Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Nerve Health and Blood Purity
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills can prevent nervous breakdowns by purifying and enriching the blood. It cites Mrs. David J. Papier of Fredericton NB who allegedly recovered from partial facial paralysis after using the medicine, praising its blood building and nerve restoring powers. The pitch targets anaemia rheumatism indigestion and related conditions and lists Brockville Ontario as the producer with prices of 50c per box or six for $2.50.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
St. Vitus
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Albino deer sighted by hunters near Moosehead Lake Maine
Dr H G Gill noted a remarkable wild animal tale from two Maine hunters near Moosehead Lake. Four deer appeared within shooting range with one albino. They fired at two normal deer, one fled as the others escaped, while the white deer stood still then bounded after its companions.
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H. G. Gill
Moosehead Lake
Maine
Senator Fulton Recollects Tip Story At Oregon Dinner
Washington Star notes Senator Fulton told a tale in Washington about a Portland area fisher who sent monthly salmon gifts. The senator recalls tipping the fisherman, then forgot to tip one morning and the fisherman asked him to write down that no tip was given or risk his wife thinking the money went to rum.
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Senator Fulton
Oregon
Washington
Astoria
Washington Star
Hubbard Lectures as Insanity Crowd Reacts to Break
Elbert Hubbard recounts finishing a near end lecture to about one thousand inmates in a state insane asylum when an old woman rushes the aisle shouting My God I cant stand this nonsense any longer. The superintendent remarks that the outburst is the first sign of returning sanity.
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Elbert Hubbard
Ask for Minard's and take no other
A dejected mistress negotiates for domestic help offering four dollars weekly. The applicant promises any task, fills lamps, and asks whether gas or water is preferred, signaling readiness to adapt to the new employer's wishes.
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Minard
Minard's Liniment and Courtroom Quips Split the Page
A old clipping mix of ads and quips includes a receiver asking for court guidance after winding up a business leaving 100000 dollars and asks where to locate the balance of his fee, plus a coy ad for Holloway's Corn Cure and a college tuition joke about a son's indifferent interest in athletics.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement notice
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio endorsed by Walding Kinnan Marvin. Cure works internally through the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for Constipation.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
FJ. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Provisions for Daughter's Future Talk Goes Vaguely Deferred
A father and a speaker discuss future provisions for a daughter but reveal uncertainty and hesitation about making concrete plans. The dialogue hints at staying longer to consider options before committing to arrangements.
We Pay High Prices for Furs and Hides Ad
N. W. Hide and Fur Co of Minneapolis advertises top rates for furs and hides sold for robes rugs or coats.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
A Profit Anyhow
A young man tries to pass counterfeit money on a pharmacist by paying a dollar ten for a prescription. After the customer leaves the proprietor jokes that the dollar is bad but the ten cents pass, noting they still make a nickel from the deal.
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Success Magazine
An Original Child Then and Now
A Harvard scientist recalls Lord Kelvin as a child with a bright, original mind. In Glasgow tales, Willie Thompson endures a week of toothache, finally has a tooth pulled, and asks for it back with a polite request to the surgeon who hands him the wrapped tooth.
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Lord Kelvin
Harvard
Willie Thompson
Glasgow
Willie
Zam-Buk cited for healing child burn in Yonkers States man report
Mrs Best of Carlisle reports a severe forehead burn on her child healed quickly after using Zam-Buk. The ad-like feature claims skin cures and reliability for various conditions with Zam-Buk advertised at 50 cents per box from the Zam-Buk Co., Toronto.
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Lewis Best
Carlisle
P.O
Zain- Buk Co
Toronto
Dysentery Coral Promoted For Summer Complaints
Dr J D Kelloggs Dysentery Coral is recommended as a standard remedy for summer complaints. The highly concentrated medicine is praised for its living and curative qualities and has been used for many years with thousands attesting to its superiority in treating dysentery and related ailments.
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J. D. Kellogg
Man Corrects Mistake With Cigar Soothe Comment
A Louisville Courier-Journal quote reports a man saying he rarely errs and when he does he fixes it at once. He then continues the conversation, reversing the cigar in his mouth as he speaks.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Baby's Own Tablets Ease Teething Pain for Family
Teething troubles upset households as gums swell and babies cry until Baby's Own Tablets calm inflammation and soothe irritability. A Ontario mother reports her infant's pain eased after use, and the product is sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box by The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
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Williams
St. Joseph, Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville, Ont
London cartoonists chase a politician's wife in humor page
In a Tatler excerpt a man warns Mary that entering politics will bring relentless media scrutiny. He predicts caustic cartoons showing her with curls misaligned, hats crooked, and Paris gowns mocked as calico while sealskin cloaks are called imitation. She contemplates staying home.
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London County Council
Paris
William
Tatler
Dr A W Chase Nerve Food Promises Health Rise
An advertisement extols Dr A W Chase's Nerve Food as a blood builder. It claims to increase red corpuscles, enrich blood, and revive weak health to prevent wasting illnesses. It urges spring use to lift fatigue and reduce susceptibility to consumption.
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A. W. Chase
A Tree Themed Party Plan For a Novel Guest List
An outline for a tree inspired gathering with connected refreshments games and decorations. Guests receive leaf foil cards bearing tree themed quotations and a quiz of hidden tree names leading to a prize for the most correct guesses.
College students mock missionary plea at vespers
A college girl recalls a missionary sermon urging women to become fishers of men. The audience snickered at the call to go beyond books and the speaker blamed the students for a deplorable spirit of levity.
Origin of the Postal Card in Austria 1869
In 1869 Professor Emanuel Herrmann of Vienna proposed an open stamped card to speed correspondence for his economic study. On January 26 he presented the idea to the Austrian post director and the concept was quickly adopted. Within a month authorities printed and sold 1,000,000 postal cards establishing a cheap communication method.
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Emanuel Herrmann
Vienna
Oldest English Picture Depicts Chaucer on Panel
A picture dated 1380 is identified as the oldest known English portrait. The panel painting depicts Geoffrey Chaucer, marking a landmark in early English art and literary history.
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Chaucer
The Muskellunge Devours Near Water Prey
The muskellunge is described as highly voracious and capable of preying on any living thing in sight. Full grown bullfrogs, ducklings, small aquatic birds, and water mammals are cited as easy targets for its large predatory mouth.
Running Prayer During Bull Chase
A Sabbath outing ends with Harry and Ethel fleeing a charging bull. In a panic they decide to pray while running, with Harry insisting Ethel pray first. They crowd around instinctively and call on the Lord as the danger closes in.
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Harry
Ethel
Success Magazine
A Railroad Man's Knock
A New York banker recalls Samuel Sloan the late railroad man who loved fast trains and despised slow ones. He once rigged a prank on a notoriously slow railroad by placing a sign on a car reading passengers are requested not to pluck flowers while the train is in motion.
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Samuel Sloan
New York
New York Times
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