Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills Claim Aiding Aged Pain
A national style advertisement touts Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a cure for aches in the aged. It links back pain rheumatism constipation biliousness and kidney liver and bowel sluggishness to excretory system weakness and promises relief and improved life quality. A testimonial from James J. Jensen of Olds Alberta supports claimed effectiveness. The ad cites one pill per dose twenty five cents a box and lists Edmanson Bates Co Toronto as a contact point.
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Dr. Chase
Chase
James J. Jensen
Olds
Alta
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Drunken Policemen General Order Dismisses On Duty Intoxication
The Buffalo Police Commissioners issue a severe general order against drunkenness on the force. Any officer convicted of intoxication on duty or while in uniform or entering liquor venues faces summary dismissal with no leniency for prior good record. Rochester Herald reports the measure sparks widespread discussion.
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Buffalo Police Commissioners
Rochester Herald
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises Hundred Dollar Reward
The ad asserts Hall’s Catarrh Cure cures constitutional catarrh by internal use, claims to strengthen the patient and destroy the disease’s foundation, and offers $100 reward for a cure. It lists Cheney Co of Toledo and mentions Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.
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Cheney
Te'edo
Hall
Cardinal Messoranti and his linguistic mastery remembered
The text recalls Cardinal Messoranti who died in 1849 at seventy five, who spoke over fifty languages and could entertain guests with Yorkshire dialect and speakers of French or German with their patois. A Byron quip about a universal interpreter is cited.
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Cardinal Messoranti
Yorkshire
Tower of Babell
Lord Byron
Edith and Mildred Defy Abductor in Interview
A stranger asks a little girl for her name and parentage. Edith, age four, calmly introduces herself and her sister Mildred, age two, and declines going with the man, insisting he cannot abduct them. The piece also promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for biliousness and mood.
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Edith
Mildred
Harper's Weekly
Pseudonym Reason From a Writer’s Family Joke
A celebrated writer explains his use of a pseudonym to avoid stigma from family who call him nenny-a-liner. When asked about his father the writer reveals he is a gambling house proprietor, in a quip from Pele Mele.
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Pele Mele
Minard's Liniment Praised by Halifax Doctor
G G DUSTAN of Halifax writes that Minard's Liniment has served him for twenty years. A Montreal physician called it the great Nova Scotia Liniment and endorsed its use for rheumatism and sprains. The letter is dated September 21, 1906.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Montreal
Nova Scotia
G. G. Dustan
Halifax
N. S
Icy Slip Causes Fall in Pittsburg Leader Voice
A Pittsburg Leader quip records a traveler recalling a slick day in the city. A big boy bumped into him and he describes not retaliating by hitting the boy but by smiting the ice, a wry reflection on the slippery conditions.
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Pittsburg
English Spavin Liniment advertised as wonder blemish cure
Patent style advertisement claiming ENGLISH SPAVIN LINIMENT removes hard or soft lumps from horses. Promises relief from blood spavin curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles sprains and throat coughs. Advertises $50 savings per bottle and warrants to be the most wonderful blemish cure known.
Pronunciation Confusion Stalls English Village Names
In England cyclists travel from Clacton to St. Osyth and meet locals unaware of the village. After two ignorant questions a laborer finally mishears it as Snosey. The humor shows how place names are not always pronounced as spelled.
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England
Clacton
St. Osyth
Snosey
Tattler
London Cannibal Birds at Kensington Gardens Winter
The London Globe notes brown owls return each winter to Kensington Gardens pairing with black headed gulls. They feed on London sparrows leaving feast relics beneath the elm. Owls and other birds wander into London during cold spells and vanish with the thaw.
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London
Kennington Gardens
London Globe
Odd Happenings Highlight Ills and Oddities
A Philadelphia man, Charles Deecroft, yawns during a street car crash and a shard of glass enters his throat. A Cripple Creek hotel blast wrecks the building but Henry Morgan sleeping nearby escapes injury. Henry Tyson in Germantown endures a 13 000 volt shock with no injuries. John B Roberts of Wichita reports his beard growing inward on one side since June, a case surgeons call the strangest they have seen.
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Charles Deecroft
Philadelphia
Cripple Creek
Colo
Henry Morgan
Henry Tyson
Germantown
John B Roberts
Wichita
Kan
Train and Track in 19th Century Rail Growth
A German estimate values capital in rail construction at 43.31 billion dollars. New York City would need 1000 more rail cars to handle travelers. Fryeburg Maine hosts the state’s only horse railroad, built to serve a Methodist association meeting near the Maine Central station.
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New York City
Fryeburg
Maine Central
Zam-Buk Proclaimed Best Skin Cure By Readers
Letters from Mrs. Grass and Mrs. Kerr praise Zam-Buk for eczema and skin conditions in children and babies. Advert claims cover cuts burns ulcers ringworm and other skin injuries with prices of 50 cents or 2.50 for boxes from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
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Zam- Buk
A. E. Grass
St. Catharines
G.A. Kerr
Denbeigh
Ont
J. R. Smith
Hawkesbury
Zam-Buk
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Cook A Fellow Spends Big on Christmas Gifts
Hook Pawn tickets show heavy holiday spending with little returns. The item notes how much money was spent by an unnamed man for gifts and questions what remains as proof of value.
Minard's Linimen Cures Garget in Cows
A quirky Chicago Record-Herald item describes Minard's Linimen as a cure for garget in cows. The piece uses a playful exchange about money talking and bidding farewell.
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Minard
Peruna Almanac Free In 8 Million Homes
The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac is offered free by druggists in eight million homes and the 1908 edition warns to inquire early as supply will exhaust. In a remote Adirondack road scene a lone passenger remarks on the graveyard and the driver dryly answers that people don’t die often here, only once.
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Adirondacks
Short Stories Reject the Beggar and the Editor
A shivering beggar asks for a long sad tale but the magazine editor declines noting they only publish short funny stories. The ad text promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil for pain relief and offers decorating tips stressing color harmony for table décor.
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Success Magazine
The Shrewmouse: Beliefs and Misconceptions Across Cultures
The shrewmouse resembles a mouse but is not related to mice. It lives under rubbish or in burrows and is nocturnal and harmless. Historical beliefs blamed its bite for poisoning livestock and used ash trees in a ritual cure after trapping a shrew inside a hollowed trunk.
Passing of a Famous Bridge
A story about the old bridge over the Golden Horn at Constantinople being replaced by a new one. An American firm tried to win the order with dramatic paintings for the sultan illustrating storm and calm scenes, but the sultan reportedly remained unmoved by both.
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Goden Horn
Constantinople
Americnan
Atlantic
Reuter
His Favorite Parable
A country clergyman questions a boy about Bible parables. The boy, recalling his mother’s sacred lessons, hesitates then says he prefers the tale where somebody loafs and fishes. The anecdote ends with the humorous answer.
The Old Tin Pan Revered In Quiet Verse
A concise lyric note honors the old tin pan as a cherished focal point in simple verses. The piece evokes nostalgia and artistic affection without delivering a stated moral.
Walford's Sanitary Lotion Cures Itch in 30 Minutes
A claim touts Walford's Sanitary Lotion as a cure for all forms of contagious itch on humans and animals, promising relief in thirty minutes. The passage also recounts quips about Marconi and a public speaking mishap involving an Oxford student, noted by Washington Star and Lloyd's Weekly.
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Walford
Oxford
Pitt
Fox
Gladstone
Lloyd’s Weekly
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Bickle
Louisville Courier-Journal
Ayer
C. Ayer
Lowell
Maso
Chicago Record- Herald
Black
Thomas
Libertini
Marconi
Washington Star
Seigel
Mother Seigels
Cach
J White
Hendall
Portage River
N.B
Gilbert Museradi
B. J. Kewball CO
Enosberg Falls
Vermont
Winter
Mooney
Northwest
Canada
W. WN. U
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