Fragmentary Ode to a Fair Woman in Old Verse
Fragmented passages describe a woman with a wand and a grave husband nearby. The narrator recalls her beauty and purity while noting a handshake and the woman’s delicate gestures. The text reads as a poetic reminiscence with obscure, archaic diction.
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Minard’s Liniment Praised for Grippe Relief
A reader, W. A. Hutchinson, notes last winter’s severe LaGrippe was greatly helped by Minard’s Liniment and finds it effective for inflammation, addressing C. C. Richards & Co. gentlemen.
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No One Like His Wife Boston Tran Script
A humorous dialogue satire notes a man named Greene-Funny away from home and his claim no woman matches his wife. Gray counters that he accepts other women's company while he roams, highlighting a cheeky marital farce’s tension.
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Parmelee's Pills Boast Cure Claims in Ad
A Syracuse firm promotes Parmelee's Pills for dyspepsia and liver complaint and reports strong sales. A customer in Lindsay, Ontario, hails the medicine as excellent and credits it with curing his sister's severe headache.
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What Makes Him Think He Is In Society
The Chicago Post notes that a man is deemed social by being allowed to buy tickets for a prestigious charity event, reflecting on gatekeepers of high society and who gains access to elite entertainments.
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Edmanson, Bates & Co
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Fack to Slavery Brer Williams Freed Amid Honeymoon
A fragment from a 19th century voice notes Brer Williams was divorced from his wife and freed by a jury yesterday. He is described as now being on a honeymoon.
Sugar consumption in civilized world tops six million tons
Seger reports that the global sugar intake last year exceeded 6,000,000 tons, indicating high consumption levels across nations and markets.
Sears Customer Endorses Mr Paul Rosberts Product
A Sears customer named Mr Paul Rosberts writes a recommendation praising a product as a long trusted family medicine. The note emphasizes satisfaction with its use and expresses pleasure in recommending it to others.
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Rubber Trees Production Yields From Sap Doubling
A rubber tree measuring four feet in diameter yields twenty gallons of sap which, when processed, produces forty pounds of dry rubber.
Misleading Maxims About Truth and Action
London Spectator notes that many common maxims misstate reality and mislead judgment. It argues slogans like Where there’s smoke there’s fire and he who hesitates is lost often fail in practice, while bold, decisive action can trump cautious restraint in life.
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London Spectator
Wu Ting Fang on English Purity and Harvard Dialects
Washington officials spoke with Wu Ting Fang about English usage. He said he learned it in China and spoke purer English than many natives, noting that Harvard dialects still creep in. The exchange highlighted language and national pride in a cross cultural moment.
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A Touching Friendship
A fellow recalls a friendship with a trained dog and an encounter about bread at the bakery in a light anecdote from the Indianapolis Sun.
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Dusty
Indianapolis
Miracle cure tale boosts Dodd's Kidney Pills claims
A sworn Ontario statement by Joseph Brown details paralysis recovery after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. Brown fell ill in 1897, tried doctors, then improved within months, walking again and returning to work by May. The report, traced by Toronto papers, cites a Oshawa witness and a verifying dispatch.
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Sworn Confirmation From Ontario Notary Public
A sworn declaration by Joseph Brown of Oshawa Ontario asserts the statement is true and binding under the Canada Evidence Act. Declared before Notary J F Grierson in Oshawa on January 16. The story asserts the original Oshawa dispatch is confirmed and mentions Dodd's Kidney Pills as the means of cures.
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Clever Quip About Rising to the Top
A brief quip from a Philadelphia Press note features a dialogue where one man teases another for staying at the bottom despite wit. The exchange hinges on the idea there is always room at the top, contrasted with choosing a lower position.
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America
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Prominent Ontario Officials Named in Board Listing
JAS THORBURN M D and L W SMITH Esq KC join D MCCRAE Esq of GUELPH as directors alongside Hon Senator Gowen LLB. The text lists these figures likely in a formal roster of a legal or organizational board.
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L. W. Smith
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