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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1901
Page
3
In a slice of dialogue driven fiction, Bud and Slater spar over romance and bachelorhood. Kit Jones and her sister-in-law secretly collude to thwart Bud and win the field, exposing vanity and wit in a comic clash of lovers and would be suitors.
A young writer hands the editor a poem tied to a picket and a footnote of hullabaloo. The editor responds with dry, cutting questions about flint shot and leather made from bark trees connected to a historic house. The scene ends as the reader exits in mixed scorn and pity.
A reader from Two Rivers reports fifteen years of back trouble ending after using three bottles of Minard's Liniment. The claimant recommends the medicine and grants permission to publish the testimonial for promotional use.
In a bustling London tea house a woman with a history enters with a fox fur and a stylish car. The crowd, eager for gossip, crowds around as she reveals a 2000 page Boer War history and hints at a grand secret, while unrelated noisy chatter about rail strikes and Malta procession fills the room.
Manitoba legislature debate noted as pro Canada sentiment. Western horse purchases planned by British remount officer. Ships from Philadelphia reported lost. Jno Sudden body found near Gladstone, wolves said to have fed. Campania liner reached Queenstown after rough voyage. Foian leader James Stephens dies in Dublin. Dr Hardman of Brandon dies after brief illness. John Lindsay of St Thomas district commits suicide. Herbert Spencer now in England, poor health. Britain will not impose duties to aid Canada. Canada’s trade up by £14.6 million. imports fall. British War Office sends 28,000 reinforcements to Kitchener. 6,000 awaiting transport. La Presse navigates St Lawrence seaway. 600 settlers depart Toronto for west. Plague hits Cape Town soldiers. Ice rain threatens Belleville flood. Plague kills 8,000 in Bengal. Great Falls line wreck reported. Northwest remount agent to buy Canadian horses. Trial of Donald Todd for murder opens in Winnipeg. Several witnesses examined.
Reports from Gladstone and Toronto note bank robbery, flooding, factory closures, and a queen’s organ gift for Massey Hall. Other items include Laurier and Milner political commentary, a London verdict, a plot against a Turkish palace, and Dr Agnew's Ointment ads for skin conditions with a teething time note.
A Montreal man, identified as John A. Roadhouse, died in Toronto while cleaning a printing press. The report notes a fatal incident linked to industrial work, with authorities accounting for the accident during routine machine maintenance.
Adelini Patti, owner of Craig-y-nos Castle, announces London as her winter head quarters and Sweden as her summer base. The diva, famed for transforming the estate into a top European venue, will continue social prominence while she travels between residences.
Medical Talk argues against sheltering children from cold claiming exposure to cold with warmth elsewhere prevents colds. It cites Arctic explorers and urges dressing warmly for outdoor activity yet sleeping with open bedroom windows to avoid drafts, claiming overprotection increases sickness.
A Lochaber lad captured a thrush and kept it in a basket with a lid. Dr. Stewart the naturalist identified the captive’s mate on an elder bush and urged releasing the birds. The male aided escape by pecking the lid. the mother and boy relented, and both thrushes flew free with a wild scream of delight.
An Indian woman spoke about centuries of subjugation in India and the impact of mission schools. She urged equal education for Indians to empower them to educate their own people and requested not to be hostile in response to missionary efforts.
The recipe instructs to bake sweet potatoes till tender, scoop them, push through a ricer, and mix with butter salt sugar and white pepper. Shape into cylinders, dip in egg, coat with bread crumbs, and fry in hot fat.
A garbled note describes two named trees in Central Park New York a large English oak and an American elm thriving in grece. The oak is noted as two feet in alana and among the largent and most tend specimens in the park. Forty years are linked to the Prince of Wales planting.
Fragmentary tale excerpt shows Mr Phapliman and Mrs Phapliman reacting to a late night scene with a young man and Maude in the parlor. A cryptic exchange hints at a family or social tension amid garbled dialogue and misspelled names.
Mrs. Charles Hoeg of Southampton Nova Scotia tells how Dr Williams Pink Pills restored her health after nine years of severe pain and inability to work. She credits new blood and renewed energy to the pink pills, noting disappearance of pains and improved mood. The remedy, priced 60 cents per box, six boxes for 2.50, is sold by druggists or mailed from Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
A joke about a barber firing a worker who wants to raise whiskers. The boss cites three reasons to avoid beards, fearing cross looks and a longer beard would cut profits. The piece riffs on freedom and barbership norms and includes stray literary notes.
In a playful scene Mra Bilkins asks for more cake while Uncle John and Cousin John debate portions. Little Johnny cheers that Ma is a winner, noting her bold bet and the family banter about dessert and self-control.
An old advertisement declares a One Hundred Dollars Reward for catarrh cures, praising Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It includes testimonials and endorsements by local business figures. A note reports Professor Threlfall observing wet coal vs dry coal in storage, dry coal reaching 200 degrees Celsius and near spontaneous combustion.
A Georgia jury recently delivered a curious verdict stating We, the Jury, find the prisoner almost guilty. The line reflects a newspaper-style quip from a local society page. The item blends humor and social commentary with brief notes on fashion and temper.
Self denial is a strong urge and success comes slowly. A trifling cold can become lung danger if neglected. Sudden changes bring coughs and colds. Bickel's Anticonstring syrup claims to cure congestion colds bronchitis and throat chest ailments with a history of never failing.
In a humorous vignette the Iceman laments high prices as winter looms while the coalman and plumber grieve over a bland season and missed profits. Foremen and others ponder delayed trouble, then the trio share resigned smiles as prices rise. A second joke follows a motherly chat with a tramp and a servant girl, ending in a quip about employment and deception.
The British Museum remains highly conservative, continuing to supply quills in its reading room despite the shift to steel. Quills are consistently broken when used, reflecting old practices persisting seventy years after the quill pen era ended.
In southern France beer costs 20 cents and milk 15 cents a quart. New wine has recently been on site at 2 cents a quart. For worm problems in children, Mother Graves’ Worm External water is advertised as safe and effective. Heidelberg University’s medical faculty reportedly found incandescent light not harmful to ages.
A vintage ad fragment touts Parmelee's pills as the best for dysentery and related A to Z illnesses, claiming rapid relief and universal efficacy. It cites Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial as a speedy remedy for children teething and summer ailments, asserting truthfulness and broad usefulness.
A fragmented notice promotes Shilohs Consumption Cure with claims of curing coughs and restoring health. It mentions J J Taggart of Toronto and druggists selling the product with a money back guarantee. The garbled text hints at refunds if not satisfied.
A fragment voices a jubilant greeting to Spring and asks it to stay, followed by a customer testimonial from Mr Thomas 8 Bullen of Sunderland about long term cures from Dr Thomas Electric Oil for pile afflictions and quinsy, noting permanent relief.
A Wianau based firm claims to weld aluminum without any metal filler or visible seam. The process is described as secret and capable of withstanding blows and temperature changes as if there were no joint.
A fragment notes that the Buddhist monastery at Tanke in Thibet sits at about 16 1000 feet, claiming it to be the highest inhabited spot on earth with 21 monks residing there.
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