Roses of Love and Thorns of Wedlock in Toronto Case
A sensational Toronto notice portrays a married woman and mother of a baby who, after illness and a cold, seeks help from doctors and a tonic named Psychine. A testimonial touts Psychine as life saving, with address and prices, and ends with a moral about contentment.
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Toronto
Paychine
Toronite
Samuel Barker
Simcoe
Ont
King Street West
Toroonto
Simple home-made mixture wins praise for kidney cure
Montreal stories tout a DIY blend of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Syrup Sarsaparilla claimed to cure rheumatism and kidney trouble. Directions suggest shaking ½ ounce, 1 ounce, 3 ounces in a bottle and taking a teaspoon after meals and at bedtime with plenty of water. Authorities and local druggists report broad demand and positive word from users, though no medical endorsement is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Rome
Distemper Cure and Seed Distribution Program Announced
The Hon Minister of Agriculture directs a seasonal distribution of grain and potato samples to Canadian farmers to improve seed. From Indian Aread Sask and Brandon Man, oats wheat barley corn and potatoes are offered, with several named varieties. One sample per applicant, mailed free. apply to Director of Experimental Farms Ottawa before February 15.
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Esi Agriculture
Sask
Brandon
Man
Preston
Pringle
Percy
Stan-ley
Mansfield
Claude
Standwell
Invincible
Thorne
Sidney
Farly
Eatts
Rochester
Ottawa
Experi
WM. Saunders
Entertainer’s Dinner Jokes and Cold Weather Cautions
A narrator notes a poor entertainer failing to amuse at a fine dinner. Sudden heat to cold shifts and rain exposure provoke colds and dangerous coughs for weak lungs. The text praises Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup as a favored bronchial remedy priced at 25 cents. A quip about carrying two umbrellas ends with a joke from Youth's Companion.
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Bickle
Regional Patients Report Health Cures Cited in Ontario
Personal testimonials from Chatham and Parkdale cite cures by MINARD'S LINIMENT and Walsh and by J H Bailey and Mrs W H Johnson. Goitre inflammation and facial neuralgia are claimed to be relieved. The notes mention Bayard McMullin and locations in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard
Chatham
Bayard McMullin
Walsh
W.H. Johnson
Parkdale
Power of a Clean Record as a Success Factor
A concise note asserts that maintaining a clean record significantly boosts success chances across fields. It emphasizes integrity, consistency, and trust as key drivers of long term outcomes.
Christmas Rates East Via North Western Line
Excursion tickets to many points in Eastern Canada west of Montreal on sale from December 1 to 31 at 40.00 for the round trip. Return validity lasting three months from sale date. Specify the North Western Line between Minneapolis, St Paul and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Montreal
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Chicago
Reincarnation Claims Gain Attention in Burma
A Burmese child in Meiktilia claims to be the late Major D. J. Welsh of the Border Regiment and recites details of a boating accident that killed three in 1904. Crowds hear the boy, skeptics doubt a staged ploy, tests are done, and locals press the claim about reincarnation as a minza in Buddhist belief.
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Burma
Wnion
Minza
A. W. Tucker
Pegu
Rangoon Times
Meiktilia
D. J. Welsh
Border Regiment
Countess Denies Squeal Link to King Edward
At New York's Hotel Webster the Countess of Warwick denounces a 12 year old British bac carat scandal rumor. She calls the U S coverage miserable and untruthful claiming she was in mourning and unaware of the game. She asserts she has never played cards or entered the implicated house.
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Edward
Countess of Warwick
Webster
New York
England
Brooke
Eggshell shells for jelly making use
Instructions describe breaking small end of eggs to remove contents, washing shells, storing safely, and filling shells with jelly during jelly making, covering the broken end with paraffin paper for a convenient jam or jelly serving method.
Gauls Craft Stone Axe Handles by Tree Branch Wedge
Archaeology notes describe Gauls making handles for stone axes by cleaving a tree branch, inserting the stone, and leaving the joint to heal fully, creating a functional haft through natural wood growth.
A Seat in the Commons and Its Costs
The article argues that becoming a Member of Parliament requires substantial funds. It estimates campaign costs around 5000 dollars and ongoing constituency expenses of at least 5000 per year, totaling about 20000 dollars over a five year term, plus living costs in London. It notes the financial strain and personal worries on MPs, and ends with a testimonial about Holloway's Corn Cure.
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London
Young Man Threatens Suicide Over Refusal
A Philadelphia Ledger quote records a terse exchange where a young man vows to blow out his brains if refused by a girl while she muses it would be a cruel joke on his father who claims he has none.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Mystery of Middle Sex Stumps British Shoemaking Firm
In a Cawnpore quartering during a Middlesex regiment stay a shoemaking firm received a boot order addressed to the baboo. He puzzled over the note, rereading it multiple times, then confessed confusion asking what Middle sex meant, since he knew male and female sexes but not Middlesex.
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Middlesex
Cawnpore
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W. WN. U
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Holloway
Oshawa
Man Hy “Eronte Lendon
Winnipeg
St. George's
St. George’s Baking Powder
St George's
National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Limited
Canada Horse Nail Company
Elmira
Ae Seraiter
Kings OF the
ROA
J. Whitla & CO
Bole Drug CO
Maa
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