Dr Williams Pink Pills credited by Ontario farmer
In Thorold Ontario, Reuben Lindsay recalls severe health decline in spring 1903. After two doctors failed to help, he used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and regained robust health within months. The article extols the pills as treating anaemia, neuraglia, indigestion, kidney and liver trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorold
Ont
Reuben Lindsay
Ridgeville
Lindsay
Thorold Post
Dr. Williams
Dr. Chase
Fifty Thousand Dollars For A Far Outfit
The article recounts a New York furrier listing Russian sable coats at prices from five hundred fifty dollars per skin to ten thousand dollars for a full coat. A thirty inch coat would require sixty skins totaling thirty three thousand dollars, illustrating extravagant wealth.
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New York
Cleveland Moffett
Success Magazine
Baby's Own Tablets Aid Infant Health Claims
The Ontario Registrar General report notes one hundred eleven deaths per thousand in infants under one in the province, similar in other provinces. Dr Williams' Medicine Co promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy for constipation diarrhoea indigestion teething troubles and other minor ailments with a safety guarantee and mail order at 25 cents a box from Brockville Ontario.
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Ontario
Dominion
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Witty telephone prank linked to financier and society woman
A recorded phone bit features a prominent young financier and a society woman in a witty exchange about dinner plans. The dialogue bounces between Monday Tuesday and Wednesday with playful refusals and a final resolve to attend Monday.
The Demon Dyspepsia and Parmelee’s Pills
A historical note compares dyspepsia to a demon that invades the body through careless living and is hard to remove. It promotes Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as a ready aid to battle the unseen foe and restore health.
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Parmelee
Does Racing Improve Animal Breeds or Carriage Animals
A critical essay argues racing harms horseflesh and questions its value for improving horse breeds. It compares racing to gambling and other tainted aims, noting historical examples like goose and turkey races and likening theft to preaching improvement through vice. The piece reflects on ethics and purpose in sport.
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Rosa Bonheur
Brighton Road
Berkley
Prince of Wales
Lew Wallace’s Unwritten Novel Explores Restless Wanderer
The late General Lew Wallace reportedly viewed Marvale Eastman by Tourgee as the great American novel, a work published a decade and a half ago by a small press. He planned to write his own American epic about a restless hero who travels Europe Australia Africa and South America before returning home to resume his lifelong journey.
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Lew Wallace
Marvale Eastman
Tourgee
General Wallace
Europe
Australia
Africa
South America
They Made This Couple Happy With Kidney Pills
Port Arthur Ontario May 8 Special: Dick Souvey and his wife report double improvement from Dodd's Kidney Pills after suffering La Grippe and kidney pain. They each used six boxes and now enjoy better health.
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Dick Souvey
Port Arthur
Ont
Dodd
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Offer Relief for Indigestion
A historical note describes dyspepsia as a persistent foe that returns in new forms, affecting the delicate digestive system of many men. It praises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as mild and reliable treatment for stomach disorders from minor causes.
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Parmelee
True Heroism Found in Everyday Labor
Professor William James recalls a journey in which he saw workmen on a dizzy iron ledge and realized true heroism lies in everyday tasks. He notes bravery in ordinary occupations from sailors and brakemen to lumbermen, framing daily work as the road to heroic life.
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William James
Harvard University
Kidney disease warned and treated with pills claim
The piece outlines kidney disease symptoms and dangers with a promotional claim for Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. A Port Dalhousie, Ontario user testifies the treatment eradicated the disease in six months, improved weight and sleep, and restored health. The ad gives dosage and price and lists Toronto dealers Edman son Bates Co.
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W. Smith
Port Dalhousie
Ont
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Fragmentary Foundphrase Reflects Inner Awakening
A torn excerpt hints at a writer’s shift toward a broader view of ordinary life and common men, describing a transformative moment as emotion rises and perception widens beyond self. The fragment suggests deep personal realization without full context or names.
Horace Greeley on Newspapers and Convictions
An acquaintance tells Horace Greeley he stopped the Tribune by canceling his copy. Greeley notes presses ran and editors wrote as usual. He warns that one reader cannot control a paper nor its editorials, which often challenge opposing views.
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Horace Greeley
Tribune
Minard’s Liniment Endorsed by Dear Sirs Letter
Charles Whooten of Port Mulgrave endorses C. C. Richards & Co. Dear Sirs letter praising Minard's Liniment as a universal remedy for sore throat colds and ordinary ailments claiming prompt relief and cure.
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Charles Whooten
Port Mulgrave
Weary Willy Chides College Presidents for Begging
A quip scene shows Accosted Party taunting a beggar as Weary Willy mocks college presidents for seeking millions. The exchange highlights satire on fundraising and public perception in a campus town setting.
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Willy
Dr Agnew’s Catarrha Powder Relief Claim
A Washington Pa businessman claims Dr Agnew’s Catarrha Powder cured his Chronic Catarrh after years of failing remedies. He states the powder gave almost instant relief and cost 50 cents.
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D. T. Sample
Sample
Washington, Pa
Agnew
Dog Death Mystery on a Tuesday
Dialogue fragment presents a humorous exchange about a dog’s death with lines implying a nonchalant or absurd misunderstanding. The brief ends mid sentence, offering no clear context or outcome.
Dog Fights Circular Saw In One Round
An odd exchange recalls a dog that faced a circular saw and lasted only one round. The dialogue centers on how the event occurred and what disease, if any, afflicted the animal before its untimely end.
Always a Good Friend Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil
In health we have friends but in pain we seek help. The text praises Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil for relief, claiming it eases suffering and has aided thousands when other aid failed.
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Thomas
Horse Story Confirms Wild Temperament
Mr. Headstail asks if the horse he bought yesterday is kind. Mr. Cropper replies the animal shows a vicious temper, rearing on hind legs and attempting to embrace him as it comes from the stable.
Death of James Sutherland longtime public works minister
Hon. James Sutherland died here Wednesday afternoon after a long illness. Born July 1849 in Wentworth county, he entered Parliament for North Oxford in 1880 and served as minister of public works since November 1902. He was a Presbyterian and unmarried. Mr Hyman of London Ont. acts as minister.
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Woodstock
James Sutherland
Sutherland
Wentworth County
House of Commons
North Oxford
Hyman
London
Ont
Babies in a boy's essay on infancy
An English board school boy writes a humorous essay describing babies as small red, bone and tooth free beings. He mentions size variety, infant bones, sexes, fatness, hair absence, sleep when crying, and girls adoring babies with dolls and silly phrases.
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English Board
Morning chat perplexes single man about marriage
A light exchange between Harker and a friend reveals belief that he planned to marry, but Harker insists he remains single, noting that those who marry do so without much thought while he chose to think about it but not wed.
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Harker
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Dodds
DR. Ghase
Minard
C. C. Richards & CO
Pat
Liniment
Lever Brothers Limited
Canada
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