Peruna Remedies Spring Catarrh in Readers Letters
Readers praise Peruna for catarrh relief in letters from Dora Hayden of Washington D C and N P Lawler of Pittsburg Kas. Hayden reports recommending Peruna to friends while Lawler describes rapid improvement within days and renewed health after starting the medicine.
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Peruna
Dora Hayden
6Th St
S.W
Washington, D.C
N. P. Lawler
N. Broadway
Pittsburg
Kas
Caterpillar Plague Halts Train Near Penshurst
Melbourne correspondents report caterpillars invading Wodonga Barwargartha districts. They strip vegetation and threaten vineyards. An excursion train seven miles from Penshurst stalled by dense swarms. wheels were damaged by the insects.
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Wodonga
Barrgwartha
Melbourne
Penshurst
London Daily Mail
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is endorsed by a physician and sold by druggists for 75 cents. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Rumors of Plots Target Dublin Exhibition Buildings
Rumors circulate about plans to set fire to buildings at the international exhibition in Dublin on May 4. Authorities monitor the chatter as public anxiety grows and no concrete details emerge.
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Dublin
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Child Benefits
An advertisement touts the product as superior with claims of good effects on children. It encourages readers to purchase a bottle and try it themselves.
Longshoremen Vote to Resume Work at Hamburg
At Hamburg the longshoremen voted to return to work, a decision framed as a total win for shipping companies and their operations.
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Hamburg
Movement to Standardize Easter Date In London
A campaign in London aims to minimize Easter date variance to reduce springtime disruption. Advocates argue a fixed practice would ease planning for churches businesses and public events across the city.
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London
Stoning a Tiger in Early Himalayan Outbreak
A village mob of about 100 men with axes and stones hunts a sleeping tiger after a woman is carried off. They corner the beast on Chipla slope, pelt it with stones despite its attacks, break its teeth, and finally finish it under a cliff.
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Western
Bet
C. A. Sherring
Chipla
Sheridan Speech Triumph Noted in Warren Hastings Trial
London News notes a remarkable Sheridan oration before the impeachment trial began, detailing a five hour forty minute address in the House of Commons about the Oude charge. The report emphasizes unprecedented audience reaction and decorum breach, plus later remarks at a six year later stage of the trial.
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Sheridan
Warren Hastings
The
London News
House of Commons
Pitt
London Chronicle
Macaulay
Burke
Cinchona Cultivation in Java and Dutch Processing
The cinchona tree supports Java’s principal industry with the Dutch chemical process for quinine sulphate producing top quality drug. Bark is exported dried to Holland for processing. Cinchona plantations span low hills across Java with trees ranging from saplings to thirty feet tall.
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Java
Holland
Needle play knots risk in quiet child activity
A north side boy enjoys threading and needlework while his mother works. When the knot came loose the thread slipped through the needle and the boy asked his mother to reseat the thread and make another stitch, showing a simple domestic scene from the Columbus Dispatch.
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North Side
Pease
Columbus Dispatch
Celluloid Starch Promises Easy Ironing and Nonstick Finish
Advertisement extols Celluloid Starch as a no boil cold water starch that prevents sticking and delivers easier ironing with a smooth finish. Encourages readers to buy from reputable dealers and try the product by name.
Luck of a Windfall in Norman Forest Law
The article explains how William the Conqueror’s forest laws made cutting timber illegal while windblown wood could be gathered by peasants. Storms became seen as omens of good luck due to the windfall practice and legal allowances.
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William the Conqueror
Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People Promise Health
A Canadian testimonial pamphlet claims Dr Williams Pink Pills restore blood strength and relief from headaches backaches dizziness and weakness. Mrs James McDonald of Sugar Camp Ontario credits the remedy with full recovery after taking a dozen boxes. Available from medicine dealers or by mail from Brockville Ontario at 50 cents a box or 2 50 for six.
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Canada
Williames
James McDonald
Sugar Camp
Ont
Dr. Williams
Brockville, Ont
Queen Helena Fevers Delay Royal Meeting With Edward and Alexandra
The queen’s illness keeps Helena from traveling to meet King Edward and Queen Alexandra as fever adds to the indisposition.
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Helena
Edward
Alexandra
It Will Prolong Life De Sota and the Fountain of Youth
The Spaniard De Sota perished in Florida while seeking the legendary Fountain of perpetual youth. The article notes Dr. Thomas electric oil claims to not perpetuate youth but to remove pains delaying age and suffering.
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de Sota
Florida
Thomas
Central Unemployed Body Proposes Colony Aid for Woolwich Arsenal
The central unemployed body suggests to the colonial office that colonies be asked to contribute to the cost of housing for the Woolwich arsenal unemployed workers.
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Colonial Office
Woolwich Arsenal
French Similes for Drunk in Old Writings
A London writer notes French expressions for intoxication. The term ivre comme une soupe compares drunkenness to soggy bread in soup, while ivre or soûl forms liken drunkenness to a drunken ass cow Swiss or thrush, with the thrush allusion tied to its unsteady flight after grapes.
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London
Japanese Home Etiquette and the Footnote
A visitor remarks on removing shoes in Japanese homes and the care of polished floors. A London student, living in a shabby hall, notes a winter notice asking guests to wipe their feet, adding a humorous marginal note about leaving.
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London
Autocrat of the Empire and English Cabinet Rules
A critical description of the British Prime Minister as the real ruler, subordinate to the majority, with the sovereign’s summons mere form. It contrasts the Premier’s absolute mandate with U S presidential norms, and explains Cabinet control by the Premier and royal oversight limits.
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British Empire
England
House of Peers
Senate
United States
Privy Council
Mamma and Child Discuss Uncle Jake’s Wealth and Guilt
A child asks if Uncle Jake is very wealthy and the mother confirms his vast wealth. The child then inquires what he is guilty of, prompting a reply that he is wealthy but not specified in wrongdoing.
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Jake
Hitting Home Remarks On Cad Lingo In Debate
A dialogue excerpt critiques terms of insult with exchanges about what makes someone a cad. The speakers discuss manners and language, weighing social labels in a light editorial tone.
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Goodley
Catholic Standard
Times
A Sense of Rectitude
A Washington Star quote features Dustin Stax asserting corporate moral certainty and reliance on a staffed legal team to prove any action is right. The excerpt highlights compliance confidence and legal backing as central to corporate conduct and decision making.
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Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Newcastle Port Grows as Principal Coal Hub
Newcastle New South Wales emerges as a key port with a population near 80 000 and rail distance of 192 miles or sea distance of 60 miles from Sydney. Coal remains the principal shipment fostering its rise as a regional trade center.
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Newcastle
N.S.W
Sydney
New Sanitary Lotion Cures Itch in Thirty Minutes
Wolford's Sanitary Lotion promises rapid relief for human and animal itch types including mange prairie scratches and contagious itch, claiming a complete cure within 30 minutes.
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Wolford
Santiago Cuba’s limited post-independence progress noted
Santiago, Cuba, shows no obvious improvements since independence though it is cleaner than in the past, with no conspicuous modernization evident.
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Santiago
Cuba
Doctors Using Patent Medicines in Dominion Legislation
Dominon Parliament moves to regulate patent remedies amid industry and medical debate. A Canadian patient credits Psychine with full recovery after consultation by U S and Canadian doctors, praising its tonic effects on lungs and overall vitality. Hard selling by Dr T A Slocum and Toronto address noted.
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Dominion
Canada
United States
T. A. Slocum
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