Peruna Fends Off Cold With Noted Relief Letters
Miss Susie M. Kingsworth of London Ontario writes of severe nasal and head congestion that Peruna relieved, noting restored breathing and vanished head noise. Mrs J Kouitz of Nashville Tennessee reports a lifelong cough cured after trying Peruna, ending nightly coughing spells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie M. Kingsworth
Quebec Street
London
Ontario
Peruna
J. Kouitz
Scovel Street
Nashville
Tenn
Burglar scare ends with mistaken intruder joke
Mrs Hicks told a group about a burglar scare at her house. She heard a noise and saw a leg under the bed, only to learn it was her husband’s legs. The ladies reacted with surprise and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody's Magazine
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Reward Notice
One hundred dollars is offered as a reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists Toledo endorse the firm. Cure taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohall
Poet’s profession on trial becomes courtroom jest
A judge asks a witness their job and the witness replies I am a poet. The judge quips that poetry is not a profession but a disease revealing a sharp courtroom exchange. The moment highlights wit over formal titles in the proceedings.
Spectacle Seller's Candid Tale of Missed Suspects and Seaside Reproach
An aging salesman recalls the harsh reception faced while hawking old age spectacles to beachgoers and couples. He describes a failed pitch to a man and woman on the sand, a dismissive oath from the man, and a running exchange with a seaside flirtation. The account ends with a jab about Gobsa Golde and his bride.
Samson’s hair Holds strength in his mane
In this brief note from the Baltimore American a fable recounts Samson discovering his power lay in his hair, the source of his remarkable strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samson
Baltimore
The Troubles of Man Nine Tailors to Make a Manquote
A wry saying from Lippincott's Magazine notes the proverb nine tailors shape a man yet one dressmaker can ruin him, illustrating social craft and downfall in a witty twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s Magazine
A Comparison From London Punch On Pigs And Health
Mrs. Giles questions the rector’s health and accuses a few "bad doers" who waste vittels, noting such pigs consume but gain little. The exchange reflects satirical commentary from London Punch on moral behavior and dietary waste.
First Necessity Amid Rhetoric Class Banter
A teacher asks how to define a serving need and a bold pupil answers with a joking reply about a handkerchief. The exchange reveals playful banter in a rhetoric class as students test interpretation and wit.
Wil son Fly Pads Promote Reliable Bug Control
Your druggist, grocer, or general storekeeper will supply you with Wil son's Fly Pads, and you cannot afford to be without them. Avoid unsatisfactory substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Cillman Hello Discusses Missing Cook in Cellar Find
Subbubs reports not yet having the new cook but reveals discovering her bottle hidden in the cellar and notes she is sober at the moment. The Philadelphia Press records the exchange as a brief domestic vignette from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cillman
Philadelphia Press
Patent remedy claims cure for summer complaint
Very many persons die annually from cholera and kindred summer complaints, who might have been saved if proper remedies had been used. If attacked do not delay in getting a bottle of Dr. J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial, the medicine that never fails to effect a cure. Those who have used it say it acts promptly, and thoroughly subdues the pain and disease.
Johnny-Pa Quote On Freedom Of The City
The New York Sun shares a quip where freedom of the city is humorously tied to a man when his wife leaves for the country for the summer. The joke reflects light social wit from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
New York Sun
Wedding Invitation Snippet Sparks Witty Banter
A clipped Catholic Standard and Times item invites Alexander Hamilton Jones to wed Mary Jane Wiggs. The note adds a playful aside about Jones’s motive, joking he merely wants his name spelled out fully in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hamilton Jones
Mary Jane Wiggs
Jones
Catholic Standard and Times
Test Your Kidneys with Chase Kidney Liver Pills
A vintage testimonial promotes Dr A W Chase s Kidney Liver Pills for kidney disease cure. It explains urine testing methods and back pain as symptoms, includes Capt W Smith of Revelstoke BC claiming complete cure after using the pills, and notes one dose costs 25 cents at Edmanson Bates Co Toronto dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Chase
Capt. W. Smith
Revelstoke
B.C
Dr. Chase
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Doctor A W Chase Kidney Liver Pills Ad
In the Chicago Journal an ad features Dr A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills. A quoted line shows Tyre Dout expressing a desire to work aboard an Atlantic liner, calling out stations as a preferred job. The piece blends product promotion with a fictional ambition.
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Tyre Dout
Chicago Journal
Faultless in Preparation Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills
Parme lee's Vegetable Pills are presented as superior stomach regulators developed from long study of vegetable compounds. The text claims they stimulate stomachic functions and maintain normal conditions, citing years of use to prove faultless character and enduring reputation at the head of standard preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmelee
Sunday School Answer Sparks Quick Quip
A brief Boston Transcript quip records a child’s back and forth about truth in response to a question about attending Sunday school. The exchange hinges on whether saying yes would be a lie, reflecting playful language and period tone.
Best of Ceylon Teas Highlight Salada Brand
The passage praises Ceylon tea quality, declaring Salada the best. A humorous exchange follows, with a butcher joking about the killer’s hesitancy, reflecting a cheerful boarder’s curiosity in the scene.
Minard's Liniment Praised by Medical User
A physician in St Isidore Quebec August 1904 commends Minard's Liniment, stating frequent personal use and for patients yields gratifying results, calling it the best all round liniment available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Isidore
Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Sears Fashion Resort Move Over Questioned
Boston Transcript records a brief exchange where Sears questions a move to another hotel. Mears replies that his wife insisted due to concerns that guests at the previous hotel had seen her new gowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Fashionable Resort
Mears
Boston Transcript
An Oil That is Famous Across the World
The article notes Dr Thomas Electric Oil originated outside Canada but gained fame there. From Canada its reputation spread to Central and South America the West Indies Australia and New Zealand where it is on sale and in demand.
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Canada
Thomas
Central
South America
West Indies
Australia
New Zealand
Conversation Fragments From Harper's Bazaar Warning of Death
Fragmentary dialogue features Bridget and a narrator referencing a policeman cousin and the death of an uncle. Lively kitchen scene implies a domestic vignette with a hint of newsworthy tragedy. The quoted tone resembles period dialogue from a 19th or early 20th century style article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Harper’s Bazaar
Remark on Fire Endangering Family Members
A fragment mentions Mr. Stubbs and Mrs. Stubbs reacting to an explosion caused by guncotton while Lucy and Mary Ann attempted to start a fire. The remarks imply someone was blown through the roof, with the scene described as her day out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Stubbs
Lucy
Mary Ann
Mrs. Stubbs
Take No Substitutes for Wilsons Fly Pads
A concise endorsement stresses Wilsons Fly Pads as unmatched by any substitute. The note highlights superior effectiveness and discourages alternatives for pest control.
The Hickory Tree and Its American Roots
A compact look at hickory as a distinctly North American tree with nine American varieties. It traces the tree’s name to Native American words for the nut and its use, notes the wood’s value for axe handles, and recalls Indian customs and the early settler's diet, including buds eaten in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Historie of
Travaile
Virginia
Britannia
Bertram
North America
Tattooing For Bathers At Atlantic City Stir
Ex sailor Jim Squid, now a needle artist, hid from irate fathers after fair bathers appeared on the Atlantic City beach with permanent tattoo marks on arms and shoulders. Spectators watched as anchors and arrows were inked, not painted, prompting a hunt for the Bowery tattooist who has made hundreds from his shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Squid
India Ink
Atlantic City
Sailorman
Bowery
Dario Arrives in New York En Route to Spain
Ruben Dario the new Nicaraguan minister to Spain arrives in New York with a young secretary from Managua. The secretary, overwhelmed by the vast metropolis, suffers homesickness and decides not to continue to Madrid, deciding to return home rather than proceed abroad.
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Ruben Dario
Spain
New York
Nicaragua
Managua
American
Senor Dario
Madrid
Grain shipping specialists advertise long experience and trusted service
Special to grain shippers notes thirty years of grain handling experience in Canada with a Fort William office and strong ties to all grain centres. They promise prompt returns and good service and cite references including Union Bank of Canada, Manitoba Commission Co., and Grain Exchange in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Fort William
Union Bank of Canada
Cadmans Excuse in a Paris Temperance Tale
A brief anecdote from Les Annales of Paris recalls a cabby pleading for speed with the horse, his reply citing membership in the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Ten minutes later the cabby urges a better tip, while courting the temperance society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Bourgeois
The
Temperance Society
Les Annales
Paris
Minard's Liniment reliefs Neuralgia claim
Towne remarks about his wife managing on little money and Browne responds, illustrating a dialogue on household expenses and expectations. The exchange appears in the Philadelphia Press with comments on affordability and necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
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Miss Susie
Kingsworth
Billy
Gobsa Golde
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New York City
Dr. A. W. Chase
A.W. Chase
Ceylon
Dodds
Aanie
Cote
WWN
Windsor
Whites Dairy
Stanfield
Truro
Manitoba Commission Co., Grain Exchange
Winnipeg
Man
Cadman
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