Health tonic for women boosts blood with Pink Pills
A health feature extols Dr Williams Pink Pills to combat anaemia and pale blood. It cites Miss Marie Dionne of St Angele Quebec praising renewed appetite strength and weight gain after using the pills. Sold by medicine dealers or direct from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont priced 50 cents a box or six for $2.50.
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Williams
Rema
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
New Jersey Idea for Involuntary Commitment Bills
A New Jersey Senate bill proposed by Mr. Leavitt would allow admission to state asylums for those deemed insane or about turning 50 upon medical director approval. A second Leavitt bill would commit confirmed inebriates to insane asylums. Both advance on Dr. Henry A. Cotton’s request from the State Hospital for the Insane in Trenton.
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New Jersey
New Jersey Senate
Leavitt
Henry A. Cotton
State Hospital For
Trenton
N. Y. Tribune
Dysentery Cordial Endorsed For Child Cholera Morbus
The article warns that eating green fruit in summer can cause cholera morbus in children and that Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is the safest remedy. It is said to check inflammation and save the child’s life.
Railway officials granted three million free tickets in 1908
Russian Douma member M Rukhloff reports that in 1908 at least three million free railway tickets were issued to railway officials. The claim notes a subsidy-like benefit within the rail system and suggests ongoing financial burdens on the railway network.
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Douma M. Rukhloff
Russia
Spanking Not Cure for Bed-Wetting Says Ontario Mother
Mrs M Summers of Windsor Ontario offers a free home treatment and instructions to mothers troubled by children with bed-wetting. She notes a constitutional cause and that the remedy helps both children and adults with urine difficulties. She asks readers to write today and send no money, avoiding blame on the child.
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M. Summers
Box W. 1
Windsor
Ont
Minard's Liniment Featured in Humorous Exchange
A Detroit Free Press snippet jokes about household habits and a studious husband who analyzes every hash meal. The piece also defines an amateur baseball player as a man eager to prove he can par the game better than professionals.
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Detroit Free Press
Fitzmaurice Ay Equerry to the Prince of Wales Named
The Marquise de Fontenoy reports Lord Charles Fitzmaurice appointed equerry to the Prince of Wales in London. A captain of the 1st Dragoons and son of the Lansdowne family, he will divide time between England and India while Lord Minto resigns as viceroy.
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Marquise de Fontenoy
Prince of Wales
Lanedowne
Lori
Minto
Charles Fitzmaurice
City of
Equerry
Charles
Lansdownes
Calcutta
Violet Elliot
1St Dragoons
India
Lord Mirto
Lord Morley
England
Lord Charles
Apos
Lord Roberts
Comte de Flahaut
Great Tallyrand
Louis XV
France
Marchioness of Lansdowne
Queen Alexandra
Famous Explorer Harry De Windt Anecdotes
The note recounts two tales from Harry De Windt's My Restless Life. A voyage scene shows a mate killed by a whale placed in a box aboard a ship while the crew, amid warm seas, contemplates the ice and odors. Another item describes a nearly empty hotel dining room with an orchestra and a manager’s dilemma, answered by a head office joke about adding musicians.
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Harry de Windt
Moeutien Islands
Mr. de Windt
Frisco
Queer Preacher Hagamore Left Odd Cache of Goods
Rev Mr Hagamore of Cate Hoge Leicestershire who died January 1886 left 3500 dollars to a railroad porter. He kept one servant of each sex locked up nightly and patrolled with dogs and a gun. He drowned after dogs knocked him into water while servants were locked away. Inventory lists 80 gowns 100 trousers 100 boots 400 shoes 80 wigs 50 dogs 96 wagons and carts 30 wheelbarrows 249 razors 80 plows 50 saddles and 223 tools. He was a very queer old preacher.
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Hagamore
Catehoge
Leicestershire
England
Fox Reputation As Profound Thinker Questioned
The exchange suggests Fox earned a reputation as a deep thinker by discussing topics few grasp, enabling him to dodge direct refutation of his arguments. It contrasts with Slim’s view on the tactic and implies a critical stance toward Fox’s method.
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Stout
Fox
Misconstrued Quip Sees Scientist and Auditor Comment
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet records a scientist saying it is dangerous to kiss a peroxide blond while an auditor notes his wife is a brunette, reflecting witty aside rather than a full report.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Research in Farming and the Barr Colonists of Western Canada
Dr. Wm Saunders heads Canada’s experimental farms guiding be tall of agriculture across the Central Farm near Ottawa to Lloydminster and Fort Vermilion. The Barr colonists' rise from tents to a thriving Lloydminster town highlights the westward agricultural boom and a 350 mile north station on the Peace River.
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Wm. Saunders
Ottawa
Barr
Fort Vermilion
Canada
Parliament Hill
Maritime Provinces
Saskatchewan
Lloydminster
James Fletcher
Canadian
Fletcher
Canadian West
Peace River
Edmonton
Lawrence
Peace River Landing
Persian Shah Faces Kurdish Uprising and Foreign Pressures
Rebels threaten the Persian capital amid rising reform efforts. Kurdish chiefs Amar Aga and Mamad Aga command the tribes in Ghilan with strong autonomy. Russian influence lingers as European diplomats watch the Shah's fragile hold on power.
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Ths
Persia
Europe
Shah
Amar Aga
Mamad Aga
Czar
Edward
Rebst
Ghilan
The Boss Got Ahead in a Morning Imbroglio
Ardup joked about quitting his job as he ordered coffee and sinkers. He claimed he nearly resigned, but the boss resigned first by a single second, leaving the situation unresolved between them.
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Chicago Tribune
Smart Boy Dialog From Chicago News
A brief domestic vignette shows a mother scolding her son for taking preserves from the jar. The exchange features Mamma Edgar instructing and the child admitting he took them because he wanted some.
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Edgar
Chicago News
How He Manages Her
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Post notes a wife who acts as she pleases after the husband says she may. The quip implies marital harmony through consent and control as a light period piece.
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Chicago Post
The Fighting Eel and the Gamiest Catch
The Yonkers States roan notes a playful debate about fish craftiness. Egbert says the black bass is the hardest to catch, while the eel proves the most vexing to remove from the hook.
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Egbert
Yonkers
Minards Liniment Promoted By Imagist Judge Remark
A London magistrate quipped that describing epistaxis as bleeding from the nose would be easier as he heard a man suffer a nosebleed. The remark highlights a humorous legal moment regarding medical terminology.
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London
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Promised to Clear Skin
The article links clear skin to liver health and blood purity. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are touted to act on the liver and blood, promising gratifying results for women seeking healthy skin. A humorous field scene contrasts with the ad copy's health claim.
Reading of Charity and a Potatoes Theft
Dr C H Parkhurst in New York remarks misreading charity as the master did when he cited Scripture about giving cloak with the coat. The essay ends with a quip about catching a hostler stealing potatoes and giving him the sack.
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C. H. Parkhurst
New York
A Pill for Brain Workers
A note extols Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for brain workers with digestive irregularities. The piece claims brain work strains the stomach and liver and promotes those pills as specially compounded and highly effective, with user testimonials implied.
Rival fishmongers display pro king placards
In a town two Jewish fishmongers set up shops side by side. One posted a large placard reading We serve the King. The neighbor quickly responded with a board bearing God save the King, creating a small public display over a local business rivalry.
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King
Marine Eye Remedy Ad Targets Eye Strain in Schools
A Chicago based Marine Eye Remedy Co advertisement promotes Murine for red itchy eyes and eye strain from chalk dust in NYC schools. It cites a NYC census showing 17 928 schoolchildren needing eye care and offers free eye books and a 50 cent product with physician endorsement and no harmful drugs.
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New York City
The
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Stage Manager and Actor Discuss Child Crying in Play
The Stage Manager asks if the baby will cry in the third scene and the actor father replies that he should, noting the child has been rehearsing night and day.
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Boston Transcript
Aladdin Mantle Lamp Promises Brighter Country Light
The ad extols the Aladdin Mantle Lamp as a solution for artificial light in small towns and rural homes. It claims such lamps burn coal oil with brighter, softer light at lower cost than gas or electricity.
Burglars Escape Through Wall Hole in North Motherwell Shop
Thieves broke into a North Motherwell shop by making a hole in the rear brick wall during the night. Residents gathered at the door after lights drew attention, but the burglars fled through the hole before police arrival, leaving their loot behind.
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Motherwell
England
North Motherwell
Designer of Dreadnoughts and Naval Standards
The article profiles Mr. John Harper Batg a naval architect in the Admiralty construction department who helped shape the Dreadnought design. It traces his beginnings as a Pem broke Dock apprentice and notes his later design work at Whitehall and Wandsworth, alongside the Lords of the Admiralty.
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Cen Oenoughts
John Harper
The
Admiralty
Narbeth
Pembroke Dock
Reering
Admir
Whitehall
Achatom
Wandsworth
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Dodds
Rons
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