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Newspaper
Cranbrook Herald
Location
Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
3
The city, via Engineer Munster, plans to invite bids to rehabilitate a bridge on South Wabasha Street by specifying steel tonnage and required quality. Bidders need only meet weight and spec requirements, regardless of final shape, height, or appearance, per St Paul Pioneer Press.
The column recalls long memories of a family in Columbia noting a cedar churn in service for a century and a half and a chain used ten years with only one link broken. The items have passed through generations, kept in good repair through careful preservation.
A copy found in the French archives titled L Athenge des Dames, dated Jib 4 180s, shows articles by women aiming to place women on equal footing with men. It notes feminine pioneers nearly a century ahead, contrasting with La Froncis, another women-run paper still active, while Li Athonoe dus Daines remains the lone surviving fragment.
The letter touts Samaria Prescription as a miracle cure for drinking, claiming dramatic personal results and promising confidential testimonials. It details staged acts of disguising administration and urges correspondence with the vendor The Samaria Remedy Co in Toronto, while noting London papers invest heavily in starting a metropolitan daily.
A collector paid 10 for a Rudyard Kipling earliest known work titled Schoolboy Lyles and Kiggel It. The Liverpont Courier reports the piece was sold as uniquely rare, prompting libraries to recheck catalogs and note that fewer than four copies exist, with many details misread.
A German bacteriologist notes that tobacco flavor comes from microbes aiding fermentation, not the plant itself. West Indian bacteria altered German tobacco to resemble the original, but transplanted cultures lose flavor outside their native homes, risking a future of homemade microbes.
The San Francisco Call recounts a dramatic sighting aboard a ship crossing from San Francisco to Ward Nanaimo. A giant octopus, with changing color spots and a parrot like bill, ensnared a sunfish with long tentacles, dragging it under. Witnesses describe blackened water and iodine scent, then the creature resurfaces later feeding on the sunfish.
The St Louis Republic reports on two dangerous substances called ezcal and guinard. Ezcal, a South American drug, causes compulsive circular walking and eventual death. Guinard, a European product, induces an insane urge to perform arithmetic, leading to scribbles and death or insanity.
An Irish anecdote laden snippet from Dublin contrasts a carman receiving a shilling after a barracks run with remarks about Irish grievances. A house comment prompts a sharp exchange on redress, while a Holyhead boat navvy quips about lifting a rock for others.
A Johannesburg Stand account describes a local courtship by abduction, where a man abducts a girl after cattle offerings to the girl's father, while the bride cries to oppose the act. The piece notes the tension between traditional practices and the girl’s consent.
Two burglars, after a sleepless night at a safe, ponder selling testimonials to the safe's manufacturer. The scene shows their frustration and a punchy, urban-era tone with sharp dialogue about profits and cunning.
An old remedy claim describes Japanese Catarrh Cure as a soothing pomade applied through the nostrils to open nasal passages. It asserts relief from head pains, sense of smell, throat discharge, and nasal blockage with continued use. The ad promotes free samples and mail orders from The Griffiths & Macpherson Co in Toronto.
A Bradford origin tale recalls two brick masons atop a 250 foot chimney. One man goes insane and fights the other for hours, tearing the rope ladder free. Firemen finally reach them, but the madman dives to his death as rescuers climb. One survivor sinks into semi collapse. The Washington Post recounts the grim scene.
John R Gentry recalls how the pace horse came to bear his name. He explains he did not name the horse himself, the nickname arose from hired hands and an initial joke. The horse grew into the sport’s renowned pacer while Gentry campaigned him nationwide.
Mr Jack Geary recalls abroad and notes the cheapness of haircuts in England. He says a shave costs fourpence and a hair cut a penny, with a tuppence worth of value and a risk of skin loss. He also compares English hotels to American ones, saying English hotels look like 30 cents by his standard.
An irate listener challenges praise of a rancher’s friend while recounting John Lawson’s repeated court appearances. He has faced accusations of theft three times and escaped each time, raising questions about honesty and state-wide perceptions of the individual.
Leonard G Plybecker 72 dies at Yates County Kau. He hid his true identity since Civil War days, after serving in Andersonville prison and later rejoining his regiment. The story reveals pension pleas, family separation, and a cautionary note on cures like Quinine Wine, praised by Northrop and Weld of Toronto.
Rev T J N Gattrell, a ten year colporteur for the American Bible Society in northern China, reports visits from officials since the New Testament copy reached the Dowager Empress. He says the Emperor observes worship on Sundays and prays in solitude, and has bought many books, approving illustrated scenes of Christ bound in velvet for display. He requests Catholic Protestant church comparison texts.
Dean Stanley, famed as the most absentminded man, travels with Hugh Penraon in Palermo. He complains of cold as he carries a traveling bag and adds extra clothing. A laugh from boys awakens Pearson to Stanley driving in the street in his nightshirt over his coat.
In a divorce ruling the court sustains the wife's judgment amid evidence she called her husband "an old fool." The court affirms her conclusion on another point as well. She told him she would have been foolish to marry a woman of his age who had no money, and the court agrees her judgment was correct.
Mia and Horning of Glasgow Street Guelph Ontario praise Doans Kidney Pills for curing years of back pain and kidney complaints after suffering for twenty five years with burning back pain salt rheum and sleepless nights. After two boxes the pain left and five boxes completed the cure, now healthy and strong ready to verify if asked.
Summer campers are advised to carry Dr Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry to prevent stomach illness. Wet weather and impure water can cause colic cramps and diarrhea, which the remedy allegedly relieves and prevents serious symptoms during outdoor outings.
The article describes Mataafa seated in a dim room on a tatami mat, wearing a tappa cloth and a woven tie, surrounded by German naval photos and Virgin emblem art. A dignified, inscrutable gaze hints at a strong personality yet a history of exile and manipulation by private and royal leaders in a fragile, puppet-like principality.
A reader reports recoveries from lumbago earache and lung sensitivity after using Minard's Liniment. The notes attribute swift relief to the product, naming several individuals who endorsed the remedy.
A dated mock interview uses racist slang to depict an African American veteran's claim of daily work. The piece ends by promoting Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a universal cure for coughs, colds, and throat pain, touting it as a sovereign remedy.
An old advertisement extols Griffiths Menthol Liniment as the best cure for colds and coughs, especially for children. It urges applying to throat and chest on a flannel at bedtime, claiming surprising results and noting a price of 96 cents from all druggists.
An advertisement touts Laxa-Liver Pills as the perfect remedy for constipation dyspepsia billousness and sick headache. It claims the product works without gripe pain or adverse after effects and does not sicken or weaken users.
A collage of verse lines about nature and fashion mixes with quotations about a man’s hat and a brick incident. The text veers into medical notices on tuberculosis treatment and the value of sanitariums, followed by an advertisement for Parmelee’s Vegetable Pills and assorted humorous exchanges from newspapers.
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