Framed checks and watches mark bold Canadian tale
A Canadian government engineer Rogers saved money for the Canadian Pacific by a new mountain route, receiving a $5,000 check and a watch as esteem. The tale ends with playful vanity as he keeps the check framed, awaiting its return. A store scene at length shows two women mistaking a customer for a mannequin, prompting humor.
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Canadian Pacific Railway
Columbia River
Rogers
Montreal
van Horne
Double of Du Maurier Mistaken for Alma Tadema
A humorous anecdote from Pearson's Week about Mr. Du Maurier having a renowned lookalike in Alma Tadema. A young woman mistakes them at dinner and asks for an autograph on a photograph, only for Du Maurier to reveal the image is the Alma gene portrait.
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U. S
Litchfield Mfg Co
Webster City
Iowa
First National Bank
Bradstreet, Dunn
Fame and gossip in a London drawing room
The Chap Book recounts a lion huntress in London praising John Drew and the Drew family’s talent. She then shifts to complimenting Mr. Montefiore, and recalls his favorite uncle being severely tangled on the underground last year.
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London
John Drew
Montefiore
Mr. Drew
Drew
Mr. Montefiore
The Literary Hack and the Writer's Struggles Explored
A Philadelphia correspondent recalls the hard realities faced by professional writers and editors. He describes routine manuscript rejections, provisional acceptances, and billing disputes, plus a case of manuscript theft and firings, drawing on experiences from magazines and publishers.
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Philadelphia
New York
Journal of Society
James R. Sanderson
Fort Dodge Medical and Surgical Institute Ad
Testimonies from local residents praise the Fort Dodge Medical and Surgical Institute for treating chronic diseases and surgical conditions. The surgeon in charge offers free consultations at the Davis House Ames Iowa for those needing examination.
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The
Fort Dodge Medical and Surgical
Fort Dodge
Davis
Ames
Iowa
Improvement Report After Treatment in Fort Dodge
A letter from Fort Dodge Iowa dated July 22 1896 reports a patient identified as C Gust ERICSON noting significant improvement in deafness catarrh and general debility after six weeks of treatment. The writer urges continued therapy to ensure permanent recovery and expresses gratitude for the help received.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Fort
M. E. Church
C. Gust Ericson
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John E. Ford
Chicago
C. W. Dudgeon
Seweler and Watchmaker
Jno
Theo
DeGork
du Maurier
Chicago Times-Herald
Marie
Philadelphia Press
A. M. Shimer
Maple St
Des Moines
Dr. Kay
George du Maurier
the Literary Hack
Orpak Rapins
Isaac Sharpless
Muscatine
Sharpless
Dayton
Clattanoona
Tenn
Harry Bennett
Avena Council Bluffs
Iown
Institute
and City Hospital
Incorporated
Fort Dodge Medical and
Hovace
Litchfield
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