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Newspaper
Daily News Record
Location
Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1902
Page
5
A storehouse of goods from equator to frozen seas showcases staple and fancy groceries. The stock includes both necessities and luxuries, presented with moderate pricing and broad appeal to shoppers seeking a complete variety.
The article surveys lake sailors and steamboat men during winter, noting few reside permanently in Toledo and many vanish from sailor boarding houses. It describes career paths from sailor to pilot or master, required seasons of service, licensure, and the aging, changing maritime workforce on the Great Lakes.
Advertisements note holiday sales and specials at local shops on Ashman Street, inviting Christmas purchases including millinery, candies, meats, and cases of Soo Bottled Beer. The Soo Line announces a December 29 start for a palace sleeper route linking Sault Ste Marie with Chicago and Milwaukee, with six hour faster travel, prompting readers to study the new schedules and routes.
A fragmented 19th century Chicago page mixes social musings with ad blurbs and cures. It mentions Electric Bitters praised by Mrs. Newson of Decatur and local stores selling groceries, confectionery, hats, and beer. Also notes on real estate ads, auction notices, and shop prices with names like Given and Harvey and J B Roe.
Lorenzo Jackson shoots in self defense then vanishes. A man named Jackson returns to town months later, and locals mistake the narrator for him. A conference with a lawyer and widow confirms the uncanny resemblance, with tailors, shoemaker, and tailor tests confirming identity. The town learns the truth as the mixup is resolved.
English explorer D. T. Hanbury returns from a months long northern Canadian expedition He journeyed from Edmonton to Great Slave Lake then west toward the Arctic coast reaching Ogden and Great Bear Lake He notes glacial evidence copper ore and iron in the area and describes Eskimo camps and dog teams as part of the remote voyage He plans to publish a detailed account with the Royal Geographical Society of England
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