The Glenboro bonspiel unfolds with surprises and strong showings
The Glenboro bonspiel concluded Friday with many shocks as strong rinks toppled by underdogs. McLachlan beat Doig and Jackson shared honors. prize winners include McLachlan Doig Playfair Huggins and others. Umpire Milner and caretaker Cline earned praise while the Ladies Aid served lunch to curlers and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenboro
McLean
R. Doig
McLachlan
McLaughlin
Jackson
Bonnie Brier Bush continuation at The Walker Winnipeg
The tale follows an ailing husband driven to despair as his wife returns with Lord Donald to claim her. Archibald McKittrick the postman testifies to the Scotch marriage, claiming he witnessed it from behind a haystack with a bottle. The same 18-person company returns for this production at the Winnipeg Walker Theatre.
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Lord Donald
Archibald McKittrick
Tippling
Walker
Winnipeg
Prominent Farmer Leaves for British Columbia
A well known farmer from near Brandon departs for British Columbia with his family after losing all his money. Once worth ten thousand dollars annually and a leading figure on the Stock Breeders' Association board, he now faces an uncertain future.
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Stock Breeders’ Association
Fragmentary Medical Claim Mentions Night Cure Remedy
The text references a topical remedy called Night Cure and mentions a Dr Shonp, with unclear claims about restorative effects and constitutional treatment. The fragmentary note lacks verifiable details or context for a complete report.
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Shonp
Night Care Deed Leads Winnipeg Farmer To Poverty
In a Hartney Star summary, a Manitoba farmer known for pure bred stock dealings fell prey to American swindlers during visits to Chicago. He joined a scheme, signed fraudulent documents at the Industrial Fair in Winnipeg, and as sheriff seized farm assets. He lost cattle, horses, grain implements and more, ending in poverty and sorrow.
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Routhwaite
Winnipeg
Salmon
Hartney Star
The Color Fad and Its Odd Medical Claims
The article discusses color psychology in a public health view, claiming colors like violet red green blue have strong mental and physiological effects. It cites experiments and theories about room color affecting mood, behavior, and even disease resistance, mentioning yellow confinement and Arctic snow blindness as observed examples.
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House of the Pecua
Sul
Wight
Essis
Proeya
Humor on Philosophy 2ht 1964 by Duncan M Smith
A humorous verse warns against suppressing anger and endorses venting feelings in mischief. It suggests physical outbursts and reckless behavior as a way to release stress, ending with a quip that this provides food for thought.
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Duncan M Smith
The Mortgage Weathered by Floods and Cyclones
The article insists a mortgage endures beyond floods and storms. Water, wind, and neglect fail to erase it, as equity remains anchored to the earth and barn sills. It mocks risky schemes to lose a mortgage, noting no force can dissolve it.
Why It Is There Rain and winds test prohibition era restraint
A reflective verse fragment notes rain and south winds threaten a ban on liquor while the drug store stands as a barrier against drought. It evokes drought era themes and local supply concerns with a persistent, steady mood.
Secret kiss confession sparks playful banter
A flirtatious exchange unfolds as one speaks of kissing a girl and the other denies admitting a past kiss. The dialogue emphasizes coy affection and teasing between two speakers, highlighting familiar romance and swagger.
Definition Clash Sparks Wife Widower Quip
A comic exchange centers on a married life versus a dog’s life as a bachelor defends his choices while a widow’s remarriage looms. The dialogue plays on social norms and humor in a light exchange.
Like Cures Like In Mind Cure Reflections
A reflective note argues some cures may arise from mental belief not medicine. It suggests people deemed cured by mind cure were sick only in their perception, inviting scrutiny of mental treatment efficacy.
Housework as a Breakthrough Practice
The article urges turning housework from drudgery into a wholesome activity. It notes nine of ten houseworkers overcomplicate tasks and encourages a 15 minute midday rest to refresh the face and mood, suggesting many can find a quiet moment despite busy schedules.
Nervous Woman Instructed On Eating Onion Snack
The article explains that onions eaten raw with bread and butter can clear the complexion and aid sleep for the nervous woman. It advises slicing onions thin, salting lightly, serving with very thin bread and generous butter to mask the raw taste and promote rest. It also notes good nourishment as a key nerve aid.
Ghostly taxes linger on London bridge houses tale
A fragmented report notes that even after houses on London bridge were cleared long ago, taxes and tithes continued to be paid to the rectors of St Macnus in St Olave. It claims around 300000 has gone to the two parishes since the old house was removed, surviving on the bridge’s stones.
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London Bridge
St Wa
Th Bridge
St. Macnus
St Olave
Lincolnshire potato merchants reap large fortune in Bardney
The Bardney growers Warlow and Blanchard turned £125 last year into about 86 tons of Norbert potatoes from five acres, selling at £150 per ton. Calculations suggest their investment plus labor yielded roughly £5,100 in profit this year.
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Lincolnshire
Bardney
Bi Eon
Warlow
Blanchard
Northern Star
Norbert
Eass
Life expectancy figures from a French scientist
A fragment cites a French scientist’s demography claim that out of one million births, 312000 live to 70, 107000 to 80, 9.8tt to 90, and small fractions reach ages beyond 97 and 100. The text notes very few attain extreme ages despite general longevity trends.
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Uikativalne
Eyels Willon
Rarest Bird Tale Described In Cryptic Text
A fragmented historical note hints at locating a rare bird by unusual methods. It mentions Ayam and Wes areas, a hidden Sind ci pmeasan, and a long, puzzling search across many years.
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Existeen
Peisterce Wes &Ren
Sam Wat HS
Mantorins
Fragmented early notice on roads and farm improvements
The readable text mentions improving roads and walls, aiding wagons and harnesses, and promoting farm property care. It hints at advertising or promotional language for local infrastructure and provisioning, but the rest is garbled.
Robbed Artiliery Museum Faces Theft Probe
A seaside artillery display near Jerusalam suffers repeated thefts as six historic guns vanish from a rotunda enclosure. Military police monitor the area but nocturnal break-ins continue, with four more weapons missing after initial thefts and a brass 1661 faucon and other old pieces now believed stolen.
Dr Smiles Reaches Ninety and Leaves Memoir Plans
The London Chronicle notes Dr Charles Smiles in his ninetieth year and preparing a memoir covering Victoria’s era. He is praised for medical beginnings and the popular Success of Self Help, with over a quarter million copies sold in England.
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Semoiel Suies
London Chronicle
Lake
Cowley
Conan Doyle
Smiles
Stephenson
Fagland
Dr. Smiles
Queen Victoria
Livingstone
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R. McLachlan
C. Playfair
I. B. Huggins
J. Johnson
J. W. Cartmell
I. Steel
Wim. Townsend St. R. Thomas
Wm. McLean
F. Doig
J. A. Smith
Wim. Lyall
Alf
Doig
Au_ Revoir
E. Milner
Dudley Cline
The
Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian Church
Bonnie Brier Bush
Brandon
British Columbia
Chicago
Manitoba
Fortune Making Company
Oddfellows’ Hall
C.P. Walker
Bush
Kirke la Shelle
Scemery
N. Y. World
Maggie McCann
the Queen of
Henry
Duncan M
New World
Lunton Daily News
Jerusalem
Life Waterspeep
Ludr P
Waterloo
Napoleon
Ben Founi
Gerard Koster Te Fecit
Gerard Koster
George Lil
Woolwich
Borneo
Mmuel Smites
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