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Newspaper
Golden Era
Location
Golden, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1897
Page
4
Local items report deaths and new offices. a notary public appointment. public notices on schools housing and railway plans. several obituaries and social notes. Mentions include Golden Hospital counts, town growth, road and trail work, and a railway company stake in the West.
Florence J Sturdivant a four year old from Grindstone Island recounts a dramatic recovery from scarlet fever and a weak back aided by Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Her father Wincham H Stukptyan testifies the pills restored strength appetite and brightness aiding a full recovery after months of illness.
Terrible fires on the prairie near Winnipeg kill a man and a family of two women and five children. Horses, cattle, sheep and crops burn over wide areas. The town of Bagot is wiped out with the wheat elevator destroyed and fall across the railway track.
The article recalls Fort Steele’s wary reception of mysterious railway authorities and notes a shifting motion toward Cranbrook, with builders in Moyie and Lone settlements preparing hotels, mines, and mills. Crow’s Nest Road work, El river supplies, and a forthcoming coal railroad feature in ongoing western development.
An Australian named Gordon is linked to the disappearance of Taane Jones on a Nanaimo prospecting expedition to the Omineca placer grounds in May. Gordon returned to Hageston in July with Jones’ clothing and pack horse and tales of Jones’ drowning as $400 sewn in Jones’ coat lining is alleged. Search for Jones continues and Gordon’s fate hinges on detection of Jones’ body and the ensuing investigation.
Joseph Little of Port Essington reports a 26 year catarrh illness cured by Japanese Catarrh Cure after trying Toronto and San Francisco specialists. He says the remedy provides relief within 80 minutes and can cure all catarrh with persistent use. Sold by W A Griffiths & Co Vancouver price 60 cents with mail option and free sample offer.
Frank Egan and W C McKensie attempted self harm at the Golden Hospital on Wednesday after arriving from Brigh ton Ont. Egan cut his throat with a jack knife, was treated by Dr Taylor, and later tried to reopen the wound as he sought death. McKensie, employed by Reilly & Co., spoke highly of him during the incident.
The advertisement boasts a new ointment that cures piles in three to six applications, promising relief from bleeding and irritation. It also touts other remedies like Salt Benin zema and barber’s itch treatments at low cost.
J F Pugh adds B Kaveney from Kennedy and Douglas Toronto as expert coat maker and new tailoress to meet rising business. The piece urges regular county court sittings at Steele Golden and Donald and calls for appointing a County Court judge for East Kootenay.
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