Injustice! A Tangled Tale of Mills and Marriage
Iris Saintsbury visits lawyer Francks and confronts Mr. Saintsbury about her future husband and a hidden past. Reuben worries over Jim and a dangerous figure, while the setting shifts from Abingdon Road to West Kensington as characters debate loyalties, law, and love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sain
Sbury
West Kensington
Abe
Saintsbury
Irte
Tome
Watt
Porcast
Tottenham Court Road
Sam
Iria
Mr. Saintabury
Saintebury
James
Francks
Salntabury
Pol
Iris
Salt Rheum Cane Out On Hands Salt Rheum Cane Out On Hands
A dated advertisement notes salt rheum on hands with painful itching and peeling, claiming Cure Cure Soap and Cure Lotion provide relief. It promotes Porter Drug & Company Corp in Boston and letters from customers describing long suffering before attempting the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linear St
Toronto
Ontario
Lian Erwin
Porter Drug & Com. Corp
Soup Fails Taste Test In Salty Sea Dinner
In a salty misadventure two mariners enter a restaurant after a voyage. The waiter serves two plates labeled soup. The skipper jokes that after forty years of meals he has finally been fed soup, provoking hearty laughter from the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Panther dinner disaster and overcoat hunter tale
A hunter and a panther set out in a woodland with the hunter seeking a fur overcoat and the panther seeking a meal. The hunter kills with a shot but the panther dodges and feigns, then lunges and eats the hunter. The tale ends with both men getting what they wanted in a grim fable tone.
Cures Dipht The Tenast Reported In Cellar rentes
A fragment recalls a cure for diphtheria at a cellar site and mentions the Tenast as part of the short note. Details are sparse but imply a local remedy story from the era.
Baby's Own Tablets Endorsed by Mothers Nationwide
Mothers who used Baby's Own Tablets for their little ones claim they remain in use as long as the child is in the home. The tablets are touted to help with constipation, colic, indigestion, fever, teething discomfort, and general illness. A government analyst allegedly certifies they contain no harmful drugs and can be given to newborns or growing children. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockvile, Ont
Domeron
Lindle
West
Fragmented Sunday school tale from a local paper
A doctor and his friend walk past houses the doctor built, sparking a quirk in a teacher about a boy named John. The dialogue hints at moral lessons and prosperity tied to creation and wealth. The OCR yields a fragmentary scene with unclear full context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mortality and marriage status among young men
Fragmentary note discusses high death rates among bachelors and compares with married men around age 18. It suggests mortality differences by marital status, indicating very high mortality among the unmarried group and a lower rate for married peers. The text remains brief and provisional.
Change of Food Overcomes Indigestion Claim
A readers letter extols the benefits of Postum and food changes for digestive ills. The writer credits relief from dyspepsia and back pain after two weeks of use, two months to full recovery, and endorses breakfast staples like nuts and cereal. The Canadian Postum Co advertises Wellville and promotes Postum as a cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wsraman
Tess
Menga
Postum Co
Wellville
Not to be caught on one side of the hedzet pay
A fragmentary humorous exchange shows a gadfly recruitment scene and a rate collector. An older woman refuses enlistment for a young man while insulting a persistent visitor. The piece shifts to a morning caller and a householder who keeps money ready for a bill. A final line mentions a wartime tribute figure.
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Arthur Applin
Wren
Reaves
Jim
Reuben
Irta
de Porta House
Abingdon Road
Drese
de Fontaigne
Happ
Diane
Blakes
Ren den
Sue
Jen
Mr. Saintsury
Prancks
Indy
Leanet
Tim Ho
Labby
Mexico
Mr. Lapouchere
Labouchere
Pucca
Fae Despoile
Fae Despoile! Travelier Labouchere
Themelves
Inez
Holloway
Toom
Reubens
Moses
Darky
Lance
Roth Satienes
Minard
Ireland
Constantitple
Turkey
Parmavice
Mer Drake
Ing
THERS
National Drug and Chem
Canada, Limited
Perrin
Peter Jansen
Ain Commission Merchante
Nouly Pe
Thompson Sons & Company Grain Commission
Grain Exchange
Winnipeg
Canada
Bright
Minera l
A. D. Carscallen
Winnipeg Mineral Springs
Theach
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