Zam-Buk hailed as best remedy for child skin sores
Testimonials from mothers in Ontario praise Zam-Buk for rashes ringworm burns and cuts on children. The herbal salve is said to heal delicate skin and soothe conditions from eczema to ulcers while also serving as an embrocation for rheumatic and chest complaints. Available from druggists at 50c a box or post free from the Zam-Buk Co. Toronto. six boxes for $2.50.
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Burk’s
Minnie Elliff
St. John's
Wes
Welland County
Goring
Long
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
A School for Drivers in Paris and Chicago Lectures
A trainer notes that a trusted horse owner may fear a ten dollar bill but entrusts a ten thousand dollar horse to a groom. Draught horses fetch high prices, yet drivers are often unfit. Paris has started a school for cab drivers, Chicago firms offer winter instruction to teamsters, and Boston truckmen plan similar programs. Carelessness in horse blanketing stems from ignorance and thoughtlessness.
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Boston Transcript
Paris
Chicago
Boston
Mvc
Doctor Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder praised by pastor
Rev W H Main of the Emanuel Church in Buffalo testifies to immediate benefits from Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder after trying many remedies without success. He calls it a wonderful remedy and offers strong belief in its efficacy.
Zenith question stumps applicants at Washington bureau
A Washington science bureau sought temporary staff and, lacking a suitable exam, the Civil Service Commission allowed the bureau head to conduct an on the spot test. A candidate was asked to name the zenith in the horizon and how two people could share it at the same instant. The exchange showcased a humorous tone as the examiner wrote zero and the applicant joked about standing on heads.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Woman credits Holloway's Corn Cure for corns removal
A lady reports she was able to remove corns from her feet by Holloway's Corn Cure and notes others who have tried it share the experience.
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Holloway
Body Identified as Former Norwich Man in Ship Disaster
The body washed ashore at the southern end of Manitoulin Island is identified as Ed ward Addison, a former Norwich man who perished with the steamship Jones in Georgian Bay.
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Manitoulin Island
Edward Addison
Norwich
Jones
Georgian Bay
Whistler Pastels Stir Venice Art Shock
The Philadelphia Record recounts Whistler visiting Venice making fourteen famous etchings and seventy pastels that caused a sensation in the art world. A Russian painter bet he could counterfeit six, but Whistler’s works were distinct. a Rialto meeting ended with a quarrel and a quip about being an amateur.
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Ressias
James MacNeil
Whistler
Venice
Venis
Mr. Whistler
Philadelphia Record
Worm Exterminator Offers 25 Cent Trial
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator promises relief from worm infestations with a 25 cent trial. The offer highlights a low-cost solution to a pervasive problem, claiming to restore comfort to sufferers.
Fighting Jimmy Jouett Denounces Cadet Misconduct
Admiral Jouett acting secretary of the navy vents fury over an Annapolis cadet who allegedly taunted officers, fought five men, and fought two police officers. He urges authorities to court martial the cadet and questions the academy’s discipline.
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Jouett
Admiral Jouett
Jimmy
Navy Office
Academy
Annapolis
Secretary of the Navy
Havnt
Jim Jouett
United States
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Promoted For Stomach Health
The article urges businessmen to protect health under nerve strain. It cites Parmelees Vegetable Pills as helpful for regulating the stomach and keeping the head clear, suggesting vitality and alertness.
Disappearance of Jiu Jitsu Narrated by Newspaper
The Boune Terre Register recalls how jiu jitsu once captivated readers with tales of slender men overcoming giants. Teachers were appointed at West Point and Annapolis, but American athletes resisted the tricks and the sport faded from prominence.
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West Point
Annapolis
Boune Terre
The World and His Wife On A New Youth Demand
The beauty doctor expands services as demand grows for a brighter youth look among female workers. Shopgirls milliners and dressmakers seek to preserve youth under pressure of looming unemployment rather than for flirtation.
Minards Liniment Cures Distemper Movable Scenery
Movable scenery first used in theaters in 1508 and attributed to Baldassare Peruzzi. The display occurred in Rome before Leo X.
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Baldassare Peruzzi
Rome
Leo X
The National Library of France Largest Library
The largest library in the world is the National Library of France founded by Louis XIV. It holds about 1.4 million books 300000 pamphlets 150000 manuscripts 300000 maps and charts 150000 coins and medals 1.3 million engravings and 100000 portraits.
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National Library of
France
Louis XIV
Largest Topaz in Vatican Weighs Seven Pounds
A seven pound topaz in the Vatican at Rome is claimed to be the world’s largest. It bears carvings fashioned by sixty one years of work from three Neapolitan lapidaries.
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Vatican
Rome
A Menace to Babies Well Meaning Folk Who Know Not Me
A writer cites a New York Press view on infant interactions and shows how well intentioned adults distort faces make loud noises and invade babies space. The piece warns that fond behavior can frighten infants and urges polite, gentle treatment of babies.
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New York
Baby's Own Tablets Promote Health For Children
A Mother's Pride extols Baby's Own Tablets as cures and preventives for sickly infants, claiming they aid teething, colds, worms, and fevers without opiates. Mrs G M Kemp of Carleton Place endorses the remedy, noting rapid growth in her eleven month old child weighing 26 pounds. Sold by druggists or mailed from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville at 25 cents per box.
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G. M. Kemp
Carleton Place
Ont
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Life on the Farm: Bountiful Ancillary Livestock and Produce
Rea life on the farm means corn abundance hogs aplenty cows enough to be every vessel on the place overflowing with milk horses for every family member chickens turkeys geese ducks fruit in season and out of season babies and good cheer all year round.
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Houston
Tex
Miss Short Says Thirty Not Thirty Six
The exchange centers on Miss Short's age with a wry joke about counting years and a clever jab about being six before she learned to count.
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Miss Short
Breakthrough Promised by Dr Chase's Nerve Food
Advertisement touts Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a universal restorer of nervous health. It claims modern life exhausts nerves causing headaches irritability and weakness and asserts testimonials prove recovery from paralysis and fatigue. Available at dealers 50 cents a box six for $2.50 with distributors listed.
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Dr. Chase
Allert 8Unier
Willow Bunep
Modest Pawnshop Sells Sixth Avenue Corner Bid
Henry McAleenan owns a small pawnshop on Sixth Avenue in a building he owns. The frontman seeking the corner offered 55,000 dollars, about 464 dollars per square foot, but McAleenan notes his business cleared 250,000 dollars last year and he cannot duplicate the site.
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Henry McAleenan
Sixth Avenue
Ite
Lumber King Praises Minard’s Liniment for Foot Injury
In a brief testimonial from Nova Scotia, the Lumber King T G McMullen endorses Minard’s Liniment, saying a badly jammed foot recovered quickly after a bath with the product. He asserts it was as well the next day and signs the note.
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Nova Scotia
Minard
New Westminster Exits Real Estate Biz After Tax Sale Gains
The city of New Westminster has withdrawn from real estate activities for now. It realized $45,000 from tax sale lots purchased during the year.
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New Westminster
Itch and Mange Cure Claimed by Sanitary Lotion
A San Francisco Argonaut item notes Wolford's Sanitary Lotion allegedly cures all forms of itch on humans and animals within 30 minutes. The piece then cites W. W. Jacobs and a joke about a lawyer defending a man accused of house breaking, where the arm is sentenced as part of the defendant.
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Wolford
W. W. Jacobs
San Francisco Argonaut
Bickle's Anti Consumpto2 Syrup Promises Lung Inflammation Prevention
Experts claim the syrup prevents inflammation and consumption by destroying germs from neglected colds. A trial costing 25 cents aims to prove the remedy’s effectiveness and save subjects from pitiable illness.
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Bickle
Leaves as Fertilizers and Air-Lung Analogy
The text argues that leaves act as nature fertilizer providing essential elements from air and soil to sustain a plant's life. It emphasizes leaves as the lungs of trees and plants and asserts vegetation is fed by atmospheric and soil nutrients.
Nice beggars haunt Promenade des Anglais tale
A renowned yachtsman recalls winter in Nice and encounters beggars along the Promenade des Anglais. One beggar pleads for a son to bury his starving wife, claiming a new wife now, after the yachtsman had given money previously.
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Nice
Promenade Des Anglais
Cercle Mediterranee
Alarming Murder Trends and International Comparisons
A Kansas City Star piece notes rising murder rates over time with 131,951 murders from 1885 to 1904. It cites city patterns such as New York and Chicago averaging a murder every two days, and tolerances for intemperance as a key cause. It contrasts U.S. and German conviction rates and capital punishment figures for 1904.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Touis
Kansas City
Boston
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Germany
Kaiser’a Land
United States
Kansas City Star
Advice on Using Dr. Thomas Electric Oil for Pain
A promotional paragraph instructs readers to rub Dr. Thomas Electric Oil on the surface over aching limbs or back. It claims quick relief is common and explains that repeated rubbing will allow the oil to penetrate and ease the pain.
Millie Falls From Pole Outside Bank of Montreal
H. H. Millie fell from the top of a utility pole in Fernie British Columbia in front of the Bank of Montreal while stretching wire. He sustained no severe injuries and was not hospitalized.
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H. H. Millie
Bank of Montreal
Fernie
B.C
Kidney Cure Promises Quick Permanent Relief
Claiming widespread success, an advertisement touts South American Kidney Cure as the best treatment for kidney disease. It urges victims to seize the remedy trusted by thousands, promising rapid, lasting recovery.
Gargoyle Joke Echoes in Plain Dealer Dialogue
In a humorous exchange the speaker notes Mr. Plant the architect mispronounces a word as gargle while saying gargoyle. The joke hinges on a sore throat and a playful mispronunciation reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Plant
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Edmanson, Bates & Co
Yours Very Truly, T. G. McMullen
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