Sufferings of the dyspeptic and liver cure claims
A health advertisement argues indigestion stems from the liver, not the stomach, and promotes Dr Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills and Ointment as curatives. It cites testimonials from Maple Grove Quebec and Bridgetown Nova Scotia praising digestion, kidney and liver relief, with prices listed as 25 cents a box and shipments via Edmanson Bates & Co. Toronto.
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Chase
D. Bennett
Maple Grove, Megantic Co
Quc
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Handwriting expert clarifies legibility comment
In a Philadelphia Press quip, a handwriting expert says the phrase no character means the writer is considered legible and sensible enough to render each character clearly. The remark contrasts perception of character with writing clarity.
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Philadelphia Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Sparks 19th Century Scam Claim
A historic advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system medicine. Endorsed by F J Cheney and Co of Toledo with testimonials and a price per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Watpre
Koman & Manvin
O. Hall
Westminster Chimes Bid for Timekeepers
Two men are employed to wind Big Ben at the Parliament clock tower for four hours across three afternoons weekly. The chime mechanism requires five hours and the hour bell seven hours to maintain.
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Westminster
Prevention Aids Against Disease With Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
An advertisement urges prevention over cure and promotes Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as relief for pains and as a safeguard against colds and coughs. It asserts the product both allays external pains and prevents trouble from illnesses.
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Thomas
Mountaintop Engagement Joke Echoed in Fliegende Blatter
A fragment from Fliegende Blatter recalls a near engagement during a mountain tour. The speaker notes a companion named Michel-Precious and describes a fall just before a proposed proposal.
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Johann
Michel
Fliegende Blaetter
Windsor plate at Windsor castle sale valued near £2 million
The Windsor plate collection estimated at £1.9 to £2 million includes a gold service for 140 set by George IV, a royal snuff-box shield worth £9,000, thirty dozen plates at £10,000, and exotic items from colonial holdings such as a £30,000 precious-stone peacock and Tippoo's footstool. The Jane royal plate features a Sheffield knife once offered to George IV.
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Windsor
George IV
Tippoo
Jane Royal
Windsor Castle
Sheffield
Beehives Draped in Black After Death Belief
A Cornish beekeeper mourned a recent death by draping each of his five hives in black crepe fearing his bees would die if he did not. The village folk’s superstition reflects the superstitious beliefs of the area as reported by the London Standard.
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Duchy
London Standard
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Mention Powers of Regulators
Regulators Mandrake and Dandelion are described as restoring liver and kidney health and ensuring proper secretions. The text states these ingredients enter Parmelees Vegetable Pills to render them agreeable and salutary medicine with strong action.
Train conductor’s witty reply at Union station
A woman aboard a Grand Rapids train asks how long the cars stop at Union station. The conductor answers we stop four minutes from two to two. She tells her companion she wonders if he thinks he’s the whistle on the engine. Outdoor Life.
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Grand Rapids
Union Station
Wolford's Sanitary Lotion Claims Quick Cure
An advertisement claims Wolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch mange prairie scratches and other contagious skin ailments in humans and animals within 30 minutes.
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Wolford
Sidewalk Clock Hidden in Broadway and Maiden Lane
A novel clock sits at the corner of Broadway and Maiden Lane in New York. Its mechanism lies beneath the sidewalk with only the hour and minute hands visible through a glass-covered opening.
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Broadway
Maiden Lane
New York
Dysentery Cordial Praised as Best Medicine
Advertised remedy by Dr J D Kellogg claims to cure dysentery diarrhoea cholera all summer complaints and sea sickness. It states rapid relief and a positive cure and urges mothers to keep a bottle for teething children.
Proclamation Lets Protestants Officiate in Canal Zone Marriages
A Panama Canal Zone wedding raised legality questions since old rules allowed only Catholic priests. An executive order issued by the president allows ministers of any religious denomination to perform marriages. Richard Reid Rogers, consul general, clarifies that all ministers may officiate under the order.
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Justin Collins
Supreme Court of
Isthmian Canal Commission
Plot Against the Czar Involves Women in Leading Role
The article notes that in the conspiracy to assassinate the czar the leading part was said to have been played by women.
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Czar
Longing Pair Engage In Parlor Exchange
A Philadelphia Press excerpt captures a scene where a fair girl greets a young man in the parlor and laments being forgotten while the ardent suitor asks for her hand, signaling a romantic turning point.
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Philadelphia Press
Paris Millinery Hat Sparks Modern Domestic Backlash
The Paris millinery hat, notorious to husbands and fathers, emerged in Paris in 1404 signaling a fashion led era that stirred domestic debate and social change.
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Paris
Academic degrees traced to Bologna and Sige in the twelfth century
The text notes that academic degrees originated in Bologna and Sige during the twelfth century, outlining early scholarly traditions and institutional developments shaping medieval higher learning.
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Sige
Bologna
Prehistoric Man Lecture Attracts Archaeology Experts
A noted archaeologist reveals a plan to explore lands from the North Platte to the Canadian border. The discussion includes references to early fiction and a cautious stance on speculative mining prospectuses.
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North Platte
Word study in a public school lesson
A teacher questions pupil about the word recuperate using the pupil's father as an example. Charlie agrees his father works hard and comes home tired each night. The teacher asks what he does after work, and Charlie says his mother wants to know the answer.
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Charlie
Man credits Minard's Liniment for severe leg sprain
Henry Elliott of Sherbrooke Nova Scotia says a bottle of Minard's Liniment cured a very severe leg sprain from a fall while building a bridge at Doherty Creek Cumberland County. A Washington Star quote about voting ends with a joke on delivering votes in bunches.
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Henry Elliott, Esq
Sherbrooke, N.S
Bruze Construction
Nova Scotia
Minard
Doherty Creek
Cumberland Co
English Spavin Liniment Claims Unmatched Horse Cure
An advertisement touts English Spavin Liniment as removing hard or soft spavin lumps and blemishes from horses and treats conditions like curbs splints ringbone sweeney stifles sprains sore throat coughs. It promises a $50 saving per bottle and warranty claiming to be the most wonderful blemish cure known.
Pete and George Bet on Track Style Clashes
Dialogue hints at track betting and rivalry with Pete and George discussing tips and performance. Puck notes Pete didn’t perform as expected.
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Pete
George
Puck
Gounod’s Humble Reply Sparks Anglophone Image
A music loving Englishwoman meets Gounod and, overwhelmed, asks how to address him. He interrupts with a playful line about being called “your little rabbit” after a bowing gesture. The anecdote contrasts French reserve with English ardor in praise.
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Gounod
Faust
Dirty Money And The Risk Of Contaminated Currency
An 19th century Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt argues a large portion of paper currency carries germs and is unfit for handling. It notes dirty notes circulate widely, especially in the countryside, and suggests replacing small denominations with coin could curb disease spread though not without social resistance.
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England
Bank of England
Philadelph
Lnquirer
Earthquake Curiosities in Jamaica Public Square
During January Jamaica’s quake toppled four nearby statues in the central square. Queen Victoria’s statue leaned left while a north side statue leant right. A northeast statue toppled and broke, a west statue split in two, and a bust dropped on its pedestal. North south streets were clogged with fallen walls. Buildings remained under limited obstruction along east west routes.
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Jamaica
Queen Victoria
Youth
Humming Birds in London Reach Megent’s Park
London notices a flock of humming birds from Venezuela on view at the zoological gardens. Fifty three taken, many died aboard, twenty survived to Megent’s park. Seventeen now shown in two glass cages in the insect house amid flowering plants. high temperature aids them. hopes rise they will thrive and please Londoners.
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London
Zoological Gardens
Venezuela
Megent’s Park
Cnge
Giese
Westminster Gazette
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Winnipeg
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Lawrence- Williams Co
Ont
OORT
Boas
Mooney’s
Wilson
Rian
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