Zam-Buk Promises Cure for Piles and More
A Montreal testimonial claims Zam-Buk cures piles permanently after years of suffering. The letter from Mrs. Wm. Hughes describes relief from pain and misery and asserts Zam-Buk also treats blood poisoning wounds and skin infections. It notes price 50 cents and availability through druggists or Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
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Wm. Hughes
Hoche Hochelaga
Montreal
Zam-Buk
Zam-B
Zam- Buk
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Mysterious Egyptian Mummy Hint From Ancient Cook?
An Arab guide claims another mummy is present while cooking utensils near the first mummy suggest she was a cook. An American tourist mocks the idea noting a cook’s long fixed position across two thousand years.
Holloway Corn Cure Kills Roots Without Flesh Injury
When Holloway's Corn Cure is applied to a corn or wart it kills the roots and the callosity comes out without injury to the flesh.
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Holloway
Newbride Dining Dilemma Sparks Livery Talk
In the Boston Tran script a couple debates a questionable liver dish. The bride apologizes and mentions asking the cook to speak with the liveryman about the issue.
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Newbride
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertised with Reward and Testimonials
An advertisement promises one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case and endorses Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, 75 cents per bottle, and notes Hall's Family Pills for constipation. The closing quip presents a punchline about a man leading a double life and promising to die for two girls.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Yankee marksman surprises pompous Brit in target shoot
An American army officer recalls a lively scene with a pompous Englishman during a target shoot. After failing to hit the target, the Yankee demonstrates skill by hitting the bullseye six times in succession, prompting compliment from the Brit and a praise of a Yankee marksman with an English gun.
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England
Itinerant Engineer Burns and the First Electric Tram Car
The British labor leader John Burns, after marriage in 1880, worked as a journeyman engineer in Battersea and became the first to build and operate an electric tram car in Great Britain. He tested the tram at the Crystal Palace for six months to prove traction viability, enlisting his wife and mother-in-law as decoys in a ruse to reassure crowds.
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John Burns
Battersea
Great Britain
Burns
Crystal Palace
London
Towers Plans For a Country House Appease a Lady
The patient architect gains Mrs. Drippingold's decision on architectural style for her country house. She insists on visible towers riding by, preferring ancestral Norman Gothic towers amid Renaissance and Queen Anne options.
Firmness of mind inspires a dying day
A Scotchwoman visits an elderly neighbor who laments a bad cold and damp weather. The visitor retorts that the woman has long warned of death, and advises fixing a day to die and sticking to it to gain resolve.
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Janet
Martha
Poor Sight Sparks Questioning in School Scene
A new boy questions a master about a pupil who could not see the till when taking money. The master explains the other boy’s eyesight varies and the issue arises from defective sight at times, prompting curiosity about what he left for.
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Loendon
Young Man and Father Debated Whipping Debt
A Detroit Tribune anecdote shows a seven year old challenging his father over a supposed debt. The boy objects to a whipping he calls an unfair preferred creditor claim. The tale satirizes juvenile philosophy and parental discipline.
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Detroit Tribune
Blood Purifying Pills Claim Broad Vital Cure
An advertising claim states that bad blood causes most diseases and that Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People restore rich blood. A testimonial from Henry Baker of Chipman NB credits eight boxes with curing pimples weakness and illness, endorsing the pills as the sole root-cause remedy. The medicine is sold by mail for 50c a box or six for $2.50 from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Henry Baker
Chipman, N. B
Reluctant Host Provides Sandwich After Two Day Hunger
The Ragged Edge notes Peter roamed Newark area for two days with almost no food before a farmhouse woman finally handed him a large square ham sandwich on stale bread. A companion later found him in pain on a hayrick as he quipped the corners of his square meal were scratchin' him.
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Peter
Newark
N. J
Pete
Saturday Evening Post
German Suffragettes Initiate Autumn Donation Week
German suffrage societies urge members to abstain from luxuries for a week between October 1 and year end and devote saved funds to the suffrage cause. Those who cannot abstain are asked to contribute an equivalent amount.
Chinese Coffins and Preparations for Death in Imperial China
In China coffins are prepared during a person’s life and kept as household furniture. Elaborate, solid coffins are stored ready for dissolution. Imperial mausoleums are built in advance. the Empress maintained several, notably one near Peking in the Western Hills called The Happy Region of a Myriad Years, constantly repaired and beautified.
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China
Peking
Westminster Gazette
Mose Barlow Guilty Of Grand Larceny In Mississippi Court
A southern Mississippi court tried Mose Barlow a darkey indicted for grand larceny. After a verdict of guilty the judge told him, and Barlow quipped that the judge was too intelligent to be swayed by the jury.
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Mississippi
Darkey
Mose Barlow
Mose
Barlow
Jedge
Yo’ Honah
Harper’s Weekly
Shiloh's Cure Quips and a President Dream
A Washington Star fragment shows a playful exchange about Shiloh's Cure and a boy jokingly chasing a future president. The veteran gentleman offers encouragement while the youth bleaches with a quip about being named Bill.
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Bill
Washington Star
Minardo's Liniment Praised For Cold Cure In 24 Hours
A reader named Dartmouth, J G Leslie, extols Minardo's Liniment praising its 25 years of use. He asserts it cures a cold in the head within 24 hours when rubbed between the hands and inhaled, and calls it best for bruises and sprains.
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Dartmouth
J. G. Leslie
Visiting Britisher Complains of Insolent Waiters at English Hotel
A visiting Britisher denounces the hotel staff in loud terms claiming the waiters are insolent. The proprietor responds calmly asking what troubles him as the guest recounts an exchange about plum duff and a rude retort from a waiter.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Advertises PAZO ointment promising cure of itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. Claims 50 cents price.
Colonel Complaints Over Soup Named Coffee
A colonel inspects a morning meal and is told by a corporal to taste the liquid. The colonel proclaims it the best soup he ever tasted. The corporal notes the cook wants to call it coffee, highlighting the humorous misnaming.
Minard's Liniment touted as cure for diphtheria
In a boastful claim the ad touts Minard's Liniment as a remedy for diphtheria. A humorous vignette follows where Mrs. Benham-Henry commends sobriety and Benham recounts a past visit, saying a mother’s warning kept him from drinking.
The Outcome and the Immovable Object
A line from Life quotes a dialogue about an irresistible force meeting an immovable object. The exchange centers on a doctor and a student named Johnny, framing a moral or philosophical puzzle. The source presents a playful or allegorical exchange.
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Johnny
Doctor
As money Increases the love of it increases
A compact proverb notes that greed grows with wealth, asserting money amplifies affection for riches and suggesting a cyclic lure of wealth. It highlights a caution about money altering priorities and intensifying desire for more.
Reading actress breaks down car to attend creditors
A reading actress telephoned that her automobile was broken down and she could not attend a meeting of her creditors. The Pittsburg Post quips about her effort for the creditors.
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Pittsburg Post
Fragmentary Quote Notice From Kansas City Times
Quote reflects public reaction to motor vehicle accidents with phrases about people saying cars are to blame and suggests a discussion of road safety. Reads as a clipped newspaper fragment without clear event details or dates.
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Kansas City Times
PSYCHINE Promises Cure and Vitality for Chronic Ailments
An Ontario woman credits PSYCHINE with permanent health restoration after a decade of use claiming she would not have lived the year without it. The advertisement urges worn‑out readers to try the tonic, touts its broad restoring effects and offers 50c and 1 sample via Dr. T. A. Slocum, Toronto.
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A. E. Ternan
Norwich
Ont
Dr. T. A. Slocum, Limited
Spedina Ave
Toronto
Not a Bad Plan. Worries Across Time
A reflective exchange contrasts current anxieties with past concerns. The speaker admits perpetual worry and seeks a strategy to cope by letting today’s worries overshadow yesterday’s burdens, offering a philosophical takeaway.
Worm Exterminator Proves Its Value to Wise Owners
Wisethers who know the virtues of Mother Graves Worm Exterminator always have it on hand because it proves its value.
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Mother Graves
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A quotation from the Louisville Courier-Journal contrasts judging a man by his friends with judging a girl by the company she entertains.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Shiloh's Cure Claim Repeated Amid Personal Exchange
A fragment recounts a claim that Shiloh's Cure will cure coughs and colds. Bessie notes a memory of sitting on a knee with Jessie, leaning on a shoulder as a moustache brushed the cheek, then comments on the beastly weather for the season.
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Shiloh
Bessie
Jessie
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Black Knight
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The
F. F. Dalley CO. Limited
Hamilton, Ont
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