The Curate's Aid in Bathmore
Jean McLeod, a city bred young woman, clashes with and then grows to admire the new curate Mr. Waltham in the small parish of Bathmore. He challenges her snobbery and wins support from her mother while he engages her in charitable work. Jean learns fulfillment through service, ending the summer peacefully beside the curate.
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Jeannie
Jean Meleod
Ieveral Bathmore
Ces
Jean
Jean McLeod
Bathmore
Ian
Oxford
Dean
Mrs. McLeod
Costa
Jeanex
Mr. Waltham
Ean
Miss McLeod
Fluty
Nan Lee
Lenard
Littl
Dr Kellogg Dysentery Cordial Recommended
The article promotes Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a standard remedy for dysentery, noting spring and summer prone illness and claiming wide availability. It presents the product as the best medicine to subdue the painful ailment.
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J. D. Kellogg
Frosts Maine visit sparks quiet awakening
Frost travels to Maine seeking relief and finds little calm as a pianola plays The Merry Widow Waltz in Podunk, signaling a stark, ironic return to small town life.
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Maine
Podunk
New York Times
John Burns rising from apprentice to British MP earns $25k
Julius Chambers notes in the Brooklyn Eagle that John Burns, once an engineer's apprentice earning $2 weekly, rose to England's governing board and may draw $25,000 yearly as a privy councilor. He contrasts British mobility with American labor, praising self education and persistence.
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England
John Burns
Great Britain
Burns
Benjamin Disraeli
Julius Chambers
Brooklyn
Eagie
Mean Farmer Story Highlights Jesup Charity and Parsimony
A Y C A of New York official recalls Morris K. Jesup noting his broad charity and intolerance of parsimony. He recounts a Westport farmer whose inheritance joke ended with a nephew receiving a mare and the farmer exclaiming that she was eating his grass.
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Y.C.A
New York
Morris K. Jesup
Westport
Connecticut
Election meeting quips and a Corn Cure pitch
Dr Mac Namara faces questions on repeal of blasphemy laws and votes for women at an election meeting. A humorous exchange follows about preferring a vote or a voter. The page also notes Holloway’s Corn Cure removes corns with no flesh injury and jokes about electric bills and charéetterians.
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Holloway
Salada Tea Offered as Refreshing Summer Drink
A glass of iced Salada Tea is described as a refreshing choice for warm weather and as cooling as a summer breeze.
Repose to a Girl Question Poses Social Gaffe
A Philadelphia Inquirer quotation notes a quip about responding to a girl. The dialogue suggests difficulty varies with a girl’s experience, implying social norms of courtship.
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Jon
Philadelphia Inquirer
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria at Cambridge
An 19th century anecdote from Emanuel College recounts how a joke about empty bottles gave Cambridge fellows and professional students a bad name. A tutor's sharp quip sparked campus chatter and a nickname that spread across the university. The piece lampoons student scholarship and college life at Cambridge.
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Cambridge University
Cambridge
Emanuel
Acoal
Carpnhill Magrerine
Dr Chase Kidney and Liver Pills Promise Digestive Relief
An old advertisement claims Dr A W Chase's Kidney and Liver Pills cure chronic indigestion by stimulating bile and liver function. It asserts regular bowels prevent fermentation and gas and includes a customer testimonial from Duncan McPherson of Content Alta. The pills cost 25 cents per box and are sold by Edmanson Bates Co in Toronto.
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A. W. Chase
A.w.chase
Duncan McPherson
Content
Alta
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Old Prison Chums Recall A Prison Tale
A street corner encounter between two rough men unfolds as one bragging tramp tries to bluff a fatal trick on the other. The brainy speaker denies prior meetings while the other notes a recent prison absence, hinting at a clever ruse.
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promise Stomach Relief
An old medical pamphlet extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a cure for flatulence and gastric pains. It claims undigested food causes gas and belching, and that restoring stomach action via the pills will produce a cure with simple directions included.
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Parmelee
Dramatic School Helps Women Face Divorce Court
A humorous note suggests many women attend dramatic schools to learn acting for court cases. It implies preparation for a future divorce trial with a playful tone.
Suburban Couple Quips Over Lard Lapse
A light courtroom exchange features Mrs Suburbanite chiding her husband for forgetting lard and Mr Suburbanite blaming its greasy slipperiness as the judge observes. The quip underscores domestic humor in a legal setting.
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John
Knicker and Willie Quote on Work and Travel Comfort
A terse exchange from the New York Sun features Mrs Knicker asking about work and Weary Willie lamenting idle cars that hinder travel. The piece notes that the hurt from falling in love is painful but brief.
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