Peruna Cited By Patients As Cure For Kidney And Bladder Ailments
A pair of letters from William J. Watkins of St Louis and C B Newhof of Albany praise Peruna as an effective remedy for kidney and bladder trouble. Watkins reports a four month course leading to a complete cure after trying other medicines. Newhof notes relief from catarrh related urinary issues and seven months of good health since using Peruna.
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Joan N. Watking
Shenandoah Ave
Bt. Louis
John N. Watkins
Peruna
C. B. Newhof
Delaware Street
Albany
N. Y
Where He Put It Umbrella Mischief Line
A comic exchange unfolds as Biffkins accuses a young man of sticking an umbrella in his eye. The youth answers by asking where he left the umbrella, turning the moment into a poking quip about misplacement and mischief.
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Biffkins
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proclaimed The Only Cure
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to cure catarrh in all stages. Because catarrh is constitutional the remedy requires constitutional treatment taken internally. Proponents offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Heart
Couple visit new neighborhood with humorous tale
A husband who calls himself a raconteur visits a new neighborhood with his wife. He tells a humorous story to delighted listeners and sees excellent results. His wife follows with another tale, prompting more laughter.
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Punch
Practical Protection at Canadian Manufacturers' Convention
At the twenty-ninth annual Canadian Manufacturers' Association meeting in Vancouver, W H Rowley urged Practical Protection. He argued Canada must guard natural resources, reduce waste, and protect markets while promoting domestic industry and imperial unity through tailored tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Manufacturers’ Association
Vancouver
Dominion Hall
British Columbia
John Hendry
W. H. Rowley
E. B. Eddy Co
Hull
Rowley
Hendry
Canada
Empire
Washington
United States
How Matches Are Made And The Manufacturing Process
There are many methods of manufacturing matches and various machines used. Nearly every company has machinery tailored to its own use and relies on processes created by its chemists and mechanics as trade secrets. One machine has been known to produce 17,996,400 matches daily, boxed and ready for shipment.
Worm Ex Terminator Promoted for Children
Advertisement extols Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator as harmless enough for even delicate children, claiming potent vermin control with minimal constitutional harm.
Shark meet moves into market in commercial quantities
Dayton News reports shark meet is entering the market in commercial quantities, noting expectations that Wall Street fellows would obtain it sooner or later.
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Wall Street
Dayton News
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper Tale
A fragment from a humorous rural exchange. Hawkins, gloomy overdistemper cure claims, expresses resignation to death while his spouse laments not inviting him to Thanksgiving. The dialogue hints at daily life and wit in a small community.
Cousin Genevieve Teaches Self to Swim
A Buffalo Express quip recalls Genevieve, ten years apart, describing her effort to learn swimming as a personal milestone. The joke hinges on a humorous image of self-teaching and distant family contact.
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Genevieve
Buffalo Express
Tower of Babel Construction Hopes to Reach the Stars
A New York Sun report notes builders aim for a lofty summit with a plan involving a woman standing atop the ton with a tool, illustrating ambition to touch the stars.
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Tower of Babel
New York Sun
Do you believe in love at first
A terse line presents a fragmented quote about love and a divorce court lawyer voice. The fragment hints at themes of romance and professional life intersecting, without a clear narrative or event. The piece reads as a quippy, edgy aside rather than a full story.
A Cure for Rheumatism Promises Relief Through Pills
A physician attributes rheumatism to impurities in the blood from faulty liver and kidney action. Uric acid taints the blood, causing joint and tissue pain. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are said to have cured many and are strongly recommended. a trial is urged to prove their value.
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Parmelee
Etiquette clash ends engagement over misread signals
In a social romance, Mias Cayenne explains the engagement ended due to a misunderstanding. Each party judged the other lacking etiquette as they followed different publications and did not read the same Hints on How to Behave in Society.
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Mias Cayenne
Baby Health Ad Promises Cure for Minor Ills
An advertisement asserts Baby's Own Tablets cure minor babyhood ailments and keep children well. It cites Mrs. C. C. Roe of Georgetown Ontario praising the product for summer use. The Dr Williams Medicine Co. sells the tablets at 2 cents a box through medicine dealers or mail order.
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C. C. Roe
Georgetown
Ont
Beby
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Brockville
Man Returns Home After Phonograph Horn Bet
A distressed wife recalls her husband’s return home after a peculiar bet involving a phonograph horn. The exchange captures a moment of domestic tension reported in the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Lottery Prize Twist Leaves Goldberg Saddened
Isaacs boasts of a capital lottery win while Cohen questions if it was large enough. Iaacs argues the win was big, but Goldberg regrets tossing away nine of ten tickets hoping for more.
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Isaacs
Goldberg
Cohen
Iaacs
Mining proposition sparks discussion at city debate
A Washington Star excerpt echoes a debate between a ready made philosopher and Mr Growcher about a mining proposition. The dialogue hints at economic ambition and urban planning, inviting readers to consider potential opportunities and risks involved.
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T'ny
Mr. Growcher
Washington Star
Your Time Is Not Yours The Nervous Call to Action
A health appeal urges readers to halt neglect of nervous ills and restore the nervous system with Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Food. A testimonial from William Branton of Victoria Street Strathroy Ontario claims improved sleep appetite digestion and nerve strength after using twenty four boxes. Price is 50 cents per box or four for 2 50 available at dealers or Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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A. W. Chase
William Branton
Victoria
St., Strathroy
Ont
Census of Manufactures to Begin in June Next Year
Canada will conduct a census of manufacturing in 1910 detailing capital, land, buildings, plant value, and product types. It covers factories with five+ workers, with specific data on salaries, hours, wages, power, fuel, raw materials, and custom work. The dairy sector will be surveyed on separate schedule No 12.
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Canada
Egg Boiling Debate Recalls Classic Kitchen Error
Humorous exchange from the Toledo Blade centers on boiling eggs for the wrong length of time. A misunderstanding over whether twelve minutes or three minutes were needed leads to a punchy domestic miscue involving spousal instruction and stubborn eggs.
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Toledo Blade
Clergy argues fans can attend games and stay Christian
A Massachusetts clergyman says a man may attend ball games and still be a Christian but notes it is easier to act like one when the home team wins.
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Massachusetts
Pittsburg
Chestnut gathering feared misidentification sparks fear
In a Boston Herald snippet Hank Stubbs jokes about collecting chestnuts but fears being mistaken for a red squirrel and shot. Bige Miller teases the idea, highlighting a humorous rural bluff about mistaken identity.
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Hank Stubbs
Bige Miller
Boston Herald
Slum Child Died After Eating Hot Pudding Ice
A grim report notes a slum child died from eating a top penny ice on a hot pudding. A second slum child died in a separate incident, described as not a joyful death.
Odd Answers From A Sunday School Student
A humorous remark comes from a boy who, when asked what became of Nineveh, said it was destroyed and when asked about Tyre he shouted it was blown up. The exchange shows a child’s literal take on biblical events.
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Nineveh
Tyre
Foreigners Buy Stocks Often Through Marriage
A Pittsburg Post note says foreigners buy many stocks here, but usually they acquire them by means of marriage.
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Pittsburg Post
Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup Promises Teething Relief
Rest and health to mother and child. Mrs Winston's Soothing Syrup is claimed to have soothed millions of children for over sixty years during teething. It promises to calm the child soften gums ease pain cure wind colic and diarrhea. Abundantly advertised as harmless and sold for twenty five cents a bottle.
Christian Scientists Place of Worship Quoted
Brooklyn Life quips about the term used by Christian Scientists for their church. The piece highlights a playful fusion of names and words in a social newspaper tone.
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John
Eddy
Brooklyn
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Promise Stomach Health
A promotional note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills for aiding stomach and liver function, claiming they restore healthful action, relieve dyspepsia, and have cured long standing complaints where other medicines failed.
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Parmelee
Young Bride Refuses Harry on First Proposal
Comic exchange recounts a young bride denial to Harry as Miss Royval jokes about him not being present when the proposal was first made. The snippet captures lighthearted social banter from the Boston Transcript.
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Harry
Royval
Boston Transcript
Street Wires Block Traffic Prompt City Editors
City editors scramble as a live electric wire blocks a main street. One reporter is sent to feel the charged line while another rushes to document the scene and traffic disruption. Authorities warn passersby to keep clear as crews assess danger.
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Helga
Scott
Ali
Metebes
Aas, Tord
Minard
Hawkins
Spohn Medical CO
Hen
Indiana, VU
Census OF Manufactures
Ty Leopold Cassner
Fast
New York City
Shiloh
Cure
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