A Meeting of a Suitor and his Spoker Maid in Morocco Tale
A traveler, Mr Jurnegan, travels four hours to an estate negotiation with Miss Whitehead. Her maid secretary engineers a plan proposing marriage to secure a settlement. The unseen Miss Whitehead reveals herself at dinner, accepting the match.
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Mr. Jurnegan
Misa Whiteheadd
Miss Whitehead
Jurnegan
Whitehead
Jurpegan
Misa Whitehead
Meade
Orhar Avit
Biancialli the Strong Man Bids Window Raised
A New York theatrical manager recalls touring as a circus pilot in the Middle West with Biancialli the Strong Man from Rome. While traveling by day coach from Kansas City to Omaha, a tall whiskered man questioned Biancialli about lifting feats before politely asking to raise the car window.
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New York
Middle West
Rome
Kansas City
Omaha
Biancialli
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria
A fragmentary dialogue scene shows a harsh quarrel over a game and threats between characters, including Minard's Liniment claimed as cure. The text reads as a rough juvenile exchange with Mr Daddie and Pick-Me-Un, reflecting a period piece tone.
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Daddie
The Pill That Leads Them All
Par melee's Vegetable Pills are promoted as portable and compact medicines. The ad claims they are popular because they meet every requirement and are accurately compounded from ingredients proven to regulate the digestive organs.
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Parmelee
Phrase misleads on her status in Cleveland gossip
A Cleveland Leader quote asserts she is fine while a rival voice claims she was engaged for over a year to three men. The item highlights conflicting public perception and social chatter.
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Cleveland
Baby's Own Tablets Endorsed For Summer Ills
An ad extols Baby's Own Tablets as a quick fix for summer stomach and bowel troubles in infants. It cites Mrs. P. Laroche of Les Fonds Quebec praising the remedy after a severe summer illness and notes the product costs 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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We'l' Child They Will Keep Him Well. Mrs. P. Laroche
Les Fonds
Que
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
The Native Who Abhors a Silence Explains Prairie Habits
An English traveler chats with a Canadian on a Grand Trunk train about temperance chewing gum and other Western customs. The Canadian explains matches failing, why gum helps lone women, eggs in a glass, and his habit of telling lies as a hobby before leaving the car.
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Grand Trunk
England
Bright Sides and Banter Across Old Papers
A collage of quotes from Washington Star and Cleveland Leader features cheerful wisdom about helping others and a playful jab at Yale and Harvard men. The snippet ends with a reflection on self-delusion and pride, noting men “standing in their own light” as a critique of contemporary outlooks.
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Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Emperor Visits Canadian Pavilion at Vienna Exhibition
The Canadian Pacific pavilion draws attention as Emperor visits and Sir Arthur Harding inaugurates a model CPR railway within a painted panorama of Canada. A Calgary irrigation farm model showcases water use and soil fertility. Prominent guests include the Belgian Minister of Railways and the US ambassador, with many from British and American colonies attending the opening.
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Canada
Vienna
Arthur Harding
C.P.R. Co
Canala
Irrigation
Calgary
Canadian Pacific
United States
Emror
Lincoln and Scott on Richmond and Mexico
In a quote attributed to W. J. Bryan, President Lincoln asks Gen. Scott why Richmond cannot be reached with 100,000 men, while Mexico fell with fewer troops. Scott replies that the men who carried him into Mexico are the ones keeping him from Richmond.
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Richmond
Lincoln
Gen. Scott
White House
Scott
City of
Mexico
W. J. Bryan
Minards Liniment Cures Distemper in Humorous Tit Bits
A tablet joke from Tit Bits notes Thompson’s cow ate grass from a garden and then sent a bill for lawn mowing, illustrating a farmer’s complaint and a humorous remedy claim about Minard’s Liniment. The quip reflects light rural humor and a farmer dispute over livestock damage and charges.
Quack Health Remedies and Tonic Formulas Featured
A column lists various home remedies and elixirs for eyebrows growth, kidney and bladder issues, dyspepsia, and blood purification. It includes specific compound formulas with ingredients, preparation steps, and usage suggestions, attributed to different readers offering tonics, syrups, and massaging routines.
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M. J
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F. A. Mitchel
Morocco
Tangier
Angier
Tetouan
Arzila
Casablanca
Mazagan
Saffi
Atlas
Mellah
Fez
Merrakis
Spain
Psychine
All
Draggiats & Dealers, Inc
Ottie
T.a.sum
Minard
Baby
Summer
Holloway
New York Herald
Dodds
Va Os
N. U. No
Toronto Star Weekly
Gillett’s
Yale
Harvard
Emperor
Canadian
Dr. Lewis Baker
Lewis Baker
Ellwood Sts
Dayton
Ohio
Frank Me
M. M
Canadian Pacific Railway
Eastern
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast
VIA
Fort William
Port Arthur
Owen Sound
Winnipeg
Toronto
C. E. McPherson
Winnipeg, Man
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