Zam-Buk Saves Finger From Amputation Says Toronto Man
A Toronto man recounts blood poisoning from a badly cut finger that doctors warned would require amputation. He used Zam-Buk, slept better, the wound bled as a sign of healing, and weeks later the finger healed completely. He spent over $20 on doctors before Zam-Buk saved the finger at a small cost.
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Toronto
W. C. Edwards
P.D.C.R.A.O.F
P.G.M
O. F
Peter Stree
Zam-Buk
Edwards
m-Buk
Free -Buk Co
Reverend Novelist Brings Naval Scholar to Kansas City Church
The Rev Dr Cyrus Townsend Brady, Naval Academy graduate and author, has been called to lead St George's Episcopal Church in Kansas City Missouri. Born 1861 in Allegheny Pennsylvania, he was rector of Trinity Church Toledo since 1905 and is widely known for his numerous books.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Naval Academy
St. George’s Episcopal Church
Kansas City
Trinity Church
Toledo
Brady
Allegheny
Penn
United States Naval Academy
WHEN SILENCE WAS GOLDEN Speechmaking by Presidential Candidates
The article traces evolving norms in presidential campaigns from strict silence prior to nomination to public speaking after nomination starting with James A. Garfield. It notes 1840s-1850s cases of General Scott and Secretary of War misread comments and Lincoln's rare pre nominating public remarks, with Garfield marking the shift to post nomination campaigning.
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General Scott
Mexico
Polk
Scott
Abraham Lincoln
James A. Garfield
Oldest Field-Marshal Sir Frederick Haines Nine Decades Aged
Sir Frederick Paul Haines enters his ninetieth year as the oldest field marshal. He has held key commands including commander-in-chief of the Madras army and chief of the Indian army. A veteran of Sutlej Crimean and Afghanistan campaigns, he lives in Pall Mall London and remains active at the United Service Club.
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Frederick Paul Haines
Madras
India
Queen Victoria
Crimean
Afghanistan
Sir Frederick
Pall Mall
London
The
United Service
Shiloh's Cure Repeated in Chicago Record Herald Excerpt
The fragment quotes Shiloh's Cure claiming to cure coughs and colds and notes a father’s emotional embrace after someone asks him for the speaker. The Chicago Record Herald source is cited for the lines about grief and reunion.
Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil Promises Quick Healing
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as a fast healer for persistent sores. It claims to stop sloughing, remove proud flesh, draw out pus, and prepare new skin, with many testimonials of success where other oils failed.
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Thomas
Boy Gives Mother a Bible As Birthday Gift
A young boy purchases a Bible for his mother and, unsure what to write on the front page, scans library books and settles on the inscription reading To dear mother, with the author's compliments.
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Independent
Marlow and Willie Burr Spanking Incident
A three year old named Marlow is warned by his mother not to cross the street to play with Willie Burr. He disobeys, returns to his mother, and declares he will be spanked, while instructing Willie to wait. The Delineator reports this as a humorous anecdote from childhood mischief.
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Marlow
Willie Burr
Willie
Ambitious Chicagoan Aims to Write a Lively Les Miserables
A young Chicago writer told a publisher he plans to write a novel. He described the project as inspired by Les Miserables but intended to be livelier, seeking a chance to have the work published.
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Lippincott's
Newfoundland Fishermen Back Kidney Pills Boon to Sufferers
Fishermen in Garnish Fort Fortune Bay tout Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and rheumatism caused by kidney troubles. Frank Banfield says two boxes cured five years of back pain and his father found relief with a single pill. The ad claims kidneys cause backache and that the pills cure thousands of Canadian cases.
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Frank Banfield
Fortune Bay
Mid
Dodd
Canada
Not Many. A Lady Answers Callers In Quip
A witty exchange unfolds as a woman replies to a caller with a brisk admission of enjoying people but noting few her own are of that kind. The brief dialogue highlights social charm and humor rather than conflict.
Worm Exterminator Marketed To Protect Children
An advertisement warns that worms in children can cause convulsions or death and promotes Mother Graves Worm Exterminator as a protective remedy for young readers.
Landlady warns of overdue board despite small lead
Short note attributes a delinquent board to a tenant while claiming the speaker is about forty dollars ahead of the landlady, quoted as Chicago News style. The exchange centers on debt and a lively domestic finance tease.
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Chicago News
Baby's Own Tablets Promise Health for Babies and Mothers
An advertisement urges mothers to use Baby's Own Tablets to cure stomach and bowel troubles, aid teething, destroy worms, and prevent colds. It claims benefits for newborns and older children and cites Mrs. W. E. Stewart of St. George, N. B., praising the product as reliable in emergencies. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
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W. E. Stewart
St. George, N. B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Woman Charged After Hitting Husband With Dog
An eastern woman was charged after striking her husband with a dog, in a case noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The incident drew attention for its unusual method of assault and prompted police and court involvement.
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The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hall's Catarrh Cure Proposed as Constitutional Remedy
There is more catarrh in this region than all other diseases combined and regarded as incurable until recently. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is claimed to be the sole constitutional treatment, taken internally, with a $100 reward for any cure failure. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Bride’s costume sparks joke column quip
A Louisville Courier-Journal humorist quips about old and new traditions, joking that a bride’s costume is being alluded to, and jokingly suggests a recipe for a joke column instead of a wedding detail.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
The Peebles Minister in a New York Theatre
A clergyman spoke of a theatregoing Scot from Peebles who learned a London tale. He saw Peebles minister Dr Saunders McIntosh in Drury Lane and whispered the query what would people say if the sight were known. The minister urged him not to tell.
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New York
Peebles
London
Drury Lane
Drugstore Quip Sparks Question of Purpose
A Rochester Post-Express item records a playful exchange where a melancholy druggist declares lacking life purpose but insists he has “something just as good” as a purpose. The minister questions him, prompting a wry punchline.
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Rochester Post-Express
Bromley Gone To Town In His Interim
A caller asks after Mr. Bromley and Pat explains he will not be in until four, or perhaps later. Bromley has gone downtown in his interim a term he uses for the buggy ride while awaiting Mr. Dobbs this afternoon.
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Pat
Tony
Mishter Bromley
Mishter Dobbs
Lippincott’s
Bickles Anti Consumptive Syrup Endorsed For Cough Relief
The advertisement touts Bickles Anti Consumptive Syrup as agreeable to the taste and relief for throat irritation causing hacking coughs. Used as directed it will break a persistent cold and restore air passages to healthy condition. Those seeking a sure remedy are advised to try the syrup.
Young Pennsylvania traveler asks lad what he lives on
An automobile party touring western Pennsylvania stops in a small town for repairs. A teen observer asks a fourteen year old boy what he lives on, and the boy replies in plain terms that he lives on nothing, noting that his father is a preacher.
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Pennsylvania
Shiloh's Cure Mentioned In A Humorous Harper’s Issue
In Harper's Weekly a southern Congressman recalls a Georgia town tale about Pete whose strongest trait is caring for his aged mother. Pete explains marriage would require buying shoes and stockings for his wife, which he would then have to take from his mother.
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Georgia
Pete
Harper's Weekly
Imitation MINARD’S LINIMENT Sold Cheap in Toronto Shop
A Toronto house offers a greasy imitation of MINARD’S LINIMENT labeled as a pharmacist’s own product at a very low price. The editorial warns it is the poorest counterfeit yet seen and urges readers to insist on MINARD’S.
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Minard
Toronto
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Slate of visitors wiped clean in two day absence
A Cleveland Leader anecdote recalls a doctor returning to a spotless slate for caller names. The servant explains many visitors came, filling the slate so completely that this morning he wiped it all clean to make room for more names.
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Scott
Cleveland Leader
Connecticut Senator Tries Carpenter Test
Senator Platt from Connecticut questions a job applicant during house construction. When asked how to make a Venetian blind the applicant replies with a punchline about punching someone in the eye, reflecting a humorous anecdote from Everybody's Magazine.
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Platt
Connecticut
Everybody’s Magazine
Free Gin Pills sample offer for kidney and rheumatic pains
An advertisement invites readers to request a free sample box of Gin Pills for kidney bladder trouble back pain swollen hands and feet rheumatism sciatica or lumbago. It claims the pills help and cure, includes a testimonial from GEO. A. BROWN of Hamilton, and notes price 50¢ per box or 6 for $2.50 from National Drug & Chemical Co. Limited, Toronto.
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Geo. A. Brown
Hamilton
Canada
Dept. N.Y
National Drug & Chemical Co., Limited
Toronto
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Black Knight
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