Cured after chronic bronchitis by Dr Williams Pink Pills
J M Ferguson of St John West New Brunswick credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing years of bronchitis and debility. After trying many doctors and cod liver oil, ten boxes relieved cough and night sweats, appetite returned, he gained 32 pounds, and has remained healthy. Pills available from dealers or by mail for 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitte
J. m. Ferguson
St. John West
N. B
Ferguson
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
Wasteful Spending Returns in a Saloon Tale
A benevolent elder scolds a weary traveler for spending a nickel on drink, while the traveler retorts that no place offers it for free. The exchange notes the impracticality of wasteful behavior versus pursuit of value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tve
Wayfarer
Piles Cured at Home Offer from Windsor Ontario
An offer from Mrs. M. Summers of Windsor Ontario promises at home relief for bleeding itching and protruding piles. It claims immediate relief and permanent care with no payment required and free trial samples on request plus local references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Summers
Windsor
Ont
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Endorsement From Seafaring Tale
A seafaring passenger claims he remains a Christian Scientist while admitting using Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a liver regulator. The passage notes liver health as key to overall well being and praises the pills for gentle, effective action suitable for delicate users.
Roseola Cure Promoted By Weaver’s Corato Claim
Fragmentary notes claim rose-colored spots on children resemble measles and describe a local skin disease called roseola cured with Weaver's Corato. A playful aside imagines couples viewing loved ones via long-distance telephone and jokes about marital adjustments after marriage.
Salada Tea Gains Note and Fame Through Publicity
Publicity elevates Salada Tea from a noted brand to a famous one, with marketing attention boosting recognition and consumer interest across markets.
Frauds Upon Rich Men The Amazing London Swindle Story
The Frenchman Lemoine accused of duping Sir Julius Wrench cher of 220,000 by claiming to create indistinguishable artificial diamonds. The piece traces earlier swindles from Gatwick in 1861 to Teddy in Paris and London, detailing a bogus club scheme mimicking royalty and high society, and notes Scotland Yard and Arrow’s role in breaking the ring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemoine
Julius Wrencher
Gatwick
Clerkenwell
London
Kimberley
San Francisco
Professor Venner
America
Mr. Mackay
Crocker
Flood O’brien
States
Teddy
Paris
Streeter
Bond Street
Scotland Yard
Europe
Prince of Wales
Edward
Lord R
Baron H
A Dream of a Dog and Various Notions on Health
A light exchange about Gladys Jones and a collie leads to quips on affection and deathbeds. The piece then shifts to health advice praising Dr Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial for diarrhea in children followed by a joke on guessing and statesmanship and a remark about Holloway’s Corn Cure for corns and excrescences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys
Mr. Meeks
Jones
J. D. Kellogg
Quoted Exchange Sparks Debate Over Milk and Clutter
A fragment shows a speaker urging milk to reduce clutter while Mooley winks and turns to butt her. The dialogue touches on philosophy and expense, suggesting a casual, comedic exchange without clear context or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooley
Mixed Metaphors in Political Debate Highlighted
A London writer criticizes public speakers for frequent mixed metaphors, citing examples from British political discourse on education and government. The piece quotes ironies from speeches by Bishop Knox, Mr. McKenna, and others while noting the imaginative but muddled images used in debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Isabella Bird Bishop
Japan
Manchester Guardian
Knox
Halesowen
Mc Cenna
House of Commons
Clifford
Ritchie
Wife’s Kleptomania Quotation Exposes Domestic Strain
A husband cites his wife’s supposed kleptomania and humorously questions treatment. He notes she “is always taking something for it” as a quip about her behavior. The exchange highlights domestic tension and a light, ironic tone.
No-nonsense Insight on Work Ethic and Graft
A blunt proverb asserts that any man who waits for an easy job is a grafter at heart, implying false laziness and hidden self-interest in work ethics.
Change in Old London
The article notes a shift in London's social habits, marking a departure from past drunkenness and public disorder. It highlights a visible move toward reform and self-improvement among both classes, with streets reflecting a new social order and reduced public drunkenness. It mentions Cockneys in cups as a fading sight and cites a broader national mood of penance and improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Christendom
England
John Bull
Call of the Wild Highlands of Ontario Deer Moose Hunts
Northern Ontario is touted as the world's richest deer and moose country. Moose season runs October 16 for 31 days and deer season opens November 1 for 15 days. Details and travel information available free from J. D. McDonald at Grand Trunk Railway Union Station Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Ontario
Canada
Deer Country
J. D. McDonald
D.P.A
Grand Trunk Railway System
Union Station
Toronto
Quips and Classified Notes from a 19th Century Page
An assortment of snippets including legal quips about punishment on the crime scene, a worm killer slogan, fishing legality lines, a sewing machine company ad with three addresses, a joke about Blinkers’ fortune, and a pitch for Ferrorim tonic for overworked individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Pills Parmelee Powerful Remedy Promote Purity of Blood
Dr Parmelee presents a unique medicine claimed to purge without pain and cause no nausea. Advertised as an alterative with curative powers, it is touted as meeting public demand for safe, effective remedies in general use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen Chamberlain
Liberal Union Club
William Hart-Dyke
James Lowther
House of Lords
Parmelee
Laughing Exchange Over Husbands Power and Health
A witty exchange features Mrs Oatcake calling her husband a powerful strong minded man while Mrs Hate notes he can read a patent medicine almanac cover to cover without showing symptoms. The dialogue captures humorous marital banter over health and authority.
Modern cynicism on love told by a famed author tale
The quotation contrasts a bricklayer and a plumber debating love with two remedies to heartbreak. The bricklayer suggests fleeing love, while the plumber jokes about fleeing with the girl. The note appears in a collection prefaced by Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil’s wide distribution in the Americas and Canada.
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Pepe
Baccarat
Arrow
Barcelona
Spain
Dogde
Keeley
Wells
Monte Carlo
Jinks
Holloway
Gid Ue
Anne
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Chamberlain
F.C. G
Mother Graves
Blinkers
Cracked
Singer
Plontreal
Winnipeg
Mansing Chambers
Board of Trade
Didg
Main Street
Pango
Pango Company
Khotesale
Lyman Bros. & Co
Montreal
Een Knox & Clarkson
National Drug 0 Co
A. J. Pattison & CO
Scott ST
Crown Reserve
City of Cobalt
Coniagas
la Rose
Nipissing
Temiscaming
Tretheway
Dr. Thomas
Australia
South
Central America
United States
Gwiliamsbury
Uolland Landing
Gelden
British Columbia
Gontreal
Ottawa
Quebec
Virginia
G. W. Koiner
Ohmond
High Commission
P. O. Waterloo
National Manufacturing Co
Caraba
The
Bell Piano and Organ Ge
Gus
Cobals
Ulrica
Cobat
Manning
Great Nipissing
Wey
Africa
Temiskaming
Nova Scotia
Crown Sesesze
Ergerly
Crows
Fairbamua Co., Limited
Vancouver
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