Grand Old Man of the Prairies
Swift Current Sask special report on 76 year old P. Lackey who credits three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing twenty five years of rheumatic and kidney disease. He now praises the pills and gifts them to friends as proof of their healing power.
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Dodd
P. Lackey
The
Prairies
Lackey
Mr. Lackey
Husband quits smoking proves strong will
A lighthearted dialogue shows a wife praising her husband for quitting smoking entirely and the husband acknowledging the challenge requires a pretty strong will. The exchange highlights determination and mutual support in the household.
Judge Orders Separation of Beside Neighbors in New York
Mrs Highup states the judge decreed separation with no contact. Mrs Blase asks if they will, and Mrs Highup confirms they are now living next door in a New York apartment house.
New York Yachters Drift Off Coastline Near Familiar Shore
A well known amateur yachtsman from New York sails with friends along Long Island Sound. With little wind, the craft barely moves a week from shore, staying within speaking distance of a solitary fisherman who asks the travelers where they are from and how long they have been at sea.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Boss and Clerk Silence Fashion Judge Neckwear Gag
A Toledo Blade quip shows a boss praising a clerk for sales with a joke about guiding customers. The clerk diverts young and old buyers with lines about age suitability for neckties. The exchange highlights sales wit in a shop setting.
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Mr. Jones
Toledo Blade
Goat Feeds at River After Snack Gone Awry
A reader notes a goat devouring a crate of something described as smenges and then heading toward the river. The tale implies a playful scene with a curious animal and companions ready to watch the outcome.
Comfort for Skin Tortured Babies and Sleepless Mothers
Readers recount from Jasper Ontario to Edinburgh how Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment eased eczema and skin eruptions in infants and children after months of itching, sleepless nights, and failed treatments. Multiple testimonials credit rapid relief and lasting cure.
Treatment to Maintain Youthful Skin and Scalp Humors
A fragment notes a costless method that has sustained its position for a generation, claimed as the most economical approach for youthful skin and scalp humors. It hints at a traditional remedy valued for long-term hair and skin health.
Directors React as Bank Fails Amid Hidden Schemes
A dialogue notes that a bank failure occurred with directors unaware of the wrongdoing. Mrs Volington quips that women directors might prevent such secrecy, while the Boston Transcript comments on gender in governance.
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Volington
Boston Transcript
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promoted As Blood Tonic
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic to purify blood and treat pimples rheumatism headaches and fatigue. It claims the medicine restores appetite energizes the body and offers six boxes for $2.50 by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario. The text also notes the Canadian Pacific Railway Flu ral Department distributing thousands of seed packages to employees and promoting garden lawns across Canada with prizes for gardens and photographs.
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C.P.R. Floral Department
Canadian Pacific Railway Co
Fural Department
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Great
Canada
Irrigation Department
Forestry Department
West
Aged Millionaire Quits Wearing Rubbers
The Chicago Record Herald notes a worried aged millionaire who, after marrying a younger woman, laments a deep dark suspicion and reveals his wife has compelled him to stop wearing rubbers.
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Mr. Rockingham
Chicago Record-Herald
Oil of the People and Dr Thomas Electric Oil Endures
The piece extols Dr Thomas Electric Oil as the oil of the people noting its continued position and growing usefulness. It claims thousands have benefited and would choose no other preparation.
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Thomas
Homefolk Debate Politics As Comic Exchange
A Chicago Tribune excerpt shows Mrs Torkins and Mr Dorkins bantering about politics at home. The dialogue touches on politics as a frame up and a foe to teamwork.
A Mild Tale of Jokes and Janitors in Darien
A Washington Herald anecdote recalls a week with a friend who, after a heated downstairs confrontation, relies on humor and profanity to vent. The janitor remains calm, offering a wry remark about heat and a spring gown. The exchange ends with a playful hint at domestic compromise.
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Cain
Europe
Washington Herald
Hiring slang and office gossip in a comic exchange
A fragment shows coworkers joking about a new hire nicknamed stew ander. The talk centers on appearance and punctuality with a line about the sitter not bringing manicure tools, indicating light office humor and potential gossip.
Experience hurts like a pulled tooth says Eben
Arpele Eben compares experience to a tooth pull, stating the lesson is the same pain and discomfort repeated each time it returns. The Washington Star quotes Eben's view on learning from hardship and the inevitability of recurring struggle.
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Arpele Eben
Washington Star
Reston Transcript Describes An Odd Corn-Fed Horse
A humorous note from Reston Transcript portrays a peculiar horse raised entirely on corn. The item sketches local color and adds rural flavor to the paper.
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Reston
Holloway's Corn Cure Powers Show Distinct Healing Force
The ad claims Holloway's Corn Cure delivers numerous cures with a unique efficacy not found in other preparations. It emphasizes a strong, proprietary power attributed to the product.
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Holloway
Radical Guest with a Duchess in a Lords Abolition Debate
A brief Punch dialogue imagines abolishing the Lords this session and the potential Duke’s displeasure. The Duchess plans to keep the Duke unaware while discussing constitutional change.
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Duchess
Minard's Boy Impresses In High School Speech
"My boy certainly is a wonder." "Oh, every father thinks his own children are prodigies." "But this is no dream. That young ster has been in high school three years and he hasn't forgotten how to snell or write fairly good, English."
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Chicago Record-Herald
Rest and Health To Mother and Child
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup has been used for over sixty years by millions of mothers for teething children. It soothes the child and softens the gums, cures wind colic, and acts as a diarrhoea remedy. It is absolutely harmless and is sold in bottles labeled Mia Winslow’s Soothing Syrup.
Movement in England to remodel the Ten Commandments
Hicks notes a new English effort to remodel the Ten Commandments. Dorkins dismisses it as a waste and calls for restoration instead of remodeling.
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Hicks
England
Dorkins
Doctor Says Mr Rich Is The Only Patient In Care
A doctor notes Mr Rich is the sole patient currently under treatment and cannot provide a recovery timeline.
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Mr. Rich
Dysentery Cordial Praised As Effective Remedy
Dr J B Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is described as a standard, highly concentrated medicine with sedative and curative qualities. It is widely used and trusted by many for treatment of summer complaints and dysentery.
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J. B. Kellogg
Gustave’s Letters Recalled From Breach of Promise Case
A dialogue quotes a fair girl and another noting Gustave’s letters are dull. It recalls Gustave once serving on a jury in a breach of promise case, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Gustave
Washington Star
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