Zam-Buk touted as cure for fall skin diseases
An Ontario publication promotes Zam-Buk as a skin food and healer for eczema boils eruptions and rashes. It cites testimonials from Mrs Chas Levere Prescott and S Holmes Hamilton praising cures in children and mentions further uses for cuts burns and sores. Available from Zam-Buk Co Toronto at 60 cents a box.
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Zam-Buk
Chas. Levere
Prescott
Earth Channel
Zam- Buk
Zim-Buk
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Jury Questioning in a Capital Case Cited
Mike McGinnis faces jury duty in a murder trial where the judge asks if he has formed opinions on guilt. He responds that he has none and admits no scruples against capital punishment in this case, according to Success Magazine.
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Mike McGinnis
Marter
Mr. McGinnis
Mike
Success Magazine
Dr. Thomas selectric Oil for camp use
Explorers surveyors prospectors and hunters will find Dr. Thomas selectric Oil useful in camp. When feet and legs are wet and cold rub freely to prevent muscle cramps and as a dressing for cuts contusions or sprains.
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Thomas
Head of the House Confronts Authority Over Family
A Baltimore American column portrays a scene where the head of the family asks for decisive action but laments his wife will not permit him to take control. The exchange highlights tension around authority within domestic life.
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Chum
Baltimore
Minard's Liriment For Sale Everywhere
A quotation from the Washington Star features Mr. Dustin Stax discussing finance and experience. The observer notes the sentiment that success in finance requires experience and that part of the game is letting others gain that experience.
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Minard
Dustin Stax
Washington Star
Private Hygiene and a Health Revolution in Living
Druthere Irving Fisher argues in Century that private hygiene reshapes daily life through fresh air outdoor activity rational diet and abstinence from alcohol and contaminated food. The piece cites tuberculosis recovery stories from a former patient and examples like Roosevelt and Cornaro to illustrate the lasting value of personal hygiene.
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Trudeau
Jordan
Roosevelt
Cornaro
Essor
Irving Fisher
Artificial Coffee In Europe Exposes Wide Food Fraud
Paris Cor appears in Daily Telegraph reporting that European coffee production relies on many powders and substitutes. It notes 106 French factories producing 24,000 tons annually, 568 Austria Hungary establishments with 412 for fig coffee, and 15,000 German workers yielding 100,000 tons. The piece lists cereals, chestnuts, haricot beans, carrots, dates, and cod roe as ingredients in “fanciful coffee,” estimating Europe’s output above 257,000 tons.
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Europe
France
Austria- Hungary
Germany
Paris
Daily Telegraph
French Convicts Run Secret Gold Mine in Guiana
Convicts in French Guiana reportedly work a private gold mine unseen by warders. They escape in small groups to claim nuggets then return with pockets full of gold. The mine operates on shifts and guards fail to locate the source. Returned convicts face brief imprisonment for absence without leave.
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French Guiana
London Telegraph
A Tutti Frutti Cordial Recipe from a Summer Host
A Suburbanite recipe describes a cooling cordial using three oranges and three lemons scrubbed and chopped, plus a pineapple, berries, three bananas, and powdered sugar. The mixture rests with ice for three hours and is finished with two quarts of ice water and optional sparkling water for extra fizz.
Hunting Tourism Yields Big Revenues Compared States
The article notes Germany attracts 600,000 hunting visitors yearly and earns about 32.5 million dollars from licenses and rentals. It cites Maine drawing 250,000 tourists who spend 25 million dollars, and Alabama collecting 25 thousand in hunters fees. It claims Germany leads, with only one U S state rivaling its revenue from hunting and tourism.
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Germany
United States
Maine
Alabama
Paul Jones Promise to Duchess of Chartres Retold
In a Paris banquet tale from A A Buell, Paul Jones recalls gifting a watch to the Duchess of Chartres then fulfills a vow by surrendering the Serapis captain’s sword. The scene centers on Jones’s daring boast and royal hospitality as Franco-American friendship unfolds.
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Chartres
I‘sus Jones
Cathied Keight
Captain Jones
France
Britain
S’aul Jones
Mme. de Chartres
A. A Buell
Paul Jones
Paris
Lorient
Richard Pearson
Doctor Seeks Patients With Cucumbers
A London humor piece shows a doctor waiting for a patient, chasing a buyer of six cucumbers through a market to his home. After hours, the man rejects the doctor and asks for more cucumbers instead, prompting a quick end to the encounter.
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Mahomet
London
Bride’s Linen Room Advice Warns Grooms to Prepare
The Atchison Globe notes a groom elect should provide extra storage for his bride’s linen before marriage. It jokes that a wife will manage towels napkins sheets and shop carefully, while her mother ensures proper arrangements if the family budget allows.
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Atchison Globe
Miscreant Steals Cord of Wood Ain't Forgot by Silas
Silas laments a theft of a full cord of wood. His friend asks if he has tried forgetting it. He recalls Sunday church, hoping to move on, but the choir begins singing The Last Chord and he leaves.
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Silas
Finding His Level
A rustic saying quotes Uncle Eben on finding one’s place in life, suggesting a man’s luck comes from experienced ease rather than a sudden breakthrough. The fragment evokes frontier wisdom through a dialect portrayal.
Never Mind John We Never Raised That Boy
An elderly Tennessee couple mourns their son who died at seventy. As they walk to their cabin after a fire, the wife notices a tear and reassures him with a fond memory, recalling their claim they would never raise that boy. The vignette captures rural resilience and family ties.
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Tennessee
John
Success Magazine
Fly germs found on house flies warn of infection risk
Experts say a fly carries thousands of disease germs on its hairy body. Wilson's Fly Pads kill germs and prevent infection, offering protection from this source. A humorous Scottish American quip notes reactions to cold dinners and cold love.
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United States
Hen Misses Nest Items in Yard Mystery
A humorous observation from the Boston Transcript describes Mrs Hen completing her incubation task, then walking the yard and discovering her nest empty. She clucks in frustration and laments her inability to locate objects she places.
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Boston Transcript
Wilsons Fly Pads Sold at All Stores
A playful Chicago Tribune quip notes a head waiter spotting a dyspeptic diner at table four and an assistant explaining the man’s grouch: he prepared to protest a cantaloupe that proved to be a good one.
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Wilson’s
Chicago Tribune
Minards Liniment Relief Quips From Shipboard Bet
A brief exchange from the Chicago Tribune recalls Clarence proposing to a woman aboard a steamship. The reply came quickly, described with a joke about the ship's speed and how fast the answer arrived.
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Clarence
Chicago Tribune
Farmers Buy Automobiles Prove Anew
In a candid exchange Farm Whif fletree confirms farmers are buying cars. He notes his hired man has built one, suggesting a broader rural shift in transportation and industry.
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Whiffletree
Iaeasa City Journal
Roman swimmer story sparks schoolroom joke
A tale from Success Magazine about a Roman swimmer who crosses the Tiber three times before breakfast prompts a pupil to ask why he did not melt four and return to his clothes, highlighting a humorous misreading in class.
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Jimmy
Tiber
James
Jimn
Success Magazine
Briggins Prefers Umpiring Over Playing, Says Star
A Washington Star quip notes Briggins enjoys trouble and would rather umpire a baseball game than be a player, hinting at his temperament and preference for control.
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Briggins
Washington Star
Dysentery Cordial Said to Save Little Lives
The article argues cholera morbus causes infant deaths and claims J. D. Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial can save many children. It states the cordial is safe for even the smallest child and free of injurious substances.
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J. D. Kellogg
Wife and Husband Quip Pops in Chicago News
A humorous exchange is featured with His Wife accusing reduced wit after marriage and His Husband replying that he was always as he is, suggesting prior ignorance. The dialogue is presented in a newspaper snippet format.
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Chicago News
Minards Liniment Cures Burns and More
An item quotes a wartime-style exchange with an idealist urging responsibility after misstatements and Senator Sorghum replying that apologizing would deepen self doubt. The brief reflects satirical tone from Washington coverage.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Marine Eye Remedy Co Ad From Toronto
An old advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy from Toronto claiming relief for red weak weary and watery eyes. It invites readers to consult druggists and request eye books for free samples or information.
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Marine Eye Remedy
Marine
Boothes
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Toronto
Fly Pad Advertisement Quoted in Jersey City Journal
A brief ads-and-quotes item notes Wilson's Fly Pads praised for killing house flies. An accompanying humorous exchange about manners and money adds color, as seen in selections from the Jersey City Journal and Tit-Bits.
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Carbon Oil Works, Ltd
Winnipeg
Canada
S WU
Eben
Ethel
Helen
Jersey City Journal
Wilson
E. W. Gillett CO. Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Royal
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Limited
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