Maple Leaf Forever author Toreste Muir dies in Toronto
Canadian patriot and educator Muir, born in Lanarkshire 1440, taught across Ontario before becoming Gladstone Avenue Public School principal in Toronto. He wrote Canada’s national anthem The Maple Leaf Forever in 1844 and authored other songs. He led Canadian patriotic groups and served as Militia Veterans bard.
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Alex, Muir
Gladstime Avenue
Ajetansder Muir
Lanarkshire
Bertland
Canada
John Muir
Spearboro
Queen's University
Bearhorse
Newmarket
Beaverton
Ontario
Toronto
Gladstone Avenue
Muir
Lestieville
Alan
Mitr
The
Orange Orier
Army and Navy Veterans Association
Militia Veterans of
Britain
Britannia
Ross Rifle Co. Advances as Dominion Orders Grow
Secretary Craig of the Ross Rifle Co says production rises with Dominion orders for rifles. Government already placed 44 500 orders with 4244 for militia 4244 for the Royal North West Mounted Police and 600 for the marine department. Plant turns out 1 to 125 rifles daily and 20 000 issued. Newfoundland constabulary weighing rifle adoption. Dominion Rifle Association to admit Ross Rifle to all matches. competitors may use Lee Enfield or Ross rifle.
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Ross Rifle Co
Dominion Government
Royal North-West Mounted Police
Marine Department
Newfoundland
Dominion Rifle Association
DRA
Janete von
Greenwich Meridian Questioned Over Local Industry
At a French Academy sitting M Darboux read a letter raising concerns about Greenwich Observatory amid nearby factories and proposing adopting Bethlehem's meridian. The suggestion echoes Father Tondini de Querengh who argued Bethlehem could be a jointly accepted meridian due to its location in Muslim territory.
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French Academy of Science
M. Darboux
Greenwich Observatory
Greenwich
Bethlehem
Tondini de Querengh
Hethlehem
Mussulman
Quaint Isle of Man judicial oath printed in full
The Isle of Man oath proclaims swearing to uphold laws without favor within the realm and between parties. It invokes biblical creation and God’s wonders, then emphasizes impartiality and equity in applying justice to sovereign and subjects alike.
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Isle of Man
Young Queen of Spain in Nervous Collapse After Assassination Attempt
A report says the young Queen and her husband survived an assassination attempt and she is in a state of nervous collapse. Doctors say the royal couple are under guard and the incident has shocked the Spanish court.
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Spain
Shortage of Men for Manitoba Harvest Work
The Provincial Commissioner of Immigration notes a long standing labor shortage worsened by railway and road construction. Despite wartime absences, manpower is insufficient to meet summer harvest needs. He predicts a need of 2600 to 2600 men to gather crops across Manitoba and the West as summer approaches.
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J. den
Manitoba
Chicago to Build World’s Largest Electric Light Plant
Chicago plans a vast electric light and power station featuring a steam turbine plant with automatic stokers, an all electric kitchen for workers, a refrigerating apparatus, ice plant, a bedroom chamber, locker rooms, baths, and other conveniences.
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Chicago
Children’s laughter at clever world place joke
A New Orleans item notes a child’s punning reply in a tale about a family buying a worm exterminator. The boy offers Umbrelastan as “the wind for umbrellas,” showcasing playful wordplay about places and language.
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Afghanistan
Hindustan
New Orleans
Martyr to chronic constipation finds cure with Anti-Pill
Chas H Powell of 105 Regia Street Kingston recounts eighteen years of suffering from chronic constipation. After trying numerous remedies with no relief he reads of a cure and uses Dr Leonhardt’s Anti-Pill, claiming relief and a release from his long ordeal. The Wilsee-Fyle Co Limited Niagara Falls Ontario endorses the product.
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Chas H. Powell
Regia Street
Kingston
Dr. Leonhardt
William Kirby Canadian poet and editor obituary
William Kirby F ROSC born 1817 died Saturday age in his eighty s native of York shire England advocate for British connection emigrated 1852 to Canada lived in St David's married ks Whitmore daughter of United Empire loyalist He edited the Niagara Mail from 1853 wrote Le United Empire and Le Chien D or a noted Canadian historical romance later served as customs collector His poems include Canadian Idyls Queen s Birthday Dead Sea Roses Kirby Wisk and The Hungry Years highlighting Canadian loyalty and translations of French and German works
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William Kirby
F. Rosc
Grand Trunk
Toronto
Kirby Wisk
Dysentery Cordial Listed as Superb Remedy
Advert says Dr J D Kellogg's Dysentery Cordial is best for dysentery, malaria, cholera and summer complaints. Claims prompt relief and definite cure. Urges mothers to keep a bottle for teething children.
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J.D. Kellogg
Four Mo Mines Worldwide Open Near Vancouver
There are four molybdenum mines globally with one near Vancouver opened by W. R. Myers of Seattle and local Seattle Snohomish capitalists. Molybdenum stores price is listed at 1 dollar per ton.
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Vancouver
W. R. Myers
Seattle
That City
Snohomish
Wash
Business Girls and Pink Pills Claim Health Renewal
An advertisement-style report argues overtaxed nerves and poor diet harm young women in offices and shops. It credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring red blood, boosting energy, appetite, and beauty, citing a Halifax case of Miss Mary Cadwell who recovered after six boxes. Sold by dealers or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ont.
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Mary Cadwell
Maynard St
Halifax
N.S
Dr Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Old Louisiana Auntie Recalls Robertson Pedigree
An elderly black auntie from Louisiana recounts to Congressman Robertson his early family ties, recalling his father as a candidate who always held an office, while the congressman questions which specific role his father occupied.
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Congressman Robertson
Louisiana
Marie Sam
Robertson
Marse
Alaska Adventure and Romance Captured in News
A Kansas City Journal excerpt portrays Alaska as a land of adventure and romance. Quotations from Raymond Brumbaugh and a Klondike miner recount dramatic dispatches to a New Hampshire mother, with a Klondiker describing a dying companion as angelic and winged.
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Raymond Brumbaudh
Alaska
Brumbaugh
Rome
New Hampshire
Klondike
Saul
Kansas City Journal
July Designers Offer Heated Fashion and Homemaking Tips
The Designer for July presents midsummer fashions including warm weather apparel and millinery. It features two articles on Attractive Waists of Thin Material and Sunbonnets and Shadehats, plus An Outdoor Baby with nature loving illustrations. Bertha Hasbrook writes on money making for women and Our American Daughters concludes in this issue.
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Bertha Hasbrook
Village Improvement Society
Della Lutz
Department of Vacation Suggestions
Amber Deposit Found on Santo Domingo Island
A friable sandstone area in Santo Domingo's Santo Domingo Province near Hill Palo Quemado yields amber. The material occurs loose in soil and rock, in lumps from an inch to a hand, dull brown with a yellow to deep brown color, resembling Maltic amber and buried rosin in its crust.
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Santo Domingo
Santiago
Palo Quemado
Causes of Despondency and Melancholy in Liver Disorder
The text links despondency to a disordered liver seen as central to stomach and nervous system disturbance. It asserts the liver affects the whole body and promotes illness, recommending Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as a recognized remedy to restore balance.
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Parmelee
Quote on Opportunity and Trouble Jolt Career Talk
A speaker criticizes a man for missing a good chance and failing to improve it. The dialogue notes that avoiding trouble leads to trouble, a moral about seizing opportunities and taking risks.
Curzon's Corea Visit and a Doctor's Free-List Patient Tale
A magazine recounts Lord Curzon as a young traveler in Corea who claims to be forty to gain respect. He jokes about being an unmarried relative of the Queen, while a village doctor earns a scolding for missing a night call to an elderly patient who questions payment.
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Lord Curzon
Corea
Foreign Office
Curzon
Corean
England
Lippincott's
Japanese Drill Chinese Regiments Into Modern Army
The Japanese army conducts in China a program to reorganize ancient regiments into a modern force with government approval backing officers already there.
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China
Local Kentucky laborer paid double for two-man load
A Black hod carrier in Kentucky earns double wages for doing the work of two men. He lifts forty to fifty bricks at a time on a wide board atop his head and, with arms free, climbs ladders to second and third stories of tall buildings, never touching the board.
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Kentucky
Britain Leads in U S Meat Exports in 1905 1906 Rise Noted
A Commerce and Labor Department report shows U S meat and meat product exports ending May 1906 at over 1800000 dollars for the fiscal year. Great Britain remains the largest buyer with significant increases across lard broccoli salted pork and fresh beef and pork.
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United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Holloway’s Corn Cure Recalled by Satisfied Customer
Mr. J. W. Brown of Chicago reports being fully cured of corns by Holloway’s remedy and hopes others may try it. In Pennsylvania the Mahanoy region floods twelve collieries, laying off about 400 men and boys after a week of heavy rain.
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Holloway
Mr. J. W. Brown
Chicago
Mahanoy
Pennsylvania
Arctic expedition sails to Norway with airship for pole try
The Walter Wellman expedition has sailed on the steamship Frigga to Arendal Norway carrying the airship planned for the attempt to reach the North Pole.
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Walter Wellman
Frigga
Arendal
Norway
North Pole
Judge Dowie Demands Retract Over Illegitimate Parentage
Judge John Murray Dowie, disowned by John Alexander as a father, states he will not acknowledge the so called first apostle until the contested claim of illegitimate parentage is retracted.
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John Murray Dowie
John Alexander
Apostle
Fundamental Truths and Stamp Prices Featured in Exchange
An exchange highlights a witty claim on a fundamental truth and an aside noting the price of 2 cent postage stamps. The Plain Dealer references Cleve. and Plain Dealer style dialogue in a brief snatch of quotes.
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Cleve
Plain Dealer
Dandies and tribal customs in Papua and a harsh marriage ritual
The text describes Papua natives renowned for fashion among dandy youths who ornament their noses with shells and sometimes use wealth or aid to secure wives. It recounts Gedon’s brutal method to control a resisting wife a severe beating provokes a chaotic crowd but stops no one from intervening.
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Papua
Gedon
The Fashionable Dinner Service and Ceremonial Rules
A 19th century guide describes an eight man dining team excluding the butler to serve twenty four covers with one spare for every three diners. Signals between chef and butler, strict silence, timed service under eighty five minutes, and duties for housemaids and pantry staff are outlined. Hundreds of silver pieces and crystal ware require careful cleansing and polishing between courses.
Minister Sees Housemaid in Two Places At Once
A gospel minister walks a long passage and sees a housemaid pass into his study though no one is there. He rings for aid and the maid appears from another part of the house. No one falls ill and the maid marries happily, leaving the minister certain he witnessed a double presence.
Wealth in Old Roman Times
The piece contrasts modern wealth with ancient riches citing Mark Antony’s house sold for over 500000, Scaurus’ villa loss of 12000000, Otho’s 14000000 palace wing, Tiberius’ coffers at 36000000, Caligula’s rapid spending, and Bru tus’ pearl gift valued above 30000, urging modesty.
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Messala
Scaurus
Otho
Nero
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Caligula
Paulus
Brutus
Smoking the Nargile
A Greek narrator explains the nargile smoking method where pure tobacco grown in Persia is washed to reduce strength. The tobacco, called tumbeky, is squeezed under a faucet, dried, and then smoked through water to remove nicotine, yielding a mild, pleasant smoke.
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Persia
How do you like your new music teacher
A student tests a new music teacher with humor about a tune. The child mocks the teacher by noting the song required a week's practice to offset the harm, implying the teacher is insufficient.
Man with the muck rake invoked in garden task scene
A mother lauds Tommy as a sweet child while a neighbor warns with a baleful eye. The dialogue turns to reading about the muck rake, then Maria challenges William Henry to act in the garden, quick as the man with the rake.
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Tommy
William Henry
Chicago News
Sunlight Soap touted as best when used in Sunhtight way
Sunlight Soap is praised as superior to other soaps and recommended for optimal results. The notice urges buyers to purchase Sunlight Soap and follow directions for best effect.
Burned Bills Save Young Husband from Debt
In a quaint tale a newlywed man struggles with mounting bills while devising a new math to balance them. One evening the package of unpaid notices vanishes and his wife reveals she burned the bills to spare him distress.
Twain Humorist Comment Sparks Yonkers Farewell Lecture
The Yonkers Statesman notes Baron quotes Mark Twain as a genuine humorist and reports Egbert’s question “for why.” It mentions plans for Twain to announce a farewell lecture, signaling a notable public moment.
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Baron
Mark Twain
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Waving the Way in a Detroit Free piece
A business man questions paying a $1,000 bill this afternoon. The clerk insists the proprietor will want the money on time and hints at seeking a favor from the proprietor about his daughter’s band that night.
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Detroit
The Search for Gold on Klondike Ridge
prospecter Janes Lilovdl believes a great Klondike gold lode lies across a high ridge with gold bearing quartz veins. He reports tracing a lead over six miles from Green and Cariboo gulches, with surface assays of 68 and 500 dollars, noting a five to six foot vein and cross country extent into Dominion and Hig Dominion lands.
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Klondike
Janes Lilovdl
Green
Cariboo
Dominion
Hig Dominion
Paris Establishes School for Cabmen
The Antiruelty Society and the Cab Owners' Association plan a training program for cab drivers in Paris. It includes instruction on horse anatomy and care, harnessing, feeding, driving, and police regulations, with a probation period to elevate the calling of the whip.
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Paris
Antiruelty Society
Cab Owners’ Association
Jehu
The Baker Celebrated As Wise Man Of The Yeast
A knowing youth extols the baker as a joyous figure whose fortunes rise with dough. He mixes with skill and kindness, stirring success and signs of wealth, while remaining grounded and sociable in the community.
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Lippincott's Magazine
Domesticated Ghosts and a Japanese Skull Tale
The London Truth reports an American owner taming spirits in a ghost-haunted English house where apparitions perform for guests. The New York Times notes a Japanese relic skull claimed as Hideyoshi’s, provoking disbelief about its small size from a visiting American.
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London
Amenean
England
Matennize
New York Tribune
Hideyoshi
Washington
Yokohama
New York Times
Horses That Count Counted Numbers in Field and Road
A Russian doctor reports animals’ counting abilities. He notes parrots count four, cats six, crows ten, dogs up to twenty, while some horses exceed these. One horse plows twenty times then stops at twenty. another horse counts road miles by white mile posts and halts every twenty five miles to be fed.
Halls Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Reward and Testimonials
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh case and presents F J Cheney Co of Toledo as reputable. It includes testimonial claims from Walding Kinnan Marvin and Haile Catarrh Cure said to act on blood and mucous surfaces and a price listing for Halls Family Pills.
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F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Aneaney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Wouldn't You Mayhap a Chance to Try
A playful verse fragment laments fearing success yet hints at seeking a try at new follies and chances to perform. The speaker muses on the lure of attempting and the reluctance to embrace bright outcomes.
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