Temptation and a joke on Satan in a Washington Star quote
A humorous Washington Star excerpt has Uncle Eben remarking on Satan’s persistence after the line Git behind me Satan. The text pivots to a joke about temptation and the ad tone contrasts with a medicinal puff about Parmelece's Vegetable Pills. It touts inexpensive trials for digestive issues and claims many cures credited to their use.
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Satan
Uncle Eben
Dar
Washington Star
Parmelece
Marital Merger Sparks Mixed Reactions in Washington
A witty discussion circulates about a high profile marriage seen as a potential merger of fortunes, with a genial lady praising the union as worth millions while noting the heiress will inherit a vast fortune. Miss Cayenne jokes on the label of marriage versus merger.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Claim
Dialogue fragments show a Boston Transcript line about a dead toller office in a family scene and a dreamer asking about Rockefeller's income, with Magley wondering what he would do if he had mine. The content reads as brief clipped exchanges without a single cohesive news event.
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Elsie
Toller
Boston Transcript
Dreamer
Rockefeller
Magley
Shiloh's Cure Coughs Colds Throat and Lungs
A fragment from Harper's Weekly and other captions shows lines about Shiloh's Cure quietly stopping coughs and curing colds, and a humorous exchange about Miss Paynter and a secret, noting age. The clipping also includes miscellaneous quips from Varsity Lite and a barber sequence.
Comic'Opera Fight Between British Pioneers and Portuguese
A vivid account from The Woman's Magazine describes a clash at Massa Kessi in Portuguese East Africa where Captain Heyman and 45 Pioneers resisted a larger force of Portuguese troops and natives. The British held Chua Hill, repelled a seven pounder shot, and the Portuguese officers saluted before retreating into the bush.
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Massa Keasi
Bettincourt
Massa Kessi
Heyman
Manicaland
Ben
Renage
Devon
Francis Wroke
Massa Ressi
Chua Hill
Venta
Beira
Donnas Dilemma and the Autocratic Hostess
In Mrs. Walford memoirs a Scottish novelist recalls Lady Ruthven, famed Edinburgh hostess. Her footman Donald wore a single livery suit until a dinner party crisis forced the mistress to order him into her own breeches, prompting a humorous domestic moment.
Australian Diamonds Spark Remarkable Native Gem Wealth
The diamonds of New South Wales are described as among the finest and hardest, whiter than South African stones and comparable to Brazilian gems. Deposits occur in old tertiary river gravels, with extensive untapped potential. Other gems found include sapphire emerald ruby garnet chrysolite and topaz.
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New South Wales
Tiny Tim Sits, Curtain Yields, Cast Laughter in Glasgow Play
An unrehearsed mishap during a Glasgow theatre performance caused audience laughter. Tiny Tim toppled head over heels when his chair-backed curtain wall gave way, while a ghost misread a prop, bending to move an easy chair instead of passing through it as fiction says.
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Glasgow
Tiny Tim
Tim
Australian Wheat Crop 1910 21 Export Prospects
Statistics indicate the 1910 21 Australian wheat crop will reach at least 86 000 bushels. After domestic use of about 27 000 000 bushels and 7 000 000 bushels for seed, roughly 52 000 000 bushels remain for export. Labor scarcity hinders harvesting and railways in Victoria face moving the large crops.
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Victoria
The Strange Aye Aye Arrives At Zoological Gardens
A specimen of the aye aye, unique to Madagascar, has been added to the Zoological Gardens. The nocturnal lemur resembles a cat in size, uses a slender probing middle finger, and bears a woolly undercoat with a long bushy tail. It lives alone or in pairs and rests in a self made nest by day.
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Zoological Gardens
Madagascar
Noo
Pall Mall Gazeta
A Thriving Fleet of 67 CP Ships in 20 Types
The Canadian Pacific Railway operates sixty seven steam ships in twenty types. If lined up they would stretch three and a half miles. A crew of twelve thousand supports freight and passenger transport. Coal use runs 2903 tons daily, needing five 15 car trains. Ships travel fifty seven world circumnavigations per year and buy vast Canadian supplies.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Pain Relief Tonics and Cold Cure Ad Vignette
An old advertisement touts Hamlins Wizard Oil for burns sprains and injuries claiming instant relief and urges immediate purchase. It also promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets with a refund guarantee and GROVE'S signature on each box for cold cure claims.
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Grove
Voice from Below Harolds Call for Quiet During Plumbing Work
Harold tells his mother not to interrupt the plumbers at their work while a man on the stairs sits idle. The scene blends domestic tension with quiet humor as duty and distraction collide.
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Harold
Minard's Liniment Praised by McMullen for Foot Jam
A reader extols Minard's Liniment as the best remedy after a foot jam, saying a bath with the product brought quick relief and full recovery by the next day. He signs off as T G McMullen in a brief testimonial letter.
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Minard
T. G. McMullen
Club Invitation and Naming Incident Exchange
Biggs urges joining the club for fellowship. Miles agrees but Brown, a member, took Miles’s name last week and has not spoken about it. Biggs notes members do not speak to each other.
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Biggs
Good Fellowship of the Thing
Miles
Brown
Suffering Since Childhood Leads to Kidney Cure Claim
Nipissing District resident Mrs. O. Laprairie credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing long standing kidney trouble. She says since age twelve she suffered fatigue head pains and heart issues, and after using the pills she feels reborn. The piece touts widespread Canadian relief from kidney disease through the remedy.
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Laprairieville
Nipissing District
Ont
O. Laprairie
Dodd
Cecil
Mrs. Laprairie
The Lawyer's Saint Saint Yves de Kaermatin in lore and law
A medieval tale explains how Yves de Kaermatin, a Breton lawyer, earned saintly fame. Two legends tell his ascent to heaven, one featuring St Peter and nuns at the gate, the other reflecting clerical doubt about any lawyer in heaven.
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St. Ives
Ives
Yves, de Kaermatin
Lower
Brittany
Law Journal
Yves
Paradise
St. Peter
Yves de Kaermatin
Watch Cases in Door Handles and Kenmare’s Sporting Ties
The Earl of Kenmare, a British Hunters Society judge and chief supporter of the Royal Dublin Show, is famed as a keen horse critic. He sponsors Lisnagree training for his own horses at Killarney and prizes the district as a premier schooling ground. Kenmare, owner of Killarney House, supports leisure and sport across Ireland and England. Lady Kenmare, daughter of the first Lord Revelstoke, founded the Brillarney furniture industry and schools for girls, dedicating much time to education and charity.
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Earl of Kenmare
Hunters’ Improvement Society
Kenmare
Meath
Ware
Kildare
Killarney House
Revelstoke
Brillarney
Why She Wanted Assistance
The Archbishop of Canterbury, fond of children and jokes, recalls a story from his London days. He helped a little girl open a four barred gate, joking that she was a big little girl who could have opened it herself. He realizes she avoided getting paint on her hands by not opening it herself.
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Canterbury
London
Refused Admission to Church by Paddington Police
Dr. Clifford, in his 28th Passive Resistance appearance before Paddington magistrates, was denied entry to a Carrs Lane Birmingham service by a door-keeper who asked if he was a seat holder. The exchange included the remark that there would be room in the pulpit and a claim of imminent preaching.
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Dr. Clifford
Saii
A Musical Congress Heads to London Next Month
An international musical congress will be held in London to unite leading musicians worldwide. A fund of $5,000 has been guaranteed, marking England’s first event of this kind.
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London
England
Jam Makers In England Earn Meager Wages
Employees of jam and marmalade firms in England earn from 2 to 3.50 dollars per week. The article highlights low pay in the English fruit preserves industry.
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England
Tolstoy Adored by Drunken Man on Moscow Street
A comic incident recounted in Tolstoy biographies describes Leo Tolstoy walking a narrow Moscow sidewalk when an intoxicated man lurched toward him. The stranger slurred and asked if he was Count Tolstoy, then claimed to be an admirer and imitator.
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Tolsterot
P A Serzgeyenko
Tolstoi Livand
Moscow
Staccom
Leo Nikolaevite
Count Tolstoi
Tetor
Feeline
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Advised For Rheumatism
Advertisers claim Parmelee's Vegetable Pills cure rheumatism by stimulating the liver and kidneys to regulate uric acid in the blood. Taken as directed and steadily, they will show beneficial effects quickly.
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Parmelee
Marie Says She Will Marry Despite Plea to Improve
A brief Chicago News note quotes Marie telling her mother she plans to marry, dismissing the urge to better herself. The exchange highlights family tension over marriage as a life path.
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Serry
Marie
Chicago News
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff Quip Draws Laughs
A Washington Star quip mocks Chuggins who boasts a new motor car. A critical friend says he is selfish for honking to warn pedestrians and wishes he deserved a life-saving medal.
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Chuggins
Washington Star
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Physicians in 19th Century Ad
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces, not a local treatment. It claims effectiveness, cites Dr. F. J. Cheney of Toledo, and notes the price 75 cents. The piece also mentions a constipation remedy and a narrative about a steamer departure and a boy with a field glass observing a scene.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney &O
Toledo
Drugztists
Hal
Shilohs Cure Quick Sales Spruce Coughs
An old ad notes Shilohs Cure quickly treating coughs colds throat and lung ailments at 25 cents. A brief dialogue from Fliegende Blaetter contrasts beggar etiquette with police scrutiny as two men discuss hat removal to avoid arrest.
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Pegsar
Fliegende Blaetter
Dr Williams Pink Pills Sell As Spring Blood Cleanser
The ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a year round tonic and spring remedy to purify enrich and strengthen blood. It claims relief from fatigue poor appetite weak digestion and springtime skin eruptions by addressing underlying blood impurities and conditions like anaemia rheumatism and neuraglia. Sold by medicine dealers or mailed from Dr Williams Medicine Co Ville Ont for three cents.
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Dr. Williams
Secu
Williams’ Medicine Co
7Ville
Ont
Champlain Society Profiles Canadian Historical Effort in Toronto
The Champlain Society, formed in 1905 in Toronto, publishes Canadian books on a cooperative model. Five volumes advance its aim, with future plans including Champlain's English edition and works on Hearne, La Vérendrye, Louisbourg, and 1837 rebellion, led by Sir Edmund Walker and a roster of notable scholars.
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Canadian Bank of Commerce
Toronto
W. A. Craick
C. W. Colby
McGill University
Canadian Club
Edmund Walker
Bank of Commerce
James Bain
George M. Wrong
University of Toronto
Bain
Canada
Champlain Society
Nicholas Denys
Acadia
Nova Scotia
Lescarbot
New France
Quebec
Leclerq
Gaspesia
Atlantic
Pacific
Louis Jette
D. H. Macmillan
Richard McBride
Falconer
A. G. Doughty
Dominion Archivist
Adam S&horit
A. H. A. Colquhoun
Sicotte
James H. Coyne
Culby
Professor Wrong
Without Exception
Dialogue reflects a sharp exchange about beauty and a crude remark. The Boston Transcript attributes the line to Tom and Jack, illustrating gender discourse in the period.
Holloway's Corn Cure Advertised for Painless Remedy
Advertisement promotes Holloway's Corn Cure as a painless solution to corn discomfort. It claims quick rooting action and relief from painful corn issues.
The Duchess of Blankshire and the Obsequious Professional
The Duchess of Blankshire criticizes a flawed move in a craft game while the Obsequious Professional defends the setup. The exchange centers on misaligned holes and the balance of the players concern with decorum and propriety.
Spinach Recall Marks Quip on Love and Wager
A Philadelphia Bulletin quip riffs on romance and resolve scrolling through a humorous exchange. The line compares romantic reluctance to a stubborn habit, noting a playful admission that liking spinach is possible with effort.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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