Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Claim Digestion Cure
An advertisement promotes Dr. A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy for indigestion by stimulating bile flow from an active liver. It claims long standing cases can yield to the treatment and cites a testimonial from Duncan McPherson of Content Alta. Each box costs 25 cents and is sold by Edmanson Bates Co in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Chase
Duncan McPherson
Content
Alta
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Fresh Egg Crusade Drives Austin Style Legislation
Pennsylvania legislators will be asked to pass strict measures targeting the egg trade. State dairy and food commissioner James Foust proposes penalties of long imprisonment and heavy fines for selling or buying decayed eggs for food and requires labeling of all cold storage poultry meat and eggs.
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Pennsylvania
James Foust
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Time tried remedy praised for throat and lung cure
An old proven syrup Brec kle's Anti Consumptive Syrup ranks as a leading treatment for throat and lung ailments. It softens stubborn coughs by easing irritation and helps restore affected organs to healthy function. Try it to be convinced of its efficacy.
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Breckle
Pail Business Run By Former Skinner Associate
Chicago News reports Harlow asks about Skinner while Barlow explains he is in the pail business and runs a bucket shop. The brief exchanges hint at a known figure transitioning to a new enterprise. The dialogue frames a local curiosity about career shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlow
Skinner
Barlow
Chicago News
Shiloh's Cure Promised Repeats and Move Prompt
A fragment shows a claim that Shiloh's Cure will cure coughs and colds. It includes dialogue where Robert is told not to call at the house again because they move tomorrow and will visit the new abode.
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Shiloh
Robert
Annabelle
Rob
Old Man Marries Young Bride in Indiana County Tale
An elderly man over seventy marries a country girl of eighteen from Indiana. He works as a night watchman in Louisville while she enjoys freshness and education, prompting whispers about her motivation to leave rural life for the city. The man suggests she might have desired to come to town.
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Louisville
Indiana
Louisville Courier-Journal
The Guillotine Was Not Invented by its Namesake
A German book argues the Guillotine did not originate with Dr. Guillotin who died in 1814. An Antoine Louis designed a "simple apparatus" urged by 1789 reforms. Tobias Schmidt built the 1792 model after bids. Schmidt profited, Guillotin had no role in making the device.
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Hector Fleischman
Germany
Guillotin
Guoillotin
Antoine Louis
Salpetriere
Guidon
Tobias Schmidt
Schmidt
Paris
Paying for a Meal In Revolutionary Era
Colonel Ebenezer Sproat of Middleboro Massachusetts, famed for his wit, once faced hungry soldiers. He asked his mother how much it cost to pick bones from a meal, then gave each man three shillings from the till after interpreting her answer. His mother, amused, approved the joke and kept the tale.
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Ebenezer Sproat
Middleboro
Mass
Colonel Sproat
Ebenezer
Whitcomb Riley jokes about seeing every new town build
In a town visit, James Whitcomb Riley declines a tour of the latest civic buildings, remarking he has seen new courthouses and other structures a hundred times and they wear him out before his reading. The anecdote captures his weary humor about municipal progress.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Cache Uncovered at Edmonton Fort Yields 40 Pounds Ammunition
Workmen remodeling the old Hudson Bay fort in Edmonton unearthed about 40 pounds of ancient ammunition. The cache includes around 100 shells and 39 pounds of powder hidden under a rotten stairway. The dated box shows 1565 and the find likely dates to a period of Indian threats.
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Hudson Bay
Edmonton
Ballard
Fifty-Two-Year-Old Athlete Cures Rheumatism with Kidney Pills
Six Nations Ontario special report on John Silversmith a lacrosse captain aged fifty two who suffered seven years with rheumatism. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with relief after two boxes and full cure after sixteen, claiming rheumatism stems from kidney issues.
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John Silversmith
Dodd
Miracle Bed and Walk Explained by a Scotch Lady
Dr Walter C Smith once tried to interpret Take up thy bed and walk to an old lady by saying the bed was only a mat. The lady replied she could not believe it, insisting the bed was a four poster and that no miracle would occur with a mat on the back.
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Walter C. Smith
Its Virtue Cannot be Described Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
A historic ad extols Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as a remarkable household remedy with widespread praise. The originator’s surprise at its powers is cited, noting it benefits humanity and is well known and trusted. The text emphasizes universal familiarity and high regard.
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Thomas
Hallrume Wins Dual Meal at Boarding House
Hallrume and Star boarder dice for meals at a boarding house. Hallrume wins the dispute over both portions after a toss, claiming the larger share for today.
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Hallrume
Shilohs Cure Recalled In Patient Plea For Medicine
A reader recalls Shilohs Cure as a remedy for coughs and colds, with a child Lola begging for the medicine with sugar as pain lingers before it passes.
Rosy Cheeked Babies and Safe Health for Children
An advertisement extols Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for minor childhood ailments and a promoter of healthy digestion. It claims safety with no opiates and features a testimonial from Mrs. M. Romard of Eastern Harbor, Nova Scotia, noting its effectiveness. The product is sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. of Brockville, Ontario.
Philosopher of Folly on Artful Living and Prudent Shoes
A wry quotation notes that to lead an artistic life one should buy old candlesticks when new shoes are needed, reflecting a humor about priorities and frugality in creative living.
Signature Cure Ad Claims One Day Cold Fix
An old advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine as a universal cold cure with the phrase Cure a Cold in One Day. It highlights a price of 25 cents and credits E. W. Grove as the signature figure. The tone is promotional and era specific.
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E. W. Grove
Ferdinand and Ministers Battle Over Majesties Fine Jest
Upon proclaiming himself czar at Tirnovo, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria set a 10 franc fine for anyone omitting the title majesty. Ministers joined, endlessly paying fines on the train ride. The climax came when the czar called the finance minister to account for misnaming the czarina and paid his own 10 francs.
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Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Tirnovo
France
Czarina
Summer Girl in Winter Summons Old Promises and Hearts
The narrator recalls seasonal longing and past suitors in a reflective verse about loves and threats from Tom Jack George Sinclair and others. She mourns loneliness at home while wishing for a summer by the sea as the New York Herald notes.
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New York Herald
Parlor light and pianola plan for music cue
A dialogue reveals a social scheme where a woman trusts an actor’s attentions and hints at a marriage proposal if she can rig a spotlight in the parlor and arrange slow music on the piano player. The exchange hints at romantic manipulation within domestic interiors.
Wonderful Effect Inspires Crowd in Brooklyn Life
Mr Howard praises Ninerva’s force as marvelous, noting the moment when speech failed him. Mrs Talk Much agrees on the wonderful impact, reflecting a vivid reaction from the Brooklyn Life crowd.
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Howard
Brooklyn
Her Amusement
A humorous dialogue from the Cleveland Leader shows Mr Jawback asking if she is lonely when he is away and Mrs Jawback replying she has her own resources. He comments on learning to quarrel with himself as a punchline.
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Mr. Jawback
Out of His Reach in the Aeroplane Exultation
Ex-bicyclist triumphs in flight shouting about finally finding a public highway free from sprinkling carts turning it to mud. The quotation showcases a boastful moment as Smarf Ser narrates the scene.
The Foe of Indigestion Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills
An advertisement extols Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as a long trusted remedy for dyspepsia and indigestion. It claims the pills regularize stomach action and restore health, noting their high esteem and long history as a standard treatment.
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Parmelee
Two Pound Roast Sought in Orchestra Circle
A young husband asks about meat prices and is told costs vary by location. He requests a two pound roast, aiming for the best cut available within the orchestra circle.
Fur Trade Ad Promotes N W Hide and Fur Co
An advertisement urges sellers to ship furs to the N W Hide and Fur Co in Minneapolis Minnesota, touting reliability and best prices for buyers and merchants seeking fur material.
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N.W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Dictionary with an Appendix Missing
A smooth talking book agent sells a farmer a large dictionary claiming it is the latest edition. The farmer notes no appendix, but the agent insists recent dictionaries have removed the appendix, convincing the farmer to buy the book.
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Chicago News
Distemper Cure Adheres to Minard’s Liniment Claims
A magistrate’s court hears a case where a prisoner admits guilt due to mitigating factors in an assault and battery charge. The plaintiff alleges gouging an eye and biting an ear, while the prisoner claims provocation from being called a gentleman.
Peruna Cited By Sufferers as Catarrh Cure in 1909 Almanac
Mr. WM A Press er of Moline Illinois reports two bottles of Peruna cured his two month catarrh and kept it from returning. Another patient Mr A Thompson of Martel Ohio says eighteen years of catarrh ended after about a third of a bottle. Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio offers a free 1909 Almanac.
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WM. A. Presser
William A. Presser
Third Ave
Moline
Ill
Peruna
Mig. Co
Columbus
Ohio
Engagement Ended Over Socks Lesson Given
Old Uncle Latzen Berry recalls Almira Stang breaking off her eight year betrothal to Charles Henry Tootwiler. She believed his thrift lesson went too far after discovering he had saved 217 pairs of socks for after the wedding.
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Latzenberry
Almira Stang
Charles Henry Tootwiler
Puck
Baby Walks and Nickels Rise in Morning Routine
A mother notes her son Willie walks the baby only when a nickel appears in the day. The exchange reflects a small domestic moment about earnings and care.
Sure Corrective of Flatulency Advertisement
The fragment describes relief for stomach gas and discomfort from undigested food. It promotes Par melee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy to restore proper stomach action and prevent belching with simple directions included with each packet.
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Parmelee
Johnnie Learns Cake Doubts About Words
A mother corrects her child on word choice about cake. Johnnie repeats the sentence, saying he likes cake and that it is very good. He worries it sounds as if he is talking about bread, and the mother approves the refinement.
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Johnnie
Everybody's Magazine
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