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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
3
A courtroom exchange probes a juror's grasp of the phrase preponderance of evidence. The lawyer asks for a precise definition, the juror offers a flawed answer, and the judge presses for clarity as the brief dialogue exposes misunderstandings of legal terms.
Testimonies claim cure by Minard's Liniment for acute bronchitis and chronic rheumatism by J M Campbell at Bay of Islands and George Tingley of Albert Co New Brunswick. another note cites facial neuralgia cured by Wm Daniels of Springhill Nova Scotia.
The fragmentary text surveys a range of items from literary critique to patent medicine ads. It mentions a criticized narrative moment, Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup, a political joke about a congressman, and a health remedy claim, plus a passing note on the old maid and a Toledo legal notice fragment.
London August 16. Daily Mail reports allied forces near Ho Si Wu advancing toward Mu Chang with little Chinese resistance. Port Arthur notes warn women and children should evacuate. Times correspondent says allies occupied Ho Si Wu on August 9 and move forward. Japanese siege roads improved. Chinwan troops concentrate at Hmng Hoh Sien awaiting more fighting. News from Nagasaki Japan quotes Canadian Presbyterian missionaries about robbing escapees from Honan and the rising cost of board for refugees. Pekin and Pao Ting Fu still unreported. rumors of massacres in Chi Li province amid refugee influx.
A blend of telegraph items reports Col Hoare’s column safety and a Boers’ capture of a convoy at Elands River. London wires note De Wet losses, Methuen shell actions, and Ian Hamilton advancing toward Blaauwbank as Mahon’s mounted troops push west.
Ottawa appoints Wm Connolly of Winnipeg as preventive officer. Rasquette Lake reports Huntington died of heart disease. Sifton inquiry highlights weak medical testimony. Immigrants pass through Utica to Winnipeg. Rail wage strike looms in Toronto. National and international notes on finance, disasters, and politics.
Quoted by Alloway and Champion at 862 Main Winnipeg the fragment mentions currencies including Austrian gulden Dutch guilders Russian rubles and Finnish markkaa with unclear figures and items among a damaged line of text.
A混7400list of Winnipeg area and regional market rates for grains, hay, dairy, vegetables, meats, and hides appears, including oats, barley, corn, flaxseed, potatoes, onions, cabbage, and poultry prices from Glenora to Fort William, with mixed notes on local sentiment about town growth and politics amid census and expansion debates. The item also reports on a Louisiana train wreck near Lake Charles and royal yacht visits at Cowes.
A One Hundred and Twenty fifth Street store displayed a sign promising money refunded or exchange for anything in the store. A clever down town youth exploited the wording to obtain expensive items, prompting the proprietor to honor the exchange and remove the sign. Merchants are warned to beware ambiguous language.
A New York jeweler notes some men hide wealth in pockets rather than display it while women tend to wear gems openly. He cites Henry Ward Beecher admiring loose jewels and a physician who jingles unset stones in his carriage seat, contrasting male restraint with female display.
A reflective anecdote set in early 19th century life contrasts milking lore with social customs. The narrator recalls Trieste the cow needing music to yield milk, a pub lican sold by a gin jar, and a notice to sell a wife by auction. The excerpts hint at enduring Victorian tastes and economic practices.
A playful exchange unfolds as a corn fed philosopher jokes about fighting to the last and being last to the "Aght" while a clock dispute leads to a humorous watch comparison. The Indianapolis Press tone hints at light banter and social satire through dialogue between He and She.
An elderly woman from Quebec credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing chronic dyspepsia and headaches after many remedies failed. She describes long stomach distress, fatigue, and belching, then reports rapid improvement after using the pills, urging others to try them.
In a Paris trip Mr. Cumvox recalls Mrs. GC and the girls wanting to tour, asking if all points of interest were visited. He says they saw so many places in a week they could hardly pronounce their names after six months of study.
A fragment from a Chicago News item questions measurement of a small amount and the time needed to form a doubt, phrased in a clipped archival style. The readable text hints at a riddle or note on measurement rather than a full report.
In a fragmented note, Minard's Sintment promotes excursions to national federation conventions. The text hints at his wife being urged to attend while he remains aboard the front nave ship, with uncertain context and garbled phrases.
The piece analyzes sleeping car revenue from New York to Chicago at 1000 miles per trip, charging 3 cents per mile, with 24 hour journeys. It estimates daily receipts from berths, sections, and staterooms around 1 25 dollars and annual earnings near 60 000 dollars after deductions for crew, supplies, wear and tear, painting, and upkeep. It notes some cars earn more, and includes unrelated ad snippets.
The tick man seeks relief yet avoids the doctor and medicines. his lack of will stops treatment. Wisdom counsels Parmeloe's Vegetable Pills as a specific for indigestion and disorders of the digestive organs, claimed to have no equal.
A weary doctor promises one final remedy for a patient with a costly failure of previous cures. The patient quips that delaying the cure wasted time and money, noting that if nothing will help, the initial cost could have been avoided. The ad touts Holloway's Corn Cure as painless and convenient.
A Glasgow lawyer famed for setting traps for workers allegedly hid a tall crown for leverage. A sharp workman found the coin, drilled it, and fixed a large screw nail through the floor, foil ing the trap. The story appears in the London Telegraph as a cautionary anecdote about the lawyer’s schemes.
A fragmented exchange at Hotel Balmoral centers on a woman’s frankness and a man’s vow to be open. The dialogue touches on language, perception, and social roles with wit and irony.
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