Home Kidney Remedy Prescription Promoted by Newspapers
A widely spread 1906 home remedy claims to cleanse and strengthen kidneys, ease backache, and regulate urination. The mix includes Fluid Extract Dandelion half an ounce, Compound Kargon one ounce, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces, taken before meals and at bedtime. It cites Canadas readers and cites The Scranton Times as origin.
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United States
Canada
Scranton
Newananers
New York
Peston
Philadelphia
Pittsboro
His Last Chance
A fragment from a nineteenth century German likely moral tale quotes a conflicted exchange about debt and a final opportunity. The narrator notes a warning that repayment will not occur again, while a relative pleads for patience until tomorrow.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Stomach on Strike and the Pink Pills Cure
The article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as the tonic cure for indigestion and related stomach symptoms. It cites a case from Mrs James W Haskell of Port Maitland demonstrating restored health and appetite after using the pills. It claims the pills build blood and act as a tonic, with sales through druggists and The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Jas. W. Haskell
Port Maitland
N.S
Williams
Iect
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
The White Squally Yacht Club Spotlight
A London Telegraph note references a prominent yacht club member and a playful exchange about a nickname and official capacity. The dialogue hints at titles and roles within the club, along with a whimsical maritime flavor.
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Mr. Bachelor
German Notions of Tableware and Breakfast Tiles
The piece describes German table settings and curious breakfast tiles used as bread plates. It notes square glazed tiles in blue or red for butter and rolls, unique knife and fork placements, finger bowls with dipping spoons, and candy glassware with violet flowers on each plate.
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Germany
Op Oricht
Real Beauty Sleep from a Vienna Specialist
A Viennese specialist explains beauty sleep as seven hours for body build and two more for recuperation, with two extra hours restoring complexion and elasticity. He advises pleasant thoughts before sleep, a lighted bedroom to ease nerves, and gentle waking to preserve sleep benefits.
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Vienna
Ibsen and His Beliefs on Women and Buttons
A humorous reminiscence about Henrik Ibsen revealing his view that women are inferior in many ways yet showing a paradox. John Paulsen of the London Times notes Ibsen’s maxim that no woman can write a cookery book and no woman can sew a button, a claim his wife secretly disproved by repeatedly resewing his buttoned garments.
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Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
John Paulsen
The
London Times
Paulsen
A Summer Dish For Winter Time Fried Tomatoes
A Delineator recipe preserves fried tomatoes for winter by cooking them in summer, packing hot slices into stone jars, covering with warm lard, and sealing with cloth and paper to store. When served later, remove excess lard and warm gently for a fresh tasting dish.
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Maryland
Snails Boom In Yorkshire Mining Towns
In Knottingley and nearby villages in Yorkshire snails become a sought after table delicacy boosting publican takings and funding the local dispensary. A medical man questions cleanliness but notes no obvious health harm while demand depletes wall side snails and strains the dispensary funds.
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Yorkshire
Knottleley
Wakefield
Knottingley
Brotherton Castleford
Bones Found in Tin Trunk in West Ealing House
Workmen uncover a small sealed box during house demolition in West Ealing. Dr Bennet, the divisional surgeon, confirms cremated human bones inside. The box belonged to a former tenant and held his first wife’s ashes. the man explains it was left behind by accident and secured by a locked tin trunk.
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West Ealing
England
London
Bennet
Swettenham Explains Resignation Blogged by The Times
Sir Frank Swettenham writes a lengthy letter to The Times detailing how his resignation as governor of Jamaica followed the governor's withdrawal of a letter and apology after a foreign admiral landed armed men in the colony. He argues the episode raises risk of foreign powers landing troops and clashing with locals under British authority.
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Frank Swettenham
The
Times
Jamaica
Are You Bankrupt in Nerve Power by Dr Chase’s Nerve Food
A vintage advert explains nerve fatigue and distress and promotes Dr Chase's Nerve Food as a solution. It claims the product replenishes blood and nerves, cites Lena Herbert's testimony of recovery after fourteen boxes, and lists price as 50 cents a box with distributors in Toronto.
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Lena Herbert
Lowe Farm
Man
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Keeping Friends and the Value of Courtesy
A brief reflection stresses that friendships falter without care and politeness. It argues the best way to nurture close ties is through consistent small acts of consideration toward those most often seen.
Kellogg's Dy sentery Cordial promoted for cholera morbus
Advert calling for D. J. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial to treat cramps cholera and bowel disturbances during hot weather with green fruit and cucumbers. It claims rapid relief and prevents dietary distress. A humorous aside about a vicar asking what a lie is ends with a child’s quip.
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia and a Fatal Shot
A 16 year old girl from Garenne Colombes Nanterre returning home met her lover He confessed he could not bear the sight of him and fatally shot her.
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Garenne Colombes
Nanterre
An Expensive Gooseberry Bush
An Austrian court settles a boundary dispute over a large gooseberry bush between two farmers near R. The final ruling grants each side the berries on its half of the line and bars destroying the bush. Costs are split. each farmer pays 225 kronen. The judge notes the yield will be small and jokes it may take eight hundred years to recoup costs.
It’s his way and mine a land dispute tale
A lawyer advises suing to settle a fence dispute between neighbors Brown and another claimant. The client questions trespass claims while the solicitor urges action to protect rights, reclaim respect, and obtain fees. A London Opinion quote adds a humorous contrast.
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Brown
London
Dandruff Cure Claim From Minard's Liniment
In a humorous exchange the Philadelphia Press notes a claim that Minard's Liniment cures dandruff. A quip about affording ice and delaying payment frames a scene of everyday banter. Patchwork dialogue shifts to O'Toole and O'Brien planning supper as a wife’s scolding looms.
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O'Toole
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Tom Barker
Eden
Kirkby Stephen
Eng
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Lulu
Summer
Evelyn
Delia
Philadelphia Press
Schoos
Pedlar
Hitines
Oshawa
Montreal
Ottawa
Lundou
Winnipeg
MR. Grocer
Tees & Peasse Limited
Calgary
Edmonton
Eddy
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