White Plague Talk Spurs Health Association
In Berrie a large crowd heard Rev Dr Moore of Ottawa describe the tuberculosis threat and the Canadian Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. He cited alarming mortality figures and urged street cleanliness, safe milk practices, and avoidance of spitting to curb the spread of the white plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrie
Moore
Ottawa
Canadian Association For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
Canadian Association’ For
Canada
England
New York
Ireland
Lord Grey
Buffalo
Cause for Alarm Hyomei Breathes Dry Cure Claim
An old notice warns of rising respiratory troubles including influenza bronchitis and pneumonia across localities. It touts Hyomei as rapid relief, claiming dry air reaches air passages and that liquids must be kept from bronchial tubes. A complete outfit is advertised for $1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. MacLaren
Dalston School April Merit List by Class and Name
Dalston School reports April merit rankings listing students by class and year. Notable names include Helen Watson Isabel Watson Florence Quinlan Harold Tuck Ernest Wilson Inez Brown Wesley Key Vernet Hickling Bart Brown Barbara Carrie Willie Debendr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Watson
Isabel Watson
Florence Quinlan
Harold Tuck
Ernest Wilson
Inez Brown
Wesley Key
Vernet Hickling
Bart Brown
Barbara Carrie
Willie Debendr
Lizzie Ford
May Emms
Harold Osborne
Marjorie Ralston
Berman Osborne
Melville Nixon
Newton Stence
Lorne Handy
Dora Watson
Irene Tock
Elsie .Rankcom
Elton Gickling
Retta Brown
Delbert Emme
Howard Beath
Obscure 8 3 No 15 ORO Report April Names
April ORO report lists class V and II and Jr reading names including Mary McEachern DeWitt Partridge Egeet Beardeau Ben Ford Arthur Wilde Jesse Bidwell Albert Garrett Roy Beardsall Edna Bertram Tommy Gravestone Fred Le Feuvre Fred Bennett Eva Prentice Sarah Shelswell John Beardeall Victor Pt H Wallace Beardsall Maggie Gravestone Dicker Ewart Seon Milford Bertram Agzie Shelewell Lily Weeks Victor Icker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egeet Béeardeau
Ben Ford
Ala Partridge
Arthur Wilde
Jesse Bidwell
Albert Garrett
Roy Beardsall
Fdna
Minard's Liniment Ad by Charles Whooten
An entry from Port Mulgrave features a Minard's Liniment advertisement by Charles Whooten promising relief for sore throat colds and ordinary ailments including the remedy for general care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minard's Liniment Co
Minard's
Charles Whooten
Port Mulgrave
Midhust April Report of 9 3 No 6 Vespra plor Room
April record for the Midhust school lists those present daily across multiple rooms and classes. Names include Wallace Coutts Everett Coutts Daisy Coutts Wilfred Orok Bobbie Russell David Shepherd Walter Ward Vida Gill Willie Cameron Lolla Gill Cap Reilley Forbes Coutts M Spence Max Cecutts Ednal Barrett Eltridge Spence Manon Spafford Mabel Barrett Maud Barrett Edith Barnes Charlie Williams Hilda Edwards Ellen Benton Ed Murphy Stanley Duce and others. Vernon Hall listed as teacher for the Junior Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vespra
Plor Room
Wallace Coutts
Everett Coutts
Daisy Coutts
Wilfred Orok
Bobbie Russell
David Shepherd
Walter Ward
Vida Gill
Willie Cameron
Lolla Gill
Cap Reilley
Forbes Coutts
M. Spence
Max Cecutts
Ednal Barrett
Eltridge Spence
Manon Spafford
Mabel Barrett
Maud Barrett
Edith Barnes
Charlie Williams
Hilda Edwards
Ellen Benton
Ed. Murphy
Stanley Duce
Don’t miss the opening chapters The Examiner offer
The Examiner subscription runs until January 1, 1909 priced at 5 cents in Canada. Subscriptions may be sent to any Canadian address.
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Canada
Tuberculosis Advice At Town Meeting Urges Curb On Consumption
Dr. Moore warns consumption as a filth disease and urges sterilized milk and healthful living. He says tuberculosis can be cured with timely treatment and warns against patent medicines. Local ministers and officials back eradication efforts and form an association with Canada to combat the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Moore
Canada
Ald
Bertal Heeney
T.” T. Young
Mcleod
Little
Wells
Wm. Hipgin
Bennett
Moore
Witten
J. RB. Aiken
Canadian violinist Miss Parlow hailed by Queen Maud
Queen Maud of Norway and King Haakon take keen interest in Kathleen Parlow a 17 year old Canadian violinist whose sensational tours in Berlin Vienna Paris Saint Petersburg and Christiania spark a North and South American concert offer totaling fifty thousand dollars. Patrons include Princess Christian the Duchess of Norfolk and others while Christiania gifted her a Guarnerius violin once owned by Viotti and Queen Maud presented a diamond pendant.
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Queen Maud
Norway
Miss Parlow
Kathleen Parlow
Berlin
Vienna
Paris
St. Petersburg
Christiania
Parlow
North America
South America
King Haakon
Duchess of Westminster
Lord Strathcona
Lord Desborough
Countess Bathurst
Grosz
Prof
Auer
Guarnerius
Viotti
Crowding the Jails due to Undesirable Immigrants
Ontario prison inspector Dr Bruce Smith condemns immigration policy as causing jail overcrowding. He notes 663 more committals than last year, 4774 drunkenness cases—the highest since 1888—and that 15 percent of inmates were illiterate. He urges reform to prevent Canada from being a dumping ground for undesirables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Smith
Ontario
Canada
Ates
British Timber Famine Warned Over Forest Loss
A London despatch to the New York Herald says a government inquiry warns the United States is depleting British and Irish forests. It notes Canada and the UK rely on about seven million pounds worth of timber annually from these sources and foresees rising prices and lower quality. The report urges a national forestry program as a state investment.
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New York Herald
London
Government Commission
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Oime
Ireland
Origin of Races Debate in Anthropological Theory
Anthropologists disagree on race origin with monogenist and polygenist views. Evolution suggests common descent for some, yet many scientists doubt a single stock, noting species variation and multiple origins across human races.
Prnit-a-tives Offer Health Claims In 19th Century Ad
An advertisement promotes Prnit-a-tives and Fenit-a-tives claiming to cure "womb trouble" and female diseases by easing constipation and stimulating liver and bowel movement. It asserts mild, universal benefits and notes the price as six for two dollars, targeting women and medicinal remedies of the era.
Irregular Verbs and a Tale of Go in English
A humorous note on the irregular verb go and its variations in English. The piece recalls a physician Holmes line and a Latin scholar’s study of verb forms, culminating in a joke about a traveler misreading English irregulars. It mentions a man abroad treated with practical jokes over verbs and phrases such as depart go and clear out.
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Dex
Oliver Wendell Holmes
England
Getting His Own Back Ironworker Sets Up Humorous Wake Up Gag
An ironworker, after a quarrel with a friend, plans revenge by waking his father at night. He rouses him by loudly knocking at the street door and shouting, prompting a shouted inquiry about an open window. The prank hinges on a jokey misdirection as the caller says the end of the window is open and reveals a lighthearted payoff.
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Beecham’s
Beecham
Globe
Thomas Beecham
St. Vicious
Lescadaire
Bogiend
Afl Dragziete
U. S. America
Dalston School
Mincie Debenham
Ida Lavender
Harry Permion
Wallace Key
Albert Rooney
Mabel Watson
Annie Lavender
Marjorie Fralick
Flossie Debenham
Msy Handy
Edith Carrie
Myrtle Irwin
Lewis Wilson
Beatrice Young
Vearl Coutts
Lolu Emms
Ernest Spence
Muriel Nelson
Percy Brown
Viola Plows
Myrtle Campbell
Myrtle Beel
Alice Benham
Russell Handy
Leonard Coutts
Dan Key
Frank Fralick
Leo Nixon
Alwa Perkins
Theodore Ralstoo
ORO
Mary McEachern
DeWitt Partridge
I. Vernon Hall
Junior Room, Jr. III
Mabel Wattie
Mary Cochrane
Lila Murphy
Viola Murphy
Lorne Poole
Maggie Swanacy
Aaron Barrett
Clarence Spence
Gladys Orrock
Clarence Doran
Ewart Edwards
Wincie Monteith
Herb Griffen
Eldon Monteith
Winfield Andros
Mary Leves
St. Hedelagas
Monid
Buk
Zam-Buk
Zam-Buk-Co
Fogce
Ds Farmine
SUN
Migsrist Taskens Te von Busia
Weekly Examiner
Eleanor Gates
North Dakota
The
Examiner
West Point
Dakota
Earl Grey
Association For Preventing
Eli
T. A. Slocum, Limited
Toronto
Santietae
Eraine Chine
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