Thanksgiving Dinner Plans Spark a London Tale
Blanche Philbrick explores loneliness in New England society, while Blaisdell plans a bold move. The pair attend a matinee, stroll through Castleton’s home, and discuss joining the Society for Making People Thankful as Thanksgiving nears.
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Rome Seveth Toors
Lionel McGregor
Glance
Marcus
Miss Philbrick
Hon Gems
PhUbrick
Society For Making
Castleton
Blaisdell
England
Mr Castle
Bissade
Mra Castleton
Thankestyl
Christmas
Blanche
Reforming Mer Vocabulary in Quaker Speech at New York Sun
The speaker recalls using archaic pronouns and phrases from ancestors and notes how Quaker speech at a dry goods counter draws attention. Clerks ignore foreign accents, but the Quaker dialect stands out, prompting mockery and curiosity as the speaker tries to adopt standard English.
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New York Sun
Fragmentary Antiquated Tale of Winter Night and Land
A garbled ancient style fragment blends distant places and surreal imagery. It mentions winter, sea, Alps, bells, ropes, wooden domes, graves, and a wandering witch figure. The text drifts through deserts and seas toward a saintly pass, hinting at doubt and improbable acts.
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Coe
John
Sea
Ghiras
Alps
Sahara
Mediterranean
Shiloh's Cure Cures Coughs and Colds Quickly
A brief ad style item highlights Shiloh's Cure as a fast relief for coughs and colds. The text resembles an old time medicine promotion with bold claims and compact phrasing.
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Shiloh
Toronto Cure Rheumatism Mixture Promoted in Local Paper
An article from a Toronto moving paper touts a simple home remedy to cleanse kidneys and blood, claim relief from rheumatism and urinary ailments. It urges readers to gather ingredients or obtain a ready mix, noting doctors and pharmacists can provide or prepare it. A market day registrar anecdote follows about a farm laborer and his dying father.
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Toronto
Jauther
Sid
Sturn
Overpool Mercury
Psychine advertised as cure for tuberculosis and family doctor claim
An 19th century advertisement offers Psychine as a cure for tuberculosis and other ill health. A mother Mr H Stephens requests a bottle for a child, while the copy claims doctors may regret not trying Psychine. The notice cites Dr T A Slocum and Dr Bailey of Texas, with testimonials and moral anecdotes.
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H. Stephens
Arthur Ont
Sie
Dr. T.A Slocum. Limited
Toronto
Husband Bets On Cards Sets Aside $501 For Dress
A husband boasts winning $501 at cards at Brown and offers it to his wife for a dress. She accepts reluctantly, then vows never to use money earned under gambling again, expressing moral resolve about the funds.
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Brown
Henry
Pose of Power and Cold Prevention in 19th Century Tone
A garbled excerpt blends medical advice on body posture and internal organs with notes on cold prevention and a literary sketch of Rossetti. It cites Dr. Larson on the pose of power and gastroptosis, urges standing and forward weight, then shifts to cold exposure, Turkish baths, and finishing with Rossetti’s walk and personality in a curio of cultural commentary.
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Cromwell
Bismarck
Dr. Larson
Chicago Journal
Modern Societs
Kidney disease cure claimed after winter torture relief
Fragmentary OCR notes describe people suffering from rheumatic pain and sciatica, attributing their relief to a claimed kidney disease cure. The text suggests health improvement when urine issues cleared, with vague reference to a refund and a box product.
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Ace Four
Boney
Pink Pills Promise Cure For Anaemia In Women And Girls
Growing girls suffer pale complexions dizziness headaches and fatigue due to anaemia. Dr Williams Pink Pills advertised as a swift cure promise restored health and strength and claim to improve appetite and mood. A testimonial from a teen girl in Quebec accompanies the ad, noting dramatic improvement after a month. Pills sold in stores or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Canada
Willams
William
Tosephh
Jerome
Emilia
Wik Lane
Minards Liniment Cures Gay Cows and More
Fragmentary text describes a 19th or early 20th century scene with a storekeeper unable to make change, a bystander exchange, and racial language reflecting era attitudes. It references a playwright and a vague or implied public note about Minard's Liniment and its supposed effect on cows.
Dangerous Freights and Unlikely Dangers Plague Seas
The Bermuda Royal Gazette notes exhaustive NSW government tests show dangerous cargoes can ignite or cause damage. Examples include matches, acids, gunpowder, glass bottles, decayed potatoes, soap, granite blocks, furniture, and even monkeys gnawing crates.
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New South Wales
Line
Isle of Wight
Strait of Magellan
Tenerife
Fone
Liverpool
Cadiz
Marie Koze
Marseilles Harbor
Tabiti
New Hebrides
Bermuda
Royal Gazette
A foet or forty will never be wise Irish Proverb
An Irish proverb notes that a person may be young or old yet wisdom remains elusive. The saying uses succinct imagery to advise restraint and humility across ages.
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Mr. Blaisdell
Frank
Ator Bailey
Texas
Answas
Bailey
Rossett Pears
William Aulington
Rossetti
Ant
Aura
Avraham
de Maintenon
George
Rae
King
RJ. Whitla & Co., Ltd
Winnipeg
Bole Drug CO
WinNiPea, Man
Mra Casey
Mra Murphy
Minard
I Hf Pd
Sucems Magazine
Consul Beak
Juris Westman
Seigels
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