Pioneer editor P G Laurie praised for western journalism efforts
A long obituary recalls P G Laurie as a pioneer Western Canadian editor. Born in Scotland, he moved to Ontario and Ontario papers before guiding the Nor Wester at Fort Garry and founding the Manitoba News Letter and Battleford Herald. He endured wars, depressions, and relocations, shaping early prairie journalism until his death in 1903.
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P. G. Laurie
Scotland
Canada
Cobourg
Ont
Times
Owen Sound
Essex Record
Windsor
Sir John Schultz
West
Fort Garry
Nor Wester
Nor’ Ester
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Laurie
Battleord
Herald
Battleford
Laur ie family and Battleford Herald founder profile
The article profiles Richard C. Laurie, son of a long‑time publisher, detailing his early life from Owen Sound to Windsor and Winnipeg, education at Manitoba College and Royal Military College, a surveying career, and later leadership of the Battleford Herald. It recalls his military service in 1885 and in Strathcona's Horse, and notes his enduring role with the Battleford Herald as one of Saskatchewan’s oldest weekly papers.
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Herald
Laurie
Richard C. Laurie
Winnipeg
Manitoba News Letter
Owen Sound
Windsor
Winn
W F. Luxton
Manitoba College
Royal Military College
George McPhillips
Battleford
Northwest
Macleod
Regina
Red Deer
Gowanlock
Frog Lake
F Co
Middleton
Strathcona
Battleford Herald
Saskatchewan
Fialls Catarrh Cure Sold by Toledo Druggists
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Cheney
Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
Toledo
Humorous Exchange Over Appendicitis and Hat Idea
A playful dialogue shows Witey dismissing a possible appendicitis with a joke about a new hat while the other husband worries about a medical issue. The banter centers on contrasting priorities and lighthearted sarcasm.
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Witey
They Cleanse the System Thoroughly Parmelee Pills
They cleanse the stomach and bowels of bilious matter and impurities, expel harmful accumulations, and work with little pain. The pills are praised with broad endorsements from various kinds of people and promise quick relief once started.
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Parmelee
Just Like Parents Stern Parent Lesson in Schoolhouse
A fragment from Chicago News portrays a stern parental scene with a boy named Tommy who questions a caning. The exchange shows a child admitting punishment and reflecting on its cause amid a tense domestic moment.
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Tommy
Chicago News
Modern Medicines for Mothers and Babies
A promotional note extols Baby's Own Tablets as a safer modern remedy for children, denying opiate content and claiming a government analyst guarantee. The ad asserts relief for minor ailments, promising a healthy, happy child, and lists Brockville Ontario as the distributor with a 25 cent price.
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Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Whobody Welfare? A puzzle from a poem note
An excerpt from Peter McArthur in Woman's Home Companion questions who can explain the reasons behind things. It contrasts confident talk about sunshine with the mystery of cloudy days and who will teach the why.
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Peter McArthur
A Difference of Opinion About a Wedding
A humorous dialogue contrasts opinions on a wedding, with one guest praising perfection and the other suggesting a hitch or disruption would have made it better. The exchange ends noting the minister’s arrival and the absence of any mishap from start to finish.
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New York
Doing Her Best in a Small-Town Row
In a comic exchange Miss Grouch mocks Mrs Popley as the slovenly housekeeper. Miss Goodley counters that her large family of growing boys tests her. the conversation riffs on cleanliness and propriety with playful misstatements.
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Popley
Miss Grouch
Miss Goodley
Shiloh's Care Promises Faster Cures for Colds and Coughs
A vintage ad touts Shiloh's Care as a trusted remedy for severe colds and coughs with a money back guarantee if it does not cure quicker than any rival. The claim highlights safety for all ages and emphasizes 34 years of success.
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Shiloh
Home remedy advice on rheumatism and kidney care
An old authority urges warm clothing and dry feet as rheumatism and kidney trouble season approaches. He recommends a homemade mixture with Dandelion extract, compound Karyon, and syrups of sarsaparilla to regulate kidneys and relieve rheumatism, with pharmacists able to supply ingredients or prepare the mix.
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T Hey
Quip Sparks Talk About Quitting Habits
The Catholic Standard Times quotes a voluble crank claiming he quit smoking and drinking, then notes Manley’s wry remark that a man who can quit such habits could quit almost anything except talking about it.
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Manley
Catholic Standard-Times
Minard's Liniment Cures Colds at Breakfast Table
A humorous exchange shows a mother urging Georgie to use his napkin while he reveals he is using it to restrain a dog tied to the table leg. The scene combines domestic humor with a quirky child’s excuse.
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Mamma
Georgie
Minard's Liniment Praised After 25 Years Use
A letter from Dartmouth signer J G Leslie commends Minard's Liniment. He states 25 years of use with occasional others and asserts the product cures a head cold in 24 hours when rubbed between hands and inhaled. He also calls it best for bruises and sprains.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
Dartmouth
J. G. Leslie
Do you think horse racing and crime story
A Philadelphia Ledger quotation contrasts horse racing with crime. The speaker notes owning many horses last season and clarifies the comment about racing performance rather than wrongdoing.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Wolford's Sanitary Lotion Promises Quick Cure
Advertisement claims Wolford's Sanitary Lotion cures itch mange prairie scratches and other contagious skin conditions in humans or animals within 30 minutes. The text presents a bold medical cure claim without proof or sources.
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Wolford
Spiritualist medium claims to locate lost friend
A medium visited a house seeking to find a lost friend. An elderly resident recalled selling an old horse years ago and asked about its fate. The medium performed ritual acts and announced the friend was in Los Angeles married to a rich young woman.
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Los Angeles
Wet Saint Sign Sparks Vaudeville Botch
Bobby bursts into a Philadelphia home, smeared with varnish after misreading a neighbor’s window sign. He declares the other house lacks knowledge while his mother condemns the prank as inappropriate, noting the warning sign was not paint.
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Bobby
Mamma
Tatler
Minard Liniment and Dr Thomas Electic Wil Amuse Readers
Anarchic clippings recount old jokes and mock quotes about medicines. The piece praises Minard's Liniment for diphtheria and Dr Thomas' Eclectric Oil for pain relief and pulmonary disorders, asserting widespread testimonials and easy sale.
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Thomas
Curiosity Keeps Readers Waiting for a New Chapter
In a playful aside Miss Cayenne notes the writer’s habit of delaying the next chapter. The Washington Star quotes a character questions whether the author has the gift of sustaining interest by delaying rather than delivering new insights.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Zam-Buk touted for skin healing in testimonial
A Quebec man describes a severe blood poisoning scare after a finger cut, healed in a week by Zam-Buk ointment. The ad claims Zam-Buk cures cuts burns chafings sores and many skin ailments, offered 50c at druggists or by mail from Zam-Buk Co Toronto.
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Joseph Lalibertie
Artillerie Street
Quebec
Zam-Buk Co
Toronto
Cat eats chop. Vermont student blames Wisconsin friend
A Vermonter and a Wisconsin journalist shared a studio. The Vermonter went out for shopping and returned with two chops. The cat jumped on the table and devoured one chop. The Vermonter exclaimed that the cat ate his Wisconsin friend's chop.
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Vermont
Wisconsin
Washington Star
English Espavin Liniment Claims Quick Horse Blemish Relief
An old advertisement touts English Espavin Liniment as removing lumps blemishes and ailments from horses including splints ringbone sweeney and sprains. It promises savings of 850 by using one bottle and markets itself as the most wonderful blemish cure ever known.
Mother Grave's Worm Exterminator Exaggerated Claim Attracts Readers
The Wasp mocks a fashion columnist who left a woman's magazine due to a controversial column titled New Wrinkles for Women. The spoof suggests the magazine lost subscribers, while promoting the worm exterminator product with a bizarre appeal to children.
More Than She Needed Mr X and Mrs X Cartoon
A comic strip gag shows Mrs. X asking for all she wants and Mr. X insisting he already provides enough money. The punchline recalls a prior vow to give “all I wanted” before marriage.
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Mr. X
Minard's Liniment Cures Garget in Cows
President Manuel Amador of Panama relates a tale about a Cuban millionaire who was moved by a poverty narrative. The millionaire, in tears, ordered his servant to eject the beggar, claiming the scene was breaking his heart.
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Minard
Manuel Amador
Panama
John
Marriage in Tibet and Shoka customs described
The account outlines Shoka marriage practices in Tibet including dowry payments from 5 to 100 rupees, cake tasting, and formal or informal ceremonies. Severe communal penalties punish adulterous acts and maintain morality, while Rambang clubs connect youths for pre marriage introductions across villages.
Uncle Henry on marriage and advice from friends
Uncle Henry dismisses wedding guidance as nonsense. He recalls at 25 he almost chose Naomi Heathorne but resisted after poor family fit. Friends urged Naomi as ideal, leading him to propose, only to be rejected by her with the remark she would not marry him if he were last man on earth.
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Uncle Henry
Naomi Heathorne
Naomi
Henry
Scotland
Adam
Eve
The bubblyjock described by a Scottish boy and its effect
A reflective piece compares a bubblyjock to a bully that torments and threatens. It argues people feel compelled to be happy yet remain hardened, while the bubblyjock’s swagger suppresses joyful conduct and prompts defiant effort. The tone critiques public pressure to display cheer.
Canada to supply timber to the world
The piece argues timber prices rise from scarcer supplies not just a cartel. It notes Canada and Sweden may dominate future exports while global demand grows. warns Canada could lose its forests if exports to the United States continue and urges strict forest management and fire protection to keep productivity and revenue.
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Nany
Sayin
America
Europe
Austro- Hungary
Norway
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Canada
United States
Austro-Hungary
Germany
Laughing at a Rope Banner Disaster Underlines Turned Meaning
A Washington observer recalls a Louisville physician who faced a prank when a Kentucky banner with United We Stand Divided We Fall dangled from his house and another end tied to an undertaker across the street. Passersby laughed as the banner swung between two businesses, prompting investigation.
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Louisville
Washington
Kentucky
Harpers Weekly
Named For Her In A Southern Household Riddle
A southern woman asks why Libby calls her new baby Mandy Gabrielle after the servant who has become a grandmother. The reply explains that naming reflects likeness, not the person’s name, noting Libby would call her Gabrielle while she is truly Miss Katie.
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Libby
Mandy
Gabrielle
Katie
Namin
Dan
Mike Libby
Saya
Worthless Man and Idle Husbands in a Cleveland Tale
A pair of women on Superior Avenue recount their spouses laziness. One wife notes her husband, a factory watchman, sits with a lantern all night and then sleeps through the day, leaving him to support the family in name only.
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Superior Avenue
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Just the Thing That's Wanted Parmelee Vegetable Pills
A pill that acts on the stomach and preserves ingredients to affect the intestinal canals clears excreta and relieves retention. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are presented as a scientifically prepared laxative and alternative in one, the result of expert study.
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Parmelee
Weather Keeps Friends Apart for a Decade Reunion
Two women who had not seen each other for years meet in the street. They greet warmly and remark on each other’s unchanged looks before noting years since their last encounter. The joke hinges on the weather as the reason for infrequent visits.
Distemper Cured by Minard's Liniment in Quaker Household
In Germantown a Quaker mother and her son John hosted a dinner for visiting ladies. As John praised the guests, the deaf mother quips that the hens look tough, adding a humorous domestic anecdote from Lippincott's.
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Germantown
John
Lippincott’s
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