Pink Pills Promise Cure for Anaemia in Girls
A Canadian medical advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and related symptoms in growing girls. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Lepage of Quebec and claims the medicine restores red blood, strengthens nerves, and improves health, with price details for six boxes.
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Canada
Dr. Williams
Joseph E. Lepage
St. Jerome, Que
Emilia
Atcents
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
London Walker Aims World Tour For $100000 Wager
A London man started from Trafalgar Square to stroll around the world in a challenge backed by an American millionaire. He must touch all English counties and visit Scotland Ireland and Wales, call at twenty countries, buy postage stamps, find a wife on the road, and pass miles and towns to earn the prize. He will subsist by selling photographs and pamphlets with a £1 budget.
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Trafalgar Square
London
England
Pall Mall
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
London Cats Elysium Saturates The City In Feline Fashion
The National Cat Club of England held its nineteenth show with about 430 cats and numerous owners in attendance. Countess of Stratford presided and Louis Wain chaired as judges grappled with prize amid lively owner rivalries. Siamese cats led the rankings as the most fashionable this year. the top sale reached five thousand dollars for a single cat.
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Paris
Ts Kipling
London
National Cat Club of England
Countess of Stratford
Louis Wain
Baby’s Own Tablets Promise Safe Cure for Children
A claim that soothing syrups and powders for children contain dangerous opiates is followed by an endorsement of Baby’s Own Tablets. The advertisement asserts the government analyst backs the safety and lists ailments they claim to cure. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
British Sovereigns Writings Preserved in Royal Hand Styles
A curious survey traces monarchs Henry VII to William IV through handwriting styles. It notes Henry VII’s strong but hurried pen, Edward VI’s neat but youthful script, Elizabeth I’s upright Italianate hand, James I’s slovenly scrawl, Charles I and II’s varied forms, James II’s large hand, Anne’s round copy, and Georges and William IV as largely scrawled. A final quip quotes a wife and husband about birth and virtue.
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Henry VII
Sellom
Edward VI
Elizabeth
Roger Ascham
James J
Charles I
Charles II
James II
Anne
Georges
William IV
Peruna praised for curing chronic catarrh in Ontario woman
Mrs. F. Carr of Vineland Ontario reports long battle with catarrh and stomach symptoms ended after four bottles of Pe-ru-Na. She credits the remedy with steady improvement and calls it a grand medicine worth more than a thousand dollars for restoring her health. Peruna is described as a universally recognized catarrh remedy.
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RS. F. Carr
Vineland
Ont
Can
Hamilton
Scottish Notes Chronicle Local Happenings and Debates
A roundup of Scottish affairs notes including Edinburgh Board schools attendance, Port Glasgow pauperism, King's College Aberdeen chapel crowds, the Marquis of Tweeddale as Commercial Bank of Scotland governor, and a proposed Dailly Barr telephone link. Reports cover Gaelic decline on Skye, ship welfare payments, Kiltewie sewing factory output, Argyllshire sanatorium works, Polmaise and Fallin coal outputs, Arbroath recreation park plans, Dundee whale hunting shift, bananas imported by Glasgow, Edinburgh House of Refuge meals, and cremation progress.
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Edinburgh Board
Port Glasgow
King’s College
Aberdeen
Marquis of Tweeddale
Commercial Bank of Scotland
Dailly
Barr
Girvan
Furnace
Lechryne
Glasgow Samaritan Society
Orchill
Dundee Tree Library
Lord Newlands
Glasgow University
Snell
London Renfrewshire Association
Sir William Wallace
Ellerslie
Kirkaldy Collage Hospital
North of Scotland
Aberdeen Town and County Bank
Isle of Skye
Kiltewie
Argyllshire
Benvoulin Hill
Oban
Polmaise
Fallin
Arbroath Town
West Seas
Eliot
Dundee
Glasgow
Edinburgh House of Refuge
Milton House School
Duke of
Rosyth
Belfast
Pask
Ceylon’s Boom Expands Tea Rubber and Camphor Profits
Ceylon enjoys unmatched prosperity with high prices for tea cocoa nuts cacao cardamems and citronella while rubber and camphor remain highly profitable. Rubber plantings reach about 115 000 acres and camphor cultivation tops 900 acres as a rail link proposal to India via Rameswaram is revived to connect Colombo with southern India aiding labor and trade.
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Ceylon
India
Adam's Bridge
Rameswaram
Tcillaimannar
South Indian Railway Company
Colombo
The Corn: A Man’s Strife With Foot Pain And Shoes
A humorous verse recounts a man’s agony from corns and tight shoes. He laments the hat on his toe and the stubborn corn that causes nightly aches and tender steps. The poem contrasts new shoes with old pains and the need to endure the baleful glare of corn. It preserves an old-fashioned voice and coinages.
Pass Recipe Round Rheumatism Cure Shared for Home Use
A Montreal morning paper cites a simple home remedy for rheumatism and kidney issues. The recipe blends fluid extract dandelion one half ounce compound Karyon one ounce compound syrup sarsaparilla three ounces. Mix and shake daily, take a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime.
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Montreal
Umbrella dispute hints at burglary tale
A comical dialogue unfolds as a man claims ownership of a misplaced umbrella while a second man suspects a burglary. The piece then shifts to promote Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming swift relief from ailments based on six simple ingredients.
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Thomas
Do You Mean Dog Seeks Companionship or Epicure
A woman on the front step remarks the dog likes strangers. Meandering Mike replies, unsure if the canine seeks friendship or treats, prompting a playful exchange on motive and taste.
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Mike
Virgin Oil of Pine Promises Quick Cold Cure
An ad touts Virgin Oil of Pine as a cure for colds within 24 hours and for curable coughs. It claims to be the sole pine extract for internal use, energizing the body and easing mucous irritation. Sold by druggists in ½ oz vials, sealed in wooden cases, from Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati.
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Leach Chemical Co Co
Cincinnati
Windows by the thousand at the Escurial
The Escurial boasts 1260 miles of corridors and 11000 windows excluding the church. The vast complex serves as palace convent church and mausoleum. Queen Victoria of Sparta is likened to a bride who might explore its rooms weekly, though it would take about a year to tour all corridors.
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Victoria
Sparta
Zam-Buk Cures Piles and Skin Ailments Widely
A testimonial promotes Zam-Buk as a cure for piles and various skin conditions. Mrs. E. Boxall of St. Thomas Ontario reports relief after many ointments failed, noting no recurrence since treatment. The product also treats cuts burns scalds ulcers ringworm itch barber's rash poison ivy and abscesses. Available at stores and druggists 50 cents per box or parcel post from Zam-Buk Toronto three boxes for 1 25.
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E. Boxall
Scott St
St. Thomas, Ont
Zani- Buk
Toronto
Music as a Cure for Baldness and Hair Growth Claims
A French scientist asserts that music can influence hair growth. He states stringed instruments counteract baldness while brass worsens it, noting that renowned violinists and pianists have excellent hair. He suggests constant piano or fiddle playing could grant mane like Paderewski or Paganini.
Bicycle Boom Predicted As The Nation Sees Its Value
The bicycle, once a fad, is hailed as a staple transport and financial saver. Editors note its role in cutting doctor bills and street railway costs, predicting a spring revival and comparing wheels to steamships and rail travel in boosting national mobility. A curious anecdote closes with a dining room scene and a waitress.
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Richard J
England
Mystery of Mrs Anderson drives Devon to search
Miles Devon dwells on finding his wife as he visits the Anderson household. A parlor maid recalls Mrs Anderson and Hope’s tense absence while Devon confronts clues. He learns Sarah’s fate may hinge on the dollhouse clues and the city’s turmoil.
Glass-Eyed Suitor Won’t Seal The Pact
A frightened girl refuses marriage to a man with a glass eye. Her mother confirms the infirmity and recalls the suitor presenting affection only to reveal the unsettling detail when a fly lands on his eye, provoking horror and a firm decision to decline.
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Norah
Traders Bank of Canada shows strong year and high deposits
The Traders' Bank annual statement reports net profits of 522822 dollars and a 7 percent dividend. Rest accounts rise by 100000 dollars, with a 25364 dollar carry forward. Capital stock stands at 4352310 dollars and rest account at 2000000 dollars, deposits total 23372700.69 dollars, with available assets between six and seven million.
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Imes
Traders’ Bank
Ambition and Fear in a School Scene
A teacher tells a class that ambition should be balanced with virtue while warning against ruin from wicked pride. He asks Tommy for his ambition and the boy replies he wants people to tremble at the mention of his name.
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Tommy
Tie
Ty Sen
An Easy Solution Camel Quip Sparks a March Bargain
A British corporal in India asks the quartermaster for a camel to carry a spare tent. The quartermaster offers only a cart and a spare camel for emergencies. The corporal suggests placing the case of emergency on the cart to win the camel.
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India
Overdrawn Bank Accounts and Patent Medicines Cited
A jumble of copperplate advertising and quips highlighting financial caution and quack remedies. The piece urges avoiding overdraft, touts mineral springs and tonics, and includes canned jokes about theft, worms, and household cures.
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