Papal clippings and medical ads fill Vatican archives tale
Fragmented notes describe Pope Pius reading clippings after meals and directing them to the Papal Secretary of State. A medical ad praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and outlines ordering details. Multiple local anecdotes and short jokes appear amid miscellaneous items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Orselli
Pontin J Exchange
Holy Father
Pucation
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Pope Pius
Papal Secretary of
Papal Secretary of State
Merry del Val
Vatican Reference Department
Horseflesh as Medicine Receives Noted English Endorsement
English medical men advocate horseflesh as a nourishing food for invalids. They argue its tough texture aids digestion, its high carbohydrate content supports muscle, and its tender flesh rivals hare. Sun-dried powder could be consumed by the most delicate patients with no feared consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Rosy Cheeked Babies and Safe Health Tablets Ad
An old advertisement extols rosy cheeked babies and healthy growth through occasional use of Baby's Own Tablets. It claims quick, safe stomach and bowel relief and bans dangerous fillers or toxins in the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paby
Fifty-Two-Year-Old Lacrosse Captain Uses Kidney Pills
Toko Silvers of Six Nations Ontario at age fifty two captains the local lacrosse team. He says seven years of rheumatism crippled him until Dodd's Kidney Pills provided relief and he credits sixteen boxes with complete cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toko Silvers
Dodd
Indian Crimes Act Publicized for Bengal and Assam Protests
The Indian Crimes Act text, used to arrest prominent agitators, is made public. The act covers Bengal and Eastern Bengal and Assam provinces, with Governor General in Council power to extend it by Gazette notification in India.
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High Court
Bengal
Assam
A Woman's Sympathy and Cures for Burdens
A mixed ad and anecdotal piece offering a remedy to relieve women's physical and financial burdens with a free box of a tonic or pill, plus endorsements and testimonials. It blends advice, promotional claims, and stray jokes about sickness and daily life from a late century style column.
Curious Kentucky raffle for a baby ends in adoption bid
A widow in Kentucky raffled her baby to raise money. 2000 tickets at ten cents drew $2000. Lawyer Stitt won, never heard crying during the event, and plans to adopt the child legally despite being a bachelor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Stitt
Mr. Stitt
Tramp Pleads for Kindness From The Generous Elder
A worn tramp recounts long travels asking a kind elderly man for help. The old man responds with warmth and curiosity, prompting a brief exchange about compassion toward the needy. The scene captures social virtue and humanity in a quiet moment.
Colors and Temperament: Eye Specialist Links Mood to Hue
An eye specialist says colors influence temperament with yellow provoking hate and red anger while blue inspires calm and white boosts activity. He notes Chinese view yellow as mourning and cites blue for ocean travelers and Arctic dwellers as examples of color effects.
Renew You Youth at The Welland St Catharines
Striking health advertises a spa on the Grand Trunk line in St Catharines Ontario where tired men and women may renew youth by bathing in saline springs under medical supervision. For booklet and details contact 120 St James Street Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk Railway
St. Catharines
Ontario
Welland
Psychine advertised as vigor booster and digestant for women
An Ottawa Winnipeg era advertisement extols Psychine for restoring vitality in women and improving appetite and digestion. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. J. T. Miller of Winnipeg and claims relief from weakness, with claims of broad health benefits and a 9% sample offer.
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J. T. Miller
Notre Dame St
Winnipeg
T. A. Slocum, Limited
Toronto
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