Uric acid stones relief claimed by Dr Chase’s pills
Letters from Mrs Walter Hornbrook and Mr Daniel Brown describe severe kidney and urinary troubles relieved by Dr Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills. Hornbrook says seven boxes cured six years ago with no pain since. Brown reports pain, blood discharge, and work impairment before taking five boxes and becoming pain free. Pills sold 5 cents per dose.
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Walter Hornbrook
Cody's
Queens County
N.Y
Chase
Dr. Chase
Edmonson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Hound and Pup Duel Over Mill Muddle
An old hound warns a pup to prepare for the mill as training for the field is planned. The pup misreads and jokes the master will put him through the sausage mill, provoking a humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Press.
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Philadelphia Press
Catarrh Cure Claims Victory Over All Stages
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a $100 reward for proof of failure. It asserts systemic action through the blood and mucous surfaces, promising to restore health and strength and citing testimonials. A later joke references a musical pun about a pianissimo school of music.
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Hall
Ted Dellers
F. J. Cteney & Co
Toledo
Bkeld
Dragg
Teko Hall
Coastips
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Save Money and Health
A note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a preventive remedy for digestive irregularities and skin imperfections by cleansing the blood. When taken at proper times with directions followed, they may avert illness and reduce medical costs.
Dryden Autograph Note Sells Amid Auction Banter
A book auction features a Dryden autograph marginal note claimed as valuable by the auctioneer. The note, attributed to John Dryden, proclaims the book worthless, quoted as This book is not worth the paper it is printed on.
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Dryden
John Dryden
Tatler
Mock Trial Suggested Over Mock Turtle Soup
A waiter offers deviled eggs after being asked for deviled crabs. The diner quips about mock-turtle soup and mock oranges. The waiter remains calm, replying he would suggest a mock trial.
Page of Honor George Lane Enjoys Royal Carriage Ride
The piece notes George Ronald Lane still near thirteen and newly named page of honor to King Edward. It describes the ceremonial carriage rides for pages and Lane’s preference for missing court days to avoid school. It also mentions public congratulations and Lane’s cheerful reaction to the appointment. Par me leєs Vegetable Pills advertised for biliousness and liver regulation.
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George Ronald Lane
Edward
St. James
Charity and $10 gift critique in Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Ledger quote shows a philanthropist denying a dime and proposing a $10 gift instead. He argues a larger sum would better aid the recipient, noting even ten cents later would not help if the man starves now.
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Casey
Philadelphia Ledger
Minard's Liniment Claims Diptheria Cure
A humorous exchange from Chicago News contrasts medical claims with domestic doubt. The piece then notes readers reporting Holloway's Corn Cure removing corns fully and quickly, suggesting user testimonials of effective results.
A Neighborhood Flock In Efficient Rural Pasture
The article urges several neighbors to consolidate flocks during summer and entrust one elder with a shepherd dog to pasture roadside lands. This would use waste fodder, reduce neglect, and improve highway appearance by gathering stray sheep and using available vegetation on stubble fields and weedier areas.
The One Qualification
In a brief scene Mrs Galley questions why a club member is disliked. Galley admits the man is a member but asserts he has no business there. An elderly observer in a park notes a quiet boy and a painter finishing a bench, while the boy waits for someone to rise.
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Jones
Cleveland
Giant white diamond found near Kimberley sells for five thousand
An American named Lincoln discovered a 733 karat white diamond at the Pinel diggings near Kimberley. He sold the gem for $5,000, reporting a remarkable find in the region.
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Cape Town
Pinel Diggings
Kimberley
Lincoln
Nervous Indigestion and Recovery Tale
Mrs Alfred Austin of Varney Ontario describes severe nervous indigestion with dizziness nausea and insomnia. After trying medicines she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for restoring appetite sleep and strength. Pills claim to improve blood and nerve health with genuine packaging details and pricing. Rosenberg joke closes the item.
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Alfred Austin
Varney
Ont
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Do It Now Signs Backfire in Business Office Theme
A proprietor hung Do It Now signs around the office to spur promptness and energy. Soon after, the cashier absconded with 30,000, the head bookkeeper fled with the private secretary, three clerks asked for raises, and the office boy became a highwayman.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
English Spavin Liniment Promises Wide Bodily Cure
An advertisement touts English Spavin Liniment as removing hard and soft blemishes in horses and treating conditions such as blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles sprains sore throats and swollen joints. It claims dramatic savings of 50 dollars per bottle and calls the product the most wonderful blemish cure known.
Buttered Deal Ends With No Scales Used
A peasant supplied a baker with three pounds of butter daily and never weighed it. When accused of shorting weight, the peasant admitted using no scales, explaining that since he buys the baker’s bread with butter, he always gets three pounds per purchase. The case ends with acquittal.
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Siarcz
Advances in Agriculture and Canadian wheat leadership
Dr Saunders praised Canadian farmers as progressive and Canada as a future great food exporter. The piece traces farming from ancient to modern times, notes nitrogen and phosphate roles, fertilizer innovations in Norway and Britain, and Canada’s 1880s push for experimental farms near Ottawa. It concludes with remarks on farming best practices and a Weathered joke exchange.
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Canada
Saunders
Royal Society of
Raleigh
Ireland
England
Holland
Wester Europe
Norway
Ontario
Quebec
Germany
Belgium
House of Commons
Ottawa
Egypt
Suspiciously Cheap Rugs Raise Shrewd Buy-Trying Claims
Mrs. Schoppen voices doubt over an unusually low rug price. The salesman quips about a bug in a rug and a little humbug, while the buyer remains cautious about potential fakery, typical of a bargain in a lampoonish exchange.
Her Troubles and the Patient Job Joke
A classroom exchange features a teacher asking who is the most patient person, a student replying Mrs Job. The joke continues with the teacher asking how and the student answering Job endured much but had to endure.
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Job
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Wolford
Minard
Chicago News
Holloway
Sonny
Rosenberg
Abie
Gapan
Saltman
Pittsburg
Onten
Mooney
Gombault
Bet Dxine
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