GIN PILLS Guaranteed Money Back Promise
An advertisement offers a full money back guarantee if GIN PILLS fail to promptly relieve kidney symptoms. It claims wide Canadian sales and urges purchase from a wholesale drug house in the British Empire with a sample box on request. A later note mentions a planned coastal road linking Hastings Bexhill and Eastbourne with a twenty mile marine drive and tourist profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Oman
Bri
National Oe and Chemical Co
Dept. N.Y
Toronto
English Channel
Piccadilly
Hastings
Bexhill
Eastbourne
New Queensland Radium Field Described As Vast Lode
Reports describe a radium lode near the Queensland border as three miles long and about a thousand feet above the valley. The ore is manganiferous iron with scattered radium minerals, including monazite and sapphire. Sapphire fetches around 350 dollars per ton, making this one of the world's largest patches.
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Queensland
Australia
Hall of residence for Chinese students in London
A hall of residence for Chinese students is launched in London to house many of the 300 Chinese students in England and Scotland. It aims to prevent a poor impression of British life when they return to China, sheltering them from mediocre lodgings and misperceptions of Western civilization.
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London
England
Scotland
China
Beecham
Thomas Beecham
St. Helens
Lancashire
Canada
U.S. America
Best-Looking Man In Society and the Chesterfield Line
The article surveys the Chesterfield earls from Shelford to the present. It highlights royalist and diplomatic service, battlefield knighthood, and the family’s long state roles. The current Lord Chesterfield is famed for appearance and grooming and holds high royal household positions.
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Earl of Chesterfield
Edward Stanhore
Henry VI
Charles
Shelford
Philip
Earl
Ireland
Lord Chesterfield
Berg
Corps of
Gentlemen-at
Her Poor Memory in Quarrel with Mrs Hopkinson
A pastor counsels Mrs Hopkinson to drop enmity with a neighbor though she admits a powerful memory keeps her forgetfulness alive. The exchange highlights a comical clash over forgiveness and memory.
The Only Way
The article notes deaths from diseases are tabulated by the suburb and warns worry causes no such tally. It promotes the Canadian Government Annuities scheme as a solution for small savers to secure income for old age with principal and interest protected, inviting inquiries to the Postmaster or Ottawa officials.
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Mall
Ottawa
Prosive Patagonia Quip Echoed by Courier Journal
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a languid lady asking about an old explorer and responds with a puzzled line about Prosive Patagonia, capturing a wry literary aside rather than a factual event.
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Patagonia
Louisville Courier
Journal
Zam-Buk Promises Preventive Wound Care and Cures
An advertising claim extols Zam-Buk as cost saver for households and shops, preventing blood poisoning after cuts and burns. It cites a testimonial from Mr George Hobden of St Thomas Ontario and notes Zam-Buk Balm and Zam-Buk Soap sold nationwide at 50c and 25c respectively for use on skin, babies, and infections.
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Zam- Buk
George Hobden
Manitoba Street
St. Thomas
Ontario
Best little girl in the world love reply
A woman asks how to know true love after a proposal. He answers that she is the best little girl in the world, framing affection in affectionate, timeless terms.
Birthday tribute to Lord Waleran former Devon MP and chancellor
A notice recalls Sir William Walrond later Lord Waleran born on his sixty second birthday. The long serving Tiverton Division MP and former chief Conservative whip is noted for pivotal political moments including a near snap division and a bold walk past Mr Balfour to deliver a message to the Prime Minister.
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Lord Waleran
William Walrond
Tiverton
Devon
Duchy of Lancaster
Ascot
M.P
Balfour
Remarkable Engine Collision Injures Driver at Crew Station
Henry Davis, engine driver, collided with another engine near Crew Station England. His head was forced through the cab look-out window and his nose was cut to the bone. He arrived at hospital with his nose dangling by skin before a doctor stitched it back in place within an hour.
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Crew Station
England
Henry Davis
Davies
Centenarian kicks off in Bridgewater football match
Bridgewater and Wiveliscombe played as centenarian James Creedy marked his 100th birthday. A congratulatory letter from the King was received amid the match events.
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Bridgewaster
Eng
James Creedy
Bridgewater
Wiveliscombe
Paper Making in Finland Reaches $9 Million Yearly
The Finnish paper making industry, once in its infancy forty years ago, has grown into a $9,000,000 yearly enterprise, signaling major development and economic impact.
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Finland
Known to the ancients use of chioroterm for anaesthesia
The article traces early anesthesia practices from Dr. Simpson of Edinburgh in 1677 to ancient methods. It cites Pliny on mandrake soporifics in the first century and notes Chinese physician Heatho in the third century who used hemp to render patients insensible for operations.
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Simpson
Edinburgh
Pliny
Heatho
Lord Northampton to attend London meeting for Tercentenary
The Marquis of Northampton will attend a public gathering in London at month end for the Tercentenary celebration of the Authorized Version Bible. He is a noted social figure and philanthropist, known for garden parties and rent-collecting by ladies. He has a varied career in diplomacy and Parliament, serving as private secretary in Ireland and as MP for Barnsley.
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Marquis of Northampton
London
Lord Northampton
Regent's Park Botanic Gardens
Spencer
Blue King
Hal
Hopton Heath
Ireland
Barnsley
The Indian Census Returns With Record Speed and Completeness
The British empire reports the Indian census completed rapidly with 315 000 000 people, up from 295 million in 1891. Officials commend staff efficiency as Bombay’s population is listed at 972 992 though a local trade lull reduced resident numbers temporarily.
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British Empire
India
Bombay
London’s Caves Near London at Bickley Kent
An Answere article notes that five miles of ancient Briton built caves lie at Bickley in Kent, elev en miles from London, with outer middle and almost unexplored inner passages. The damp inner caves show chalk altars and axe marks on walls, inviting Londoners to visit on holidays.
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England
London
Bickley
Kent
Tobacco in Ireland boosts Emerald Isle economy
The article notes Ireland's tobacco crop rising yearly with "My Lady Nicotine" touted as beneficial. Cultivation began about twenty years ago at Te experiment, and within a decade after the British Department of Agriculture's recognition tobacco became a significant crop in half the counties. Irish growers reportedly earn about 225 dollars per acre, with tobacco projected as a major future industry.
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Ireland
Hopples for Ostriches and Skirts Compared
A hopple of the same type as the hobble skirt design, crude and inelastic, confines stride to keep a skirt from bagging at the knees. Similar hopples used in the Sudan prevent ostriches from running away, illustrating the differing purposes of the same device.
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Sudan
Africa
Child's Quick Wits and a Syrup Ad In One Page
A humorous tale of a rector testing a young parishioner with a catechism joke about the Forty Thieves. The page also includes an advertisement for Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup, praising its long use against colds and throat ailments and urging readers to try it.
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Bickle
Woman Bank Cashier Question Sparks Debate
A Newark Star note quotes a reader wondering if appointing a woman as a bank cashier is wise, followed by a dubious reply claiming women manage money anyway. The exchange highlights attitudes toward women in banking.
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Newark Star
Automobile Mischance Quip Sparks Surprise
A witty exchange shows a driver boasting no harm done to pedestrians while admiring his evasive skills. The remark reflects a light, salacious tone about driving bravado and safety.
Suf fragette meeting invitation quoted in Louisville Courier Journal
A fragment quotes a woman declaring independence and a companion agreeing. The dialogue then references attending a suffragette meeting that night if Ferdinand will escort her home, reflecting wartime era public discourse.
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Ferdinand
Louisville Courier-Journal
Best Medicine for Babies Said by Mothers
A testimonial on Baby's Own Tablets from Mrs E Sandwell of Coldwater Ont praising the product as ideal for teething and general infant ailments. Sold by medicine dealers or mail order at 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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E. Sandwell
Coldwater
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Skating woes cited by Meggendorfer figures
In a Meggendorfer Blaetter exchange the question asks what troubles a learner most on ice. The response points to skates as the primary issue, highlighting equipment as the key obstacle to learning skating.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Piles Cured into Its Days
A vintage ad style note promises PAZO OINTMENT will cure piles in 6 to 14 days or the druggist refunds the purchase money. The fragment references Dix-Well and a humorous caption about a candidate resembling Daniel Webster and another who looked like ready money.
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Dix
Daniel Webster
Nix
Puck
Shilohs Cure Quicks Stops Coughs and Heals Throat
A fragment from an old paper notes Shilohs Cure promising quick cough relief and throat healing at 25 cents. It also includes a curt quip about theft consequences and a brief joke about savings banks.
Imitation cough cures warn against imitators
The ad urges buyers to select Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine, warning that imitations are common and unreliable. It touts proven ingredients, appeals to doctors’ signatures, and notes the product treats croup bronchitis colds and whooping cough, priced at 25 cents through dealers Edmanson Bates & Co Toronto.
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Chase
A. W. Chase
M.D
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Temple Bar: Boundary Landmark of London and Its Grim Heritage
Temple Bar once stood on Fleet Street marking the city boundary with Westminster. It witnessed royal audience openings and grim punishments including heads displayed after treason trials. Removed in 1878 for traffic, its site is marked by a dragon pillar as London debates re-erecting it in a public place.
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London
Temple Bar
Fleet Street
Westminster
Hampstead Heath
Christopher Wren
City of London
Elizabeth
St. Paul's
Cromwell
Charles II
Rye House
Kensington Common
Titus Oates
Defoe
Henry Meaux
Theobald’s Park
Fooled By the Kilts at Tel-el-Kebir
At Tel-el-Kebir the first Highland regiment was isolated from the main force as natives planned to kidnap its wives. The attackers, astonished by unexpected resistance, fled after learning the English wore short petticoats as a sign of bravery.
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Tel-el-Kebir
Egypt
Tobacco gains foothold in Prince Edward County farming
Tobacco growing emerges as a new industry in Prince Edward County. A West Lake farmer earned 490 from an acre and a half of tobacco, another reaped 260 from a single sore, while two more crops brought in 225 each. Soils across the county suit tobacco, and the quality grown is reported excellent, with efforts under way to recruit more farmers into this commerce.
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Prince Edward County
West Lake
Prince Edward
Growth of Prince Rupert in 1910 Trade Surge
During the 1910 season Prince Rupert welcomed over 300 ocean vessels totaling about 325000 tons with crews above 21000. The Grand Trunk Pacific terminal also saw 1200 coastal ships carrying 450400 tons and crews around 26000.
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Prince Rupert
Pacific Coast
Grand Trunk Pacific
Notorious Boston Tailor Offends Social Round
Mrs Blueblood questions a bow from a man in Boston society. Blueblood explains the tailor has long overstepped boundaries, noting he has kept him at a distance for two years. The exchange reveals tension in social hierarchy and personal boundaries.
Quips and Advertisements Echo in Early 20th Century Papers
A collage of witty exchanges and promotional snippets from a newspaper page shows misquoted quips about parenting and exercise, a humorous plug for a worm remedy called Mother Graves Worm Iminator, and light banter about fashion and leisure. The items reflect period voice and local editorial humor more than standalone events.
Attach Paper Label to Iron and Onions Rub
A curious home remedy guides rubbing an onion cut in half on the iron spot before applying a pre smeared paper label. The piece praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for muscular rheumatism and urges brisk rubbing until relief. The Louisville Courier anecdote notes a family with multiple divorces returning home.
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Scientific American
Thomas
Minard's liniment advertised with old school actor quote
An advertisement notes Minard's liniment for sale everywhere and quotes a Chicago Herald line defining an actor of the old school as one who used to be part of the Roman mob when Edwin Booth or John McCullough performed.
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Edwin Booth
John McCullough
Chicago Herald
Restaurant Proprietor Questions on Leaving Last Place
In a Catholic News interview a restaurant proprietor explains three years at a former location and cites departure reasons. The piece notes a new head chef named New Chaf-I who was pardoned.
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Catholic News
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N. U
London's Caves
Mirard
Buffalo Express
George
Newark
Mother Graves
Washington Herald
Galveston News
Uisville
Minard’s Liniment
Beecham’s
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Ind
Appleford
Hamilton
Imperial Books
Appleford Counter Check Book Company, Limited
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
The
E.b.eddy Co.Ltd
Hull
Tees & Perss ™, Limited
Winninee
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Fort William
Port Arthur
Toronto Type Foundry Co. Ltd
Winnipeg
West
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