Peruna praised by users for catarrh relief
Mrs. Jennie Darling of Smyrna Mills Maine says catarrh left her bedridden and weak for four years until Peruna relieved her symptoms. A man in Maine 46 years old reports grippe related head and nasal issues improved by Peruna and claims near complete cure.
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Jennie Darling
Smyrna Mills
Maine
New Wrinkles on Naturalisation Question
A humorous tale from Success Magazine about an Irishman seeking naturalisation. After papers are signed, the judge asks the new citizen named Dennis to decide if the ceremony will improve his voting, jokingly querying whether it will help him vote better than in the past ten years.
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Dennis
Success Magazine
Cure for Colds in Bickles Anti-Consumptive Syrup
A classic remedy claims to stop coughing at cold onset and prevent serious lung problems. Sold by all dealers for 3 cents, touted as old-time and widely recognized.
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Bickle
More Women Running After Him in Town
A brief quote from the Chicago Daily News notes a motorman who never slows down until knocked away when a woman signals. The tale emphasizes a line about more women chasing him than any man in town.
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Penn
Stubb
Chicago Daily News
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Promotes Relief for Eye Troubles
An old style advertisement urges readers to try Murine eye remedy for red weak weary watery eyes. It promises soothing relief and invites readers to see it at druggists and to write for Eye Books from Murine Eye Remedy Co Toronto.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Toronto
Weather Banter Echoes Across City Streets
Humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Record where residents debate rain chances. The blobbs mock weather confidence while Slobbbe asserts rain is imminent after spotting a weather man with an umbrella.
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Philadelphia Record
Adam's Early Myth Makes the Devil Famous
A visitor to a Sunday school asks the children who Adam was. Tommy Tucker answers boldly that Adam is the man who made the devil famous, reflecting a provocative street-use line from the Chicago News.
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Adam
Tommy Tucker
Chicago News
Farmers urged to embrace progressive farming methods
A piece argues farmers should discard outdated practices and support institutes and agricultural schools. It criticizes reliance on bankers and merchants for organizing farmers institutes and urges intelligent farming through modern methods and soil rotation for higher profits.
Barley As Hog Feed Gains Favor In Fattening
Hog feeders favor barley for fattening noting its lower fat forming elements than corn but good protein balance. A mix of barley with oats aids if aiming to crowd and fatten, while barley alone works best on good pasture. Soak barley five to seven hours before feeding and offer three meals daily for best results.
Barns Treated For Lice Infestations In Stables
Farmers advised to liberally coat interior barn surfaces with coal tar products to kill parasites. Apply to stanchions, stalls and mangers using a brush or shaving method as the standard preparations prove effective.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Prove Effective for Family Ailments
In Dorchester County Quebec, resident George Lacasse reports twelve years of back pain headaches and cramps cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills for himself his wife and their nervous daughter. He endorses the remedy as a universal family medicine valid for kidney disease in any form.
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St. Leon Standen
Dorchester Co
Dodd
George Lacasse
Mr. Lacasse
Proper Poultry Care And Winter Prep Tips
Advice on nest design for easy removal and cleaning, removing sick birds to prevent contagion, staple poultry feeds like barley wheat and oats with occasional variety, fattening fowl for Christmas with grain and milk, storing loam for dust baths, granting free range to ducks and geese until snow, and cleaning feed troughs after meals plus using dry leaves to cover floors and storing them for later use.
Gin Pills Promises Cure for Kidney Trouble and Back Pain
An ad extols Gin Pills from National Drug and Chemical Co claiming to relieve back pain bladder issues and kidney trouble with a money back guarantee. It offers free samples and discounts if regional dealers are inaccessible while asserting thousands cured. A separate dialogue from a Chicago Record-Herald item discusses marriage proposals and family expectations.
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W. J. Baldwin
British Empire
National Drug and Chemical Co
N. Y
Toronto
Time and Nature in Limburger Cheese Debate
Uncle Jerry and his neighbor discuss a wayward youth and the idea that time and nature mold people. The exchange pivots to a humorous assertion that time and nature also define Limburger cheese.
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Uncle Jerry
Success Magazine
Minard's Liniment Endorsed by Sea Captain
Captain F R Desjardin aboard the schooner Storke of St. Andre Kem ouraska vouches for Minard's Liniment saying it has no equal for everyday ills and accidents and he would not start a voyage without it even at a dollar a bottle.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
F. R. Desjardin Schr
Storke
St. Andre
Kemouraska
Captain Kidd Refuses Plank Walk Over Film Shares
A humorous exchange has Captain Kidd pressuring a prisoner to walk the plank while the lieutenant objects, noting the prisoner will only comply if he receives a percentage of movie receipts. The banter mocks piracy and 1920s moving picture profits.
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Captain Kidd
Cap
Puck
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria
A humorous caption shows a father scolding his son who admits drinking most of a beer while returning with it. The punchline hinges on the son calling the beer heavy to carry.
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Rascal
Western city boss races to ward during election day
A political boss in a Western city drives a buckboard along the main street on election morning calling his son to reach the fourth ward where voters are cast. The scene captures local election tension and the boss’s urgent involvement.
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Johnnie
Success Magazine
Mothers Little Treasure Baby's Own Tablets Ad
An old advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets for teething and stomach issues. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Pierre M. Cormier of New Richmond Centre and notes sales by medicine dealers at 2 cents a tablet or direct from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. in Brickville.
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Pierre M. Cormier
New Richmond Centre
Que
Circus Man Seeks Stray Elephant Sparks Local Banter
A quirky scene unfolds with a Circus Man hunting a stray elephant and an Irishman jesting about a rubber bull pulling carrots by its tail. The exchange highlights local humor and odd sightings in the area.
Market Optimism Fluctuates With Weather and Crops
The piece argues temporary conditions are misread as lasting, noting freak weather fuels fear of permanent climate change and crop scares threaten food supplies. It reflects on shifting market sentiment from bulls to bears with price volatility, warning that wrong bets on hogs or grain reflect broader risk in changing markets.
Uncle Eben Locks Doors After Long Night at Rural Casino
Heel Clerk questions the guest while Uncle Eben explains he plans to lock the front entrance and go to bed, noting he was likely the last one in for the night.
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Eben
Dr Chase Kidney and Liver Pills Advertisementclaims
Have you pains in the back over the kidneys and urinary disorders? The ad warns that cloudy urine after 24 hours signals kidney disease and urges starting Dr Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills now. It quotes Mr Mosher praising the cure and notes price 25 cents per box with endorsements and fake-spot warnings.
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Dr. Chase
Bright
Grenville County
Ont
H. Emett
Brockville
A. W. Chase
Edmonson, Bates & Co
Toronto
M.D
Psychine claims spread by Canada based firm ad
A long promotional appeal describes Psychine as built from world herbs and tested for nearly thirty years. The ad promises free trials via druggists and reports it strengthens white blood cells to fight disease, listing ailments it supposedly helps and detailing coupon based free bottles.
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Canada
Arabia
South America
China
Japan
Villainous melodrama praised for the thrills on stage
Channing Pollock cites a melodrama from Fourteenth Street as the era’s busiest villain. The acts feature railroad tracks, a locked house fire, a buzz saw, a bridge collapse, and a perilous romance as the plot unfolds with Nellie resisting. Holloway's Corn Cure is advertised.
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Channing Pollock
Fourteenth Street
Brooklin Bridge
Nellie
Success Magazine
Theatre Treasurer Defends Morality Questioning Show
A Washington Star passage quotes a theatre treasurer who, when asked if a production is moral and proper, replies that he cannot judge human nature well enough to answer without risking losing a customer. The exchange highlights tensions between commerce and morality in entertainment.
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Loring
Washington Star
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper Joke
A Toledo Blade humor item repeats a playful exchange about boiling eggs and a punch line about a misused remedy. The cartoonish dialogue centers on good intentions and a misunderstanding over cooking times. The snippet reflects light domestic humor from a mid century local paper tone.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Advice Adopted
To have the children sound and healthy is the first care of a mother. They cannot be healthy if troubled with worms. Use Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator.
Briggins Buys Encyclopaedia Boosts Confidence
The Washington Star notes Briggins appears self assured after purchasing an encyclopaedia, suggesting he believes he can learn more than the others and study whenever he wishes.
Aviator Brookins seeks rail berth rethink
Brookins, an aviation man, tries to book a lower berth to Fayton but the Pullman clerk offers only upper berths. He declines the option saying an upper bed is too risky and refuses the seat, explaining the risk of falling out. The note comes from a Birmingham-bound Atlanta Constitution report.
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Alabama
Brookins
Pullman Ticket Office
Feyton
Riend
Breokins
Locsl
Atlanta
Washington minister and physician son rumor
A Washington minister is linked to a physician son in a lighthearted anecdote. The tale recalls an exile to the telephone where a sweet voice asked which doctor was needed, the practicing or the retired.
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Washington
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