Merchants Bank of Canada Directors Hold Annual Meeting
Directors and shareholders gathered at the Merchants Bank of Canada to hear the annual report for the year ending November 1907. Net profits totaled 474,97 19 amid higher call loans and deposits. dividends were declared at multiple rates, and branch network expanded with new offices in Melville Bask Wainwright Alta and Parliament Street Toronto.
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Tee Ports
Merchante Bank of Canada
Wednesta
Bird Moetagy Allem
Messrs
Jonathan Hodgeon
Thomas Long
F Smith
Hugh A
Alem
Ales Barnet KE Campi Sellen
Dormford
George Hague
John Patterson
C & Black
M & Poles
F Hague
J. Wateosn
Mecerow
Douglas Ontario
Melville, Bask
Wainwright
Alta
Toronto
Parliament Street
Wtt
Hanks
Canada
A Nervous Trouble Cure Touted in Mock Ad
A whimsical tale describes a girl guiding a party in the Pennsylvania mountains who follows cows home by twisting their tails. The piece then pivots to medical advice praising Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a remedy for nervous disorders, claiming the stomach governs nerves and citing testimonials.
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Pennsylvania Mountains
Parmelee
Shiloh's Cure Cited in Repeated Claim
A Chicago Tribune excerpt repeats the claim that Shiloh's Cure will always cure coughs and colds. The scene then shifts to a couple, Gladys and Harold, eloping in an airplane with a pale Harold noting a man following them as a fly cop in the employ of her father.
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Gladys
Harold
Darling
Chicago Tribune
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS PROMISE
An advertisement promises cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles with PAZO OINTMENT in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. The text also includes a stray verse about a crowded car and an unspoken thanks.
Minard's Liniment Cures Diphtheria Warned
A humorous quip warns of the dangers of diphtheria while promoting Minard's Liniment as a remedy. The joke contrasts marriage with masculinity, reflecting early 20th century newspaper humor and advertising tone.
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Minard
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with $100 reward
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo owners endorse the remedy and a network of wholesalers backs its honor. Internal use claimed to reach blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. Price seven cents per bottle. Also sold by all druggists and Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Rural legislators and a post office stamp joke
A Harrisburg man comments on rural legislators unable to manage their duties. A northern county gentleman asks for Lutheran stamps at a post office, and a joke follows about payment timing. The item also notes Holloway's Corn Cure has no poisonous ingredients and can be used safely.
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Harrisburg
New York Herald
Holloway
The Dardanelles Name Origins and Fortifications
A historical note tracing how the Dardanelles gained its name from two ancient Turkish castles, the Old and New Dardanelles, and how British naval action in 1807 changed control. It mentions the castles built in 1659 to deter Venetians and the later fortifications between castle groups.
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Dardanelles
Hellespont
Turkey
Roumania
Natalia
Gallipoli
Casties
Asia
Europe
Strait
Dardanus
Samothrace
Troy
London Chronicle
Neighbors and Silence Prompt Curious Comment in Chicago Record
Mrs. Gadsby and her uncle Hiram discuss their mysterious neighbors in a terse street exchange. The dialogue hints at long residence, decency, and rumored financial talk, reflecting urban social curiosity from a Chicago Record era column.
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Chicago
Pink Pills Claim Relief for Women’s Suffering
An advertisement for Dr Williams Pink Pills promotes improved blood richness to ease female health issues from maturity to middle life. It cites Mrs Joseph Kinney of Gilbert's Cove Nova Scotia and describes relief after six boxes, offering purchase by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Dr. Williams
Canada
Joseph Kinney
Gilbert’s Cove
N.S
Hungarian painter declines to address women’s club in Philadelphia
Princess Lwoff Parlaghy, famed portraitist of Kaiser and Czar, refused an impromptu Philadelphia talk on portrait painting. She prefers not to read speeches from notes, comparing audience reactions to a child hearing a woman talk to herself on a piece of paper.
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Princess Lwoff Parlaghy
Philadelphia
Bor
New York Tribune
Scott's Emulsion: a trusted remedy for babies and children
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as essential for infants and young kids, claiming it fits delicate needs, promotes health, and reduces parental worry. It warns against imitations and endorses Scott's Envision as superior, urging readers to choose the genuine product.
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Scott
Letter from Tedder Sparks Family Notes
A brief note describes Mr. Tedder sending letters about his brother-in-law’s children and asks for correspondence, stating a post card mentioning the paper suffices. It is signed by Cott & Sowne at 126 Wellington Street.
Merchants Bank Reports Strong Position Amid Money Stringency
The Merchants Bank of Canada reports a 8 percent dividend on a 6 000 000 paid up capital from 738 597 profits, with 480 000 paid as dividend and 100 000 written off bank premises. Assets total 56 598 625 and reserve resources reach about 50 percent of liabilities. The directors praise cautious management and anticipate a favorable outlook as trade revives. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills touted as effective stomach and bowel purgative.
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Merchants Bank of Canada
George Hague
Wireless Callers Break Through With No Wires
A poem line envisions wireless telephones freeing people from poles and lines, imagining a future where the busy signal vanishes as communication goes untethered.
Shilohs Cure Claim Draws Public Health Attention
A clipped local note claims Shilohs Cure will always cure coughs and colds, raising questions about medical claims and consumer protection in the community.
Message to Sister Sue From Mrs Chat Part 1
Mrs Chat ter asks her husband to phone Sister Sue with a message about meeting in the city this afternoon if weather and Cousin Em permit. She plans a ride or nursery program help, notes phone issues and Ridgeley's meeting point, and asks Sue to ring back about noon with details.
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Henry
Mrs. Chatter
Sister Sue
Sue
Libbie Brayton
Ridgeley’s
Puck
The Tall Chimney Puzzle Explored in Practical Detail
A contracting engineer could dismantle a tall brick chimney by calculating time and cost, removing base portions, installing stout timbers, and setting fires to drop the structure, then photographing its fall from a safe distance with a camera. Scribner's.
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Scribner's
Motoring Adventures With Forest Beasts and Curious Accidents
A string of odd motor incidents features a singer Mme Senger-Bettaque whose car collided with a telegraph pole after a forest encounter with a wild boar. A stag blocked a car near Glengariff and met a fatal end, while a lionized pair of riders near Ronmare escaped as hounds claimed the stag. Near Birmingham to London a hare raced a speeding car and lay dead with no visible injury.
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Lymington
Mme Senger-Bettaque
Prairies
Glengariff
Geekwar
Maharanee
Kapurthala
Ronmare
Paris
Birminegham
London
Answel
Magic Circle banquet showcases magic art and aims
About 169 members attended a London banquet at Frascati’s. A staged spider distraction unsettled waiters as Nevil Maskelyne spoke on elevating magicians, stressing truth, education, and public service in magic and fraud prevention.
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Magic Circle
Frascati’s
London
Nevil Maskelyne
Highest Rewards Ever For The Trade Of Writing
The article argues writing and letters pay more in the twentieth century as industry leaders demand brainpower. Publishers segment markets for poetry, limericks, novels, and drama, with buyers seeking quickly marketable works. It notes intense competition and worries literary lovers may lament commercialization overrunning pure art.
Missing heirloom triggers harsh reaction in family tale
After Perkins moves to his son's house his cherished family album vanishes. His son buys a crimson plush replacement, but the old man reacts violently, shouting at the gift with a fierce mockery and anger, questioning who could cut a razor on it.
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Perkins
Parkins
Dr A W Chase Kidney Liver Pills Promises Relief
An advertisement touts Dr A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as a cure for constipation and biliousness with claims of regular bowel movements and no dose increase. It cites testimonials from Mrs R Morrow of Bracebridge and Peter McIntosh of Pleasant Bay and notes the product costs 25 cents with a portrait of A W Chase on the box.
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A. W. Chase
R. Morrow
Bracebridge, Ont
Dr. Chase
Peter McIntosh
Pleasant Bay
N.S
A.W. Chase
M.D
Edmanson, Bates & Co
Toronto
Love's Domain and the Star of Liberty Ideal
Poetic snippet extols government by republics where liberty shines and equal rights are due to all, asserting every man is a king by right divine and championing universal suffrage and dignity.
Maiden Walks Beside Bryn Mawr Girl in Poetic Exchange
A verse describes a young man near Bryn Mawr asking a maiden for a kiss. She responds with playful humor, asking what fortune or “fawr” he seeks before granting or denying affection.
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Bryn Mawr
Fawr
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Oficers’ Pension Fund
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Banke
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Stecke
E. F. Hebden
RB. Black
Geo. Hague
Sir AH Montagu Allan
Messiah Jonathan Lledgson
C F “Smitbh Fugh
A. Allan
Charles M. Haga
Alex Barnet
F. O. Lewis
Bryce J Allan
Mr. Hague
EP. Hebden
Mesera
C. Black
Briefy
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C RK Hosmer
J. Campbell Nelles
Stat
At & Erecta
H Montage Allan
Jonathan Hodgson
Shiloh
Miard
The
Two Mile Strait
John F. Tedder
Teague- Freestone Co
Texas
the Merchants’ Bank
Motoring Adventures
Anima
Love
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
N.W. Hide & Fur Co
Napolis, Minn
First National Realty Co
Winnipeg
Inter-Ocean Real Estate Company
Aikins Bidg
Winnipeg Business College
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Portage Ave
Fortst
M. E. Mackey
WN. U
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