Fraudulent Canadian prize concerns face police court
Large number of unregistered mail order frauds promoting magazines and easy puzzles have swindled readers mainly in Canada and the United States. Police sue several firms and individuals for non registration under the Gaming and Abbott acts, as investigators seek the true backers behind these schemes. Summer 1921 era references to Archibald warn of actions to crack down on fake advertisers and dodgy publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Toronto
O.‘An
United States
Tutterly Cin
Archabald
Paaers
Uch Co-Partnership
Drowning Tragedies Reported Across Several Cities
A series of drowning accidents and other calamities reported May 8 include Howard McGregor, 10, missing after a boating mishap near Alnette High School. a Windsor waterworks employee and others crossing Detroit to Warnerville, where a small boat upset. and three youths in Rexrgew Ontario who went canoeing and one drowned. Also noted are freight-rate protests by sailors, a Texas cyclone causing deaths and injuries, and a cholera-infected district incident in New York.
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Howard
P.C. McGregor
Texas
Ronsinnes
Burrao
N. Y
de Barry
Canada
Fragmented Society Notes From Early 17th Century Ledger
A garbled society column fragment references an auction of Cane island nitrate plots in 1615, mentions Mr A C Osbetine and BS cinees, plus licenses, local politics, brewers, and a teachers' association meeting. It hints at taxes, rents, and public notices but remains largely incoherent. Names and places are scattered in a distressed OCR snippet.
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St. Learn
A.C. Osbetine
BS. Cinees
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Atirged
Farias
Hueve
Scott Seed Company
Osgoodby. LW. Fox
King West
Pictorial Weekly
Young ‘People's Monthly
H. B. Somerville
Unbridge
Tié Mail
Ford Pill Company
Queen Streat
East
Bower
Dominion
Bo Eer
Dominion Portrait Co
Whetr Feltows
Sr. Perensna
May S
Mai
Evelyn
Mesrmain
Evelyn Galt
Alexander Galt
Roso Spragsit
Fort. McLeod
N. W.T
Northweat
New Françuis
Wilfred AU
Pat Bar
Hill
Duquesne Worss
Carnegie Swell
London
Royal Tinnera
Corporation of the City of
Duke of Yorks
Acess
Victoria
Mary of
Paris
Chamber of
Dupa
France
Thomas Sullivan
Roe
Teving
Glenmorris
Trerom
Sullivan
Galt
Miller
Fleming
Sagrr Cara
Shertn
Lavaverrs
Ind
Enger
Chicago
Wabash ‘River Bridge
Michael “Welch
Indianapolis
Ty Jackson
Sarriff McNair
Ivigen
Stone
Walter Nesbitt
W.A. Cameron
Walter McLaren
Nesbitt
Cameron
McLaren
Mii Weabity
Sutton
G.T.R
Gray
Bumwoop
N.S
William Eaton
Iran
Nova
Campania
Micotean Herday
Fulford
Peedy Eure
Arena Ath Dea
Uriny-Louk
Leon
Ali
Austrai 12
Lebar Tage
Tsahnof
Burson
Harhi
Sejuel
Mr. Hicks
Neertty
Svern
Tien
Ma Brown
Friony
Seieuer
Princi A Shevin
M.A Gravenhurst Uy
Alester
O.H
Metlyad
Reves
Cisss
T. Tor
Mee
Dominion -House
Eresh
England
Per Stry
Dunlop Si
Fraser, Clark & CO
Beautieul D'Lalnes
D'Lainettes
Achie Stank
The
Eatons
Barrie
Sarr Wai
Samuel Pitcher
Castoria
Lown Tome
Ila
Ameren
Oxford
St. Brooklyn
Castorie
Eowin
155Th Street
Th Ave
Sui York
Bankruppy Store
China Hall
R. A. Douglas
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