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Newspaper
Fort Macleod Gazette
Location
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada
Date
Dec 14, 1900
Page
4
In Macleod NWT locals recount how a large rock became Red Rock after an old timer suggested painting it red to rename the place. A yearly spring celebration grew from the idea as travelers questioned the origin of the name and locals painted the rock to mark the change.
A fragmented OCR shows a roster of names and places including Matthias Foley of Oil City Ontario Joseph Snow of Norway Maine Chas Wheoten of Mulgrave Nova Scotia Rev RK O Armstrong Mulgrave N S Pierre Landry Pokemouche New Brunswick Thomas Wasson Sheffield New Brunswick indicating a catalog of individuals connected to a liniment product.
A Western chap plans a new venture with limited capital yet bold spirit. His uncle jokes that a line of courage is merely a rope of sands, while the drummer and cockney listener react with playful quips about the impossibility of such a rope.
A wartime appeals urging Canadians to back soldiers in Africa and India, praising British efforts and urging use of GrisEn teas and Blue Ribbon packets while portraying solidarity with allied forces.
The dialogue hints at a broken engagement and hidden motives with mentions of bread and cheese, devils, and a reflection on the living. The piece also references German Reichstag members and restricted railway entitlements, closing with a remark on a wasp sting being short while imagination extends the distance.
Directions from The Designer outline larding the turkey breast with bacon, lemon slices, and paper wrapping for roasting. Chestnut forcemeat is made from chestnuts, onion, parsley, butter, and milk, with optional pork sausage mix. Turkish style stuffing adds rice, chestnuts, currants, almonds, and spices. Celery sauce simmers celery with stock, butter, and cream to finish.
The New York Herald notes the black velvet ribbon stock and bow as the street fad. It uses two yards of ribbon in No. 12 size, wrapped twice around the neck with a long trailing end and a small bow at the throat. A jeweled brooch centers the neck crosspiece. Another style pairs a half inch wide black velvet with light tinted stock worn at the foot and fastened with a front brooch.
A simple holiday gift project from The American Queen shows how to craft a two piece magazine rack from stiff cardboard 13 by 14 inches for the back and 14 by 14 inches for the front. Cover boards with gray linen embroider holly and mistletoe patterns and finish with red silk backing and ribbon accents.
Mrs Rhymer notes her husband is not looking well at night. The exchange jokes that his originality is harming his mind, claiming he is struck by many original ideas and his thoughts are a mass of bruises.
The piece notes the Lowson music halls boast strong orchestras with ten to twenty musicians in cheaper venues and forty at the Palace. It recalls Mrs. Kendall performing in Nottingham after a 35 year span since Madge Robertson’s prologue. A Des Moines manager sells commutation book tickets pooling two theaters, worth 40.54 dollars for 230 dollars, transferable between venues.
A short dialogue from the Washington Star features a busy citizen remarking on Tamia as a man of few words. The caller responds with calm assurance, noting he has much to say but will speak only when allowed. The fragment hints at a social vignette in a bustling city setting.
Mr. Shark questions the nature of Wigglers after a night out with friends in Chicago News. The piece probes whether the Wigglers are real entities or imaginary, highlighting a social buzz around the topic without definitive conclusion.
A courtroom exchange features a man and a woman in a Montreal case involving a cigar named Toscana. The judge presses for truth as the witness hesitates about revealing her age, insisting that she must answer truthfully.
The passage lists how Portugal and Norway fund lawmakers with free passes and daily stipends, while Great Britain Spain Italy offer little or no pay. It highlights differing perks including railway access and medical attendance for Norway, contrasting with other nations.
The report lists lawmakers earnings and allowances: United States congressmen $5,000 yearly plus $100 for stationery and mileage. New Zealand MPs $500 yearly. Australian Federal Parliament representatives $2,000. Danish lawmakers 6s 6d per day plus free theatre pass. Brazilian senators $4,500 and deputies $3,900 annually.
Miss Nellie Cutten of Canaan Nova Scotia describes severe anaemia with dizziness and faintness from whooping cough and stress. After poor progress with prescriptions she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, four to five boxes, and regained health and vigor to resume teaching duties. Pills offered by mail at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50.
Two tramps on the Seine mock a rescue by one pretending to drown the other. The jokester delays, hoping for a bigger payout from a humane society, then reveals plans to profit from the morgue. Mother Graven Worm Exterminator is advertised as effective and pleasant for worm destruction with many claims of success.
A period advertisement urges readers to try Holloway's Corn Cure for painful corns. The copy emphasizes quick, effective relief and encourages trial with a money back or positive result expectation.
A Three Finger Sai remarks on a young man exiting a poker game at Crim son Gulch. The player avoided risks, kept steady, and kept his money close, emerging from the game seemingly unscathed.
A satirical meditation notes how people speak about enemies when absent and mockery of appearances. The author observes insistence on comfort through food and the odd habit of reading death reports, ending with a man failing to satisfy both employer and kin.
A short Brooklynean oddity features a mother denying jam to Tommie with playful dialogue. The child asks if the jam will keep, hinting at domestic life and household routines in a period piece.
A rural visitor, Georgie, recounts a city trip filled with a horse mishap and a lengthy rescue. The tale, told in lighthearted, columnist voice, recalls a mashole misadventure and four hours to extract the frightened animal.
Philadelphia Press reports renewed rejection echoing earlier disputes as officials confront ongoing controversy surrounding the Sembler project and coppery concerns, prompting calls for clarity and action.
The article states that the Prince of Wales has an annual income exceeding £140,000. It notes the substantial figure as part of a broader discussion of royal finances and duties.
An exposé recalls awkward social clashes from divorce and remarriage at a Newport casino tennis match. A divorced man and his two new spouses sat with his former wife and her new husband, prompting raised eyebrows and a comic, uncomfortable tableau.
Mrs Celeste Coon of Syracuse New York reports years of stomach pain and indigestion eased by Parmele’s Pills. She says one box cured her and she can eat freely without distress. The pills are described as non irritant and useful when a cathartic is needed.
A scene unfolds with a pompous speaker asking for aid and a floorwalker hurriedly directing her to the right department, a moment of comic social friction amid a store setting. The dialogue highlights class tension and a running gag about a crying need.
A period advertisement extols Dr Parmelees Vegetable Pills as remedies for indigestion and dyspepsia. It claims meals become a poison to the stomach and that the pills correct acidity open secretions and convert food into healthy nutriment.
In Stockholm Sweden the city reports 40000 telephone stations about one per household. Those without a line pay 21c for messages within a 50 mile radius.
A mixed page notes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co as a constitutional remedy with a $1000 promise, mentions France senators travel rights for 1800 and rail costs, flax area and yield in Ireland, praise for Bickle's Anti-Consumptive Syrup, and a quip about witty neighbors.
A Boston resident jokes about accident policies, noting no injuries all year and amusingly asking about renewal, as reported by the Boston Transcript.
The letter appeals to readers with a taste for quality over empire trade, arguing machine-made Ceylon and India greens lack purity due to hand-rolling methods believed to impart impurities found in Japanese and Chinese greens. It endorses Blue Ribbon, Monsoon and Salada packets now on sale.
A dramatic exchange shows a suitor declaring love as “the greatest thing in the world” and claiming it surpasses work and the sea. The maid responds with reluctant humor, questioning if he intends to describe her ears, producing a humorous mishearing in a Baltimore newspaper snippet.
Mrs. HK J Nel of New Armagh Quebec suffered six months of burning pains and swelling in her feet preventing sleep and boot wear. After using Dr Thomas Eclectic Oil she experienced almost instant relief and a full recovery with one bottle.
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