Canada Prosperity Amid Tightening Money Policy
Canadian Finance Minister W T White reports a prosperous fiscal year with total revenue $168,260,000, up over $42,000,000 from 1911-12. He notes steady monthly revenue gains from customs, excise, post office and railways, and says Canada could reduce debt by about 23,000,000 while avoiding global financial stringency. Saloon note about Scotty’s cat Nigger and closing Scotty’s saloon on Ninth and Elim streets in Cincinnati.
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Canada
Finance Department
Dominion
W. T. White
House of Commons
White
Otty
Scotty's
Ninth
Elim Streets
Clatnatl
Scotty
Boy Scouts In Action In Chicago Tenement Fire Escape
In Chicago Troop Seventy-eight of the Boy Scouts of America is shown performing a civic duty on a tenement fire escape. The piece praises their prompt service and positive reception by city residents, urging similar emulation in other large cities.
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Chicago
Boy Scouts of America
America
Woman Seeks Her Affinity In Sweden Quest Ends Here
Mis. Eugene Williams, nineteen, widow from Detroit, sailed for Sweden seeking an unseen fiancé described as her perfect affinity. She said her late husband urged her to marry one of his boyhood friends, but she has repeatedly found the wrong men. After consulting spiritualists, she now aims to locate the Sweden resident and marry him, promising to inform readers if she succeeds.
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New York
Mis
Eugene Wiliams
Sweden
Trump
Detroit
Mrs. Willan
Thad
O Mner
Therm
Migs
Clément
Vanpleds
Miss Clement
Douglas
Douglag
Clement
Tim
Barre Lwo
Benety
Chicago
Joliet
St. Louis
Baby
Garth
Lewis
Jeannette
Mr. Douglas
Mrs. Douglas
Brent
Brent Douglas
Jeanette
Rooster a Mollycoddle In Ashland Missouri
Mrs. W H Stevens of Ashland Missouri has a rooster that answers the question when is a rooster not a rooster by producing a novel and up to date egg incubator The bird showed persistent nesting behavior returning to an improvised nest after being thrown off and is now in charge of a hatchable setup for eggs in Fulton Missouri
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Fulton
W. H. Stevens
Ashland
Cat Costs a CollegeA Cat Bequeathed to Charity Tale
Miss Margaret Van Deursen died at an old age and left an estate of about 100000 to 150000 dollars to charities. The Wesleyan University incident involving a student stealing her cat for experiments in the biology lab is noted as a costly misadventure. Frutos Garcia in Madrid faced eviction from a wing cask where he lived after being jilted, described as a long night wanderer with a large tomcat.
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Middletown
Conn
Margaret van Deursen
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan
Miss van Deursen
Madrid
Frutos Garcia
Valdeenas
Daughter seeks restraining order in fifth divorce suit
Miss Josephine Lagerquist of Dorchester asked the court to restrain her mother Mrs. Eric Lagerquist aged fifty seven from pursuing her fifth divorce action against Erle Lagerquist aged seventy three.
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Diyorce
Manila
Hoston
Mags
Josephine Lagerquist
Dorchester
Eric Lagerquist
Erle Lagerquist
Newport Man Pays 90 Dollar Duty on Golf Stilts
Joseph Harriman of this city paid $90 duty on two golf stilts bought in England. They are described as the latest English attire in sporting gear and prompted local notice in R/1.
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Newport
Joseph Harriman
England
Train of Lovers and a Detective’s Parlor Lesson
A detective narrator recounts steering two divorcing couples onto a Pullman train to expose false motives. Miss Clement facilitates a ruse where both spouses confront their past, leading to rekindled affection between Brent and Jeanette Douglas as the stunt reveals shared longing over material splits and motherly advice.
Lese Majeste Card Shows Victoria Louise With Two Suits
A Karlsruhe postal card features Princess Victoria Louise with Prince Carl August of Cumberland and Prince Oscar in the palace park. The joke caption criticizes the image as un-German for two men walking with a young woman and smoking, implying a love match. The writer notes the card could have been confiscated if read.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Victoria Louise
Prince Carl August of Cumberland
Prince Oscar
Palace
Princesa
Fireworks Snapshots From Air Camera Revealed
Alfred Mau, after twelve years of work, claims his aerial fireworks snapshot device is perfected. German military authorities have adopted the invention for potential use in wartime scouting when airplanes cannot operate.
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Alfred Mau
Veils Through Time Symbolize Womanhood And Mystery
The veil is shown as a powerful symbol across cultures and ages. From bridal canopies in Jewish weddings to confirmations and nun orders like Kilburn Sisters, veils mark modesty, maturity, and reverence. In the East yashmak and motor veils express subservience and independence. The piece argues veiling is a universal, enduring symbol reflecting gender roles and cultural identity.
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Kilburn Sisters
England
Experience of Motherhood and Health Advice
The piece discusses the challenges of motherhood and urges women to prepare and seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for a healthier pregnancy and recovery. It promotes the tonic as essential for female vitality and notes confidential advice from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Pinkham Medicine Co
Drugor
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Lydia DB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mags
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New Hampshire
Astern Canada
Topean
TOD
Vtish Canadian Securities, Limited
Dt Trust Building ‘Ancouver Sai Tsh
Columbla
U.S
BOY ‘Scouts
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W."g. Chaproan
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Justin
Abey
Emile
Grant
Don Blages
Ta & Stateroom
Ityay
Phit
Ravinia
Croesus
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Carter
Iver Pills
Daisy Fly Killer
Barold Romer
DaLalb Ave
Brooklyn
M. T
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Lyman Bros
Toronto
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Hamiatead
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Belgium
E. H. Hadfield
Mig
Waukesha, Wis
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Viero
Theo Pining
Manitoba
Ikatchewan
Inter
Milway
GEO. A
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Second &T
Milwaukee
Win
Canadian Government Agenta
Mdreak Sonerintendent of Immigration
Oliarwao, Caresa
Watson F.coleman
Ware Ington
D.G. Hookafrea
Milwaukee Directory
Aeld
Oute
Wisconsin Pharmacal
Ladies’ Cyclopedia of Health and Beauty
K. & C. Specialty Company
Third Ave
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Tomahawk
Baraboo
Lancenter
Sheboygan
Burlington
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Western Film Exchange Enterprise Building
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