Peruna Cures Cataracts Claim From Quebec Hotel Manager
L A Cote Assistant Manager Motel Victoria Quebec writes that after using Peruna he is completely cured of cataracts after eight years of illness. He reports using ten bottles and praises the medicine, claiming it restored his health and urging public awareness. The note frames Peruna as widely endorsed by patients and doctors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Cote
Victoria
Quebec
Canada
Mfg. Co
Can
Hartman
Peruna
Ant Control Using Lard and Borax
The guide instructs greasing a plate with lard and placing it where ants gather as they prefer lard over sugar. It suggests adding sticks for climbing access and sprinkling powdered borax around cracks to exterminate ants and beetles.
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Claims Safe Child Use
The Worm Exterminator promises to remove worms from the system without harming the child. Its action is described as fully effective yet mild, offering a gentle treatment.
Salt Helps Boil An Egg Without Egg White Runout
A cracked egg can be boiled with no white escaping by adding a teaspoon of salt to the water. This method cautions that salt reduces leakage during boiling and preserves the egg’s interior.
Hall's Catarrh Cure ad and a witty dialogue in Smart Set
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure for deafness caused by catarrh with a hundred dollar promise for uncured cases. The text notes the disease stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and promises free circulator for the remedy. A brief humorous dialogue about marriage and debt follows.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia and Recipe Note
Minard's Liniment relief note appears beside a household recipe describing a tomato pecan rice bake with toast layers. The text pairs medical remedy with cooking instructions and a fleeting line about fortune and fugitives.
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Minard
The Bible Infallibility And The History Of Its Text
The piece argues that belief in absolute scripture is unlikely given the Bible’s transmission history. It traces translations from Cranmer to Coverdale and Tindall, notes the long chain of copies before printing, and emphasizes careful copyist work by Hebrew amanuenses despite inevitable human error.
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Coverdale
Rogers
Tindall
Denver Bride and Groom Ride Wild Motor Car Prank
A Denver motor car rental driver and a passenger teased a country bride and groom by racing the vehicle at high speed. The couple asked to see Denver, paid for an hour, and sat in back while the driver pressed the accelerator. The friend warned of danger as the car swerved and jolted, the farmer offering another dollar to keep the thrill going.
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Denver
Feller
An Alabama Sandwich Story and bread boom
A quirky account notes the rise of bread output in Alabama after prohibition as dairy lunch rooms serve rye or white sandwiches. The author recalls a rye flash between oyster sandwich halves and the bakery surge linked to the dry era.
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Alabama
Spirited Repartee After Street Car Crash
A sharp turn by a street car crashed into an express wagon loaded with whisky jugs. Most jugs broke on the pavement and the driver quipped about the mess, while a bystander minister offered a cautious reply about departed spirits.
Portrait anecdote of Millais and Newman
The author recalls Cardinal Newman visiting for a portrait. Millais directs him to pose on the elevated dais, then adds the brisk invitation, Come, jump up, you dear old boy, as Newman hesitates.
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Life of Millais
Cardinal Newman
Sir John
Little Danger of Earthquake in New York City
Geologists say New York City is unlikely to be disturbed by an earthquake. They note only distant landslides or coast shifts could pose risk, while the city’s rock foundations should endure until cosmic calamities.
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New York City
Long Island
New Jersey
Zam-Buk heals farmer arm and skin diseases says users
A Saskatchewan farmer credits Zam-Buk with saving his arm after a severe scalding injury and swelling. Other testimonials claim eczema cured, piles cured, and general skin ailments improved quickly, with Zam-Buk sold widely for 25 cents per box and multi pack offers.
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Wm. Snell
Langenberg
Zam-Buk
FE. J. Cusick
Wilson St
Hamilton
Neil Devon
Webbwood
Ont
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Old London Clubmen Wager On Life At White's Almacks
A London Chronicle tale recalls a betting frenzy at White's and Almack's where a man collapsed and bets were laid on his death or recovery. Interference by doctors during treatment sparked dispute, claimed to threaten bet fairness. Spring diet raises dysentery risk. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial praised for clearing irritants and restoring digestion.
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White's
Almack’s
Walpole
London Chronicle
Shiloh's Cure Recommendation Amid Cold Season
A reader story notes the claim Shiloh's Cure will always cure coughs and colds. The piece advises wearing warm clothing, flannel underwear, stockings, and weather proof boots as cheaper protection than remedies.
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Shiloh
Salada Tea Prompts Gentle Mantra and Health Advice
The note urges readers to seek Salada tea and reflects on Buddha quotes about overcoming anger evil greed and deceit. It mentions autumn rheumatism common among readers and offers a letter to The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont as beneficial for sufferers with a prompt to write today.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
The Practical Parent in Autumn Woods
A poetical youth asks his father to read the lesson of the trees in the autumn woods. The father agrees and suggests taking axes to cut trees for kindling wood for cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Why Is It Oh Haven't You Stood At The Telephone
The poem from the Chicago Tribune depicts a caller pleading with a distant central to ring again. The piece uses humor to reflect on the frustration and absurdity of long waits for connection. The stuttering phone sounds reinforce the era’s tech limits and social impatience.
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Zoo
Chicago Tribune
Beating His Rival Through Airship Tests
Rival Griggsly boasted of superiority over Grimsby’s airship. Photographs of Griggsly’s craft were perfect on a clear day, while Grimsby’s ascent occurred in darkness, failing a time exposure test.
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Griggsly
Grimsby
Puck
Photographing Stars With Ordinary Cameras
An explanation of why stars streak in photos and how to photograph them as points. It describes counteracting Earth's rotation with clockwork or special setup, and suggests exposures of five minutes to an hour, depending on direction, to avoid trails and obtain sharp star images.
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Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
St. Nicholas
Nouth Pole
Driving the Logs A Riverman's Skill and Daring
Stewart Edward White describes river log drives and the riverman’s craft. He explains balance on floating timber, leaping between logs, and the daring rear men who ride the tail through dam chutes, all captured in Outing Magazine.
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Jack Boyd
Grand River
Stewart Edward White
Outing Magazine
Cost of a Bride and Groom Outfits in Weddings
After forty two years of observation and thousands of interviews, researchers estimate the average bride's trousseau costs 60.28 dollars and the groom's outfit about 22.01 dollars. Combined, the typical wedding attire totals 88.39 dollars for the couple.
Long Lived Razors
A barber notes customers with very old razors. One man uses a razor bought over forty years ago and even lends it to his son for velvet shaves. The barber humorously asserts a durable razor should last at least twenty five years.
Thoughts on Selfishness and Self-Interest
The passage warns that dwelling on oneself leads to misery and spoiled outcomes. It argues that focusing on personal desires and seeking respect corrupts all one touches and turns God’s provisions into sin and suffering, resulting in wretchedness by choice.
Pure Love Describes a Woman's Choice in Marriage
A Missouri Democrat editor opines that a woman choosing a man with a bald head bowlegs and a $10 Saturday night paycheck is driven by pure unmixed love and not material considerations. The tone emphasizes steadfast affection over wealth.
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Lamar
Gia Pills Prove Best Remedy for Kidney Pain Says Reader
A reader in Cailliwack B C credits Gia Pills with lasting relief from kidney and backache after trying many remedies. The testimonial notes work on a ranch and logging claims, promising a sample box if the paper is mentioned, and shows a price of 500 a box or 6 for 2.50 from National Drug Co, Toronto.
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Cailliwack
B.C
Gia
J. Edward James
Dept. N.Y
National Drug & Eee Co., Limited
Toronto
The Reason Why Poor Relative Accepts Dinner Invite
A rich man invites a poor relative to dinner. The relative asks to dine tomorrow. He reveals he is dining at the rich man’s house, citing the wife’s invitation as the reason. The exchange highlights social pretension and unintended truth.
A Pleasant Purgative in Parmelee’s Pills
A brief ad copy notes Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills mix stomach and bowels to purgatively act along the alimentary passage. They are mild, not drastic, and aim to relieve without injury, using only tested vegetable substances.
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Parmelee
Indispensable to Mothers Baby's Own Tablets Featured
Mrs. Abraham Boucher of Pierreville Mills Que declares Baby's Own Tablets indispensable for upset infants noting improvement in mood and health. A government analyst confirms the product is safe with no opiate or poisonous soothing ingredients. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont. A housekeeping tip suggests placing a cup of vinegar near simmering cabbage to curb smell.
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Abraham Boucher
Pierreville Mills
Que
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Divorce Hearing Reveals Unusual Offer In Detroit Case
During a Detroit divorce hearing a girl offered to pay £1000 for the husband and the wife accepted. The remark occurred as the court heard testimony about the marriage dissolution and related financial arrangements.
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Detroit
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and Hair Loss Tips
A brief ad style notice touts Minard's Liniment as a cure for burns and offers hair loss prevention tips. It recommends cutting hair short, shampooing with cold water several times daily, dipping tips in ice water, and rubbing the scalp until red. It also includes a motto valuing manhood over wealth, position, or fame.
Onion Odor Remedy and Beauty Talk
A light note suggests plain looks can outshine charm, while a practical tip prescribes placing raw onion slices in saucers to absorb fresh paint odor. The onions should be replaced daily for about two days to maintain effectiveness.
Jamaicans Join Treasure Hunt For Sunken Galleon
An expedition from Harvard on the schooner Marflower sails from New York seeking a sunken Spanish galleon off Silver Bay between Puerto Plata and Turk’s Island. Jamaican divers and a syndicate had earlier failed to find it after months at sea amid hurricanes. coins were recovered but no hoard. The wreck’s believed location has drawn searches since the 17th century with past expeditions, and a refit is planned for a more systematic future effort.
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Harvard
New York
Monteo Bay
Henry Arthur Blake
Jamaica
Silver Bay
Puerto Plata
Turk’s Island
Duke of
Death of Cecile Louise Frederica Macready at Weston
Mrs Cecile Louise Frederica Macready nee Spencer died at Weston-super-Mare England aged 81. She was the second wife of the celebrated actor William Charles Macready whom she married in 1860. Macready had earlier advised his young self to marry after 30 and died in 1873 leaving three sons and a daughter.
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Cecile Louise Frederica Macready
Weston-super-Mare
England
Macready
Spencer
Wmn
Chas. Macready
Shy
Young Macready
Hamlet
Newcastle
Catherine Frances Atkins
St. Pancras Church
Cheltenham
Paid In Full After A Postcard Loan Bet
During a Winchester visit Lord Alverstone presided over a public dinner where he loaned a sovereign to a friend. Years later a note arrived with a postal order for £1 saying he is hanged if he can repay, settling the playful debt.
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Winchester
Lord Alverstone
Eating Dog Meat in Ingenika Gold Fields Report
Prospectors in British Columbia’s Ingenika region endured extreme hardship with no food. After nine months in the wilds a party returned reporting Fort Grahame could not supply provisions during a 17 day stay. They learned 25 men at Mac Connell creek were mining hard, killing dogs for food, and bedrock remained unreached.
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Ingenika
British Columbia
Wilds
Fort Grahame
Stikine
Laird Rivers
Mac Connell Creek
Watson
Black Rods Unique Experience on Board Mutiny
Admiral Sir Henry Stephenson the Black Rod was aboard during a minor mutiny he knew nothing of until after it ended. He had been unwell and learned from Prince Louis of Battenberg that dissension arose over drastic orders, which the captain promptly quelled with firmness and tact.
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Sir Henry Stephenson
The
Black Rod
Prince Louis of Battenberg
Prince Louis
Concessions by the Weak Reflect Fear says Burke
A succinct quotation credits Burke, noting that yielding by the weak stems from fear. It frames fear as the driver of concession and cautions against appeasement in face of pressure.
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Burke
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