Two Faces of Wilton Mayne in a London Slum
Dora confronts Wilton Mayne who doubles as Billy Man a split persona driven by drink. In a grim stairwell she meets Green and Mrs Crookes in a dilapidated lodging where Mayne’s dual identity surfaces, revealing a poet’s charm shadowed by a degraded alter ego.
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WAIN
Sue Stvckcu
Dora
Bega
Mrs. Crookes
Jermyn Gardens
Crookes
Green
Wilton Mayne
Billy Man
Billy
Rose
Tien
Billy Mann
Billy Mas
William Mayne
Joan Durand
Prim Prig
Cross Cove
Nodnol
London
Bily
Conroue
Salt Rheum Cure Claim From Toronto Reader
A Toronto reader reports relief from salt rheum after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. She details years of painful watery pimples, skin irritation, and difficulty opening hands, then notes great improvement and full cure after trying the products. The letter promotes Cuticura remedies and offers samples via mail order from Potter Drug & Chemical Corp. Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisgar St
Toronto
Ontacia
Eed
Mies Eiffestein
iSii
Bern
Doug & Chum. Corp
Boston
Bridgeville Man Claims Cure From Gin Pills
Daniel F Fraser of Bridgeville Nova Scotia says after twenty years of kidney and bladder trouble and many doctors, four boxes of Gin Pills cured him. Price 50c a box or 6 for $2.50. Sample offered by National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada Limited Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel F. Fraser
Bridgeville
N.S
National Dreg and Chemical Co. of Canada
Toronto
The Dragon Club in London Offers Cheap Dinner for Sixpence
A Womar journal ist describes the Dragon Club in Chelsea as a frugal dining experiment where sixpence tickets grant meals. The setup trims luxuries, serving meals on bare tables with horn spoons and Doulton mugs, self service to reduce labor costs while maintaining a substantial meal.
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Dragon Club
London
Womar
Chelsea
Dining timing and wary patient discuss meat and vegetables
A doctor recommends a forty minute dinner pace while a timid patient asks about adding meat and vegetables. A child named Bobby sweeps the sidewalk when a friend arrives and a woman asks about her mother being present.
Grape-Nuts Statement Boosts Woman’s Health Tally
A Western woman says after a decade of illness and failed treatments she improved on Grape-Nuts and cream. She reports restored appetite, gained weight, and renewed strength, enabling full housework and no medicines. The testimonial is attributed to Canadian Poston Co Windsor Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Poston Co
Windsor
Westville
Ancient Pompeii port unearthed by Lorenzo Cozza
Archaeologist Lorenzo Cozza reports uncovering the ancient Pompeii port, Porta Marina, 1 250 meters from the shore and 700 meters from the city gate. Granite blocks reveal original quay stones with wave indentations, shedding light on Rome's shipping practices and coastal change. More discoveries expected.
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Pompeii
Lorenzo Cozza
Rome
Old City
Porta Marina
Cozza
Nerviline Promises Cure for Years of Rheumatism
A testimonial from Flora Chapman of Toronto proclaims Nerviline cured years of rheumatism and heart trouble after failing with other remedies. She notes dramatic pain relief, restored mobility, and no relapse for three years. The ad claims Nerviline also treats earache, toothache, neuralgia, coughs, colds, lumbago, and sciatica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Primerste Avenue
The Muzzied Wolves Attack Narrated by a Woman
A narrator recalls wolves advancing on a group, their howls chilling the listener. The described terror escalates as the pack closes in, with fear of being caught for their lives and the sense of imminent danger conveyed through vivid dialogue.
Warning to Mine and Seine Threats Mentioned
The fragment mentions a threat to throw oneself into the Seine and a warning to a neighbor about illness. A child asks about an explanation while a teacher and others reflect on inaction and reporting someone’s wrongdoing. The text shows confusion and moral inquiry.
Not a Bad Case So That Your Avuncular Relation
A garbled note describes a family relation and a new doctor who cured someone. The text lacks clear names or locations but implies a patient treated by a physician and a referenced avuncular link. The fragment omits concrete events or outcomes.
Asphalt Lake in Venezuela Feeds Global Pavement Supply
A traveler describes a vast lake of natural asphalt in Venezuela where workers hack pitch from the surface into steel buckets for ship transport. The 90 to 100 acre lake shrinks as loads are removed, a large share of world asphalt pavement originates here.
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Trin
Venezuela
Salt superstition cited with a salt cellar belief
A 1903 Baltimore letter notes salt throwing over the shoulder to ward off Satan and cites a German practice. It mentions a sprain treatment using Minard's Liniment and asks for the nearest agent in Baltimore with a postal address provided. The tone mirrors a period health and superstition motif.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Satan
Baltimore
Minard’s Liniment Co
Minard
University of Maryland
W. C. McCuean
Iceland Adopts Non Alcoholic Drinks Under Anti Spirit Law
The article notes Iceland beginning 1914 with a shift to non alcoholic beverages, claiming liquor stock will exhaust by January 1 and that the liquor question has boosted trade, dairying, sheep raising, and fishing. It also includes a promotional note for Dr Taoraas Eclectric Oil and a satirical political anecdote about rural pledges and pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Taoraas
Does Your Husband Object to the Slit Skirt
A witty line about marital fashion boundaries. The speaker asks if the husband objects to a slit skirt worn by the speaker, noting the objection applies only to the speaker.
A Proper Questio Do My Skirts Show
The fragment presents a playful query about modesty and visibility of a garment. It hints at clothing critique or flirtatious banter without providing concrete events, persons, or locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Suffrage Vieendures in Brief Prison Sentence
A terse note suggests that a brief prison stay may benefit a suffrage advocate. The item hints at an arrest as a strategic, symbolic act to bolster the movement without detailing further context or names.
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Emus
Chicago
Canadas
Wis
Real
Metin
Kinlek Place
Main Street
Winnipeg
Canada Life Building
W.N. UU
Bobby
Tielo
RE ‘Ved
DUCES
E. W. Gillett CO. Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Montreal
Liberal
Johnny Levi
Jeke
Flora Chapman
Catarrbozone Co
Buffalo,y
Kingston, Oni
Ali
Seine
Salt Cellar
St. Paul Street
Oliver Typewriter Co. P.S
Medford Way
Subbubs
Carter
Carters
Johnson-Richardson Co. Limited
Mars
WinsLow
Weil
Dex
Hamilton
National Manufacturing Co
Struni
College Street
Canad
Otto Higes
AGN
Stanley ‘Lightpoot Lumsden
Piano
Frnest Lemmy
St. Paul's Road
Peterborough
England
Im Holloway
Tam
Elbe ‘S Hubbard
DR. Pierce
Golden
Gelden
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
BR. Pierce
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