Fruit-a-tives touted as cure for stomach misery
Alcide Hebert of Stratford Centre Wolfe Co Quebec reports complete cure from indigestion after using six boxes of Fruit-a-tives. He says he can eat ordinary food now and no longer suffers head pain. Trial boxes available. six boxes priced 2.50 and trial box 25 cents from dealers or Fruitatives Limited Ottawa.
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Mar
Alcide Hebert
Stratford Centre
Wolfe Co
Que
Fruita Tives Limited
Ottawa
Trial by Ordeal and Humane Tests in Japan
London Chronicle notes that certain regions in Japan still use a handwriting ordeal where servants copy a word with the same brush after a theft. The method aims to reveal guilt through ideographs, seen as more humane than historical boiling-water trials.
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Japan
London Chronicle
Luke Fildes
Tate Gallery
London
Shilohs Cure STOns and Minard's Liniment Advert
A reader letter praises Minard's Liniment for mosquito bites and irritation relief after a country visit. The advertisement mentions Shilohs Cure STOns curing solids and a 25 cent healing claim, with stray quotes and a parrot collar button anecdote from The Christian Register.
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Christian Register
Mirard's Liniment Advertised and Witty Vaction Quotes
A Detroit Free Press feature notes Mirard's Liniment for sale everywhere as a common product. The page includes light quotes about vacation disappointments and automobile troubles, reflecting humorous user attitudes toward travel and cars.
Miss Gay Ley Out When Called
A short humor item notes Miss Gay Ley is always out when called and Sharpley comments it may be just her luck.
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Laphead
Miss Gayley
Sharpley
How Germans Get Business and Win Foreign Orders
Pro forma orders from New York London and Hamburg show price quotes in US gold sterling and Peruvian money. Manufacturers’ delivery terms span interior United States London Callao Bay and setup in Spanish. Exporters' Review notes Germans gaining more business through multiple international quotes and detailed invoices.
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New York
London
Hamburg
United States
Michigan
Callao Bay
Porter Wanted Strong Worker Turns Up Empty
A downtown restaurant advertises for a porter but only a strong muscular man can fill the job. An applicant replies with a quip about carving spring chickens, then is told to remove his coat and begin work immediately as the merchant returns to his ledger.
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Chicago News
Death After a Scratch and Zam-Buk Cure Claim
A Windsor boy's minor wrist scratch led to fatal blood poisoning, prompting warning about even small wounds. The ad extols Zam-Buk antiseptic healing power, claiming it stops pain, cleanses, and promotes rapid tissue regeneration, available for 50 cents or post free from Zam-Buk Co. Toronto.
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Morr
Windsor
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Editor and contributor dispute over original works
The contributor asserts the items are original and unpublished. The editor replies that this claim is believable, citing Lippincott's as the benchmark for honesty in publishing.
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Lippincott’s
Hope for the Chronic Dyspeptic from Parmelee’s Pills
The article promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for chronic dyspepsia and related digestive ailments caused by neglecting body needs. It claims the pills are specially compounded to combat dyspepsia and are always successful in restoring health.
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Parmelee
Remarkable medical case noted by Chicago News
The Druggist recalls a striking case from practice a messenger boy who died of hasty consumption. The Doctor recounts the unusual death as the most remarkable instance seen.
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Chicago News
Shilohs Cure the thre standings
A fragment notes a price of 28 cents for three standings and includes a dialogue where a kindly old gentleman asks a child what he wants to be when grown, the boy replying he wishes to be an idle old man. The scene reflects a humorous tone from a Scottish American voice.
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Shilohs
Minard's Liniment Cures Dandruff
A quirky exchange centers on a no hit day and a school remark. The judge remarks about a pitcher who supposedly delivered a no hit game in the next town while a line about Minard's Liniment curing dandruff frames a humorous, locally flavored scene.
College Ways in 1824 Remain a Humorous Look at Student Life
A snippet discusses 1824 college life citing Gradus ad Callabrigiam and Bailey’s Magazine. It contrasts old time student habits with modern pranks, noting lectures skipped, chapel avoided, elaborate dining and social diversions, and a quip about a financier’s limited vocabulary.
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Cambridge
Newma
Barnwell
New Zealand
Bailey's Magazine
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Boston Transcript
Carterhall
Minard’s
Liniment Co., Limited
Liniment
Mirard’s Liniment
Detroit Free Press
Dodds
Tae Thegm
W. N. UL
Minard
Canada
E. W. Cillett CO. Ltd
Ont
Winnipes Montrea
Washington Star
Puck
Johnson- Richardson Ontreal. Co., Limited
Nada-Gotmeadachenwafers
National Drug and Chemical Company of Canada, Limited
Montreal
The
E.B. Eddy Co. Ltd
Hull
Tees & Pirsse, Limited
Winnipeg
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Fort William
Port Arthur
the Doctor
Pictorial Press
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