Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills touted for health and longevity
An advertisement style piece argues life expectancy rose due to health and sanitation. It promotes Dr. Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as cleansing the liver and bowels, citing Mrs. R Morrow of Bracebridge Ontario as a user who reports relief from constipation and headaches. Also includes a humor gag about worms and a dog nuisance.
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DR. Chase
Chase
R. Morrow
Bracebridge
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Toledo Firm Promises Hundred Dollar Catarrh Cure
An 1886 affidavit from J. Comner of F. J. Comner & Co. Toledo claims the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any cataract that cannot be cured by Hau's Catarrh Cure. The notice, sworn before a notary, mentions the product and price, reflecting period advertising. The text also includes miscellaneous ad fragments and a humorous exchange.
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Cate Crry
Toledo
Lucas
A- D
W. Gleason
Enema J
Mindtd Liniment Cures Colds and More
Advert brief notes a magical liniment by Mindtd claimed to cure colds and other ailments. A humorous dialogue on rugs contrasts value of dirty Oriental carpets with sweeping savings, reflecting casual newspaper humor.
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Cleveland
Hunting in Africa and the Nairobi hunt described
Winston Churchill reports on big game hunting around Nairobi with Col Roosevelt visiting Africa for six months. The piece details lion hunting methods, hunter roles, and the risks of pursuit, noting lions fight to the death and the dangers to riders and horses in pursuit.
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Nairobi
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Mombass
Khartoum
Col. Roosevelt
Africa
Mr. Churchill
London
New York
Sick Lions Sent to Africa
Giovanni Locatelli, a Naples trainer arriving in Boston, claims European dealers Calignari of Naples and Heggeman of Berlin have for two years shipped aged tropical animals to East Africa. He cites lions roaming Mombasa streets and asserts ships carried decrepit hippos leopards and weapons from European shows to Africa.
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Africa
Europe
Calignari
Naples
Heggeman
Berlin
British East Africa
Giovanni Locatelli
Boston
East Africa
Malta
Fort Meadi
Alta
Locatelli
America
Canada
Mombasa
Guarding the Viceroy at Calcutta University convocation
Lord Minto the Viceroy of India attended a recent convocation in Calcutta with an elaborate police escort. The surrounding bazaars and streets near University Senate House were searched after an anonymous letter threatened several quarters. The offices of the Englishman were also investigated.
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Lord Minto
India
Calcutta
University Senate House
Ron
Well Woman Recovers After Four Years of Back and Urinary Trouble
Mrs. James H. White of near Prevyelle Quebec reports kidney and back pain relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She suffered four years with dizziness and neck pain, treated by doctors without lasting aid, but three boxes cured her and left her a well woman. The ad claims nine of ten Canadian women share this kidney trouble.
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Prevyelle
Gaspe Co
Que
James H. White
Dodd
Kinney
Mrs. White
Canada
Where They Come From and Household Remedies
A collage of jokes and advertisements from the Buffalo Express notes Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a trusted household medicine for common ailments, claims Wilson's Fly Pads kill flies, and adds humorous quips about patience and auburn hair.
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Johnny
Buffalo Express
Thomas
Murine Marine Eye Remedy Ad Promotes Relief for Eye Strain
An old advertisement claims Marine Eye Remedy soothes red weak and watery eyes, with phrases about a New York census showing 17828 children needing eye care. It touts no harmful drugs, physicians’ compounding, and a 50 cent price with Druggists selling Murine in Chicago.
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New York City
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Minard's Liniment and a Leopard Escape Story
A Ringling Brothers anecdote recalls Bill in charge of the animal tent as a leopard escaped. After a telegram asking what to do, the response urged shooting on the spot, followed by a second telegram asking which spot. Success Magazine provides the tale of cautious Bill.
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Bill
Success Magazine
Anxious Moments for Young Mothers
The text warns summer is a dangerous time for babies with stomach and bowel troubles. It promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a quick cure for such issues, claiming daily doses help keep children healthy and prevent fatal outcomes, sold by The Dr. Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicira Co
Brockville
Ont
Patents Report Shows 1908 Totals And Trends
General of Patents Designs and Trade Marks reports 1908 saw 23 598 patent applications with 19 495 provisional and 17 746 complete filings. Women inventors filed 572 applications, while design and trade mark registrations rose. The year featured strong motorcar related inventions and increasing use of india rubber, with 15 revocation actions under 1907 act pending.
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India
United Kingdom
England
Wales
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Queen Victoria Favored Novelist William Le Queux
The text notes William Le Queux as Queen Victoria’s favorite novelist and highlights his travel knowledge, monarchic friendships, and foreign decorations. It reviews his book England's Peril as a notable invasion story in Newnes' Sixpenny Copyright Novels series.
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William le Queux
Queen Victoria
England
Newnes
Quaint Ceremony At Anfield Cemetery Involving Chinamen
About sixty Chinese mourners paid respects at Anfield cemetery Liver 1 Eng to two recently buried Celestials. A large carved tray held foods including roasted pig and fowls while whisky and liqueurs were offered on a grave. Meat was eaten rice sprinkled, and paper offerings burned as fireworks startled the scene.
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Anfield
Liver 1
Eng
Bell of Ale Inspires Hatton Bells and Parish Fame
A London Standard obituary recalls Dr Samuel Parr of Hatton South Warwickshire who for forty years served Hatton parish as curate and funded a famed musical church bell project. The new bell reportedly held seven and three gallons and was filled with ale, celebrated by villagers.
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Samuel Parr
St. Paul’s
Hatton
Warwick
Warwickshire
London Standard
Doctor Says I Cant Help You Remedy Described
Dunvegar Inverness County Tamly cured of kidney complaint after taking the Pills. Six days after the first pill relief began and after three months the patient feels well. Uptake followed failed medical advice and hospital consultation before discovering the Lamseman Gin Pills. Sold by druggists for 50 cents per box or six boxes for 2.50, by National Drug & Chemical Co. Limited Toronto.
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Dunvegar
Inverness Co
Victoria Hospital
Lewis MacPherson
How to Be Immune from Seasickness
A humorous exchange notes there is no poisonous scent in Holloway's Corn Cure and it can be used without danger of injury.
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Holloway
Razorback Hawg At Ittle Southern Station
A Northern tourist watches a lean native sharpening a razorback hog by a scrub-oak at the It tle Southern station. The local man explains the hog is strop ping itself, a curious rural scene observed on the platform.
The Burning Question From a Baltimore Teacher
A Baltimore teacher explains recuperate to Charley by linking it to his tired father returning home at night. Charley nods, then adds a childlike twist resolving the riddle with his own curiosity.
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Baltimore
Charley
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Chicago Record-Herald
Wilson’s
Mindtd
Winnipeg
THE
Ancelus Cafe
Roblin House
Free Press Building
Garry Street
Dub
Judge
Wilson
Patience
Patrice
Yookers Statesman
Detroit Free Press
Minard
Queen’s Uni and
Versity
Kingston
Ontario
Geo. Y. Chown
B.A
Qpiarin
Carbon Oil Works, Ltd
Ww. N. U
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