Healing Balm Zam Buk Promises Cures for Skin Ailments
A Wellington justice of the peace reports Zam Buk healed a severe leg ulcer and eczema after years of failed treatments. The pamphlet extols Zam Buk as a Purely herbal remedy for skin diseases, ulcers, sores, and other conditions with druggist sales and mail order from Zam Buk Co Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E Arenaci
Wellington
Princes Edward Island
Zam Buk
Zam-Buk
Zam- Buk Co
Toronto
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Mrs Butler
Mrs. Geo Butler of Paquetyile Glouceater Co narrates four years of back pain tiredness and nervousness alleviated at once by Dodd's Kidney Pills. The ad proclaims healthy kidneys as the mainspring of woman’s health and pure blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paquetyile
Glouceater Co. N. B
Dodd
Geo. Butler
Alarming Remedy from New Mexico Governor
New Mexico governor W. C. McDonald criticizes wasteful giving at a Santa Fe dinner. He cites the rich widow of Chamberino who sent 10,000 alarm clocks to Uganda to aid sleeping sickness sufferers, urging thoughtful Christmas presents.
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W. C. McDonald
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Chamberino
Uganda
French Senate approves bill on death penalty by guillotine
The Senate votes to switch from firing squad to guillotine for soldiers or sailors sentenced to death by court martial except for offenses under military law. The measure follows the Mme Gouin murder case where Grady was sentenced to death but commuted to life imprisonment to avoid firing squads by conscripts. The Chamber of Deputies also passed the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Gouin
Grady
Chamber of Deputies
Laying an Atlantic Cable
A detailed account explains the massive effort behind laying submarine cables. It describes cable weights, shiploadout, paying out rates, testing on board, protection against ice and marine life, and the method to locate and repair breaks. It notes most cables are English made and recounts early failed Atlantic attempts beginning 1557 with ships and storms testing limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Earth
Atlantic
Louis Napoleon Escaped Fortress in Workman Disguise
Historical notes recount Louis Napoleon's 1846 escape from a northern French fortress. He donned a wig, rouge, apron, and workman clothes with a sabots caper, passing two guards and a board-bearing load unseen. The ruse ended when Governor Demaine found the invalid dummy. the fugitive had already reached Belgium.
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Louis Napoleon
Demaiie
Belgium
New Hotel Law in France Sparks French Staff Debate
French officials push for at least 80 percent French staff in hotels, a rule seen as problematic in Riviera towns and cosmopolitan resorts with overseas customers. Managers fear multilingual foreign workers are essential, and enforcement of the rule may prove impractical in large establishments. Doctors face a parallel requirement, needing years of French training despite foreign qualifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Riviera
Kind Lady Questions Urchin About Stepfather
A brief exchange has a Kind Lady asking an orphaned boy about his father and stepfather. The Urchin replies he has no father only a stepfather and that the stepfather has done nothing since they have him.
Dust exposure linked to worker tuberculosis death rates
The data show death percentages among workers exposed to various dusts. Tuberculosis deaths are 36 percent for metallic dust, 28.6 percent for mineral dust, 28.8 percent for vegetable fibre dust, 32.1 percent for mixed animal and other dusts, 25.5 percent for street dust, and 25 percent for organic dust from manufactured articles.
Oranges and a Cromwellian Quandary
A historical anecdote recalls Oliver Cromwell seeking an orange with roast veal but failing. Queen Elizabeth dismisses the idea as extravagance, noting oranges can be costly and she will not pay.
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Cromwell
Elizabeth
London stationer presents 50 years of valentines to British Museum
A London stationer donated a fifty years collection of valentines to the British Museum. The set fills 250 volumes and traces the rise and fall of Valentine card design with specimens dating from 1804.
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London
British Museum
Opals Expand with Heat More Than Other Stones
Opals expand with heat more than any other precious stone and commonly crack or loosen settings as expansion forces open the gold rings that hold them.
Peculiar Cocoanut Palm and Cuban Imports
A remark notes the coconut palm never stands upright and cites a Malay maxim about seeing a straight cocoa nut palm predicting immortality. The text adds that Cuba imports most of its store from Canada.
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Cuba
Canada
It Testifies for Itself Oil in General Use
It Testifies for Itself. Dr. Thomas Electric Oil needs no testimonial beyond its own powers. Anyone who tries it for coughs and colds, cuts, contusions, sprains, burns, or limb and body pains will find the medicine proves itself and needs no guarantee. This man why this Oil is in general use.
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L’r. Thomas
Eelectric Oj
Nine Lives and the Fateful Tale of Three Bad Men
A youth drafts a crime tale featuring three villains who run a coiners den and murder the hero seven times. He weaves a love affair, a ghost, a smugglers cave, a moated grange, and a missing heir. In despair he vows to quit writing, promising his future hero will be a cat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Fountain Pen
Wear of Traffic on Roads Shows Wear Rates in London Exhibit
A machine that measures road wear is highlighted at the Physical Society exhibition in London. Road Board officials describe wear rates for wood pavements, asphalt city pavements, and country highways, noting wood wears about an inch every six years and asphalt about half an inch in ten years depending on traffic.
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Physical Society
London
Imperial College of Science
South Kensington
Road Board
Hyde Park Exchange Sparks Teasing Remark
A gold en youth asks a nurse maid in Hyde Park to be in her charge and learn better manners. The maid replies with a playful quip that she would also enjoy guiding him.
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Hyde Park
Wise Carrie May and Jack Playmates Crossed Paths
Edith argues about age and obligation as Carrie May appears to press Jack to help or hurt. The dialogue hints at a complex relationship and possible power dynamics among the trio. A distracting medical ad promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills claiming indigestion relief and kidney support with numerous testimonials.
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Carrie
May
Jack
Edith
Parmelee
Clean Living Orders Tampao Bath Bun and Sponge Cakes
The Waitress asks for two sponges and a tab for the gentleman after requesting a bath bun and two sponge cakes. This brief social exchange centers on a light bakery order and a courtesy note.
Cure for Epilepsy Through Pink Pills Claims
The advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure epilepsy when taken with diet guidance. A Ontario mother cites her son Clive Mather’s dramatic improvement after months of treatment, noting no fits for about two years since starting the pills. The text also mentions a Paddington London bylaw on daily floor sweeping and window opening as public health measures.
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Williams
John Mather
Bancroft
Ont
Clive
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Insane Asylum Plans Linked to London Protestant Reform
The piece notes Jerusalem's new philanthropic asylum concept led by Rev. J. Berendt, father of the Christian movement, who serves as pastor of a Berlin institution. The report frames these efforts as part of a growing charitable reform trend in Europe.
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Jerusalem
J. Berendt
Berlin
Navy yard 10 hour system set by Van Buren in 1840
In 1840 President Van Buren established a ten hour system for the United States Navy Yards. The wrist anatomy notes eight carpal bones eight? The text also states the palm has five bones and the fingers fourteen bones.
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van Buren
Navy Yards
United States
Reginald Reflects On Why He Loves Parents
A dialogue shows Reginald answering a reporter about love for his parents. He cites affection as a conventional reason and confirms strong family ties with simple, direct exchanges.
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Reginald
Automotive exhibit fills space at agricultural show
Visitor teases about livestock, native replies that space was needed to park automobiles, implying a strong car display at the event. The exchange highlights an unexpected use of the show space and a humorous contrast with agricultural expectations.
Nelson signal quip sparks Scottish pride in duty
A Scottish laird recalls Nelsons line England expects that every man will do his duty amid talk of England not Britain. Mothers praise Mother Graves Worm Exterminator for child relief. The page also notes a joke about Adam and Cain and a cough remedy for five cents.
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England
Britain
Nelson
Scotland
Charity Talk Sparks Humility in London Clergyman
The Reverend Sylvester Horne urged charity to be given with absolute sympathy and humility. A London millionaire’s wife visiting a New Cut home on a slumming call found the experience tense as the host refused to pretend to enjoy it.
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Kev
Sylvester Horne
London
Wita
Avian lifespans vary with startling ages
Readable fragments note remarkable bird ages with ewan ares said to reach about three hundred years and fe con recorded living up to 162 years.
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Ewan Ares
Solemn man debates raise amid family budget limits
A man contemplates a salary rise as his wife and mother-in-law grant him only fifty cents a week. He weighs aiming for a dollar, highlighting domestic cost constraints and financial strain.
Wizard Oil Endorsed by Physicians for Home Use
The ad notes Hamlins Wizard Oil is recommended by many doctors and used in public and private hospitals. It urges readers to keep a bottle at home and questions whether success in business comes from selling what people want or from educating them about what you offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paddington
London
Kymer
Muntoburn
Piles Cured in Sixteen Days: PAZO Ointment Adclaims Refund
An old drugstore advertises PAZO OINTMENT promising cure for itching bleeding or prolapsed piles within 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. The product priced at 60 cents.
Ventilating System Planned for Central London Railway
The Central London Railway Company installs a ventilating system to supply 80,000,000 cubic feet of ozonized air daily in its tunnel stations.
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Central London Railway Company
Minard's liniment cures target in cows
Father Bernard Vaughan spoke in Toronto describing unbelievers with a parable of a school girl and a teacher. A six year old girl humorously claims a father wears a gold crown on his tooth, illustrating a playful misunderstanding.
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Minard
Bernard Vaughan
Toronto
Jessie
Picture Postal Cards Dominate This Year’s Sending
In a quick exchange Daisy says she will send only picture postal cards this year, while Kitty asks if many items are sent away. Daisy replies that nothing else is being sent.
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Kitty
Daisy
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Thirteenth Ave
Calgary
Broadway
Winnipeg
Smith St
Regina
Bocko
The
the Martin, Bole & Bn Co
Winnipeg, Canad
Adam
Five
Garden of Eden
Cain
Johan Hallam
John Allen
Mississippi
Lam
Allen
Rome
Eve
International Stock Food
International Stock Feed Co., Limited
Harness
the Imperial Oil Co., Limited
Eddy
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