Celluloid Starch Promises Easy Ironing and Better Finish
An advertisement touts Celluloid Starch as easing ironing and providing a superior finish on starched fabrics. It claims the starch cannot stick and urges readers to buy by name from any good dealer.
Overdose by Misread Call Kills Doctor Patient
A St Louis physician telephoned in an order to a drug store. The druggist's fourteen year old son misunderstood the order and sent an overdose that killed the doctor’s patient. The coroner's jury blamed the physician the druggist and the boy.
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St. Louis
Tripoli Powder Skeletons in Grain Defy Date
A grain of Tripoli powder contains the skeletons of 187,000,000 and mascu lae. It is employed in dyas tolte production.
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Tripoli
Do not delay in getting relief for the little folks
A persuasive notice urges quick action to obtain relief for children, promoting Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a pleasant and reliable remedy and appealing to parental love to avoid continued suffering.
Emerson on Labor as Divine Education and Self-Reliance
The text proclaims that true labor binds each person to the world’s work, demanding personal effort over reliance on wealth or inherited craft. Labor is described as God’s education, shaping a sincere learner who masters nature by practical skill and self-sufficiency.
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Emerson
Hunters Wanted for Man-Eater Near Chapparmukhir and Mausaabhari
A reward of Rs. 40 offers for destruction of a man-eating tiger roaming Chapparmukhir Sahari Mauzi and killing near the railway bridge. It harms cattle and Nepali khuti across the Titaimari stream in Nowgong district. An additional Rs. 50 reward is offered for a rogue elephant about eleven feet tall with two-foot tusks causing damage in Mausaabhari villages.
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Chapparmukhir Sahari Mauzi
Chapparmukhir
Nowgong
Kwmarup
Mausa Ahbari
Bande Mataram
Recruiting Marches Move Through Territorial Areas This Summer
The Birmingham Post reports the War Office will order regiments to send strong parties with bands and colors on recruiting marches through their territorial areas in summer and autumn. Attention will target rural districts after harvest slowdowns. Regiments listed include the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire, 1st Royal Welsh Fusiliers, 2nd Gloucestershire, 3rd Worcestershire, and 1st South Staffordshire.
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Birmingham Post
War Office
Royal, Warwickshire Regiment
1St
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Gloucestershire Regiment
Worcestershire Regiment
South Staffoecture
Perpetual Sunshine Across Regions
The text discusses perpetual sunshine and a misty sky with a blue sky visible, noting it occurs in Peru and also exists in the Sahara and other desert and arid regions of the world. It describes sunshine as constant even in hazy conditions and mentions various global deserts.
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Peru
Sahara
Africa
Minness
Magistrate Praises Zam-Buk Cure for Skin Rash
Magistrate Roger F. Perry of Goldfields testifies Zam-Buk cured a five-year rash after doctors failed. He endorses the herbal balm as a house must, claiming it handles skin sores, blisters, eczema and related ailments. Zam-Buk is sold at 60c a box or six for dollars by Zam-Buk Co. Toronto.
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Perry
Zamuk
Roger F. Perry
J.P
Zam-Buk
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
S. Ww
Emergency Focus on Simple Foods for Hard Times
London economist Robert Hutchinson argues that when meat is unavailable bread sugar and eggs provide a respectable body support. He notes sugar supplies energy but lacks astrogenous matter while bread adds some, balancing the diet. in scarcity bread and molasses offer a marginally acceptable diet to maintain efficiency.
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Robert Hutchinson
London
Women Walkers and a Cure: Dr Williams Pink Pills
The article contrasts Mary Lamb’s walking feats with modern athletic women and extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and general debility. It cites a Canadian user Mrs E K St Germain who reports relief and renewed strength after using six boxes, praising the pills for building red blood and easing headaches, dizziness, and fatigue. The pills, costing 50 cents per box or $2.50 for six, are sold by dealers or mailed from Brockville Ontario.
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St. Germain
St. John Des Chaillons
Que
Dr. Williams
Dr. Willams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Conversation with Sir Charles Dilke on European peace
The Petit Parisien reports a London talk with Sir Charles Dilke who says no sane Briton wants war with Germany. He doubts Germany plans an attack, argues naval arms race favors England, and believes European peace will endure for years.
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Britain
Germany
Petit Parisien
London
Charles Dilke
Charles
United Kingdom
England
Europe
Cocoa Plant Theobroma cacao Description
The cocoa plant is a tree rarely reaching more than seventeen or eight een feet, occasionally thirty feet tall. Botanists classify it as Theobroma cacao. It bears an oblong fruit measuring six to ten inches.
Minard's Liniment and Wit Clips in Prolix Speech
A humorous clipping notes Dr. William F. Anderson recalling Harvard boys taunting long speeches with the wheel metaphor. Separate quips from Woman's Home Companion and the Atlanta Constitution showcase folks choosing careers after failed government service exams.
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Harvard
William F. Anderson
New York
Kansas City bowlers set world record in Denver tournament
J. R. Everhart of the Brunswicks and Tony Voght of the Crescents combined for 1,209 in the two man team event at the Western Bowling Congress in Denver. Everhart totaled 668 and Voght 631 in three games to claim first, while C. Warner and F. Makepeace of Kansas City earned 1,173 for second place in the team class.
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Western Bowling Congress
Denver
Kansas City Brunswicks
Tony Voght
Kansas City Crescents
Everhart
Voght
C. Warner
F. Makepeace
Kansas City
Kellogg Dysentery Cordial Aimed at Summer Ailments
Dr J D Kellogg announces a cordial prepared from well known drugs for cholera dysentery diarrhoea griping pains and summer complaints. Used by practitioners for years with gratifying results. If you suffer from a summer complaint it is the medicine that will cure you. Try a bottle. It sells for 25 cents.
King Edward's Birth Echoes Wellington's Jest
The tale recalls the birth of the current English king as the Duke of Wellington, then over 70, dismissed questions about the newborn by saying the baby is very healthy. The nurse announced it was a boy Prince, prompting his humorous remark about healthy, kicking babies.
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Spain
England
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Wellington
Waterloo
Maps For Balloonists Proposed For Aeronauts
The Aerophile proposes maps prepared for aeronauts showing position of principal objects such as bends of rivers factories railway junctions and other distinguishing features. It also suggests marking great centers of light on the maps for night travel.
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Aerophile
Way to the West via the Canadian Northern Railway
Advertises daily trains linking Edmonton Winnipeg and St Paul with dining sleeping and observation cars. Highlights Saskatchewan Valley farms and invites inquiries through agents or C W Cooper Asst. General Passenger Agent Winnipeg.
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Canadian Northern Railway
Edmonton
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Great
Saskatchewan
C. W. Cooper
Canada in Independence Debate Cites Imperial Federation View
Mr Justice Longley of Nova Scotia and editor John? de la Rossa discuss Canada’s future. Canadian in the British Commons argues annexation unlikely, favoring a federated Empire or full independence with defense ties. He notes Britain’s defense role and colonial prestige while Canada grows toward a national identity and continental rail expansion.
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Boulton
United States
Justice Longley
Nova Scotia
Canada
Reston
Forster Boulton
Lonzig
Loneley
Toronto
Osgoode Hall
Canadian Trade Abroad Report Highlights Wheat Shipments
The department of trade and commerce logs multiple reports from Canadian agents. Australia ships more wheat and flour to China and Japan. Danish shippers carry a national trademark on exports. Australian harvests total 71,138,697 bushels with 40,999,000 bushels available for export. New Zealand seeks Canadian hard wheat flour. China is identified as a key market for Canadian goods. Birchington notes demand for wooden handles is vast and underutilized by Canada.
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Department of Trade and Commerce
D. H. Ross
Melbourne
China
Japan
J. B. Jackson
Leeds
J. Larke
New South Wales
New Zealand
Canada
Mr. Larke
P. PR. Ball
Birmitcham
Dogs and Drinking Water Impunity and Civilized Water Supply
The London Post notes dogs drink brackish water without consequence while humans seek pure water. Civilized communities ensure clean supply, enabling dogs to evade poisoning risks through natural water immunity, suggesting national selection is irrelevant when good water remains available.
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London Post
Police Transit Vans Suggested for Distant Beats
The 1966 Scotland police report recommends vans in large towns to convey officers to distant beats and to transport prisoners. It urges use of mobile units to improve coverage and response.
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Police
Scotland
English Spavin Liniment Claims Rapid Horse Cure
An advertisement touts English Spavin Liniment as removing hard or soft lumps and blemishes from horses and treating conditions from blood spavin to coughs. It promises savings of $50 with one bottle and claims to be the most wonderful Jemish Cure ever known.
Corn Cure Promises Quick Relief for Varieties of Corn
Holloway's Corn Cure is advertised to remove various corns and urges readers to obtain a bottle from their druggist. Pey. James Charlton, a London superannuated Methodist minister, has died at age sixty five.
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Holloway
Pey
James Charlton
London
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