Grim Idol and Ring Legends Haunt Paris London Museum
The tale centers on Mme Carnet's odd will clause ordering a Hindu idol crushed, a curse allegedly linking possessors to fatal ends, and a French detective's ring found beside suicides. Anecdotes trace deaths tied to a cursed watch in Chicago and a sinister Egyptian facial cast in London.
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Mme Carnet
Sadi Carnet
Sadi Carnot
Rhoudt
France
Judia
Carmot
Detective Bureau
Bordeaux
South Kensington
London
Luxor
Egypt
Nile
Cairo
Girouard
Lypuseums
Paris
Parixian
Girouard Secures Repeated Sale to Halt Wear
The subject, after seven efforts, navigated red tape to transfer the item to a location where it could no longer be worn, ensuring it would not return to use. The description implies formal procedural steps culminating in disposal.
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Girouard
Honor Medal For Chinese Woman Te Pat Mui
Te Pat Mui a Chinese woman of Hongkong received a medal for bravery during a great typhoon. She remained calm on the waterfront guiding evacuees and pulling people from wreckage, directing them to refuge while others fled. She became the colony’s first Chinese recipient of a foreignly awarded honor for signal bravery.
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Te Pat Mui
Hongkong
Lanje
Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows and Shipwreck
Minard's Liniment advertised as a cure for garget in cows and a shipwreck report notes the Soa Benito foundered in the Bay of Biscay with seven drowned. Jamaica places Portland cement on free list. The ad promotes English spavin liniment claiming to remove blemishes in horses and offers a $50 saving per bottle.
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Minard
Brazil
Bay of Biscay
Jamaica
King Edward's Perquisites and Royal Privileges Revealed
The article lists historic royal perquisites of King Edward including rights to captured whales and sturgeon, cashmere shawls valued at 60 to 250 pounds, a grand tablecloth, assorted tips like white doves and crossbows, and coronation gifts such as a dish of portage, a towel, and a right handed glove tied to specific manors.
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Edward
United Kingdom
Addington
Haydon
Worksop
Waemen Not Improving Warns London Magistrate
Marylebone magistrate Mr Plowden laments perceived malevolent change in women. He cites court assaults and a trend toward aggression and visibility in twentieth century society. He warns that even harmless items like hatpins are seen as weapons in female hands.
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Plowden
Marylebone
London
Burro Drivers Carry Candies at Night in Mexico
In Mexico all vehicles must carry a light after dark. Burro and mule cart drivers use dip candles wrapped in newspaper for illumination, holding them in their left hand while guiding homeward through the night, producing striking faces lit by candlelight.
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Mexico
Summer Complaints Prevented by Baby's Own Tablets
During hot weather give Baby's Own Tablets at first signs of illness to prevent summer complaint in well children and cure it if it occurs. Mothers should keep this medicine on hand for the family. Mrs. Charles Warren of Nevis Sask endorses its use and the Dr Williams Medicine Co offers boxes by mail for 25 cents.
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Charles Warren
Nevis
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
British Naval Supremacy In Admiralty Lead On Destroyers
The New York Post lauds Britain for naval dominance led by the Havoc class torpedo boat destroyers and the new Swift. It notes 1905 06 launches Ghurka Af ridi, larger tonnage and horsepower than rivals, with Swift at 36 knots ocean cruising speed. It argues Britain lags no other nation, and others imitate years later.
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New York Post
Admiralty
Germany
France
United States
Birkenhead
Swift
Ghurka
British Admiralty
Pretty Wall Paper Adds Charm To Dainty Bedchambers
Cheap wall paper at ten cents a roll inspires room harmony by choosing color and daisy motifs. A single pastel blue daisied pattern set the tone for furnishings, making a modestly furnished room look artistic and attractive with coordinated white muslin, blue and white enamel or maple pieces.
Dr Chase's Ointment Offers Eczema Relief Worldwide
The advertisement promotes Dr Chase's Ointment as the most reliable cure for eczema, claiming it overcomes itching and sores through regular use. A Ontario mother testimonial describes dramatic improvement after nine days and a full recovery, noting the product's soothing, healing properties and price of 60 cents a box.
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Chase
Robert Clendenning
Welland Station
Ont
Fanny
Bond of custody and odd courtroom banter reported
A courtroom scene features counsel asking the judge to keep a thief in custody overnight to deter potential harm he might face from a lonely lawyer nearby. The exchange includes a light aside about a “rod near my home” and a brief mention of a fever remedy and a humorous remark about a fall and guilt. The Philadelphia Inquirer is cited.
Whale leather projects in Newfoundland catch
Fishermen in Newfoundland pursue whale leather as a new commercial product with potential uses in furniture, bags, seats, automobile fittings, boots and shoes. Hide averages 1500 sq ft per whale, weighs 2 to 5 oz per sq ft, and can fetch up to 50 cents per square foot. Whale intestine leather resmbles skin and is thin yet tough, colors well, and may suit glove makers for long sleeved gloves.
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Newfoundland
Minard's Liniment Claims Cold Cure
World health note asserts Minard's Liniment cures colds and related ailments. Report mentions widespread use and popular belief in efficacy across households.
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Carnot
Stade
Dodds
N. U. No
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Jones
Thompson
Philadelphia Inquirer
Geronimo
Wits
Indian Territory
the Record Foundry
Machine CO
Moncton
N.B
Montreal
P.Q
Winnipeg, Man
Calgary
Alta
Vancouver, B.C
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