Island of the Stairs Escape and Voyage Home
The narrator and Mistress Lucy escape a savage island after a cave battle and earthquake opens a passage to the sea. They salvage a dinghy, sail toward the South American coast, and are rescued by a Spanish ship under Don Antonio Recalde. They reach England and confront their future amid a final farewell and lovers’ reunion.
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Lucy
Barrier Reef
Peru
Rose of Devon
Don Antonio Recalde
Valparaiso
Rio de Janeiro
Lisbon
England
Plymouth Harbor
Ficklin
Island of the Stairs
Wilberforce
India
Remarkable Growth of the Canadian Northern Railway
The Canadian Northern Railway began in 1896 with a line north from Gladstone Manitoba. By 1913 the transcontinental line from Quebec to Vancouver was completed, with major expansions including Port Arthur elevators and countless branch lines across Manitoba Ontario Saskatchewan Nova Scotia and Quebec. Builders William Mackenzie and Donald Mann earned knighthoods for their work in opening up Canada and creating a vast prairie network and a dream of a north–south continental system.
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Canadian Northern Railway
Gladstone
Manitoba
Winnipeg Lake Superior
Prairie Country
Port Arthur
Great Lakes
Ontario
Quebec
Nova Scotia
William Mackenzie
Donald Mann
Canada
Lake Superior
Edmonton
Rockies
Mountains
Great Mount Robson
Yellowhead Pass
British Columbia
Fraser River Canyon
C.N.R
Winnipegosis
Winnipeg-Lake Superior
Winnipeg
St. Boniface
Marchard
Sifton Junction
Swan River
Canadian Northern Railway Company
Prince Albert
Elwood
Gilbert Plains
Grandview
Katoon
Winnipeg-Prince Albert
Melfort
Toronto
Parry Sound
Trafic
Brandon-Regina
Capital of Saskatchewan
Weeresille
Radville-Antar
Moose Jaw
Saskatoon-Calgary
Alsask
Shelbrook
Duluth
Winnipeg and Pacific
Toronto-Ottawa
Deseronto
Vancouver
Basque
B.c
Port Mann
Prairies
Winnipeg-Port Arthur
Marchana
Baudette
Northern Pacific Railway
Beaudette
Fort Frances
Western Canada
Beaver-Gladstone
Woman’s health success with Lydia E Pinkham’s remedy
A Cape Wolfe Canada letter from Mrs J T Cook credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after severe female ailments. She reports a dramatic recovery leading to healthy twins and urges others to try the remedy despite prior medical doubt.
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Cape Wolfe
Canada
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. T. Cook
Lot No. 7
P.E.I
Pinkham
Wilberforce Castle Sealed Troth Amid Royal Accolade
A fragmentary reminiscence speaks of the king's ships in victory over France and a speaker presenting himself as Sir John Hampden. The scene places a family at Wilberforce Castle with children at play, and a mistress sealing their betrothal with a light breeze.
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John Hampden
Wilberforce Castle
Minard's Liniment Aids Curing Distemper in Horse
A customer reports success with Minard's Liniment curing a severe distemper in a valuable horse. The notice emphasizes the product's claimed effectiveness and urges owners to consider it for equine ailments.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard’s Liniment
Britain Builds Huge Fleet As Lloyds Register Lists Vessels
Britain maintains sea power as Lloyds Register shows 432 ships under construction in the United Kingdom on September 30 totaling 1,536,177 tons excluding ships under 100 tons. Tonnage under construction is up slightly from the previous quarter but down 187,000 tons from a year ago. One vessel exceeds 40,000 tons and another ranges between 30,000 and 40,000 tons.
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Great Britain
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
United Kingdom
Pacific Coast traps new record by P H O'Brien in Portland
P H O'Brien of Portland broke 240 consecutive targets in a trapshooting tournament at his home town. He used Nitro Club shells and achieved 200 straight, winning the main event and setting a new coast record for accuracy and speed.
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Pacific Coast
P. H. O’brien
Portland
Ore
O’brien
Canada War Trade Surplus Grows Amid Export Surge
Canada’s trade balance tightens as exports of munitions and war supplies surge. End of August data show exports at about 599.54 million plus 154 in another metric, with imports around 538.29 million. 1914 totals: exports 488.64 million, imports 5.56 million. First war year exports 504.81 million, imports 415.81 million. Customs duties for year total 78.86 million, down 16 million. Exports gains by manufacturers 58 million, animal products 22 million, forest products 3 million, fisheries 1 million, miscellaneous 2 million. minerals down 4 million and agricultural produce down 50 million.
Miller's Worm Powders for Children Health
Miller's Worm Powders are described as a remedy for intestinal and external worms and as a general tonic for children. They claim to strengthen the stomach against biliousness reduce loss of appetite, ease feverish conditions and relieve stomach pain and griping in young patients.
Newspaper role in Russia reflects national education
An excerpt notes that before the war Russians rarely read papers, but now they are urged to support a state newspaper as a means of popular education and to learn modern history, highlighting newspapers as lasting nation builders.
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Russia
New York
Tnbune
Salesman Explains Put Tees to Commissioned Young Man
Dialogue shows a salesman instructing a recently commissioned young man about adjustment and timing. The young man, previously in the watch business, inquires about eight day watches.
Transcontinental Rail Lines Expand Across Canada Through 1915
The record details railway expansions and openings across Ontario and western provinces from 1906 to 1915, including lines like Saskatoon Calgary, Prince Albert Shellbrook, and Montreal Port Arthur. It notes miles in operation, last spikes, and new arterial routes linking Montreal Quebec to Vancouver British Columbia.
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Cis
Virginia
Central Ontario Railway
Hawkesbury-Ottawa
Saskatoon-Calgary
Kindersley
Prince Albert
Shellbrook
Bay of Quinte
Brockville, Westport and Northwestern
Irondale, Bancroft and Ottawa Railway
Royal” Jine Atlantic
Brandon
Portage la Prairie
Qu'Appelle
Long Lake
Shellbrook-Denholm
Montreal
Port Arthur
Little White Otter River
Toronto-Ottawa
Quebec
Quebec Province
Basque
B.C
Port Mann
Vancouver
Straw Shed For Cattle And Hogs Simpler Low Cost Farm Shelter
Rural guidance outlines an inexpensive straw shed for cattle with about fifty square feet per tied cow and half that for young stock. A 20 by 30 foot hog shed suffices for fifty hogs, six to seven feet high, separated from cattle, with walls tightly packed to prevent escapes.
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Noor
Leanest Lawyer Boys Hound Tale In Manchester Street
A noted lawyer, famed for his lean frame, walks Manchester streets when a hound seems to tail him. A street urchin suggests the dog follows the man as if he were a bone, prompting a wry exchange about appearances and likelihood.
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Manchester
Dr Pierce Remedies Advertise Health Benefits
The ad extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets for purifying blood supporting kidneys and digestive organs. It cites a Berlin Ontario testimonial about stroke recovery and general praise for the medicines aiding heart strength and overall health.
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Dr. Pierce
Berlin
Ont
Pierce
Mas
Henry Harner
Victoria St
Indignant Politician Demands Full Speech Printing
A country editor explains they ran out of capital after an indignant politician asks why his entire speech wasn’t printed. The exchange highlights editorial limits and the humor of newspaper constraints.
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Hampden
John
Rose of
Devon
James Bay
Canada Atlantic Railway
Great Northern Railway
Chateauguery and Northern Railway
Halifax and Southwestern Railway
Erwood
Kamsack
Winnipeg-Oak Lake
Toronto-Sudbury
Toronto-Sellwood
Sudbury
Quebec and
Lake St. John
Saskatoon-Caleary
Rosetown
Saskatchewan
Duluth, Rainy Lake
Fort Fran
Edmeonton-Athabasca
Gravelbourg
Elrose
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