Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as a superior treatment for children's coughs colds and related illnesses. It features testimonials from Mrs John Cheaney of Innerkip Ontario and urges parents to avoid weak cough mixtures. The ad touts the product price and available sellers Ed Manson Bates & Co Toronto.
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Chase
John Cheaney
Innerkip
Ont
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Ladies First Sermon and Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Ad
A Sunday school anecdote features a boy answering why Eve was tempted before Adam. The piece shifts to promote Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a universal pain reliever, claiming wide availability and healing benefits.
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Adam
Gillet-Did Farmer Trot Explorer Promise Questioned
An unclear fragment questions a promise by Mrs. Gillet-Did regarding a farmer explorer. The text is garbled, yielding no clear facts about persons, places, dates, or outcomes.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Deafness Cure
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It urges sending for free circul ars and notes sales agents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Humorous Exchange Between Lady Patron and Photographer
A humorous exchange unfolds as the Lady Patron asks which view would be most pleasing. The Photographer suggests a back view, and the Lady Patron responds with a playful assurance that she is not offended.
M rard’s Liniment Cures Diphtheria in Meadow Ad Debate
The exchange questions advertising realism as a star denounces scenery use while the manager defends a scent laden meadow display. Tit-Bits notes a clash between commercialism and stage presentation in a clipping from the era.
Leads Charmer Alfred Pearse Weathered by Countless Escapes
Alfred Pearse the English artist has survived a torrent of near disasters. His life includes countless brushes with death from childhood falls to shipwrecks and accidents at sea, and multiple medical scares. Doctors say his luck and resilience seem remarkable given the odds.
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Alfred Pearse
Veswis
Chilham Park
St. Moritz
Australia
Pearse
Beachy Head
Mr. Pearse
Christmas pay sheet from Queen's Theatre 1867
An old pay sheet for Christmas week 1867 lists salaries of London actors at the Queen's Theatre. Stars earned up to $64 weekly while others like Jerry, Irving, Wyndham, Broveh, and Mrs Herth were paid between $5 and $37. The piece notes actors endured poverty, worked hard, and aspired to reach about $50 weekly.
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Queen’s Theatre
London
England
Syskespearean
Jerry
Irving
Aactna
Petruchio
Themeelwes
Charles Wyndham
Lionel Broveh
Miss Herth
Wilson Barrett
Acid Drops for Miss Terriss_story at Palace Theatre
The tale recounts Miss Ella Terriss and husband Seymour Hicks premiering a Paul Rubens sketch The Fly by Night at the Palace London amid her Blue Bell in Fairyland run. A poor boy sent acid drops and a note after asking to meet the actress at the stage door. Terriss called the gesture one of her life’s most pathetic moments.
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Ellaline Terriss
Seymour Hicks
Paul Rubens
Palace Theatre
London
England
Bluebell
Miss Terriss
Cinderella
Littl Bluebell
Family of church workers linked to prominent UK minister
Rev. Dr. James Robertson of Whittingehame Foreland, moderator-elect of the next General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, comes from a large clerical family. His brothers Rev. David Robertson and Rev. William Robertson serve in Clepington Dundee and Sprouston respectively, with a late brother. His sister heads the Ministers' Daughters' College, and uncles and cousins include Rev. Mr Newson of Monymusk and Rev. Dr. Campbell of Balmerino. Dr. Robertson has led Whittingehame since 1965.
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James Robertson
Whittingehame
Foreland
Church of Scotland
David Robertson
Clepington
Dundee
William Robertson
Sprouston
Balmerino
Robertson
Thirteen Superstitions Spreading Across London
The piece notes superstition throughout London with no No 13 in major streets like the Strand Holborn Threadneedle Street St. James Street Woburn Square Westbourne Grove Park Lane shows 124A and Upper Rock Street uses 15A to disguise the number.
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London
Strand
Holborn
Threadneedle Street
St. James’ Street
Woburn Square
Westbourne Grove
Park Lane
Upper Rock Street
Bookseller sale of Johnsons Lives of English Poets volumes
Three volumes from the first edition of Dr. Johnsons Lives of the English Poets sold for 3750 at Hodgsons in Lansom. The inscribed five leaf bore J Wesley and the authors name, dated 1781, after a purchase from an East End bookseller for a penny.
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Dr. Johnson
J. Wesley
Messrs. Hodgson’s
Lansom
East End
Bolivian Land Sale by Feoffment Ritual
A Boston Post summary recounts a Bolivian land sale near La Paz where possession passed by a ritual feoffment. The seller and buyer with witnesses performed a ceremony tearing grass and transferring possession, with residents cheering as the buyer began to act on the land.
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Bolivia
la Paz
Assembly
Boston Post
Threatening the Deity for Rain in Spanish Arizona
Smithsonian report recounts a 17th‑century Arizona drought under Spanish rule where a decree warned of mass prayers, then church burnings, and finally beheadings if rain did not come within successive eight day periods. The text evidences primitive theological bargaining and extreme punishment as a response to drought.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Arizona
Castanas
Cheyenne Hatter Encounters Frugal Visitor
A Cheyenne hatter recalls a visitor who asked how much to dye a hat gray to match his hair. The man balked at a dollar and claimed he could have his hair dyed to match the hat for a quarter, illustrating thrift in style.
No Burglary Exchange Quips Over Chicken Coop Alibi
A courtroom exchange features a prisoner declaring not guilty by arguing no burglary occurred. He cites an unlocked chicken coop no alarm no bulldog and no steel raps as reasons, insisting the act was simply finding chickens and defends himself to the judge.
Not So Here From London Punch
A wry London Punch quip notes that by 3 p.m. a bachelor might feel safe for the day due to ecclesiastical leniency, a humorous reflection on marriage timing and luck.
Driven to Drink
A humorous exchange depicts an artist planning a new painting titled Driven to Drink while a friend quips about a powerful portrayal of a nation. The artist then clarifies the concept is two characters watching a watering trough.
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Academy
Nervous Wreck at Canadian Telegraph Office
A report highlights CP R telegraph operator Herron in the North West as a vital link for travellers. An Ontario youth once suffered severe illness but recovered after using PSYCHINE, which is claimed to rebuild strength, end weak nerves, and improve appetite. Trial bottles offered at 5c and 1.00.
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Herron
C_P_R
Newton
Ont
M. E. Harron
la Crippe
la Grippe
Minister Encounters Celt Over Baptism Prep
A Highland minister visits a shepherd to baptize a child. The parent, boasting about a grand ham for tea, and the Celt, with two bottles of whisky from the inn, derail the sermon as the minister demands spiritual readiness.
Costiveness and its Cure by Parmelee's Pills
The article warns that clogged excretory organs cause costiveness and dangerous complications. It promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a speedy cure and urges starting treatment at first symptoms. A brief anecdote from the Boston Transcript contrasts manners in a joke about kissing between mother and daughter.
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Aver
Parmelee
Boston Transcript
Shiloh's Cure Cited in Courier Journal Quotation
Louisville Courier Journal notes a quip on cures and bar gains with two to make a bar gain and the punchline that only one gets it. The remark reflects period wordplay and local humor.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Lumber King Endorses Minard's Liniment for Foot Jam
The Nova Scotia Lumber King praises Minard's Liniment as the best in use. He details a recent bad foot jam, saying a bath with Minard's Liniment left it as good as ever the next day.
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Nova Scotia
Minard
Senator Sorg Confronts Call for Whitewash in Inquiry
In a tense exchange, a senator questions calls to whitewash an investigation while another vows to present an unvarnished truth. The dialogue highlights tensions over transparency and political pressures in the inquiry.
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Senator Sorghum
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Disease Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as curative for disease by purifying the blood and strengthening nerves. A Moncton woman recounts recovery from severe illness after using the pills, saying they saved her from decline and improved her health markedly. Sold by The Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Williams
George R. Wilson
Moncton
N.B
Dr. Williams
Slips of the tongue and a royal dancing anecdote
A newspaper tale recounts a slip of the tongue at a royal gathering as a servant endures a tense moment when his remark about the prince’s vivacity is misheard. The anecdote sits among inherited jokes about courtly manners and grace.
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Bunner
London
Ireland
Break eggs and biscuit factory grind
A man out of work finds work in a cake and biscuit factory. He explains egg breaking is done one by one and in groups of five to avoid accidents. The starter rate is five shillings a day, with a push to a thousand eggs per hour for a small raise.
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London
Weex
Pastor of the Pantomime aids distressed chorus girls
William Forbes known as the Pastor of the Panto mime has spent a quarter century evangelizing theatrical workers in Britain, Canada, and the United States. He recounts heart rending cases of chorus girls stranded in towns or living in London garrets while some seek glitter over stable homes, and one widow recalls nights on the Thames Embankment.
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William Forbes
Mr. Forbes
Canada
United States
London
Thames Embankment
Caesar the King Edward’s Fox Terrier Tales
The wire haired fox terrier Caesar travels with King Edward and bears a collar stating I am Caesar I belong to the King. He joined five years ago after Jack’s death and was involved in a petting incident in Paris when a French poodle owner rebutted a sharp umbrella strike claiming the King’s dog.
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Caesar
Edward
Jack
Paris
Tuileries Gardens
The Tender Passion Verse on Love Heals All Wounds
A short lyric reflecting on love as the sole antidote to hatred and pain. It proclaims love as true and blind, untainted by envy or deceit, and gentle in nature.
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Lore
Tricks of a gun show blur the line between risk and illusion
The article describes dangerous stage tricks used in trick shooting including blindfolded shots at apples and oranges, breaking glass balls on heads with wax shells, candle extinguishing by bellows, and hidden apparatus like wig springs and concealed wires, all presented as safe illusions.
Goelet Buys French Estate From Landlord Turned Debtor
Robert Goelet, famed American bachelor and brother of the Duchess of Roxburghe, purchased the French estate Sanricourt in Merv Oise for 300000. The former owner Marquis Ludovic de Beauvoir allegedly borrowed from tenants for two decades, leaving them land parcels that may force a costly buyout. A debtor with a bill of sale on Louis XVI furniture threatened liquidation of valuables in the grand salon.
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Robert Goelet
Marquise
Ludovic de Beauvoir
Goelet
Landricourt
Beauvais
Grand Salon
Wood as Food on Siberian Coast
In a northern Siberian region wood is eaten as a common diet item. Natives scrape bark wood from larch logs, boil the shavings with snow in a kettle, and may add fish roe milk or butter. Even with fish available wood remains part of the evening meal, as travelers report.
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Siberia
Butter From Birds Oil Bird of Trinidad Yields Native Butter
The oil bird of South America is said to produce a fat that, melted in clay pots, creates a kind of butter used by locals. It nests in mud in rocky cave sites along Trinidad and is hunted by adventurous natives.
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South America
Trinidad
London
Trouble In Store For John
In a London Scraps gag a wife frets over her husband away on business. She reveals she found his photo with a kiss every day but then confesses she swapped his picture with one of his mother, yielding a comic domestic misunderstanding.
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John
Old Generals to Yield Commands for War in Italy
In Italy twelve corps officers will lose commands if war comes. A royal military commission orders younger replacements for general officer positions. The King of Italy approves a refresh of command ranks with new generals of division set to lead.
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Ent
Army Corps
Italy
Cold Cure Mixture Claims Rapid Healing with Pine Oil
An ad prescribes mixing two ounces of Ghoerine with a half ounce of Virgin Oil of Pine compound and a half pint of whisky. Taken as a teaspoon every four hours, the remedy supposedly breaks a cold in 24 hours and cures any curable cough, guaranteed by Leach Chemical Co Windsor Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Windsor
Ont
A Cast Iron Trust Controls Fuller’s Earth Industry
A vestigial trust governs Fuller’s earth with final processes known to one or two insiders. Deposits are mainly in Bath and Nottinghamshire England with a site at Maxton Scotland and others in London. A tight combine preserves preparation methods.
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Bath
Nottinghamshire
England
Maxton
Scotland
London
Relief for the Low in Spirits by Par Melee’s Pills
The ad claims low mood stems from stomach and liver dysfunction. Par melee’s Vegetable Pills revive digestion, benefit nerves, and restore spirits with lasting, cheap, simple relief.
Deaf Prisoner Brought Before Trascible Magistrate
A magistrate questions why a deaf prisoner was brought for a hearing, with a policeman noting he was told to provide him a hearing despite the defendant’s deafness.
Shiloh's Cure Claim Sparks Bickering Cabbies
Two London cabbies glare at each other over a mistaken look. One demands the other stop, the reply escalates as blame and insults fly in a comic exchange from Everybody's Magazine.
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London
Everybody’s Magazine
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