Kidney Liver Pills Promote Cure for Kidney Inflammation
Zephyr Ont resident W G Aikens reports his wife was spared surgery after taking Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills for inflammation of the Wiadder. Symptoms include frequent urge to urinate, burning pain, blood and pus in urine, chills and fever. One pill per dose, 25 cents a box. orders from Edmanson Bates Co Toronto. Calendar Almanac offered.
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W. G. Aikens
Zephyr, Ont. Co
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Cuase
Summer boarders urged for photos to dodge mosquitoes
In Washington Star style dialogue Farmer Corntes sel agrees that illustrated advertising can help, noting photographers should entice summer boarders to have portraits taken so guests look pleasant and tiny mosquitoes won’t appear in pictures.
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Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Promoted as Household Medicine
The ad touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a reliable household remedy for many common ailments. It claims the product is cheaper than a doctor and valuable to have on hand for unexpected calls.
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Thomas
Miserable Singleton Seeks Help amid Sleep Loss
A patient pleads for guidance as anxiety, loss of appetite, and insomnia plague him. Dr Wise offers a blunt reply advising marriage, then requests payment of two dollars for the consultation.
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Singleton
Intrusion on the King Tells of Royal Train Capers
Hon. John Ward recounts a past episode aboard the royal saloon. While the train paused for a local presentation, he leaped to reboard as the car began to move. The mayor, misreading the scene, grasped Ward by the coat tails until officials halted the train.
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John Ward
Biarritz
Ward
Letter Delay Inquiries At The Post Office
A young woman asks how long she must wait for a reply to a letter to her lover. The clerk explains possible delays depending on his status, including jail confinement, poverty, illness, smallpox, or a new girlfriend, before she interrupts.
Royalty by Inches Heights of Europe’s Monarchs Compared
A survey of European rulers lists Peter the Great at 6 feet 10 inches and King Christian I at just over seven feet. It notes the tall monarchs and the relatively short kings such as Italy’s five foot one inch ruler, with anecdotes about royal consorts and notable measurements. The piece references royal portraits in Rosted Denmark and notes Queen Victoria as one of the shortest, while Isabella II’s husband King Francis of Spain stood 4 feet 10 inches.
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Czarina
Nicholas II
Italy
Princess
Montenegro
Alexandria
England
Princess of
Wales
Denmark
Charles
Sweden
Ing Leopold
Belgium
Europe
John d’Oultremont
Court
Prince George
Greece
Marie Bonaparte
Crete
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Russia
St. Petersburg
Eugene of
Austria
Spain
Teutonic Order
Alexander III
Roeskild
Peter the Great
Christian I
Oscar
Pau
William
Germany
Bismarck
Portugal
Don Carlos
Victoria
Isabella
Francis
Don Enrique de Bourbon
Seville
Stale Bread Baked Custard with Currants
A recipe suggests slicing stale bread buttered and layered in a pie dish with currants. Six eggs beaten into one quart of milk with sugar and spices is poured over the slices and baked about one hour ten minutes, served in the dish.
The Seventh Heaven Concept in Mohammedan Lore
The article explains seven heavens in Islam with the topmost said to hold divine light beyond description, each heaven finer than the one beneath.
Surgeon Claims Right-Hand Nose Crookedness From Handkerchief Use
A doctor argues that noses become crooked from using only the right hand with a handkerchief. He urges using the left hand and says he has seen cases in youths where nose crookedness was corrected by this method.
Still Spry Upton Finds Elevator Still Working
A playful exchange has Uncle Rube recounting past speed while Young Upton notes the elevator is functional on the twenty-ninth floor. Puck interjects with a line about not racing with elevators anymore.
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Upton
Scott
Rube—Wazal
Puck
Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial Praised as Superior Remedy
Described as one of the most potent compounds for summer complaints and bowel inflammation the Dysentery Cordial by Dr. J. D. Kellogg is hailed as the best medicine for both young and old and unmatched by other cordials.
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J. D. Kellogg
Philadelphia man rocked by rowing girls
A Philadelphia man took two girls rowing and rocked the boat. One girl struck him with an oar, knocking him into the water. The girls rowed away, leaving him to swim to shore. If he has any spunk, he will not take them out again.
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Philadelphia
Letter Clue Crowds Split Words Personal and Confidential
Representative Cushman spoke to Speaker Cannon about a letter he could not read fully. After study by many, the group deciphered all but the last three words which the Speaker revealed as Personal and Confidential.
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Cushman
Washington
Cannon
Speaker
Uncle Joe
Chicago Evening Post
Minnard's Liniment Co. Endorsed for Chest Injury Recovery
A reader from Rossway Digby writes that after a fall and chest injury they could not work. They tried various remedies before using Minnard's Liniment warmed on flannels. The product allegedly cured the chest and eased breathing.
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Minnard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Realist Portrait of Stevenson Seen by a Grandson
Austin Strong recounts as a child how Robert Louis Stevenson joined in his pretend play from bed. The author watched, advised, and cheered as the boy steered a chair-ship through imagined seas until a misstep sparked a playful outburst from Stevenson commanding the captain to swim.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
New York Sun
Mr. Stevenson
Austin
Meandering Mike Persuades Dog With Pie Remark
In Washington Ster a sarcastic exchange has Meandering Mike telling a woman that he does not blame her dog for biting him. He argues the dog is smart since it once received a piece of pie from him on a prior visit.
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Mike
Washington Ster
Violets and Jonguils Herald Seasonal Return
A poetic fragment notes the return of violets and birds as spring returns with gentle winds and a welcome mood. The text evokes fresh growth and seasonal signs without detailing events or dates.
Don't Build Camp Fires Carelessly Says Woodsmen
A longtime warning lists don ts for campers including fully extinguishing flames and avoiding fires in leaves or near logs. It stresses never leaving a fire unguarded and notes summer campers often spark forest fires, citing recent Quebec Lake St John fires likely started by fishermen.
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Lake St. John
Quebec
Leave for Winnipeg for medical attendance
Routledge Manitoba. Mr. E Williams and several others depart this week for Winnipeg to receive surgical care from Dr Burnham.
Lady de Bathe Finds Silver Mine Worth Forty Dollars
The actress Lily Langtry, now Lady de Bathe, learns a California property she bought for 40 dollars has yielded profitable silver. A broker's cable from San Francisco informs her of the discovery as she rehearses in London. Her solicitor is to proceed to intercept the Cunard mail boat to San Francisco with power of attorney. She plans to visit the mine after her Haymarket run to supervise development.
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Lady de Bathe
Lily Langtry
Durham
San Francisco
California
Pacific Coast
Cunard Mail
Queenstown
Haymarket Theatre
Greece opens public service to women for first time
The Chamber of Deputies in Greece passes a law allowing women to be employed in the public service. The director of posts and telegraphs may hire fifty women aged 21 to 35, mainly for telephone work, at 70 drachmas a month or six hours daily.
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Greece
Chamber of Deputies of
Director of Posts and Telegraphs
Medical Need Supplied by Parmaelee's Vegetable Pills
A noted pill claims to act on the stomach yet allow certain ingredients to pass through intact to the bowels. It describes Parmaele's Vegetable Pills as purgative and cleansing, asserting they are the best and have established a unique position after years of use.
Boston Genius Promises $500 Worry-Free Lesson
The Scranton Tribune notes a Boston figure offers to teach how not to worry for $500, a sum many would decline to pay if already holding cash. The item satirizes wishful self help and the era’s coin for confidence.
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Boston
Scranton Tribune
Salada Tea Remains top choice for quality
A brief puff extols Salada tea as the enduring leader in purity and quality, claiming it always stays supreme among teas. The item emphasizes consistency and superiority in taste and standard.
Boy Falls Into Creek While Fishing
A boy slips from a bank while fishing on a Sunday and is helped out by an elderly man who asks how the accident happened. The boy answers that he did not intend to fall in but came to fish.
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Dr. Chase
Dodds
N. U. No
Alfred Brown
Merriton
Ont
Saat Dees
AMBUK
Co. H. Collaboom
Rossway, Digby Co
N. 8
Winnipeg
Windsor
Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario
G.O. Y. Chown
B.A
Kingston
Ontario
Canada
Eddy S
Eddy
Hull
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