New Arrivals in Canada Draw 1907 Migration Figures
A Canada bound migration discussion cites about 300000 in 1907 and similar years, praising climate crops and low land prices. It notes government land offers, light taxes, strong social conditions, and the appeal of western towns like Winnipeg and Edmonton as parallels to American cities.
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United States
Canada
States
Winnipeg
Chicago
Edmonton
Omaha
Calgary
Spring Kidney Trouble Described by Duncannon Woman
Mrs H Mutzabaugh of Duncannon Pennsylvania describes severe spring kidney troubles with smothering spells heat and pain. She used Dean's Kidney Pills after trying other measures and finished eight boxes restoring health. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Made His Meaning Clear
A college professor and his son walk with an old farmer. The professor notes heavy rainfall while the farmer blushes. the son translates as the governor means we have had a lot of rain. The scene ends with playful miscommunication about language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Weekly
Repartee Exchange Sparks Witty Backchat Across Ages
A brief humorous exchange features a Younger asking about aging looks and an Elder candidly replying that youth may be luckier, delivering a sharp, lighthearted moment.
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Elder
A Counter Stroke in a Chinatown Laundry
A stylishly dressed woman enters a Chinese laundry and pays for a laundered shirt. She asks an inquisitive Chinaman about the hair rats he wears, and she dismisses the topic with a quip about etiquette as she leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Catarrh Cure Claims Internal Remedy Superior
Advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal treatment that reaches the disease in the blood and mucous surfaces. Claims it is not quack medicine and likens it to a prescription from a top physician. Promises testimonials and lists Toledo, Ohio makers and 75 cent price. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Lati
F.J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Gladstone’s Thrift and Generosity in Recollections
The passage notes William Ewart Gladstone’s great liberality coupled with a love of frugality. It highlights his insistence on discounts for second-hand books and his abhorrence of waste, from paper to time, in a portrait from Recollections of Sir Algernon by West.
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Gladstone
Sir Algernon
West
Beene Castoria and Pettit's Eye Salve Ad Tidbits
An old advertisement scrapbook excerpt showcases Castoria with the signature Olga message and Pettit's Eye Salve priced at 25 cents. The text includes a hotel scene about updating towels and a quip on loneliness as a dating- era sentiment from Bliss Carman.
Matron and nephew listen to Mendelssohn in Chicago
Walter Damrosch narrates a scene in Chicago where a matron and her young nephew attend a concert. The boy admits unfamiliar pieces but recognizes the Wedding March, prompting a discussion about the Maiden's Prayer. An unrelated almanac-style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease, touting it as a cure for sore feet, ingrown nails, and sweating feet with a trial offer.
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Walter Damrosch
Chicago
Mendelssohn
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Rustic banter and pie ad mix in local column
A rustic exchange fills a page with dialect dialogue about a husband and “git-up-an’git” humor. Nearby grocers advertise OUR PIES in lemon, chocolate, and custard varieties, each package baking two pies.
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D-Zerta Co
Rochester
N.Y
Woman credits Lydia Pinkham remedy for cure of female troubles
Lena V. Henry of Norristown writes that after fearing surgery she tried Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports rapid improvement after the first bottle and now is entirely cured, urging other women with female troubles to use the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. Henry
Norristown
Lydia Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Thirty years of the Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised as a standard remedy for female ills. Claims to cure displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feelin g flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Marie
Olga
CAG
Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Bliss Carman
Harper's Weekly
George Meredith
Garfield
Faith Chapin
Froude
Dodds
Guarait
Defiance
Flas
RAT Biscuit Company
N.himestone
Springfield
AMTA
FAMI
W.L. Douglas
Priva Sk Caurion
Poualas
Brockton
Mess
Great Twin
Falls
Jerome Country
Idaho
Snake River
America
H. A. Stroud & Company
Twin Falls, Idaho
Putnam
Mionwade Drug GO
Quincy
Tilinola
Peed Gui
Nyse G
Western
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Farner
Moter
Oulaug
Ter
H. M. Wili Law Building
Toledo, Ohies
Dave
Alih Uy
THE
Elwosehn CO
O. T. Johnson
Lee Angeles
Cal
Gard-U
Plerton
Anes
Gard-U Chemical Co
South Haven
Mich
Anakesis
Rample Lee
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, DC
Thompson
Sloan's
Earl S.sloan
Boston
Mass
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