Peruna Promoted for Colds and Catarrh by Dr Hartman
Peruna is advertised as a cheerful remedy for colds and chronic catarrh. The ad cites Dr Hartman and cites testimonials from Mrs. Samuelle Vigneau, Mr. Matthew O'Hare, and C. H. Parker praising Peruna's quick relief and preventive effects.
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Hartman
Samuelle Vigneau
Avre Au Berd
Isle de la Magdaline
Canada
Matthew O’hare
William &J
Fall River
Mass
Ill-fitting boots and corns and a riding habit tale
An 1890s style column mixes anecdotes and ads. It notes holloway's corn cure and Minard's Liniment for ailments. A girl teases a doctor by sticking out her tongue after he visits, illustrating comic city life and local commerce in brief snippets.
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Holloway
Kitty
Lippincott’s
Kent in the Lead in Westward Legend and Stolen Horse
A fragmented dialogue recalls a leader named Kent in a western procession related to a governor, amid suspicion over a stolen horse. The text also touts Wolford's Sanitary Lotion for itching and Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as cures for contagious ailments and cold prevention.
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Kent
A Piece of String in Japan a Notable Everyday Tool
A US writer in Japan notes string serves as a universal tool chest in daily life. He describes its many uses from repairs to measuring and even the way a police officer uses string to secure detainees, illustrating Japanese respect for law.
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Japan
Clergyman Resigns Over Moral Conflicts at Chalfont St Peter
The Rev Roland Allen of Chalfont St Peter in Oxford diocese resigns claiming church customs allow immoral baptisms and burials while sponsors deny creed. He notes remorse over urging morality yet yielding to law and asks the Bishop of Oxford to declare the vacancy at Christmas.
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Church of England
V. Roland Allen
Chalfont St Peter, Bucks
Diocese of
Oxford
St. John's College
Pekin
Alien
Noubt
Jesus Christ
Christ's Church
Mr. Allen
Baby's Own Tablets Flaunt A Smile In Every Dose
A mother praises Baby's Own Tablets saying there is a smile in every dose and claims they cure minor infant ailments. John Young of Auburn Ontario also endorses them, calling them best for teething, stomach and bowel troubles. Available from medicine dealers or by mail for 20 cents per box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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John Young
Auburn
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Graf from a rural train scene and old time ad blurbs
A vivid clipping shows a playful exchange with a grandmother and child on a Pittsburgh Leader page. It includes a Mother Graves Worm Exterminator ad promising safe worm relief and a brief train farewell scene between a strong woman and a meek man with a sharp farewell shout.
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Promoted In Odd Ad Patter
An advertisement extols Mandrake and Dandelion in Parmelees Vegetable Pills aiding liver and kidney health. It claims these ingredients restore function and induce a regular flow of secretions. Interleaved are comic snippets from Illustrata Bits and a joke about a son being grounded in classics from the Chicago Record Herald.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Bride Fights for Freedom After Barn Floor Fails
Paris Telegraph recounts a Haute Savoie tale of Moile Dodhe who wed M Granger at Noverey. A feast toppled the floor, sending guests into a stable. The bride rode a cow from the scene, was captured by tree branches, then rescued unharmed and laughing at the escapade. The cow reportedly fled.
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Haute Savoie
Paris
The
Telegraph
Noverey
Moile
Dodhe
M. Granger
Robber Robbed in West London Burglary Case
In West London a man charged with breaking and entering reportedly stole a bottle of whisky which he drank. He lay intoxicated on the road when some of the stolen property was taken from him by others.
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West London
Can't Clean it Up See is there to see in Philadel ia
A garbled dialogue notes places and quirks from Philadelphia and Saxony. Mentions a mint and a legal issue with red neckties. Claims a man may wear a carmine nose and avoid arrest if he is clever. Minard's Liniment is credited with curing diphtheria.
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Philadelia
Saxony
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Peruna
Dr. Hartman
MH. Parker
Minard
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell, Mas
Wolford
Clergyman
Baby
Pittsburg
Ciary Price
John Hallam
Toronto
Nation Manufacturing Company
Montreal
Rane
Wellati
Narres
Star Mfg. CO
Providence
Moony S
Tati
Mooney’s
Mooney
Winnipeg
Oshaws
Mooires
Otiawa
Torvste
Loaten
N. U. No
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