Canada’s Census Highlights Western Growth and Settlement
The census shows strong national development with rapid western expansion. Population surpasses 1,000,000 and railways, agriculture, and industry surge. Immigration nears 400,000, boosting farms and land use across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, with vast new homesteads and acres opened for cultivation.
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Dominion of Canada
Canada
United States
wWta
Doe
Shire of
Indiana
Thin
Soares
Dtunittaba
Saaskatchewan
Alberta
Mousanda
Fargiers
Western
Reuyl
Proof Positive Peet Boy-Tals Fishing Spot Stirs Curiosity
An informal note praises a local fishing spot, wondering what could be caught there. The quirky dialogue hints at anglers exploring the area and debating its potential, with playful misspellings and casual observations about fishing activity.
Umbrella stolen from Greenwood Avenue doctor after 36 years
Dr James A Mullican reports his family umbrella, kept for over three decades and repaired several times, was stolen on Sunday while he sent it to KE A Lock in a rainstorm. The umbrella has been in the family for more than thirty years, a detail noted by Mullican.
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James A. Mullican
Greenwood Avenue
KE. A. Lock
Doctor Mullican
Tactor Mullican Ath Aeroile Chicaga Tribune
Richey
Tay
Sullivan
Bresson
Bronson
Hell
McKnight
His Talant. A jumbled tale of sales and fate
A fragmented snippet mentions a charismatic salesman and a death or decline, with odd phrases about prices and a product that supposedly reworks the stomach liver and bowels. The text also touches on hasty marriages and later regret, yielding a collage of names and stray terms.
The Circular Staircase Clue Drifted In A Wild Tale
Lawyer Lawrence Blaweley pursues a forged note case linked to Jol Gilmore and a granddaughter named Allgon Went. Amid a wreck and a blue girl, suspicion settles on Simon Marrington and Blakeley as motives swirl around theft, murder, and a cryptic telegram.
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Lawranus Blaweley
Pluberg
Jol Gliwore
Mildwalre
Gilmore
Allgon
Makeley
Atpor
Tower Ten
Simon Marrington
Blakeley
Che
Che Rumatanthd Avtidonce
Blatley Onder Mianivton
Thakeley
Lalerias
Ule Landindy
The Gald Bag Mystery Continues in Washington
A narrator recalls a dinner of danger and desire as McKnight and a doctor discuss an injured woman and a missing necklace. The gold bag and a broken chain hint at a theft tied to a murder. The piece ends with a cliffhanger as clues point to a priceless pendant and a liés between lovers, fate, and a city.
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Alison West
Richmond
Rich
Harvard geologist Nathaniel Southgate Shaler remembered
A correspondent in the New York Nation recalls the late Harvard geologist Nathaniel Southgate Shaler who died about four years ago. He was a man of a wide range and vivacity of conversation. In a single hour he could discuss stories and questions about potential technological and mathematical implications.
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Harvard
Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
New York
Nervous Man Recaps a Wanderjahre Advice
The scene recalls a nervous man seeking counsel from a professor about life and humanity. A logical student asks about understanding people versus divinity. The professor suggests Colorado mining work for two years to gain practical insight into men. The student returns grateful for the unconventional journey.
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Colorado
Daring Swimmers Swim With Manacles In Public Feats
Jules Gautier swam four and a quarter miles from Putney to Mortlake with hands and feet manacled, finishing in an hour and a half. Earlier feats include a nine mile swim with wrists tied, and a high water dive from London Bridge. A music hall artist in October jumped from Westminster Bridge with iron neckband and leg irons but could not swim a stroke.
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Jules Gautier
Putney
Mortlake
London
England
Gattter
Putney Pier
Power Bridge
London Bridge
Westminster Bridge
Sre
The Square Man and the Lost Purse Mystery
An offbeat tale recounted by a self styled Square Man who claims he could locate a lost purse and return it to a millionaire. He describes predicting a landslide outcome that reversed, foiling his party and leading to a curious interception of a price table by a distant observer.
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Richey
Lollie
Ben
John
Niro Aocenle
Glib Essays and a Tripe Famine in Small-Town Tales
A quirky column mixes stray phrases about tripe supply and a ferry of jokes. It references a fisheries ban on tripe, a shopkeeper, and a couple of rueful street vignettes from Market Street viaducts. The piece includes a jurist who quizzes a boy about an oath in a golf club setting.
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Fisheries Commission
Tripe
Bala
Munson Ban
Flo
Cart
Munyon
Tefferson Stree
Philadelphia
Castoria and cosmetic quips in a late era page
A fragmentary newspaper page reviews household remedies and humorous quips. It references Castoria with its signature claim, mentions a divorce and humorous lines about corks and spirits, and advertises Peptits Eye Salve and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup alongside assorted tips for women and eye care. The tone is catalog-like with multiple product blurbs and gags.
Kentucky whiskey legend sparks old world critique
A fragmented account from Missouri reveals a tale of Mint Julep and Kentucky whiskey, noting social taste shifts, tax omissions, and a famed mint julep home myth. It recalls strained propriety, a courtroom aside, and curious comments on temperance and public behavior.
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Kentucky
Wwe
Rentactian
apAunt Amd
Missouri
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the Census OF Canada
Skin Beauty
Potter Drug & Gbem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Pierce
de Noter
Gove
Mary Roberts
Tsongon
Candida
Seal Harbor
Eversbody
MeKnight
Hinkeley
van Kirk
McMight
Melnight
Pitisburg
Kloptan
Mrs. West
Alison
Louie
Germany
Tome
Shalet
Pwaite
Monocgle
Chong Glim
Minte
Market Street
Cnrb
Youngstown Telegram
Torr
Lovstock
Howard Brow
Buffalo
Virgil
Carter
Carters
WER
Cuba
Sinturo Jira
Amos
REED
Marius Armon
Leopoli Gassner Fur CO
Japan
Vere Ee
J Arts Des
Standart
OIL Company
TIN Couaen
St Iy
Meee ‘Bestecs
Eswryehers
Blandard Oil Company
Pierce Ie
Cascarets
Ee Fakerauuc
Mab
Defiance
Putnam
Tibet
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