Bert’s Remedy for Coughing Promoted by Drug Company
An advertisement by the National Drug and Chemical Co. promotes Dre-Co Syrup of Linseed and Licorice as a cough remedy claimed safe for children and adults. It asserts the product contains no harmful drugs and invites physicians or druggists to request a complete list of ingredients. Bottles sold at 5c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kean
Tagredi Sts
National Drug and Chemical Co
Conat
Tawited
Lele Med. Co
Haverstock Rd
Hampstead
London
Eng
Maus
Winatow
Mizi
Dublin eccentric steals his own ham in humorous shop prank
A Dublin man entered a purveyor’s shop and bought a ham then asked it be hung outside. He waited while a policeman approached, grabbed the ham in a lighthearted escape, but the shopkeeper revealed it was the man’s own ham and he could take it.
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Dublin
Imprisoned man maims own arm in bush tragedy
Terrick cattle station near Longreach, Queensland resident Lance Daveney died after his forearm became jammed in a hollow tree while retrieving nesting parrots. He allegedly cut off his own arm with a pocket knife to free himself, bleeding to death after the gruesome self amputation.
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Sydney
Fort
Parras
Minard's Liniment Promotes Household Remedy Across America
Notices publish straightforward testimonials from well known people praising Minard's Liniment, touted as the best household remedy from a nationwide range of sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Greeks From Canada Return to Aid Greece in War
The article notes 2000 Greeks returning from Canada and elsewhere to aid Greece in the war, with volunteers landing from the Laura on the Austro-American Line. It describes Canadian trained Greeks, many under 25, serving in various Greek supply and policing roles, and discusses plans to keep a force in Macedonia after the war while many will return home.
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Patras
Greece
Far West
Cunard
Canada
Laura
Athens
Eleutherochori
A.S.C
America
South Africa
Janitza
Calgary
Macedonia
Chicom London
Capetown
Montreal
Kellogg Dysentery Cordial Promoted For Digestive Ailments
A promoter asserts Dr J D Kellogg’s Dysentery Cordial is specially compounded to treat dysentery cholera morbus and inflammatory stomach and intestinal disorders caused by food or water. It claims summer predominance but warns toward year round laxness and relief for sufferers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kellogg
Suspicious Buyer Disputes Maple Syrup Quality
A wary buyer questions authenticity of maple syrup, while the grocer defends the product as tasting familiar to regular customers. The exchange hints at a concern over genuine maple flavor versus an imitation.
Phrenologist Visits Home Weighs Cook’s Head
A phrenologist examined the cook at a residence and concluded her bump of destruction was small, remarking on the head measurements during the visit.
Freight train beats passenger time on 123 mile run
A Grand Trunk Pacific freight train from Wainwright to Edmonton covered 123 miles in 3 hours and 40 minutes, beating the 5 hour 20 minute passenger schedule. The 16 car load cut 11 hours 26 minutes off last year’s 10 car trip, signaling improved road bed and equipment. Plans include 90 miles of main line track in British Columbia and a large steel bridge over the Rue Shnarp River, with extensions to Rivers, Manitoba and future airline prospects to Regina from Lethbridge aiding wheat country outlets.
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Grand Trunk Pacific
Wainwright
Swift Canadian Co
Edmonton
British Coumbia
Rue Shnarp
Fraser River
Marca
Rue Shuarp
Rivers, Man
Winnipeg
Lethbridge
Regina
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Hudson's Bay
Seven year old Marquess of Don Egall makes debut in public
The Marquess of Don Egall, at seven, has appeared publicly for the first time, noted as fatherless from birth. If his father, the fifth marquess, were alive, he would be nearing ninety. The Duke of Norfolk will be over eighty at his heir’s majority. An interval of nearly forty years separates Lady Edmund Talbot and Lady Betty Bertie.
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Marquess of Donegall
Duke of Norfolk
Earl of Abingdon
Edmund Talbot
Betty Bertie
Finnish Woman MP in London Highlights Finland’s Women’s Rights
A Finnish woman MP, visiting London, discusses Finland’s vote since 1906, women in parliament elected since 1993, and continued gender equality progress. She notes high voter turnout among women, MPs’ professional focus, and laws advancing mothers, rights to choose professions, and child custody.
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A .Safragette
Thekia . Hubtin
Flatend
London
Anl
Greystoke Place
L. C
Colege
Chas Teetor
Finland
Heltin
Bluejacket Neckerchiefs Linked to Sailor Mourning Style
The article notes that the bluejacket black neckerchief, a Nelson era symbol, is the finest British silk under the Admiralty's care. Each seaman receives two per year and many discarded scarves are repurposed by sailors wives and daughters into blouses or other wear.
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Nelson
Admiralty
Jack
Why on earth do you come to me to borrow money
Hars snaps at Billups and mocks him for failing to borrow from Jorrocks. Bil ups explains Jorrocks looks prosperous yet spends, while Hars supposedly saves, and Bil ups notes Jorrocks did not get it.
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Harsaway
Jorrocks
Harkaway
Bilups
P.S
Edison rails against stock speculation and market rigging
In a recent interview on Electricity, Thomas A. Edison expressed strong opposition to stock speculation and market rigging. He noted a purported electrical device could rid cheese of mites and mused on whether any promoter era mechanism could rid widows of their ills.
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Electricity
Suffragette Debate On Women Education Equality
A suffragette questions whether women's education should equal men's while Mr Grow Cher mocks the idea. He jokes that if women study public questions they will know only 4 percent as much as men, reflecting dated attitudes on gender and knowledge.
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Mr. Growcher
Shell
Thanksgiving Incident At City Hotel Sparks Banter
Simeon Ford jokes about Thanksgiving while a New York hotel colonel, with a bandaged hand, explains a party incident where a younger guest trod on his hand after becoming intoxicated. The exchange highlights temperate holiday celebrations.
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Simeon Ford
New York
Generous Wife Gave Husband Pocket Case With Bill
A lighthearted note describes a wife gifting her husband a pocket case for his birthday, containing only a bill. The vignette reflects a humorous domestic moment and the value placed on practical gifts.
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Main ST
C.P.R. Deport
Guteide Roeme
Sanford
Brand Clothes
M. R. Edgar Co
Victoria Street
Toronto
Sec. & Bex
Gene Company, Limited
Carter
Purdy
Hendcie
Genvine
Bea
Justom Sade
Neople
SANOL
THE
Sanol Mfg. CO
Manitoba
J. H. McKenna
Robert St. Joronto
John Inglis CO
Strachan Ave
M.P
Englane Carnet Secere
Francnline
Doctor Hartin
Finnia
Hulton
Bluejacket
Nublack
Winchester
Fort Wiliam
Port Arthur
Duluth
Eddy
E. B. Eddy Company
Hull
Eddy’s
Amada
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Canada Cement Company, Ltd
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