Remedy to break up a cold and cure cough advertised
The note promotes a simple two ounce Glyrorige remedy mixed with Pine compound and whiskey to quickly relieve a cold or cough. It mentions the Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati and a pharmacist Menon who prepares the product. A stray anecdote about smashing a brick with a father's watch ends the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cleinnati
Ploe
Menon
Eeimet
Peni Wey
Ehud
Father
Pills of Attested Value Parmele's Vegetable Pills
Parmele's Vegetable Pills are described as the result of careful study of herbs and sedatives and laxatives that act on the digestive system. The article asserts the pills have long been recognized as the best system cleaners and are growing more popular daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmele
Mules Named Corporation Spark Township Debate
An old colored man explains he named his mule Corporation after studying the animal and reading papaas. The mule draws more blame than anything else in the township but continues to do things his own way, reflecting local attitudes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Claims Relief for Irritated Eyes
An old advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy promising relief for red weak weary watery eyes and urges readers to buy at their druggist. The text includes a dramatic interlude about a person threatening self harm and a terminal line from Life magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Toremo
Crossing the Channel by Unconventional Crossing Attempts
The article surveys bold Channel crossing attempts from Dover to Calais. Westlake planned a plank craft with a mast and oil drums for buoyancy but was rescued near the Belgian coast. Thomas Wakerell tried a self built two plank boat and reached Rotterdam. Earlier, four Etonians' four oar boat swamped mid crossing, nearly drowning.
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Channel
Dover
Calais
Blernot
Westlake
Howevr
Thomas Wakerell
North Sea
Rotterdam
Smuggling Opium Rings in Sydney Trials
A Chinaman near Sydney customs was found to hide opium in a bulky pig tail. Authorities warn of an organized importation system with European and Chinese participants. Two customs officials and a water policeman face conspiracy charges in Sydney as efforts to curb the traffic continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Commonwealth
Sydney
Tonic and Food Folklore Across a Busy Street Scene
A foreign correspondent recalls a humorous notion of tonics and meals in a bustling avenue. The old man jokes about Mrs Floyd Smith and her hat while a young woman named Nam appears with a striking presence. The scene shifts as neighbors react with curious glances and faded formalities.
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H. Herriman
Floyd Smith
Welkme
Lloyd Brown
Johny
Erie
Coughing Burst Blood Vessel Warns of Danger and Cure Claim
A medical writer warns coughing can burst blood vessels and cites a five hour cure in a patent medicine recipe. The text notes coughs signal inflammation and bodily poisons, warns against whiskey, and prescribes a mixture of wild cherry bark, essence cardial, and pine compound with dosing. It also includes unrelated items about corns and a lost wallet note.
Minard's Liniment Credited by Ont Patients
Public notices from Chatham Walsh and Parkdale report cures with Minard's Liniment. Bayard McMullin from Chatham cites goitre relief, Mrs. W. A. Johnson from Walsh mentions inflammation, and J. H. Balley from Parkdale notes facial neuralgia improvement.
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Minard
Bayard McMullin
Chatham
Ont
W. A. Johnson
Walsh
Parkdale
J. H. Balley
Expert accountant friend ponders Christmas shopping days
A Detroit Free Press quip notes an expert accountant friend calculates how many days remain to finish Christmas shopping. The ad copy promotes Lifebuoy Soap as refreshing for bath or toilet and claims it cleanses and purifies wash wear.
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Detroit Free Press
Too Tough a Morsel Inspires Wild Tales of Grizzly Fights
An excerpt recalls a guide’s early dealings with wild brethren as he entertains an Eastern audience. The tale recounts tackling a grizzly from sunrise to sunset over two days and one night, prompting questions about choking and swallowing by the animal.
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Brethren of the Wild
Canadian 13 Chief Sues Jezreelite Temple in Kent
The long running Jezreelite sect at Jezreel's Tower on Chatham Hill, North Kent faces eviction after rent arrears of 250. The shrine, built by the self styled prophet Jezreel and later led by Prince Michael, has seen leaders come and go and a succession of ejectments as property changes hands. Meanwhile in Egypt the Nile irrigation project reports a 5200 foot steel canal at Wadi Kom Ombo with a semicircular section and seven teen segments, facing expansion challenges due to sun exposure and joint alignment.
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Chatham Hill
North Kent
Hogland
House of Israel
Jezreel
Arm
Rochester
Michael
James Jershom Jezreel
Jerusalem
Esther Rogers
Esther
Eldely
Prince Michael
Wadi Kom-Ombo
Guilty Forgery Verdict From Last Massachusetts Term
From a Massachusetts county court last term comes the forgery case of a former truck farmer. Springfield observer Dennis O Rourke reports the defendant's guilty verdict and a five year sentence. The report includes a humorous anecdote about the reaction of a man upon learning the verdict.
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Massachusetts
Springfield
Dennis O'Rourke
Dennis
Mrs. O'Rourke
New York Tribune
Shilohs Cure and Ceres Heal Both Throat and Lungs
An OCR fragment advertises Shilohs Cure and Ceres as remedies for coughs and throat and lung infections priced at 25 cents. It includes a Buffalo Express quote about a machine owner’s aloof family.
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Ceres
Windsor Woman Promises Free Home Treatment Guide
A Windsor Ontario ad offers free instructions for a home treatment curing diverse female ailments including leucorrhea ulcers womb disorders irregular periods and related pains. The seller, Mrs M Summers, claims low cost about 12 cents weekly and provides a free booklet Woman's Own Medical Adviser on request.
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Windsor
Farewell Note From Virginia Professor Before Europe Trip
Dr. Blank, a UVA professor for about twenty years, prepared to leave for a two year European voyage. He delivered a moving farewell to students, lamenting the moment, wishing a window into his heart, as a stripling joked about stomach pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s
Wall Street Banter Sparks Quick Trade Tales
In a brisk exchange Minard’s liniment cures garget ir cow. A speaker muses about a trip to New York and the idea of conquering Wall Street in an hour, while another quips Wall Street can do you in two or three minutes.
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Minard
Gunner
New York
Wall Street
Guver
Two Remarkable Men in Canada’s Railroading
In 1896 there was no Canadian Northern Railroad yet today it covers 7000 miles in operation, under construction or surveyed. Rapid extension will soon create a continuous steel line from ocean to ocean making the third trans continental highway in Canada. The railroad is unique for being owned and controlled by two men William Mackenzie and Donald D Mann, two of Canada’s most interesting figures.
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Canadian Northern
Ocean
Canada
William Mackenzie
Donald D. Mann
Won His Bet Over Pencil That Writes Any Color
A boy bets his father that a single pencil can write any color. He proves it by writing magenta green crimson and purple on paper with the pencil stump. The father must pay a dime after the boy demonstrates the trick.
Fragmented Dialogue Snippet From Era Journal
A fragmented dialogue passage mentions a lion's den reference a red man Turkish cigarettes and a hotel sale anecdote. It includes chatter about a Dollardy hotel and a figure becoming head waiter while a Boston Transcript note hints at social dynamics with Miss Hauteur and Miss Tabasco.
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Daniel
Lion's den
Red Man
Dollardy
Boston Transcript
Learning Tough, Mrs Post-Do You Think Your Smoke
The dialogue centers on a mother and her ten year old son Johnnie as he admits learning to swear. He claims no trouble adapting and reflects on the discomfort his past habit caused others. The piece notes the social stigma and impact of swearing on behavior.
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Santa Claus
Detroit Free Press
Mrs. Post
Johnnie
Not Necessary to Move In Next Door
A brief exchange shows two girls in adjacent flats discussing exclusivity and pride in their families. One remarks the family is awfully exclusive, the other defends their own standing and denies shame. The dialogue hints at social tensions over class or propriety.
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Dodds
N. U. No
Rollo
Arctic Circle
Holloway
Ing Rollers
Buffalo Express
South Africa
Edby
ISO Crest Vedicine
Miss Hauteur
Tabasco
SCRIP
Canada Loan & Realty CO. Limited
McIntyre Block
Winnineg
John Hallam
Exstone
Beethides
Toronto
National Abies Company
Montreal
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