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Newspaper
Chilliwack Free Press
Location
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
3
A fragment from a humor column features a quip about sleep speaking spouses and a stray exchange about Wil son's Fly Pads and home remedies. It also includes advertisements for cosmetic and medical products and a light joke about Count Marigold courting a daughter.
An article warns that child fatalities rise in Canada during hot summers due to cholera infantum and intestinal illnesses. It urges mothers to guard bowel health and promotes Baby's Own Tablets from The Dr Williams Medicine Co. to prevent or ease these illnesses. It also critiques fast eating and mentions a Parmelee Vegetable Pill for liver health. It ends noting a Royal Guildhall luncheon menu printed in English for the French guests.
An industry employing 1,000 workers adds 6,000 consumers, boosts public utilities by 10,000, raises district assessments by 000, and pays 50 84 in wages. It involves 2,000,000 in buildings and employees housing, with annual food and clothing spending totaling 2408.00 to the area, while taxes and other outlays total significant sums. The piece argues 1,000 jobs yield large economic impact, with wider effects in Canada’s 436,000 artisans and a national loss estimate of 1,050,920, and ends with a witty aside and quotation from the Washington Herald.
A Canada rail feature notes the Oarillon Grenville Railway and Ottawa River Navigation Co. line, 13 miles long, narrow gauge broad gauge engines and cars, soon to be standard gauged under the Canadian Northern System with tracks to Ottawa via Hawkesbury.
The coroner's jury blamed a deceased passenger Simon Turner for the wreck while noting his passenger status. The passage extols Winchester Repeating Arms Companys rifles and ammunition praising their build quality, testing, and government endorsement, and claims Winchester goods offer high value at equal or lower prices.
Fragmentary lines mention naming a baby after Uncle Delshazaar and questions about money and approval. A Detroit Free Press snippet also hints at a dream interpretation about falling and waking with continued health symptoms. The text is incomplete and reads like stray OCR fragments.
Prof Thomas Shaw argues that farmers in Manitoba face wheat yield declines due to overcropping. He cites extraction of soil fibre and lack of fungi attacking roots, noting that wheat will suffer this year as in Dakota. The Farmera Advocate records his long career in agricultural conditions.
The text presents disjointed aphorisms and quips about kissing, gossip, and wit. It includes a London Tatler remark on telling a sister, a quip about stealing chalices, and a note praising a woman’s aloofness. It closes with a weathering line about rain, charm, and a raincoat remedy.
A collage of excerpts mentions authors who aided a best seller, Canadian birthplace trivia, global places, and education praise. It cites household products like Wilson's Fly Pads and memory training claims, then notes a Cold War era style patriotic meeting critique and a remark on American citizen rights.
A letter from Dr. Sirois of Saint Taidore Quebec August 14 endorses Minard's Liniment as the best all round remedy. The page also contains quips about beer discovery and odd local notices from Kingsville Ontario and humorous verses.
The ad claims Dr Chase's Ointment eases relentless itching and inflamed skin caused by eczema. It promises soothing relief within first applications and a thorough cure with persistent use, noting benefits for general skin health and домаш remedies in the home.
J L Englehart, prominent Ontario public figure, heads relief efforts after a major fire and chairs the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway Commission. Born in Cleveland, he built an oil business, expanded into Imperial Oil, and relocated to Canada. He directs railway response and funds distribution with practical leadership and public generosity.
M. Macdonald of Pictou Nova Scotia a leading Maritime lawyer and long time politician is viewed as likely to succeed Sir Frederick Borden as Minister of Militia. Born 1865 he faced multiple electoral defeats before securing a seat in the Nova Scotia Legislature and later the Canadian Commons. He once represented Dominion Coal Co and Nova Scotia in major cases and is praised as a clear reasoned debater by the Prime Minister.
A column mixes a humorous scene at a lunch counter with sharp wit between youths and waiters. Ontario reports show mineral output rising to 91.48 million dollars in the year, led by metals and structural materials, accounting for about 40 percent of Canada’s total.
A witty nineteenth century anecdote recalls an Englishman and a Frenchman quarrelling over honor. They duel in a dark room but miss badly as both are wounded or forced to abandon the fight. The Englishman accidentally fires up the chimney, hitting no one.
A lighthearted piece describes four Canadian farmers rewarding a man who mapped a route for motorcar travelers. The riders encounter rough roads, a welcoming country family, and the promise to return to the correct road two miles back.
The article notes vast knife variety with 10000 patterns at Suffolk works and 40M patterns for orders. It mentions Hagen Germany as a large cutlery center, and Buf folk and Germany alone with many patterns. It asserts constant new patterns and questions America’s competitive stance. A separate anecdote recounts a fireman describing a midnight blaze at Von Riffers’ house and a brave act of Mies von Riffer wrapping items as they fled.
A neighbor offers to tune Lucy's piano and the talk turns to life’s purpose. The excerpt mentions five great rivers draining vast areas: Amazon, Platte, Obi, Kongo, and Mississippi.
The readable passages resemble a chaotic exchange with mentions of Seda Hewene Waites portauwe and various garbled names and phrases. It resembles a transcript fragment with dialogue about a wife and social situations, amid scattered proper nouns and broken sentences.
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