Sealed Prophecies of Mrs Jouanna Southcott Found in London
The box claimed to contain the sealed prophecies of Mrs Jouanna Southcott, dating to her 18th century revelations and supposed second coming, has been located in London under Mrs S L Kenyon. Its history traces to Richard Hill Norris and a lineage of believers with a robe and cap for Shiloh.
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London
Jouanna Southcott
Shiloh
Christ
Alice Seymour
Crpstone
Dartmoor
England
S. L. Kenyon
Edgware Road
Kenyon
Richard Hill Norris
Birmingham
Dugard
Solihull
Allies’ Strength and War Turn, From Marne to Ypres
London Times recalls the turning points of World War I noting Belgium’s invasion, the Marne and Aisne battles, and Russia’s swift eastward moves. It highlights Allied resilience, growing resources, and the futility of German efforts, while predicting a prolonged struggle with Allies eventually prevail. Minard’s Liniment ad ends with a light joke.
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Belgium
Serbia
Germany
Marne
Aisne
Russia
East Prussia
Galicia
Japan
Tsingtau
South Africa
Europe
Ypres
France
London Times
Baden-Powell’s Spy Trip Reveals German Fort Plans
Lieut Gen Sir Robert Baden-Powell recounted in his new book Germanys Secret Plan how years ago he shadowed German gun emplacements near Liege. He described staying with a farmer and observing officers marking forts while he collected drawings and measurements from the field.
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Robert Baden-Powell
War Office
Liege
Sick Headaches Permanently Cured by Pink Pills
A personal testimonial from Mrs. Hugh Docherty of Rocaville Sask describes years of nervous prostration and disabling sick headaches. After trying doctors and dieting, she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with strengthening her nerves and erasing the headaches. The ad promotes blood and nerve strengthening as the mechanism and offers mail order at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Jan.
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St. Williams
Hugh Docherty
Rocaville
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Jat
Lord Kitchener S Postbag Receives Vast Daily Suggestions
War Office miniature staff handles hundreds of letters daily addressed to Lord Kitchener. The postbag includes many impractical ideas and humorous anecdotes, such as a Scarborough lady proposing anti beetle remedies in shells. Lord Kitchener’s replies are not recorded, but reasonable letters are welcomed.
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Kitchener
War Office
Scarborough
Lord Kitchener
Danish System in British Farming
A letter signed Danish Farmer to the London Morning Post argues for reforms in UK agriculture. He cites Denmark’s intensive cultivation, large cattle numbers, and export success, urging English farmers trained in a state aided college system and greater access to fertilizers and credit. He notes Denmark’s practice of hiring out cows and promotes cooperative financing.
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London Morning Post
Denmark
United Kingdom
England
Deafness Cure Promised for Catarrh Ailment
Advertisement from P. J. Cheney & Co. offers one hundred dollars for any deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by their Catarrh Cure. Claims the Eustachian tube inflammation blocks hearing and can be restored with treatment.
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Tree P. J. Cheney & CO
Drurginta
Theau
Glimpse of Groote Schuur Home and Capetown Views
Mr C F Andrews sketches Groote Schuur eight miles from Cape Town on Table Mountain spur. Cecil Rhodes funded the house for the South African Union premier. Mrs Botha, wife of a Boer general, is described as devout and domestic. The scene includes Table Mountain crags and the blue sea below Able Bay.
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C. F. Andrews
Geneva
Botha
Cecil Rhodes
Soth African Union
Capetown
Table Mountain
Groote Schuur
Able Bay
Minard's Limmert Cures Dandruff In Village Case
A north county village witness in a petty auger dispute identifies the tool as his property. He asserts knowledge of the auger dating back to his “zimlet” moment. The quip laden dialogue echoes a light local humor tone.
Breakfast that Boosts Workday Energy Accurately
A Western business man credits Grape Nuts with steady nutrition that avoids heaviness. He says a small serving with sugar and cold milk provides morning energy, clears the head, steadies nerves, and supports a busy day of work. The letter is from the Canadian Postum Co. Windsor Ontario. There’s a Reason.
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Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Ont
Wellville
Nerviline liniment promises fast relief for backache
Cold weather and stiff joints spur chronic back pain, with Nerviline marketed as a powerful cure. The ad claims deep penetration, rapid relief, and superiority over other liniments, offering a money back guarantee if it fails to relieve pain. It touts a large 50c family bottle and nationwide availability through Catarrhozone Co. in Kingston, Canada.
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Canada
Catarrhozone Co
Kingstoo
Campada
Wartime Message From Emperor Praises Citizens And Nation
An Imperial letter from Joseph praises citizens for wartime sacrifices and unity. He notes half year of war hardships, calls for continued resolve, and expresses confidence in army and navy triumphs. The text closes with an unrelated ad for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator.
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Craucis Joseph
Luual Sincergag
How it Feels to be Wounded
An officer describes a fierce Northern France battle, order to attack, village captured, trenches held, and heavy shelling. He recalls grazed temple wound, a head blow, doctors trimming his fingers, and a night in pain before healing and hoping to return in two months.
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Echoe Paris
Ambulance Corps
Mnard s oiniment and satirical anatomy joke
A fragment of satire on child education cites M n ard s oiniment being sold everywhere and lampoons basic anatomy by listing body parts in a humorous misspelled way. The piece mentions a specimen definition describing the head chest and stomach with a playful vowel list.
Holloway's Corn Cure Promises Easy Relief For Feet
Corns cripple the feet and make walking painful but Holloway's Corn Cure offers relief. Advertisements claim easy treatment at home without costly visits, stressing quick results for sore, tender toes.
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Holloway
Liza White Called to Heaven After Sabbath Misdeed
A fragmentary dialogue shows Liza White choosing life over death in a moral taunt about Sunday school behavior. The garbled dialect hints at a regional 19th or early 20th century setting and religious tension in a local community.
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Liza
Liza White
Grain sales to Allies routed through Archangel and Vladivostok
A Paris conference outcome outlines selling Russia s hoarded cereals to Western Europe via Archangel and Vladivostok. Special freights will cut transport costs boosting Allied grain supply and easing Russia s indebtedness. Prices fall, aiding consumer markets.
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Great Britain
France
Russia
Paris
E. J. Dillon
Daily Telegraph
Western
Europe
Archangel
Vladivostock
Liberia
Dilly
Fire Cure Reported After Prolonged Illness
Newfoundland resident Walter J. Roberts credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a remarkable recovery after nineteen months of confinement and ten months unable to walk. He says repeated doctors and medicines failed until twenty eight boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills restored his strength and mobility.
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Newfoundland
Lewisport
Dodes Sidney Pilly
Walter J. Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Dodd
Apain
Mirrors Protect Vault in basement bank construction
Popular Mechanics describes a bank vault under construction in Los Angeles with a six faced chamber raised on concrete columns in a white tiled pit. Mirrors arranged on the floor reflect every part of the vault to a watchman and light is bounced from white walls to illuminate the top for inspection.
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Los Angeles
Popular Mechanics Magazine
M.rrory
Remedy For Earache Promises Quick Relief
A short herbal remedy promotes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil for earache relief. A few drops on lint or medicated cotton placed in the ear is claimed to relieve pain quickly.
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Thomas
Slighte Accidents Tell of Naval Gallantry in Gale
In a London Nation story a destroyer rolls in a gale with engines failed. A seaman attempting to ladle oil to ease strain is washed overboard and returns, saluting his officer and apologizing for losing the bucket.
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London
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