The Evils of Constipation and a Noted Editor
A profile of Geo P Minaker editor and manager of the Gladstone Age noting his career since taking charge a year earlier and his impact on the paper. The section also promotes Bileans as a vegetable remedy for constipation with testimonials from S E Baldwin and A Monaghan and usage details.
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Geo. P. Minaker
Gladstone Age
Age
Minaker
Cobourg
Ontario
Gladstone
Galloway Bros
Yuill
Neepawa
Anna T. Lazier
Belleville
Man with blunt pride seeks shoe polish on street
A Baltimore American item quotes a man who says he stepped down the street to polish his shoes. His sarcastic interlocutor asks if he started at the wrong end, highlighting the blunt speaker’s self image in a concise exchange.
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Baltimor American
Pink Pills claimed to restore blood and health in Ontario testimonial
The ad features Mrs. Arthur Hanningan of Marshville Ontario praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for curing anaemia after years of poor health. It alleges the remedy addresses the blood and relieves headaches dizziness heart palpitations and general weakness. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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S. E. Baldwin
St. Paul Street
Toronto
A. Monaghan
Berlin
Bilean Co
St. Vitus
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Engineers study Niagara experiments for Victoria Falls project
The Financial News reports engineers building the Victoria Falls electrical enterprise will gain substantial help by examining recent experiments that culminated in the successful harnessing of Niagara.
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Victoria Falls
Siberian Railway Serves as Traveling Church Carriages
The Siberian railway, the world's longest, carries carriages fitted as churches for divine service. They serve travelers and distant villagers on the vast plains, reflecting the religious character of the people along the route.
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Siberia
Great Plains
Minard’s Liniment Cures Diphtheria Scheme Talk
Archdeacon Lloyd of Saskatchewan spoke for a plan to ship fifty five lay workers to the diocese in support of the British Women’s Immigration Association initiative.
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Lloyd
Saskatchewan
British Women’s Immigration Association
Miner Killed By Flying Rock At Kingsmere Mine
William Fleury, a miner at the mica mine near Kingsmere Quebec, was struck on the head by a flying rock and died within hours. The accident occurred during active blasting as he worked in the mine.
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Kingsmere
Que
William Fleury
Toronto Man Praises Leonhardt Anti Pill Remarkable Cure
A Toronto man at 29 Colborne St says Dr Leonhardt's Anti Pill cured his dyspepsia restoring appetite and vigor. He credits the remedy for regulating his stomach and bowels and buoyant spirits. The Wilson Fyfe Co Niagara Falls distributes the product. Meanwhile Hamilton plans major police force reforms as municipal work resumes.
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M.N. Dafoe
Colborne St
Toronto
Dr. Leonhardt
Wilson-Fyfe Co., Limited
Niagara Falls
Ont
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warned
Caution issued against catarrh ointments containing mercury as dangerous to smell and overall health. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio taken internally, with testimonials and 75 cents per bottle. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Postmaster General’s Canada rate cuts sparks empire worry
T B Savage of Camberley writes the Morning Post condemning the cabinet plan to reduce rates to Canada and arguing no department has done more than the post office to disintegrate the empire.
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T. B. Savage
Camberley
Morning Post
Canada
Agnew's Ointment for Babies Soothes Teething Eruptions
An advertisement touts Dr Agnew's Ointment as soothing quieting and fast acting for skin eruptions in babies during teething. It claims harmless use on hair with scald head and cures eczema salt rheum and diseases in older people, priced at cents.
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Agnew
Sioux Powpow at Hippodrome Heats Up New York Event
A large Sioux gathering at the New York Hippodrome featured nine Rosebud Sioux in a melodrama sharing a dinner and smoking the pipe of peace with fifty seven Pine Ridge Sioux from the Hippodrome band.
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New York Hippodrome
Rosebud Agency
Pine Ridge Agency
Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator Advertises Cure
An 1880s era advertisement promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as a guaranteed remedy to remove worms in children, claiming it counters disease and promotes health through a single solution.
Black Widow Seeks Mourning Dog From Animal Seller
A young widow visits an animal seller seeking a dog. She specifies she wants an all black adult hound while explaining she is in deep mourning, prompting the seller to offer options in black, white, grey, or brindled coats.
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Nos Loisirs
Detroit German Citizen Killed by Street Car
W. C. Rodloff a well known German citizen of Detroit was killed by a street car in that city.
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W. C. Rodloff
Detroit
Formation of Pearl Growth Through Parasite Control
A French writer cites Seurat as researching a new oyster pearl production method in Oceania. He studied fine pearl formation, challenging legends of dew drops and the nerve-secretion theory. The piece notes that so called natural pearls are often just mother of pearl created by foreign bodies in oysters.
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Oceania
Seurat
Landlord Roles Recalled By The Lady of Lyons Scene
A manager of a seedy actor boasts he has played many landlords, revealing a line from The Lady of Lyons. The remark underscores theater tropes about domineering landladies and comic power shifts in classic drama.
Just the Thing That's Wanted Parmelee's Pills
A pill that acts on the stomach and preserves ingredients to affect the intestinal canals to clear excreta is described as Parmelee's Pills. They are presented as a laxative and alterative produced through expert study and scientific preparation.
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Parmelee
Charity giving in 1906 falls short of earlier records
The Philadelphia Public Ledger notes 1906 citizen donations for education, art, hospitals, and asylums total $51,230,294, with overall philanthropic offerings around $61,230,234 including small contributions. Compared with 1901's $107,360,000 and 1900's $47,500,000, year to year variability is evident.
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Unite States
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Butcher's Humorous Reply About Leg of Mutton
In a note to a parson's wife who ordered a leg of mutton the butcher John Smith replies I have not killed myself this week but can get a leg of my leather if that will do. The Indianapolis News reports the exchange as a humorous local item.
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John Smith
Indianapolis News
South American Kidney Cure Shines Against Bright's Disease
A historic medical claim highlights a breakthrough with a kidney cure from South America said to turn back Bright's disease. The piece notes prior trials failed repeatedly and frames the cure as a crucial turning point for patients facing a relentless condition.
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Bright
Canary Trade: German Canaries Exported Worldwide
Germany ships at least 130000 canaries yearly to America 3000 to England and about 2000 to Russia. The Harz Mountains host a major breeding nursery with peasants earning 10 to 25 pounds yearly. Black Forest birds also reach markets but earn lower prices due to song quality.
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Germany
America
England
Russia
Harz
Black Forest
Expert in One Way Stenography Quip Cited
A joke from the Cleveland Press notes a stenographer who can draft three or four letters in any word in the dictionary. The quip characterizes rapid, flexible shorthand talent in a witty exchange.
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Cleveland Press
Minard's Liniment Admired by Longtime User
A Dartmouth reader endorses Minard's Liniment after 25 years of use. The letter claims rubbing and inhaling the product cures a cold in the head within 24 hours and helps bruises and sprains. The testimonial is signed by J. G. Leslie.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Sharp and Strong debate age in witty exchange
In a witty dialogue from the Boston Transcript, Mrs Strong asks about age and Miss Sharp replies she told him the truth. Mrs Strong exclaims in surprise while Miss Sharp asserts the remark was none of his business.
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Mrs. Strong
Miss Sharp
Boston Transcript
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Geo, P. Minaker
Gay
Hamilton
Mr. M. N. Dafoe
Canary Nursery
Ayer
Fellows
Leeming
National Drug & Chemical Co., Limited
Montreal
Dartmouth
Yours Truly, J. G. Leslie
Poichine
Si-Keen
Campbell
Sow
Cimpbells
Cottonwood
M.w.s
Atari
Slocum, Limited
King Stow
Tenehts
Pepe Aga
Johneos
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