Gananoque Man Out of Trouble
Local note reports Hugh Abernethy of Gananoque Ont claiming relief from rheumatism and joint stiffness after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. He praises the remedy and notes others echo his view of the kidney treatment aiding blood purity and reducing pains. The item also includes a humorous unrelated exchange about “freedom papers” from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Hugh Abernethy
King Street
Mr. Abernethy
Dodd
Parmelees Wetable Pills Promise Inexpensive Trial
Trial of Parmelees Wetable Pills offered to sufferers of dyspepsia indigestion rheumatism and digestive derangements as an inexpensive first use. The advertisement claims their action is highly effective with many cures traced to their use when other pills failed.
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Parmelee
Uncle Eben Notes Worth of Friends in Strained Talk
Uncle Eben delivers a blunt remark about friendship and fairness. He suggests a man lacks deserving friends when he lacks the right kind of associates. The dialect-laden counsel frames social judgment in pointed, homely terms.
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Eben
Deafness and Ear Inflammation Explain Cause and Cure
An excerpt notes that deafness cannot be cured and ear inflammation arises from Eustachian tube issues. It states inflammation leads to rumbling sounds and closure, discussing remedies by constitution and medical products. The text also includes unrelated phrases about postcards and corn cure.
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J. Cheney & CO
Marine Eye Remedy advertisement and a child's remark
An old advertisement for Marine Eye Remedy Co. of Toronto promotes relief for eye troubles with lines like I will like Marine and WeeS Your Druggists. The piece also includes a child’s remark about possible future roles including nurse or storekeeper and marriage.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Toronto
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff Advertisement
Boston Transcript notes a fanciful quote about Minard's Liniment used for dandruff. The snippet includes dialogue about career paths and household dynamics, mentioning a self-made man and a mother-in-law's adjustments.
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Minard
Dandruff
Dummies in London Shops Spell Caution on Fake Goods
A London police notice warns about dummies used to mislead buyers in shops. It cites dummy tea packets, lead plums, cocoanuts, and Bank of Engraving notes, plus pickpocket dummies and misrepresented goods at fairs and exhibitions, with penalties and public risk noted.
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London
Thames
East End
Nuneaton
Bank of Engraving
Bank of England
England
Hhis
Little Lola asks about the ark in a curious dialogue
In Lippincott's Magazine a granddaughter sits on her grandfather's knee and asks if someone was in the Ark and why they were not drowned. The exchange reveals a playful, innocent biblical curiosity through a child’s mispronunciation.
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Lola
Gwanpa
Ark
Lippincott’s
Willie Learns the Game Through Fashion and Folly
A satirical verse depicts Willie as curious yet incomplete, chasing fame through golf attire and hunting gear while avoiding action. The poem notes his touring car craving and growing wardrobe, concluding that clothes matter most as confidence grows.
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Willie
Washington Star
The Glass of Fashion Cartoon Snippet
Comic exchange shows Cholly unable to attend a party due to missing clothing measurements. Reggie suggests buying across the street, while Cholly laments only his tailor knows his size and doubts availability.
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Fashion
On the Job. Miss Coy at Garden Party Refuses Kiss
Miss Coy denies kissing advances from Mr Hustler at a garden party. He jokes about returning in an hour and a quarter as the scene captures a flirtatious exchange. The dialogue underscores playful social tensions in a brief dramatic moment.
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Miss Coy
Mr. Hustler
Weill
Bostop
Ethel’s Shy Lids Spark Quiet Romance in Town Topics
A short Town Topics item describes an unnamed narrator attempting to engage Ethel’s gaze and words of love. Ethel lowers her eyelids, stirring hesitation and flirtation as the narrator realizes a practiced art in her quiet shyness.
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Ethel
Nicknames Name British MPs and Lords in Jestful Fashion
The piece catalogs playful and enduring nicknames for prominent political figures. It notes how figures like Mr Herbert Gladstone, Sir Frederick Banbury, and Mr. Lewis Harcourt attract such epithets, and how rival offices and peers receive colorful sobriquets in Parliament and social circles.
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Eton
Herbert Gladstone
Tuppence
Frederick Banbury
City of London
Winchester
Lewis Harcourt
Lulu
Royal Aquarium
Westminster
Claude Hay
Hay
Winston Urchill
Stock Exchange
Shoreditch
Lord Helmsley
Warwick
Heneage “Smike
Alexander Acland-Hood
Sir Alec
Joseph
Jack
Pease
Pease Ont Partners
Arthur Balfour
Amelia
George Wyndham
Agag
George Bowles
Norwood
Samuelt. Evans
Pickwick
Asquith
Herbert
Henry
Bert
Harry
Home Secretary
Herbert Samuel
Walter
Runciman
Grimsby Man Dies After Grief Stricken End
A septuagenarian Francis Jeffrey of Grimsby died from grief after his wife’s death. He summoned a police officer, dictated his will, named the officer as trustee, and died soon after despite medical aid.
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Grimsby
Eng
Francis Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Dangers of Pasties in Postal Work Revealed
Patrick Phillips, vice president of the Letter Sorters Association, testified before the postal commission in Sydney that in the last twenty years 80 percent of deaths among letter-sorters were from tuberculosis contracted after entering the service. Mail from worldwide sources carried infected material, and consumptives licking stamps could contaminate envelopes and poison staff.
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Postal Commission
Sydney
Australia
Patrick Phillips
Caverns Likely Near Melrose South Australia
Investigations near Melrose in South Australia indicate vast caverns may exist in the limestone. The formation’s extent and depth, high water supply, a deep perpendicular opening, and a moving air current suggest possible cave systems in the area.
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Melrose
South Australia
Sure That Obstinate Sore and Zam-Buk Healing Claims
An advertisement extols Zam-Buk as a cure for chronic sores eczema ringworm ulcers and other skin injuries. A Fort William woman cites her family's experience using Zam-Buk on an old leg sore and a baby with scalp eczema noting rapid relief and complete healing. The copy claims herbal purity and urges purchase with 0 5 box pricing and warnings about imitations.
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Zam-Buk
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Bliggins a Kind Man Yet Awkward Morning Visitor
A Washington Star quips that Bliggins is a considerate man who bursts in at 6 a.m. asking if the crowing rooster disturbs you, highlighting his unusual approach to politeness.
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Bliggins
Washington Star
Eclectric Oil Promises Pain Relief Everywhere
The ad touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the top pain killer and the wand that rubs in to remove pain. It claims thousands testify to its effectiveness for many ailments and public esteem is high. A Washington Star quote mocks a domestic mishap about sleep talking and a woodpile.
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Thomas
Charles
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Claims
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Minard's Liniment relieves neuralgia. The reading class discussion features a girl warrior scene and a teacher interpretation about Elvira, suggesting she stuck out her tongue as a meaning.
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Minard
Elvira
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Advice From A Mother To All Other Mothers
A medical advert discusses Baby's Own Tablets as a trusted remedy for infants with indigestion. Mrs John Shortill of George Own Ont testifies the product saved her youngest child, noting relief in crying and regular bowels after use. The ad promotes 25 cent boxes sold by retailers or via Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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John Shortill
George Own
Baby
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Prince Edward Learns Naval Craft at Osborne and Dartmouth
The future king experiences equal treatment with other cadets at Osborne and enters Dartmouth Royal Naval College. He studies sail drills and engineering, ships a steel spindle, and performs tasks normally assigned to midshipmen. He shares meals, chores, and dormitory life with peers and wins wide popularity.
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Haakon VII
Norway
Dromning Louise
Prince Edward of Wales
England
Osborne
Prince Albert Victor
Prince Edward
Dartmouth Royal Naval College
Devonshire
Dartmouth
Royal Naval College
Beagle Pack
St. Vincent
Made From a Leaf The tailor bird of India builds leaf nest
A small yellow tailor bird in India creates a clever nest by stitching a dead leaf to a living one with its bill and fibre. It sews the sides and leaves an opening at the top, making a leaf that looks unlike a nest.
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India
Canada
Yukon
Honor for Mr G T Bell at railway convention Toledo
Mr George T Bell long associated with Grand Trunk Railway is praised as the first Canadian elected president of the American Association of General Passenger and Ticket Agents. He presided at Toledo Ohio and received a ceremonial gavel reflecting international railway ties and future transport hopes. The gavel combines Canadian oak Mexican ebony Wright brothers wood and steel from Niagara suspension bridge rivets crafted by Tiffany New York.
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George T. Bell
Grand Trunk Railway
American Association of General Passenger
Toledo
Ohio
Bell
Mr. Bell
New England
Canada
Mexico
United States
Canadia
Northern Navigation ‘O
T.R
Wright Brothers
Niagara
Victoria
Montreal
Prince of Wales
Drummond
William Henry Drummond
British Columbia
Tiffany
New York
Drift Westward Homesteaders Tallied Across Regions
Returns show 9.1 entries totaling 6,252,960 homesteading in the west last year. Ontario sent 4,038 settlers, surpassed only by the United States with 10,522 and England 5,649. The Ontario drift southward strains the province’s population and prompts expectations of improved immigrant numbers this year. Hamilton reaches 67,000 residents per assessment figures, though The Hamilton Hero! says growth is stagnant over the past five years.
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United States
Whencecam
England
Ontario
Hamilton
Boys Aero Club Planned at Broadview Institute
A Toronto Broadview Boys Institute forms an aero club affiliated with the International Aero Club based in New York City. The international body, with wealthy members, aims to inspire boys to form clubs and study aviation. eligible members are under 18. Superintendent Mr Atkinson invites interested boys to respond.
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Broadview Boys’ Institute
Toronto
International Aero Club
New York City
International Club
International
Atkinson
Institute
Thoughtful Harriman Receives Nurse and Easter Bouquet
The late E. H. Harriman, amid busy duties, sent for Miss Beatrice Evans a Canadian trained nurse from Niagara on-the-Lake while in New York with his family. She was paid beyond the usual fee and later sent a large bouquet of violets and lilies of the valley to wear to Easter church.
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E. H. Harriman
Europe
New York
Beatrice Evans
Niagara on-the-Lake
Coal Find on Peace River Signals Rich BC Coal Belt
A syndicate including prominent Eastern Canadian capitalists locates ten thousand acres of rich bituminous coal along the Peace River near the British Columbia border. Seams extend along the river toward the mountains, suggesting a much larger deposit than previously known.
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Peace River
British Columbia
Canada
Chiding Advice on Barefoot Running from Mrs Lapsling
Mrs Lapsling warns Johnny not to imitate Bobby Stapleford's barefoot running. She cautions that Stapleford is not a model to follow.
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Johnny
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Dept.n.y
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Torente
Great Britain
M.P
Steve Long
Steve
St. Louis
Britain
Honor
MR G. T. Bell
Boys Aero Club
Rogers Bros
Ryrie Bros., Limited
Yonge Street
Carbon Oil Works, Ltd
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Ntu
Willmott
Henry W. King
Regina
Winnipeg Business College
Portage Ave
Fort St
Winnipeg
Man
George
Upper
Camso
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