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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jul 14, 1899
Page
3
A quirky Britain British Columbia column touches on weather poetically, tips on tipping hats and shells, a typewriter patent, jury service remarks, a shepherd’s flock, a baseball crowd, and a note about Americans in Europe. The piece ends with a rumour of a strawberry producer cartel to sustain prices.
An elderly flaherman at the Sixty ninth Street dock describes a recurring April dirt wave on Lake Michigan. He notes a long black streak resembling the horizon, lasting about a day, arriving from unknown origins. The wave carries packing debris and dust with a mortar-like mix, stretching up to 100 miles.
Fragmentary OCR note from the New York Journal presents garbled dialogue and phrases about poison oak care and a quoted question. The readable portion hints at editorial or column content but lacks coherent narrative or factual details to summarize beyond noting the damaged text and source.
A period piece discusses how water intake should vary by work, season, diet, and body size, noting laborers in hot foundries drink more water. It promotes Parmeloes Vegetable Pills for digestive regulation and includes brief, humorous clippings about college dining and Dr Thomas Electro Olein cures for croup.
Eight Little Minaters Imponies dominate theatre gossip with Belle of New York reaching 400th Shaftesbury performance in London. John Kernal to star in The Crooked Mr Straight next season. References to Anatole France Coppee and Henri Layedan among French immortals and notable actors like Janet Steer and Sarah Bernhardt.
The Turf Review reports Brook and Narion pacing prospects for the year with horses like Ross Croix and Nelly R charted for 2:00% speed. Esaw and a Willis D Foote sulky return stir speculation on faster records while other runners like Ripurse seek a $1,000 stakes at Youngstown. Morale rests on Arion progeny and a debut 2:80 trotter Dot in Norfolk races.
A compact mosaic of international commentary mentions Finland Sweden Kipling China and South Africa with reflections on England Russia the Kaiser and royalty. The items hint at geopolitical maneuvering and colonial-era tensions as reported in various papers.
After a soaking shower is best for handweeding and keeping crops in cultivation until bearing. Increased sunlight promotes growth and prevents mold. Wood ashes aid peach cherry and pear trees more than ground bone. Fruits, especially apples, depend on soil and climate. choose local varieties. Scrape meas and old bark on mature trees and wash rough with an alkaline liquid.
A fragmented note references long neglect of graves in Kansas and Nebunaka sympathy amid political and poetic debates. New York creates a forestry college plan to replant pine stands with 3,000,000 seedling pines projected for future timber.
The excerpt notes the smallest extivle of Poraia standing under 90 mcher high and claims trainer views rank elephants monkeys seals and walruses among intelligent animals for training. It mentions a young walrus bought for 0 and trained to 96 value.
The readable lines depict a speaker denouncing a selfish, self important man. The passage contrasts harsh judgment with a claim that such a person deserves punishment for his treatment of others.
A Vancouver BC store advertises Clarke's Kola Compound as a permanent cure for asthma within 0 to 90 days. F J Painton of Pain ton's Music Store says after 15 years of suffering and trials in England and Canada three bottles cured him for over two years. The ad urges readers to order sample bottles by mail from The Smitha & Macpherson in Portage or Vancouver, sole Canadian agents.
Two girls discuss a young man named Percy Algernon. They note nicknames used for him at the store and in conversation, with concern about his name and a plan to call him Spud, concluding he will be all right. The exchange reflects casual humor and social slang.
A street incident records a tense exchange where a tramp confronts a pedestrian and demands the victim’s watch and money. A policeman is not present, prompting consideration of force or resistance. The exchange captures urban danger and the fear of unprotected pedestrians.
A chaotic brood of quick quotes and sketches from multiple papers features a boarding house breakfast, a salt demand ignored, a professor in a gutter, farewell scenes, poker table roguery, and urban one liners. The disjointed humor threads include characters like Mr Smithers and Mrs Yangkapple, with satirical glimpses of family, manners, and misprisions.
Mrs Archibald Little, after 11 years in western China, reports rising sentiment against foot binding among 200 Chungking families and 1600 in nearby districts. The custom is linked to engagement choices with men flaunting small feet. Bindings enable walking and running but not standing still, causing rocking when stationary.
A newspaper column extols Japanese bedroom practice reducing ornamentation to improve cleanliness and health. It notes compact, useful decor and mentions seasonal health tips, salt industry notes, and a tonic overview, all reflecting early 20th century domestic seeing and marketing.
An elderly speaker admits doubt about women’s education but praises a capable daughter who graduated with high honors from a university, achieving what previous generations could only dream of, including the skill to tell time by a railway clock.
Mrs Keiratead testifies eight years after her son Freddy suffered salt rheum that Burdock Blood Bitters cured him in full after one and a half bottles. She claims no relapse since and praises the product as purifying blood and rebuilding health and strength.
An Ontario shopper shares a testimonial praising Dean's Kidney Pills as the best remedy for kidney trouble and back pain. He notes his wife was cured and adds that many in Berlin, including a local acquaintance, benefited from the medicine’s claimed kidney targeting effects.
A house set to close for summer should have sheet iron screens in each open grate to prevent soot. Leave the ice box empty except a shallow charcoal dish and keep doors wide open. Thoroughly clean kerosene lamps. burn wicks and boil burners in soda water. Remove corns safely with Holloway’s Corn Cure.
A series of testimonial notes claim cures from Minard's Liniment including bronchitis asthma rheumatism and a severely sprained leg. Names listed include Mrs A Livingstone Joshua Wynacht and John Mather with addresses or locations attached such as Lot 6 P E 1 Mahone Bay and Bridgewater.
Excerpts from early 20th century papers discuss feeding troops in the Philippines with bread and butter, suggesting butter supplies and cream as options. A reader warns about mail delays in a courtroom report, and an ad promotes Parmelon's Vegetable Pills as a cure for dyspepsia.
A dialogue fragment contrasts Chicago Record and New York World voices about weather and neighbors. It shows humor and social dynamics through brief exchanges between named speakers Maria Henry Martha and John.
A fragment from a periodical features a dialog where a wife rebukes a husband for suggesting male advantage. The man replies that men can prepare a suitable bat for six to seven dollars, the only apparent edge he can claim, while the rest of the piece references Minard's Linkment Cores Daedraf.
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