Scarcity of operatives fuels North West steamship hunt
Amid scattered news from Ost and Ontario, a £100 reward is offered for the capture of an unknown assailant who boarded the Allan steamer Hibernian bound for the North West. Other items note lashings in a prison, liquor taxes, and broad political chatter across Canada and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibernian
North West
Quinte
Ak Dominion
Trade Commission
Asia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Toronto
de Tre Nova Scotia Steel Company
Nova Scotia Steel and Forge
O. Lamitted
J. W. King
Montreal
Wesley the New Theo
Grand
Royal Arch
Bones, Bites and Business at the Chicago Dog Pound
A reporter visits the Chicago dog pound where mongrels face execution while thoroughbreds are kept for fine kennels. Frantic owners plead for pets including a bulldog named Prince and a pampered poodle as officials describe daily cleaning, feeding, and the city’s dog-catching operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Martin
Otther
Chicago
Barber
Fido
Knickerbockers
Sonene
Mr. Barber
Prince
Mr. Ker
Baronerkes
Specters
Sai Cutsher
Haymarket
Duct
Eastern Connecticut Horses Slashed and Spitted in Accidents
Reports from eastern Connecticut recount two fatal or crippling horse accidents. At Woodstock a mowing blade tore the hind legs of a horse after a runaway incident, the animal later shooting. In Brockville a driver’s horse was driven onto a dropped fork, impaling the animal on cart tines, leading to a deadly outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
F. X. River
Woodstock
Rious
Henry Bark
Brockville
Night Hunting in the Jungle With Jackals and Hyena
A narrator recalls a tense jungle night spent listening to midnight birds and distant roars. A foraging jackal pack approaches a cow as a large hyena lies slain by a rifle shot, the gunfire echoing across hills and drawing wary predators closer.
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Praised in Canada
Wilmot D. Matthews praises Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association for prompt payment of a large policy held by his late father. He notes the Toronto Board of Trade and other positions held by his father's beneficiary, comparing costs with traditional companies and highlighting substantial savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
Canada
Wilmot D. Matthews
W. D. Matthews
Matthews
Toronto Board of Trade
Dominion Bank
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mutual Reserve
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association praised in Toronto letter
A letter from W D Matthews expresses gratitude for a $15,000 life policy settlement with the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association of Toronto. It lauds the company’s quick payment, trust funds protection, and the leadership of President Harper. Wells & McMartry advertise as general managers seeking agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Marthews & Co
Commission Merchants
Pacific Buildings
Front St. East
Toronto
Messrs
Harper
Association
Intae
Gregeg
Sonagel
Secdedanas
Sepcesioet
Wimner D. Matthews
Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association
Matthews
Well & McMartry
Gen'l. Managers
Alma Ladies College Announces Courses and Faculty
Alma Ladies College lists literature music fine arts and commercial science. The faculty comprises sixteen qualified teachers. Board and room range from 39 to 46 dollars per term with tuition modest. Advertisement notes plans by regular teachers and includes drawing instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haas
Anam
Adoe Ae Ir
Agricultural notes urge efficient dairy and crop practices
The article stresses prudent dairy routines and feed, notes cows’ milk solids vary with diet, and advocates turnips as a valuable crop. It urges proper barn comfort, careful milking, and timely supplements, while promoting staple pasture, plaster soil treatment, and the removal of overly broad fields for future farming efficiency. It also mentions honey harvest pricing and US export potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
California
Ecos
Opors
Woodward
Mulberry Variety Offers Hardiness and Market Potential
The writer notes a Russian mulberry that resists severe winters more than Siberian apricot, yet stresses that propagation from seed yields wide variation. A tree withstood harsh winters while a neighbor suffered more with snow depth. Fruit quality is unreliable, but selection could yield profitable opportunities through choosing favorable forms and productivity.
Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor Sells Widely
Striking description of Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor showing its ease of use on hard or soft corn. The ad claims it works without pain and is sold by druggists and dealers everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Dhana Nelson
Paindetonia
Misleading Health Claims Flood Advertisements Across The Era
A compilation of dubious touts and medical claims from late 19th century ads. Promises for cures and tonics surface, including Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, hair restorers, stomach bitters, and skin disease cures. The text mocks exaggerated rhetoric and vanity, reflecting period advertisement style with sensational health assurances.
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Orthodosa Island
Ost
Ae la Reade
Stephen A. Douglas
Baltimore
United States
Hoar
Brooklyn Tabernacle
Servia
Daly
Europe
Port Road
Oregon
Hitt
Rosslyn
W.T
Ein la
Harrison
John Robinson
John Robinson, the Veteran Neeeeen Reun
Sowark
Adama
Stanley
Victoria
England
Wales
Mount
Ararat
Orit Sheenens
Duke of Argyle
Bombay
Cracow
Austria
America
Mise
Violet Isaaceon
Mademe Elise
Maren
O'Kelly
RaMeer
Lane Cabinet Councils
Morvan Reserve Rest Life Association
Willmwot D. MatThews
Tae Tokonto Board Or Trade
Alma Ladies’ College
Texas
Omaha Ex
Sweet
Moses
Pierce
Dr. Sage
Oureautas
M. V Loew
Wellington Street East
Donald C. Rideout & Co
Ti.i
Tansox Baos
Ont
EAGLE
Geo
W. Dennis
Arcade
P.O. Vickery
Augusta
Maine
Mitchell
Dwarrox
Dominion
F. E. Dixon & CO
King Street East
W. L Smita
Queen St. E
C. W. Allen &Co
World” Building
H.W. Petrie
Brantford, Ont
H. Williams & CO
Manupacturars
Slaters
Ofice
Adelaide St
Fast
Toronte
Lle
Columbia
Calterala
Rensne
Illinois
THOS
Bengough
Chas. H. Brooks
Promdent
Sec'y & Vnrpan
Wee Briggs
THE
Canadian Mutual Aid Association
Ceeap
King Street E
Ssrcey
Manuffacturing Co
Terente, Ont
Darts
Cleveland
Ray
Qarabargh
Coe
Wells, Richardson & CO
A. Burns
Choice Farms
Manitoba
G. J. Maulaon
McArthur
Main Et
Winnipeg
Monay
Gray Medicine C.O
C.P.R
G.T.R
Ontario
Langenburg
J. 8. Crawford
Birtle
J. &. Crawford
J.J. Withrow
H. J. Hill
Sec'y
Ube
Loanco Parma
Butlar
Preendel Agt
S J. E
McAusland & Son
King St. W
J. &d. Taylor
Sporting Goods
M’dowall & CO
King ST
Allan Line
Royal Mail
Port Ana
Halifax
Quebec
Liverpool
Londonder
Ialifax
Boston
Philadelphia
Ulangow
Glasgow
Schumacher & Co
Cunard
Shes & Co
St. John’s
N. F
Wm. Thompson & Co
John
N. B. Allan & Co
Love & Alden
New York
Bourlier
Allans, Rae & Co
Quebdeo
H. A. Allen
Portland
Beaver
Sauane Weaaiy Berwany
EB. Murray
Gen'l
Custom House Square
Monrtbal
ST. Thomas
Joseph L
T. Laiwe
Trey
Conboy
IAGE
Kimball
Craig
P.O. Box
Samuel Rogers & CO
Barnum Wire and Iron Works
Windsor, Ont
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