Viewpoint on pure foods at Gotham Club meeting
Mrs. Mary T. Metcalfe spoke at the Waldorf Astoria on the pure food question. A food dealer once claimed chemicals in food are acceptable since salt is a chemical, provoking discussion on perspective. A Niagara hotel guest contrasted a great view with what it lacks, prompting a wry remark from the proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary T. Metcalfe
Gotham Club
Waldorf, Astoria
New York
Niagara
Falls
Still Another Postmaster Praises Kidney Pill Remedy
A postmaster in Shelburne County, N S, Joshua Nickerson, reports relief from Bright's Disease after six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He explains kidney trouble followed a cold and caused backache and joint stiffness, but the remedy brought significant improvement. Many Canadians share similar claims about Dodd's Kidney Pills curing kidney related ailments and related serious conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Bright
Clam Point
Shelburne Co
N. 5
Joshua Nickerson
Pats
Dodd
Canada
Bright
Remedies and Diplomat Mentioned in Fragmented Text
A fragmented OCR passage references Shilohs Cure and Parmelees Vegetable Pills as stomach remedies. It also contains unrelated quotes about an ambassador and a diplomat, with incoherent phrases and misread names throughout the text.
Remark by Pufferly Sparks Two Women Discussion
A young woman calls Pufferly the rudest man she has seen. Another recalls warning him about the muntle, and he replies with a casual smile and the quip By Jove the joke is on me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove
Round robin remonstrance to Dr Johnson on epitaph
The article recounts a historical round robin remonstrance to Dr. Samuel Johnson over his Goldsmith epitaph. It describes how signatures encircle the address with no single leader, naming signers such as Gibbon Burke Warton Sheridan Reynolds Colman and others, and notes Johnson’s refusal to inscribe the epitaph in English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferry Ons
Johnson
Oliver Goldsmith
Guldesnoth
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Bell
Cat
William Forbes
Dr. Johnson
Haigh Hall
Wigan
Earl of Crawford
Gibbon
Burke
Jos Warton
Sheridan
George Colman
Westminster Shirey
London Globe
Gladstone and the Heckler at Midlothian Heckler Rebuked
Gladstone confronted a heckler during the Midlothian campaign. Syr John Usher of Norton pressed about Irish promesa ties, and Gladstone delivered a sharp retort claiming divine enmity with Usher's understanding. Usher sat speechless after the rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladstone
Midlothian
Syr
John Usher
Norton
Promesa
Usher
Wetminster Gazette
Carlyle Praises Tennyson In 1844 Letter To Emerson
Carlyle describes Tennyson in vivid detail to Emerson on August 5 1844. He calls him one of the finest looking men with a shock of dusty dark hair hazel eyes and an aquiline face. He notes a sallow brown complexion a loose attire and a fondness for tobacco. He adds his voice is musically metallic suited for laughter and piercing wail and that such company over a pipe is rare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
Thomas Carlyle
Ralph Waldo Emerson
England's First Railroad Experience
The article recalls the earliest English railway travel as uncomfortable with chair-based coaches, close coupling causing jolts at start, and severe pitching at speed. It notes the short wheel base led to rough motion that would hinder long journeys if the ride worsened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Tablet of ancient inscription found in South Africa
De Car Peters reports a cement tablet unearthed by a slave pit near Inyanga north of Umtali showing Greek or Graeco Phoenician characters. He claims it to be part of an ancient passport and notes a brass Pan figurine found near Zimbabwe indicating Greek influence in southern Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Car Peters
Erporer
London
South Africa
London Express
Inyanga
Umtali
Zimbabw
Pompeii
South Afric
Terrifying rope rescue in deep well incident
An engineer held a colleague by a rope while Terence descended a deep well. After fifteen minutes Patrick’s grip loosened and Terence shouted to be pulled up. The danger of a fatal fall was real as the worker threatened to cut the rope if not rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick
Terence
Unjustly Accused and Highland Dialect Dinner Tale
Carnegie remarks on the Scotch dialect at a New York dinner. A Christmas inn episode features a divine and a maid named Kathleen inaccurately praised in Highland speech. The divine misreads the praise as impropriety, prompting a stern rebuke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
New York
Kathleen
Llassie
Ketheert
West Kathleen
Janet
Peebles
Shilohs Cure Promises Quick Cough Relief
A brief note cites Shilohs Cure claiming to stop coughs cure colds and heal throat and lungs for 25 cents. A dialogue from the Washington Star mentions engagements and offers with rings awaiting inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie
Maude
Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Quotes
An early 20th century ad claims deafness arises from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and promises a cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for unsolved cases. Trade note mentions "Toledo" and druggists, plus a line about Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a cartoonish dialogue ending with a mining proposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Drugwista
Hall
Baby's Own Tablets touted as having doctors in house
Mothers praise Baby's Own Tablets calling them as good as a doctor in the house. A Ontario mother from Kurn, Mrs Higgins, says the remedy cured her child's colic and she will not be without it. Sold by medicine sellers or 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Kurn
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Minard’s Liniment Cures Colds and Iron Watch
A fragment hints at a humorous scene where a man in a fur-trimmed overcoat complains of a magnetized watch. The reporter notes humorously that the iron content is too high and suggests taking something for the blom as a quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thees
Chicago Tribune
Distillery Closures Signal Temperance Wave in Scotland
A dramatic shift hits Scotland's distilleries as the North British Distillery to close, marking the fourth major grain plant to suspend operations in a month or two. The move signals more closures as temperance sentiment strengthens across the country.
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Scotland
Bickie's Anti Consumptive Syrup Trial Urged
The description presents Bickie's Anti Consumptive Syrup as the product of expert chemical experiments aimed at preventing lung inflammation and consumption by destroying germs. It claims the syrup prevents dire illness from neglected colds and offers a trial for 25 cents to prove its effectiveness.
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Bickie
Columbus’s Shorefront Vision in a Suburban Spin
The mock exchange casts San Salvador as a suburb unnamed, with Columbus gazing at a new world while King Rumpelsloogens jokes that suburbia lacks gas and running water. The quip links a historic voyage to cosmopolitan ambitions and urban development rivalries.
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Columbus
San Salvador
America
King Rumpelsloogens
Bensonhurst
Harper’s Weekly
Notice on a child’s ambidexterity and leg straightness
A local note praises a boy for ambidexterity and straight legs. Mrs Strucke questions, while Mr Hick remarks on the boy’s legs being as straight as others.
Acrostic of Failing Female Frustrations in Public Speech
A cryptic acrostic ridicules women for their speech and behavior with loaded terms and pejorative phrases. The lines form an ironic sequence condemning feminine verbosity through insulting descriptors.
Murphy Laments Recurrent Labor Troubles at Work
In a tense exchange, Murphy complains that ongoing labor troubles persist at his workplace. He laments another lockout threat and reveals the boss has laid off workers, forcing him to return to work despite the hardship. His wife and partner express concern over the worsening situation.
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Murphy
Chase's Nerve Food Promises Nerve Health Improvement
An advertorial piece argues brain health depends on ample red blood and proper care. It warns against stimulants and narcotics, touts Chase's Nerve Food as remedy, and cites Mrs. Geo Fuller of Lakeland Manitoba and a Toronto distributor to claim relief from nervous headaches and twitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase
Geo. Fuller
Lakeland
Man
A. W. Chase
Edmanson
Bates and Co
Toronto
Speech by Governor Wilson Sparks Polite Reception
Dr Wootrow Wilson of New Jersey delivers a speech in Peterson noting politicians receive a more courteous hearing nowadays though interruptions occur. He cites an elections controversy where a self made man defends his rise and mocks from the crowd are dismissed with wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wootrow Wilson
New Jersey
Peterson
Dr. Wilson
Piles cured in 6 to 14 days with PAZO OINTMENT
An old advertisement promises cure for itching blind bleeding or protruding piles with PAZO OINTMENT in six to fourteen days. Drugstore money-back guarantee offered if it fails.
Two Scotch fishermen fear for shore return
James and Sandy struggle on rough water and fear they may never reach land. Jamie urges prayer but Sandy hesitates, then the boat touches shore and the men vow not to owe anyone. The scene shifts to a diners bill prank with a clever bet and a vanished paying teller.
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James
Sandy
Jamie
Modern Banking Lesson and Telegraph Scare
A Washington limited's drawing room talks of rising interest as R B Brown describes a Georgia bank tale where a man named Jiro Johnson tries to claim ten dollars with no funds. A separate telegraph anecdote shows a woman torn between two messages asking if all is over and requesting speed, ending with a third asking to take the next train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
R. B. Brown
American Surety Company
Jiro Johnson
Lippincott’s
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Gillett
Wletp
Ashley
Chicsgo Record-Herald
Shilohs
Dept.n.y
National Drug & Chemical Co
N. U
THE
Round Rock
Gladstone and the Heckler
Carlyle
Mergendorfer Blaetter
Minard
DR. Winters
New York City
Memroe Street
Brookiya
M.Y
Winnipeg Business College
Cor Portage Ave
Fort St
Winnipeg
Puck
Imperial Oil Company, Limited
E.b.eday Co. Ltd
Hull
Tees & Peasse, Limited
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Fort William
Port Arthur
Toronto Type Foundry Co. Ltd
West
Canada Cement Co
Montreal
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