No Risk With a Cold and Dr Chase's Syrup Endorsements
An advertisement extols Dr Chase's Syrup of Linseed and Turpentine as effective against colds, coughs, croup, bronchitis and pneumonia. It cites testimonials from R T Turner of Broadview Saskatchewan and notes the product costs 25 cents a bottle and bears Dr A W Chase's portrait and signature to deter imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Chase
Me. R. T. Turner
Broadview
Sask
Edmonson, Bates & Co
Toronto
A. W. Chase
Ancient Relics Of A Famed Queen In Winnipeg
Two of the original nine chairs from Mary Queen of Scots pr ison at Fotheringhay castle are in Winnipeg. Now stored with RK A Douglas, the relics carry carved initials and are insured for 1000 dollars. The chairs, blackened with age and fragile, recall a tragic English history.
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Mary Queen of Scots
Fothesingay Castle
Canada
RK. A. Douglas
W. G. Douglas
Princess and James Streets
Fotheringay Castle
Elizabeth of England
Countess of Warwick
England
Winnipeg
Atlantic
Anthony Babbington
Tony Habbington
Douglas
Elizabeth
Dame Fortune
Clean men and moral influence in leadership
A discussion on the United States needing clean men for top posts, stressing moral character as essential beyond talent. It highlights the roles of mothers and fathers in shaping virtue, noting paternal guidance and maternal care as key influences. Also mentions the Hamburg Day demonstration dock workers lockout being strictly maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Carlyle
Hamburg
Vacation hints and holiday features in June issue
The June Designer hints at vacation days while Mary Kilsyth contributes A Camp in the Woods and Laure B. Starr writes The World's Children at Play. The vacation suggestion department offers two inexpensive outlines for a pleasant stay. Susie Bouchelle Wight’s A By-Path in Altruria ends happily and The Travelling Photographer continues The Interest of Bread Winning with an excellent hint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Kilsyth
Laure B. Starr
Altruria
Susie Bouchelle Wight
Granger and Kimmins Debate Smoking Wealth
Granger asks how he made his money and Kimmins calls him the greatest smoker in America. Granger argues you cannot profit from smoking while Kimmins insists he did, claiming he smoked hams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granger
Kimmins
America
American Spectator
Stop You Shall Not Kiss Me Again Remark
A dialogue fragment shows a woman's protest and a man's cheeky reply about his limited kissing experiences. The exchange is presented with alternating tones and a publication credit to Watson's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson’s Magazine
First Ex Experience in Hospital Work Recalled by Chief Surgeon
Chief Surgeon Millar recalls a violent delirium tremens case in the detention ward at Central Emergency hospital. A head nurse summoned him in the night as the patient raved and the new nurse feared for her safety. The nurse explains she followed orders to give medicine only if the patient saw snakes, blue dogs with pink tails appearing instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millar
Central Emergency Hospital
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Opera Opens at Covent Garden Amid Bright Reception
The Covent Garden performance opened with notable brilliance drawing cheers from the audience. Critics noted the ensemble’s polish and the production’s vivid staging enhancing the evening.
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Covent Gardens
Coe
Dreadnaught Eyes October Trials
Belfast mourns James Balfour magistrate for county Shigo aged 71 native of Dunfermline who died recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
James Balfour
Danfermline
Shigo
King Alfonso Awaits Princess Ena for June Wedding
The monarch will not meet Princess Ena again until her arrival in Madrid for the marriage set to take place on June 1, signaling the final stage of the royal alliance.
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Alfonso
Ena
Madrid
Meena Muscular Feats Measured Against Moon Gravity
A humorous look compares earth and moon gravity noting that a 140 pound man would weigh about twenty pounds on the moon yet retain his strength. It imagines him shoulder a full elephant, yank a mountain from its roots, and leap twenty four feet high with ease in a single bound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Artist Ziems Queer Home on Montmartre
The article portrays Ziem the artist living at the top of Rue Lepic Montmartre. His house functions as a literal castle with an upper window bell guard and a corded basket for messages. His studio holds a gondola prow stairpost and a private, museum like space with Persian manuscripts too valuable to sell.
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Ziem
Lepic
Montmartre
Venice
Snakes in Ireland and the Irish pied piper legend
A London Tribune anecdote recalls how Irish soil sent to Australia calmed a emigrant’s fear of snakes by echoing St Patrick’s famed piper legend. The tale humorously links alien snakes to old soil and national folklore.
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Ireland
St. Patrick
Erin
Australia
London Tribune
Paint H Brushes In Water For Easy Reuse
A writer suggests soaking paint brushes in water to keep them soft for later use. He notes amateurs and professionals often mismanage brushes after partial jobs and reports personal success with the method.
Parliament Building Facts and Fire History
The fire that destroyed the old Houses of Parliament began on October 16 and the current palace of Westminster opened November 4, 1852. It sits on twelve feet of concrete and spans nine acres with 1,100 apartments, 100 staircases and two miles of corridors. The Victoria Tower rises 346 feet at the southwest end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace of Westminster
Victoria Tower
London Standard
Sharp and Well Set Mistress Turns Visitor Away
A newly installed mistress of the house tells a man at the door to fetch the wood pile for a bite to eat. She designates the wood and asks for an ax, but the visitor dismisses the fear with a joke about his teeth.
Dear Wife's Wish Sparks Ring Upgrade Hint
A newlywed asks her husband to return an engagement ring so he can buy a larger diamond. She looks at him softly and suggests upgrading to a ring at least half as large again.
Unseasoned remark about apples mocks grocery wisdom
An inexperienced bachelor uncle jokes that consuming six apples will curb Johnny dinner appetite. The line underscores the folly of the speaker and the gap between theory and practical grocery costs. The quip reveals a humorous misjudgment rather than a serious claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
By Heart. Gladys-How is 't one never forgets a love affair
Agcie notes that one learns a love affair by heart, while Gladys questions memory and repetition, pondering how affection imprints stay with us.
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Gladys
Agcie
La Rochefoucauld on Love Cited as Endless Copies
A quotation notes there is one kind of love but a thousand copies of it, attributed to the philosopher La Rochefoucauld. The line reflects on universal, varied expressions of love across contexts.
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la Rochefoucauld
Wisdom of the Brahmin Reflections on Adaptation and Growth
A Victorian style meditation urges focus on unchangeable past and prepare for new challenges. It contrasts idealized neighbors with plain honest folk and stresses adapting to the world to find joy and guidance. The excerpt echoes a Westminster Gazette tone with moral instruction.
Cardiff's Sea Dock Completed In World Leading Project
The new deep sea dock at Cardiff England is finished occupying 34 acres with two additional dry docks planned. It spans 2550 feet in length and 50 feet deep to handle largest vessels, linked to Roath dock for coal exports and featuring cranes for 16 ton operations. expenditure on cranes reaches 500000 dollars.
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Cardiff
England
Roath Dock
Roath
Canada
Four Men Try Three Months on Fourpence a Day Diet
Four volunteers join a London experiment to live three months on a fruitarian diet urged by Dr. Joseph Oldfield. They will stay in a well equipped house, follow a strict daily schedule, avoid alcohol and tobacco, and aim for a fourpence per day food cost per man while remaining within the house and grounds.
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Joseph Oldfield
London
England
The Laird’s Lunchroom Lords a Curious Sit
The Duke of Hamilton invites a plain-spoken laird to luncheon after a business deal. The rustic guest watches the omnipresent liveried servant and finally scolds him for dancing about the room. He asks the man to draw in his chair and join the table, noting there is enough for three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Hamilton
Publicistic Bulls From English Political Scene
The London Chronicle notes a volley of英国 political jests from Sir Harry Samuel Unionist candidate who condemns the Liberals as an arid garden while quoting Gladstone on speaking truth to power. It cites Balfour mocking an empty theatre and Curzon praising a party that is not yet out of the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Samuel
Gladstone
Balfour
Lord Curzon
London Chronicle
Webster snuffing moment in Bodgen will case shocks court
In a long Bodgen will case the witness Mrs Greenough faced Daniel Webster who, after his protests and a theatrical snuffing display, pressed for truth about Mrs Bodgen. The exchange ended with her remark that Bodgen had one dirty trick she took snuff.
Pathos In a Name at Methodist Conference
A conference speaker recounts Bishop Hartzell's tale of a darky father with sixteen children. The youngest is named Judas Scariot, and the bishop asks if that is his baptismal name. The father claims it is a Scriptural name and laments it would have been better if Judas Iscariot had never been born.
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Hartzell
Darky
Judas ‘Scariot
Judas Iscariot
Judas
Loyd's Lutine Bell Tells Of Silent Hope At Lloyds
The Lutine bell from the wreck near the Zuyder Zee ends up at Lloyds where underwriters hear it ring to mark safe arrivals. It was salvaged after the 18th century voyage carrying bullion amid England Dutch war, yielding over £50 000 and easing losses through insurance bonuses.
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Lioyd’s
London
Zuyder Zee
England
Holland
Lloyd's
Lloyd's Crier
Leather Care and Comfort in Shoes
The piece extols tan bark cow leather greased with tallow fat and oiling shoes twice a month. It advises frequent shoe changes for heavy walkers if affordable, urges proper fit, and claims feet will not tire if cared for, stressing the feet as the body's last tiring part.
A Gigantic Spanish Palace the Escurial Described
The ninth wonder the Escurial palace in Toledo Spain is noted for vast size and many features. It has 1800 rooms 6200 doors and windows 50 staircases 73 fountains 48 wine cellars 8 organs and 51 bells. Its circumference reaches 2800 feet and the foundations imitate a grid iron shape in honor of Saint Lorenzo.
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Toledo
Spain
Lorenzo
Silhouette and Nobility Portraits Sparked Social Mockery
The French minister Silhouette sought to raise revenues by taxing the nobility, which earned him strong unpopularity. Around the same era the fashion of black profile portraits arose, nicknamed silhouettes by the nobility who joked that their portraits were black because they could not afford full pictures.
Remembered night of marriage proposal exchange
Mrs Jones recalls the night in June when Henry first asked to marry her. He insists it was the sole occasion he ever proposed, noting she never gave him another chance.
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Mrs. Jones
Henry
Mr. Jones
An Unhappy Medium
A comic dialogue where a tramp claims to be an unhappy medium unable to do light or heavy work, as a housekeeper looks on. The exchange highlights his humorous self characterization and the social humor of work and weight.
Diogenes Proclaims Himself Original Investigating Committee
In a heated exchange a bystander questions Diogenes about his lantern and smirk. Diogenes insists he is the original Investigating Committee, asserting his unique role.
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Diogenes
Woodcraft as the key to the woodsman’s self reliance
The piece extols a camper learning to outfit, camp, handle tools, cook, wash, mend, travel, and survive in the wilderness. It argues a woodsman should master skills from fires to fishing and be as self contained as a lone sailorman setting to sea, with honest pride in resourcefulness.
Wrongly Named Pests And The San Jose Scale
The San Jose scale likely originated from China around 1870 via plants imported by James Lick in the Santa Clara valley. By 1880 it appeared near San Jose and was named Aspidiotus perniciosus by Professor Comstock, though the common term San Jose scale comes from its first discovery.
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San Jose
China
James Lick
Santa Clara Valley
Comstock
Everyday Miracles of Animals Across Environments
A naturalist notes striking changes in animals fed, housed, or moved to different climates. Bullfinches fed hemp seed grow black. coal mine horses gain thick fur. Tibetan mastiffs shed wool on plains. ermines turn white in snow but stay brown in warmth. food and environment cause remarkable transformations across species.
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Tibet
Tibetan
Village of Cripples and the Jatte Deformity Community
A French hamlet near Culog near the Italian border houses about 200 deformed men known as the Jatte. Women and children in Paris are called Culs de-Jatte. They lack use of legs and thighs and move in wooden carts propelled by flatiron shaped blocks of wood.
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Jatte
Culog
France
Paris
Culs de-Jatte
Editor burns outsiders notes on how to run a paper
The managing editor swivels his chair and orders directions from outsiders to be followed. The office boy collects the suggestions and discards them in a wastebasket.
Legends of the Castle Guide and the Ungrateful Stranger
An idle legend at an ancient castle tells of a visitor who failed to tip a guide. The guide allegedly hurled him into the moat, though locals say the tale is not true.
A Warm Time Coming History Class Theme
A classroom joke centers on George II and the Pelham ministry. A master asks who spoke the line now I shall have no more peace and a small boy replies George III on his deathbed, quoted from Punch.
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George II
Pelham Ministry
George III
The Remarkable Man Salutes A Tramp’s Talk
A brief scene shows the Remarkable Man judging a tramp who refuses work, highlighting a rare moment of dialogue. The exchange underlines social tensions and curiosity as the tramp and observer exchange words about labor and daily life.
Will Return Early Old Story Echoes At Club
A Chicago News snippet recalls Mr Rounder and Mrs Rounder in a tender exchange about the old story as he jokes about leaving for the club, reflecting courting memories and humor within a domestic scene.
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Mr. Rounder
Mrs. Rounder
Delicate Babies and Baby’s Own Tablets Endorsement
A testimonial from Mrs. B. M. LaBlanc of Eastern Harbor Nova Scotia touts Baby's Own Tablets as a preventive aid for sickly delicate infants. The ad claims rapid strength gains and urges mothers to keep a box, sold by mail for 25 cents from The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. LaBlanc
Eastern Harbor
N.S
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
John Moir Named Land Inspector for Canadian Pacific
John Moir of Holland has been appointed land inspector and valuator for the Canadian Pacific railway. The appointment assigns him duties assessing land parcels, valuing estates, and reporting on property impacts along rail routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moir
Holland
Canadian Pacific Railway
Minard Liniment and railway hints in wartime notes
The text notes various items from wartime and colonial news such as Minard's Liniment used by physicians, Neudorf becoming a freight divisional point on the Kirkella line, and soldiers treating feet with tallow before marches while suggesting Dr. Thomas Kelectrie Oil. It also mentions Sir Arthur Nicolson receiving a high knightly honor at the Morocco conference and New Zealand seeking 4000 laborers from London for construction, plus an Army animals registry with numbers on hind feet.
Psychine Credo: Cure for Consumption Promises Hope
Brockville Ontario residents report dramatic recovery after Psychine treatment. Mr L H Walter says doctors had no cure for his wife whose lungs were affected, yet after six bottles she recovered fully. The ad claims Psychine cures LaGrippe Cough Bronchitis and Pneumonia.
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L. H. Walter
Pearl Street
Brockville
Ont
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Ubow
Westminster Gazette
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Webster
Lioyd's
Silhouette
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Woodcraft
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Kirkella
Thomas
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Morocco
St. Michael and St. George
New Zealand
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