicotine Habit
An interview excerpt portrays Mr Barrie as highly attentive to smoking ritual. It describes sixty two minutes with the grey dramatist as he prepares a calabash pipe, then a briar, loading, lighting, cooling, and finally finishing with three and a half pipes and a cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrie
Nicotine
To Swim Without Water In Schools
Superintendent Mrs Ela F Young gains support for dry swim wing as gym instruction in water locomotion. Sudet cites that 50 to 80 percent of pupils taught dry swimming learned to swim initially. He notes 700 to 800 drownings in summer 1908 in the United States and argues school instruction could prevent many fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ela F. Young
Sudet
Hetween
United States
Souder
Chicago Fost
Census in Mexico to be conducted by top officials
The census will be carried out by high officials, priests, and prominent local figures in Mexico City. President Diaz, his cabinet, and the archbishop will personally assist, aiming for greater accuracy than previous counts despite fears of conscription or taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Diaz
Latin Quarter to be wrecked and rebuilt in Paris
The Latin Quarter of Paris will be wrecked and rebuilt. City ownership covers most property involved and 10 million dollars will be spent tearing down old houses and narrow lanes to erect modern buildings. The project will take ten years to complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ity
Newfoundland Premier Sir Edward Morris Leads Naval Defence Profile
Sir Edward Morris, Newfoundland's premier and new prime minister, emerged as a striking figure at the Imperial Defence Conference in London, representing the colony's naval defence machinery. The article traces his long public career from 1885, his Catholic leadership, and his rise amid factional politics, highlighting his role in fisheries disputes and his push for working-class measures.
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Sir Edward Morris
Newfoundland
London
France
United States
Boen
Whiteway
Morris
Fishly
Bond
Winter
Eihteen
St. John's West
Orangemen
Ottawa University
Labonte
Wise Old Boy and the banquet joke from Kansas City Journal
A brief exchange features Mrs. Kicker doubting Mr. Kicker will know the house number after a banquet. He boasts he removed the door number plate and will take it with him, a humorous insistence that he can return to the right house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Kicker
Mr. Kicker
Kansas City Journal
In the Fighting Belt Feud Question
A Louisville Courier Journal cartoon caption notes the crowd in a feud section of town. The caption questions why locals are caught in a feud and warns that bystanders should not take chances.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Prepared For It
A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a character betting on coal in a cellar and enjoying the weather as a curious exchange unfolds. The dialogue hints at a rustic scene or plot point central to a larger story.
Ideal Existence in Divorce Claim Dialogue
In Brooklyn Life a humorous exchange has Mrs Gramercy asking why a divorce is desired while Mrs Park boasts happiness on alimony from her husband. She portrays country living and regular checks as an ideal existence, framing the legal separation as unnecessary.
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Gramercy
Park
Brooklyn
Magistrate Praises Zam Buk In Home Remedy Claim
Goldfields British Columbia magistrate Perry endorses Zam Buk the household balm after a trial. He asserts it cured a ship rash and recommends keeping Zam Buk at home for skin issues. The ad touts Zam Buk as unequaled for burns cuts eczema and other skin diseases and claims a price of 0 cents per box from all stores and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Goldfields
B.C
Whiting
Baim
Zam- Buk
Neglect of Sore Led to Blood Poisoning Death
A Chicago man died from blood poisoning believed caused by neglecting a minor sore. The ad promotes Zam-Bak as antiseptic healing for skin injuries, claiming it prevents poisoning and speeds recovery with three actions: healing, soothing, and antiseptic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Zam-Buk free trial offer advertised to test herbal ointment
An advertisement urges readers to send one cent and the paper name to Zam-Buk Co of Toronto for a free trial box. It claims Zam-Buk is purely herbal and safe for children yet strong against chronic sores, selling at Soc. per box and 3 for $1.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zam- Buk Co
Toronto
All Right But the Name Soup or Coffee Dispute
A military comic exchange shows a corporal challenging a commissariat officer. The colonel tastes the liquid and proclaims it the best soup he ever tasted. The corporal explains the cook calls it coffee, revealing a practical nickname mislabeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissariat
A Simple and Cheap Medicine Promoted in Ad
An advertisement touts VParmelee's Vegetable Pills as a simple inexpensive digestive regulator for the poor or those avoiding doctors. A shop encounter follows where a customer requests a comb for a stout man with rubber teeth, highlighting a humorous miscommunication.
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Vparmelee
Mar
Omi
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted for skin and blood cure
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills purify and enrich the blood to heal skin disorders such as salt rheum and eczema. A Kensington reader testimonial praises complete cure after seven boxes, noting affordable price and mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co of Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Elizabeth Gillis
Kensington
P.E.L
All Medicine
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Pather Causes Stir At Newrich Dinner Party
A Detroit gossip item recalls Pather making an awful break at the Newrich dinner party last night after he passed his plate for a second helping of salad. The remark sparks chatter among attendees and local onlookers.
Lifebuoy Soap Featured In Comic Bath Notes
A humorous anecdote shows a hobo asking for help and a kind gentleman giving a quarter. The scene centers on the phrase Please, mister, help a pure cripple and the hobos quick wheedling exit.
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Pathfinder
Minard's liniment cures garget in cows
A brief gag exchanges about using Minard's liniment to cure garget in cows. The dialogue turns to a personal request for two weeks off to attend a wedding, revealing the couple will marry after the ceremony. The humor centers on the friend’s status and the unexpected announced nuptials.
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Minard
Taper
Beecham's Pills Versus Colds and Health Claims
An old promotional piece extols Beecham's Pills for bowel, liver, kidney health and general vigor with claims of universal benefits and moral uplift in communities. It contrasts with a joke about a plaster and cites Breckinridge's syrup as a preventive cold remedy priced at 25 cents.
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Herald Angels
Beecham
Mason the Lawyer Described as Hard Character
The Detroit Free Press notes Mason, a lawyer, is characterized as a very hard character. The exchange suggests a perception of case hardened resolve in his demeanor.
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Mason
Detroit Free Press
Minard's Liniment cures Diphtheria Youthful Philosophy
A humorous dialogue notes a boy asking his father about feeding a chain of animals and ending with molasses as a measure of value. The Salt Lake Herald recounts the scene as a light local snippet reflecting practical math misunderstandings.
A Lesson In Politeness At A French Eatery
The scene centers on a man dining at a French restaurant who, while sipping coffee and glancing at a girl in a pink and white dress, is approached by a stranger who politely asks to retrieve another cigar from his coat pocket. The owner taps the man to acknowledge the exchange and request.
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Luis Terrazas
Mestro
Chihuahua
Fcerce
Repubic
Robert Scott Lovett
E. H. Harriman
Isl
Shephard
Tex
Houston
Duke of the Abrozz
Bride Peak
Himalayas
Mount
Ruwenzort
Leganda
Kongo Free State
Crain
The Master of the House and the Maid of the House
A Cassell's Journal excerpt shows a scene of Mrs Mary learning she must leave at week’s end while the Master consoles and congratulates her, revealing a domestic conflict and emotional moment. The dialogue emphasizes workplace change and personal reaction.
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Mary
Cassell
Arctic explorer records lost at Eton spark fraud claim
A Kansas City Times quip imagines an Arctic explorer seeking charity while a narrator insists the claim is fraudulent. The punchline hinges on the speaker noting records were left at Eton, implying a staged tale.
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Eton
Kansas City Times
Building Paradox on Earthquake Safety
In a Baltimore American snippet a debate notes houses are unsafe in earthquake regions yet must be the steadiest built. The exchange implies structural aims under seismic risk, contrasting fragility with resilience.
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Baltimore American
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Sires and Sons
Puck
Dept.n.u., National Drug & Chemical Co
Toronte
Henry W. King
Winnipeg Business College
Portage Ave
Fort St
Winnipeg
Man
Pompeii
Sions
His Pipe
E. P. Morris
Sheer
Brown
Zam-Buk
Washington Herald
Spohn Medical OG
Ctargey
Coshen
Wlet
Naw
Johnny
Salt Lake Herald
Canada
E.w.gillett CO. Ltd
Toronto,ont
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Indiana
U.S. A
Supreme Steel Range
Supreme Heating CO
Welland, Ont
Princess St
Waldon Company
Eddy
Mie
Lancet
Africa
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