Dr Chase's Ointment Said To Cure Psoriasis
A Canadian reader reports five years of psoriasis cured by Dr Chase's Ointment after doctors offered no help. The letter claims the ointment also relieves eczema salt rheum barber's itch ringworm and similar skin troubles and advises persistent use for best results. It cites a 60 cent price per box and lists Edmanson Bates Co Toronto as distributors.
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Chase
Nettie Massey
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co., Limited
Toronto
American gentleman learns to dance in long vowel district
An American guest at a district where vowels are sounded long is told he cannot dance after supper. He replies with a playful pun about being not stout but fine and plump, as he reassures his hostess he can still dance.
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Mr. Foster
Piles Cured In 6 To 14 Days By PAZO Ointment
Advertisement claims PAZO Ointment cures itching bleeding prolapsed piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. Product priced at 60 cents and sold by druggists.
Language and Propriety in a Child's Exchange
In a lighthearted exchange a mother chastises her son for coarse language, while he defends himself claiming there was much cussing the day he was born. The vignette captures a small domestic moment of humor and parental admonition.
Mass Slayings of Albanians by Servians Reported
A Balkan atrocity account details 1200 Albanian deaths at Ferisoritch with only three young men surviving, 5000 killed at Prishtina, and 460 at Prizrend after Servian entry. It cites flag misuse, burning of women and children, and executions at Prizrend 400 men. A European inquiry is urged.
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Ferisoritch
Prishtina
Prizrend
Yankovitch
Europe
Reichpost
Search for Lost Explorers at Spitzbergen Relief Planned
Norwegian government wires Advent Bay to dispatch a well equipped relief expedition to Widje bay for Schroeder Stranz expedition members. German legation coordinating aid. expedition to wait until reform in the fjord. Last intelligence dated August 12 from Magdalena Bay northwest Spitzbergen.
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Magdalena Bay
Spitzbergen
Schroeder Stranz
Northeast Land
Natural Cure Restores Health in Cumberland Co Woman
Mrs. J. W. Leadbetter of Eel Creek Cumberland County Nova Scotia health restored by Dodd’s Kidney Pills after suffering with female kidney and heart trouble and nervous exhaustion. She tried five doctors including an operation before using the pills and finding relief. The ad claims kidney disease causes female trouble and heart disease and promotes the natural cure with Dodd’s Kidney Pills.
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Dodd
Eel Creek
Cumberland Co
N.S
J. W. Leadbetter
Gertie Declares She Does Not Stand on Trifles
In a playful exchange Helen notes Gertie’s remark about not standing on trifles, emphasizing their lighthearted domestic banter and mutual affection.
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Gertie
Helen
Heligoland to Build Revolving Airship Shed
Reports say Heligoland will host a revolving airship shed. Construction begins in spring in a low mood called the Sapskuhie. The structure rises to street level for exit and entry, then rests on the bottom when not in use to reduce bomb risk from hostile ships.
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Berlin
Heligoland
Dominion Utilities Mfg. Co., Ltd
Main Street
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
The Groom Proposes Wedding Fee To Preacher
A humorous verse records a groom asking the preacher whether to pay the usual fee now or wait a year and give one hundred dollars if the marriage remains as happy. The preacher responds with a quick joke about taking the ten spot now.
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Bea
Firing of Farm Couple and Family Murder Suspect Arrested
A farmer and his wife were found dead in a burned farmhouse with their safe rifled. Their two daughters, ages 16 and 5, were found locked in an upstairs room. a servant also was found strangled in a barn. The children implicate a Pole employed by the farmer in a robbery plot. The Pole fled the farm in a fast vehicle. a haystack burned nearby. He was arrested in a neighboring village.
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Kaliss
It Testifies for Itself Dr Thomas Electric Oil
The advertisement claims Dr Thomas Electric Oil proves its powers without testimonials. It asserts the remedy works on coughs colds cuts contusions sprains burns and pains in limbs or body and that its efficacy is evident to users. It emphasizes wide general use and no external guarantee needed.
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Thomas
Belgian Workman Fires on Son Over Stepmother Love
In Courcelies a 54 year old workman, already with thirteen children by his first wife, married a widow with several children. The eldest son secretly eloped with his stepmother, taking six of the widow’s children. He later returned four of them. The father shot the son, wounding him, and was arrested.
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Brussels
Courcelies
Swiss village orders youths home after 7 PM
In La Praz Valais authorities ban children under 10 from streets after 7 pm. Parents failing to comply face a 48 cent fine per child. The measure, approved by parents, may spread to other Swiss villages and towns.
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Geneva
la Praz
Canton of
Valais
Portland bound father to study sculpture for years
A reader notes her father has left for Portland for ten years to study sculpture, while another about a two month absence at Rames gate is mentioned. The tone is personal and reflective with casual dialect.
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Jimmy
Ramesgate
Willy
Portland
Snowdrops Arrive In Early Months Amid Green
Poetic observation notes snowdrops appearing as flowers scarce in early year. The speaker admires their virgin whiteness and fleeting beauty, though inner emotion remains restrained. Occasional imagery contrasts with intrusive lines about snow and whisky adage.
Liar Often More Amusing Than Truth Teller
A proverb notes that a liar can be more entertaining than someone who always tells the truth, suggesting wit and persuasion may outshine honesty in storytelling.
Willkins Claims Baby Resembles Father In Arbitration Tale
A club visitor jokes about an upcoming triumph and shows two fingers saying they belong to him. The crowd asks about Lloyd George as a joke, then arbritration is sought to decide which parent the infant resembles. Farmer B weighs in with a quip about the baby’s features.
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Mr. Lloyd George
Willkins
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Weters
Méde
N. Mansey
SANOL
Sanos M’fg. CO
Winnipes
Manitoba
Arctic
Nova Scotia
Heligoland Air Base
V. A. Geen
Agg Segal
Canada Cement Company Limited
Herald Building
Montreal
Wilkins
Tramph
Ley
Farmer B
Bara
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