English born Lemmon builds Elm Creek Mail empire in Manitoba
C H Lemmon, born in Norfolk, left England to print in Western Canada. He became proprietor of the Elm Creek Mail in Manitoba in 1905 and turned it into a thriving news and printing office in Grey Municipality. He installed a Diamond crilincer press and expanded circulation and capacity. He also serves as musician and choirmaster for Elm Creek churches.
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Baglaianan
Ite
C. H. Lemmon
The
Finn Creek Mail
England
Canada
Ele Creek
Elen Creek
Province of Man
R. Minigon
Lemmon
Fepate
London
Harleston
Norfolk
Moyland
Winnipeg
Manitoba Free Press
Morden Chronicle
Rainy River Gazette
Rainy River
Ontario
Lemmen
Martel
W. C. Dunning
Elm Creek Mail
Elm Creek
Grey
Parsons
Morse Advertising Changes Name to Morse International Agency
Morse Advertising agency of New York, one of America's oldest, will adopt the Morse International Agency name as it expands. To accommodate growth, the corporation moves its offices on May 1 to the Revision building at 19 West 24th Street, New York.
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Lyman PD. Morse Advertising Agency
New York
America
Morse International Agency
Park Row
Revision
West 24Th Street
Ontario Fish Commission Moves to Ottawa Interim Report
The Ontario Fish Commission is in Ottawa preparing an interim report for the Department of Fisheries. The action signals a formal update on investigations and policy steps affecting water bodies and fishing operations in the province.
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Ontario Fish Commission
Ottawa
Department of Fisheres
Plant Premiums Offered By Western Horticultural Society
The Western Horticultural Society offers members a choice of free plant premiums for spring. Options include three apple trees, five to twelve plants of various species, and two laurel cuttings. Members pay $1 yearly and send to secretary treasurer Geo Batho in Winnipeg. Also notes health cure claims and a political grant, plus an update on Emperor William’s travel plans.
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Westrn Horticultural Society
Northwest
Virginia
Taby
Geo
Batho
Winnipeg
Roosevelt Launch Prompts Navy The Theodore Roosevelt Is Launched
President Roosevelt presses a button in his office to launch the battleship Theodore Roosevelt. An official ceremony details the pivotal moment as the vessel slides into the shipyard basin amid public attention.
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Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Insomnia Cure Claim Stirs Public Interest
A lady proclaims a South American Nervine cure a modern miracle after other remedies failed, noting relief from insomnia palpitation and muscle twitching. Meanwhile a $5,000,000 three per cent state bond issue was authorized at Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
Railways of Portugal Run at 48 Percent Costs
The report notes operating expenses of Portugal's railways amount to 48 percent of receipts, indicating the system's cost structure and efficiency.
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Lhe
Portugal
Baby's Own Tablets Promoted as Safe Infant Remedy
A promotional note claims Baby's Own Tablets are guaranteed nonpoisonous by a government analyst and safe for babies and children. Mrs. W. J. Macintosh of Clam Harbor NS endorses them for constipation vomiting and colds. Sold by druggists or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario at 25 cents a box. Advices from Switzerland report Maxim Gorky leaving for America.
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W. J. Macintosh
Clam Harbor
N.S
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Holloway's Corn Cure Remedy Claim Explains Efficacy
An ad copy extols Holloway's Corn Cure as a universal remedy for corns and warts, promising complete removal with a cheap and accessible treatment. The text frames the product as a simple solution any reader can use at home.
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Holloway
Train de luxe Opens Access to Victoria Falls
A new modern train service reaches Victoria Falls in Africa enabling easier travel to the famed site. The luxury route promises comfortable crossings and scenic journeys for tourists and travelers alike.
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Victoria Falls
Africa
Minards Liniment Cures Burns and More
Report notes Minards Liniment advertised for burns and related injuries while another item states three hundred fifteen miles of the Manila Shanghai cable have already been laid.
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Manila-Shanghai
Rainy River Man Recounts Cure By Dodd's Kidney Pills
William John Dixon of Barwick Ontario describes severe rheumatic pain and kidney troubles. After using three boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he regained ability to walk lace shoes and work. The testimonial claims six boxes cured him and attributes most illnesses to kidney problems.
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Barwick
Ont
Dodd
Rainy River
William John Dixon
Exeter Hero Shooter Resigns After Lifesaving Career
London Frank Shooter resigns as Exeter bathing ground superintendent after a 25 year record saving over 300 lives. He holds Royal Humane Society top honors including the gold medal and a 100 sovereign award. He once swam 100 yards in darkness to save a boy from a waterwheel. Only one drowning occurred at Exeter bathing ground in 25 years.
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London
Frank Shooter
Exeter
Royal Humane Society
Shooter
Minard's Liniment Claims Cures Across Regions
Advertisements tout cures by Minard's Liniment for acute bronchitis facial neuralgia and chronic rheumatism in Bay of Islands Springhill Albert County and New Brunswick. Individuals named include J M Campbell WM Daniels and Geo Tingley claiming relief.
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Minard
Bay of Islands
J.m.campbell
Springhill, N.S
Albert Co
N.B. Geo. Tingley
Hungarian Royal Decree Calls Up 1904 Honved Reserves
A royal decree formally summons second class reserve men from the 1904 Honved contingent as Hungary’s parliament fails to pass the recruiting bill. The Honveds number about 30 000 with twenty eight infantry regiments and ten cavalry regiments. The Hungarian cabinet also decides to postpone general elections for a few months.
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Budapest
Berne Named Mme Schwenter Traschler Professor
Mme Schwenter-Traschler has been elected a professor at the University of Berne. The note appears among items on academia and science. A separate medical inquiry discusses gout and rheumatism crediting uric acid as the irritant and mentions a South American cure claimed to neutralize the acid. Berlin despatches deny that Chancellor von Buelow has lost imperial confidence.
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Mme. Schwenter-Traschler
The
University of
Berne
Berlin
von Buelow
Germany
Minard’s Liniment Relieves Neuralgia at Lausanne University
Je Batti ear earned a diploma as consulting engineer. A rancher’s cattle ranges rely on Dr Thomas Electric Oil as a ready-made remedy for humans and animals alike. the oil is praised for simplifying medicine on the ranch.
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Lausanne University
Je. Battiear
Thomas
Annuity Case Confusion Over Irish Farmer Patrick Maloney
A Scottish life officer arranged an annuity for Patrick Maloney and traced the beneficiary as age 100. An inspector visited Tipperary, finding Maloney plowing in a field, with another man aged about 60 who claimed lineage to the annuity holder.
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Patrick Maloney
Tipperary
Pat Maloney
Maloney
War Balloons Move German Aerial Plans for War
Berlin reports Kaiser William II is pushing aerial navigation amid war needs after France adopts a war airship. He appeals to four Jewish millionaire patriots to fund private subscriptions forming a company to test airship types for military use.
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Berlin
M. Juiliot
Germany
Canoma
Origin of the Garter Legend Examined
A Paris manuscript ordered by Henry VIII disputes the tale of Edward II and the Countess of Salisbury in which the garter tale begins. It suggests Richard Coeur de Lion tied leather thongs on kneeling followers in the Holy Land, a story at odds with the order's motto.
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Edward II of
England
Countess of Salisbury
Bibliotheque Nationale
Paris
Henry VIII
Francis I
France
Richard Couer de Leon
Holy Land
Edward
Sperm Whale Caught at Sechart Station on Vancouver Island
A telegram from Sechart whaling station reports a 100 ton sperm whale captured by the Orion vessels and towed into the station. The whale is said to be the first of its kind seen outside Arctic regions as U S cruisers Chattanooga and Galveston head toward Colombo from Port Said.
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Victoria
B. C
Balcolm
Te Sechart
Vancouver Island
Felay
Orions
Arctic
Sudden Deaths Rise and Remedies Promoted
A blunt notice reports rising sudden deaths with heart disease cited as the cause in about 99 of 100 cases. It promotes Dr Agnew’s Cure for the Heart claiming 30 minute relief for many chronic cases. Italy holds over thirteen thousand mendicants per a relief council report.
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Agnews
Glewis
Shamokin
Agnew
Italy
Council of Relief and Benevolence
Yucatan Power Company Incorporated in Montreal
The Yucatan Power Company is officially incorporated with capital of $1,000,000 and headquarters in Montreal marking a formal establishment and corporate status.
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Yucatan
Montreal
Psychine Cures Consumption Claims From Brockville Couple
A Brockville Ontario man claims his wife was told there was no cure for lung disease yet after taking six bottles of Psychine she recovered completely. The couple praises the remedy as a proven cure for consumption and other respiratory illnesses urging others not to wait for disease to progress.
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L. H. Walter
Pearl Street
Brockville
Ont
Pioneering Gas Lighting in New York 1823
Laurel Leggett proved the safety of gas by lighting his New York home at 7 Cherry Street in 1823 drawing hundreds of visitors. Curiosity outweighed fear as crowds gathered to witness the new illuminant, easing public prejudice over time.
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New York City
London
New York
Laurel Leggett
Cherry Hill
Cherry Street
Franklin House
Washington
Cherry Gardens
Brooklyn Bridge
Mr. Leggett
State Street
Broadway
Battery
Pearl Street
Leggett
Japanese Ruses Expose False Fronts in Early War Theater
Major General von Frobel of the Russian army recounts Japanese deception during the late war. A February picnic encouraged Russian and Japanese officers to mingle while the main Japanese offensive struck elsewhere. Translation tricks from captured letters amplified misidentification of enemy formations, leading Frobel to believe he faced Nogi’s army, only to learn later it was the Army of the Yalu.
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von Frobel
Rennenkampf
Liaohe
Dalin
Mukden
Nogi
Port Arthur
Gifts to Jockeys and Odd Tributes From Admirers
A vivid collection of tributes to a famed jockey includes pawn tickets talismans marriage offers and accidental gifts. Stories recount satirical presents from turfmen a silver snuffbox with snails a wooden spoon and crutches given after failed races. Also notes Jean Baptiste Millet's death in Paris.
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West
York
London
John Singleton
Yorkshire
Singleton
Young Lawyer Acknowledged for Breaking Bigger Will
The speaker notes that the young lawyer has no clients yet is known for helping to break the will of Bigger, suggesting a reputation built on a notable legal action rather than client work. The remark highlights public perception of his role and influence.
The Bible Called Bibliotheca In Sixteenth Century England
A note on how English readers in the sixteenth century referred to the Bible as the Bibliotheca or the library, a term then limited to the Scriptural writings.
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Bibliotheca
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