Dr Chase's Ointment Cited In Piles Recovery Tale
A Balvation Army worker in Essex Ontario testifies that Dr Chase's Ointment cured her long standing protruding piles after physicians failed. Her case, shared as a testimonial, claims relief by Monday following a Saturday night application. The ad notes the product as a universal cure for piles at 60 cents a box through Edmanson Bates & Company in Toronto.
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Br. Chase
Tors
Dr. Chase
Vaase
Not Explained
A humorous exchange about golf where an elder asks what the sport is. A player invites him to the links and demonstrates by sculpting sand into a hill, placing the ball atop, and swinging unsuccessfully three times. The friend repeats admiration for the game while asking about the small ball's purpose.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Sold For Female Health
A brief note promoting Parmelee's Vegetable Pills claims they correct digestive irregularities leading to renewed vigor in women. The ad asserts safety for delicate users and presents testimonials from unrelated quotes for literary flavor.
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Parmelee
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria
A quip filled item notes Minard's Liniment claimed to cure diphtheria with humorous dialogue. The piece mocks medical claims and features cartoons of family banter and prison warden humor.
Harbor Buoys Color Meaning Guide
A maritime primer explains buoy color schemes and patterns. Red or black on the right or left marks channels and obstructions while red and black stripes indicate narrow passages. Red and white checkers signal rocks with channel around, green wreck buoys mark wrecks with clearance rules.
Tricksy Jail Birds Feigning Illness Across Ward
A jailer recounts inmate feigned sickness in a grim ward with ribald song. Tricks include chalked tongues to feign fever, gum cuts for blood, Swedish bed movements, nettle rash from tainted shellfish, soap froth, needle-eye tests for cataracts, and other malingerings.
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Minneapolis Journal
Early Bankers of Babylon Egibi & Sons 600 B C
The earliest recorded banking firm is Egibi & Sons in Babylon about 600 B C. Excavations by British and French archaeologists uncover clay tablets marking bills of credit and drafts with the firm’s signature. Researchers believe some tablets in tombs and pyramids may be Egibi negotiable notes.
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B. C
Egibi & Sons
Babylon
B.C
Asia Minor
Egy
Egibi
Two W O Jones in Rutland Warning Names Confounded
In Rutland Vermont during Prohibition two men named W W C Jones shared a reputation. A young bank teller defrauded about fifteen thousand dollars, fled to Denver, then was brought back and jailed. A saloon keeper, also named Jones, clarified he was not connected to the teller.
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Rutland
Ww. C. Jones
Vermont
Jones
W. O. Jones
Rutland National Bank
Denver
Merchants’ Row
Ebony Wood Varieties and Properties
Ebony wood, valued in ancient times for luxuries and royal scepters, is noted for heaviness and dark uniform color. Three main varieties are Gaboon coast Africa, Madagascar, and Macassar, with density and weight distinguishing imitations.
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India
Gaboon
Africa
Madagascar
Spectral Warnings and the Bloody Mark on Cardan’s Hand
The article recounts spectral omens and apparitions linked to real deaths. It cites John Palmer dying on stage in Liverpool and a London shopworker seeing Palmer’s shade enter the street. Cardan is said to bear a bloody sword mark on his ring finger and hear a guiding voice. The tale ties these portents to Milan deaths and Banquo-like visions among officers in America.
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Cardan
John Palmer
Liverpool
London
Lester
Blombey
St James
Connors Shouts at Dock Workers in Buffalo Contract Scene
A past scene described in Success Magazine shows W. J. Connors then NY Democratic head on a Buffalo Ohio Street dock barking orders at his crew. One worker challenges him and Connors declares he will “lick any man,” while the others comply and head to the office for pay.
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W. J. Connors
New York Democratic State Committee
Ohio Street
Buffalo
Connors
Jim Connors
Fingy
Success Magazine
Minard’s Liniment Cures Garget in Cows
A humorous exchange on a farm shows a farmer attributing a cow ailment to a medicine, while a passerby asks about the car’s make. The farmer responds with a string of repairman names instead of a car brand, implying the vehicle is heavily patched by many mechanics.
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Minard
Curious Plants At Kew Gardens Amaze Visitors
Word arrives that Harry Cutfield, who traveled to Winnipeg for surgical treatment, underwent a successful operation performed by Dr. F. E. Burnham. The London Graphic notes wonders at Kew Gardens where visitors can see primroses that blister the hand, snapping insect traps, air living plants, walking and sleeping plants, and whiskered flora.
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Kew Gardens
Hargrave
Man
Harry Cutfield
Winnipeg
F. E. Burnham
The Wooing of the Woodcock Sighting
A nature lover witnesses the wooing of a woodcock at twilight. The bird rises from damp ground among willow and alder, circles above the thicket while singing, then returns to the dark growth as night falls.
Prohibition Debate Sparks Col Hankthunder Outburst
The Chicago Tribune quotes Colonel Hankthunder railing against prohibition elements. He warns that without control he will advocate drastic measures, jokingly proposing to plow up mint beds to salvage julep production in his state.
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Gad
Sub
Hankthunder
Chicago Tribune
Poem excerpt on aging beauty from Philadelphia Bulletin
A fragmentary poem laments aging beauty with phrases about faded eyes and a wrinkled brow. Descriptions compare Grecian features and saffron cheeks to a forced, hectic red and blue tones, noting even the fairest bell never looks good with the grip.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Origins and growth of early sailing clubs
The Cork Harbor Water Club founded in 1720 became the Royal Cork Yacht Club and marks the first sailing club. Vessels were small and yachting developed slowly until the early 1800s. Cowes Yacht Club formed in 1812 with about fifty five yachtsmen, after which yachting associations expanded rapidly across Europe and America.
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Cork Harbor
Prosperous Young Actor Returns from Performance
A tired but prosperous young actor comes home after a matinee and evening show in successful plays. He jokes with friends about needing bed while a grumpy theater critic comments that actors are indeed in bed.
Child’s innocent mishap sparks family chuckle
A mother consoles her sobbing daughter Clara who mispronounces a bonnet project as bloomers. The humorous misstep highlights a tender family moment and the child’s effort to explain.
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Clara
Misa
Potential Incentive Dialogue in Philadelphia
A terse exchange questions love tied to wealth with playful banter. Belle counters by promising to try harder, while a sly observation about aging hints at time as a waste. The snippets resemble a clipped dialogue from a newspaper page in Philadelphia.
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Belle
Parable Preference Confounds Visiting Clergyman
A country clergyman asking a boy about Bible stories receives a bashful reply. The boy, guided by his mother, finally says he prefers the tale in which somebody loafs and fishes, provoking a humorous misunderstanding reported by The Argonaut.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Offer Relief For Indigestion Victims
The advertisement claims Parmelee's Vegetable Pills ease indigestion and restore focus during work. It asserts a course of treatment will prove the pills' great excellence and that they are confidently recommended to do all claimed.
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Parmelee
When did you discover you loved the girl you married
A witty exchange cited by the New York Press about romance. The husband notes he did not discover love first. she did, highlighting gendered timing in affection with a playful quote.
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New York Press
Minard's Liniment Cures Horse Wounds Says Holden
Digby N 8 reports a horse cut by barbed wire with eleven wounds. After trying many medicines, a doctor advised Minard's Liniment and in four weeks all sores healed hair grew back. Holden’s endorsement notes the liniment’s remarkable effectiveness, witnessed by Perry Baker.
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Digby
Minard
John R. Holden
Perry Baker
Dinner Scene Sparks Marble Hill Farm Toast
In a crowded farmers dinner, Chairman Thamson asks for grace as Mr Thameson mumbles. A tense moment ends with a whispered vow as a mother questions the marriage, and the son declares the girl’s kindness after revealing his method of learning her goodness.
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Mr. Thamson
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Ri Rohacs
Canada
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Hull
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