Zam-Buk Claims Cure For Skin Disease In Invermay
Mrs J M McCormick testifies Zam-Buk healed red blotches that burned and itched after seven years of failure with doctors saying no cure. She reports rapid improvement after using Zam-Buk and urges others to obtain it. Zam-Buk advertises cures for eczema itch scalp sores ringworm blotches chapped skin and more with 50 cent boxes and post free from Sy Co Toronto.
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Invermay
Sask
J. M. McCormick
A Sy Co
Toronto
The Point of View Patient Faces a Fracture
In a terse dialogue a patient asks if the fracture is bad and the doctor replies it is beautiful noting the bone is broken in thirteen places. The exchange recalls a morbid, sardonic tone about a severe injury.
Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup Endorsed by Sufferers
Advertises Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as the best cold remedy. Claims it truly helps sufferers with tested efficacy and urges buyers to avoid substitutes. States reputable dealers stock the product and praises its years of use.
Humorous Sayings and Quips From Historical Figures
A collection of brief humorous exchanges includes an Englishman joking about a house fire without a blanket to catch a friend, John G. Saxe and Oliver Wendell Holmes on brain fever, and Whistler's witty defense about not having offspring.
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John G. Saxe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mr. Saxe
Dr. Holmes
Saxe
London
Whistler
Mr. Whistler
A Cry for Help in Kidney Ailment Ad Page
An advertisement promotes South American Kidney Cure as the sole remedy with no failures cited for Bright's disease diabetes bladder inflammation and kidney gravel. It urges attention to early kidney symptoms and claims the liquid cures various ailments.
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Bright
Toombs Declines Hotel in Washington Georgia
Gen Robert Toombs, famed Washington Georgia host, told a committee seeking a hotel that the town had no need. He offered lodging at his own house for respectable visitors, and stated he would not welcome those he deemed unrespectable.
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Washington
America
Gen
Robert Toombs
Gen. Toombs
Papua Cannibals Described By Vienna Scientist
Dr. Rudolf Poech of Vienna reports on New Guinea natives calling them strong but uncultured head hunters. He notes decorations deform ears nose and mouth and that rhythmic dances express all emotions from religion to joy. He claims they remain in the stone age.
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Rudolf Poech
Vienna
New Guineas
Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows
An obscure historical note cites Minard's Liniment curing garget in cows with an anecdote about expert testimony. A mining engineer testifies in a Nevada suit about ore forms and kidney lumps, illustrating courtroom questioning.
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Minard
New York
Nevada
Harper’s Weekly
Deadly La Grippe and Dr Williams Pink Pills Ad
An old period ad proclaims la grippe epidemics sweep Canada and claims Dr Williams Pink Pills protect and cure winter ills. It recounts Emma Doucet of St Evslie Quebec crediting the pills for relief from headaches stomach pain and restored health after a grippe attack.
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Canada
Little Pet Seeks Rain in Picnic Worry
In a brief cartoon panel Mamma approves a rain prayer from Little Pet Susie Stuckupp mentions missing an invite to her picnic tomorrow illustrations show domestic scene and light humor about social snubs and weather.
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Susie Stuckupp
A Cure for Rheumatism Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promote Kidney Health
The article explains that rheumatic pains come from uric acid in blood vessels due to unhealthy liver function. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are advertised as a remedy, claiming strong kidney action and blood purification to restore healthy balance.
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Parmelee
Masonic Temple in Ottawa Set For $12,000 Build
The new Masonic temple to be erected in Ottawa is to cost for erection alone $12,000. The horticultural society of Toronto has decided to offer prizes for the best kept lawn and for flowers raised from seed supplied by the society.
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Ottawa
The
Horticultural Society of Toronto
British Alien Law Board Deboorts Russian Teenager
The British Alien Immigration Board at Blackwell Docks considered Anna Wad a young Russian girl who arrived in London by the Rigs boat. She claimed £5 in hand and £11 10s in Russian money was sent by Russian agents. A relative offered to house her while funds were raised but the board ordered deportation.
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Britain
British Alien Immigration Board
Blackwell Docks
Anna Wad
London
Russia
Africa
Tan
England
Controversy Over Col Saunderson Death Remark
The late Col. Saunderson MP caused a stir in England by saying he wished Mr. Gladstone in a higher sphere. He explained the remark referred to the House of Lords, not Heaven, after interruptions subsided.
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Col. Saunderson
M.P
Cose
England
Mr. Gladstone
Heaven
House of Lords
Parte Literary Haast Gone The Librarie Nouvelle of Paris
The Librarie Nouvelle of Paris closed its doors after a brilliant career begun in 1849 at Boulevard des Italiaens and Rue de Grammont. It hosted the era’s noted literary figures and featured the first collected edition of Balzac’s complete works.
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Parte Literary Haast
Librarie Nouvelle
Paris
Boulevard Des Italiaens
Rue de Grammont
Balzac
Dr Agnew’s Cure for the Heart Promoted as Natural Remedy
An advertisement urges readers that Dr Agnew’s Cure for the Heart acts as a natural lubricator and cleanser to ease heart disease. It claims the remedy is safe, reliable, and fast acting according to medical science, presenting it as a proven cardiovascular aid.
Career of Sir William Arrol Builder of Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge
The life of Sir William Arrol traces a climb from humble beginnings in a cotton factory to a leading engineer. He rose from striker to journeyman blacksmith, faced periods of unemployment, saved £30 to start his own work, won sub contracts for the Forth Bridge, survived the Way Bridge disaster era, and ultimately oversaw the Great Forth Bridge and Tower Bridge projects. He was knighted in 1890 at the Forth Bridge opening.
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William Arrol
Forth and Tower Bri
Sir William
Smith
Forth Bridge
Forth
Tower
Railway Commission approves code rules commission
The railway commission agreed to appoint a commission to draft a standard code of operating rules for all roads. Construction of the proposed second ship canal by the Canadian government is likely to begin sooner than expected. The project is budgeted at 10 million dollars.
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Railway Commission
Productive Bessaravia yields vast wine and grain
Seaharabia notes Bessaravia, a Russian province taken from Turkey in 1878, as a highly productive region. Vineyards produce about 300 gallons of wine per acre, with wheat averaging 35 bushels and maize 60 bushels per acre.
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Seanarabia
Bessaravia
Turkey
The Cucumber from Eas Indiea
A brief note reports a cucumber source described as Eas Indiea with unclear details. No concrete event or dates are provided.
Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills Offer Liver Relief
Overeating and poor chewing strain the liver and kidneys early headaches and bilious attacks signal trouble. Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills claim to prevent further derangements and ease indigestion with testimonials from Mr Henry Borgwardt and Mrs E Husband. One pill a dose is 25 cents at Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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Chase
Henry Borgwardt
Horse Hilla
Alta
E. Husband
Moore Street
St. Catharines
Ont
A New Drink Delivers a Temperance Tale
Miss Agnes Slack of the International W C T U shares a temperance anecdote aboard the Merion before sailing to Liverpool. A boy asks why his father's nose is red, and the father blames the east wind while the mother gently suggests passing beer and avoiding spills on the cloth.
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Agnes Slack
The
International W. C. T. U
Merion
Liverpool
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Quick Relief
Advertises external application to open pores and ease local trouble and internal use to soothe throat irritation and cure bronchial and respiratory affections. Claims rapid relief and urges trial.
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Thomas
Mushrooms Grow In Tunnels In France And Scotland
Mushroom cultures flourish in unusual sites. In France a disused St Denis railway tunnel now bears ridges for mushrooms. In Scotland a firm grows mushrooms in a 3000 foot tunnel beneath Edinburgh, originally built by the North British Railway.
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France
St. Denis
Scotland
North British Railway
Edinburgh
Tehran Crisis Sparks Rift Over Minister Attendance
The Daily Mail reports a clash between the shah and the new assembly over whether ministers should attend assembly sittings. The dispute centers on attendance rules and constitutional procedure, signaling tension between royal authority and elected representatives.
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Teheran
The
Daily Mail
Town Visitor Comments on Lynching Tradition
A Town visitor voices restraint by saying “we don’t lynch a man often” and a Southern man agrees, noting that lynching occurs “never, in fact, but once” in their discussion quoted by the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Minard’s Liniment Cures Colds and More Trial Oddity
Ludwig Tessnow, the child murderer on trial at Griefswald, has been sentenced after conviction on two counts. The verdict condemns him to be severely harmed twice.
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Ludwig Tessnow
Griefswald
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Tere
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Buffalo Enquirer
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