Man declares kidney pills saved life in Ottawa tale
At 308 Gilmore Street Ottawa a printer George H. Kent once felled by Brights disease recovered after a Dodd’s Kidney Pills dose. Doctors warned he would not live to morning yet he returned to work in two months and later named his daughter Edna Dodds Kent as a grateful gesture. Kent has sworn to the tale.
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Ottawa
Ont
Gilmore Street
George H. Kent
Bank Note Company
Wellington St
Kent
Bright
Dodd
Mr. Kent
Mrs. Kent
Edna Dodds
Goodwood Racecourse and a walking fern tale
The article describes Goodwood Racecourse with its distinctive layout and viewing points for spectators. It covers its history from early forms to the present layout established by the Duke of Richmond, plus a note on the annual meetings beginning around 1801. It ends with a curious note on walking ferns observed near the grounds and their spreading growth patterns.
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London Tatler
St Born
Lott
Gouwlwood
William IL
Goodwood
Duke of Richmond
Hunt and Sowe
Sussex
St Jacobs Ointment Promoted For Foot Care
An old advertisement extols St Jacobs Ointment as relief for corns and sensitive toe areas. It claims instant comfort after activity and urges households to keep a bottle for athletes and daily use, noting a 50 cent price and wide chemist availability.
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St. Jacobe
St. Jacobs Oi
Minard's Liniment Heals Girl After Sleigh Accident
A 13 year old girl injured her elbow when thrown from a sleigh and remained stiff for three years. Four bottles of Minard's Liniment cured her completely and she has been free of trouble for two years. J B Levesque St Joseph PQ Aug 18 1000.
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Mesars CC
Richards & Co Gentiemes
Minard
J.B. Levesquf
St. Joseph
Aus
Memory and cultivated reading shape every household
The text argues that memory and fundamental mental power are essential for all intellect. A cultivated history reader accompanies families in everyday life, dining with Pericles and sipping with Titian, illustrating the ideal of broad, cultured exposure across generations.
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Pericles
Titian Willmott
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy for catarrh, promising a $100 reward if it fails to cure any case, and urges readers to obtain testimonials from Toledo, Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills and Kelectric Oil for horses, with various claims and quotes.
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Ita
Hall
Cheney
Toledo
Acing Acid to Remove Ink Stains from Books
A solution of oxalic acid will re bind pages and remove ink stains from books without injuring the print.
Stamps Adhere Properly When Faces Are Moist
Advice notes stamps will cling correctly and not peel at corners if the adhesive surface is damp after application. The guidance emphasizes careful dampening to ensure full contact and lasting grip.
Minard's Linimont Cures Colds and Household Tips
Practical notes show Linimont cures colds and advise on pumpkin seeds attracting mice with traps. Additional tip covers cleaning kettles by pouring boiling water and sealing to let steam loosen dirt for easy removal.
Color in Butter Color Tuining Quality in Wells Improved
An advertising notice emphasizes color as a key factor in well made butter and promotes Wells Richardson and Co.'s Improved Butter Color. It claims the product gives a natural golden tint, resists fading, avoids brick hues, and suits export and domestic use. It also suggests consulting a local druggist and warns against other colors. It adds a medical tip for vomiting using black mustard seed.
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Wells, Richardson & Co
Unclear fragmentary ad prose including household cures and products
A scrambled collage of old time home remedies and product pitches. References to cholera cures, varnish drying methods, stain removers, footwear warmth, cleaning tips, and a boastful line about Mother Graves Wort Exterminator, with stray quotes and assorted musings.
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Promoted in Rheumatism Ad
An advertisement argues that rheumatism stems from blood not cold exposure and touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure. It quotes A G Lacombe of Sorel Quebec detailing years of pain eased after seven boxes. The notice urges purchase from dealers or by mail and warns against substitutes. The text also includes unrelated snippets.
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Que
Williams
Dr. Williams
Urban longevity tops rural life in census figures
City residents average 55.2 years of age while rural areas average 31.1 years, a 7.1 year urban advantage. Despite pure air in the country the city benefits from better sanitation and food. Philadelphia City Hall stairway rises 395 steps, claimed as the world’s tallest continuous stair.
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Philadelphia City Hall
Railroad Time Teles and the Time Card for Travelers
A critique notes the absence of a universal traveler friendly railroad time card. The author describes a proposed government information card for employees showing water stations yard limits clock locations and train speeds between towns and at bridges along with holiday lists and air station details. The piece suggests such cards would reduce traveler questions but warns railroads may resist full public disclosure.
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Arrane
Richard Brandon and the Charles I beheading
The 1649 Whitechapel burial register notes Richard Brandon as the man who beheaded Charles I, though a lesser figure William Howlett faced multiple death sentences for a part he did not play. Brandon died in bed six months after the execution and was hastily buried in Whitechapel churchyard. A circulated confession alleged he was forced to the scaffold and paid for the deed, with a story of an orange with cloves and a king's handkerchief option.
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Whitechapel
Richard Brandon
Rosemary Lane
Brandon
Charles
William Howlett
London
Harper’s Maagazine
Restoratii
Troubles of His Own
A brief comic exchange shows a bachelor announcing engagement and Benedict reacting with sympathy that is declined as he reveals his own marriage. The dialogue captures a humorous moment of mutual life changes.
Busy Ant at Picnics Aims for Cakes and Pies
A playful verse notes an industrious ant enjoying picnics and invading pastries including lemon pies. It contrasts a confident, somewhat cheeky tone about cards and games, with a mention of knowing when to quit in a poker match.
Modern Farmer Celebrates Crops and Wealth
A poem notes a farmer whose life is smooth and bright. He works to sell his crops and counts his cash by night, highlighting a prosperous rural livelihood.
First Comedian Reflections On Poverty Ten Years On
The record shows a comedian recalling ten years of poverty and asking about changes since then. The exchange highlights a shift from being a poor boy to a different personal situation, with a brief note on now being poorer.
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Lwa
Health resort project faces crowd concerns and vague plans
A health resort proposal remains unclear with talk of crowding and sanitation steps. Officials discuss sterilizing rain and filtering snow but exact measures and details are not yet defined.
Father In Law Advice on Choosing a Wife
A brief exchange counsels that judging a future wife by looks is misguided. The speaker notes that the most seemingly proper girls often have the least dream.
Jealousy Tales Stir City Hall Corridor
An ex postmaster among a group in a city hall corridor discusses a young lovers’ jealousy and a dispatch in the morning papers. He notes the man sought a post office job due to excellent letters and wonders why he did not enter mercantile life.
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Youngs
Wis
Pressel
Post Office
Courtroom Etiquette and a Private Dining Room Incident
A gaunt woman refuses to leave a private dining room in a London court. Junior counsel asks her to depart. a Queen's Counsel admonishes her with a wry remark about her gown and wig. The lady leaves after intervention by Counselor Lockwood.
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London
Q. C
Lockwood
London Tatlernity
Man praised for strong hands in playful family moment
The mother-in-law grudgingly notes George’s strong hands as he unscrews a stubborn can lid. The wife’s pride praises him for his “wonderful pair of openers” while a playful exchange echoes in a Gentleman's Magazine tone.
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George
Hin
All That Was Necessary Excerpt
A physician counsels a multimillionaire to abandon business worries for the future. The man protests not having enough money, and the doctor counters that his wealth already funds lifelong medical care.
Bananas Served as a Course at English Tables
The passage describes English dining where bananas are served as a single fruit course. A few drops of suerry are poured on the plate, and the banana is peeled and dipped into it before eating.
Natueal Development. Itello Stavers Matrimonial Branches
Itello Stavers confirms marriage after time apart claiming he has branched into matrimony. The Richmond Dispatch records the exchange noting the bachelor status is no longer accurate and mentions olive branches as a playful nod to union.
Sunlight Soap Octagon Bar Rated Prize In Ad
A reader compares temptations in a vintage ad scenario, praising Sunlight Soap Octagon Bar as a genuine prize that preserves clothes and hands while distinguishing it from lesser soaps. The narration frames consumer deception and the soap as a reliable prize.
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Eve
Adam
Paine's Celery Compound Promoted For Blood Purity
An advertisement urges readers to use Paine's Celery Compound to purify the blood and restore health after summer illness. It cites a testimonial from T. F. Mitchell of New Hamburg Ontario about a mother who recovered from a five year leg problem after using the remedy. The piece closes with a Lavater quote and a proverb on humane character.
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Paine
T. F. Mitchell
New Hamburg
Ont
Baby's Own Tablets Bring Calm Sleep to Troubled Infant
Mrs. R. 2B Bickford of Glen Sutton Quebec praises Baby's Own Tablets noting they eased indigestion teething and fussiness. She claims the remedy gives calm peaceful sleep and urges mothers to keep them at home. Available from druggists or by mail 25 cents a box from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont or Schenectady NY.
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R. 2B Bickford
Glen Sutton
Que
Dr Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Schenectady
N. Y
Health resort ad on Lake British Columbia promises cures
An advertisement extols a resort on Lake in British Columbia offering mineral baths claimed to heal nervous muscular kidney liver stomach and rheumatic ailments. Rates begin at 15 dollars weekly for lodging with options 18 dollars for other accommodations.
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North America
Ite
Parmelee’s Pills Offered as Cure All Claims
A fragment states Parmelee’s Pills act on diseased organs and purge impurities, claiming to cleanse disease from the body. The text mocks vaccination talk and includes casual remarks about toilet orders and a ball, with unrelated dialogue about an arm in a sling.
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Parmelee
Carswel Carswell
Minards Linment Notion of Distenter Cure
Fragmentary text shows an editor and his wife a playful exchange over poetry and love while mentioning Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a tonic and stimulant. A coroner questions responsibility as Dr Tyro asserts he was not blamed for a death.
Dandruff Cure Mentioned In Odd Household Remedy
A reader quotes a Victorian exchange about satisfying a spouse and then describes a home remedy using flour of sulphur dissolved in water. The clear liquid is applied to the scalp each morning as a supposed cure for vexatious dandruff and scalp scaling.
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Inervais
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Mont Keatl
Department of Human Endonamd
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Methodist Bookroom
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