Western Market Reports From Toronto and London
Toronto and district prices show steadiness across grains and livestock with Ontario wheats quoted firm, oats and corn steady or quiet, butter and cheese holding, eggs slightly easier, and hog products active in smoked meats. London and Paris markets report dull foreign wheat with English prices steady, and Antwerp wheat quiet while Toronto notes steady cattle prices for butchers and weaker export bids amid import/export dynamics.
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Toronto
Ontario
M. F
Manitoba
Take
Porta
Bextra
Ate
Toba
Shorts
London
Mark Lane
Paris
Antwerp
Blood Purity and Nerve Health Promoted by Williams Pink Pills
Health appeal extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a means to keep blood rich and pure and nerves strong. Includes testimonial from Robert Inc of New Westminster detailing skin improvement and restored appetite after using multiple boxes. Claims address a wide range of conditions and offers mail order at 50 cents per box or six for $2.50.
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Williams
Robert Lnc
New Westminhter
B.C
Dr. Williams’ Medicine, Co
Brockville
Ont
A Real Distinction Between Ministers About Putnam
Two ministers discuss the character of a controversialist preacher named Putnam. They note his zeal as a controversialist and describe his life as deeply religious but not deeply theological, avoiding extremes in judgment.
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Putnam
Baby's Own Tablets promise quick relief for crying children
A testimonial from Mrs James Boviah of French River Ont extols Baby's Own Tablets for minor childhood ailments. She recalls her four month to twenty one month old baby wasting to a skeleton before using the tablets, then improving quickly. The ad notes the tablets contain no poisonous drugs and can be safely given to newborns, with orders from druggists or by mail for 25 cents per box from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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James Boviah
French River
Ont
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Canada’s Progress Shown by New Trade Diagrams
Ottawa dispatch notes a Trade and Commerce Department monthly report now includes diagrams portraying Canada’s foreign trade growth since Confederation. The visuals, supplied free to readers, promise future diagrams on key products like butter and cheese.
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Ottawa
Trade and Commerce Department
Confederation
Milk for the Poor Plan to Cut Infant Mortality
Chicago dispatch reports women plan to enter the milk business this summer to reduce infant deaths. They propose bottling and sterilizing milk and delivering pure milk to the poor at cost in a city initiative.
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Chicago
Tragic double murder in Odessa estate tale
Berlin despatch reports a tragedy at Stefan Keowher’s estate near Odessa. The baroness von Engel is found strangled, and her lover Stefan’s younger brother Alexis, 14, hangs dead beside a note claiming the act was to secure Stefan’s future welfare. The note asks Stefan to erect a cross for the grave.
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Berlin
Stefan Keowher
Eatpi
von Engel
Alexis
Stefan
Odessa
End
Stefen
Power Sprayer Demonstrations Boost Orchard Yields in Canada
The Fruit Division of the Perpice conducts orchard spraying demos in Ontario and Quebec to show how a power sprayer, driven by a small gasoline engine, can be operated by a single expert with a teamster, enabling 400 to 800 trees per day. Six nozzles per line and fine mist improve coverage reaching tree canopies, and multiple spraying passes are planned to improve fruit quality and prices.
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Ontario
Quebec
W. A. MacKinnon
Department—of Agriculture
Niagara District
Ritchie says no immediate plan for preferential duties
A London despatch reports Mr. Ritchie, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, told a House of Commons questioner that the Government does not intend to amend the finance bill shortly to grant preferential duties for colonial products.
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Itchie
London
Ritchie
House of Commons
I Believe Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria Claim
A public claim asserts Minard's Liniment cures diphtheria and offers hair growth, attributed to several named individuals including Mrs Reuben Baker of Riverdale and Mrs Chas Anderson of Stanley, with Matthias Foley of Oil City Ontario supporting the remedy.
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Minard
Reuben Baker
Riverdale
Chas, Anderson
Stanley
P.E.L
Incandescent Light Burns Most Energy as Heat
Article notes that only six percent of incandescent light energy becomes light, while ninety four percent becomes heat. It references a long-standing view and discusses energy use in lighting with historical context. The piece includes fragments about various people and places, but overall focuses on efficiency and heat generation of lamps.
Mrs Martyr Feels Short of Kitchen Etiquette
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mrs Martyr expressing displeasure with Jane’s cooking while Jane defends herself, noting expectation lowers with time and education. The exchange hints at domestic tensions and humorous exchanges.
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Jane
iMivard's Slalmed Cures Colds
Coral reefs grow very slowly Heilprin a German scientist says at the rate of one foot in 100000 years.
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Heilprin
Deafness Cure Claim Warns of Constitutional Remedies
A 19th century ad claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must bow to constitutional remedies. It links deafness to inflammation of the Eustachian tube and promises a $100 reward for successful cases, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure, offers free circulars, and lists a Toledo address for orders.
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Devinean
Hall
Rae Pile
Massey Harris Binder Simple Carrier Wins Praise
A MASSEY HARRIS binder feature praised for a simple light design and high capacity. The reel covers short and tangled grain with a wide range, folding off the shear and dumping without damaging heads of grain. Patent features deter imitators and folding mechanisms are described as child friendly.
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Bury
Massey-Harris -Patenta
Massey-Barris
Winnipeg Despatch Hails River Survey for Freight Steamers
A Winnipeg despatch reports U boat plans to sound the Assiniboine River this week to assess bed conditions for freight steamers. If feasible, improved river navigation could lower costs and boost movement of grain cattle and farm produce to the Winnipeg market via vessels and barges.
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Assiniboine
Winnipeg
Winnipeg Wiarket
Montreal Man Recovered From Dropsy by Kidney Pills
George Robertson of Montreal once a total wreck due to dropsy and rheumatism was restored to splendid health after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reported swollen feet and arms, unable to put on his coat, and said seven boxes cured him, with lumbago vanishing.
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George Robertson
Montreal
Robertson
Dodd
Toberton
Auctioneer Seeks Start for Silver Candlesticks
An auctioneer, brandishing a pair of antique silver candlesticks, calls for a bid while a bidder responds with ten cents. The exchange ends with surprised remarks as the bidder quips about the low start.
Sixty Homes Burned in Marieville Fire
A devastating fire in Marieville Quebec destroyed over sixty dwellings beginning in a hay barn near the Central Vermont Station. Strong winds fanned flames across three streets, with a rough log estimate of $100,000. Montreal was asked for help but with no water supply the town could not assist. The blaze, the worst in the village’s history, was under control by 2 30 a.m. No deaths, though several narrowly escaped, and bucket brigades plus college students aided in saving the college.
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Marieville
Que
Central
Vermont Station
Montreal
Bucket Brigade
Rail excursion deals and gossip from a noisy page
An item offers summer rail excursions to Atlantic City Boston and New York with contact at Fred P Fox Lackawanna Railroad Budalo NY for rates and routes. It also includes brief gossip about Grace and Minnie quarrelling and reconciling and a short ad claiming Lever's Dry Soap removes grease easily along with a beet sugar factoid about beet sugar content percentages.
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United States
Fred. P. Fox
Lackawanna Railroad
Budalo
N.Y
Atlantic City
Boston
New York
iMinard Ointment Cures Diphtheria in Prairie West
Reported cure for diphtheria using iMinard ointment. claims of widespread use across western prairies. Allegations link wild larkspur and poison camass to cattle poisoning affecting at least 100000 head, with deaths noted among livestock.
Miners in Pennsylvania Must Hold Competency Certificates
A muddled OCR note indicates Pennsylvania miners face legal requirement to obtain competency certificates before work. The text references Medicaid Liotnett and cautions about permit conditions for operations in the mining sector.
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Old Country
England
Corte Taegan
Wepetary
Agena
Correspondenca College
Matthias Foley
Oil City, Ont
MBO Suit Cares Ce Tn Co
Winslow
Jeezy
St. Jacobs Oil
Price
Ead Goo
Binder Talk
Pop
Felee
Martinique
Port de France
Ique
Fon Pelee
Right Paine
A. Ramsay & Son
Makers
Edward
Victoria
Little Gomez
Eddy’s
Canada
Grace
Minnie
Lever
iMinard
Micaid
Liotnett
Pennsylvania
Sydney
Columbia
Enec
Trevenent ‘Spesrity Ca
California
Sevilles
Cnitenre
Sominion Line _Steamships post
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Dominion
Securities
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