Canada Beats The United States In Hockey? Alleged Ad Claim
An old advertisement cites a dramatic claim that Canada defeats the United States in a hockey context. It promotes Gin Pills from National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada Limited, urging buyers in Massachusetts and Toronto to order. It includes a testimonial style note about health benefits and a price list for boxes.
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Holyoke
Mase
U*a
Agathe Vanesse
Massachueetts
Toronto
National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited
Dept. N.U. Er
Was Economica I Did you peel your apple before es saying it
A humorous dialogue clippings exchange shows a child Doily answering mother with a pun about eating an apple first prompting the mother’s remark. The fragment hints at a playful household moment captured in period style.
Shadow of Poor Health Promises Relief with Pink Pills
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anemia and related ailments. It claims blood quality improves and cites Mrs. FL K Sanders of St. Thomas Ontario sharing a recovery story after severe illness. Pills sold by medicine dealers or by mail from See Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
Woxtrip
Dispensany Medical Association
N. Y
Feat of Adargoma the Wrestler in Seville Challenge
The London Spectator recounts Adargoma the Grand Canary wrestler famed for a two hour contest and a bold Seville challenge. He strained an opponent to crack his nose, then drank a bowl of wine with one hand while the other restrained the rival.
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Ane Adargoma
Grand Canary
Spain
Seville
la Satcha
Adargoma
Adargommly
London Spectator
Night snake house scare shocks Bronx zoo staff
A secretarial worker at the Bronx Zoo slept near the snake house under a rooftop corridor. One late night he entered his room after a party and stepped on a large rubber hose left coiled in the hall by a rushed attendant, triggering a tense moment amid the slithering exhibits.
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Bronx Zoological Park
New York
Executive Department
Wife Quip Sparks Tearful Courier-Journal Wit
A wry Courier-Journal quip asks if a husband still calls his wife Tevis, noting the name’s reminder of her past work writing an automobile. The line plays on memory and identity in a light, humorous column snippet.
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Tevis
Courier-Journal
Dr Thomas’s Eclectric Oil for Burns and Scalds
Advertises Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a rapid relief for burns and scalds with no preparation needed. Apply directly to the injured area and pain subsides quickly. Keeps in every kitchen for ready use.
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Thomas
Playwright Finds Empty Orchestra in Country Town
A playwright arrives to rehearse his comedy in a small theatre after teleGRAPHing for the orchestra. The venue is cold and dreary and the fat man with a pipe and trombone says the players all went across the river to a dance. The writer learns the only musician present is not a performer.
Child in Nightshirt Buries Message in Garden Soil
A father watching from his study sees his angel child in night attire sneak to the garden corner. The child returns upstairs after minutes. Investigations uncover freshly turned earth and a buried envelope containing a pencil note reading Dear Devil Please take away Aunt Julia.
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Devil
Julia
Irishman in Oklahoma Court Claims Sheriff Knows Him
An Irishman charged with a petty offence faces a judge who asks for character witnesses. The man proclaims the sheriff cannot claim knowing him after twelve years in the country, asserting his own strong character despite the sheriff's astonishment.
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Oklahoma
He Could be Better A Scotch clergyman on a railway car
A Scotch clergyman riding a rail way carriage encounters a working man who boasts of twenty six years as a coupler. The man retorts that he can uncouple while the clergyman cannot, highlighting a humorous clash of skills.
Proof For Women Who Still Suffer From Kidney Pills
Mrs Lois McKay of Tiverton Nova Scotia reports relief from back and heart region pains after using Dodds Kidney Pills. She previously suffered fatigue, bowel pains, and chest discomfort but notes her pain disappeared and her back felt well. The testimonial emphasizes kidney health tied to female wellbeing.
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Lois McKay
Dodd
Todd
The Givers at Life’s Doors Build Our Optimistic Faith
A portrait of devoted volunteers who provide food shelter clothes and care. They answer midnight calls to aid the sick needy and bereaved despite fatigue mockery and being taken for granted. Their generous acts form the quiet foundation of community hope.
Influence and energy young life can wield
A speaker notes every person carries inner energy beyond wealth or intellect. This force, stored within, can influence family and others for good or ill. Daily exercise grows it. used kindly, it brings reward and strength to comfort, encourage, and inspire.
Extravagant Paris Shoes Use Hummingbird Feathers
An Atchison Globe note reports on shoes crafted from the breast feathers of hummingbirds by a Paris shoemaker. The six month process stitches tiny feathers into cloth yielding red and gold tones. The piece reflects on fashion excess and urban success stories, with local quips about country boys and city life.
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Paris
A Pill for Brain Workers
A newspaper notice extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a superior remedy for digestive disturbances caused by mental work. It claims brain work disrupts stomach and liver function and asserts the pills restore balance, inviting user testimonials.
Above Water, Brandy and Hard Times Banter
A wry exchange between a man and his wife about keeping afloat in hard times. The man laments life’s pressures while the wife jokes that his trouble is his frequent brandy, implying relief comes from moderation. A London Answers humor snippet.
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London
Boxer Uprising Compared With Present Chinese Insurrection
The article contrasts the 1900 Boxer uprising with a current Chinese insurrection, labeling the Boxers as anti foreign fanatics secretly backed by the dynasty, while the present movement is described as patriotic and aimed at ousting the imperial regime. It recounts Boxers attacking missionaries, diplomats, and Pekin siege, and the subsequent relief expedition.
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China
Boxer Organization
Legation
Pekin
Seige
Taku
Treustein
Forbidden City
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Manchster Curtain Boy Delivers Through Picket Lines
A curtain boy, pressed into service during Manchester strikes, volunteered to drive a lorry of foods past pickets when no one else was available. Reaching the street, he faced warnings to turn back but insisted he would go forward. The goods were eventually delivered.
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Manchester
Overcoming Shyness Through Confidence and Quiet Thought
Shyness stems from diffidence and gains in confidence come from steady effort. Quiet daily reflection on the cause of nervousness helps. Resolve not to become shy, and use self reasoning to govern actions and thoughts.
Love and Money Clash at Almstead Garden Party
The Cincinnati Inquirer recalls a garden party where Mrs Clarence H Mackay praises loving work over marriage for money. A socialite remarks a woman gave up a good job to marry for love, while a friend quips she loves seven millions, highlighting wealth as motive.
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Clarence H. Mackay
Almpstead
Mary
Luan
Cincinnati Inquirer
It Looked Good to Him The Licker and the Laugh
A teacher demonstrates corrosive effects of strong alcohol on a stomach lining before a class. The janitor asks where she buys her licker, then Paddy recalls a bull incident that made him laugh loudly. He ends with a self amused remark about his laugh.
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Paddy
Pat
Paith
Blinker’s Stone Age Ring Toss Lesson Cited
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Prof Blinker appears more absent minded as his eldest daughter graduates cooking school. He shows his class a crusty dish she made, claiming it proves men of the stone age played ring toss.
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Blinker
Cleveland Plain Dealer
When They Take Woman From Coeducational College
A quoted speaker ponders the consequences of removing women from a coed college. The remark frames concerns about future effects on education and society.
Grant wit and a macadamized stream anecdote
General Grant famed for humor also had dry wit. Ex Senator De ren recalls a Washington visit about dredging a stream. Grant, after recalling a campaign crossing, suggests they macadamize the stream instead. The exchange shows his practical, laconic humor.
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Grant
Deren
New York
Washington
Sucu
Tailor Sets Cash and Credit Prices for Suit
A customer asks the price of a suit when paid with cash and the tailor quotes forty dollars. The price on credit is eighty dollars with half due upfront.
A Gift of Nature as Freddie Wishes for Billy Smith
A young boy Freddie Stockman sighs for Billy Smith’s life. His mother questions Freddie’s longing as she contrasts Billy’s lack of earnings with Freddie’s comfortable groceries, books, and warm home. Freddie complains that Billy can wiggle his ears while he cannot.
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Freddie Stockman
Billy Smith
Freddie
Billy
Ordinary Piffle and Pottle in Legal Banter
A dialogue features a criminal lawyer labeled as ordinary piffle and a skeptical Pottle questioning the attorney’s criminal prowess. The exchange plays on reputations rather than courtroom deeds.
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Piffle
Pottle
Asbestos Uses Expand In Canadian Industry
The asbestos industry in Canada fuels broad applications including steam packing cloth rope and yarn making furnace lining boiler covering building material and electrical insulation. Annual asbestos paper use reaches about 30 000 tons for fire protection and ceilings. A factory process embeds asbestos into annealed steel sheets with cement compounds and hot rollers producing firewater gas and sulphur resistant material combining strength and lightness.
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Canada
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