Vast World News Tosses Updates On Drought Floods and Railways
A sweeping, fragmented news roundup reports drought effects near Kingston private wells drawing from city hydrants. Montreal coal prices rise to potentially four dollars a ton by fall. Winnipeg Council fills a vacantio near the city. Royal arrivals, Behring Sea settlement claims, and a raft of political and labor actions fill the page with dozens of named places and figures from Kingston to London and beyond.
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Lord Stan
Toronto
Kingston
Montreal
Winnipeg
Sir John Macdonald
Lady Macdonald
Dalhousie
N. B
Dominion
Supreme Court
Shanghai
Canadian Pacific Railway
Pitteburg
Ottawa
United States
England
Behring
Quebec
Nova Scotia
New Branswick
I. C. Department
Eace
Quebec Salvationists
St. Faye
Hudson Bay Railway
Manitoba
Norquay
Fragmented Daily Notes Mix of Poetry and News Bits
A collage of excerpts spans Shakespearean musings on mortality and time, rural scenes of crows in fields, jokes about politics and divorce, cultural quips from Boston to Athens, and brief reports on Norway’s ancient canoe find and London bells. The piece also includes remarks on a Paris Shakespeare statue funded by an Englishman and various oddball anecdotes.
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Echo— Hoosier
United States
Frankfort
Athens
Mnaesian Journalian
Tunhovd Fjord
Valdres
Norway
Christiana
London
House of Commons
Pressie
Rei
Tacitus
Moltke
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Colored Society
Susie
Paris
British Columbia
Washington Territory
Agricultural Notes on Farming Skills and Crops
Agricultural advice covers soil, feeding, and farming efficiency with notes on hedges law in Illinois, sulfur for mil dew in California vineyards, and the value of swine fed stock fertility. It discusses crop prospects in Dakota and France, bee imports from Kentucky, and dairy cow protection, plus green fodder ideas like clover, turnips, and Hungarian grass for poultry feed.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Kansas
Poland
Maine
California
France
London market growers prize early cabbage tying method
Gardening Illustrated notes a simple practice among London market-growers to tie and fold the outer leaves around the cabbage heart. This protects the center from weather, speeds heart formation by weeks, and yields tighter, market ready heads with fewer handling injuries.
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London
Treatise on fruit rot causes and remedies
The text discusses how fruit rot harms peaches plums and nectarines when trees grow in sheltered areas where moisture lingers. It cites culprits like Corculio and suggests remedies: plant in breezy spots pick fruit when flies appear control culcuto and choose less affected varieties such as Washington plum and early peaches Amedeo.
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Washington
Various 19th Century Remedies and Notices
A collage of medical ads and public notices discusses Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for women, plus warnings about scrawl and decay in dietary matters. It mentions a Moorish woman’s health aim, Toronto Conservatory of Music prospects, Canadian education, and a Kansas election turnout, interspersed with care tips for farm machinery and a range of household remedies. The piece also notes a discovery about fleas and an appeal to use Bollins machine oil, with other brief mentions of society figures and fashion items.
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Dr. Pierce
Kont
Austria
Mies Sharon
U. S
Sharon
Thomas Hesketh
England
The Costs of Running Congress and Government
A historical critique outlines the high annual salaries for senators and representatives totaling over two million dollars, plus extensive expenses for staff, clerks, and marks of office. It notes payments for stationary, reporting, committee clerks, and tax collection costs, warning that legislative and civil expenses push annual government outlays toward 250 million dollars.
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White House
United States
House
Congress
Con
House of Senate
Hnvery
Post Office Department
The Sleepers Verse Duel of Dreams and Wants
Two sleepers lie side by side in contrasting dreams. One dreams of worldly pomp and war while the other pursues summer light and nature. The old man grieves as his schemes vanish. the boy envisions beauty, song, and faith in love, while the worldling seeks wealth with bleak emptiness.
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Lubon
Lowom
Wellington Street East
Toronto
Poor Rich Affair and Jockey Reputations Split
A poem laments a mismatch between wealth and birth, fearing public mockery if a marriage to Rich ends in poor status. The text shifts to news items: Sir Charles Russell cites two unblemished English jockeys Tom Cannon and John Osborne. The London Times Paris correspondent notes civil war fears among Gen and followers. A doctor critiques Dr Mackenzie in Emperor Frederick's death report. Lord Salisbury and Mr W H Smith rupture over a reform bill, with resignation expected.
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Barton
Emim Bey
Morell Mackenzie
France
William
Denmark
Kussia
Zalu Land
New Zealand
Mackenzie
Dra. Krause
Leyden
Herel
Marlborough
London
Debeers
Kimberley
Cape
Emperor Wathan
Atone
Berlin
Francis de Winton
Babrel Gazel
Henry M. Stanley
Cardinal Manning
E William
Frederick
India
Jockey Wood
Charles Russell
Tom Cannon
John Osborne
Lord Salisbury
W. H. Smith
House of Commons
R. Smith
Putnam's Pain Corn Extractor Promises Quick Relief
North-west readers know from experience that Putnam's Pain corn Extractor is the only remedy for corn removal. This is stated as universally true throughout the Dominion. Make sure to obtain Putnam's sure pop corn cure from dealers everywhere.
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Dominion
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Brantford, Ont
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