The Battle for Health and Dr Chase's Nerve Food
An advertisement extols Dr AW Chase's Nerve Food as the foundation for health and vitality. It claims nerve support, energy, and sleep benefits, with user testimonials and a portrait of Dr A W Chase. The copy mentions 80 cent boxes sold by Edmasion Bates & Co in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Ing
AW Chase
James W. Weaver
Calhou
Dr. Chase
A W Chase
Edmasion
Bates & Co
Toronto
Inventions of the Coreas and Nerve Food Claims
A collage of claims cites Corea preceding Europe in movable print and two other inventions used in the Japanese Corea war era, alongside advertisements for Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food and Rom Parmelee’s Vegetable Fire remedies. A note warns against mercury in tonics and recommends Hall's Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co. The text also recounts a comic roadblock anecdote from the Chicago Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corea
Europe
Lud
Tor C
Halls
F. 3
Cheney & Co
Tolelo, C
Hall
Toledo
Ohio
Bohemian
Comets Tail and Solar Dust Show Light's Triumph
In a vivid analogy the article likens a comet’s tail to a filmy veil of hydrogen and carbon. It explains how hydrocarbons burn away under solar heat, forming a soot dust train that is blown from the sun by radiation pressure, symbolizing light overcoming gravity.
The Planets Jupiter and Its Jovian Moons
A science column discusses Jupiter with claimed Jovian inhabitants and moons. It notes a huge planet 1,300 times Earth’s size, perpetual equatorial winds, long Jovian years, and moons with blue yellow and red colors. Nightlight from moons would affect darkness, and daylight on Jupiter is dim due to distance from the Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science
Ite Wenders
Jupiter
Earth
Equator
The Human Touch Doll Incident in a Dark Closet
The piece recounts Janie owning a doll that spoke Papa and Mamma. Jane's mother, described as an advanced person, sees the doll as a childish relic of a benighted era and throws it into a dark closet. Later, stepping on it in the dark causes a loud cry of Mamma and she faints, then receives water to regain consciousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie
Jane
Anticlimax Interjection During Macbeth Performance
London Bellman recalls Sir Henry Irving’s Macbeth moment when Banquo’s ghost appeared a shrill gallery voice cried It’s all right now Elery he’s gone causing a sudden kneeling bow and hidden face in the audience and stage.
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Henry Irving
Macbeth
Banquo
Elery
London
Achill Island described as a west coast wonderland
The excerpt paints Achill Island off Ireland's west coast as a breathtaking scene with blue skies, green mountains, purple and pink heather on bogs, and a picturesque landscape bathed in sunshine, creating a Wonderland appeal for those who have seen it.
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Achill
Ireland
Philosopher of foils Defends Women’s Constancy Claim
The philosopher declares that critics who call women inconstant are wrong. He cites a girl who said she is twenty two and remains the same yet. The remark urges persistence of character across time and challenges stereotype.
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Philosopher of
Foils
In His Line. First Ball Player I Was Out Twenty
A brief sports style quip exchanges banter about being out at home and fatigue, noting two days left and the stubborn contempt of rascals quoted as Voltaire. The fragment hints at a baseball press fare with aging players and postgame humor.
The Pink Pills Promise Help for Women’s Health
A Canadian advertisement touts Dr Williams' Pink Pills as restoring blood and easing periodrelated suffering. Mrs Joseph Kikney of Gilbert's Cove, N S, shares a decade of nervousness and bed confinement that improved after six boxes, and urges others to try the medicine from Brockville Ontario through a mail order offer of six boxes for two dollars and fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wi ‘Aris
Canada
Joseph Kikney
Gilbert
Cova
N.S
Inet
Williame
Dr. Williams
Brockville
Ont
Contagion, Politics, and Humorous Quips in a Washington Star Clip
A Washington Star fragment juxtaposes humorous quips about Charlie’s intes trinnisteont great, a Mereland Leader, and a critique of mortgage power. It notes typhoid, scarlet fever, smallpox, and consumption as contagious risks, then markets Holiday’s Corn Cure and Wilson’s Fly Pads as remedies, ending with a playful exchange on music and ragtime.
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Wilson
Minard’s Liniment Cures Diphtheria Claim
A brief, sharp exchange notes a claim that Minard’s Liniment cures diphtheria and includes a quip about a wife’s remark on her husband’s marriage, reflecting light gossip tone in a clipped testimonial-style item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Unclear sale cited for liniment cure claim
Fragmentary notice: a man bought a supposedly incurable horse illness for 890 dollars, cured it with liniment, then sold for 8900 dollars. Names and places: Pro-At on Liniment, Moise Derosce, and Hotel Keeper in Saint-Phillippe, Quebec appear, but details are incomplete and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menard
Keper
St. Phillippe
Que
Sermon Climax Stirs Church Crowd Amid Raspy Sermon
A negro pastor delivers a fervent sermon as his congregation reacts with growing fervor. The exhorter urges sanity against sin and whiskey while a back row worshiper snaps fingers and a chorus of voices rises in a rustic church scene at Argonaut.
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Argonaut
The Unfortunate Napoleon III at the Battle of Sedan
Paris reports recount Napoleon III during the Sedan battle exposing himself to fire as shells burst near his escort. He reportedly rode back and forth across the field seeking death, with officers wounded nearby, and the claim that two horses were shot under him is disputed.
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Napoleon III
Seaan
Sarah Bernhandt
Bisa
Solan
Sone
Barcn Verty
Cent Gantes
Ebay
Usefol Datie
Marshal MacMahon
Se ¢An
Razeilles
d'Heudecourt
de Couroii
de Trecesson
Sedan
Grand Hue
Paris
Serpent nightmare on Martinique ends in milky rescue tale
On Martinique island Sergeant Legrand frees prisoner Private Durand from a six foot lancehead that slept on Durand’s bare chest. Milk lured the snake to a bowl and music calmed the men until ten cudgels killed the serpent. Durand survived but his hair turned white from the fright.
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Martinique
Legrand
Durand
France
Quotations and Shakespeare in Everyday Speech
A discussion on how familiar quotations reveal Shakespeare's influence. Many go through life quoting Shakespeare without reading plays, using lines like woman's reason or a trick worth two of that. Goldsmith’s line is widely known as well.
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Ursy Greevnee
Tramp Sings in Yard Sparks Household Exchange
In a brief domestic scene, Mrs Stubb and Mr Stubb react to a tramp singing in the tack yard for an hour while Mrs Stubb admits confusion over a dish mix up. She explains she intended boiled oatmeal but boiled bird seed instead. The moment hints at consequences of misjudgment and responsibility.
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Maria
Ben
Mra
Stubb
John
Mr. Stubb
Importing Live Stock Regulations for Canada
New rules took effect May 1 requiring foreign registration certificates for imported animals to gain duty free entry. Canadian certificates must be presented at port of entry for specified breeds of cattle horses swine and sheep with records kept by the Canadian National Records Ottawa and foreign certificates returned with an import certificate. A nominal fee is charged for the service.
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Taly
Canada
Shetland
Yorkshire
Berkshire
Taworth
Chester
Poland
Jersey
Essex
Shropshire
Lincoln
Oxnd Down
Dorset
South Down
Hampshire
Leicester
Ottawa
Orge
Ont
Suffolk Horse Society
Sat Britain
Cleveland Bay Horse Society of
Great Britain and Ireland
Yorkshire Coach Horse Society
and Ireland
American Ter Association
Ameriforme Breeders’ “Associater Association
Commission Des Agr Jteurs de France
Mmission Des Stud Book Des
Chtverband den Sudlichen Zucht
Jeebietses
Verbar Ae
OM Cael En Schweren
Tive
Guara
Minard's Liniment and Dairy Talk Across tabloids
A collage of quotes extols cows and dairy culture in Australia and the United States. References include RJ Guthne on cows reviving drought-stricken farms, cooperative creamery butter in Australia, and a Washington Post remark on dual purpose cows. Also noted are Kellogg Cordial as a summer remedy, and humorous snippets from various papers.
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Austral
RJ. Guthne
Sydney Mail
Australia
Co-Operative Creamery
Washington Post
J.D. Kellogg
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A.W. Chase
Del
Parmelee
Chicago
Southern Railroad
Orter
Chicago Daily News
Beecham
Hashaas el Thowsande
Sekt
Voltaire
Charlie
Indies
Holloway
Washington Star
Tess
Philiphia Press
Love
Miely
Iomeo
Eden
Geraldine
Courier Journal
Miss Passy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Mr Knicker
Willie
New York Sun
Olitician
Politi
Philadelphia
Yonkers
Tongu Chicago News
Catholic Standard’ & Times
Miss Lacer
Philad
Garget
Simkins
Simkin
Washington Heald
Windsor
W. NU
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