Worry as the Demon We Cling To
A Success Magazine passage laments worry as humanity’s greatest foe. It claims worry blinds reason, ruins sleep and health, and drives vice and failure, noting how people cling to it despite its ruinous cost to happiness and progress.
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Enius
Success Magazine
Parmelees Vegetable Pills Offer Digestive Relief
Relief for suffering everywhere. He whose life is made miserable by indigestion and has not tried Parmelee's Vegetable Pills does not know how easily this foe can be dealt with. These pills relieve where others fail and are the result of long study as a sure corrector of digestive disorders.
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Parmelee
Olive oil eyedrop may remove foreign substances
A small amount of olive oil in the eye can help flush out and loosen a foreign substance. The remedy is simple and commonly used to relieve irritation from debris.
Shilohs Cure Claim Stirs Cough and Cold Beliefs
A claim that Shiloh's Cure will permanently cure coughs and colds appears in the text. The passage also asserts success lies in the power to forget failure, suggesting a mindset rather than a medical claim.
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds and Politics Discussion
A brief excerpt notes a pretty girl saying she would vote the way her father votes while an observer comments that her stance aligns with that of many men. The Louisville Courier Journal quotes the exchange as a light aside on political behavior.
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Papa
Louisville Courier- Journal
Grant and A. T. Stewart Nomination for Secretary of the Treasury
Carl Schurz recalls the 1869 episode when President Grant faced a clash between a merchant nominee and a 1789 law. The senate briefly considered exempting Stewart via joint resolution, but Sumner blocked immediate action and the bill never progressed.
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Grant
Senate
A. T. Stewart
New York
the Treasury
Treasury Department
Cusstom Houses
President Grant
St. Louis
Stewart
Houses
Congress
Sherman
Sumner
Carl Schurz
McCurre
Brilliant Alpine Flora Insights Across the Alps
Dr. Dufour notes Alpine flowers show purer colors and richer greens than plains varieties. Chlorophyll abundance increases in mountain flora, while aerial organs shrink and subterranean parts enlarge, anchoring blooms lower on slopes with intensified beauty.
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Dufour
Alps
Plains
Pearson’s Weekly
Sheep or Goat Parable Frightens Nan at Bedtime
Nan fears being a goat after hearing the parable of the sheep and the goats. Her clergyman grandfather comforts her by urging a godly life, but the child worries about her mother becoming a goat. The tale, cited from Delineator, highlights child fear and moral instruction.
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Nan
Mamma
Grandfather
Manma
Fielding Comment Sparks Baseball Talk in Hub House Visit
A young Boston broker visiting a houseful of female graduates shifts a discussion from the English novel to Fielding briefly, then pivots to baseball praising pitchers and hitters as essential, as quoted in Charter's Weekly.
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Boston
Fielding
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Mrs Krieger End Long Suffering
Mrs Fred Krieger of Palmer Rapids Ontario describes years of Kidney Disease Backache Rheumatism and Gravel ending after taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits eight boxes with restoring health and ability to do her own work. The product promises lifelong kidney strength and relief from pain.
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Fred Krieger
Palmer Rapids
Ont
Dodd
Time Allowance
A brief humorous dialogue shows Mrs. Kamewater noting her husband bought an auto to avoid early train starts. He explains he leaves around half-past five to allow ample time in case anything breaks down.
Worm Exterminator Brand Aids Children Against Parasites
Streng then them by using Mother Graves Worm Exterminator to drive out the parasites.
Popular with Some Men by Leaving Them Alone
A concise note suggests that popularity for certain men can stem from choosing solitude. The remark implies social dynamics where distance from others increases appeal among a subset of men.
Baby's Own Tablets Boon for Children and Mothers
A home remedy praised for curing minor childhood ailments and improving appetite sleep and energy. Mrs G Collins of Hirkella Man praises Baby's Own Tablets as satisfactory and doctorlike, sold by medicine dealers or mailed from The J Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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J. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Woman’s Illusion of Strength Ends in Disappointment
A saying notes a woman’s belief in a husband as a tower of strength may prove false as she discovers the partnership is built on a crooked stick.
Shiloh’s Cure Propaganda Cited in Vatican Print Setup
A prisoner of newsprint era reports that a Vatican printing dept installed four type-setting machines and the Pope arranged ten lines in one station. The line repeats a claimed cure for coughs and colds, attributed to Shiloh’s Cure, reflecting persistent medical advertising in religious contexts.
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Vatican
Belief in Minard's Liniment Cited by Several Americans
A group of readers across North America praise MINARD'S LINIMENT as the best remedy. Names listed include Mathias Foley of Oil City Ontario Joseph Snow of Norway Maine Charles Wheoten of Mulgrave Nova Scotia Rev R O Armstrong Mulgrave N S Pierre Landers Jr Pokernouche New Brunswick and Thomas Wasson Sheffield New Brunswick.
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Minard
Mathias Foley
Oil City
Ont
Joseph Snow
Norway
Charles Wheoten
Mulgrave
N.S
R.O. Armstrong
Pierre Landers, Jr
Pokernouche
N.B
Thomas Wasson
Sheffield
N. B
Theologian Laments Men's Club Life Impact
In a solemn meeting a eloquent theologian denounces selfish men who linger at clubs, leaving wives alone at home. He paints a stark image of a neglected wife rocking a sleeping babe in a dreary house, wiping her tears with one hand.
A Scissors Artist of Ballad Fame in Early Europe
Joanne Koetren of Amsterdam born over two centuries ago amazed Europe with paper cuttings that used white on black to create light and shade. Her landscapes portraits and flowers drew visits from rulers including Peter the Great and the German empress. Adrian Block erected a memorial after her sixty five years.
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Amsterdam
Holland
Joanne Koetren
Europe
Peter the Great
Germany
Leopold
Royal Art Gallery
Vienna
Adrian Block
Camel Revenge Tales From Palgrave’s London Telegraph
A London Telegraph note recounts a camel’s brutal retaliation after mistreatment. A fourteen year old faced fatal injury when the beast stopped, computed its risk, seized his head, and tore away the upper skull before calmly continuing toward a village.
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Palgrave
London Telegraph
Missed the Combination at Reception Flattery Tale
An exchange reports a man who flatters to gain favor with women. At a later reception he compliments Miss Blank and quips to his wife that he would have chosen her first, prompting a courteous response from the wife.
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Miss Blank
Dressing as an Artful Skill and Its Subtleties
An outfitter notes that consummate dress is a rare gift not shared by most men. The skill involves precise attention to angles from hat tilt to the exact width of the shoe point, highlighting the subtle effects of style.
At the Foot I Try to Help a Brother in Law School
In a witty quip Perrins suggets turning the determined student into a chiropodist. The pair joke about the bar exam and the speaker’s unsure plan to advance despite two years at medical school.
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Pater
Perrins
The Danger of Piles and its Claimed Cure
An old column discusses piles misperceived severity and a noted cure claim. It contrasts medical cautions with a bold assertion of a remedy and urges readers to seek professional guidance before attempting treatments.
Dr A W Chase’s Ointment for Piles and Soothing Relief
The advertisement touts Dr A W Chase’s Ointment as an effective cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding forms. It cites testimonials from D MacVicar and J Mawer claiming cure within weeks and notes a 69 cent price and availability at dealers and Edmanson Bates & Co Toronto.
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Dr. Chase
D. MacVicar
Caledonia Mines
Ready Weapon Against Pain Dr Thomas Selectric Oil
An advertisement extols Dr Thomas Selectric Oil as unrivaled for rapid pain relief. It claims deep tissue penetration and fast disappearance of pain, asserting it as the leading liniment among public offerings and superior to all competitors.
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Thomas
One need not be a musician to put life in talk
A brief item notes talent in speech, showing everyday speakers can convey vivid life without formal musical training. It highlights expressive delivery, rhythm, and vivid phrasing as key to engaging discourse.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Constitutional Healing
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy for catarrh. Claims to reach blood and mucous surfaces with doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured. Also promotes Hi s Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Authority links tight collars to defective eyesight
An expert warns that wearing tight collars can impede blood circulation to the head, causing many eyesight problems.
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