Chancery Millions and Unclaimed Funds Explained
The Paymaster General warns against unclaimed money agents and false claims of Chancery windfalls. About 2.5 billion dollars are in Chancery holdings, with most funds held as securities for trusts, minors, or pending cases, distributed among thousands of accounts, many under five dollars. A few odd items include a long guarded bee of coined money and old bills of exchange.
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Great Britain
Chancery
Court of Chancery
Supreme Court of Judicature
Bank of England
Supreme Court
Star Turn Mixup Nabs Sir Henry Bellingham at Peterborough
Sir Henry Bellingham received a tele telegram marked Have engaged you as star turn intended for Bellonini the music hall artiste not at the Bishop's palace but at the Palace of Varieties in Peterborough. The guest was puzzled until inquiries revealed the error.
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Hope
Cattle
Morpeth
Sir Henry Bellingham
Peterborough
Mary Carr Glyn
Henry
Bellonini
Bishop’s Palace
Palace of Varieties
Shilohs Cure Claim Spurs Dialogue Between Characters
A fragment features a boast about Shilohs Cure curing coughs and colds and a dialogue where Jimmie asks how the caller knew of the call while a sister notes Nell removing pins from her belt with a Puck aside.
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Jimmie
Nell
Puck
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Advertises PAZO ointment as guaranteed to cure itching bleeding prolapsed or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days or money back. Price listed 50 cents. Campaign promotes risk free claim and quick relief.
Young Turkey agitation sparks partisan heckling
An excerpt from a Louisville Cour- article captures a heated exchange with a question on support for the Young Turkey agitation. A respondent answers with strong opposition to ier-Journal and its aging critics, signaling factional dispute.
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ier-Journal
Louisville Cour
Measured claim for Mealie’s Vegetable Pills as effective purgative
A medical notice praises Mealie’s Vegetable Pills for acting on the stomach and delivering ingredients to the bowels. It claims the pills are a highly effective purgative and cleanser, having established strong efficacy through years of use.
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Parmelee
Woman Calls Him a Beast in Dense Encounter
The man recalls a tense moment where she calls him a beast and then invites him into her den, leaving him ruffled but intrigued by the compliment.
Shiloh's Cure Quips and a Vague Country Need
A fragment mentions Shiloh's Cure promising to cure coughs and colds. A line refers to “the contented man” as “few in a hill.” Another line says the country needs a fellow who believes there is more a coming.
Merchants' Bank of Canada Reports Strong Yet Cautious Year
The forty fifth annual meeting of Merchants' Bank of Canada directors and shareholders heard an enthusiastic president's report amid money stringency. Despite a depressed market, the bank held ample cash and securities, sacrificing earning power to protect the community. For the year, paid-up capital was 6 million dollars with profits of 738,597 dollars. 8 percent dividends of 480,000 dollars were paid, 106,000 dollars charged to Bank Premises, 25,000 to Officers' Pension Fund, and the remainder to retained earnings. The bank's assets reached 56,598,625 dollars against 4,000,000 dollars in rest, with readily available resources about 56 percent of liabilities, signaling a strong position and better outlook amid trade revival.
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Merchants’ Bank of Canada
George Hague
Minard's Liniment Testimonies Across America
A nationwide roundup presents simple testimonials from well known figures praising MINARD'S LINIMENT as the best household remedy. The notices emphasize genuine user opinions rather than press agent interviews and highlight Minard's as a trusted product from the Liniment Co. Limited.
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America
Minard
Liniment Co., Limited
John Alden Reflects On Courtship In Brief Soliloquy
John Alden muses on Priscilla’s question about his speaking up before their marriage. He attempts to interject and find a moment to answer, but the moment passes in a quiet interior monologue.
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John Alden
Priscilla
Oil for Toothache Relief with Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
An advert praised Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a quick remedy for toothache. It claims instant soothing action on the nerve and immediate relief, with the oil offering multiple useful applications beyond dental pain.
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Thomas
Uncleb Eben on Constant Questioning While Listening
The quote depicts Uncle Eben objecting to a speaker who keeps interrupting with questions every ten minutes to test if listeners stay awake. It highlights a humorous tone about nagging inquiry during conversation.
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Uncle Eben
Minard’s Liniment Cures Distemper
A humorous item notes Minard’s Liniment cures distemper and features folksy dialogue about forgiveness for a brick-throwing incident. The text mixes a parson’s urging to pray for Casey and a patient’s quip on waiting until recovery, reflecting a lighthearted, dated tone.
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Casey
A Very Great Favor
A young woman asks a wooer for a great favor as he leans on the garden gate. He vows to grant it and urges her to reveal what would prove her devotion. She hesitates and asks him to step away from the gate to spare her father's anger over fresh paint.
No Money No Lesson and a Monday French Lesson
Henry Lowry attends a weekly French lesson paid by his father, who has a modest income and a child. The boy shows his exercise, attempting Parisian French lines about lacking money, with the lesson day noted as Monday. The scene highlights financial strain affecting lessons.
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Lowry
Henry
Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills Endorsements and Claims
An advertisement extols Dr. A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for regulating bowels and curing biliousness and constipation. It quotes testimonials from Mrs R Morrow of Bracebridge and others including Peter McIntosh about relief from headaches backaches and improved health. The ad notes the pills cost 25 cents and feature the doctor’s portrait and signature on every box.
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A. W. Chase
Dr. Chase
Peter McIntosh
Pleasant Bay
N.S
A Spanish Custom Told by The Englishman
A Spanish custom marks a child’s first awareness by placing a silver coin a sword a silver cross a book and fruit before the infant. The object the child reaches for is believed to foretell the future vocation with the coin for commerce the sword for the army the cross for the church the book for learning and the fruit for farming.
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Spain
Rostov on the Don a key Rus sian shipping hub
Rostof on the Don is a busy commercial centre and the principal shipping point for wheat and other products of South eastern Russia. It has a population of 120000.
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Rostof-on-the-Don
Russia
Matrimonial Process Mirrored in Courtship Dialogue
In a witty exchange Cynicus notes the matrimonial process resembles dialing etiquette. Youngley describes adoration and ringing a belle while giving your name to a maid, and Cynicus adds that you are then taken in.
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Youngley
Cynicus
Boston Transcript
Scott's Emulsion Ad Message Encourages Parents
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the best aid for babies and young children. It promises it fits delicate needs and boosts health while warning against imitators. The copy urges parents to choose Scott's for strength and wellbeing.
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Scott
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