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Newspaper
Chilliwack Free Press
Location
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1912
Page
6
A commercial traveler enters a small town general store and informs proprietor Slocum that two customers are present. Slocum stays focused on a back parlor checkers game, assuring the traveler to keep quiet as the customers will leave.
A Milwaukee Sentinel item notes a doctor persuaded a man to quit smoking by making his bill so slow he could not afford more tobacco. The brief implies medical advice and financial restraint as the cessation trigger.
The advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims the remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. Address F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio for testimonials and distribution.
A policeman in Hamburg eyes an appealing sausage in a shop window and cuts it from the glass with a sword. He is spotted by a bystander, detained, and taken to the station for theft. The event ends with his arrest for larceny.
The schooner Alyona, twenty seven days from the Columbia River and captained by Abralameon, arrived at San Diego after a two day SE dust storm. The ship carried a broad load of sand and the crew swept dust from decks and lumber cargo as they neared port near Point Loma.
A report notes Bow vira’s unusual attentiveness during a dinner in Indy with his wife. The incident is described as extraordinary and drew local chatter about the couple’s public display.
Winnipeg Telegram notes that seed quality hinges on clean handling and pure varieties. It urges farmers to raise their own seed, harvest when mature, thresh dry, store dry, and weed out weed seeds and dirt. Proper crop rotation and thorough cleaning can build progressively disease resistant stocks.
A traveler describes a vast Mukden cemetery Japan built after the retreat of Russian forces. Central white marble fencing marks officers graves, Greek crosses honor soldiers, and a marble temple cost 50 000 yen. Russian priests and military leaders attended dedicatory rites amid a joint ceremony.
Mr. Marcus Woodward reports in the Contemporary Review on a fifty year experiment at Blounts Farm Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire where 450 acres have grown corn exclusively without crop rotation or stock keeping. Wheat yield measured is 16 bushels per acre vs UK 30 and Canada 18. system proven profitable and not degrading the soil. Initiated by the late Mr J Protit and continued by his son since 1804.
Judge notes Spende faces tougher living on increased pay. Mia comments on the strain, while Spende acknowledges the shift as natural given higher income.
A satirical piece from Indianapolis voices a suffragette chairwoman asking if any Indy wishes to motion. A responder declares readiness but cites a gown being tight as a humorous constraint.
A speaker questions why couples quarrel and asserts harmony is possible. A judge asks about the duration of the marriage, receiving the witty reply nearly three days.
An extraordinary proposal seeks to exhume Lady Hamilton from Calais and rebury her at Westminster Abbey. Proponents argue Nelson’s recovery of Trafalgar owed to her influence and she deserves national homage. opponents say motives are vanity and note her ample income at death.
A Louisville Courier Journal reader asks about a scheme where English and German families swap children for a couple of years to learn languages. The idea extends to exchanges with Siberian families and references, calling it an elegant plan.
The summer months threaten infant health with diarrhoea dysentery and colic. Mothers should guard against these illnesses or quickly treat them. Baby's Own Tablets regulate bowels and stomach and are safe. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail at 25 cents a box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
A fragmented 19th century style line poem appears to blend natural imagery with a modern misread phrase about an auto breaking records. The text glides through curfew and sea imagery, then oddly mentions an automobile in a sweeping narrative.
A collection of royal scraps including Queen Victoria wedding silk stockings and orange blossom from her bouquet sold at Manor House in Knaresborough near Harrogate. The bijou table also held pieces from King Edward and King George, Lord Nelsons garter, Pauline Bonaparte shoes, and Napoleon silver.
A New York inventor has merged an incandescent lamp with an ordinary electric driver to bathe hair in light and simultaneously dry it.
A conversation set in London depicts a worried Lady asking George if he can swim to save Fido if he falls into the water. George affirms his swimming ability, and the Lady expresses relief at the potential rescue.
A doctor cites Postum as a nourishing alternative to coffee for convalescents and digestion, noting its use in pneumonia and typhoid recovery. The letter from Windsor Onts Postum Co. promotes Postum with claims of broad adoption and repeated publication.
In a narrative scene Patrick Murray O'Dolan asks a shop assistant about mourning attire for different relations. The assistant explains varies from full black for close relatives to black band on tie or hat for more distant ties, leading to a personal request for a shoe lace for his wife’s mother.
A local reader from Woodlands Middleton N S endorses MINARD'S ointment as the best on the market. She reports it works well for horse flesh and has used it in her family for years.
A light hearted woman jokes with a serious young parson at dinner. When asked his mission he replies to save young men. She responds by asking him to save one for her, prompting a playful exchange.
The Mother Graves Worm Exterminator is priced to fit any budget and is available at all druggists. This low cost product aims to reach a wide audience seeking relief from worm infestations.
The passage discusses italics as a stylistic tool, arguing their use reveals a writer’s sense of importance and character. It compares italics to vocal emphasis in speech and notes that emphasis can illuminate the author behind the words as history is recorded daily.
Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil was launched over thirty years ago to meet a modest demand and quickly gained fame. It spread across a wide field and is now known and prized throughout the hemisphere with no equal.
The Canadian Seed Growers Association offers prizes for seed exhibits by youths aged 12 to 18 to be shown at the next winter fair. Cash prizes trophies and a gold medal donated by Dr James W Robertson will reward top oat and wheat displays across provinces including Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Contestants should contact the association secretary in Ottawa for prize standings and transport details.
Naval architect Sir William White argues that commercial factors mainly cap ship size. High build and operating costs, uncertain passenger or cargo demand, and port depth or deck constraints limit growth. He expects most ocean traffic to stay with moderately sized vessels despite some very large ships.
A historical account describes brown rats attacking livestock and humans, stealing belongings and storing goods. It notes rats as a key plague vector, with India suffering vast deaths and the Indian Plague Commission linking bubonic plague to rat diseases. It also mentions mice as destructive analogs to rats.
A telephonic system is proposed to replace ushers and announcers in large railroad stations. A single operator would convey train movements to multiple parts of a building, eliminating echoes and improving clarity for passengers in waiting rooms.
A study proposes generating power for Schiles wig-Helsten by tidal ebb and flood. Nord strand connected to the mainland by high and low water reservoirs totaling 2 750 acres. A constant head of water would drive turbines, ensuring continuous operation.
The notice promotes Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a safe remedy for bowel complaints in infants. It claims the cordials can be given to the smallest child with no harmful substances and cautions that cholera mortis figures and infant mortality depend on mothers using effective remedies.
The Birmingham Age Herald reports that Nothing Serious Bilfur and Miss Wapple had a quarrel yesterday after falling from a motor boat. The paper suggests they will likely reconcile, noting Miss Wapple is expected to make up.
Dialogue contrasts thrill of yachting with driving speed. Tom asserts motoring offers danger and abuse while yachting lacks the same excitement.
The Washington Star quips that a vessel is a yacht if it carries plenty of refreshments and cigars, otherwise a sailboat if it has mostly plain victuals. The girl asks how to tell the distinction and Captain Cleet offers the pantry test.
A brief anecdote describes a bystander overhearing a diner and Walter-Well discussing a clever potato trick used to fool the beef. The exact details are fragmentary and quirky.
A cottager agreed to dig potatoes and found a half crown and then a two shilling coin. After a nap he woke to learn his wife had hidden the rest, and she realized she had been mistaken for a fool.
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