Gin Pills Claim Cure for Inflammatory Rheumatism in Ontario
A Hamilton Ontario reader claims two years of crippling muscular and inflammatory rheumatism were cured after taking eight boxes of Gin Pills. He credits the product as the conqueror of rheumatism and kidney disease and notes the offer of a sample for National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada Limited, with a price of two dollars fifty cents for six boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.G. Reid
Hamilton
Ont
Soc
National Drug and Chemial Co. of Canada, Limited
Iors
Storm destroys factory and edifice in flood fame
The storm xing hurled a youth reporter over ruins while an old editor questions. The flood washed away Patrick McDougal's old soap factory, leaving a scene of destruction and wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xing
Patrick McDougal
George Washington Trown Named After Grandpop Fun Question
The fragment questions if George Washington Trown was named after a grandfather and asks about fun and identity. It presents a playful aside on names and heritage with no clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
George
Grandpop
George Washington
West Ham Gate Porter Post At Work House Draws 1620 Apps
Lordon West Ham Guardians report 1620 applications for the gate porter position at the work house. The large applicant pool reflects strong local interest in public employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordon
West Ham
New Spring Strength From Dr Williams Pink Pills
Spring brings new blood and renewed vitality says this ad for Dr Williams Pink Pills. It cites health benefits, includes a fisherman testimonial from John Warfield of La Have Islands NS, and notes price of 50 cents per box and 2 dollars for six boxes from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Have Islands
N.S
Stealthy Escape with a Hidden Bottle
A determined woman leaves home concealing a black sticky liquid in a guarded bottle. She eyes a letter-box as a policeman approaches, debating fate and courage. A male voice offers a cookie and linseed liquorice for a cough, inviting a visit an hour later with a hot plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cookie
Enery
A Prime Dressing for Wounds in Factories
The article promotes Dr Thomas' Electric Oil as a superior wound dressing for workers. It claims carbolic acid is hazardous and cauterizing. Dr Thomas' Oil acts quickly without scarring or burning skin, and asserts no other oil has its curative qualities.
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Thomas
Going Going Gone: The Professor in the Laboratory
An excerpt describes a professor and his wife in a laboratory setting. The scene hints at a reset of experiments and a return to posterity as the couple faces a cold, dramatic moment followed by reconstruction of the work.
No Encouragement Parson Refutes Worker Spirits Taste
A brief humorous dialogue shows a parson denying ever tasting spirits and a workman doubting the preacher will start now, highlighting stubborn habits and mockery in workplace spirits banter.
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Parson
Workman
Weather Interpreter Quenches Thirst in Loco
A weather note recounts a humorous exchange where the observer and official humorously discuss a thermometer mishap and a dropped drink, reflecting a mistimed moment on a windy day.
Brom oQuinine Laxative Claim and Grove Signature
A short ad asserts only one Bromo Quinine that is laxative with a signature by £. W. Grove. It claims to cure a cold in one day and grip in two days for 2c.
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W. Grove
Family quarrel over listening and work schedule
A woman complains that John ignores half her words, while he responds he must work part of the time. The exchange highlights domestic friction over attention and labor.
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John
Progeny of Horses Roaming BC Hills From Gold Rush Era
The article reports that more than 2000 wild horses roam the British Columbia interior from Barkerville northward. They are descendants of mounts abandoned during the Cariboo gold rush in the 1860s. James Bracey and Gum May Rielmand describe their spread, stamina, and value to Indians and freighters. Bradley notes prospects around Fort McMurray and the Big Smoky river, and a 2000 mile interior trek in search of gold yielded five pack horses.
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British Columbia
Edmonton
James Bracey
Gummay Rielmand
Coast
Mr. Bradley
Cariboo
Barkerville
Bradley
Fort McMurray
Big Smoky River
Tete Juan Cache
Little Smoky River
Winkers Elusive Fortune Tale Involving Independent Woman
A garbled note reports Winkers and Blinkers-Hakioa in a muddled tale about marriage and fortune. The story hints at an independent woman connected to Winkers and a misread sequence of events.
City Worker Describes Monthly Pay Warrant Process
A city employee explains the routine of receiving a monthly pay warrant, signing it, and cashing it, noting the obligation regardless of the type of work. The exchange hints at job security and routine financial procedures in urban employment.
Nerve Food Praised By London Woman In A Family Letter
Mrs Gallop of St John NB describes using Dr Chase's Nerve Food for nervousness dizziness headaches and dyspepsia in her daughter Bessie and granddaughter. She reports improved health after three boxes and says the remedy steadied nerves and ended headaches. Price listed 50c per dozen six for 2.50 from Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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Gallop
J. A. Gallop
Victoria Street
St. John, N.B
Bessie
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
The Last Hope in a Dying Love The Gift Exchange
A couple parts with their past romance as gifts are laid out on a table. Miss Simmons proposes to settle the matter honestly offering her “self” to Mr. Brown, and they briefly confront the end of their relationship before reconciliation.
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Mr. Brown
Miss Simmons
George
Edmonton Aims to Boost Fox Breeding by British Women
London society women travel to Edmonton Alberta this spring to invest in central and northern fox breeding. High prices for black and silver fox pelts draw trappers and dealers. fur industry valued at about 1 million dollars in 1912. Government support and northern wildlife remain abundant despite civilization pushing catches north.
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London
England
Edmonton
Alberta
J. L. Cote
Athabasca
Hudson's Bay
Revillon Freres
Northwest Trading Companies
Minard's Liniment Praised For Foot Remedy
Reader touts Minard's Liniment as the best foot treatment after a recent jammed toe. They report soaking the foot with Minard's Liniment and recovering quickly the next day.
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Minard
Christmas Freight Rush Forces Detouring Conductors
During a holiday peak the railway faced high pressure and enough rolling stock but not enough conductors. Guards were made conductors temporarily as trains crawled up a stiff incline with a guard in charge struggling to keep momentum. Tom and the driver faced a near stall before reaching the station.
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Tom
No Blame Lecturing Professor to Jones
A professor speaks calmly to Jones who has just woken, noting a good sleep and avoiding blame. Jones replies he slept well, indicating a relaxed, jokey dawn exchange between a lecturer and student.
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Jones
Sympathetic cure tale touts Dodd's Kidney Pills
A Quebec reader, Dame Joseph Mayer of Haberdeau Argenteuil, credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing three years of rheumatism headaches heart palpitations and Bright's disease after using twenty four boxes. She urges others to try the remedy as a cure for diseased kidneys and related ills.
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Bright
Dodd
Haberdeau, Argenteail Co
Joseph Mayer
Dame Mayer
Growth removal turns out to be a hair cut joke
Mr Toogood recounts an operation for a growth on his head, but Mr Markwell is relieved to learn it was only a hair cut and the patient appears well.
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Mr. Toogood
Mr. Markwell
Mr. Tooogood
Mr Markwell
Worm Exterminator Boosts Hill’s Health After Ravages
The text promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a standard remedy with years of use, claiming it repairs damage from worms on a hill, and enhances its reputation by consistent, proven results.
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Mother Graves
Woman Holds Grudge Opens Community Baby Show
A woman with a personal grudge against a local community launches a controversial baby show. The event draws attention as neighbors and organizers weigh its motives and potential impact on residents.
Hot stockings unlock phrase in fire hose order
A large engineering firm received a Russian order and two unclear words baffled the reader. A genuine Russian speaker explained the pair meant hot stockings, a slang term later identified as the same as fire hose in the shipment context.
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Worka
Prisoner Tries to Bargain with Judge Over Sentence
At the sentencing, the prisoner asks to clear the room of furniture so he can thrash his lawyer, offering to accept an extra year or two if allowed. The judge declines the demand and imposes the sentence.
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Ontario
Johnson -Richardson Co., Limited
Montreal
Canada
H. Meart
Carter
Tion
Ever
Canada Cement
Farmers Information Bureau
Canada Cement Company Limited
Miss Gallop
Tae IL
Domestic Specialty Co., Ltd
Pope
Secon
Mullins
Ian Anne
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