Kidney Disease Increase Warned by Health Board Ad
An ad warning kidney disease rising in mortality cites New York Board of Health data and promotes Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. It touts liver kidney regulation, urges diet and activity changes, and includes testimonials from James J Scinus and Mrs J C Johnston praising the medicine. Pills are 25 cents a box, available at dealers and Edmanson Bates Co Toronto.
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DR. Ghase
New York Board of Health
James J Scinus
Olds
Alta
Dr. Chase
J. C. Johnston
Carman
Man
Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Company
Toronto
Montreal Star Chronicle of a Woman's Usury Ordeal
A Montreal woman recounts borrowing ten dollars from a predatory lender after forging her husband's signature and pressuring her sixteen year old daughter to sign. The tale traces mounting debt to eleven payments totaling sixty seven dollars, family strain, and the lender's predatory tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal Star
Estarvation
Noth
Graft Tale At Free Dispensary In New York
A middle aged woman sought free medicine at a dispensary and lied about a $90 robbery after claiming her pocket was picked. The incident is cited as a notable example of charity fraud in city life.
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New York
Death by Quinsy and Advances in Laryngeal Care
The article notes George Washington died from a throat infection once called quinsy now acute laryngitis and credits modern medicine with possible quicker cures. It explains past treatment as inadequate and describes current methods like tracheotomy and laryngoscopy to diagnose and treat severe throat conditions.
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George Washington
Hairy Caterpillars Warn of Poison Skin Threat
The processionary moth caterpillar and similar hairy caterpillars can irritate human skin and inflame eyes. Reaumur demonstrated skin distress from their hairs and eye lid inflammation when rubbed, with windborne hairs causing neck swellings in bystanders.
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Reaumur
Yukon River Voyage Through Ice and Rapids Adventure
Mrs C R Miller describes a Yukon river journey aboard the Casca with the Verted Pers of Navigation. The crew battles shifting sand bars ice on Lake La Barge and the Five Finger rapids near danger of rocks while mosquitoes swarm and logs are used to plow till ice breaks.
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Selkirk
Lake la Barge
Man Proves He Belongs to Yacht Club by Hat Band
In a New York hat shop a young clerk doubts a customer’s choice of a blue, red, and white hatband. The man insists he is a member of the New York Yacht Club and asks the clerk to fit the band to his hat. The clerk concedes, and the customer reveals his claim with quiet resolve.
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London Standard
New York, Yacht Club
New York Yacht Club
Sonny
New York Press
Sun Sets Behind the Hill Delight Uncle and Kin
In a warm exchange a speaker shares joy at watching the sun set behind the hill with Uncle Eli and a relative called Spontgely. The tone hints at family affection and a simple, appreciative moment.
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Mr. Spontgely
Uncle Eli
Eli
Whit tier the blind colorist and a near miss at blast site
The Youths Companion recounts Whit tier known for color blindness who wore a flaming scarlet tie mistaken for olive and mocks his inability to tell Erin from explosions. A March walk near blasting wrongfully approaches danger. a worker warns them, the poet quips he cannot tell Erin from explosions.
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Whittier
Mary
Mr. Whittier
Ambitious politician recalls early electoral doubt
An exchange shows an ambitious politician crowing about a past election when the public knew little of him, while a loyal aide notes the danger that recognition brings as voters now know him.
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Agai
Roman Roses Growers Attribute Roses Richness to Meat Tea
An amateur horticulturist praises Roman roses for winter blooms and large velvety petals. An old gardener explains Romans water the roots with a beef tea decoction thrice weekly, making roses hardy prolific and fragrant.
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Rome
Via Sistina
Lucullus
Notable Exchange Revels in Courtship Sense
The brief dialogue features a bud asking how to tell when a man intends to propose. The belle replies with a witticism that knowledge comes by nature, stressing that knowing when he isn’t going to propose is the key.
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Ann Rxpert
Minard’s Liniment Cures Burns and Brass Fittings Theft
A reflected courtroom scene shows a penitent man admitting he stole a carload of brass fittings in a moment of weakness. The judge reacts with surprise and a quip about would he have taken more if not stopped.
Spanish court seeks sixteen year term for Ferrer
The court no longer requests the death sentence for Senor Ferrer, head of the modern school of Barcelona, tied to the May attempt on King Alfonso. It will accept imprisonment for sixteen years.
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Senor Ferrer
Modern School of
Barcelona
Alfonso
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad with Endorsements and Reward
An old newspaper testimonial ad offers a $100 reward for a catarrh cure, naming F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo as the cure supplier. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists, claim honesty and ability to fulfill obligations. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials, price per bottle, and distribution by druggists, plus a note for Take's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
The Usefu Dorkings and Their Fine Qualities
The Silver Gray Dorkings are praised as an English fowl noted for fine table qualities and beauty. Descriptions highlight short legs long bodies and heavy breasts with tender fine flesh and small bones. Observations claim high egg production with 700 eggs from five June hatched pullets in eight months.
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Montreal
Dodds
Yuken River
Sakae
Tee Lover Brothers Limited
Terento
Minard
Mother Graves
Ayer
C. Aare
Ee Ee Ayer
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