Endowment and annuity terms and risks explained
The article explains how endowment and annuity payments work, using examples of a forty year old and a sixty year old to show how yearly payments accumulate until death. It notes government information on annuities and advises consulting the Government Department for details. It then shifts to medical topics, warning about dysentery in spring and summer and endorsing De J. Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial as a standard remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehter
Boper
J.D. Kelloge
Fragmented notes from obscure papers provide blurred headlines
Snippets from The Toledo Blade and Chicago Record Journal show garbled quotations about a marriage, a person named John T, and a late night listening scene. The text mixes stray phrases with unclear attributions, reflecting a damaged OCR snippet rather than coherent events.
Minard Liniment Cures Col Ete In Odd Ad Copy
A fragmented OCR passage references Minard's Liniment and a line about curing Col Ete. It includes garbled dialogue about a bride to be Tam and faith in you, plus a remark on lending punctuation advice and a friend with well stocked shelves. No clear event or person details emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Avolphas
Lettered Edmund Waller Letter Sold at Sothebys London
A 1648 letter from Edmund Waller dated Paris and addressed to John Hampden’s son sold for 470 at Sotheby’s in London. The folio discusses Waller’s hope to aid friends in Parliament, the Oxford plot, and Waller’s later fate and banishment before returning to favor under Charles II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edmund Vi
Paris
Johnyn
Waller
Sotheby
Richard
Furne
Gatveruy
Jessen Savin
Charles St
John Hampden
Olive
Teomeek
Charles
Commons
Teett
Oxford
Goring
Hlerfkaests
Earl of Bath
Charen
Charles II
James I
King of British Shipping Builds Vast Steam Fleet
Sir Owen Phillips controls no fewer than 231 steamers and chairs multiple shipping companies including Elder Dempster. He engineered sweeping deals buying entire fleets rather than single vessels, such as the Pacific Steam Navigation Co for about a million and a half pounds, and the Moroce line, with the tall brothers once in Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King
British Shipping
Sir Owen Phillips
Dempster Line
Pacific Steam Navigation Co
Sir Owen
Fragmentary historic speech fragment captured in OCR
Incomplete text shows a discussing British politics and a Liberal meeting reference. Mentions Mr Lloyd George and a puzzled crowd with remarks about promises and distance from Surrey. Text is garbled with many missing words and unclear context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargunarson
Lloyd. George
Surrey
Unclear fragmentary report on language learning and speech
Fragmented OCR text mentions a Premier or notable figure with limited speech, learning two languages, and delayed native-language acquisition near a certain age. Lacks coherent names, dates, or concrete events due to garbled source material.
In and Out
First Officer reports marching over a plank bridge when it gave way. A man fell, prompting aid and response. Further details are unclear from the fragment.
Modern Mimrod Henry Seton-Karr Hunter of Animals
A portrait of Sir Henry Seton-Karr as a prolific hunter with a long, notorious record. The piece mocks his claimed Eden garden discovery and prehistory finds while noting his flamboyant personality and dexterity in writing with three pens at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Seton-Karr
Cage
Henry
Garden of Eden
Garden Eden
Adam
England
Fragmentary Dialog Urges Search for Father at Home
A disjointed scene shows a distressed speaker urging to find her father in the study. The tired, hopeful words reveal a home environment near collapse as companions urge action amid the fading strength of a “perishing soul.”
Wonder and Oddities in a Turbulent Column
A collage of anecdotes and quotes ranges from Mrs Baye’s views on germs and sterilizers to local notes about Cheney and Gleason, with ads, weather bits, and quirky musings on flies and human folly. The prose mixes humorous asides with scattered names and opinions, typical of a late era newspaper page.
Hick's Funny Welsh Theatre Asides With Ella Wife
English actor Hick recalls a Welsh theatre roof leaks and crowds at a rain soaked venue. He chats with a Welsh reporter about stage life, age, and his wife Miss Ella. A cab ride to the Coliseum ends with a coster shouting as he leaves the kerb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hick
South Africa
Har
Ella
Tam
Duke
Mosquito Barked: Subtropical Basil Belief Proves Effective
A quirky report describes belief in sub tropical basils warding off mosquitoes. It notes Hindus ritual use each morning around a garden altar, with devotees circumambulating and blessing the home and family to reduce malaria and invite better health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vishnu
Duke of Argyll's Wat Recalls Earl's Court Talk
On opening day of the Earl's Court Exhibition the Duke of Argyll asked writer J Calvin Brown a question in Counterview revealing a brief, unclear exchange about Nebraska and related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Argyll's Wat
J. Calvin Brown
Earl's Court
Brown
Nebraska
Mystery Bed Corpse Seen After Long Night
Fragmentary OCR notes describe two travelers in the north near room 18 with a bed marked by a corpse. One asks if the other saw what lay in that bed last night and the reply is a laconic yes, hinting at a death witnessed or encountered during a late inn stay.
When Blood was Impure When Blood was Impure Today We Keep the Blood Pure by Using
A brief historical notice discusses eugenics language and public health ideas, suggesting measures to preserve perceived purity of bloodlines. It frames medical debate in moral terms and reflects era's coercive rhetoric, with references to public policy, health officials, and social norms.
Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Review Claims and Origins
Fragmented OCR describes Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills with references to efficacy, health benefits, and dubious claims. It mentions Mendon as a source and Valence Edwards Co. Toronto as possibly linked firms. The text is garbled but centers on a patent medicine advertisement asserting renewed vitality and digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mendon
Ae. Et al Valence Edwacaa
Jeltes & Co
Lienited
Toronto
Hwa Heolie
International Stock Food CO
Limites Toronto
Rhodes Tales Of Pumps And Diamonds In Africa
Fragmentary memoir excerpt recounts Jey Barnate and Rhodesian figures amid diamond fields. It describes Barnate’s drive to secure a water pump for mining, reliance on a stubborn Boer trader who accepts a pencil check, and Rhodes’s persistence and trust in Boers. Also sketches Alfred Be and Sir Lewis Mitchell as influential, with anecdotes on money, risk, and shifting views amid empire building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jey Barnate
Napoleon
Wellington
Rhodesia
Barnate
Barnett Isaacs
Rhodes
Alfred
Cual Art
Weary Voor
Denrany
Kimberley
Supy Ming
Tenn
Devenish
Rhod
Rodes
Lewis Mitchell
Seceheas Rhodests
Bouin
Northern Transvaal
Sears
Noah
Raudea
Erapher
Rhoales
Rhistes
Lobenzula
Kruger
Fragmentary Note on Ethics and Action in a Dirty Scene
A damaged OCR fragment hints at an odd scene with referential terms like ethics and best boy, mentioning a fall and a rattled door. The text is garbled, with stray phrases such as guntortable dex ayn hin and meteor-like imagery, lacking coherent events or clear subjects.
Liniment cures pain and recalls trusted remedies
An old advertisement fragment mentions MINARD'S and Wilson's Fly Pads among home remedies. It references a fall injury, chest relief, and skepticism about illness, with scattered lines about health, reflexes, and social remarks in a Digby Nova Scotia context.
Agente Supplies Ad Claims No Outlay Money Makers
A terse notice from 1 Co. Ltd at 228 Albert St Ottawa Ont urges readers to apply BC for their choice of Agente Supplies with promises of no outlay and money making potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BC. 1 Co. Ltd
Albert Sty
Ottawa
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EQUAL
Irorn
Toledo Blade
John T
Deer
Chicago
Record J
Minard
Tue
Wotan Bree
Chee Corp
Berea
I Jeremiahs
Mack Thag
Laurier
Fertain Hotel
H Don
Chi'd
Toledo
Cheney
J. Cheney
Eaaide
A.W. Gleason
Halle
Ube Eyatem
Jake Hall
Metice
Aran
Wilson
Tos
Peter
Ant
DR. Chase
Isters
Zam Buk
Jones
Liniment CO
Flynnels
Apetel
Ch. Cossnoom
Digby Co., N.S
Manesee
Rand
Selphia
Mitre Viave Jeretion Life Bldg
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