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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Mar 24, 1899
Page
3
A lighthearted piece recalls Molly praising a parson's sermon during a church benefit while quipping about cleanliness and memory. The column then shifts to a humorous sketch about demons and dyspepsia, touting Purimelon's Vegetable Pills as a remedy.
A streetcar tale describes a man with a goose at the market house and a quizzing exchange with the bird. The Royal Crown Soap Co announces weekly sewing machine prizes with three machines awarded each Monday, listing winners and locations.
A fragment from the New York Sunday Journal notes night birds landing their song as mourning numbers fill the hours. The verse mentions Katie-did-it and whip-poor-will motifs in a poetic column.
In Saxony forests thousands of thatched dollmaking huts craft the famed French dolls. Families share work from drying heads to assembling limbs, with the father and children trading labor for meager pay as dolls travel weekly to Dresden and American shops.
A proposed Relohatag bill allocates 400 million marks for canal and river improvements across Prussia. Funds cover the Midland canal 162 million, Rhine canal 68 million, watershed work 60 million, Oder district 40 million for Berlin-Stattin, and Weser improvements 20 million. The plan aims to connect eastern empire waters to the German ocean harbor.
Historical note recalls 1854 Crimean War storm that threatened French and English fleets. Vaillant the French War Minister ordered weather investigations to see if two storms were the same and if their path could be forecast. The analysis showed the storms were one and foretold pathways could have warned fleets to seek safety.
A fragmentary prose piece blends a flirtation with superstition and calm assurance as a woman frets over being the thirteenth to marry, while a man presses for commitment. Nearby lines promote patent medicines including Bickles Anti Consumptive Syrup and Dr Ward's pills with mid nineteenth century tone and mixed domestic vignettes.
The excerpt shows a sister offering to adjust a brother's neckties while he jokes about trading belts, highlighting mutual aid within a family. It includes a separate blurb praising a mysterious red magic piece and then promotes Parmoleon Vegetable Pills as a mild remedy for stomach disorders caused by slight disturbances.
Andrew Lang argues poets should not burden older editors with manuscripts. He urges new writers to seek print approval by editors and recruit young critics to promote their work, rather than press seasoned judges.
A Franco-Belgian syndicate with a $10,000,000 capital seeks to purchase Russia's platinum mines to control world output. Ninety percent of supply comes from the Urals and demand is largely inelastic, making price sensitive to any supply shift. The group reportedly has not secured all mines, so its plans may fail.
The text ranks European populations by average height. It cites Ireland at five foot nine, England and Scandinavia at five feet, Wales Germany and Denmark at five feet six, and southern Italy Portugal and southern Italy at around five feet four and three inches, noting tallest and shortest groups.
A London Ontario baker named Geo. Roberta recommends Doan's Kidney Pills, claiming quick complete relief from back pain and red painful urine. The ad warns against substitutes and urges kidney-specific treatment. A Philadelphia Record note explains the origin of rubber and the Mackintosh waterproof cloth.
An eight year old fell ten feet into a cellar causing brain concussion. After years of fainting spells and low vitality, Thomas Stanton of Brigh ton Ontario reports relief after using Dr Ward's Blood and Nerve Pills. He praises renewed health and appetite and notes one fainting spell since starting the treatment. The ad mentions prices and distributors.
In the Moonshine District a book agent presses a reader to buy The Life of Burns. The old moonshiner claims he never harmed a man except a revenue detective, and that does not count, insisting he is law abiding.
A Knowlton farmer recalls severe illness including weight loss, bed rest, and breathing difficulties. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills, he regained health and gained fifty pounds. The advertisement promotes the pills and cites cost and mail order details.
Multiple testimonials from Christopher Saunders Edward Linlief and Thos Payne report cures of horses with Minard's Liniment. Claims include curing mange, a torn flank, and a bad swelling. Locations cited are Dalhousie St Peters Bathurst N B.
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange captures Miss Bingo and George Billmore in a sharp, personal vow about future contact. The dialog hints at deeper tensions as they part with a formal yet tender pledge to avoid spoken words until their paths cross again.
The sixty fifth annual meeting in Toronto heard the annual report for the year ending December 31. Directors noted fire and marine losses from disasters including New Westminster and severe storms. Despite challenges the board declared dividends and prepared for rate reforms to improve future profitability. George A. Cox was elected President and J. Kenny Vice President among directors including S. F. McKinnon and HLM Pollatt.
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