Zam-Buk lauded as remedy for cuts and skin ailments
Readers share experiences praising Zam-Buk for burns cuts and skin diseases in children and adults. Letters describe rapid pain relief and healing from minor injuries and eczema, with claims of success when doctors' treatments faltered. Product sold by Zam-Buk Co. Toronto at 50c a box, three boxes $1.25, warn against imitations.
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Thomas Allen
Water &J
St. Mary's
Mildred
George Aldridge
Louise St
Stratford
Bertram
Zam-Buke
Zam-Buk
Zam- Buk Co
Toronto
Beach Access via Trolley and Boat Ride Described
A playful travel note guides readers to a famed beach using a trolley from a hilltop to a red car, transfer at the third stop, cross a bridge to an elevated, and take a boat across the tay to reach the coast two minutes from shore.
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Tay
Puck
Deafness Cure Claim Promotes Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cases caused by catarrh that are not cured. It asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and urges sending for circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & C.O
Toledo
Drucetsta
Liall
Music teacher with eleven noisy children haunts flat
A humorous remark from Harper's Bazaar notes a landlady downplays the racket from a music teacher in the next apartment saying eleven children drown out the piano leaving tenants unharmed by sound.
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Harper’s Bazaar
Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills Promoted as Best Digestive Remedy
An advertisement urges immediate treatment for digestive disorders and presents Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills as the universal laxative and sedative. It claims the pills regulate the stomach and prevent complications, asserting a trial will prove their superiority.
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Parmelee
First Boston Child Question on Punishment
The dialogue presents a child questioning corporal punishment and another child replying that moral suasion can persuade parents. It reflects attitudes toward discipline and family dynamics in Boston.
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Boston
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Claim
A comic exchange notes Minard's Liniment relieving neuralgia while a child quips that his mother has a toothache she could pull, but Jane cannot. The dialogue hinges on a joke about toothaches and medical cures.
Portrait Request With Hat Drawn as Landscape Painter Reply
A witty exchange appears in Meggendorfer Blaetter where a lady asks for a hat-on portrait. The painter replies she must visit a landscape painter for that style.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
The Value of Headlines in Advertising
The article argues headlines drive ad success by attracting readers, with brief, meaningful lines guiding attention to the message. It notes readers skim papers for headlines, advises careful headline placement, and recommends showcasing article value, price, and uses to spark demand.
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A. E. Edgar
Mother Graves Worm Exterminator Promises Lasting Relief
Advertises a worm extermination product claiming certain relief for suffering children and lasting effects, appealing to anxious mothers with confidence and assurance.
Lawyer and witness exchange cited as Boston Transcript humor
In a courtroom quip a lawyer presses a witness who replies he is a piano finisher. The lawyer refines the answer asking if he polishes or moves pianos, highlighting the irony of courtroom slang.
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Boston Transcript
Rural Black Dialect Dialogue in Comedic Exchange
A short rustic exchange depicts a chocolate darky and his yellow wife speaking in a rural Southern dialect about kissing while performing chores. The dialogue humorously imagines a wash bucket, a wash pot, and a turkey as practical obstacles to affection.
Vision-defective children in London elementary schools
A London county council return shows that among 740 728 children on the elementary schools roll, 25 950 suffer from defective vision.
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London County Council
Childhood Ailments and Baby Own Tablets Claim Cure
An advertisement asserts most childhood issues stem from the stomach and bowels and promotes Baby s Own Tablets as a cure for stomach and bowel troubles and other minor ailments. It quotes Mrs H Matthews of Canfield Ontario praising the remedy and lists price at 25 cents per box from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Too Careful on One Side Says Rockefeller
The Washington Stars recounts John D. Rockefeller junior recalling a Sunday school remark on balanced caution in business. He tells of a coal dealer who notes a coal load seems large for a ton and learns to trust both sides before judging.
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John D. Rockefeller
Yar
Dysentery Cordial Promoted by Dr J D Kellogg
Dysentery corrodes the intestines and speedily eats away the lining. Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial clears the intestinal canals of the germs and protects the lining from further ravages, restoring them to healthy condition. Those subject to dysentery should not be without this remedy.
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J. D. Kellogg
Painless Dentist Promises Pain Free Service
A sharp exchange as a precise patient asks for guaranteed painless treatment while the dentist boasts of advertising himself as painless, sparking a comic assurance about the patient remaining pain free.
Murine Eye Remedy Ad Offers Relief and Free Eye Books
The advert touts Murine Eye Remedy with claims of soothing weary eyes and relief from eye troubles. It highlights a 59 cent price in drugstores and offers free eye books from Murine Eye Remedy Co. of Toronto.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Toronto
English mayor reflects on fair justice after term ends
A mayor, whose period in office had concluded, surveyed the year’s work and stated he had endeavored to administer justice without swerving toward partiality or impartiality, in measured remarks cited by the London Daily Telegraph.
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London Daily Telegraph
Minard's Liniment Sought by Baltimore Student
In a Baltimore letter dated November 11 1903 W C McLean requests nearest agent for Minard's Liniment Co Limited after using it on a sprain from training for foot races at the University of Maryland He asks for prompt acknowledgment and provides 14 St Paul Street care Oliver Typewriter Co as his contact. Reporter asks a North Pole language joke.
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Baltimore
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
University At Maryland
W. C. McClean
St. Paul Street
Care
Oliver Typewriter Co. P.S
Lifebuoy Soap Promotes Bath and Laundry Cleanliness
Lifebuoy Soap is described as refreshing for bath or toilet use and as cleansing for wash day underclothes, promoting cleanliness and purification.
Gatun Dam Safety Question Sparks Reader Debate
In a letter quoted by the Emporia Gazette a reader objects to using strong language about Gatun Dam safety. The exchange shows concern over how a family newspaper should present such matters.
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Gatun Dam
Mr. Zones
Gatun
Emporia Gazette
Be of good cheer as Paul testifies before CAESAREA
A Sunday School lesson on Acts 23 to 24 recounts Paul’s defense before the Jewish council, hisRoman citizenship shielding him from scourging, and his appeal to Caesar. It reflects on divine assurances, the Lord’s presence, and the plan guiding Paul toward Caesarea amid plots to kill him.
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Paul
Felix
Caesarea
Jerusalem
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Christ
Simon Peter
Rome
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and More
Brief tidbits note a claim that Minard's Liniment relieves burns and similar conditions. A quoted exchange questions why operatic managers avoid husband and wife in the same company, suggesting the public might object to onstage romance and alleged acting.
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Anhey
America
Illustrations Claim Women Voters Should Be Seen At Polls
A quip from Illustrated Bits urges that women voters should be visible at the polls in both North and South, asserting the desire to witness female participation in elections.
Woman Keeps Husband Guessing In Tit-Bits Quip
A short snippet notes the sharp tongue of a woman in Tit-Bits mock dialogue about keeping her husband on his toes. The playful exchange hints at wit and marital banter without detailing names or locations.
Thanksgiving Remark Sparks Teen Turmoil
A Washington Star quotation shows a mother urging gratitude that a child is not a centipede, signaling unusual family conflict and social tension over appearance. The odd remark hints at broader anxiety about disability and acceptance in the community.
Powder maker in gunpowder shed with lit candle
A fragmentary quote depicts the Powder Manufacturer Fancy entering a gunpowder shed carrying a lighted candle. The Workman responds with a jocular correction, remarking it would be the last thing he would do.
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Tom
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World Produces
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Mos
Rastus
Jim
Washington Star
North Pole
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National Drug & Chemical Co
the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
Ryrie Bros., Limited
Yonge Street
Carbon Oil Works, Ltd
Winnpeg
Canada
AEA In
Recep
Qontario
Willmott
Henry W. King
Western Representative
Regina
Winnipeg Business College
Portage Ave
Fort
Winnipeg
Man
Carter
Franklin O.carter
M.D
State St
Chicago
W. WN. U
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