Gananoque Man Out of Trouble by Dodd's Pills Fame
Gananoque Ontario Special reports Abernethy on King Street credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after rheumatism and sleeplessness. The article cites others praising the remedy and outlines kidney health benefits, reversing blood impurities to ease pains and diseases. It then shifts to a note on almanacs, tracing origins from Arabic to Nostradamus and weather lore.
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Abernethy
King Street
Mr. Aberneathy
Dodd
Mr. A Kennethy
Doad
Europe
Solomon Jarchus
Vienna
Purbach
Actress Faces Crowd On Stage Debut Critics Note
The Chicago Tribune quotes a nervous debuting actress reflecting on nerve to perform before a crowded audience. Critics in the new panels the next morning agreed the moment marked a bold start for the star.
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Chicago Tribune
Dysentery Remedy Dycentery Cordial Popular Long Known
Dr J D Kellogg's Dycentery Cordial touted as a standard, highly concentrated medicine with sedative and curative qualities. The preparation is described as a preferred treatment for summer complaints and kin dred dysentery with thousands attesting to its superior qualities.
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J. D. Kellogg
Jobseeker Offers Typing and Writing at Western Office
An applicant seeks work at a western newspaper, offering to set type and write. The editor replies to take a seat and asks about an assistant, noting he sent the assistant to see a man and expects a gun to go off any minute.
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Western Newspaper Office
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An article argues deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and mucous membranes. It claims hearing loss can be permanent unless treated, offers $100 for any catarrh case not cured, and promotes Hal’s Catarrh Remedy from Cheney & Co of Toledo plus Hal Pills for constipation.
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F.ae Cheney & CO
Toledo
Woman quotes and taxi ride style dialogue in Telegram
A fragment from the Evening Telegram presents dialogue about frugality with a taxi ride claim. The quoted lines showcase social chatter on money and travel.
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff in Odd Dialogue
A clipped comic exchange references Minard's Liniment claimed to cure dandruff. The dialogue features a brisk traveler to Isaacs the hanker and a counteroffer about owing debt, captured in Meggendorfer Blaetter style.
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Minard
Isaacs
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Worm Exterminator Promises Relief for Children
An advertisement promotes Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator as the best remedy. It claims nearly all children suffer from worms and emphasizes sparing them suffering by using the product.
Fragmentary Chicago Record Herald Dialogue
A clipped exchange from Chicago Record Herald shows Orlando and Gloriana debating touching and comforting a crying baby. The dialogue reflects domestic tension about proximity and disturbance, framed as a motherly figure seeking reassurance and care.
A Lesson In Grammar From Hetty And Uncle
Hetty meets The Lutheran on a May day and is taught grammar by her schoolteacher uncle. He corrects contractions and demonstrates verb forms with examples like You are not going and They are not going until Hetty answers with a courteous, humorous line about no one going.
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Hetty
Flowers as Food in Historic Epicurean Cuisine
The essay notes how an old time epicurean loved flowers and herbs like a modern vegetarian loves cabbage. He mixed buds leaves and flowers into sallets and custards using violets cow slip elder tops burdock broom buds and marshmallows for pickling. He colored syrups with flowers, and today cooking with flowers is seen as a curiosity.
Minard's Liniment Ad Hints at Domestic Quarrel
A Boston Transcript snippet uses slang in a humorous ad style about a man and his wife and a ruined egg plant seed, with local color and cheeky tone reflecting everyday domestic life in a newspaper brief.
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John
Boston Transcript
Holloway's Corn Cure Noted in Quip About Railway Hire
A brief quip frames a railway interview scene where an official asks about knowledge of railways and an applicant replies with “Nothing whatever.” The official then declares the applicant highly recommended and assigns him to the information bureau to let the travelling public educate him.
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Bureau of Information
Comic exchange at shoe shop echoes slippers query
In a brief comic gag, an old lady asks about slippers while a small boy assistant solemnly confirms he has felt them many times, delivering a light everyday humor moment from Comic Cuts.
Not Yet Told I’m Beautiful After Marriage
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recounts a woman asking why her husband has not complimented her since marriage. He offers care and a pillow, but she reveals sadness in her voice as they travel, noting he has not told her she is beautiful in nearly three hours as husband and wife.
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George
Chicago Tribune
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Offer Inexpensive Trial
The ad touts Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a cheap trial for dyspepsia indigestion rheumatism and digestive derangements. It claims the remedy often yields results where other pills failed and notes the trial will convert sufferers into repeat customers.
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Parmelee
How's yer wheat and colts in Louisville talk
In a Louisville Courier-Journal page a colloquial exchange asks about crops and a colt, with a farmer named Bill reporting favorable conditions and progress while noting his wife. The dialogue captures rural life and steady improvement in a small community.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Lifebuoy Soap Refreshes Bath and Toilet Cleaning
Lifebuoy Soap is described as delightfully refreshing for bath or toilet use and noted for cleansing and purifying undergarments.
Tallest corn tale travels Kansas towns
A vivid letter from an eastern visitor claims Kansas streets are paved with corn cobs and husks form tents for children. The tale notes tall stalks that would reach church steeples and ears so heavy they bend stalks, reflecting rural lore amid state travel chatter.
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Kansas
Jackson
Ely
Cure That Q Obstinate Sore And Zam-Buk Healing Balm
Mrs. I. E. Ashton of Fort William testifies Zam-Buk cured an old leg sore after other treatments failed. She notes it also cleared eczema on her baby’s scalp quickly. The sebaceous balm, made from herbal essences, claims to cure eczema ringworm ulcers and many skin injuries. Available in boxes at 50c or three for $1.25 from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
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I. E. Ashton
Vicker St
Fort William
Zam-Buk
Ardup Follows Seadwell’s Daughter in Hopes of Family Life
A Chicago Tribune line notes Ardup pursuing Seadwell’s daughter to gain entry into the Seedwell family, hoping to live as part of that kinship someday. The remark reflects social ambitions tied to marriage and status.
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Ardup
Old Seadwell
Seedwell
Chicago Tribune
Advice From A Mother To All Other Mothers
A young mother praises Baby's Own Tablets as a cure and preventative for infant indigestion. Mrs. John Shortill from Georgetown Ontario credits the product with saving her three month old child's life by toning the stomach and regulating bowels. Sold at 25 cents a box by dealers or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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John Shortill
Georgetown
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Advertising Quip About Fat Reduction Advertisers
A local exchange recalls a wife sending two dollars to an ad promising a sure fat reduction method. The reply suggested she should sell it to the soap man, highlighting comic misdirection in early advertising.
Girl Enjoys School Recess in Conversation
Mamma asks Mamma Lucile about school after a week. Little girl says she likes it and that recess is fine, expressing simple contentment with her new routine.
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Mamma
Lucile
Miss Old Girl and Mr Old Beau Costume Banter
A humorous exchange shows Miss Old Girl admiring a costume that makes her appear youthful and Mr Old Beau confirming the effect, claiming the look adds about fifty years to her appearance.
Shortage in Swine Prompts Puzzling Hog Market
A leading authority notes the hog market is distorted by high feed costs and farmer caution. Despite near record prices, swine supplies are scarce, with packers relying on lard from the United States and Canadian hogs. He warns rebuilding will take years and Ontario trade may not return to past strength.
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United States
Toronto
Ontario
Well-Known Man Endorses Minard's Liniment
A testimonial letter from T B Lavers of St John praises Minard's Liniment for rheumatism and sprains, stating excellent results after use and recommending the product to Dear Sirs. The note is part of a company correspondence from Minard's Liniment Co Limited.
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Minard
What is a Colonel A Southern joke on rank and merit
A Raleigh News and Observer inquiry quotes the Atlanta Constitution with a humorous anecdote about how the title Colonel can be earned by birth, appointment, or generosity. The piece highlights differing paths to the honor and the casual, satirical view of the rank.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Atlanta Constitution
Minads Liniment Remark Sparks Wall Street Banter
A Philadelphia Ledger quip shows a cobbler blaming a minor miscue for a financial flier in Wall Street. The talkative cobbler jokes that his liniment barely spared his capital while a customer notes the line between luck and loss.
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Wall Street
Philadelphia Ledger
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G. S. Gesner
Belle Ise
N.S
Minad
Rogers Bros
Meriden Brista Co
Pealecs
Canada
Yukon
Ryrie Bros., Limited
Yonge Street
Carbon Oil Works, Ltd
Winnipeg
Ebal Pm
Willmott
Henry v. King
Regina
Winnipeg Business College
Portage Ave
Fort &J., Wineries
Oxygenattor Co
P. O. Box
W. WN. U
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