Zam-Buk touted as cure all for piles and skin diseases
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a universal remedy for piles and skin conditions. Testimonials from multiple Atlantic provinces praise its efficacy, with claims of complete cures and quick relief. The copy urges readers to buy Zam-Buk, Zam-Buk Soap, and tablets from druggists or mail order from Zan Buk Co. Toronto.
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Etverteure
Tiosmas Pears
Prince Alor
Plies
G. A. Dufresne
St. Joseph Street
St. Roch
Quebec
Sam-Bek
Magstrate Sanford
Westenning's
Co. N.S
Zam-Bukim
William Kenty
Zan Buk Co
Toronto
Zan Buk
One Armed Musician Forms Nightly Orchestra
Orton Arnaud, a French bandsman living in St. Louis who recently lost an arm in an accident has formed an orchestra made up entirely of one armed musicians. They perform nightly at music halls with great success. The dialogue touches on social tact and engagement feelings.
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Orton Arnaud
St. Louis
Eut
When We Were Apes Professors Theory Of Dull Members Of The Family
Professor G. E. Smith explains to the anthropological section that early primates lived in trees to develop brain and limbs and later returned to solid ground. He notes backsliders among apes and views orangutans chimps and gorillas as less enterprising relatives, while humans progress through nimbleness wit and adaptability.
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G. E. Smith
Fyllieh Association
Mart —' Marral
Vreneth
Kelloggs Dysentery Cordial Aids Child Health
The notice warns that eating green fruit in summer can cause cholera morbus in children due to stomach acids. It claims Dr Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial stops inflammation and can save a child's life in such cases.
Romance of a dog settles with Caswells and Oppenheimers
Five months after a prize winning Boston terrier valued at 500 dollars was stolen from S Oppenheimer & Co the casual gift of a bride leads to a dog mystery resolved. A detective traced the pet to Mrs Caswell on Central Avenue and Seventeenth Street where the dog recognized old playmates. The Caswells waived rewards and returned the dog to the Oppenheimers who had paid 100 dollars for it.
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Boston
S. Oppenheimer
S. Oppenheimer & Co
Wabash Avenue
Oppenheimer
Charlies Lee Caswell Arso
Charles Lee Caswell
Aldine Square
Caswell
A Barette Defined as a Soda Shop for a Son
The Ready Definition Papa explains a barette as a place that dispenses soft drinks. The definition centers on a small soda shop setting once familiar to families and communities.
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Papa
Under Construction Dreadnought Delhi Aiming Heavy Armament
The article notes the Delhi battleship under construction will mount 13.5 gun batteries with shell weight of 1,408 pounds. It also mentions a historical aside about Pope preaching a sermon ace across three centuries.
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Delhi
Pope
A Marvel of Healing Salt Cures Ten Years’ Rheum
A short note reports a remarkable healing of a decade long rheum using salt remedies. The patient, once unable to work due to cracked hands, experiences a sudden cure described as magical by observers.
Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Miraculous Skin Healing
An advertisement claims Dr Chase's Ointment quickly heals skin diseases with immediate relief and gradual sore disappearance. It cites letters from Mrs Cras Gilbert of Haystack Placenta Bay Mid and Mr Stanley Merrill of Delaware Ont praising cures after using the ointment, sold for 60c a box through dealers or Edmanson Bates & Co Toronto.
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Dr. Chase
Chese
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
Melbourne Rides Out Blue Laws With Quiet Protests
In Melbourne no Sunday papers may be sold and hotels must close bars from midnight Saturday until Monday. Traffic past places of worship during services risks arrest, a street observer notes. Quotations compare money to talk but say it only says goodbye.
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Melbourne
Odd Memorials and Royal Gifts Highlight Eccentric Times
A humorous look at unusual tributes from a pet cat funeral to royal gifts. Miss Christ ie Macdonald’s cat Prow suffocated in a trunk and was buried in a rosewood coffin. King Edward received a maple jacket and a giant potato. a pharaoh’s wand served as a paper weight at Sandringham. The Kaiser received a bank note with a humorous plea for warm underwear.
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Christie Macdonald
Tieca
New York
Edward
Vermont
USA
England
House of Parliament
Engand
Sandringham
Berlin
Por
Postum Helps Nervous Stomach Sufferers Says Wife
A housewife shares a letter praising Postum as a coffee substitute. She recounts years of nervousness digestion and heart trouble improved after stopping coffee and using Postum The husband also reports stomach problems ending after switching to Postum They urge others to try it and claim it changed their health Please note the letter is from the Canadian Postum Co Windsor Ontario and promotes the product title reads The Road to Wellville and the phrase here's a reason
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Canadian Postum Co
Windsor
Wellville
Iinterest
Ware Collection of Glass Plant Models at Harvard Museum
At Harvard University Museum a Ware collection of glass plant models showcases diverse species from simple to elaborate, crafted by Leopold Blaschka and son Rudolph. Rudolph studied global flora, studied color in detail, and contributed models for natural history displays in Dresden and America.
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University Museum of
Harvard
Leopold Biashka
Glcss
Aicha
Bohemia
Leopold
United States
Natural History Museum
Dresden
Rudolph the Son
Biaschkas
Royal Gardens
Saxony
America
Blaschka
Rudolph Blaschka
Pacific
Curiosities of Animal Behavior From Odd Observations
The excerpt notes repeated fly crawling patterns on a window pane with nine mentions of how insects and animals respond to light and food. It cites a fly returning to a fixed spot thirty two times and compares hens, cats, dogs, mice, goldfish, and sheep in simple behavioral observations.
A Slight Mistake Brings Train On Time to Colorado Town
A Western traffic manager jokes about a railroad in Colorado that runs late and never meets schedules. A town celebration erupts when No 2 arrives on time, with red fire set along the tracks. The conductor remarks that the line is still twenty four hours late, prompting further back and forth.
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Colorado
New York Inventor Unveils Automatic Memory Desk Device
A New York inventor describes a memory device for busy professionals in Popular Mechanics. The desk fixture uses a spring to release at set times, with three pigeon-hole sets for months days and day quarters, notifying users by bell and dropping a card. The article notes U.S. population growth of 3230 percent over fifty years.
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New York
Popular Mechanics
Wedding Ring Customs and Old Punishments in Ise of Man
The article recalls a bygone Ise of Man custom where an offended maiden could prosecute a man and, if found guilty, punish him with a sword, rope, or ring. It notes Puritan opposition to rings and describes the ring’s placement in marriage rites, where the ring passed to the bride’s third finger under the Trinity.
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Man
Cyr Davenport
Satan
College Talk and Beecher Jokes Recall Gentle School Life
A humorous reminiscence recalls a family discussion on alumni and a pepper and salt shaker misidentified as alumni. Reverend Henry Ward Beecher once received an unsigned note bearing only the word Fool which he read aloud and criticized to his congregation.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Clergy in Belgium Granted Three Votes Based on Education
Clergy in Belgium receive three votes due to their higher education status, a policy justified by expected superior education. The move affects voting rights tied to church officials and scholarly credentials within the region.
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Belgium
Baby's Own Tablets Prove Safe for Six Years Use
A mother from Hamilton Ontario reports six years of use for Baby's Own Tablets for her three children, praising them during teething and other times. The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario sells them for 25 cents a box through dealers or mail.
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Ouse
E. Simmons
Hamilton, Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Women Pearl Divers of Japan Work From Early Age
The pearl divers along the Bay of Age and the Bay of Kokasho are typically girls aged thirteen to fourteen who, after finishing school, go to sea to learn diving. They work from December to February and even in colder seasons dive for pearls wearing protective dress and glasses. They travel by boat with groups of divers, collect oysters into waist tubs, and surface to transfer them to boats. Divers dive five to thirty fathoms without gear, holding breath one to three minutes, with ages from thirteen to forty, prime years between twenty five and thirty five.
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Japan
Bay of Age
Bay of Kokasho
Babs Hood
Fashionable Doctor Prepares Departure
A stylish practitioner packs to leave his patients in the care of an anxious assistant who fears mishap. The master dismisses doubts, insisting expertise is unnecessary with fashionable clients and giving quick, practical instructions before departure.
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Angel
M.D
Bugge and Mugge Chicken Handling Incident
Bugge asks about bringing chickens by hand and Mugge recalls attempting it. Mugge was caught in the act and received a three month sentence.
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Bugge
Mugge
Travel agent turned steel bridge salesman tale
A North Atlantic travel job applicant explains being rejected for a steel bridge sales post after managers deemed him not strong enough to carry the samples. The exchange reflects hiring judgments based on perceived physical suitability.
Standput on Fashion Costs and Men’s Ideas
An intellectual woman asks why men are old fashioned. Mr Meeks replies that men believe every new fashion means higher costs for gowns and hats.
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Mr. Meeks
Minard’s Liniment and a Law Lesson From a Gentle Protest
A California town near Los Angeles protested reckless driving after pets and poultry were killed. A sign urged motorists to slow to 65 miles per hour, a humorous jab at speeding past legal limits and the need for caution on good roads.
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California
Los Angeles
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and Music Lesson Mix
A playful exchange reveals Polly mixing up music and gym time, and Maudie jokes about a new mother going mad. Father questions the rumour as Maudie recalls Polly’s remark about getting bitten during a quarrel with her spouse.
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Maudie
Cook
Rubber production claim sparks cross country dispute
English scientists and German researchers both assert they created a method to make rubber from a torch. The English party now claims the distinction of discovering the rubber reck, arguing they were first to unveil the process.
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England
Germany
Milk Shops and Public Houses Abound in London
London has about 9 000 milk shops and a nearly equal number of public houses, highlighting a dense retail and social trade network in the city.
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London
England
Composer's Song Sparks Air Quality Jibe
A light exchange about a new composition ends with a quip on ventilation as a joke about the air in the room. The comic back and forth highlights playful tension over a musical idea and environment.
General Inspects Regiment as Horse Reels in Parade
Not Yet The General reviews a Territorial regiment led by a Colonel who is a noted poor horseman. During the march past the Colonel’s horse plunges, nearly unseating him and causing the front rank to bunch. A recruit quips the Captain’s orders and predicts the Colonel won’t last two minutes.
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Territorials
Nurse Invites Doctor to See Patient
A nurse directs a young doctor to admit a patient, asking if she should bring him in. The scene shows a hospital setting with medical staff preparing to proceed.
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Uma
Adee Wagner
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Robert Ibis
Eystone
Hitle
Rho McKenna
St Toremo
Mrs. Green
Mrs. Wyse
Mabel
Amy
George
Dodds
Kione Col Ae Tae
Dodds Medicine Company, Limited
Canada
Merchant
Lerk
ABC Fine
Gillett’s
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Polly
Kendall
Josiah Kedick
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