Piles Relief and Cure Promised by Dr Chase's Ointment
Advert reads that piles cause severe pain itching and misery but Dr Chase's Ointment offers quick relief and a thorough cure for all forms. It cites testimonials from John Johnson of Cowley Alta and notes the product costs 60 cents a box, with availability through Edmanson Bates & Co in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Pr. Chase
John Johneon
Cowley
Alta
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
The Grand Tronx Pacific Line Through Edmonton
A detailed, hypothetical engineering challenge traces a massive railroad from sea to sea, with Edmonton as a central hub. It contrasts prairie construction with the Canadian Rockies terrain, noting rival lines and the high cost of choosing the best route, grades, and rebuilding for efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Tronx Pacific
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Fort Simpson
Pacific
Econtractor
Campa
Port Simpson
Chi
New York
Pennsylvania
Canadian Rockies
Chicago
Cage
Best Route to Conquer the Last Frontier
In Samuel Merwin's treatise, the path to mastery lies in decisive action and disciplined planning. He argues a single optimal route exists through careful study, risk assessment, and relentless pacing, ensuring no day is wasted in the pursuit of frontier success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Merwin
Success Magazine
Safety for Children Promotes Baby's Own Tablets
An advertisement warns against liquid medicines for stomach ailments containing opiates and promotes Baby's Own Tablets as safe. A Quebec mother testifies to their safety and quick help for colic and bowel troubles. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order from Dr Williams Medicine Co based in Brockville Ontario. Keep the tablets at home.
Quick and the Dead: Urchin's Motor Car Insight
A London Tribune quip recalls a schoolmaster’s pupil who muses on the saying The quick and the dead. The boy answers that he who moves aside for a motor car is quick, while one who does not is dead, illustrating streetwise wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Tribune
Tea imports soar with SALADA reach across Canada and US
The combined tea imports for Canada and the United States exceed 110 million pounds yearly. SALADA accounts for about one fourteen pounds of that trade and is rapidly expanding, available in major US cities like New York Chicago Detroit Boston Pittsburgh Buffalo St Louis St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Cleveland Rochester and in Canadian cities Toronto and Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Pittsburg
Buffalo
St. Louis
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Cleveland
Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Dominion
Bristol Lun atic Asylum Chairman Blames Servants Woes
The chairman of the Bristol lunatic asylum committee reports that the high number of inmates is due to the stress servants endure from their mistresses, linking household tensions to institutional strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Lunatic Asylum
Holloway's Corn Cure Trial Report
A trial of Holloway's Corn Cure removed ten corns from a pair of feet without pain. The testimonial suggests repeated effectiveness, stating what it has done once it will do again.
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Holloway
Battleships Alabama and Illinois Collide in Fog Off Newport
In fog off Newport, the U S battleships Alabama and Illinois collided. Both ships reported minor damage with crews unharmed and damage assessed by naval authorities. Investigations to determine cause underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alabama
Illinois
Newport
Thunderstorm Hail Pounds County Cork Shocks Residents
During a storm in County Cork hailstones reportedly reached orange size and some buried two feet into the ground, alarming residents as witnesses describe the unusual weather event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Cork
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria and Gallery Billing
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria while the National Gallery of Ireland seeks 20 pounds for a miniature lost or stolen. Richard Burke by Bone is singled out as siglen from the gallery. Sunlight Soap is promoted as superior and to be used as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Gallery of Ireland
Richard Burke
Bone
Siglen
Isso
Screen door tells if a man is married or single says Wellington News
The Wellington Kansas News notes a humorous test: a married man approaches a screen door with caution, removes his hat, taps the door with his hat, and squeezes through after glancing around. The degree of fear shown reportedly indicates years of marriage.
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Wellington
Bombay Health Officer Demonstrates Petroleum as Disinfectant
Dr. Turner, officer of health for Bombay, demonstrates the extraordinary efficacy of crude petroleum as a plague disinfectant, presenting promising results for public health measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Turner
Bombay
Public debate over cancer healer Mrs. Van Niekerk case
Cape Colony residents discuss the prosecution of Mrs. Van Niekerk of Stellenbosch, famed locally for her cancer healing practice. The case draws wide public attention and heated commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Colony
van Niekerk
Stellenbosch
Bohemian Chemist Claims Celluloid Substitute Found
A young chemist in Gab tong reports a perfect substitute for celluloid that is cheaper and lacks its dangerous properties, promising a safer alternative for manufactures and consumers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabtong
Groom shot dead by betrayed sister's relative at Bessemer NC
An hour after his marriage in Bessemer North Carolina W M Brown was shot and killed by John M Kincaid the man blamed for betraying his sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer, N.C
W. M. Brown
John M. Kincaid
Nasr ed-Din Hodja and Irish Wit in Eastern Tales
The London Chronicle notes Nasr ed-Din Hodja as a Turkish hero famed for quick wit and shrewd humor. An anecdote shows him refusing a neighbor’s donkey, then fair division of nuts among guests performed as if by divine guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Nasr-ed-Din Hodga
London Chronicle
Elephants in Congo Train Indigenous Herd for Rail Work
Congo authorities, after unsuccessful acclimatization of imported Indian elephants, are training twenty eight young indigenous elephants. Some have already aided railway tasks, though none has twelve months schooling. The change challenges the belief that African elephants are inferior in intelligence or trainability.
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Congo
Unsinkable Ships Claim Tested in Kiel Trial
Five steamboats for a Kiel shipping company are touted as wholly unsinkable. A trial observed by Imperial navy representatives simulated a collision leak. The vessel, fully laden with 200 passengers, sank to fill the engine room yet kept about a foot of freeboard, meeting the stated conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel Shipping
Imperial Navy
N. Y Tribune
Hypocrite Question Sparks Classroom Wordplay
In a London Tribune excerpt a teacher asks Johnny about the term hypocrite. Johnny replies a boy who comes to school with a smile on his face. The exchange captures a playful schoolroom moment.
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Johnny
London Tribune
Manward Liniment Healer Cures Hand After Horse Bite
A. E. Roy of St Antoine P Q writes that after a severe horse bite in June 1898 Minard’s Liniment relieved pain within five hours and fully healed the hand and arm in two weeks. The letter credits the liniment and an agent for the remarkable recovery.
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Minard
Yours Truly
A. E. Roy
Consignments of game cocks sail to Cape Colony
England ships cocks to Cape Colony where cock-fighting is legal. A medical note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for dyspepsia and nervous debility, claiming they restore digestive balance and nerve tone. Two Lebaudy airships will be stationed by French authorities on the German frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Cape Colony
Parmelee
Americans Flee Mexico Over Poisoning Fears
Citizens flee border towns amid rumors that Mexican house staff are joining anti foreign agitation and poisoning campaigns, prompting warnings and evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Declared Greatest
Planant as syrup the worm remedy known as Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator is hailed as the greatest worm destroyer of the age. The advertisement touts its superior effectiveness and unique formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Graves
New Fog Signal Uses Air Reed Trumpets At Needles
A new foghorn signal is installed in the Needles lighthouse. Reed trumpets blown by compressed air can be heard ten miles, surpassing the old fogbell which reaches only three miles. The apparatus is ready to start from air vessels at 100 pounds pressure and blasts for five seconds every fifteen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needles
Statistician’s claim on world population sparks debate
Towne cites a statistician saying more than half the world is female. Brown replies that if true, it ignores the fact that half the world does not know how the other half lives, prompting a sharp exchange noted by the Chicago Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Brown
Chicago Journal
Postmaster D J Dewey Dies After Long Service
North Manlius postmaster D J Dewey, appointed by President Lincoln in 1862 and serving continuously since, has died. The longtime official oversaw local mail matters and represented federal service in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Dewey
North Manlius
Lincoln
Orion Dreyfus Decorated At Sword-Breaking Spot
A slight earthquake shock was recently felt as Orion Dreyfus was decorated at the exact spot where his sword was broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion
Dreyfus
Illumination of Books Through Ancient and Medieval Times
The text traces the history of book illumination from ancient papyrus examples in the Louvre to the decline of illumination by the end of the sixteenth century as printing surged. It notes the high artistry of gilded, jewel‑bed volumes and the rarity of surviving examples, with the book evolving from art to a vehicle for knowledge.
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India
Spain
Louvre
Ise
Paris
Athens
Corinth
Pergamum
Ephesus
Cyzicuus
Rhodes
Syracuse
Tarentum
Eagles in Battle: Eagles Versus Stag and Other Feats
Ornithologists note eagles rarely attack large animals yet observed cases show an eagle driving a stag from a herd and killing it. In Scotland a fawn was rescued when its dam attacked the attacking eagle. A Kaffir servant’s child was momentarily carried off by a dying eagle, then freed with the bird dead. Two eagles hunt in concert while another launches prey from a precipice. The coincidences fuel legends of Zeus and myths.
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Scotland
South Africa
Schylus
Dilemma of Doniphan County Woman Over Illness
A Do Not Disturb tale from Doniphan County where a ill woman explains she faces a social tangle with two doctors. She fears anger from her daughter Harriet and Kate if she calls either a allypath or homeypath son in law. She fears conflict whichever path she chooses and considers death the only escape.
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Doniphan
Harriet Warried
Kate
Echo Phenomena Reported in Caves Worldwide
The Pantheon cave guide taps his coat to produce a sound like a twelve pound cannon. Echoes are noted in Mammoth cave Kentucky and Smellin cave near Viborg Finland where a thrown animal causes a prolonged screaming echo.
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Pantheon
Kentucky
Smellin
Viborg
Finland
A Natural Wonder Marsupials Question Answer Pair
A teacher asks about marsupials and a boy explains they are animals with pouches in their stomachs to crawl into and conceal themselves when pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tou
Charity Always Commands a Higher Good Than Merit
The quote reflects a view that human merit cannot deserve favor while charity remains a divine command, asserting intrinsic value in charity beyond human merit and framing benevolence as a higher law.
May Day Tree Curse Brings Woe to Swiss Farmer
In Lucerne the May 1 tree planting tradition leads a farmer’s son to uproot a rival’s sapling and mutter a curse. The rival’s tree is replaced and the loner falls into nervous collapse, a state of mental impairment and physical decline, as a result of the supposed doom.
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Switzerland
Lucerne
Anticigarette drive in England prompts navy tobacco plan
London reports a rising campaign against smoking among youths with proposed legislation on juvenile tobacco in the navy. The Admiralty plans to issue fine cut tobacco at one shilling a pound to sailors, duty free, as pipe and plug tobacco lose popularity. The piece ends with a quip from the New York Times about a student’s joke mocking Christian Science.
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London
England
Admiralty
Minard’s Liniment and Strikes Amid Transit Rail Order
Six thousand lithographers in New York strike for a 48 hour week instead of 53. An American syndicate wins czar backing to start the Trans Siberian Alaska railway project. A medical ad proclaims Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial cures cholera and dysentery, claiming quick relief for all ages.
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New York
Smuggling Rumors Linked Chinamen to St. Lawrence Route
Reports allege Chinese nationals are being smuggled from wooded areas near Rockport across the St Lawrence River into the United States. Authorities have not confirmed detailed routes but inquiries are ongoing.
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Rockport
St. Lawrence
United States
His Only Duel and Uncle Erastus on Duels
A Youth’s Companion excerpt presents Uncle Erastus recalling duels with humor and local color. He disavows dueling while recounting a tale of a duel with a gallant man over a girl, ending with a cow as the spoils and a life of remaining single to dodge further conflicts.
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Erastus
Excessive Kindness and Cruelty to Horses Case
William Hilton, released from an English prison for cruelty to animals, kept worn out horses alive in special stables. He bought old beasts to spare them from being shot, a practice that led to his prosecution after discoveries of the mistreated animals.
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William Hilton
Missionary Hunter Fights Panther in Indian Jungle
In central India, Mr. S. D. Price and his shikari battled a panther on a tree platform and along a horse shoe nullah. After a fatal bite, the animal attacked the pair until Price, wounded in fourteen places, was carried to safety as Toby the fox-terrier hampered the beast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily Mail
Central
India
Price
Mr. Price
Toby
Nullah
Prince Edward Plays Host To Visitor In Nursery
A story from York House recalls little Prince Edward of Wales inviting a children's outfitter to enter the nursery. The prince rushes in crying for her to come in, declaring that nobody matters except grandpapa, and urges entry despite the absence of others in the room.
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Prince Edward of Wales
York House
Grandpapa
Young curate learns resourceful lesson in church
A young clergyman, recently ordained as the younger son often joined church duties, faces an awkward moment when his afternoon sermon remains in his pocket after a morning service. He apologizes to the clerk, who humorously quips that listeners never pay attention to him.
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Charles
London
Yells at Baseball Game Sparks Row and Roars
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange a speaker denies yelling at a game while another recalls a loud cheer. The crowd erupts as McGoogle hits a three bagger and the score is tied, prompting loud victory cries and sports enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGoogle
Cleveland Plain Deal
Safety plowheel sold with no powder causes store dispute
Mrs de Style complains the piuwheel purchased yesterday from the store had no powder. The storekeeper confirms it was a safety plowheel named Woman's Howe Companion.
Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonial sworn in 1886 Toledo
Frank J. Cheney sworn in Toledo Ohio to claim his firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A. Gleabon witnessed. Advertisement follows promising testimonials and urging purchase in 1886 Toledo.
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Ohto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Gleabon
J. Cheney &O
All Druggiste
The Silenced Grumble Poem by a Humble Bee
A quirky two stanza verse about a bee who grumbles while humming then learns to quiet his grumble. The piece ends with the bee acknowledging the tune he hums to the tune I Want You Mad Honey and a judge reference.
See Here Remarks Spark Ruff Conversation
Miss Singleton retorts to Miss Pepprey about Maud and remarks on appearance. Pepprey recalls telling Maud that Singleton looks unchanged since years abroad, while Maud noted she looked old.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
St. Antoine, P. Q
Eagles IN Battle
God
Sterna
Thomas Eclectric Oi
Carrie Brown
New York Times
William H. Reed
Dr. Leonhardt
Wm. H. Reed
Queen St. Kingston
Oat
Wison-Fyle Go, Limited
Niagara Falls
Toby and the Panther
Beecham
Wilson
Archdale Wilson
Hamilton, Ont
Tribune Bidg
Man
West
Montana
Philadelphia Ledger
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