Canadian War Painting Showcases Canadas South Africa Valor
The Manitoba Free Press promotes A. H. Hitler’s painting of the surrender of Commandant Botha to the Canadian Mounted Infantry. Reproductions 18x24 inches in 15 colors offered as a premium, with a 50 cent subscription and a 30x22½ inch South Africa map for the first thousand buyers.
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A. H. Hitler
Commandant Botha
Canadian Mounted Infantry
Canada
Paardeberg
Arnolds
Lord Roberts
Gordon Highlanders
Cronje
Mafeking
Kroonstadt
Bloemfontein
Heilbron
Pretoria
Sand River
Strathcona
Stirling
South Africa
Manitoba Free Press
Mandant Botha
Free Press
Winnipeg
Rotha
Canadian Mounted ‘Infantry
Hitler
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Parmelee's V Pills Promoted As Vege table Remedy
An old advertisement touts Parmelee's V Pills as a superior vegetable remedy. It claims they relieve low mood and misery caused by vapors and offer the most efficacious trial results. The copy urges readers to order a course to lift spirits and improve health.
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Parmelee
Yee Saget Team
Mos
Striking Similarity Cited By Chicago Times Herald
An editor compares a cuckoo clock cuckoo to a flawed baseball player and an arrogant labor union. The punchline rests on the joke about the clock’s frequent strikes.
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Chicago Times-Herald
London Tit-Bits and Boers In Touch
A witty exchange notes that British contact with the Boers may yield a large payment, implying unexpected consequences behind diplomatic phrases. The quip reflects wartime misinterpretation of dispatches and hints at financial stakes in negotiation.
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London
Philadelphia
A Recognized Regulator Promotes Parmetee's Vegetable Pills
A regulator-like guide urges physicians to use Parmetee's Vegetable Pills to correct digestive irregularities. The ad claims the pills bring stomachic organs into symmetrical working and restore normal action for proper medical duties.
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Parmetee
Prohibition Gains Among North Dakota People Says Judge Pollock
Judge Charles A Pollock of North Dakota writes that prohibition has improved society, with no saloons in Cass Traill and Steele counties and Fargo growing with paved streets and strong bank deposits. He notes reduced crime, stronger public sentiment, and compares state prosperity to major cities, urging Winnipeg readers to test prohibitory methods.
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Pollock
North Dakota
W. R. Mulock
Q.C
Winnipeg
Man
Fargo
N.D
W. Redford Mulock
Q. C
Manitoba
Cass
Traill
Steele
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Denver
Milwaukee
Toledo
Boston
Philadelphia
Republican Party
Devine
Charles A. Pollock
3Rd Judicial District of
Tom’s Vicious Remark Sparks Outcry in Boston Transcript
Carrie and Berthba discuss Tom’s cruel dig about Willy Webber. Carrie recalls Tom’s gloating that he wished Willy could be operated on by a dentist, a remark seen as especially revolting and vicious. The exchange highlights public dismay at Tom’s sentiment and his notoriety as the most revengeful person.
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Carrie
Tom
Berthba
Willy Webber
Willy
Boston Transcript
Local Granby Resident Praises Dr Williams Pink Pills
Albert Fisher of Granby Quebec recounts his recovery from severe back pains and systemic illness after trying Dr Williams Pink Pills. He credits the treatment with restoring health and urges others to seek the medicine, noting available six box sets and postpaid shipment from Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Granby
Que
Albert Fisher
Payne’s Cigar Factory
the Mail
Minard's Liniment Promises Cures Center on Notices
Local testimonials report cures from bronchitis asthma rheumatism and sprained leg using Minard's Liniment. Mrs A Livingstone Lot 5 P E L Mahone Bay cites relief. John Mader notes rheumatic relief in Mahone Bay. Josuha Wynacht mentions a severe sprain in Bridgewater.
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Minard
A. Livingstone
P.E.L
Humane Plan Recalled as Pogrom Echoes in Quote
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a cruel plan to drown a sickly puppy using a peach basket as a vehicle to lure bystanders into a cruel act. The dialogue features Georgie and his father and highlights the plan to profit from the animal's suffering.
Parlor Rationing of Theater Trips Catches Interest
A Chicago Times-Herald snippet quotes a couple discussing theater outings. With Harry at school, Jack and the unnamed speaker say they can still enjoy evenings together in the parlor, sharing a simple moment of companionship.
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Harry
Jack
Chicago Times-Herald
Jury Admonition on Prison Shadowing a Client
A quoted courtroom remark stresses the defendant has spent more than half his life in prison and asks how any defendant can escape criminality when raised within such surroundings, reflecting defense rhetoric from Heitere Welt.
Piano Keys Require Pressure To Sound Notes In Study
An article notes that sounding a piano key can require a minimum finger pressure of a quarter pound, with heavier touches reaching five pounds. It cites Chopin’s study in C minor, where two minutes five seconds of playing time demand a total pressure of about three tons.
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Chopin
Minard’s Liniment Cures Colds Exempt
Theater rule prompts a hat clash as a patron argues about a toque. The Chicago Tribune notes the exchange after ushers enforce headwear policies during a performance.
Sipido Acquitted In Prince of Wales Murder Bid
Sipido, the man accused of trying to murder the Prince of Wales, has been practically acquitted, provoking public and press indignation in Britain.
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Sipido
Prince of Wales
Presse
Do You Consider America a Free Land
A Chicago Post item records a brief exchange about freedom and unions with a speaker saying they are not free due to not belonging to a labor union. The dialogue questions whether the country is truly free for workers who lack union membership.
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America
Chicago Post
Minard’s Liniment Cares Diphtheria in Bad Fix
In a satirical note the New York Tribune mocks medical claims while contrasting a quack cure with diphtheria care. A restaurant scene uses old exclamations like Gadzooks and Zounds to illustrate social interaction and tipping humor.
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New York Tribune
The Man Behind the Ledger
A Parisian boasts of frightening France’s name abroad and plans to run a hotel during the exposition, personally making the bills. The piece also notes a peculiar lantern or birdcage style dock from the Charles I era hanging high on walls with exposed works.
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France
Parisien
Washington Star
Charles I
Minard's Linimens Garget in Cows
Rodney reassures his father about wedding presents not being levied. The Chicago News quotes the exchange as evidence of family agreement on the forthcoming nuptials and no danger seen in the arrangement.
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Minard
Rodney
Chicago News
Soldier’s letter from the First Special Service Regiment
Private Hudon writes from Rondebosch on May 7 describing early baldness and grey hair among his unit. He notes fellow soldier Williamson, 17 years old, wounded at Paardeberg, now with him and with entirely white hair, prompting thoughts for his mother.
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Hudon
First Special Service Regiment
L. FE. Hudon
Rondebosch
Williamson
Paardeberg
Laundry War Expands to Shanghai China
A full laundry outfit was shipped last month from New York for an American steam laundry in Shanghai. The venture, named the Chinese Steam Laundry Company Limited, is organized under German laws with American capital. Five Chinese directors sit on the board, and an American will supervise plant construction aboard the same steamer.
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New York
Shanghai
China
Chinese Steam Laundry Company, Limited
Great Cures Attributed to Dr Chase Remedies Across Canada
Reports three cases where Dr Chase family remedies provided significant relief. Customers claim nerve food improves sleep and appetite, kidney liver pills aid an elderly man, and ointment cures baby eczema. Testimonials from Joseph Geroux Ottawa James Simpon Newcomb Mills Kirkwall endorse the products sold by Edmonson Bates and Co Toronto.
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Joseph Geroux
Metcalf Street
Ottawa
Ont
Dr. Chase
Chase
A. McKnight
Kirkwall
Wellington County
Dr. Chases
A. W. Chase
Edmonson, Bates and Co
Toronto
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Western Canada
20Th Century Fair
W. Heubach
Judge Pollack
Mahone Bay
John Mader
Josuha Wynacht
Bridgewater
Georgie
Paw
Chicago
Balmoral
LA “Toscana,” Bellang ciGan
Chicago Tribune
United States
James Simpon
Newcomb Mills
Northumberland County
Eczema
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