Trading Markets Wheat and Grains Show Steady Demand
Markets firm with strong home miller demand for wheat and steady prices across cereals. No. 2 east oats and rye hold firm while butter and eggs show active trade. Manitoba and Toronto millfeeds quoted higher, and milk and cheese markets stay steady amid ample supply.
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Lake Forts
Manitoba
Toronto
Sic
Canada
Montreal
Brent
Timothy
Shorts
Ontario
Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Wide Healing Power
Health rests on rich blood and strong nerves and Dr Williams Pink Pills are marketed as a cure for rheumatism sciatica paralysis headaches indigestion neuralgia and related women's ailments. A testimonial from Jas Adames Brandon Manitoba praises improved sleep and vitality after using the pills, which are sold for 50 cents a box or six for 2.50 from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Jas
Adames
Brandon
Dr. Williams’ Medicine, Co
Brockville
Ont
Foreign Markets London Wheat Waiting at Opio
Market notes from London indicate wheat futures in the foreign markets section with attention on supply delays and price movements. Traders monitor weather signals and shipping timelines affecting availability and costs for exporters and importers.
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London
Naples Pawnshop Fire Leaves Thousands Poor Without Goods
A Naples blaze gutted the Monte di Pieta pawnshop overnight, destroying a public pawnbroker building run by the state. About 20 000 Neapolitans faced loss as the fire raged, with crowds, troops, and firemen fighting through the night. Nuns prayed in a nearby convent while residents watched from streets, and the Bank of Naples promised gradual reimbursement to pawn ticket holders as losses were tallied.
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Naples
Monte di Pieta
Boc
Marquis di Sarmiento
Bank of
Panic on the Niagara wharf disaster at Lorne Park
A Toronto despatch reports a horrific excursion accident at Lorne Park where a collapsed pier left many frightened and injured as a crowd waited for the Niagara boat. About 150 people were present when the planks gave way, sending men women and children into a V shaped gap. Rescue attempts followed as rotted timber failed to support the crowd and the boat made a return trip to Toronto with few or no passengers aboard.
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Toronto
Ats Lorne Park
Chalmers Presbyterian Sunday School
Niagara
Ghastly head found on Toronto railway track
A railway crew near High Park discovers a decapitated head on the track with a body in the ditch, identified as Richard Rutherford of 29 Borden Street. He was a sales man at Oak Hall and last seen leaving the store Thursday night. Evidence includes a $1,000 life insurance receipt. Survived by a widow and one son.
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Hushan
Toronto
High—Park
Richard Rutherford
Borden Street
Oak Hall
Richard G. Ruthersford
Federal Life Assurance Co
Hamilton
Humber
Baby's Own Tablets Endorsement Adverts Claims
A promotional square touts Baby's Own Tablets as a remedy for cross and fretful babies, promising quick comfort and night rest for mother and child. It includes a testimonial from Mrs W B Anderson of Goulais River Ontario and offers mail-order purchase at two shillings per box.
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W. B. Anderson
Goulnis
Williama
Census Bureau to reduce staff and costs in Ottawa
The Census Bureau plans cuts in Ottawa with about 125 employees now and around eighty to be dismissed by year end. Those kept will be selected on merit from two years of work, trimming expenditure to an estimated 35,000 next year from 120,000 last year.
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Ottawa
Hypnosis Used in First England Operation to Spare Anesthesia
A 38 year old woman in London underwent a leg amputation under hypnotic trance instead of chloroform. Dr. Aldrich led the procedure with two surgeons present. the operation started at 4.50 and finished by 5.10, with the patient laughing and later reporting pins and needles. No shock occurred and vital signs remained normal.
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London
The
Daily Express
England
Srn
Aldrich
Clapton
Chicagoan Strike Spreads to Major Hotels in City
From Chicago a despatch reports a hotel and restaurant worker strike expanding to the Chicago Beach and Grand Pacific hotels. At the Chicago action every employee answered the summons, guests showed indignant support for management, and some women changed attire to help clear tables. The Grand Pacific strike was less widespread with waiters and porters ordered out, and broader action anticipated.
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Chicago
Beach
Grand Pacific
Collingwood Sees Remarkable Kidney Cure Report
Valentine Fisher of Collingwood recounts thirteen years of kidney trouble that escalated to sciatica. After failed treatments including morphine injections and other medicines, three boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills eased his pain and he praises the remedy for rheumatism and kidney disease relief.
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Valentine Fisher
Canada
Dodd
Collingwood
Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
An old testimonial style notice claims a $100 reward for an incurable catarrh, cites J J Cheney and associates, and promotes a patent cure taken internally with testimonials and mail order options. It also mentions Toledo wholesale druggists and Halls Family Pills, plus a note about a gigantic spider found in Sumatra with a 9 inch body and 17 inch leg span.
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Hell
J. Cheney & Koledo
J. Cheney
Went & ‘Truax
Ares Toledo
O. Walding
Kim Marvin
Summer Tours and Industrial Bits From the Page
Plan now for summer excursions to Atlantic City Boston and New York via Lackawanna Railroad rates and routes. Also notes on population trends in America and Asia the Massey Harris mower details the tracker board drive wheel and starting mechanism several industrial and bridge painting facts and a claim about wood pulp supply from Canada for 840 years
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United States
Fred. P. Fox
Care Lackawanna Railroad
Buffalo
N. Y
Atlantic City
Boston
New York
Massey- Harris
Massey-Harris
Canada
Baluchistan Railway speed record noted for Denver convention route
The Baluchistan Railway achievement is cited as a speed record in construction. For the Denver International Convention July 9 to 13, the Trans-Quebec route via Chicago and North-Western and Union Pacific is selected. A special tourist sleeping car train to Denver is offered with July 6 7 and 8 ticket sales and August 31 1903 return limit. Rates are advertised from all Canadian stations and an official Christian Endeavor folder is available from B Bennett in Toronto. The United States is described as having 1,100,000 square miles of woodland, about 37 percent of its total area.
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Denver
Trans- Quebec
Chicago
North-Western
Union
Pacific Railways
Canada
Christian’ Endeavor
Bennett
King” Street
Toronto
Suez Canal opened after long delay and British £814,766 revenue
The text notes the Suez Canal’s formal opening in 1869 after the first vessel passage in 1865 and that Britain receives about £814,766 yearly from the canal shores, which it acquired for just under four million. It also references 19th century office boy dialogue and a disinfectant soap powder product.
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Suez Canal
Suez” Canal
Uninet Cores Gorpel to Go
Britain's total fighting force is 560000 men with 120000 sick and recruited for service, reflecting wartime manpower strain. This OCR fragment notes the scale of military availability and medical limitations impacting overall strength.
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Inoc
Britain
Duel of Italian and Frenchmen Sparks Off at Train Station
An Italian and a Frenchman, noted duelists, met en route to a field for a duel a la mort. They exchanged evasive dialogue about return tickets and fear of not returning, as Minart's Liniment is cited in a cryptic aside. The scene unfolds at a station office, hinting at a planned fatal confrontation.
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Monay
Bascons
Rugscous
Fatty Tumors Treated By Minard's Remedy
A letter describes three fatty tumors on the head reportedly removed by Minard's application at Mount Lin and Mount Clifton. It claims no surgical operation was used and asserts no recurrence. The text references a ship gondola ferry and an emperor with many servants, mentioning about 3,000 people and a third being women.
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Minard
Lin
Royal Family Income Revealed Amid Public Debate
A fragment notes the Royal Family receiving £769,000 a year for salaries and upkeep of palaces and parks. The text then shifts to a dialogue about a man named Tomkins and whether to ask his best girl, described as a new woman, to marry him or wait for her proposal.
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Tomkins
Ambiee
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