Tragic China Tale of Li Hung Chang Polygamy Drama
In a historical vignette the life of Li Hung Chang is told through a romantic conflict after a supposed massacre. His first wife survives a massacre while he remarries. the emperor orders a state funeral for the deceased wife, and Li faces a polygamy dispute resolved by imperial silence.
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Maddavel
China
Li Heng Cheng
Tenk
Bie
Li Hung Chang
Chang No
Li Hung Chong
Mystery of gunfighting speeds described by period source
The text explains how timing, technique, and “fanning” the hammer allowed reputed gunmen to fire rapidly. It notes that even with a split second watch the trigger action differs between shooters and that some methods outpace standard double action revolvers.
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Munsey
Catarrh Cure Claims Universal Cure with Reward
An advert promises a $100 reward for any catarrh case not cured by Mali s Catarrh Care a constitutional remedy taken internally. It alleges cures by strengthening the system and offers testimonials list and contact CHENEY CO Toledo OH. Medicine sold by druggists and mail order.
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Mali
Fr. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Te. Mall
Minard’s Liniment Praised by Captain Desfardin
Captain Fr Desfardin of St Andre, Karmaurska letters praise Minard’s Liniment as the best for daily aches and pains, claiming it has no equal and would not begin the day without it. The endorsement comes from Richards & Co Genthanen and highlights long standing use and trusted efficacy.
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Richards & Co Genthanen
Minard
Pwrewel
Anufs Dr. Chase's Ointment Opinion in Witty Prose
In a fragmentary note the author reflects on how enemies come closer to truth in their judgments of us than we do of ourselves. The lines imply a critique of self perception and external scrutiny. The text hints at rhetorical wit and self awareness among observers.
Town Theater Company Boosts Local Economy
A modest theatrical troupe proves more beneficial to the town financially than a first class company. It brings money to pay rents and expenses, supporting local businesses while taking little from the community.
Swiss Mountain Accidents Claim 315 Deaths in Decade
Over ten years in the Swiss Alps 249 accidents caused 315 deaths. Thirty seven victims were guides. The total could have been prevented with ordinary precautions.
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Turing
Cure of back and hip pain after grippe
Farmer A Nickerson of Dutton reports severe back and hip pain after a grippe. He used Dr Thomas Eclectic oil both internally and externally for three days and was completely cured the next period. He notes Nature paints things red in the fall and a fancy painter traces fall to that moment.
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la Grippe
Mr. A. Nickerson
Farmer
Dutton
le Gippe
Thomas
Minard’s Linment Cures Garget in Cows
An 19th century ad-like notice by T. J. Hames of Columbos Ohio touts Per aeleo’s Pills for Rinney and Liver Coup’sints with claims of painless use Gelatine coating and purity preserved by Leones flour. It also extols Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as the greatest worm eliminator and ends with a moral about reading others’ characters.
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T. J. Hames
Columbos
Ohio
Peraeleo
Coles
Leones
Liniment Cures Colds and New Ailments
Mrs Oldun remarks on the proliferation of diseases unknown twenty years ago and the surge in doctors needed to treat them. Olduse agrees the number of medical remedies and specialists has grown, reflecting modern concerns about health.
Kidney Pills Cured Barrette of Quebec After Fifteen Years
In St Urbain Quebec on April 21 Narcisse Barrette describes a long wager of pain from back and kidney illness. After doctors offered only temporary relief, he used Dodd's Kidney Pills and quickly found relief. The piece also reports wheat market fluctuations with rains in Kansas and Manitoba prices and commodity notes on flour oats barley hay poultry and dairy markets.
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St Urbain
Que
Narcisse Barrette
Mons
Barrette
Kansas
Southwest
Manitoba
Fort William
Novel fort completed at Taranto Italy harbor entrance
A new steel tower fort at San Paolo Island near Taranto features 3 foot armour plating and two 12 ton guns. The hydraulic turret enables full 360 degree rotation and the structure weighs 50 000 tons with a cost of £480 000.
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San Paolo
Taranto
Italy
Dr Williams Pink Pills Praised By Ontario Mother
Mrs Mettle, of Petrolia, Ontario, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after years of weakness from childbearing. She notes improved appetite, weight gain, and renewed vitality after seven boxes, endorsing the pills for women and other conditions linked to impoverished blood or nervous debility. The pills are sold by druggists or by mail from Brockville Ontario.
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Petrolia
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
CATTLE AND HORSE MARKET REPORT AND FARES
Cattle prices rise with scarce supply as high as 5c per pound off cars. yearlings at 16 dollars and two year olds 20 to 22 dollars. Milch cows scarce with 35 to 45 dollars. horses in steady demand, sourced largely from Ontario and New York. Also notes a May 13 double funeral for Paul Reicester Ford and Malcolm Ford in Tarrytown Sleepy Hollow cemetery. A poem line comments on love and marriage.
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Ontario
New York
Paul Reicester Ford
Malcolm Ford
Paul Ford
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Tarrytown
Ford
Edward Burgess
Long Island
F. M. Stires
St Thomas Church
Farmer Jokes About Milking Side in Quick Exchange
A farmer quizzes a new hand with a riddle about milking. The man answers The outside a cow. The farmer jokes about the basics of milking correctly.
Free Gratis For Nothing You Cannet Love Foot a Woman
Opinion piece condemns deceptive marketing and "free" gifts used to sway purchases. It parallels colonial land grabs with consumer traps and urges buyers to pay separately for goods and any supposed gifts. The piece ends with a warning about not fooling people, especially women.
Baby's Own Tablets touted for many childhood ailments
The ad praises Baby's Own Tablets as a quick, safe remedy for constipation, sour stomach, indigestion, diarrhea, colic, fevers, and teething troubles. It cites Mountain Ontario mother Mrs G H LaRue and notes the tablets are non opiate, safe for tiny babies, and available postpaid from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont for 25 cents per box.
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G. H. LaRue
Mountain
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
United States Is Declared Correct Form For Plural Noun
The House committee in Washington has decided in favor of the singular number in the phrase The United States is. It directs use of is for the proper noun. A practical remedy ad reads Holloway's Corn Cure promises painless corn removal. The slogrard notes cold harvest delays and calls for perseverance.
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United States
House of Representatives
Washington
Holloway
Parmelee's Pills Praised For Dyspepsia Relief In A Letter
A variety of brief items discusses Parmelee's Pills as a cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints with endorsements from readers, along with short quips on wit, newspapers, and a phonograph wedding anecdote. The piece mentions a Canadian tariff discussion and social observations about self-improvement and the Recording Angel.
First American canal lock preserved near Soo canal site
The first canal lock built in America, by the Northwestern Fur company in 1700, remains as a relic near the Soo canal site. It measures eight feet long and nine inches wide with a nine foot lift and two and a half feet depth. It was badly wrecked during the War of 1812 and was used by early fur firms to move small fur cargoes along the waterway.
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America
Northwestern Fur Company
The Destructive Teredo Revealed in 1781 Dutch Dikes
The piece explains how teredo shipworms hollowed dike timbers along Holland’s coast in 1781. Timbers were honeycombed by worm tunnels, yet discovery of the true condition prevented catastrophe. The text notes the worm’s delicate, whiplike body and its habit of burrowing along grain while avoiding cross channels.
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Holland
Gentle humor tempers judgment and softens power
Florence Hull Winterburn notes in Woman's Home Companion that true humor blends tenderness with sympathy, allowing quick, humane judgments that temper authority. Cruel, oppressive humor demeans others, while kind wit makes rulers kinder and society more humane.
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Cmprita
Florence Hull Winterburn
Woman's Home Companion
Pictorial Perpetual Wash List From a German Household
An old German housewife kept track of laundry by stamping pictures of each garment and chalking a number opposite it. The number was erased when the article was returned, creating a pictorial wash system used over the past week.
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SHAW
N. U. Ne
Shiloh
White
S.C. Wetts & Co
Toronto, Can
Dick’s
Seeming Miles & CO
Montreal
Tian
Hinard
Toron
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Ito
C. P R
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Winnipeg
Horrible Pains Market Review
Fresoch
Bin
Teid
Hiao-Hie
Beggan
Dodd
Glenora
Alberta
Jack
T. A. Six Chemical Company
Keng
Toronteo
Lers
G. F. Stephens & Co., Limited
British Columbia
the Globe
Toronto
Canada
North Bay
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GLOBE
Eddy’s
E. B. Eddy Co., Limited
Hull
C. W. Snow & Co
Syracuse
N. Y
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Dinsiy
Canadian Boards of Trade
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