Richard Mansfield Hair Joke and Summer Sunday Singalong
A quirky vignette centers on actor Richard Mansfield teased about his thinning hair by a lady friend. A summer Sabbath scene follows with an old couple at church, crickets chirping as the choir sings and a witty punchline about their hind legs ends the piece.
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Richard Mansfield
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Theale Father and the Czar in Russian Imagery
A fragmented piece discusses The Czar and Russians with references to Muscovy and the Tsar, hinting at punishment like knout, fear, and echoes of voices and mountains. The text contemplates what time and language can achieve against such figures.
Baby's Own Tablets Aid Child Health Claims
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co claiming relief for colic constipation and teething in children. Customer testimonials from Mrs J Lavoie of St Felicite Que praise the product for infant stomach issues and general remedy for minor ailments.
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Mothe
J Lavoie
St Felicite
Dr. Williams ™ Medicine Co
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Ont
Proven Kidney Pills Cure Rheumatism Says Brantford Man
Brantford Ontario special report shows Mr. Durham Brown of 2 Spring Street credits Dodd’s Kidney Pills with curing both his kidney disease and rheumatism after six boxes. The piece explains uric acid causes rheumatism and kidneys remove it, noting many similar cases. It ends with a humorous Joseph Jefferson anecdote about his son Tom in London.
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Brantford, Ont
Dodd
Durham Brown
Spring Street
Tits City
Brown
Dodad
Joseph Jefferson
Thomas
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Tom
Maine Innkeeper’s Daughter Offers Pie Mixup
A traveler in a Maine village at a local inn is asked to choose among three apple pies after a light dinner. The exchange is described in a humorous note on a rural boardinghouse scene.
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Maine
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Every Woman Knows and the Craft of Courtship
A fragmentary piece evokes social scenes with a trewer party, carving on a mast, and a tense romantic moment as a bashful farmer contemplates marriage. Dialogue hints at jealousy, courage, and social dynamics amid a bustling setting.
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Trewer
Philion
Wille
Fether
Parmertee’s Vegetible Pills Promoted For Dyspepsia Relief
An old newspaper item touts Parmerter’s Vegetable Pills as relief for dyspepsia caused by stomach and liver issues. It promotes the product with testimonials and a comic tale about a dream involving a rich man and a flower seller.
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Ugg
A Cold Remedy From Early Pharmaceutical Ad Copy
An old remedy recipe recommends mixing two ounces of Virgin Oil Glycerine with eight pine compound ounces of pure whiskey to ease coughs and bronchial trouble. The text notes Virginis Pine compound pure is prepared in the Lewal Chemical Co. lab and sold in half-ounce vials at drug stores.
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Lewal Chemical Co
Cineumati
Bridget Whist Play Described In Kitchen Tale
A rustic exchange recalls Bridget whist amidst kitchen games as a speaker boasts of playing well. The tale notes the tension with Missits approaching and the characters swapping lines in a casual, humorous corridor scene.
Woman's Charms Preserving Skin Hands and Hair
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin and hair care, purifying and soothing irritations, and preventing chronic conditions. A humorous domestic scene follows with Mrs Stubbins and a church attendance joke, highlighting household life.
Woman health offer from Windsor advertiser
A Windsor Ontario advertisement promises free home medical guidance for female health issues including leucorrhea ulcers and womb disorders. It advertises a low weekly cost and a free book titled Woman's Own Medical Adviser, with response to send requests to Mrs. M Summers.
Piles Cure Promises Quick Relief in Ad Claim
An advertisement offers D IN 6 to 4 days Pazo ointment claiming to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. The ad cites a 50 cent price and asserts full refunds if not cured.
A Childs Reason About Dogs In a Pencil
Polly, daughter of a peer, drew a dog on a slate for Ralph the three year old. He replies that the drawing came from the pencil, noting dogs in the pencil and that one appeared last night for Harold. The exchange prompts a whimsical reflection on imagination and origin.
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Polly
James
Ralph
Harold
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