No Liniment Like Nerviline Promoted as Superliniment
An advertisement proclaims Nerviline as five times stronger and three times more penetrating than other liniments. It claims one million bottles are used annually and lists ailments it supposedly treats from neuralgia to diarrhea. The copy touts safety and urges buyers to choose Nerviline over substitutes, sold in 50c and 25c sizes through The Catarrh Cure Co. of Kingston, Ontario.
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Catarrhorone Co
Kingston
Ont
Hot Tea and Baths: Henry Thompson Warns Against High Temperatures
The text cites Sir Henry Thompson advising lower temperatures for drinks and baths. Tea should not exceed about 130 degrees, water 120, and full body baths 98 to 100 degrees, with rare increases to 105. He notes benefits of morning tea for focus and appetite.
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Sir Henry Thompson
Warne
King Alfonso’s hazardous museum exhibit shocks visitors
The Spanish monarch’s private museum features items that supposedly put him in danger. Among the displays is the skin of a horse killed by a bomb hurled at the king, illustrating the peril surrounding his life.
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Alfonso
Spain
Fashions and Fancies A Frenzy of Gauzy Cloaks
A fashion column reviews a surge in gauzy garments in big stores. It highlights two chiffons, contrasting borders, blue ninon coats, lace tunics over satin slips, and the artful use of satin and lead for a slim silhouette.
McTaggart D M D C M 75 Yonge Street Toronto
Dr McTaggart offers vegetable remedies for liquor and tobacco habits as healthful inexpensive home treatments. No injections or publicity. Consultation or correspondence invited. References to professional standing and personal integrity noted by eminent officials and clergy in Ontario.
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McTaggart
Yonge Street
Toronto
W. R. Meredith
Geo. Wee
Ontario
Bkurwash
Victoria College
Father Teefy
St Wiehsel's College
J. Fo Sweeny
Toihe
Tea and coffee leaves yield aromatic beverage with caffeine
The article argues that coffee plant leaves can be used to make a tea like infusion. It notes caffeine provides stimulation, tea has tannin as a drawback, and dried coffee leaves resemble tea leaves in appearance and fragrance. The leaf infusion is bitter yet aromatic and contains nearly as much caffeine with less tannin.
First Evening Paper in China Sparks Respect for Print
A new evening paper debuted in China last month amid hope it preserves the high regard for newspapers. La Revue notes that Chinese mandarins oppose reusing old papers for wrapping parcels, reflecting the deep reverence for printed characters and the custom of burning used paper.
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China
la Revue
Ly-Chao-Pei
Train Encounter at Georgia Station
A bright Georgia station scene shows a sleeping colored man and a northerner who pricks his tongue with quinine. The exchange follows with the man asking for a doctor and a jokester replying, illustrating a crude racial moment.
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Georgia
Darkey
Mistah
A Mother's Endorsement for Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs Nicholas Breau of Rogersville New Brunswick recommends Baby's Own Tablets for constipation in infants. She reports improved bowel movements sleep and appetite after use and says she always keeps them on hand. The Tablets are sold at 25 cents a box with a guarantee of safety for young children from The Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Nicholas Breau
Rogersville
N.B
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
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