Colds Trigger Kidney Disease and Rheumatic Claims
A historical column recounts Mrs. A. H. Thomson of Brantford Ontario cure claims for kidney related ailments using Dodd's Kidney Pills. It cites her Cold and La Grippe onset causing backache rheumatism and heart disease before relief after taking the product. The piece mixes medical promotion with humor and printer tips from E. Barnes in the Practical Printer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brantford
Bright
Dodd
A. H. Thomson
Albion Street
Thomimeon
Dodds
Little Ills of Childhood Cure by Baby's Own Tablets
On the word of mothers across Canada there is no medicine equal to Baby's Own Tablets for indigestion colic diarrhea constipation simple fever worms and teething troubles. Suitable for newborns and older children and guaranteed safe by a government analyst. Mrs G B Ward of Rivington Quebec endorses it. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents per box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ward
Rivington
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Executor Seizes Goods From Deceased Grocer Widow
A farmer enters a grocer's shop after the owner dies and demands all the goods. He claims to be the executor of the will, saying lawyers directed him to carry out the provisions. The widow is incredulous at the request.
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff Claim Debated
A Boston transcript cites a jibe about shivering remedies as a grocer bills debate. The fragment notes Minard's Liniment claimed to cure dandruff while a husband jokes about shared worry over household expenses.
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Boston
Ranscipt
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Proclaimed Beneficial Remedy
An old advertisement extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a reliable cure for indigestion and derangements of the stomach liver and kidneys. It claims thousands relieved and cites numerous testimonials while noting the pills outperform other remedies in the listed ailments. The text also includes a short, unrelated dialogue fragment from the Cleveland Leader.
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Parmelee
Minad's Liniment and Pettier Patter Collide in Oddities
Comic fragments recount early 20th century quips about remedies cosmetics and prices. A tailor’s carriage house permit mischief and a cooking school punishment highlight light humor and social quirks from era papers.
A Simple Thing to Do In wartime social debate
A Washington Star column recalls H. H. Rogers’s critique of government work programs for the unemployed, arguing that improving conditions through such projects is misguided. The piece references Tim Greely of Fairhaven who sold cracked eggs as wartime humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Rogers
Tim Greely
Fairhaven
Tim
Washington Star
Newsrooms Chase Missing Local Crime Story
A heated exchange cites editors juggling global dispatches while a neighbor's husband arrest goes unreported. The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Louisville Courier-Journal debate coverage, highlighting editorial priorities and blind spots in local crime reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook and Peary
Louisville Courier-Journal
Free home cure for bed wetting from Windsor mother
Mrs. M. Summers of Windsor Ontario offers a free home treatment to mothers for bed wetting in children and urine problems in adults. No money needed. instruction included and mailed to any mother who writes today.
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M. Summers
Windsor
Ont
New West towns lure with unlimited money making chances
In each town through the West a new fascinating business offers unlimited money making possibilities. No previous experience needed. Small investment desirable but not necessary.
Marathon prodigy from Quebec shatters world record in Lowell
Hans Holmer, a slender dark-faced runner from Quebec City, led a long field including John J. Hayes at Lowell Massachusetts in a 26 mile 38 yard race. He finished in 2 hours 43 minutes 37 seconds, beating the world mark by 14 seconds and possibly more if pressed.
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Canada
Tom Longboat
Lowell
Mass
Quebec
John J. Hayes
Hans Holmer
Holmer
Quebec City
Peace Centenary Petition Urges Canada US Peace Commemoration
The Canadian Peace and Arbitration Society asks the government to promote an international centenary of peace between Canada and the United States. The Globe notes the petition aims for wide circulation and many signatures to show support for warless relations.
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Canadian Peace and Arbitration Society
Dominion
Canada
United States
Globe
Toronto
The Grand Old Man of Bristol and Early Bristol Leaders
The long life of Joseph Storrs Fry shows a Bristol business voyager who led a cocoa firm from birth home to boardroom. Sir Edward Fry and Sir Lewis Fry, his brothers, shared Quaker ancestry as clerks and managers in the family business. Sir George White, Norwich boot and leather leader, began with five shillings a week and became a temperance advocate who influenced travelers’ drinking habits.
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Bristol
Joseph Storrs Fry
Sir Edward Fry
Lewis Fry
Fry
Union Street
George White
Norwich
Eng
House of Commons
Norfolk
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Kdocdd
A. H. Thorson
Puck
Holloway
Health Department
Philadelphia Ledger
E. Barnes
Rogers Bros
Thor Lon Esse
Urion
City Road
London
England
East Canada
Curson Broz
Church Street
Ontario
Winaisey and the Weats
Zeenderson Bros
Sto Garry Street
Winnipeg
W. C. Edwards
Peter Street
Zam-Buk
Zam-Buk Co
Minard
Willie
Cleveland Leader
Minad
Miss Saphron
Pee Tatler
The
Minneapolis Journal
Carpenter
Miss Bullion
Mr. Plum
Papa
Chicago Tribune
Elsie
Frederick
Roosevelt
Theodore
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Susan
North Pole
E. W.gillett Co.,ltd
Ogilvie
Royal Household Flour
Oxygenator Co
O. Box
Willmott
Henry W. King
Regina
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