Manitoba Land Offer for Homesteaders and Immigrants
The Bree Press outlines Manitoba and Northwest inquiries with land prices near Winnipeg ranging from 5 to 125 per acre for unimproved lands, and 4,000 dollars for close river farms. It notes 30 acres free homestead rights for eighteen year olds, routes from Ontario via Duluth or St Paul, immigrant fares, and cautions on bringing heavy goods or relying on government migration aid.
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Manitoba
Bree Press
Northwest
Dominion
Assiniboine
Red Rivers
Aix
Winnipeg
Ontario
Lakes
Duluth
St.Paul
Quebec
Warlike Movements Across Eastern Fronts Intensify
Reports from the Balkans and surrounding regions describe Turkish and Montenegrin forces massing near key positions. Russian bombardments and Romanian artillery movements at Oltenitza and Giurgevo suggest preparations for forthcoming engagements. Britain readies 35 009 troops and 700 horses for embarkation as alliances shift in the East.
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Turkey
Bouthinia
Kalefit
Vidin
Tad Rotunaniins
Giurgevo
Roumanian Aurtillery
Oltenitza
Fanily
Vukoviteh
Koenstag
Nicsies
Podgoritza
Tanit
John Lintora Simanens
K. CL. B
Royal Engineers
liAmeer
Afghanistan
Constantinople
Havin
Russia
Estiden Possaya
Fnrmort
War and Trade Echoes From The European War
The piece weighs war effects on the poor and labor demand, noting European belligerence could raise industry demand and job prospects. It reports European steamship cargoes from New York including beef, corn, grain, and specie, and mentions Brantford’s move toward city status, Parson Brownlow’s death, and varied public school credential schedules and examinations with updated dates and requirements.
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Europe
New York
Dunkin Act Limited Liquor Sales In Napanee Hotels
The Dunkin Act took effect on Thursday sparking a town wide thirst. Hotels stayed open while bars displayed few spirits and resorted to lemonade styled drinks. Patrons avoided alcohol. overall business continued as usual with no evident impact yet.
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Gustave Dore
Sheriff estmates dividend for Redford creditors
A Stratford report notes the Sheriff on oath said Mr Redford’s estate may pay a dividend of ten to fifteen cents on the dollar. The account adds a Windsor to Euserx party incident where a man drank sarsaparilla, fainted, tumbled from a carriage, and remains insensible, with prognosis unclear.
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Stratford
Railways, floods, and fires across Canada and beyond
A chaotic bulletin notes open navigation on the Tachine Canal, a Typhoid outbreak at Urillis Asylum, and North American fires near Ottawa. It reports large tea and silk shipments from Yokohama to New York, rising police force in Manitoba, murders by Chinamen in San Francisco, and a major illicit distillery seized near Orangeville.
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Urillis Asylum
Ontario
England
Dobu Tawylor & Co
Axio Manufacturers
Toronto
Quebec
Windsor
Jeremiah Buckley
Hamilton
Grand Trunk Railway
Fire Devours Brush Factory in Elora Losses Estimated at 310000
A Monday morning blaze destroyed the brush factory near the Elora river, principally owned by Mr Robert Dolby. Fire crews fought the flames but could not save the building. The adjacent Burn's Hotel was scorched but saved, about thirty workers lost their jobs and insurance amounts remain unknown. The fire origin was in the loading area away from the engine.
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Brush
Robert
Dolby
Burn
British Naval Fleets and Mail Theft Reported
The article outlines British naval strength with 17 men of war in reserve and various ironclads and gun vessels deployed across the Mediterranean and other stations. It notes the Hercules and Trigraph sailing home, replacements under Admiral Hornby, and a scattered force including the Minotaur and Audacious among others. A mail theft from Mono Mills and sixteen letters stolen is reported, with post office officials seeking the culprit amid wartime coverage.
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Hercules
Trigraph
James Drummond
Hornby
Mediterranean Command
Monitreb
Bay
Moor
Prince
Ching
Admiral Ryder
Lambert
North America
West India Station
Cooper Key
Belleroplon
Pacific
de Horsey
East Indies
Str RB. Macdonald
Australia
Cape of Good Hopes
Africa
Sullivan
Channel Squadron
Portsmouth
Mono Mills
Chicago Journal
Lesters
Died in Acton Janet McDonall wife of Mr George Smith
In Acton on the third inst a Janet McDonall wife of Mr George Smith aged about twenty two years two months after her wedding. Market notes list numerous farm prices for flour grains and produce in Acton with varied rates. An advertisement extols Ips cocoa as a tonic beverage aiding digestion and health.
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Acton
Janet McDonall
George Smith
Wood's Improved Hair Restorative Promises New Hair Health
A patent medicine pitch touts Wood's Improved Hair Restorative as a universal remedy for hair problems. It claims to restore grey hair to natural color, revive dry and flying hair, promote vigor, aid premature baldness, and remove scalp irritations. A dealer lists manufacturers and agents across the United States, Canada, and Toronto.
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Prado
C. a.Conk @ Co
Chien
United States
Lyman Deos, & Co
Toronto
Acton Insolvent Mary McNair Public Auction Notice
Notice of public auction of insolvent Mary McNair assets in Acton on Wednesday June 6 at noon. Parcels include Village lot nine in block two with new brick dwelling and store. and westerly part of Village lot eighteen in block three with frame dwelling and store and stable. Sold subject to mortgages with details to be announced. W Allan Assignee Acton May 2, 187% 45-1b.
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Hamilton Provident and Loan Society
W. Allan
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