Dr Chase's Ointment Promises Skin Health And Beauty
Purported advertisement and anecdotal endorsement claim Dr Chase's Ointment cures eczema and skin irritations while beautifying the skin. Miss C Stanley Jones cites rapid child head eczema cure and a facial eczema case, praising its soothing antiseptic healing. Also includes a humorous Colorado game warden anecdote.
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Dr. Chase
C. Stanley-Jones
Simcoe Street
Toronto
Ont
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Say a Neighbors Phonograph Disturbing Quiet in Milwaukee
In Milwaukee a resident complains to a neighbor about a phonograph reciting loudly last night until 11 o'clock. The other resident replies that the noise came from his wife, not a recording, as tensions flare between the two flats.
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Ilwaukee Sentinel
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Mercury Free
An 19th century health notice warns against mercury containing remedies for catarrh and urges prescriptions from reputable physicians. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and systemically effective, sold by druggists. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and cautions buyers to insist on genuine Toledo production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F J Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. Cheney & Co
Druggista
Vacations Planned During Busy Season at Workplace
Hawker says he will take two weeks off and is told by Walker that it is odd for the employer to release him during the peak season. Hawker adds another man will replace him and the employer says he need not return.
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Hawker
Walker
Somerville Journal
Parmelees Vegetable Pills and Clear Heads for Busy Men
A 19th century claim urges that high pressure business life drains vitality and harms health. It argues nervous tension lowers alertness, and promotes Parmelees Vegetable Pills as a remedy to regulate the stomach and keep the head clear for busy professionals.
Threshing Machine Design Traced from 17th Century German Craft
A German artisan named Hohlfield designed a threshing machine in the 17th century, and in 1786 Andrew Meikle, a Scots mechanic, produced a version so refined that nearly a century of improvements left it essentially the same as the original.
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Hohlfield
Andrew Meikle
Minard Liniment Cures Diphtheria Mentioned
A fragment notes Minard's Liniment curing diphtheria while a judge and architect discuss a bungalow priced at fifteen hundred dollars and eight thousand dollars to build. The quoted dialogue includes Mr. Snooks reacting to designs.
Vaccination Program for Blackleg and Anthrax in Cattle
The Department of Agriculture in Ottawa offers preventive vaccine for Blackleg and Anthrax at five cents per dose. Blackleg vaccine can be self administered with a fifty cent instrument. Anthrax vaccine requires a qualified veterinarian. Cattle raisers are urged to contact the Veterinary Director-General in Ottawa for details and supplies.
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Ecatule
Canada
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Health of Animals
United States
Biological Laboratory
Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator Promises Quick Relief
The ad claims children restless at night with loss of appetite and pale skin suffer from worms. It touts Mother Graves Worm Ex Terminator as a remedy that “effectually removes these nests” and relieves young sufferers immediately.
Lessons From Success And Self Discipline
Nuggets from Success magazine reflect on effort over money, education shaping character, and personal drive. It cautions against dishonorable honors, warns worry as a poison, and contrasts cultivated will with discouragement while stressing reading and self-improvement.
The Corean ruler dubbed a soiled despot and household called ant hill
A passage insults the Corean sovereign as a soiled despot and mocks his household as a Corean ant hill, reflecting hostile foreign sentiment. The wording targets leadership and governance with demeaning imagery.
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Corea
Corean
Tub water foR to keep it from leakin
A Georgia student on vacation at a farm discovers a tub of water near a pump and asks a worker, Jim, what the tub is used for. Jim, in a bygone dialect, finally explains the tub is kept to hold water to prevent leakage.
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Georgia
Jim
Marie George
George
Massa
Harper's Weekly
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted as cure for female weakness
A testimonial from Mrs. James N. Aratz of Jordan Station Ontario describes long standing fatigue and weakness improving within a month of taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. It claims the pills restore red blood and relieve anaemia nervous debility headaches backache and other ailments of womanhood. Sold by medicine dealers or direct from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Chusca Womel
Willliams
Pius
James
N. aAratz
Joruan Station
Unt
Mr. Williams
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
London Cabs Begin As Coaches In 14625 Era
The passage notes that early London cabs or coaches emerged in 14625 and that ten years later King Charles limited their numbers, due to a belief that there were too many. It asserts Londoners still offer top cab service globally.
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London
Charles
Barnato Wins Literary Challenge In Quick Essay
A famed financier Barnero Barnato won a humorous literary contest when a referee awarded him the prize for a terse flawless piece. The scheme involved journalists debating literature and a mock bet. Barnato promised to pay the referee a pound for acting as judge, and the award was confirmed and honored.
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Barnato
Barnero Barnato
B. I. Barnato
Delicately Put Footman Story Ends With A Sleepy In-Law
A banker learns his house is on fire and his family is safe when the servant reports the women and daughters escaped. The footman then reveals the mother-in-law is sleeping on the third story back, and he questions whether to wake her given his employer’s care for her comfort.
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James
Which Is Your Shortest Hour
A business man asks a acquaintance about the shortest hour of the day and explains his own choice from 2 to 3 PM. He notes this period passes quickly for many people and uses it to rush through disagreeable tasks like interviews with a bore or a dentist.
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Ayer
Ayer Oc
Lowell
Rass
New York Sun
Naked Truth About Field Duel In Lively Dinner Jest
A New York woman in evening dress outwits the late Eugene Field in a witty skirmish over literary merit at a dinner. Field concedes and replies with a quip about not being laughed at in the woman's sleeve, ending the exchange with tactful humor.
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Eugene Field
York
Atetinner
Field
Mr. Field
Miss Blank
Legend of the Violet: a Latine sixteenth century poem
A Latine poem from the sixteenth century recounts the myth of Lanthis, a Diana nymph who attracted Apollo. After fleeing his pursuit, Lanthis asks Diana to destroy her beauty. Diana grants the wish but later pities Lanthis and transforms her into a violet that retreats from the sun and hides its head in shade.
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Lanthis
Diana
Apollo
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Colorado
Kansas City Star
Minard
Ayers
Fellows
Rational Drug & Chemical Co. Limited
Montreal
London Telegraph
Naked Truth
Oshawa
Winalows
Druccists
Crocers
Ceneral
Mooney
Mooney’s Perfection Cream
Mooney’s
Wononee Bagshe Etc., Limited
Gombault
Strei Tendons
Wind Few
Usaf
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