General Booth at Eighty Three
The aged Salvation Army leader General Booth speaks to a vast audience describing his failing sight and forthcoming operation to restore vision. He recalls his life story, then tribute by Salvation Army representatives culminates in a chorus of praise. In Nebraska a man buries three wives with a creatively arranged Mary epitaphs pointing to a central headstone.
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Booth
Salvation Army
Nebraska
Mary Ei
Elizabeth
Matilda
Jokes and Stories from a Bygone Era
A collage of light humor and social vignettes including mistaken wealth awareness, a hospital escape tale, a theatre crowd, a pie complaint, a counting lingo about mint and gin, a French passport joke, a sleet scene with a mule and congressmen, and a parable on eternity from a colored preacher.
Mother's Cares Destructive to Health and Anemia
From Newton, Mrs Wilkinson chronicles years of pale anaemia and constant headaches. She credits Dr Hamilton's Pills with restoring strength and appetite, warning against substitutes and offering 25¢ per box or five for $1.00 from Catarrhozone Company Kingston Ont.
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Newton
Dr. Hamilton
Catarrhozone Company
Kingston, Ont
Pasturing and Feeding for Work Horses
A small grass field near the stables provides handy pasture for work horses and saves time. Caution is advised for foals after heavy rains to prevent colds that can cause fatal scours. Feeding alfalfa in 10 to 20 pounds daily plus a small extra grain can keep horses in good thrift and cut maintenance costs by 20 to 30 percent. In alfalfa districts some liverymen feed little else due to experience with alfalfa hay.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Cure Quebec Patient
Ludger Cote of St. Yvon Gaspe, Quebec suffered four years from backache joint stiffness and Bright's Disease with swollen eyes fatigue and nervousness. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he reports a marvelous improvement and urges early treatment to prevent progression.
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Ludger Cote
Bright
Dodd
St. Yvon, Gaspe Co
Quebec
Pasture Grass as Spring Feed for Working Horses
The article argues alfalfa and pasture grass boost horse appetite and digestion in spring, reducing reliance on dry feed. It advises gradual turnout from Sunday to maximize rest, cautions against turning overheated or tired horses onto pasture, and notes grain remains necessary for hard work despite good grass.
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Sunda
Some Motor Superstitions
A playful list of car omens links sudden car jumps and crashes to forthcoming deals and fates. It riffs on road hazards like broken bottles and barbed wire and on encounters with law, weather, and luck, presenting quaint beliefs about imminent events and warnings.
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Ad
Do not use the knife That is a barbarous way of treating corns danger ous too. Any corn bun ion or callous can be removed quickly and painlessly by Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor. Putnam's Corn Extractor, mark the name. Safe, and painless. Sold by Druggists. Price 25c.
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Putnam’s
How to Treat Sprains and Strains
An anecdotal notice promotes Nerviline as a quick relief for sprains and strains. A reader recounts an ankle and wrist injury improved by Nerviline, urging households to keep a bottle for emergencies. Product details: 50¢ size, 25¢ sample, available at dealers or The Catarrhozone Co. Kingston Ont.
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P. P. Quinn
Catarrhozone Co
Kingston
Ont
British Rule and Egyptian Officers Weigh Frontiers
In Egypt, British control remains dominant though sovereignty appears shadowy. Turkish influence persists with a plan to marshal Egyptian troops for Tripoli. Lord Kitchener humorously warns that permitting officers to depart could swamp him with retirements, urging restraint. Bedouins at last decide home suits them best.
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Egypt
Turkey
Tripoli
Lord Kitchener
Kitchener
Ministers to refuse marriages if improper bond exists
A Port Arthur News item notes a Sarnia minister refused to wed a year old boy to a 20 year old, urging ministers to exercise discretion and require proper consent and bonding before performing ceremonies.
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Port Arthur
Sarnia
Spring repairs loom over aging house in verse
A short rustic poem notes a roof to mend, wind damaged front, rugs to repair, chimneys to repair due to smoke, walls needing paint, a lawn to sod, and a year of work to mark the season hailing spring.
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General Booth
Dodds
Trench
St. James’ Chambers
Toronto
M Bemis
W.F. Young
P.D
Montreal
P. Alss Furs
Martin Rice
Wyrm Co
Finwipes
Wits
Valpeg and
Caleery and
Heneeres Paes
Vancouver
United States
Kentucky
Washington
Isben
Capitol Hill
Darky
Breddorn
Atlantic Ocean
Coney Island
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Pacific
George Washington Calhoun Pinckney
Chile
George
Faulkner
Vineland Hospital
Mrs. Wilkinson
Quebec Province
Mr. Quinn
Britain
Fort William
Duluth
Canada
Thompson, Sons & CO
Grain Commission
Grain Exchange
Winnipeg
The
Manitoba Gypsum Co., Ltd
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